18 ACORN society. When he leaves school he must face problems that make him think and act quickly. He must have confidence in himself. Every branch of athletics teaches one to have confidence in his ability, and to think and act quickly. In this way the necessities of social life are developed within the student. In conclusion, I urge all students to enter some line of athletics. Be ever ready to defend and advance your school. Enter athletics, not only for your physical development, but for your moral and social as well. In doing this you become better prepared to launch out into the world. The Present At present, in most of the schools of the country, the air is filled with the yells of football enthusiasts. We are truly sorry that such is" not the case at Weber. Were the church schools permitted to play football, we feel that with such an abundance of "huskies" as we have here at Weber this year, a team ought to be put into the field that would more than hold its own with any high school team in the state. But "there's never a great loss without some small gain." Not having to train for the football field, we can now start to work out a winning basket-ball team. Our prospects this year are good. To the first call of Coach McKay, about thirty men responded. Watson, Bel-nap, Lindsay, McKay, Jones and Toone of last year's squad are all back. Besides these, we have some strong men who were not here last year, among whom are the Taggart brothers, Vandy Layman, Spencer Heiner and Burke Thomas. With this material to work with, and Peterson and more strong men to play against them, we feel that we are much nearer the championship pennant than we were at the beginning of last season. Last year there was but one team that stood between us and the top. They stood there, too, because of their superiority. What about this year? Well, we do not profess the gift of prophecy, but if that same team wishes to stand between us and the pennant this year, they will have to play better ball than was played during last year. But, fellow students, we need your support. We must stand back of the coach and the team, and all be boosters. We can't all win a place on the team, but we CAN help win the CHAMPIONSHIP. Let each of us feel the responsibility of being at every yell practice. If we enter into all our school activities with the proper amount of "ginger" and enthusiasm, it is bound to make us better students. Everybody boost for "Weber." Alumni The Alumni association feels grateful for the privilege of being represented in our school paper. Although we are no longer recognized as members of the Student body, this opportunity of expression brings us in closer touch with the school, and thus helps to strengthen that interest which we have for our "Alma Mater." We are especially interested in "The Acorn," and watch with pride its rapid progress. Again, we appreciate this privilege. The commencement week for 1912 was brought to a fitting close by the annual reunion of the Alumni association at the Hermitage. Following the banquet, a business meeting was held. The election of officers for the ensuing year occupied most of the time. The new officers are: John J. McGregor, '98 President Mabel Rolapp, '10Vice-President Peter Kasius, '12 Vice-President Lyman Gowans, '12 Secretary-Treasurer After the business session the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. Every one present was enthused with the Weber spirit the affair was a grand success. Weber may well be proud of its graduates. Perhaps none have achieved that which the world calls power, wealth or honor, yet many have distinguished themselves in their chosen calling of life. They are all a credit to the school they represent. The Alumni as well as the Student Body are proud of the fact that some of the members of the faculty are graduates of the Acad-