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Show VAUDEVILLE POSTPONED. The senior class has prepared a program of stunts through the courtesy and aid of several of the school clubs. This was scheduled for Wednesday night, but must be postponed on account of the game. It will probably be given on Thursday night. TO GET HIGH SCHOOL. A popular magazine article has this: "One town in Illinois needed a new high school. So motor cops were put on the main highway to pick up everybody passing through if there was the slightest excuse. Enough fines were collected to build the school." Why couldn't Ogden have traffic cops on the two viaducts, on the river bridge, in each of the canyons, and at all intersections of paved streets within the city. Surely they could soon pick up enough to build a new high school. Isn't that a bright idea? FORMER TEACHER. w. L. Peterson, formerly head of commercial department in Ogden High school, now principal of the commercial department of the San Diego High school, passed several hours at the high school on Friday. He was pleased to see a few improvements here, but was disappointed in not being able to see the hew high school, that he felt assured would be built by this time. Mr. Peterson enjoys his work very much at San Diego, and he has the typical California spirit. DRESS FOR GIRLS. Mr. Peterson says that most California schools have the uniform dress for girls. His four years' experience at San Diego has converted him wholly to the idea, and he feels that Ogden would make a distinct forward step by adopting it here. What, do you say, girls? BOOSTS THE BAND. In a recent letter to Superintendent W. K. Hopkins, George Glen says: "To my mind your band is one of Ogden's outstanding assets and should be the means of focusing the attention of the entire newspaper reading population of the nation on our city." REAL ASSEMBLY. The student officers aim to give the students something interesting and worth while at assemblies. They accomplished their objective on Friday last, for Clifford Young of American Fork, gave a most instructive address, and his talented wife rendered three wonderful solos in very artistic manner. We regard Mrs. Young as one of Utah's most talented singers. We, as a high school, have not been favored at any time with more delightful singing. Mrs. Young's voice is sweet, rich, full—altogether charming. Mr. Young treated the subject of "Silent, Unseen Companions," in a most pleasing fashion, illustrating his points from biographies of men who have risen from the ranks to highest places of efficiency in life. We hope to hear from Mr. and Mrs. Young again. THE GAME. "One of the fastest, best games I have ever seen" is the verdict of almost everyone that went to the game Friday night. Never has Ogden offered better basketball playing, and many have visions of winning the state tournament providing that the boys can strike a stride such as they struck Friday night. Wallace Peterson, our new center, was the star of the evening, caging nine baskets from far out on the floor. He simply couldn't get them in from underneath or near the basket, but he surely shot them in from the center of the floor, outclassing Nielsen, Box Elder's famed "distant shooter." Irvine, Page and Baliff also did exceptionally well and Clair Toone gave his usual fine support. It was, indeed, a thrilling game; it was a real joy to triumph so gloriously over Box Elder on their own floor. GAME WEDNESDAY. The tie with Box Elder results in the necessity of playing another game. This will be played in the Weber gymnasium on Wednesday evening at 8:15 o'clock. As this is not a regular league game, both schools have cedided to charge the students 25 cents in connection with student body tickets. General admission will be 50 cents; reserved seats 25 cents additional. The receipts will be divided equally between the two schools and it is thought ample to buy awards due the boys. Tickets will be on sale Tuesday and Wednesday at the high school. CHANGE IN POLICY. Many teachers of the high school are in favor of a new school policy for 1926-27. The program, according to the plan, would call for double periods for all academic subjects--the same as now maintained in laboratory, home economics and mechanics arts. This would provide for one period of recitation and one period for study under teacher supervision. It is believed that such a policy would secure very much better results, on the whole, than the plan now followed. MISTAKES IN BASKETBALL. Good coaches claim that the following are the main errors made I in basketball playing. Fumbling. Too much dribbling. Bad form in dribble. Bad form in long and short shots. Carelessness in shooting and passing. No break. Overcharging on defense. Failure to watch both man and ball. Lack of serious conscientious desire to "give" for the team. Failure to keep possession of ball Failure in team work on defense. Failure in timing follow-up shots. BOYS, THEN AND NOW. A lot of unsubstantiated gossip, mostly malignant and generally the result of the suppressed complexes of maturity, is going on about the childhood and adolescence of these latter days. Of course some young adventurers, in the spirit of braggadocio, do carry hip flasks with them, do play with the physical dynamo of their emotions rather carelessly and publicly. No one denies this. But only comparatively few youths are involved in unhappy practices, and only a few of these are seriously harmed. That youth has more liberty, and that in some cases youth's liberty, being new to the race, has degenerated into sad license, of course, is true. But there again it is the minority that is affected by the license. Fifty years ago there was as much license or more. —William Allen White. 3-2-26 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES THE TEACHERS' PRAYER. Let me be a little kinder, Let me be a little blinder To the faults of those about me. Let me praise a little more. Let me be, when I am weary. Just a little bit more cheery_ Let me serve a little better Those entrusted to my care. SUPERINTENDENT HOPKINS back. Superintendent W. Karl Hopkins reached Ogden Monday, worn and weary, from much traveling, visiting schools, attending long sessions of the N. E. A. convention, etc. He regards the convention as one of the best ever held, and feels much stimulated and encouraged by the things he saw; and heard while away. TEACHER ILL Miss Norma Alvord was ill Monday and unable to attend school. CLASSICALIA QUEEN. The ball was set rolling for the grand Classicalia this morning when all second hour classes indulged for a moment in the delightful task of voting for a queen. This was a free-for-all, every student voting for his choice. A goodly number of candidates were named. From all of these, the seven girls receiving the highest votes will become bona fide candidates for this high honor. These will be introduced at assembly on Friday, and then during the fifth period the students will vote upon these seven. On Friday, March 12, the two girls receiving the highest vote will be voted upon, the majority candidate winning. The seven high girls at today's election will be automatically candidates for maids of honor to the queen. In fact six of them will be maids of honor, the other one the queen, so that this first election is of vast import. GAME WEDNESDAY. Calls began coming in Monday for reserved seats to Ogden-Box Elder game Wednesday night. All of Ogden is anxious to witness this game, and we are assured that Brigham City will also send down an immense crowd. This promises t0 be the most exciting game of the season. The bleachers on the amin floor are all reserved for this event—Ogden occupying bleachers m the west side, and Box Elder he bleachers on the east side. The gallery and the ends on the main floor will care for general admissions. The price of admission is 50 cents and reserved seats 25 cents additional. Student body tickets will be good for 25 cents on admission COMING CONTESTS. Athletic contests are not the only ones being carried on at the high school. A group of students is busy gathering material for the triangular debate — Ogden-Box Elder and Davis. Another group if preparing for the state debate on the Japanese exclusion question. Five boys are rounding out their orations for the G. A. R. contest that will be held at the high school on the afternoon of March 10. Seven girls are polishing up the fine points of their addresses to be delivered before the D. A. R. society on the afternoon of March 12. Preparations will be under way soon also for the Lewis contest between the high schools of Ogden, Davis and Box Elder. Altogether these are very busy days. TERM ENDS. We are rapidly going down the hill of the year's work. Just think! Friday ends the first term of the second semester. Only 12 weeks after this one and the school year 1925-26 must be ushered into the limbo of the past. Incidentally, the teachers are favoring us this week with a few of those delightful reviews—O, no, of course they are not examinations—just little reviews. IMPERATIVE NEED. Ogden needs a new high school. Apparently only a few people know how badly. If all the people knew we are quite sure a concerted effort would be made to secure the needed improvement in the very near future. Weber county today is voting for a new high school. If the tax is voted we would recommend that the county board proceed to purchase either the present senior high school building or central junior. We are confident that either of these buildings could be purchased at an immense saving to the county. Either would be sufficiently large to accommodate all county students for a number of years. Neither is large enough to meet Ogden's needs now, as both are very much overcrowded. We need a building that would accommodate as many as both are now serving. Think it over, gentlemen from Weber! BITTER COMPLAINTS. No one wishes to knock the people of a neighboring city, but some two or three hundred people who went up to the game Friday evening and couldn't get in, cannot be appeased. They do not complain so much about not getting in the gymnasium—but they do complain about not being permitted to get within the building. They were ruthlessly locked out—held out in the cold and they regard this as altogether unnecessary—just a bit inhospitable. 3-3-26 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES THE STUDENT'S PRAYER. Let me be a little braver When temptation bids me waver; Let me strive a little harder To be all that I should be; Let me be a little sweeter— Make my life a bit completer By doing what I should do Every minute of the day. COUNCIL REPORT. The president of the senior class made a report on the senior matinee dance and luncheon. The expenses of the dance were $10, the expense of the luncheon $11.05. Tho receipts for the dance totaled $25 and for the luncheon $21. The profits from the dance and lunch-on totaled $23.10. The motion was made and carried that the report be accepted as read. President Ure urged that arm lands and megaphones be sold before the Ogden-Box Elder basketball game. HERBERT VERHEEK, Secretary. WORKING. The R. O. T. C. band supposedly practices an hour a day. As a matter of fact, however, members of the band at the present time are practicing at least three hours a day. At 3:15 o'clock every day the cornet section, the trombone section, and all the other sections, are meeting in various classrooms of the high school and practicing from one to two hours. The boys are certainly enthused and determined to make a reputation that will do honor to the school, to the city and to the state. THE GAME TONIGHT. Probably never in the history of the school has there been so much interest manifested in a high school game as that evidenced in the game to be played tonight. We fear the band concert experience will be repeated: "unable to get within the doors." SNAPSHOT CONTEST. A snapshot contest is now offered to continue until March 14. The following prizes are offered: First prize, $1.50, second prize, 75 cents; third prize, 50 cents. The pictures submitted to be the best group of six school activities. For further information, see Elwin Blackburn, snapshot editor. IF I WERE PRESIDENT. I The University of Wisconsin has something like 9000 students enrolled. Professor E. A. Ross, who has been head of the sociological department for many years, said recently: "If I were president of this university—and I am sure I would last about three months— I would eliminate the loafers if it took out 1500. I would also eliminate the 'boozers,' the 'hip pocket flask toters' and the fellows who think it is smart to violate the laws. When I got through there might not be more than 6000 students here, but we might again have atmosphere, the earnestness and hard work which should characterize a great university." SCHOOL AND WORK. In high schools and colleges everywhere it is being recognized that indolence, idleness, dissipation, are foes not only to the institution, but to society at large, and can be tolerated anywhere rather better than at an educational institution. From the financial standpoint— the point of least significance—it would be an immense saving. Professor Ross of Wisconsin estimates that if the loafers and undesirables were eliminated from the University of Wisconsin a saving of $500,000 per year would be effected for the state. |