12 The Acorn The Acorn "published by the students of the WEBER ACADEMY, OCDEN, 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 Read '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 Bead '10 Circulation Irwin Nelson '12 EDITORIAL Merry Christmas Santa Claus is on his way now and it is a time of general rejoicing, especially as we are going to have two whole weeks' holiday. Let's all go home resolved to thoroughly enjoy ourselves, and when school is resumed let's return with the same resolution to get what we can out of life. The Acorn wishes its readers a merry, merry Christmas. Christmas, 1909. Congratulations, Freshmen. You have the cleanest, most appropriate banner in the school and we think the prettiest. Re-Keep member that while it is a time-honored custom to make you it up appear as green as possible while everyone likes to give the poor Freshman a rub, we love you just the same. No matter what we may say in jest, we know you are a part of "Old Weber," and we expect you to mix with the rest of us in school affairs. Failure is only for those who think failure. The man who thinks he can't is generally right. So have another thot get in and dig. An Idea Some one dropped an idea in the box on criticism day about the best we have received. If possible the staff is going to keep it a secret and give you a surprise in the souvenir edition. If you want to get a good laugh on one of your friends here is the chance. Do this: Get a photo of him (or her) a stamp picture is best write his name and one or two distinguishing traits on a slip of paper, seal them both in an envelope, address it to Mr. Heck, and drop it in the Acorn box. Then wait. 'Tis better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all. Come out of that grouch, Josh. This world isn't such a bad place Laugh and after all, if you'll train your forgetter. When you watch Grow Fat a game of basket ball you forget the howling blizzard you must go through to get home. If you would get enthused with debating, dramatics, Acorn work or some other activity around here, your sorrows would freeze to death, because you couldn't spare the time to brood over them. Be happy. What if it is contagious? The sweetest thing in all the. world is the pleasure of pleasing. Please yourself first with some good, earnest work. The busy man sings a merry tune as he "improves each shining hour." He has learned to live, laugh and love. In last issue of the Acorn the staff promised that if the students would make known just what they wished in the paper Those "Sore it would be furnished (if possible). The promise still Spots" holds good, and will continue to do so throughout the year.