8 THE ACORN When it grew dark Carson was showed a place to sleep, which was open on all sides with only a covering overhead. He now had time for reflection. Was he really on Mars? He had seen a man jump from the ground to a balcony, all of 20 feet. What man on our earth could do this? It is a well-known fact, he argued, that as Mars is only one-ninth the size of the earth, the gravitation is not so great; therefore it would be a comparitively easy matter for a Martian to jump over a house. Then again, what had caused the difficulty in breathing but the thinness of the air? With such thoughts Carson fell asleep. Every day he was given a lesson and at the end of three months he could express himself intelligently. The time had passed very agreeably, the pretty daughter of white beard being his constant companion. She had taught him many things. "You know," she told him one day, "our planet is much older than yours. Mars has reached a stage that your earth will doubtless reach many thousand years from now. We have no oceans like you tell me about; they have disappeared. All this land would be a desert were it not for these canals. At each pole there is a cap of ice which melts in the spring and flows down the canal. This is our sole water supply." Carson, left alone, began to wish he was back on the earth. Escape was impractical; he must stay. One day toward the ertd of his fifth month on the planet Carson and the white beard's daughter were standing together on the roof of her father's house. It had been converted into a garden, strange plants and flowers grew everywhere. She accidentally dropped her fan over the rail upon which they were leaning and it caught on the edge of the roof. In trying to recover it, Carson lost his balance and fell headlong to the ground. "What on earth is the matter, Jim; I thought you would kick a hole through the bed." Jim rubbed his eyes and saw his brother standing near him. "I'll tell you in the morning," said Jim, and turning over, went to sleep. E. B., '11. The Acorn PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE WEBER ACADEMY, OGDEN, UTAH Subscription Price Seventy-five Cents Single Souvenirs Two Dollars EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Victor H. Sears '10 Associate Editor Alma Winters '10 Literary Editors Davis Green '11, Beatrice Brewer '11 Miscellaneous Athleen Woods '10 Locals Jim Scowcroft '10, Lenora Brown '10 Exchange Mabel Rolapp '10 Cartoonists Leonal Bead '11, Ellis Barlow '11 Music Alberta Wright, '11 Athletics Lila Eccles '10 BUSINESS STAFF. Business Manager Joseph M. Eccles '10 Advertising Manager First Assistant Second Assistant Subscription Leland Read '10 Circulation Irwin Nelson '12 Can't you see that fine, tall, read-brick building back of the school? Look at the large floor for playing basket-ball and those tiers of seats for the spectators! Notice the artistic and complete fit-tings and the many mats, bars, dumb-bells, etc. And above all (or rather, in the basement), see that immense pool of clear water in which we may plunge at any time, and just look at those warm, inviting dressing-rooms along one side! What marvelous building can it be? At present it might best be termed an air castle, but may we soon yes, very soon call it our W. A. Gym.