20 THE ACORN EXCHANGE Small boy My ma gives me ten cents every time that I take Cod-liver oil." "Visitor "Well what do you do with it?" Boy (proudly)"I save it up until I get a dollar." Visitor And then what do you do with the dollar." Boy "O, then ma takes it and buys another bottle of Cod-liver oil." "A mother is a mother still; the holiest thing on earth Coleridge. Faint-hearted Man It is surprising how many opportunities arise, when a man could propose, and he does'nt. Atchison Globe. Young lady So you've been on the Continent, professor? The Professor Yes, I've been to Marienbad, taking the baths, you know. Young Lady Really? That was a change for you, wasn't it? London Punch. Normal I'm going to take choir, I want to learn to sing awfully. Commercial I think you do that now. Student Rays. Once upon a time a cat, who prided herself on her wit and wisdom, was prowling about the barn in search of food and saw a tail protruding from a hole. "There is the conclusion of a rat, said she. Then she crept steadily toward it until within striking distance, when she made a jump and reached it with her claws. Alas! it was not the appendage of a rat, but the tail of a snake, which immedi- THE ACORN 21 ately turned and gave her a mortal bite. Moral It is dangerous to jump at conclusions. Student Rays. "He who tells a lie is not sensible how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain one." Alexander Pope. Life "It is a weary interlude Which doth short joys, long woes, include, The world, the stage, the prologue tears, The acts vain hopes and varied fears; The scene shuts up with loss of breath, And leaves no epilogue but death." Henry King. Our first basket-ball game of the season was played in the W. S. A. Amusement Hall on December 15th, with the L. D. S. U. of Salt Lake. It was rather slow and rough. Our team work was better than that of our opponents, but our basket pitching was not so good. This caused our defeat to a score of 18 to 20. December 30th was the day of our first victory this season. Our boys defeated the American Fork team with a score of 9 to 13. Although we were far outclassed in size and weight, and the American Fork team were playing in their own field, our opponents were beaten from the start. Our rapid passes and consistent team work could not be blocked, and we made