firm, determined and joyful. Then follow in line the other individ­uals who pull, push and smile our new friends into the climb of happiness. None of the worldly, muscular strength of men is need­ed to steam this "Limited" on its gay, serious path. We appreciate l heir endeavors and laud their gains; join in their excursions and ! oven make them our companions. But! they have their privileges- I we have ours, and it is our deter­mination to take three puffs to their one and a half. INTRODUCE OFFICERS. The hour's program included a catchy piano selection by Lorna Jones, and the formal introduc­tion of the officers, namely: Mrs. Irwin, Beth Winkler, secretary and treasurer; Mabel Reynolds, president. They expressed sincere i desires for tip-top success this ! year. We cannot extend to our­selves too many compliments for having such capable leaders as those we have this season. The committee chairmen for the year are: Art, Helen Grace; program, Blanche Scowcroft; entertainment, I Francis Hobbs; athletics, Verna Reeve; publicity is yet to be de­cided upon. Jean Warner was chosen to act as vice president in place of Rosalie Gill, who, "we regret to say, left Ogden. Miss Beck and Mrs. Blackham were elected our faculty advisors in addition to Mrs. Irwin, dean of girls. We feel these people with all the ladies of the school will put the girls' association at the ton of the list for success. "Let's all get together I And happy we'll be." j -Fern Davis. THE DUMB-BELL. He knew he was dumb before j he knew anything else. His par-j enls told him. When he started mi school his p,toymates told him. I When he began to earn his living j his fellow employes told him. He ' never had an original thought in his life. He found it so hard to master the alphabet that he learned it forward and backward. He learn-i ed the order of the letters; that "XT' was the eighth and "0" the fifteenth. He did not know the multiplication table until his - classmates were In fractions. It j was so hard for him to learn, things that he knew he could ; never afford to forget them be- j cause he would not have time to j go back over his tracks. When he wrote a letter it was j such an effort that he had to make every word count. He had no time to say a thing twice. When he made a compilation it had to be right the first time, because he could not go over his work again. When he was sent for information he had to get it! ail and get it correctly because' it took him so long to complete his errand. When he was asked a question he had to answer it with what he knew because he was not clever enough to bluff. He was still at his work on most nights when the other men in his department had reached home. He was so dumb that he never ceased to be grateful when his firm gave him an advance. He was so dumb that he could not I figure out why so many men who 1 were brighter thanVhe gradually! came under his direction. Even when he was entitled to be called the Boss his own office boy re­ferred to him as the Big Dumb­bell. He never understood why, when his firm got into financial 'trouble, the banks insisted that - he be made receiver. When he worked ithe business back to solvency he j could not explain why the stock- : holders made him president. He never asked, because it made no difference. He was so hopelessly and eter­nally dumb that he was always looking for a better man to take over his responsibilities. And when he died his kind face still wore a puzzled look, as though in death he was trying to figure why every business in his home town closed for the funeral and why the church he had helped to build ! was not large enough to admit a tenth of the friends, who wanted to pay their last respects. -From "The Lamp." Sept 25-25 Ogden High School Notes There's little satisfaction to be r gained from doing things That hold no difficulties. It's the c tough old task that brings g Keen sense of worth and power to r the man who wins the fight; i His failures test his courage and c his problems prove his might. j Until a man has conquered loss j and overcome defeat, He can not fully understand just ; why success is sweet. ; j I'm thankful for my disappoint- i ments, for the battles lost, And for mistakes that seemed to i charge an overwhelming cost; i I'm thankful for the days of doubt when it was hard to see That all things work together for - the good that is to be; I'm glad for all that life has brought, because today I know That men must brave adversities, if they would greater grow. O. LAWRENCE HAWTHORNE. We quote the above as a very fair statement of a pretty good L philosophy of life. It presents what may be called the "test of j a man." WTe recommend it to students, teachers, parents and all. SCHOOL QUARTET Mr. Gammell reports satisfac­tion with the tryouts for the school quartet. About a dozen boys tried out and nearly twice as mny girls. As a result of the contest the following students were selected: Boys' O. H. S. quartet-Elvin Blackburn, first tenor; Nolan Taylor, second tenor; Sidney Norton, baritone; Francis Hales, bass. Girls' O. H. S. quar­tet-Maurine Peck, first soprano; . Jean Warner, second soprano; 1 Edyth Ashton, first alto; Dorothy Tsraelson, second alto. These constitute two fine aggre­gations that will render splendid service to the school and to the oommunity. We shall expect to hear from them often. TO HEAR BINGHAM The student body is arranging „JL0 have a national lecturer, Guy Morse Bingham on October 1. Although Mr. Bingham usually demands a big fee, special ar­rangements have been made "whereby the school may have the opportunity of hearing hihi at a ' very nominal sum, which will probably be paid from the student body funds. WHO IS GREAT? Several years ago the people of t France were asked to express! their judgment as to who was the? greatest Frenchman in history. Nine million did not go for Napoleon, as you might suppose, but, instead, they went to Pasteur, the man of science, the calm, quiet i worker in his laboratory, who laid the foundation for saving the, lives of millions. MARSHALL FIELD The following interesting, in­structive story is told of Marshall Field. When Field was a boy he went to" a merchant and asked: "Do you want a boy?" "Nobody wants a boy," replied the merchant. - "Do you need a boy?" Field persisted. "Nobody needs a boy," was the : reply, but the lad did not give up. "Well, mister, do you have to have a boy?" , "I think we do, and I think you are the boy," the merchant replied. GAMMA KAPPA School may be bad, but there' ; are compensations. Gamma Kap­ pa held its first meeting last night, and it was one fine meet­ing despite the small attendance. Where were the rest of you mem­bers? A committee was appoint­ed by Mabel Reynolds, commis­sioner of social affairs, to make plans and preparations for a i "roost party" to be held Satur­day night. We exject a rip-roar­ing good time, and are sure to have it. Let's go, Gamma Kappa! RUTH CRAVEN, Reporter. THE SENSITIVE PLANT Willis Smith, instructor in bot­any, had on exhibition in his room a very interesting plant, known as the sensitive plant (Mimora pudica). This is the only plant known to respond to phy­sical stimuli the same as an ani­mal. Many flowers close with darkness and open with light of morning, but this sensitive plant, with leaves somewhat like a fern, closes up when touched and the stem falls in a most interesting manner. Of course, the plant has no nervous system in the ac­cepted sense, but it behaves ex­actly as if it did and is truly interesting. All should see it. The flower is the gift of the Dumke Floral company to the I science department of the school. FINE SPIRIT New teachers coming into the Ogden High school are loud in their praises of the fine spirit which they find here. They re­mark about the courteousness, ' consideration, gentlemanliness and womanliness of the boys and girls, i Discipline here is no problem at ' all, for the students conduct them- , selves as ladies and gentlemen, which makes teaching a real de­light. We are indeed glad to have newcomers speak so well of us. TEN COMMANDMENTS ! Teachers have received ten ' j commandments on each of the ; following: Success, thrift, health, business and sport. We submit today the ten commandments on success: Be honest; work hard; live cleanly; have a hobby; use imagination; help others; keep . studying; avoid conceit; stay smil- i ing; don't weaken. j LETTER FROM PROVO j The following letter was receiv­ed from the B. Y. university at : Provo on Thursday: ; My Dear Principal: j Last year you were advised of the state commercial contest ; which was held at Brigham Young university in February. The re­sponse of the high schools of the state was most generous, some 130 students participating. This I year the contest will be held in March and we are announcing this j event at this time so that every school will be alert from the start to the possibilities for their short­hand or typewriting students. You are acquainted with the fine ' scholarships, loving cups and med­al awards which are given, and ' this year the large collection of _ last year will be augmented. Wre earnestly solicit your co- operation in making the contest l this year even more successful j than last, and any support you t give your commercial teacher will be appreciated by that teacher and by us. Vern sincerely yours, A. REX JOHNSON. Sept 25-25 Ogden High School notes Brother Tree: Why do you reach and reach? j Do you dream some day to touch tihe sky? Brother Stream: Why do you run and run? Do you dream some day to fill the sea? Brother Bird: Why do you sing and sing? Do you dream Young Man: Why do you talk and talk and talk ? -Alfred Kreymborg. T . ' : 1 ' ' " TICKETS OUT. The student body tickets and coupon books were being issued to- Ia.v. The coupon books will be a great convenience in attending games and school events. By the way, the game with West will be played on Saturday after­noon as first announced. Hip, hip, hurrah! Everybody get ready for the thrills of the first big game. By arrangement student body tickets and 25 cents will admit to the game on Saturday in Salt Lake. TITIAN. Arrangements are being made whereby W. Crawford Anderson of Salt Lake, who owns an original Titian picture valued at 300,000, will exhibit the picture and give a talk in assembly early in Octobeiv Watch for further announcement. THOUSAND MARK. We have now reached the 1000 mark in enrollment. This is all the school will hold and more than it will hold comfortably. The aim has been during the past three years to keep the enrollment down to that figure. We first eliminated the lower ninth, then all the ninth, then lower tenth and it looks as if it will be necessary next year to elim­inate all of the tenth grade-keep­ing them back in the juniors to prevent pushing out the walls in the senior high. Isn't it too bad that we cannot have that new high school so as to accommodate all the senior high school pupils? We'll say i is, for school programs and school events demand that stu­dents should spend the three years at senior high. STELIiAE CLUB. Wow! First meeting of the Stel- lae-business - pleasure - eats - What could be a better combina­tion! Held at the home of Hal Armstrong, -with Gairff Wilson, president, and Jerry Wallwork, vice president, in charge, the meeting was a great success. A plain for raising funds was adopted, revisions to the constitution were suggested, and new members were discussed. The club has a waiting list of sev­eral dozen prominent students, and it is a hard task for the members to select the right ones for admit­tance. To even up tihe number of boys and girls in the club, three new members-'girls-were admit­ted. They were Mary Rich, Beth Winkler and Louise Eccles. They will become active members after their initiation, so look out! THEY EAT TOGETHER. The weekly meeting of the city principals took the form of a din­ner today at Weber club. We sug­gest that this type of meeting be held frequently, as the principals, being somewthat human, can be re­lied upon to come back to school better natured after being well fed. STAFFS BUSY. The Classicu'm staff has already advertised for printing of the school magazine, and material for the first issue is being gathered. Are you a contributor? If not, why not? The Year Book staff is also func­tioning and at a meeting on Fri­day selected a firm to do the en­graving for the Year Book. There seems to be a spirit of zip and go and do-it-well this year at the higTi school. Just watch and see if this isn't to be the most suc­cessful year in the history of the chool. ADVISORS WORK. j Another new plan in vogue this year at high school is the caring for absences, tardiness and other irregularities by the class advisors. Each day the advisor is given re­port of ahy irregularities or defi­ciencies of the students in his group and he is to take the responsibil­ity of correcting any evils that might exist. He, of course, also gets report of all the good things done by the members of his group and encourages best efforts possi­ble. This will mean a closer check on all work and renewed aspira­tions for better work. Incidentally tlhis will ail so relieve the office of much work and responsibility. FIELD WORK. These are the days for field ex­cursions, hikes and a closer con­tact with nature. The season has never been more beautiful and all are taking advantage of the rich opportunities of studying nature at first hand.