8 THE ACORN. The Acorn. Published by the students of the Weber Stake Academy. Subscription price 50 cts. per year Single copy 10 cents EDITORIAL STAFF. Editor-in Chief Orlinda Woolley, '05 Estella Holland, '05 Literary Sarah M . Williams,'06 Miscellaneous Marion A. Belnap, '05 Lizzie McQuarrie. '06 Exchange ( Bryant S. Jacobs, '07 Alumni Lizzie O. McKay, '04 Local Wm. H. Manning, '05 Cartoonist WILFORD SHURTLIF, '06 BUSINESS STAFF Business Mgr. Chas. Brown, '08 Advertising Mgr..James Wood, '06 Assistant Advertiser Charles Lyon, '05 Subscription Geo. R. Doxey, '06 Circulation Earl Emmett, ,06 RESPECT FOR OTHERS. Respect for others is one trait in our character which is quickly discerned by our associates. It is one thing wherein we cannot deceive our acquaintances, for it cannot, be put on and thrown off at our will. It is a trait which must characterize a person at all times, if it would be natural to him. If we are not re- spectful to those at home, how can we be so to those away from home? Or if we should try to feign it just while in company, we would appear clumsy and unnatural, and every one could detect the hypocrisy. There are no set rules that can be written and learned to guide us in actions of respect, but if we obey our good inclinations, they will dictate to us as nothing else could. We need no one to tell us of the many little things we could do at home for father and mother, or of the tender-est ways of addressing them, or speaking of them. But although they know better, we still hear boys speak of their father as "the boss," "the old man;" and worse still, of their mother their very best friend on earth as "the old woman." It is unnecessary to say that such boys lower themselves they can't tell how much in the minds of their associates. This habit of speaking-disrespectfully of superiors goes farther than the home. We hear some men speak of their bishops and other authorities, disrespectfully, calling- them by their first names. Undoubtedly they do not do this THE ACORN 9 purposely, any more than the students do in speaking- in like manner of our teachers; but it leaves an unfavorable impression on those who hear it, and this we cannot afford. We cannot find a better example of respect than that of Christ before Annias. All the taunts and insults of the Jews he received meekly, and never in look or word did he express any feeling of disrespect to the officers and multitude. Through it all he retained his quiet, impressive dignity. Respect should be shown not only to our superiors, but also to our equals and inferiors. We sometimes feel that because a certain person is an old friend of ours, that we are licensed to say sharp, unpleasant things to him. Holmes says, "Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into a relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become. Except in cases of necessity, which are rare, leave your friend to learn unpleasant truths from his enemies; they are ready enough to tell him." Every body has his own rights, and each should respect the other's. A common occurence where these rights are not respected is shown on a crowded street car. If a gentleman, through his respect for a lady, gives her his seat, how many times does that act go apparently unnoticed? The ladies should remember that the gentlemen have just as much right to a seat, and the least they can do is to respect that right by thanking the gentlemen for their courtesy. We may think that an Indian is our inferior, and not worthy of our respect. By the story of Tecumseh meeting a council of white men, we see that even a savage feels his right to the respect from his fellow-men. As the great chief entered the council, no seat was offered him. He wrapped his blanket around him, saying, in a tone expressing his injured feelings at this want of respect, "The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother; I will recline on her bosom," and sat down. How hnmiliated those men must have felt after this rebuke. Students, the little things