Show THE SEARCHLIGHT Modern Cafeteria Replace Pie The SEARCHLIGHT Published By the River tilth School NetheUs Griffin Beer March XII Vol Students ef The Under the Direction Faculty Advisor 8 Columeanderinq Might Stanley No 1938 Johnson By Pump-Mayb- e I send Alas what a life is this! little someone out to get a news story on If business would Improve carnival and he comes he would build a modern cafeteria the athletic back and says they’ve decided not to and book store In the place of the have one Three minutes later somepresent “pie dump” Leland Hansen one else cornea in with news that the told reporters recently have begun classes rehearsing dancing Mr Hansen says that boys are much for the aforementioned athletic carni- better customers than girls When a val! That Is why I am already comboy asks for candy he usually accepts And with each Issue of whatever kind the clerk offers but pletely giddy this school rag another lock turns the girls like to shop around Students spend more money for gray Soon I must henna my locks as Miss Lund and others have done candy bars than for anything else of 9 imiI xassocV'1 - - - - - EDITORIAL STAFF Stanley Johnson LncUe Jewen : Editor Fnny Hall Assistant Editor Assistant: Dick Sports Editor: Held Bishop Grant Culllmore Marjorie Noreen Earl News Staff: Mervln Tanner Ilansen Aileen DeLong Inclle Llsh Beth Cannon Verna Evan Iverson Ruth Seerlat Mary Fridal Lane Palmer Theurer Alten Davis Thol Jensen Amanda Ward Dorothy Munk Geraldine Walker Chrlstopher-so- n Ilollyn Betenson Merle Caatleton Amy Ins M J Fay Hall Lad Miller IaRene Rich Darrell Wood Erma Holland Doyle Udy gdtMw Aseoetate Grover Ttnslmne Staff: Earl Beth Johns Manning Nsoma Gaddle Cleo Nye The Constitution and the Youth of Today First contest prize By Stanley Anderson essay In Ladles’ Self Culture Club "We the people of the United States ordain and establish this constitution for the When these Immortal United States of America” our the halls of liberty words rang out through was rising world born A power nation was being seaboard up from the dim shores of the Atlantic A constitution was being adopted that was destined to direct for years to come a country second to - none In all the world — — — — As stated In the preamble one of the greatest was: objects and principles of this famous document “to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity” Through the golden eras of our has truly provided Its posnation our constitution so terity with these blessings of liberty In doing a protective institution of It has also provided to able throughcontinue which Is well democracy out the ages the direction of the destiny of the United States A contrast with the youth of other nations -- enables us to more clearly realize the actual slgni- and privilege of American youth flcance advantage In Italy a boy of six bein the United States comes a member of the military organization "Sons to fourteen his career of the Wolf” From of military concerns work In special detachments Ufe that might in some haphazard way conform he is prepared to enter a with youth At fifteen life of militarism Nazi youth In Germany participate in much are the same program The youth of Germany made to realize that their only mission in life is to make of their country a military state wherein As It is in Italy dwellrf control of a world empire the girls of the nation have only one great purpose to serve their country by the increase of its population and to live through life with the knowledge of its supremacy In Japan although youth Is net so thoroughly organized as in Germany or Italy youth's purpose From birth every is Just as clearly emphasized the from child of the empire grows up believing roots of his soul that: "Japan is the only divine land Japan’s emperor is the only divine ruler do eiht Japan’s people are Therefore Japan the must only divine be the people light of the world” In a country rising up from between the peacethere today ful Pacific and the mighty Atlantic exists a free youth This great nation’s constitution protects its youth by making possible through Its true democratic provisions and government for them to gain the positions in the world as leaders of life In countries of direct military state whence will come these future people of science and progression? diplomacy Definitely not from” a body of youth whose very existence concerns strife and whose every age is dominated by militarism A great modem once stated: philosopher “True leaders of life rise up from democratic youth only" It Is thus that our constitution the foundation of our government holds out to youth the protec- - Banking basketball the last thin tournament dime to take sis to the State ON TO THE STATE! At the state with banners flying high the most successful basketball season In of Bear River we have reached the goal that we have been striving to attain for many ’ ' years— a place on the list of teams who compete In the state finals The team ably led by Wayne Fryer Captain and lost but one Every has won nine games player has made a record he can well be proud of a well oiled The boys have worked together as the On to end of the history machine the team The student body has been behind one hundred per cent strong They have supported every game both home and away to cheer the team on to victory The band members should be commended on the remarkable showing they have made Under the direction of Mr C C Watkins uniform at every home — they have appeared In awa game and some games Now that the team is going to the state in first place for region one they need the support of Are we going to the student body more than ever to Salt We are let them down? Never! going Lake and cheer the team to the state championIn basketball will We a farther title go step ship than we did in football On to the state for victory! Justified Bear River Pride Abraham Lincoln once said: "I believe that a man should be proud of the city in which he lives and that he should so live that his city will be proud of him" this Certainly enough has been accomplished school year and so many outstanding things done that we have reason to be proud of our school What remains for us to do is so order the course we take that our school mates and future students Bear River will be proud to mention us as fellow boosters and backers Everything that has been done at Bear River this year is recognized as the best Those who are now will look back and always students remember this year That Is well And maybe at some future time the school will be able to look back and say: Oh yes he is famous and successful now He went to this high school Bear River of course” Ladies Self Culture Club It Is of praise perhaps fitting that we should drop a word to the Ladies’ Self Culture Clilb of Garlsincere interest in the They have shown school and have encouraged students in various lines of endeavor Annually they make an award to the outstandfre6hie ing scholar In the eighth grade sophomore and Junior classes Their award has become onr of the most cherished in the school The recent contest they conducted on the Constitution was but one of many in which they give students a chance to write and win prizes that we are grateful for this group of high school patrons and for what they have done for us and tion of youth’s virtue and character as does no other document upon the face of the earth And as time marches on the constitution of the United States of America continues “to secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity” JOY OF EDITORSHIP - great being Oh but It's Joy editor My yes! All you have to do Is sit up until two or three o’clock in the morning for about a week the paper comes out going over reportcopy that six dozen miserable ers have turned in usually three days too late Inserting punctuation marks throwcorrecting the hideous spelling of the rot away trying In to Its write something place aid ing generally sinking into a bed humor then on Friday night yon have all the to stay up all night because to be in to the printer by has copy Saturday morning Everything that basketball is but the last minute stories And then on Saturday a school if you’re editor of paper you have to get Reid Bishop out of bed (meanuhlle being very considerate and not calling him fore noon for that would disturb hit gentle slumber) and get him to write wortha few lines that are generally less anyway Then he goes bsck te bed while you plug on In a while you become Once courageous enough to phone up Luclle Jensen and Fanny Hall and hint that the school paper— “The Searchlight” ever hear of it? —is due to come out again and why don’t they write something for it? And RUMBLINGS OF THUNDER The first really black clouds of thunder begin to roll when you find that Grant Culllmore hasn’t handed articles in and that he his assigned is still asleep at two o’clock in the afternoon You shake him into a partial awakening and he scribbles a few sentences which when you read them through you decide to call a nightmare The next thing you do is go after Dick column You find Welling’ however that Dick has gone to Logan or some such heathenish place! and so you twiddle your thumbs while Mr Welling writes his column for him By some miracle of sorcery you and per finally round up everything haps by six o’clock in the afternoon can take time out for a bit of food (Of course you have had nc time during the day to devour the slightest morsel) you SATURDAY Sometime NIGHT urday night finished by you around BUSINESS midnight Satthe proofs all who has done nothing but loll in his shop all day and you spend the rest of the night and cutting out the paper proofs of each article In readiness to put the dummy together SunYou find of course day afternoon that the printer has got your headlines all mixed up and that they are set In the wrong type but after what you have been through such a minor matter can no longer annoy get a printer Hanzen stated Rext in the line of sale burgers popular with all Mr are hamstudents They especially hold their place In of freshthe hearts and stomachs however often men Upper classmen choose plate lunches during cold weather ice As warm weather approaches cream and sodas grow more popular but bars still continue to lead the sales Junior Debaters Climax Work (heir term’s work In Climaxing public speaking the English 11 classes engaged last week in a series of debates and panel discussions which proved so interesting according to all reports that everyone felt paid for the days of tedious brief making and other preparation Subjects debated included Abolishment of the present marking system the new credit system the list of reand other school quired subjects such problems They also included child labor 'soli conservatopfcsas tion boycotting the Japanese enlarging the UR Navy and the liquor problem Some of the ablest debaters proved to be Stanley Anderson Harold Strand George Bradshaw Dale Jensen Vere Johnson Lowell Hess Grant Smith Reid Bishop Verl Henrie Melba Thompson Gweneth Archibald Norma Wood Norma Hansen and Faye Fridal Others who did very good work were Trude Taylor Fred Allen Ralph Mels ter Melvin Erickson Ray White Hartley White Robert Wassom Lavon Naomi Nielson Tolman Elizabeth Wortley Marcia Housley and Gertrude Bronson Mrs Griffin class instructor said that she hoped to see debating reestablished as a school activity next year She thinks that there is no reason why Bear River should not participate with the other schools of the state in the regular debate contests The constitution provides awards for debating but of late yesus these contests have been discontinued Mrs Griffin suggests that a debating club' for upper classmen be organized next fall and says that If arrangements can be made Mr Morris has consented to sponsor such a movement cldentaUy you think the family k waiting for you to offer to sweep that inv Dear readers you will be spared a description of the painful afternoon that la spent in putting the paper together Sufficeth it to say that yon are on the verge of suicide when it b finished I hope I haven’t been misunder you! stood In this column This isn’t pesComes the dawn" and you ' spend simism it’ merely Indigestion caused the morning crawling around on you by a salad that the Ladles’ Self Culthands and knees looking for pins to ure Club fed me when I went there nee In Tl6 to read an essay last making the dummy Friday I school board could never boy yon any it’s my own fault too I know pins— Oh no! Well you finally I shouldn’t eat onions — but geel 1 a pin or two from the two Just had to get to tlmi slice of fresh Inches of dost on the floor and la- - tomato that was underneath — - |