MEMBERS of the cast in "Polly With a Past," the annual High school play to be given on Thurs- day and Friday, December 10 and 11, at the Washington Junior High school auditorium at 8:15 o'clock.- The public is invited to attend. Those appearing in the photo are, left to right, back row, Harry Rosevear, Bob Bingham, Ivan Neilson, Russell Stone, Wilkie Newman, John Evans, Ed Olson and Burton Benowitz. Front row, Marybeth Early, Margaret Betts, Katherine Heiner and Marie Louise Dobbs. Dec. 9 1931 NEWS O.H.S. Elpha Morse, Editor; Virginia Hunter, I Bob Hetzel, Associates; Beatrice Allen, Phyllis Isakson, Typists. The second of the seven liberal, arts as defined by Dr. George Her¬mann Derry, is: The art of behaving among men: Social success through the power of personality and social charm. Who have influenced you most in life? —people of personality, that grace- , jful but dynamic manner of pre¬vailing upon others unto good; that poke, composure, gracious dignity of demeanor and rational self as¬surance that are nowhere better cul¬tivated than through campus con¬tacts that reproduce ideal conditions oi cultivated social life. SYMPATHY FOR STUDENTS The Ogden High school extends sincere sympathy to one of its stu¬dents, John Vanderwerff, who has lost, through death, his beloved fa¬ther. Mr. Vanderwerff had been ill, for some time, and his death was not unexpected, yet it brings such i sorrow as only those who have lost (their parents can understand. May the Power that pities man be mer¬ciful to John and the family in this . I sore hour of trial. We extend also the same tender I sympathy to another of our students, Miss Clara Johnson, who like- I i wise is deprived through death of I her dear father. May the peace of Heaven comfort the sad hearts of I Clara and all members of the family WITH APOLOGIES i After all has been presented and refuted, there is one joy lavished upon the losers which the "lucky dogs" awarded the decision in a Congress-Forum debate cannot ex¬perience—that of receiving so many pltyinp and consoling remarks such as "You did fine," or "You should This bit of philosophy reminds us that after Monday's episode Con¬gress in general and Kiyoko Oda and Helen Lindquist in particular are wpposed to have been officially de- jgotlted on the right rock of sub-mission by none other than those forensically inclined lads of Forum, Roland Stone and Dell Tower. I Our cenerous Mr. Kasius is the jtargct for miscellaneous comments, ttoce he was the culprit who wrote ' affirmative on a scrap of paper. I Optimists will do well to avoid i Motioning the subject, "Resolved: ,lMt Weber college should be made a branch of the University of Utah," depressed members of Congress, nut to show that two can play at my game, the club gave Mr. Kasius manimous vote of thanks after M pre-Christmas gift of construct ;ive criticism. The fight is on, however, for Mary Haynie, Olive Thatcher, Norine Bingham and Alice Dunn will be the lext to experiment in the art of iebating.—Helen Lindquist, reporter. AN EXPLANATION And it came to pass that many students ask me how I got my black eye. Yea, even so I say unto you, ;hat one Harmon Williams and his henchmen did challenge the goodly organization of We-13 to a so-called 'Smokeless Smoker." And in the course of time the challenge was accepted. And it came to pass that my good yeomen, Bybee, Carr, Junk and Alsup, did journey with me to one Weber gymnasium where we could train for the dogs of I-Wannon-O. And even so it came to pass that 3ne of my hearties did hang one on me. And verily, the orb did swell and turn black.—Reeve—Chapter 7 Personal Diary. N. E. O. ACTIVITIES Hello, everybody! This is the N. E. O. club. (Newcomb's English Orators. Of course you've heard of Mrs. Newcomb's clubs for the betterment of spoken English! Well, we are her N. E. O.'s. We have very enjoy¬able meetings in our club, with Paul Goddard, Ellen Halgren and Phil¬ip Bartholomew all being in the same group. By the way, if you are curious as to why you hold your mouth open when listening, why coat sleeves are adorned with buttons or what good 3omes from a toothache, jusfc ask Genevieve Lavin. We are all working hard to im¬prove our English, and we're always prepared—almost. Even Karman knows that. Well, we'll be telling you more soon. Valete! Pax vobiscum!—Lulu. Hurry, girls, we don't think Daptain Fowler has a date for the Accolade. P. S. Not forgetting the Easter breakfast. What's the matter with Council? They didn't take in a new club last meeting. Accolade campaign slogan: I wanted to take you to the Christ¬mas dance but you already had a date. We wonder if Dale Anderson has his date for the senior reception yet. Hurry Dale. We wonder if Elaine Stevens' papa tanned her hide when she was a youngster. Also: Was the Holley hop named for that Arthur girl? This coming Saturday our first basketball game of the season will ie played in Ogden. Payson will be ur opponent, and a good battle is assured. No league game will be Jlayed until after the holidays, but )y that time the team should be in perfect condition. POLLY WITH A PAST Poor Myrtle! Virtue's reward— young Rex Van Zile—passed her by entirely when Madamoiselle Paulette Bady appeared on the scene. And it wasn't altogether that ravish¬ing flirt who took Rex's mind off the reforming Myrtle, but Miss Polly Shannon lent a helping hand. Myr¬tle sighs in secret now and wishes drunkards were not so attractive. By the way—Polly Shannon and Stiles seem to come from the same home town. What's this! What's this! To be concluded tomorrow.—Marjorie Wood. Be sure to see— The stranger return to see the one for whom he had killed himself. How Commodore "Bob" wins the favor of all the women. Myrtle in a raging fury. Mrs. Van Zile try to save her son from the clutches of an unscrup¬ulous gold-digger. Polly with a past. Dec. 10, 1931 O.H.S. NEWS Elpha Morse, Editor; Virginia Hunter, Bob Hetzel, Associates; Beatrice Allen, Phyllis Isakson, Typists. Tonight we give you another cf the discussions of "A Modern Defi¬nition of the Seven Liberal Arts." The Art of Expression: The mas¬tery of the mother tongue, the spell of the written and spoken word, manipulated with clarity and cor¬rectness and some degree of polish¬ed elegance and ease. Watch for the next issue in to¬morrow night's notes. KIWANIANS' VIEWS The following is an excerpt from la Kiwanian letter: "We had a good attendance and a fine meeting at Ogden High school last Thursday with Albert M. Mer¬rill. The girls served us with a wonderful luncheon, and the pro¬gram upstairs was enjoyed by every¬one. "This week we meet at Weber County High school. Let's have an¬other .big attendance! Ernest and his committee have done" fine work this year, and let's show them that we appreciate it by everyone's be¬ing present." We thank them especially for Miss Mealiffe and the domestic science girls. I believe they have been overlooked in the notes. SOPHISTICATION Can you imagine Shirley Peck j with a flat tire. j Just think: Helen Tanner pick- ! ing in "Ike." Arnold Wright dates graduates I (what a man). ! Two Central girls are capturing hearts in Ogden High, or should we ; say boys? ; Can you picture Russ Stone ad¬dressing the assembly in knickers? j Alden Brewer actually blushes ' when you mention M. B. : Bob Bader could shoot 100 if his ; gun was not crooked. ; Perhaps someone would like to 5 introduce Claire Jackson to Honey- ville. Jim Jibson is a little slow about dates, now it is the girl's turn. Mrs. Chambers is becoming (rath¬er English). SOPHIE. 3 ALMOST A TRAGEDY Time: Saturday morning. Place: Lower hall of O. H. S. 1 The rifle team has gathered for a _ little limbering up and is awaiting the arrival of Sarge. The peace and i quiet is suddenly shattered by a ; loud banging and scuffling; Clark and Sharrar are trying to get Brew¬er into a trash can. This noise is soon followed by a second, Broom l Baron Harry has heard the first disturbance and has come dashing out of his den all set to tell us a mouth full. His first bur/; of words is emitted from a distance of about 75 feet. This taking no effect he advances menacingly to within 25 feet and turns loose with a volley of f Webster's choicest. "Ah, Harry, we haven't hurt any¬thing," from Clark and Sharrar. i The baron comes to within a close ' range, making horrific threats and I everyone is tensely waiting for the , moment to shout "Scram" and then duck for cover when the frightful ogre (taken from Hop-o-My-Thumb ' with the kind permission of the copyright owners) turned and strode . up the stairs. Harry's good humor had gotten the best of him and we were left intact but no doubt sub¬dued. JAMES GIBSON AUNT JANE'S CORNER Dear Sympathetic Aunt Jane: What are a couple of little juniors going to do when they can't get a date for the Holley Hop? Our mothers will not let us go stag. Won't you please talk to the fel¬lows about this? TWO DATELESS GIRLS Two Dateless Girls: Count yourselves happy; nothing better could happen to you for a few years now than to be undated. It will give you a chance to make good in many real worth while things. UNCLE HENRY. LEST YOU FORGET This little notice is to remind you of the school play, "Polly With a Past," to be presented in the Washington Junior High school audito-