Show SEARCHLIGHT THE The SEARCHLIGHT Bear VoL Published By the River High School Griffin Nethella 12 Students of The Under the Direction Faculty Advisor 15 February By of best issue yet some of whom Business Staff: Earl Johns STAFF Naoma Gatfdie Cleo Nye With Malice Toward No Man Rocket Headlines a good deal of comment about the have used on some of the front page "Rocket headlines” they are stories of this issue called The actual story begins lti the biggest typo of the head a further thought Is added In the subhead and the sentence Is finished in the body of We headlines Smith still Insists But have Earl Betenson has ford “Henry? parked in place Until now he has left his dad’s car out that he is an old gray noticed that curl on you decided front kept It to keep his little of his neighbor’s in the garage and Mr Nye proved to be a successful until a Weber Warrior knock ivj bench off warm-e- expect we story These rocket heads are in the field of journalism has yet adopted newspaper although r editors of one of several No them great the newest features great metropolitan for continual use papers use them a while "The Searchlight” became modernized this year different style of by using an entirely new and headlines Now we proudly stick another feather in “The Searchlight” our caps for as far as we know is the first and only high school paper ever to use this modern innovation once In Student Tuition Fees the beginning of the school year students to pay a tuition of- four dollars to requested meet student body expenses during the year help Four dollars is such a slight sum to pay for the to school But excepting educaprivilege of coming tion one receives so much for his tuition! At are numbers student body trances athletic Lyceum fund The games are paid for from this student body of this paper is made possible and unpublication counted improvements are made in the school by of this tuition payment But unfortunately there are a few students who and come to try to get something for nothing school with no intention of paying their Just fees from those the benefits are In stealing they reality students who have paid If all students’ tuition fees were in the school would have enough money to buy the sound system demonstrated recently and have a good sum left The only recognized members of the Bear River high school student body are those who have paid been more their four dollar fee The school has than generous In allowing those other few to remain here but we think It Is time they woke up to bethe fact that they are usurping what rightfully longs to the great majority who are loyal to the school in paying their activity fee That Elastic is Here Again First it was that man that was here again then that moon and now It’s that elastic that is here Ever so often we seem to have an epidemic again of something or other and right now seems to be the old the time students have chosen to revive custom of flipping paper wads During the past few weeks we have had to every move we made In order to dodge the ammunition shot from elastics bean shooters flipchose who pers and the accurate arms of those to throw their We have not been able so busy to enjoy an assembly because we were rubbing the spots that had been fired upon The barbarian period certainly has passed but to those modem barbarians we plead: If you have to act like a bunch of uneducated animals get together in groups some distance away and have And for all the rest perhaps a your little wars little slogan like “Fire not lest you be fired upon” would help our cause watch BEAR BITS hAr townspeople But my late lamented column In the last that died so miserably issue is back and the associate editors are going to have a fight on their hands to keep these worthy off the front page meanderings Reid Bishop has a fine car of his own now It is an old Essex about 1915 that wheezes along at vintage the Today there are loosed upon our world many doctrines of hate and war conflicting ideologies of that agree on only one thing — the supremacy knife The dictatorial the gun and rulers of the world are not speaking In tongues of civil but of war Malicious Fascism goverance have permeated most of the Nazism Communism world Abraham Lincoln' the man of the ages said: “I shall do nothing in malice What I deal with And again is too vast for malicious dealing” “With malice toward none with charity for all firm in the belief that right makes ‘might" That is the inconceivable glory of our country and the liberty for which it was established There is no place here for that maliciousness Ours is no land for the dictators iron hand to crush! Our heads shall never bow to the whip! Our flag the red the white and blue shall always wave on high! who Those brave men soldiers and statesmen of the United States fought for thp independence of America and won will be hallowed down the the years for their unselfish patriotism and devotion to a supreme cause Their immortality is all mankind's heritage The ones who established it and the ones who held It together— they are equally great We reverently honor this month two of the greatest the Father of our Country and George Washington Abraham Lincoln the Great Emancipator was a strong leader enWashington valiantly gaged In the struggles of a few colonies to form a strong united nation' He became the first president of that nation and lived to see the beginning of Its triumphant march of progress Almost a century later Lincoln faced a presidential horizon over which black clouds of trouble and strife hung oppressively low The great martyr bore unflinchingly the sorrows and tolls of the years He stood In the midst of storms shoulders bowed by almost unbearable burdens but face lifted to the hope and peace and unity that lay before! The souls of George Washington first president establlsher of liberty Justice and equality Abraham Lincoln martyr emancipator bearer of a nation’s Cross march on haloed the by years glorified by a free land’s devotion Our father s God to Thee author of liberty to Thee we sing Long may our land be With freedom’s holy bright Protect light us by Thy might Great God our King” haired codger his forehead? Several know per-- ! I didn’t sonally informed me they had noticed of this the elimination with regret bit of writing Johnson Editor Stanley Luclle Jensen Associate Editor Assistant Editor Fanny ITall Sports Editor: Reid Bishop Assistants: Dick Welling Grant Cullimore Tanner News Staff: Mervin Noreen Earl Marjorie Hansen Aileen DeLong Lueile Llsh Beth Cannon Verna Ruth - Secrhl Evan Iverson Mary Frldal Lane Palmer Theurer Alten Davis Thola Jensen Amanda Ward Geraldine Walker Dorothy Munk Amy Christopher Iloilyn Retention Merle Castleton son Fay Hall Lael Miller La Rene Riehens M J Wood the terrific rate of 25 and gets the amazing miles a gallon And ago we had to push blocks before it started "LOST HORIZON February Birthdates Indicate Genius Johnson to the last issue of indeed gratifying and the many thanks to you who said that omission of this column made it the 193718) EDITORIAL Stanley The response this paper was 8 No 1938 (Member Columeanderinq miles an mileage a few P it only hour of 5 M’a three LEADS” The' time of year has rolled arounc again when I come forth with my list of the ten best motion pictures of the year It was difficult to do so so seen has 1937 because many really fine films There was never any question One film stood to the best picture so high above 'all others that it was first choice It is “Lost undisputable as I’m which as far Ilori7on” the is concerned greatest motion a mark set ever It produced picture that may never again of perfection be equaled on the sliver screen By Geraldine Walker It seems that Dr Ellsworth Huntington a scientist Cor something) has discovered that the month of February or the first part of March He deis the best time to be bom of the weather clares that because this period of the year produces more notable persons than any other time Those born in these months are also to have a strong physique supposed and a longer life If this is true we have a number budof students whom we may see ding out any day to be second Lincoln's Carusos Longfellows or even Washingtons However it ts a sad fact that there are not many even though this is the valentines valentines month There is only one boy Don Hansen who may become a Lincoln There are three valentines Valaine Cornwall Edward Kemp and Bert There fyre also three WashPeterson Verl Henri Leon Grover ingtons and Anna Marie Theurer The most born on one day was on 8 when Gerald ChristenFebruary son June Fraser Verna Elliott Gold a Billie Lower Knudson and Phebe Wood entered the busy hemisphere for the first time We might see Wayne Norr Cloe or Adrus Hansen becom-n- g Thompson movie actors or actresses such as Hudson Rochelle Carroll Madeliene Franchot Tone Joan Bennett and the late Jean Harlow Naomi Gaddie might be a Longfellow Albert Henderson a Chopin VirNona Arbon a Mlchaelanglo a female Knute Rock-n- e Second "The Life of Emile Zola" ginia Richins another "but adds Muni will tell have to which Paul in somebody ’ Immortal character to the motion us that those valentines will turn out the in the of be Jessica to great picture gallery Dragonettes finest biographical film 'of our “lime Then comes the dignified ana CAMPUS GOSSIP delvsimply told “The Good Earth” ing Into the vfry soul of China By Wae Mest a picture of tremendous "Conquest" Is Now that the swimming pool power which cost 13000000 and was near completion the girls are wonder“A Star Is Born" reworth it what kind of bathing suits will ing vealing the heartaches as wll as the be required After many hours of glory of Hollywood discussion they finally agreed all suits Courageous" "Captains Klpl n g’l will be turtle necked with long classic tale of a boy and men at sleeves and the legs blousing below and sea with Freddie Bartholomew the knees Spencer Tracy bringing tears to our to Orchids Helen Winzeler Mr and with the scent "Maytime” eyes Morris for their untiring efforts In of peach blossoms for mood glorious for freshvictory cards making pep love and music story of heart stirring men to wear “Camille” in the springtime Garbo imbuing the classic love In a recent quiz given to her Amstory with new distinction erican Life classes Miss Larsen asked Next is a poignant gripping drama each student to state if he were a boy of the slums "Dead End" and or a girl One paper came back "The Road Back" showing the utter reading "I am a MAN!” hopelessness of young soldiers after a Did you notice the Weber basketwar finding themselves strangers in ball players and the locketa bracelets a world that has moved on finishes and other feminine jewelry they the list wore? Just like the days of old when GARBO COLMAN MUNI CITED knights going into battle wore tokens of their ladies’ affection The greatest performance of the year was given by the immortal Greta POME Garbo in "Conquest’ As Marie beloved of Napoleon By A If she rises to sheer heights molding her characMajor Hoople Is a man who exter into a million moods each equal- presses himself to prove she Is the He makes a huge giant out of a ly believeable wee elf screen’s sincerest genius Ronald Colman and But he in his field does not stand Paul Mun) share male honors for “Lost Horizon" alone For we In this school have our own and "Zola" respectively Favorite song of the moment conMr Hone tinues to be the plaintive ballad umnist read dally by 2000000 per“There’s a Gold Mine in the Sky” sons had passed on to the land of which we lustily sang several times richer reward he so often wrote of In a Sunday School class the other His sincere writings never belittling morning The sprightly tune or degrading struck so deep his “Whistle While You Work” from from these shores seems a Walt Disney’s "Snow White and the sailing loss Odd will never be forpersonal Seven Dwarfs” will soon crowd for gotten by those who read the story top honors however of his climb to the top and perhaps Yesterday there came' the shocking had a faint dream of someday follownews the Odd McIntyre beloved col- - ing lp his with footsteps |