"shop talk" among teachers. In this organization it is proposed to fine any member 25c for mentioning school, or anything connected with school, out of school hours. The fund thus accumulated will be used for the building of a new high school. APPRECIATION. The following letter was received yesterday and is much appreciated: Dear Miss Beck and Cast of "Seven Keys to Baldpate: Congratulations to you; the performance went over without a hitch. The audience had the pleasure of seeing a production lacking the usual crudities of amateur acting. A happy choice of play gave each actor from Elijah to the cop, in the order of appearance, a chance to interpret his part in a satisfying manner. Each one of the cast was almost professional. Undoubtedly this cast has set a standard difficult to excel. Realizing the hours of work, both cast and director have spent to make possible an enjoyable evening, I, as a teacher and co-worker express my appreciation. FLORENCE H. NEWCOMB. We arise to remark that every member of the faculty and every student of the school says. "Them's our sentiments, too, Miss Beck and cast." BOLSHEVISM IN COLLEGES. The spirit of Bolshevism is creeping out in many universities, and is directed at present against compulsory military training. The young intellectuals see in this an encroachment of their personal liberty. In the minds of some people such virtually say, "This is my country to enjoy but not to defend." There seems a tendency in many quarters to oppose anything that savors at all of "compulsion"; in all matters whatsoever they would be free agents. Perhaps the best answer to all this talk comes from a professor of Yale who calls attention to the fact that all college work is "compulsive"; once a student registers he must do the work or be expelled. Isn't it pretty much that way everywhere in life? Our membership in society places some obligations upon us which of necessity compels us to discharge. In one's ideas about being an absolutely free agent doing just the things he wishes—just following his own whims—he should betake himself to some isolated island apart from his kind. Living with others implies obligations—giving, taking, sacrificing, serving. OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES "All the religion I have I am using. I am carrying no extra baggage. I am not loaded up with a lot of beliefs that make no difference. What religion I have is one hundred per cent practical." —Frank Crane. ON TO LOGAN. Tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 8:30, the high school band, 60 strong, will leave for Logan. Two concerts are scheduled, one at 11 o'clock at Logan High school, and the other at 1 o'clock at the Agricultural college. The band will be accompanied by the leader, Mr. Lammers, by Captain Dockler, Superintendent Hopkins, Principal Merrill, Sponsor Marian Ure and Miss Jean Warner. The latter will sing solos at the concerts and principal Merrill and Superintendent Hopkins will make short addresses. This is the first of a number of excursions planned to let other schools know what Ogden High has in the way of music. FRIDAY'S ASSEMBLY. Friday's assembly, given under the direction of the Ham-And club, was largely musical. Marcellus Smith favored us with two violin solos; Reed Gammell two vocal solos, and Mrs. Reed Gammell two piano selections. John Griffin read and in the absence of Superintendent Hopkins, Principal Merrill made a short talk complimenting the school on the very superior work done by the Drama club, the school band, athletic organization and other organizations of the school. He took occasion also to speak on "Safety First" in all automobile excursions, and plead with drivers to be exceedingly careful so as to avoid accidents. POOR JUDGMENT. We do not know when we have heard of anyone exercising poorer judgment than that shown by a couple of burglars on Thursday night last. They were out for money, apparently, and raided (of all places), a school teacher's home. They overlooked a purse containing seven cents securely hidden in a tablecloth in an overturned drawer, and a 15-cent bracelet. ESPECIALLY FINE WORK. Principal Merrill and Superintendent Hopkins are now busy reading the autobiographies written by all members of the graduating class. If they read forty per day it will require more than ten days to complete the task. They report, however, that it really isn't a task but a real pleasuse, as the stories are exceptionally well written and are intensely interesting. They commend the students on their command of English, their ingenuity of treatment of subject, and especially on the spelling. Thus far they have rarely met a misspelled word. The highest compliment comes, however, in this tsatement: "The students have aparently done the very best work here of which they are capable." He who does his level best always does well. COMPENSATION. (Apologies to Rudyard.) When the last theme for English is written, And the ink is faded and dried, And the oldest teacher has vanished, And the youngest student has died. We shall rest—and faith we shall need it; Lie down for an eon or two; Till those who lead and instruct us, Shall call us to school anew. And those who studied and sluffed not Shall sit in a golden chair; While laurels innumerable surround them, And repose all day with never a care. But those, who sluffed and studied not, Truly few of them shall remain, For they, as the teachers have told them, Have bluffed and flunked all in vain. —Ruth Blaylock. STELLAE ACTIVITIES. Say, Fellows, don't you know that it takes a lot of Spizerinktum to do what the Stellae has done? And what the Stellae is doing each day? The cream of the school, in other words, the Stellae, assembled at the home of Jerry Wallwork to discuss several important issues. Many of the members were unable to attend because of having to climb the family tree, in search of their ancestry, but a majority of the club members were present and a beautiful pin was chosen. Plans for future meetings, where each member can show his knowledge of the stars in a short talk, were also discussed. The meeting adjourned, after which the refreshment committee, composed of Bill, Charlie and Girard, did its stuff. The janitor likes us--we don’t meet at the school. Mr. Merrill likes us--we aren’t always asking for parties. The faculty thinks well of us--we’re progressive. The school likes us--we’re full of pep. We are the Stellae. --Anonymous. ANCIENT HISTORY. While looking through our library, I came across some ancient history. It was the history of the origin of the high school Classicum. It was so interesting that I thought I would like to share this knowledge with you, so I quote the following as was given in the souvenir edition of the Classicum of 1909. "In the High schol assembly hall jn the early part of November, 1896, Ben L. Rich and E. T. Spencer sat working on a difficult lesson in German, which was to be recited within thirty minutes to George Eaton. Both students were apparently working hard, when Spencer broke the silence by remarking: "'Say Rich, let's start a school paper.' "'We can't; we haven't money,' replied Rich. "'No newspaper ever needed much money,' rejoined Spencer. 'All that we must have is about six bits with which to buy some material, and I'll print the paper on my small printing outfit. You write something that will do for an editorial, and I'll write two or three roasts on the faculty.' "'It's a go,' was the quick rejoinder from Rich. FIRST EDITION. "Accordingly the first edition of the paper appeared on the morning of November 8, 1896. Sixty students, by paying their year's subscription in advance, guaranteed to the paper at least a moderate circulation. Immediately, after the appearance of the first issue, Rich and Spencer were summoned to the office of Mr. Lewis, who was then principal of the High school, and informed that they could not circulate their paper without faculty supervision. As the publishers considered this requirement unfair, they decided that they would continue their paper to suit themselves, but with this change, that they would not hand the paper to the students when they were in the school building. This plan was carried out, and every student was given a paper. "The morning after the issue of the second number, the publishers were again summoned to the office, where they met Mr. Lewis and Mr. Dee, the president of the board of education. After a long conference, the publishers finally agreed to Jet Mr. Lewis pass upon all articles that might in the least way be offensive to any student or member of the faculty. MORE TROUBLE. "When the third issue of the paper was about to appear, however, there was again trouble. The cause, lay in an editorial, 'Against Five Hours a Week of Drawing.' Unless the article was blotted out, the faculty refused to allow the paper to go to press. As the publishers complied with this request, this trouble was consequently smoothed over. "By the time that the fourth issue was ready for printing, the student body had offered to give their united support. The staff was enlarged to two business managers, two editors, and four associate editors. Later, a board of directors was organized to take control of the affairs of the paper. It wars at this time that N. A. Gay was elected one of the managers, and that Archie L. Cross was made assistant editor. "During the first year, the paper was known as The Kicker, but in September of the following year, it was given its present name of the Classicum. The first three issues of the paper did not contain advertisements, and the cost incurred by the publication was borne by Rich and Spencer.” EARLY PROBLEMS “Through its influence, the Classicum has been an important factor in creating school spirit. In its columns were agitated the problems of organizing the first football team, October, 1897, the athletic and literary associations. On its pages also appeared the first high school yell, and the suggestion that the Orange and Black be adopted as school colors. In a word the Classicum has always stood for the advancement of the highest interests of a greater Ogden High School.” It is interesting to note the enthusiasm and school spirit that was aroused through the “Kicker.” Although it was new and the pupils were not compelled to take the paper, yet the whole school gave its united support. It certainly must have been a paper full of spice and spirit. Our paper today is issued only a few times a year, but now we have to be compelled to subscribe, in that we are compelled to buy a student body ticket. I wonder what is the trouble? Is our paper still advancing? --Gladys Anderson. AWAY WITH MIRRORS Fellow Members of the Student Body: I take it upon myself to suggest to you certain ways in which Ogden High as a whole can be improved. Too many girls of the school are vain. We must have action, students, and that quick. What to do? Fellow students, the condition is serious! One cannot go two feet in the hall without bumping into some fair flapper who is admiring herself in the crack of glass of her compact and plastering rouge on her already thickly covered cheeks. The only remedy for this condition is to rid the school of all mirrors. This can easily be done by working on the tender nature of the girls, pleading with them to give their compacts and glasses to the Good Fellows to be distributed among the unfortunate of Ogden. The boys need not sit back and smile, for they, too, are at great fault. Girls, we must have action. Rumor has it that Gib Beck, with other faithful followers, appeared at the Orpheum theatre, Tuesday night arrayed as girls. Shall we let such a crime pass under our very noses and take no heed of the matter? They need a serious lesson. The only proper thing to be done is to apply capital punishment, with the object in view of preventing repetition. The clock system of our school is very bad. A student cannot sleep for more than two minutes at a time without being abruptly awakened by the loud clanging of the clock as the hand slips over two spaces on its round about the dial. In fact, taking an optimistic view of the situation, one cannot find a single thing good about the school. The remedy, students is an entire new building, new facility and new student body. Charlotte Anderson. BIOLOGY First we studied fire in relation to air, Synthesis, oxidation and gases rare, Then we struggled with living and non-living things, Things that crawled and things that had wings. We agonized protoplasm, nucleus and cells, And we even delved into artesian wells; We thought about seedlings and; how they grew, About salts of the soil and temperatures, too; We worked with diffusion through cellulose, Protoplasmic membranes and root-cell rows; We murdered the digestive system of man, Submaxillary, sublingual and parotid gland. We studied dietaries, for we wouldn't dare To be like Methuselah, and live without care. Mr. Croft says that's not real biology, though; We've got a long way yet to go. We've studied ventilation, lungs, and the heart; Good Lord, be kind when we reach the real part. Naomi Wilbur. A GENTLE HINT. A well known history teacher was considerably surprised the other day upon opening his desk drawer to find some half dozen thermometers exposed to view. It gradually dawned upon him that maybe they suggested that he watch the temperature. He sometimes forgets that, although teaching is hot work, being taught isn't always as warm. We are quite comfortable, now, thank you. THEY CERTAINLY CARE. The best students—those who are working for. As—are frequently quite broken hearted if the teacher