FOUR SELECTED TO STRIVE FOR S.A.R. HONORS Oratorical Joust Will Take Place At School Thursday OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen. Associate Editor. On Thursday at nine-forty-five the annual Sons of the American Revolution contest will be held. The judges will be Attorney S. P. Dobbs, Robert C. Nye and Eugene K. Trous¬dale. An S. A. R. medallion will be presented to the winner. The first elimination in the an¬nual S. A. R. contest was held Mon¬day in Room 305. From a list of ten condidates, four fellows were chosen to compete in the final con¬test. Bob Buswell, Wayne Bundy, Joe Limburg, and Blaine Larson are the contestants who reached the finals Preparations for the Lewis ora¬torical contest have begun, the first elimination taking place last Tues¬day. From the interest shown, it would seem that public speaking and de¬bating are taking their place in the lives of the student body. MUSIC UNIT BUSY This is an all-important week for the music department! After weeks of work on numbers and general arrangements, the Ogden High band, orchestra, boys' and girls' glee clubs and mixed choruses, and vocal and instrumental soloists leave this week-end for Provo, where will be held the state music festival, April 18, 19 and 20. We feel our talented musical groups under the capable direction of Mr. Glenn L. Hanson are to be highly complimented on their suc¬cesses of the year—the Christmas cantata, the opera, numbers each week in assembly, music supplies for various civic events, and now the opportunity to compete with the best musical talent in the state! Mr. Hanson and his charges have done as much or more than any other organization in this school to put Ogden High "on the map." From one of the most noted musi¬cal men in the state came the re¬mark that our orchestra ranks as one of the outstanding scholastic orchestras in the state. This alone should make us feel proud of our music department! FIRST EVENTS During the day of Thursday in¬strumental and vocal students from all parts of the state will be partici¬pating in the state music festival. We mean by this soloists, duets, trios, etc. The grand ensembles will begin Tuesday evening. Our own orchestra will appear Thursday eve¬ning. PURPOSE OF FESTIVAL As explained many, many times, the music festival last week was not a contest. The slogan was: "Not to win a prize or defeat an opponent, but to pace each other on the road to excellence." Music critics, men of vast experi¬ence and ability, were present to of¬fer criticisms and suggestions to each group performing. We present herewith the criticism of Prof. Freber on the Ogden High school or¬chestra: Overture—Expression marks well observed before molto vivaci. Built up to excellent ff before 'B.' Wood¬wind was used very effectively in overture. The quality and balance of the string section was particular¬ly noticable for its excellence. The bowing was well together. The strings played with much refine¬ment (particularly the first violins) and, where called for, considerable brilliance. The general attack and release of the orchestra stood out in the playing. The concert master deserves mention for good work. The orchestra was at all times under perfect response to the conductor. I would like to compliment all of the players individually, but as this is impractical, will have to extend them my compliments as a unit. Certainly if they continue building up and improving their technic as they have in the past, they will make an outstanding group among the high school orchestras in this state. "Valse des Fleurs"—Orchestra is to be complimented on instrumenta¬tion and balance. In the beginning the accompaniment is slightly too heavy and rigid. Quality of strings very good. Lacks some contrast in shading. The accompaniment gen¬erally heavy. Should be toned down, especially in more delicate passages. Should make more effective swells and dimmuendoes. Quality of strings very nice. Excellent brass section. Intonation of string excellent. Good to see an orchestra with bassoon in it. Reached a good climax on the end. "Der Freischutz Overture"—A very effective opening. Unfortunately, solo instrument is missing in A. Ac¬companiment could be a little more subdued. Beautiful clarinet tone after C. Solo beautifully rendered. Horns not always perfectly in tune. String passages before D not well together as regards intonation. PP notes could be softer. ORATIONS WILL BE DELIVERED THIS EVENING Students And Public Are Invited to Hear Lewis Contest OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor. The annual Lewis oratorical con¬test will be held tonight at Weber High school. This contest repre-sents the high tide of oratory in Box Elder, Davis, Weber and Og¬den High schools. The prizes—a cup to the school, a gold watch to high man and a gold pin to sec¬ond—are the most coveted awards offered to students and schools. We shall be represented by Bob Buswell and Jane Davis. The contest is at eight o'clock. All students are urged to be present. The pub¬lic is invited. For nigh on to 40 years the junior class of Ogden High school has been holding class meetings. Last eve¬ning another of these pow wows was held for the purpose of making the junior prom a huge success. This meeting was probably the most poorly attended in all the 40 years —about 50 out of some 500 juniors in our school thought it worth their while to come. Our principal, Mr. Merrill, voiced his opinion to the effect that if the juniors could not support a class meeting, surely they could not support a dance. Juniors, are we going to flop? Have we, as Mr. Merrill says, no spirit? Let no such propaganda be even whis¬pered! However, words will not win the battle. We must shine forth in all the glory, as the junior class of 1934-35 and prove our loyalty by attending the junior prom 100 per cent. A committee, consisting of Edna Riley, Bill Kinard, Chuck Wood¬cock, Barbara Bingham, Mary Soderberg and Verlain Hinley, was ap¬pointed by President Bob Becker to plan the decorations and re¬freshments. It was decided that 40c is plenty for the price of admission and that if a person has nerve enough to come stag he is to pay 75c. —Busybody. HONORS IN ART Miss Veda Brough received first mention and honor of the Stationers corporation of Los Angeles as be¬ing the most talented student il¬lustrator of figures out of all the art schools of Los Angeles. The best work of the schools' most tal¬ented students was on exhibition. Lee K. Parkinson, formerly of Ogden, and student of LeConte Stewart of Ogden High school was declared outstanding and accomplished as he put on exhibition his landscape paintings in the window of the Stationers corporation. These paintings will be on exhibition in Ogden in the near future, in the High school art room. Miss Brough is a student of Lipson's art school of Los Angeles and will return to Ogden next month. PROVO LULLABY Doggone, there's that man, I mean that lump, again. What is the darned thing, anyhow? I thought these were mattresses, not sacks of hay. I'm not hitting the hay, it's hitting me; hay! It must be straw, it makes harder lumps, and besides if it were hay it would tickle more —maybe. I see the brute out there. I know's he's going to come right over here; maybe I'm snoring loud¬er than he was. Here he comes, be polite new; take it easy; maybe he just wants to see if you're covered. There he goes, politely coughing to attract attention. I'll cough, too; I'll have him a contest, but I'd sneeze, account of the straw, too many things on the account, my account. Don't listen; maybe he'll let you sleep. No, I was afraid of that. That's his foot, prodding you. What does he think you are, any¬how; am I mouse or cheese? I know he wants me to march some more, but why try? I'll never be able to. Can't get my shoes on now, feet hurt too much. Couldn't even dance at all. What does he think he is?; he's just a drum ma¬jor. Now he's pulling the blanket away. That's too much, and en¬ough is enough; there's his leg; why bother with all this? Takes too much time; must come anyhow. Why not get there now—where I can sleep? Not far, already in Provo.—Wayne Bundy. IMPORTANCE OF ART What a hard life, how dull and monotonous, and how cruel it would be if there were no beauty? Thanks to a beneficent Providence, there is beauty, but unless there is a true appreciation of it, beauty is of lit¬tle value to us. The average hu¬man being is born with this ap¬preciation, but it must be developed before it can be of use to him. This is one of the main reasons that makes the teaching of art so im¬portant. Art instruction is valuable not only to talented students, but also to all other students. The reason that we see girls decked out like Christmas trees, or boys wearing ties and sweaters that hurt the eyes, or homes in which the rooms carry on a perpetual warfare within them¬selves, is that people have not de¬veloped a true appreciation of the beautiful. Of course, there are some who come naturally by this ap¬preciation, yet it would be well for even these to give a serious thought toward taking art instruction. "There was never a wise man who could not add to his store of wis¬dom."—Barbara Clark. SCHOOL CALLS ENTRANTS FOR SPEECH EVENT Lewis Contest Try-Outs Will Be Conducted Friday OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor. The preliminary tryouts for the annual Lewis ortorical contest will be held Friday April 12 in our high school building. This contest is the most difficult of its kind during the year. Some excellent orations are bound to be forthcoming when the competition gets under way, for some of the most talented students in Ogden High school are enlisted as entries. Those who are laboring in this work are to be complimented for their fine efforts. All the orations will be exceptionally good, may the best man win! HOSPITALITY This Friday, April 12, the annual regional high school music festival, sponsored by Weber college and the chamber of commerce, will be open¬ed. More than 500 students from schools in other cities will be in Ogden, necessitating Ogden High school students' hospitality. The contests will continue Saturday. They are our guests, students. Let us show them we are good sports and offer our homes to them in which to sleep. On account of our vacation, we missed an R.O.T.C. inspection by the chief R.O.T.C. officer, Colonel B. E. Yates of Presidio, of San Francisco. Colonel Yates was here Thursday last, inspecting our equip-ment and talking matters over with our military officers. The colonel expressed disappointment with our facilities for conducting R.O.T.C. work, but expressed pleasure with the manner in which Ogden has taken care of R.O.T.C. work. WILLOW TEACHES ME As I wandered through the in¬tricate maze of vegetation and jum¬bled rock debris that helps consti-tute Waterfall canyon, I spied a healthy and flourishing group of pussywillows grooving by the side of the creek. A strong desire to have a bouquet of these sleek appearing plants possessed me, and I wended my way toward them. Reaching the flowers, I took out my knife and stretched forth my hand, prior to cutting a stem. Suddenly, as though compelled by some mysterious voice, my arm was stayed in midair. What on earth was the matter? It couldn't be my conscience, as I had it well in hand. Still I was reluctant to cut the flowers. Thoroughly baffled and de¬termined to overcome my squeamishness, I forced myself to cleave off a branch. It was as though I had actually cut off one of my own fin¬gers. I felt like a murderer. Glancing stealthily about to see if anyone had observed my usurping of nature, I threw the pussywillow as far from me as I possibly could and continued my interrupted hike. Walking along I mulled over the strange thing that happened to me and finally came to the conclusion I had only reacted to the repeated teachings of the botany instructor, pertaining to the destruction of plant life and the fast disappearing beauty of nature. Although I con¬sidered myself a sentimental fool, I felt surprisingly pleased over my actions during the past few minutes and resolved to act accordingly in the future.—Ralph Halverson. POINTS ABOUT SUICIDE There are various methods of sui¬cide in the world today, but more preference is shown to death by gas than any other method. In the warped brains of the committers of this act, a desire to die the easiest way possible is expressed and some thoughtful gentleman has set up a standard of rules to be followed to obtain satisfactory results. The etiquet of suicide demands from the victim sincere co-operation and full respect of all the rules. The rules follow: Never litter up the landscape by violent methods, such as dyna¬mite or fire. Never slit your throat as it lends to morbid aspect to your well laid plans for a glorious exit. Never forget to put out the flame before putting your head into the gas oven or your mother in law may be tempted to practice canni¬balism oupon your well roasted car¬cass. Before dozing off into that ever¬lasting sleep, place a sneer of self- denial on your face as it arouses no admiration. The method used the world over, clutching the hands as if in great agony, has its fine points. Never drown yourself, as dis¬covery of your body is necessary. Last but not least, always wear white apparel as it offers a more satisfied appearance to the place. If these rules are followed satis¬faction and results are sure to ap¬pear. Of course the originator of these rules is not here to receive any praise, but think of all the fun he afforded us, and let a tear of gratitude run down your cheek in memory of him who has passed be¬yond.—Blaine Frost. P.S. We hope, however, this ar¬ticle is absorbed by the students with a grain of salt. ECHOES OF SPRING If love is a flower, it must be a species of orchid—they thrive on hot air. Scientists say, "time does not exist,"—they must have looked at the library clock. What happens when an irresistible blond mets an impassive bachlor? The Bible says a lamb layeth down with a lion—but it doesn't say a lamb getteth up with a lion. Some girls do not have brain fever, but they have the next thing to it—hat fever. Silk stockings sometimes gives a girl a good run for her money.—Ling Poo. P.S. Love is just around the cor¬ner—but which corner?