6 THE ACORN panions, their fathers and mothers, bat kindness to animals. Kindness to birds, particularly, is an appropriate topic, because there seems to be such a disposition to destroy their lives. We should impress the fact that when a boy takes the life of a little bird, he takes something he cannot restore. Short stories of the lives of any good man or woman will always have a good effect and make children feel that they want to be better; and according to the stories that you tell and the feelings you manifest in those stories, you will be judged by the children with whom you are associated. If you are in the habit of doing good to others, the children will find it out and will emulate your example. Propose to them little plans that will make their hearts glad when they have performed them. EFFECT OF INCONSISTENT ACTION. We will not be the right kind of ideal if we ourselves are not exemplary. If we say to a child you must not use tea or coffee and some day he discovers us using it ourselves, our Influence in that direction is gone. If we make a mistake in correcting a child and afterwards find out our mistake, but we have not the courage to admit it to the child concerned, if he discover it, he will always look upon us as a coward. If we tell a child not to chew gum, and then are seen chewing gum ourselves, we shall receive at the hands of that child the contempt we deserve. If the child is poorly clad and rather unkempt in appearance and we fail to show some amount of love for him, that we manifest for those more fortunate, the time we use explaining that all children must love one another and treat one another as equals, is wasted; our own partiality and injustice has condemned us. If a fund is to be collected for some purpose and the children contribute of their mite and we fail to respond in proportion, those children are impressed with the belief that we are stingy and all the talking we do on generosity is lost. Be pure in thought, word, and deed, true to your conscience, and to God, and you will be somebody's ideal an inspiration to a noble life. GEO. A. SMITH. People can easily take the sacred word "duty" as a name for what they desire anyone else to do. Ex. The little boy was on his knees In his little night dress saying his prayers, and his sister couldn't resist the temptation to tickle the soles of his little feet. He stood it as long as he could, and then he said: "Please, God, excuse me while I lick the nonsense out of Nellie." Ex. "Johnnie," said mamma to her little son, "didn't I tell you not to eat that candy until after dinner?" Johnnie, who lisps "I ain't eating the candy, I'm only thucking the juithe." Ex. "Ginger, why don't you enlist?" asked a white soldier. "Well, massa," said the contraband, "did you eber see two dogs fightin' for a bone?" "Certainly, Ginger." "Wal, did you eber see the bone fight?" "No." "Wal, massa, I is de bone." THE ACORN 7 THE ACORN. Published monthly by the Students of the Weber Stake Academy. EDITORIAL STAFF. Joseph Stimpson, '03 Editor in Chief Lizzie McKay, '04 Literary Orlinda Woolley, '05 James Wood '06, Exchange Delphia Hetzler, '05 Marion Higginbptham, '05, Athletics Glen Thompson, 04 Katherine Keeler, '05 Miscellaneous Walter Emmett, '05 Local Elizabeth Pearce, '03 Alumni BUSINESS STAFF. Angus Berlin, '06 Business Mgr Clyde Lindsay, '04 First Ass't. Mgr Luman Shurtliff, '07 Second Ass't. Mgr Charles Brown, '07 Circulation Wm. Manning, '05 Subscription CORRECTION. In the biography in the last issue the following typographical errors occur: Charles F. Middleton was born in 1834 instead of 1854. He was baptized when EIGHT years old instead of EIGHTEEN. He came to Utah in 1850, not 1851. HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE. The design of the Acorn has brought forth favorable comment and we think it wise to state how it was obtained. The class in drawing under Sister Evans was called upon to submit suggestive designs from which a suitable cut could be made. As a result many good drawings were given in and among them were two from which our cut was taken. The design was drawn by Miss Olive Belnap; the letters, "The Acorn," by Mr. Wilford Shurtliff. SPIRIT! Wake up! Students, what are you doing? Get a little more life and spirit. There seems to be no class spirit at all this year. The different classes should be competing against each other in sports and debates. It is really necessary for rivalry to produce the most rapid advancement, for we cannot advance without opposition. The students haven't life enough to do anything without the faculty's leading out. If there's a ball to be given, the faculty must work it up; if there's a debate to be had, the faculty must organize it; the faculty is the life of the school. It seems that if the students would wake up and take a little of the weight from the faculty it would be better all around. Organize classes and have games and tests of knowledge as well as tests of strength and skill. Organize societies in the school to practice speaking and singing. But let all rivalry be in good spirit, that is, do not go so far as to cause ill will to exist between classes and individuals. It is sometimes the case that feuds between classes lead to dis-sentions and serious trouble. Class spirit is good until it reaches that point. Show by doing that you are not asleep. Have your class contests, parties, and meetings, for they lead to development in every phase of life. The sooner you learn to live now the sooner you can live. Too much life is spent in learning HOW to live, overlooking the fact that we are living today.