MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1926 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Officer (to couple parked in auto): "Don't you see the sign, 'Fine for Parking?'" Driver: "Yes, officer, I see it, and heartily agree with it." Teacher—"Now, Johnny, tell me which month has twenty-eight days in it?" Johnny—"They all have.' A NEW SIGN Ross and Jack have a new sign: It reads—"No checks cashed—we have arranged with the banks that we cash no checks and they sell no soup." THE BIGGEST NOISE It is usually the minority that makes the biggest noise. The mal¬contents howl, while the satisfied are content to remain silent. El¬bert Hubbard used to call it "The conspicuity of the rambunc¬tious." A sore finger attracts much more attention than the nine fingers that are not sore. In 1922, the straw vote in Ohio showed 25,511 "wets" to 20,285 "dries." The real vote two months later gave the "dries" 189,472 ma¬jority. Michigan straw vote said "wets" 14,374; "dries" 11,207; the fall election gave the dries a ma-jority of 207,520. SPONSORS' BANQUET The R. O. T. C. sponsors were hosts to the officers. Captain and Mrs. Dockler, Principal and Mrs. Merrill at a banquet at a cafe Saturday evening. Colonel Freda Roethal was in charge and toasts to the sponsors, the unit, the band, and the schools were given by Captain Dockler, Klea Passey, Harper Culley and Principal Mer¬rill. The following sponsers and officers were present: Freda Raethal, Klea Passey, Marian Ure, Winnifred Mans, Virginia Boyle, Maurine Beck, Inez Taylor, Jean Warner, Lorna Jones, Col. Wm. Gunnell, Morris Allen, Frank Francis, George Glen, Milton Far- ber, Francis Hales, Lee Chamberlin, Herbert Verheek, Leland New¬man, Harper Culley, Roger Woods. After the dinner the party went to the home of Sponsor Maurine Beck and passed the remainder of the evening in dancing and other amusements. HIGH PRAISE The R. O. T. C. band made a wonderful hit at Salt Lake on Fri¬day. Ogden Rotarians report that they never witnessed a more dem¬onstrative, whole-souled ovation than was given by the thousand Rotarians and their ladies. They stood, applauding to the echo and called for selection after selection, despite their already crowded program. The boys played in the banquet¬ing hall at luncheon and later in the evening in the lobby of the hotel. Prominent visitors from all parts of the country, from New York to San Francisco, were pre¬sented and congratulated the boys in highest terms for their wonder¬ful performance. MAY GO TO DENVER The Rotarians have asked the boys to go to Denver in June to represent the Utah-Idaho district at the international convention. The district guarantees to meet all the expenses of the trip and "de¬lighted" to do it, as it is manifest that Utah-Idaho has no better musical organization at the pres¬ent time than the R. O. T. C. band. SAYS MAYOR NESLEN "That's the best boys' band I ever heard. I think it's the best band in the state. There is no other band in its class unless pos¬sibly it be the Fort Douglas band." SYMPATHY The entire student body and faculty express today their deep¬est sympathy to Hal Armstrong, a senior student, and to Ward Armstrong, '25, in the very sud¬den and sad loss of their devoted mother. The boys are just merg¬ing into manhood and will miss greatly the loving sympathy and prized companionship of their dear mother. The Armstrong family has been looked upon as typical of the very best sort of family life imaginable. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong have been companions and chums of the boys, participating in all their joys and pleasures and their home has been a rendevouz for a large group of boys who delighted to enjoy its cheery hospitality. May the memory of the happy days and years gone by be a solace now and in all the future years to the bereaved father and sons. THE LONGER PERIOD The junior high schools of Salt Lake have followed the hour plan of study and recitation during the year and, the school officials claim, with most satisfactory re¬sults. They report that it saves time, avoids sluffing, gives oppor¬tunity for study under teachers' direction, minimizes home prepara¬tion, raises the general standard of scholarship. The plan will be followed next year with an added ten minutes to each period mak¬ing an hour and ten minute per¬iod, equally divided between study preparation and recitation. THE STATE MANUAL The state high school inspec¬tor, Mr. Williamsen, has ready for the press a high school man¬ual setting forth the objectives of the high school, distribution of studies, scholarship standards, etc. This manual sets forth high aims that will do much to raise the general standards of school work and to put the best schools of the state on an accredited list. "HERMIT OF HAWAII." In the absence of Reed Gam¬mell from the high school for the remainder of the school year, the school is losing the services of a very devoted, energetic, efficient instructor of music. It is fortunate under these cir¬cumstances that Supervisor Mark Robinson is able to take over his work. Mr. Robinson took over the classes today and announces that he will be able to present "The Hermit of Hawaii" on the even¬ing of April 28th as originally planned, and will promise the public an artistic production of this very popular comedy. The performance will be given in the Paramount theatre. FOR YOUR SCHOOL Of all the virtues perhaps there is none more valuable in social and civic life than that of loyalty. Loyalty implies always, love, sin¬cerity, devotion, sacrifice, if neces¬sary. It implies optimism of a fine sort. It doesn't look far afield to greener pastures, but sees green¬est grass, most fragrant flowers, ideal condition in its own home or surroundings. The loyal man sees his own city, his own state, his country the best possible. He knows whereof he speaks, because he himself is building and cannot be wheedled into the belief that some other place is better. The apt rejoinder of the Boston chamber of commerce, to the letter from the Key West chamber of commerce, contains a striking les¬son to every patriot. We quote the letter and its answer: "Offering our deepest sympathy to Boston and her sister cities and towns throughout New England and the snowbound northwest, the city of Key West, through, its chamber of commerce, begs to ex-tend to you one and all with open arms today a welcome to Ameri¬ca's tropical playground, where the official thermometer stands sev¬enty and one-tenth in the shade with gentle invigorating breezes from the sea tempered by a sun that smiles from a cloudless sky." THE REJOINDER "Your sympathy is misplaced. That roar which you heard today which you may have thought pres¬aged a tropical rain was the Ho¬meric laughter of thousands of New Englanders and their guests from every clime who are finding rug¬ged, glowing health and glorious contentment on the glistening white slopes of New England. Should you wish a blood-tingling thrill to vary climatic monotony, New England's portals are wide. Switz¬erland in season, Florida in sea¬son and New England any time.