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Show DEDICATED 7Jv& TO THE wj FREEDOM "TyPr SPEECH flfflH and ynszJ press TUMm 1 ( ipiliiiiiiwiiiwiiiwilii ! iii 'mill in 1 i- .I.IIH.II in hi i n m,! I COLLEGE SbbJ LbJI Ri-i mi.. -'fi-'IWMIIIIWIIIIIIIIWIIil Hill uiikwjmiiui.jjiil HlllllllllllMlll'l IWIII m-i.i..iii.....,. L VOL. IV OGDEN, UTAH, THURSDAY, A PRIL 15, 1920 NO. 14 WEBER ORATOR WINS ANNUAL R Nominations for Officers for Be Held This Month CLOSE RIVALRY PREVAILS IN ALL OFFICES INDICATIONS GIVE HOPE OF SPIRITED CAMPAIGN INTEREST CENTERS" ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES Again it becomes our duty to assume the responsibility of electing the officers who shall further the work of the student body next year. If there is one time in all the school year when we should be in all seriousness, when we should use our best and soundest judgment and give due consideration to the oncoming issue it is now. In our hands lies the success of the student body next year. If we are not capable of electing young men and young women who can justly and efficiently fill the various offices of this organization, then no matter what kind of students enroll, the following school year will be a failure. Especially is this true in the selection of the man who shall stand at the head of the student body. The nominations for Student Body Officers for 1920-21 will probably be held in about one week. The same rules governing the process of nominations will be in vogue this year, i. e. a petition having fifty names is necessary in order to nominate any officers. The candidates for President and Vice President of the Student Body must have at least eleven units of credit. Otherwise no restrictions are made as to whom shall be a candidate for the various offices. As we glance over the Student Body in search of probable nominees in the coming election we are confronted by a serious as well as difficult problem. In performing this act we must give the issue at hand an unbiased and serious consideration. We must forget all personal element in determining our decision and in place consider the schools' welfare as paramount. Only in this way can we hope for a successful continuation of the various student organizations. The office of President of the Student Body calls for a man who is energetic and original. One who will ignore class interests and work for only the student body. Among possible candidates we find the name of John Emmett, who has served as President of the Class of '21 during the last two years. He has represented the school in debating in 1919 and 1920. Also he was assistant business manager of the Acorn for 1919. Undoubtedly Mr. Emmett will be one of the nominess for President of "the Student Body for 1920-21. Another personage who has demonstrated his ability as a leader is Delbert Wright. Mr. Wright was formally a member of Class '19, but discontinued school work for two years. This year he has been a mem-(Continued on Tage 3, Col. 3) Student Body 1920 - 21 EXTEMPO CONTEST Ai5 . was previously announced in the Weber Herald, the University of Utah is offering a gold and silver medal to the two best extemporaneous speakers in the state. The final contests are to be conducted by the state institution, but it is first necessary to determine the winners in the various divisions. All of the high schools in Wrieber, Cache, Box Elder and Rich Counties are included in this division. The general topic will be "World Peace." This subject will be subdivided into about ten minor ones. Twenty-four hours before the final contest the representatives from each division shall choose a specific subject from a list of ten prepared by the University direct- "THE NAUTICAL KNOT" AT DAVIS HIGH FRIDAY AN INITIAL APPEARANCE WILL BE MADE AT KAYS-VILLE ON .APRIL 16, FOR PRELIMINARY PRACTICE The initial presentation of the operetta "The Nautical Knot," by Weber students will occur tomorrow night at the Davis County High School. For practically three months the entire cast has been working on the show in order to assure a successful outcome. Under the able direction of Wm. H. Manning, our music director, all the parts in the cast are very commendably being handled by the students. Through their hard and consistent work a successful performance is inevitable. The opera "The Nautical Knot," is one of high standard, and is especially adapted to high school students. The plot of the story is very humorous and is declared to please even the very critical mind. It is based on a series of complicated situations which eventually evolve into a happy (?) ending (matrimony?). The reason for the preliminary appearance at Kaysville is twofold. The primary purpose is to establish a musical reputation throughout the state for Weber and we believe that the "Nautical Knot" will aid materially toward this end. The secondary reason is to train the students in their respective parts so that they will be more capable and experienced when the opera is presented at the Orpheum. Theatre on April 26th. The heavy parts are being handled by students of a very competent nature Miss Lottie Hammer will por-(Continued on Tage 3, Col. 3) ATHLETIC FIELD IS FOR CITY CITY COMMISSION AND SCHOOLS PLEDGE SUPPORT IN PERFECTING THE GROUNDS IMMEDIATELY TRACK FOR ALL WEBER ATHETICS NEW PARK WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST IN WESTERN PART OF U. S. At last one of Ogden's most. paramount needs is about to become a reality. Plans for a city athletic field which have been formed and reformed for many years are being pushed with sincere earnstness by the live wires of Ogden. The City Commission has made such plans possible by the alloting of the grounds at 29th and Monroe, which will make an ideal spot for such a field. Ogden will no longer group behind in the athletic contests of the v.-o-'--' v;l- tV !!' !hV..::r.s of c::r.b. plans. Athletes of Weber, Ogden High School and Ogden A. A. will find a place, to shake their shaggy sides that they might work the sub-sidiar3' flesh from their bodies in the future. - Many years ago the. athletes of the city contetsed for honors'.in track, field, football and baseball gam.es on the old race track which was then situated where the Ogden, Logan & Idaho Railway car barns are at present located. Since the abdicating of these grounds as a track Ogden has been left behind in the dim lights with the present field on Canyon Road. If old Sol will but glitter forth with warm greetings during the present week the City Engineer will complete laying off the field, while Weber Normal Colege and Ogden High Students wil be granted a holiday to help put the field in a A-l shape for the coming season. With the backing of the City Commissioners and both High Schools of the city the old park at Glenwood will really be a dim memory in the minds of past athletes who have competed there for honors and Ogden will become the ..-io; ff an. athletic field second to none in the state. The new field when complete, will have a cinder track of the reguation 240 yard type with "two curves and two staightways. Tne gridiron field will no doubt be sodded in the summer months and put in such a condition that it will rar.'.c as one of the best fields in the West. The baseball field will also be put in first class condition. Discussion regarding the installing of bath rooms and shower baths at the park have not subsided yet. If the present arrangements go through the Board of Education of both Ogden High and Weber Normal College will vote $2000 each towards putting the field in a very typical condition. The field with the coming of spring will no doubt be built over night and become one of Ogdert's new features. The meet of Saturday. April 24th, will no doubt be the initiating event of the new field and athletics will suddenly revive on a high scale. ICH Miss Ruth Scowcroft reoresent- ing this Institution, awarded First Place by the Judges READING CONTEST STATE contests will be held j this year under the aus- j pices of the University of Utah j in Reading. Two separate con- tests will be held for boys and r girls. Gold and silver medals j" wil be awarded the winner of j" first and second paces, respect- j ively, in both contests. The II eight scholastic divisions of !" the state will be represented in f the final contests at the Uni- versity. It will be necessary to '' hold preliminary contests this year to determine the winners . of each division. Weber must V compete against all high j- schools of Box Elder, Cache, j. Rich and Weber counties, in V order to be declared the win- j- ners. The material for these j contests is Dickens' "Christmas I Carol." !' TO BE EL IMINATED NEXT YEAR CHURCH AUTHORITIES ADOPT POLICY OF CONCENTRATING HIGHER BRANCHES OF TRAINING According to the tentative plans of both the Board members of the Weber Normal College and the Ogden High School, the Freshmen Class at both institutions will be practically eliminated next year. This system will be effected at this institution if the public schools can handle the incoming graduates from the grade schools. This action was taken because of the fact that according to plans of the city commission, two new large junior high schools will be creeled in Ogden during the spring and summer month0.. It is estimated that these two buildings, besides the prevailing faculties of the public schools will be able to take care of the seventh, eighth and ninth (Freshmen) grades. If such plans be completed by next fall it is very probable that the majority of the grade students will continue their work under the public school system. Hence a very small number of students would enter here in the fall. For this reason it has been proposed that the first year class be entirely eliminated. However, the church authorities have another purpose in supporting such a proposition. In the first place it will solve our present crowded condition which will incidentally result in a higher scholastic standing. With the removal of nearly four hundred students, our faculty will be put on a normal basis. Greater emphasis can be put on our college work in (Continued on Page 3, Col. 3) CONTEST OGDEN SPEAKER RECEIVES SECOND PLACE RESULT OF LATEST CONTEST GIVES WEBER A LARGE LEAD IN THE NUMBER OF CONTESTS WON Once again Ogden! Yes, it is becoming a matter of fact to defeat you intellectually as well as physically. Victory is dear and we are proud of the fact that we are prac-ticaly sole owners of it. Defeat is a cheap creature and we know you appreciate is as it is practically the only thing possible to acquire We shall ' uiererore continue to always strive and obtain Victory, so that you as well as we will be contented and that the world will look to both of us like a beaming light. Let's not forget the last occasion of the continuance of this Ogden renowned episode. Remember, Friday, April 9, 1920? Why of course the contest which held sway on that day is the point we are referring to as another factor in the body of ourto-be-forever-continued production. Let us call that occasion the Rich Contest Do I hear the reply? Certainly! Let that be its name. We are certainly proud of the fact that Weber students are numerous on the Roll of Honor as victors in the annual Rich Oratorical Contest. We sincerely extend our hearty greetings to Dr. Edward I. Rich who fittingly celebrates his birthday by making such an annual contest possible. It proves to be of great benefit to the students of both Instituions, as it is in reality a means by which they can acquire experience and develop their tellectual abilities. We feel that he is thus a friend of high school stu dents of this city. Miss Ruth Scowcroft comimendably ran aw;.y with first honors as a representative of Weber. "The Need Today of a Strong American Patriotism" was the subject her oration was based on. Her subject matter, or ganization and delivery wis splendid. She reviewed history, showing how the men who vere embodied with a strong American patriotism, in the past had been the men of the hour in American life and thus overcame the problems of the age. Bolshevism Labor problems and other augmenting conditions of this day, she pointed out would only be solved by the American Patriots of today. Second place was awarded to a representative of the high school, Mr. II i lard Wherry. He spoke on the subject of "The United States as Mandatory to Mexico." Mexico, because of her deplorable conditions, needs some great nation to watch, guide and protect her, he stated, so that her inhabitants might be raised up from their deplorable conditions. Her good must become a staple De- (Continued on Page 3, Col. 4) |