16 THE ACORN Southern lecturer, in addressing a Northern assembly, should use the name Jefferson Davis to illustrate some heroic act, how would it be received? Therefore we should remember the denotation and connotation also iii choosing words. These many questions make the subject of the choice of words seem a very hard one at first sight; but upon close investigation it seems very much easier. Then, as students, we should keep trying, and each day get a little nearer perfection than we were the day before. There are two very good ways to do this. One is the choosing of good company; and whenever a new word is heard, make a note of it, and take the first opportunity which presents itself to use that word, and in this way make it ours. The other way is the learning of memory gems, and using them in every day life; and they will become part of us, and be very useful. "In words as fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old; Be not the first by whom the new is tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside." Orlinda Woolley. A negro held a cow while a crosseyed man was to hit her on the head with an ax. The negro, observing the man's eyes in some fear inquired: "Is you gwine to hit whar yo look?" "Yes." "Den hold de cow yoself." Ex. ATHLETIC NOTES. "A sound mind in a sound body." this, says Locke, is the short but complete definition of happiness in this world. To have such, therefore, ought to be the desire of every student. The mind cannot be strong unless all parts of the body are in a healthy condition to lend the support necessary, and unless they are exercised and developed, a healthy condition of the mind cannot exist. Health and strength are good in themselves, because they constitute a part of that complete and perfect life which nature intends us to have. Also the development of the body is a means of developing the soul, because the higher life of the spirit is not possible unless it has a strong and robust body to support it. Athletics are, therefore, essential to intellectual education. The foremost presidents and professors of educational institutions have pronounced school athletics an absolute good. The sports which constitute the games of the institution cultivate regular habits of living, quickness of perception, and manly courage. Among the sports in which the Academy participate is basket ball. It has always met with much favor in the institution; consequently, there has been a good team in the field since that game was introduced in the school. The teams have been made up of the best material, and such that they could compete with any other THE ACORN 17 team in the State. In all games played with outside teams, whether the result was a victory or a defeat, the name of the Academy has always been raised and honor gained for the institution. The Ladies' Basket Ball team is one of the best in the State. So far they have held the State championship. They have won six out of eight games played. They have not yet begun to practice this year, but the team promises to be even better than it has been previously. The boys have not met with such success as have the ladies, although they have defeated all the teams around Ogden and all the other teams, except those in the three leading Church institutions of the State. The games the Academy have played with these teams have been close, and are getting closer all along, and it is to be hoped our boys will win out before the season is over. The last game played was one of the best of the season, so far as the team of the Academy was concerned. This game was played at Ogden against Fort Douglas. The result showed what the Academy boys could do when they met with any team that compared with them in size. The other teams of the school are to be praised for their good work in basket ball. Our Juniors hold the highest record of any team of its size in the State. Defeat is unknown to them from any outside team. They have played against all heavyweights, but have not yet met their equals. The boys showed their ability in the last game with the Mutes, gaining a victory of 25 over 15. Our last team, bat not least, small though they may be, has a bright future before it. The manly courage and the bravery shown amongst those youngsters is ennobling. As they go forth to the battle, not a quiver is to be seen. The brave captain, Earl Ballantyne, is to be complimented for the discipline of his team. "Do you know what an oath is?" asked a Virginian judge of an old plantation darkey. "Yes, Sah; "when a man swears to a lie he's got to stick to it." Ex. Lettie Taylor evidently believes in the adage, "Laugh and the worlds laughs with you." Judging from the way his composition books are ornamented and decorated, Grant Hansen believes that Poetry and Art go hand in hand. "Every right action and true thought sets the seal of its beauty on the person and the face." Ruskin. "In the workaday world the courage to do right is greater than the fear to do wrong." Ex. A. M. N. This Space Reserved