Planning a “girls only” coasting party on Twenty-seventh street hill this coming Friday. The advisors of the Carpe Diem are as wide awake and full of pep as the girls and that is one thing that helps the club out a whole lot. So if you want to see a bunch of girls and their advisors (Mrs. Newcomb and E. Smith) have a jolly good time just come over and view their coasting party next Friday. RESOLUTIONS Howdy folks--the Ham And club broadcasting again--the first semester is over and we have new officers. They are, Ralph Stevenson, president; Scott Kellogg, vice president; Jack Craven, secretary; Warner Cross, reporter. This last semester we have been mighty active. We have given a matinee dance, (remember the seven and thirteen mystery); we have put on the first and only radio show in Ogden, then we thought we ought to have some fun, so we staged a “bob” party. Oh boy!--after the ride we went up to Ralph Stevenson’s home and had chile hot chocolate and pie--uhm! You ought to have been there. This next semester we expect to head an article expedition to the north to get away from local interference so that we can listen in on the trans-Atlantic tests. Each year we have a fathers’ and sons’ night, at which the fathers and sons get together to discuss radio and have a good time in general. The end of the year we have our annual banquet, which ends the year with a “bang,” so you can see what is ahead of the new officers. Here’s wishing them luck. --Warren and Scott. WORK SOME MORE. “Life’s funny. By the time you get today’s problems all figured out it is tomorrow.” Every student in the Ogden High school has learned by experience that this is true. All of the teachers have started out this semester by giving the over-worked students more work than ever before. We students were in hopes that the teachers would make things a little easier this time, but so far it looks hopeless. --Thelma Grange. GAME FRIDAY. Friday night the Ogden Tigers encounter the "acid test" when they meet the Davis hoopsters on the Kaysville floor. The Tigers are booked to win, and it is hoped by all that they will not disappoint us. Kaysville has a very strong basketball team, but we believe that our fighting Tigers will come out on top. Go it, Tigers, and give them the best you have! —Winfield Hancock. FORUM REPORT. "To be or not to be," is the question that stands before us, whether our new administration will prove worthy, depends on the development of time. At any rate they started their term out in fine shape. The organization places complete confidence in John, Reede and Art, president, vice president and secretary, respectively. Monday night's debate furnished plenty of humor, as is expected from all unskilled debaters. The debate was held for the purpose of selecting members for the waiting list. The four contenders were: Clifford Fretwell and "Bugs" Woods, affirmative defenders, with. Grant Chandler and Virgil Swenson upholding the negative side of the question, resolved: "That the United States should enter the permanent court of international Justice." Both teams exhibited unusual skill, considers that it was their first attempt. Much credit is due to both sides, despite the fact that the affirmative won a five to four decision. We hold a meeting every Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock here the school and it is our desire that the students and faculty come and hear us express ourselves intelligently in the form of parliamentary order and debate. —Bill Gunnell. Monday Jan 29 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES NO FRICTION NOR DELAY The second semester began today without delay or interruption. The program of many students continues throughout the year and those whose subjects closed on Friday registered the second period this morning and entered new classes at once. Several new students entered school today for the first time. LIEUTENANT HERE. The older teachers were pleased on Friday last to welcome Lieutenant Everley back to Ogden. Lieut. Everley was the very popular commandant of the R. O. T. C. in 1919 and 1920. The lieutenant is now locating in Portland, Ore., where he will promote the dairy industry—an industry in which he has been engaged since leaving Ogden. BILL STRATFORD SAYS: Did you ever feel like kicking yourself for missing a delightful social? You will feel like doing this if you miss the H. C. matinee, Friday "29th". OUR FINNY WEALTH. The natural science classes of the school were given a real treat Friday, when Mr. Locke, of the forest service, gave a popular and scientific talk on our finny tribes. By the use of colored slides he made his talk very interesting and the change from the regular routine of class-work was greatly enjoyed. Mr. Locke explained the theory of isolation and described both the race and the life history of all of our common salmon, bass and perch, going way back to the glacial period to prove his points. He also told us about the country's fisheries, explaining the art of incubation and how the little fish are shipped in the country over. In winding up his speech, Mr. Locke read" some poems written by followers of Isaac Walton, and upon closing, was greatly applauded for his efforts to help us in our courses. STELLAE. The Stellae had more fun Friday night. We staged a toboggan party in the canyon, and at 11, after breaking two big toboggans and experiencing hundreds of spills, but with high spirits and everyone bubbling over with fun, we assembled at the home of Bill Gunnell to enjoy dancing, games and refreshments. A rare treat was the verdict of all of the members, when they finally adjourned to their homes. Much credit is due to the ho3t, the refreshment committee and to Garf Wilson, the chairman of the evening for their splendid performance. PATRIOTS' WEEK. The object of education is to make good citizens and every week is patriots' week, but that has not deterred the national educational committee from setting apart the week of Feb. 12 to 22 as patriots' week. One object of the observance will be to prepare for a celebration extraordinary on July 4 this year, the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Significantly coincident with this celebration also will be the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death of the immortal author—Thomas Jefferson. It always seemed strangely appropriate that Jefferson should have (apparently) chosen the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence as an appropriate day on which to close his illustrious career. HONORS FOR NYE. Word has just come to the high school that Ralph Nye, '22, has been elected vice president of the Dramatic club of Harvard university. This is a distinguished honor for Ralph and we extend congratulations. SCHOOL DEMOCRACY. From a number of papers recently handed in for "school notes" it is apparent that quite a number of sophomores and juniors feel aggrieved that they are not given more opportunity to function as members of clubs, and to identify themselves more closely with school activities. We submit there are grounds for these complaints and we feel that the senior students should make efforts to see to it that new students are given consideration and attention and opportunity to join clubs and participate in social activities. But yet, as we understand it. there are no objections to any group forming a club for some specific purpose—such as debating, public speaking, music, art, science, history, literature—and students do not need to wait until they are seniors to do it. If the club is formed while sophomores, then by the time they are seniors they will have demonstrated what they can do, and if energetic, will have firmly established a good organization that furthers both social and intellectual interests. In this way the best clubs the school has today were formed and have been developed. So, go to it, students, when you discover what you are interested in; get a group of students who are interested in the same thing and organize your club. There is no reason why we should not have three or four radio clubs, three or four debating clubs, and as many other clubs as we desire. The teachers generally are of the opinion that it is a pretty good thing for a student to belong to a club. They feel further that a student should not belong to more than one club. To function well in one club is better than to act as figurehead in several. One cannot, on the other hand, do good school work, and at the same time be an active member of two or three clubs. To make the Ogden High school as democratic and efficient as possible is the aim. WHAT LIFE IS The successful life is built on this: 'Today I shall do a little better than yesterday." In the beginning of the second semester students, let us think and act upon this life principle. If we got a "C" last semester, let us get a "B" this; if we missed three recitations last semester, let us miss none this; if we didn't like geometry last semester, let's be sure to like it this; if we blamed our teacher last semester, let us praise him this; if we were in the habit of being tardy last semester, let's be on time this; if we pulled any kindergarten tricks last semester, let's act like grownups this. In a word, let us build just a little stronger, a little better. Let's work together for a better school, for higher standards, for nobler ideals. THE U. A. A. TO GO A large committee from the U. A. A. composed of board members, superintendents and other officials has said the U. A. A. must go. The committee says: "We must, take athletics out of the hands of principals, coaches and student managers, and foine thing to have if it isn't too shady." We should keep our minds on cur strong ancestors, avoid their vices and emulate their virtues, and it is likely, with modern hygienics and the aid of science we shall be able to outlive and outdo them all. We cannot pay too much attentention or spend too much money in order to promote public health, and to secure individual health and efficiency. "When anybody dies of typhoid fever somebody ought to be hung." Our saving of the weaklings is one o the true glories oi our civilization; but if we pern;it those whom we have saved to marry rfeely we are extremely likely to make individual improvements not the ally, as it could and should be, but the greatest eney of race improvement. By applying one-tenth as much science in mating human beings as we do in mating animals we would probably add more upon it or offer us something better, well and good. We're all from Missouri and shall have to be shown. Wo shall be none too ready to throw away a good thing, only to have a less worthy organization thrust upon us. WIGGAMISMS We begin today two new classes in eugenics, a subject that looks to the improvement of the race, and so we start out with a few quotations from Albert E. Wiggain, a popular writer on the subject. A handy guardsman on the English coast upon being asked if the coast was not a very healthy place for his bairns replied: "Well. I says of children, some is un'ealthy wherever you puts 'em, and again other is 'ealthy no matter where they lives." Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year and the thing that you are doing is the most important. thing in the world. The root of most evil is not money but of unwise marriage. At 2-1-26 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES "As Karl Pearson has said, 'It is man that makes his own environment, and not environment that makes the man.' Now, while in the main, this is true, it is not altogether true. The choice of a man's profession is often seemingly a matter of mere accident. I chanced to read a sentence in a book thirty years ago that seems to me was the cause of my devoting my life to the study of heredity. But it was not this sentence nor any sentence that determined whether I should be a success or a failure at the undertaking. Nor was it this sentence nor any sentence that caused me from boyhood to have an overpowering ambition to be a professional scholar of some sort. My parents left me an heredity, an inner urge, to do the best I could in the study of science and in lecturing and writing for my fellowmen. I could not stop this inner urge any more than I could stop Niagara with a pitchfork."— A. E. Wiggam. INTERESTING CONTEST On Wednesday afternoon the R. O. T. C. bands of West High school of Salt Lake and Ogden High school will contest for a silver cup offered by John Philip Sousa. Mr. Sousa, himself, will act as judge and the members of both bands will be his guests at his great band concert. Whether we win or lose—we think we'll win of course—this will be a fine experience and a treat for the boys. We commend Captain Dockler, Superintendent Hopkins and Mr. Lammers for arranging this event.