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Show THE WEBER HERALD WEBER HERALD Plibllshed Cvrry other Tuesdaydur--inff the M-liool year by the student of 'the weoor .Normal ioiiree. Official paper of the Weber Normal i follrfle. ) AIlrcw nil communications AVeltcr Herald, Officii, L'Lah. thk r',nr:it hi:rm,d staff 1 I,e.slie- J. Chrlstensen . . Kditor-in-Chiof Alice Tlppct-l AwriHtant Kdltor-ln-Chlef Alton Richards News Kdltor 1 A I,;"; v " ' V,if'.r Grant LofKreen Sports Kditor I:ny Scovllle Assistant Sports Nan Kmmett Feature Carl Green Assistant Feature Gladys lirowli .... Exchange Editor Editor Editor I Joseph Jeppson . . Business Manager Thomas Smith .. Circulation Manager REPORTKItS Marion Taylor, (Jladvs Oreen, Lou Jean McKay, Ruby iludficld and .Honita Scowcroft. THEOLOGY In a certain school, which the author visited recently, a number of the .Instructors were trying to get one day In the year set apart for the purpose of Ihelr visiting other high schools. These teachers were agitating this for the purpose of obtaining a knowledge of how others used methods of pedagogy and how they put them Into practice. These men were progressive enough to realize that as high school professors they must be always seeking the best systems for use in the education of the youth of America. Our Mr. Tracy has progressed enough to institute a new and beneficial method of theology instruction. I In a recent letter of a missionary, Mr. Tracy was complemented upon his I teaching of theology wherein he vital- ' Izes the lessons by holding a meeting like the street gathering in the mission i field. The missionary writer spoke also of . the crying need of ready information and a knovledge of how to imparL it io ' others. We all think we know a great 'deal of our Gospel, but we, like mis-! stonaries before they are "broken in," 'have not the Information ready to l convert people (o the Gospel of Christ. Do the students of this institution appreciate the magnitude of their mis- 1 sions and are they trying lo become proficient teachers of our Gospel? Are we learning proper English with which we can explain (he religion of "Mor-monism" and express ourselves lo others In all these truths? No, we do not take advantage of your splendid opportunity given by the school of Weber and we must be masters of 'these things to be learned in Weber 'before olhers can progress by following our examples. We in turn, of 1 course, progress and advance by the close and detailed observation of oth- .ers. If the youth of Zion now being educated in the church school system , would pul into practice evety day of its Hfe, the things which are taught here, what glorious futures would be ahead of Zion's youth and how much alarming sin would be stamped out! Our progress in theology has been cited as an example of our progress as Latter Day Saints. We can consider .what benefits will be derived from our courses in Science, Mathematics, History and all subjects in the curriculum and let us progress on this earth in all things of a moral and edu- cational nature as well as in a spirit- rLee llt 6 o'clock a. m. Get a "Physi-ual way. j cal Culture Magazine." or a book on We, the students of Weber, musttn? subject, and learn the correct ., , . . . movements and postures. It not neces- consider ourselves as teachers to thelsary tQ hftve dumb.bellSi liftlng world in spiritual darkness and pros- j weights, etc. Get some bricks for your ress In education that we may be able ; Hftinry exercise. Jump the rope, this to convince the learned and the schol- jdcvelopcs the legs and lungs; stand flHv th ra,i aniHf..antv in ri , Pnn ! 0 n -vour head or run around the block; land last, but not least, take a morn-living which we, after much effort to j inBr s'.iower bath you can fit up the progress thirl far, are now practicing, bath-tub with a piece of hose connect- oo led to a sprinkler for only a few cents. THE BAND? What is the matter of Weber's band? In times past Weber could boast of one of the finest bands in the city. At the games Weber's band was one of the main features, for it awakened spirit and enthusiasm and was an excellent advertising medium. When Weber's band paraded the streets it drew a big crowd to the games. No great rally was complete without the band. Today we need a band more than ever. Why can't we have one? This is not in way of crticism but will somebody please explain what the difficulty is? -oo- MUSIC SLIGHTED. And Weber is called a college, because it offers a course in English, Mathematics and History. English, which is now .spoken by millions of the earth's inhabitants, and has in its vocabulary one of the most heterogenous that ever existed. Is important, as a course, and our system is taking care of that. Mathematics, which has for its subject matter the properties of magnitude and number Arithmetic, the science of number; Algebra, the science of operations; Geometry, the science of quantity, in extension, these combined Into Trgi-onometry and Analytical Geometry Mathematics are located properly in our school. History, a record of past events, the record of events in which man has taken part, is studied in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern courses. Hut music has been dwarfed, ignored and passed by. Music has been called, "not food for the soul, but wine." A stirring bit of music lifts the spirits of those most exhausted and depressed, and helps them to fresh cour- age. Are we going to attend a school, labeled a college, where we are de prived of the interpreting instrument of band and orchestra? Are we going to allow our thousand dollar equipment to lay and corrode? Then lets have a band and orchestra. Let us cultivate and learn to love the music composers have found in trees and rippling Btream, or the stories of light- 'ning and thunder. Let that which in spires, lends courage ana nope, come back to our good school. WE DID NOT EXPECT IT. Last week a very small satirical ar ticle appeared in the Herald, which article expressed the thought that all readers of our paper were very prone to blame the "poor benighted" editor Prtt- all mtui'jboci m ti r n hv writers, crit- , . , j ,,,,. Tho ics, nnotypists ana eunors. iu euuu, asked that this pathetic theme be "en bodied in a beautiful poem," little ex pecting that It would be done. Much to his surprise the following poem was submitted by an unknown author. Thus the poem: BEAUTIFUL POEM. The editor with troubles many Lacks copy to print his paper. He asks (yet gives not a penny) Of young folks classy and dapper Who write. The linotype operator, so busy, His originality applies; With a result which makes him dizzy. As he reads the imagined lies Such plight. , Thus through the hands of the prudent Mutilated, changed, revised, Our paper comes to the student, Strange and much disguised. Who's right? Who's blamed for Ihls many a slip? That question I long to ask. At the editor of course critics snip Yet lie plods along with bis task All night. "Toiling, rejoicing, sorrowing, Onward through life he goes." With others ever harrowing His life, till its bitter cloBe, Shows fight. EXERCISE What is the meaning of the word "exercise?" Webster says: "Exercise la the exertion of the body und mind or faculties for improvement." Too many people confine the word "exercise" to either the body or the mind, and seldom associate both together, aiental and physical development ko hand in hand, and no person can reach the heights in either, without building up the other in proportion. The greatest thinkers of the world spend a few minutes each day in the development of their bodies. We often see pictures of great inventors and mental geniuses with bent backs and drawn features, but, I think, these men, in most cases, are strong, erect, and healthy, with features radiating: power and determination. In writing of exercie, I do. not refer to the spasmodic kind such as we sometimes get in schools. The student j who "goes out" for football either makes the squad or does not make it. If he does not, he gets little or no physical benefits whatever. The student who makes the team trains strenuously for two months and then stops. He slumps back into his old habits of easy life and dissipation. Our gymnasium will, of course, eliminate this evil, but our "gym" is not with us now, hence, we shall have to make shift for the present. Here is a plan, by which, we all can receive the benefit of physical education. Early morning- is the best t im e th is nip.nns f he st udent must Start with the water warm and end up by a quick dash of cold. If the studnnls and teachers will go through a system of exercises like this every morning, I will guarantee that everyone wilt feel better get his lessons quicker, and sickness, and doctor bills will be a thing of the past. on A LETTER FROM OUR BOARD PRESIDENT All of us at vveber are anxiously following the travels of the president of our school board, Apostle David O. Mc Kay. His very vivid and interesting letters sent from nearly all parts of the globe, published in The Deseret News, have all been read eagerly. Notwithstanding the fact that these letters are "notes of busy life," they may rightfully be considered works of art. The majority of us cannot write hurriedly and often and write well. But Apostle McKay can do this as is clearly evident. This man has been traveling abroad several months. Among the most important places he has visited are China. Japan, Korea, the Hawaiian Islands, the Society Islands, the Cook Islands. Xew Zealand, the Fiji Islands, the Tonga Islands, the Samoa Islands, Australia, Tasmania, Java, India, the Holy Land. Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, France and England. When tbe last word was received from Apostle McKay, be was in England. From this country he will probably leave for Germany and Scandinavia. He is now near the end of his stay abroad and is expected to arrive here within the early months of the coming year, probably in January. Brother McKay, before assuming the apostleship, was a professor in Weber. From the very first his interests have been with the school. While in Tahiti he sent homo tho letter which follows. I:i it are evident his remarkable philosophy, his hearty love of poetry and his crystal clearness of expression. The students of tbe Weber Normal College will do well to use this letter as a literary model; For one accustomed only to the broad expanse of western plains and to the limitless stretch of mountain ranges it Is difficult to realize the fact that fllltv' thrpo-fifthc r,t Iha om-fana tnls old globe called Kanh js covered with water. Likewise to a Polynesian, accustomed only to little specks of land called islands, rising above the surface here and there In the midst of a seemingly boundless sea, it must be difficult to realize the fact that this old blobe isn't almost covered with water. Though a westerner familiar with deserts and mountains, after havins sailed fifty-four days on the Pacific ocean, including the Yellow sea and the Inland sea, I'm beginning to accept the Polynesian view. Following our fifteen-day voyage across th the northern Pacific from Vancouver to Yokohoma, this view, if correct, would have seemed calamitous, but following the twelve-day trip rrom San Francisco to Papeete, Tahiti, it appears almost entertainingly acceptable.At a social gathering, just before we left home, a few months ago, some of our friends expressed their inten- of taking a trip on the Pacific i ,h the near future and kindly asked for suggestions as to the best route. I should like to say to them that of all the fifteen thousand miles of ocean travel, this voyage from San Francisco to Tahiti is by far the most delightfulthe very antipodes of the cold, stormy, turbulent one across the northern Pacific. We have not had even a tinge of seasickness. Ever since we passtd out of the Golden Gate we have been sailing over a deep, inky-blue surface as level as an uncultivated prairie. True, the waves are restless and billowy but scarcely sufficiently ruffled to break into white-caps. When these do occasionally appear between the boat and the clear-cut horizon, they look like little patches of snow; "A moment white, then gone forever; Or like the Borealis race That flit ere you can mark their place." This literal application of the poet's beautiful simile on "pleasure" leads me to say that sailing on the South Seas in April is not a pleasure; it's a joy. When four days out of San Francisco, passengers appeared on deck in Palm Beach suits and, when six days out, all were in white. We fully anticipated hot weather as we approached the equator; but even In this, we were delightfully disappointed. An occasional gentle shower kept the air cool and refreshing; so when old Neptune came abroad with his fat, jolly wife and attendants, he held his court in an atmosphere as pleasant as a first of June day in Utah. Old Neptune's initiation ceremonies consist of an arrest, trial and sure conviction of everyone crossing the equator for the first time; a sentence to a shave with a wooden razor the size of an old-fashioned broad hay knife; and a thorough ducking in an improvised tub through which the novitiate must crawl while a stream of sea water from a two-inch hose is turned full force upon him. Then, for twenty-fivo cents, he is given a certificate of membership into Neptune's domain. Very few escape the clutches of this mystical old "god of the sea." No voyage could be entirely enjoyable without affable company, congen ial officers and a considerate crew. In all these the "Marana" is exceptionally fortunate. The passengers, though few and of varying types, in termingle in conversation, games and socials with less restraint and more good will than is usually manifest among voyagers. Though the protrud-ng egotist and the retiring cynic are among the company, the snob, thank heaven, is not aboard. Among the several commanders with whom we have sailed, Captain Aldwell easily stands first in congeniality, consideration and general excellence. Whether as. "Bacchus" at the costume party, as "judge" at the mock court, as an exchanger of repartee or as cap tain on inspection, he seems par excel lence. - No one desiring a pleasant voyage will ever regret choosing the ocean liner commanded by Captain B. M. Aldwell. Another man who is prominent among his fellows in repartee, timely stories, good humor and intelligent conversation is Professor Wes-tel W. Willoughby of Johns Hopkins university. Fortunately he is one of a very companionable group which compose our dancing room family. Perhaps we must admit that the British colony lads are not equal as stewards to the Chinese "boys' one, unless ultra fastidious, can consistently complain of the service on the "Marana." So with a considerate crew, capable, congenial officers, amiable fellow passengers, fair weather and a calm sea, what can one do but enjoy one's self? If surfeited with reading, writing and games, one can peer over the railing of the deck into the unfathomable deep where millions of fishes of all sizes, "live and move and have their being" and eke out a short or long existence by preying upon one another just as higher creatures do in the element above them known as "air." It's much more pleasant to philosophize about these fishes than to look over the railing to feed them. One can imagine that millions of that finny tribe, even if they had sufficient gray matter to hold a thought, could not comprehend how higher intelligence cm possibly exist above the surface of their one known element, water. One can fancy that nearly the entire briny population might be classed as sceptics and agnostics. Only the shoals of white and blue and white and red flying fish, which have learned the fact by actual experience, know that certain objects do inhabit the ethereal heaven above them. For have they not caught occasional glimpses of vliat '.p-peared to be a sort of feathered flying-tisli that sails above the water always? And some of them even might truthfully claim to have seen a steamboat, which to them would be a great sharklike object, a thousand times larger than their crafty enemy in the sea. sailing on top of the water and carrying two-legged objects on its flide ann dbck. But the millions of fish that move only In the depths of the sea would doubt and scoff and remain sceptics still. Isn't it possible that we human beings might not be unlike the obtuse denizens of the deep? Our ocean Is the atmopshere in which we live and move. In it, we eke out an existence, many gaining a livelihood by preying upon their fellow beings. Confidently do we assume that space above the air is uninhabited. The thought that spirit matter might respond to that ethereal environment as naturally as our i;ross bodies respond to earthly environm. nt is considered visionary. Only dimly we realize the possibility, not to mention the probability, of other worlds than ours bein? peopled by superior beings. Thus, like the fishes, we move about in our native element in ignorance, wondering, doubting, scoffing, but remaining skeptics still. Was it Eugene Arram who as be looked at the star cried, "Ye mystic lights, worlds upon worlds, incalculable! Can we look upon you, note your appointed order and your unvarying course, and not feel that we are indeed the poorest puppets of an all-pervading and resistless destiny? "Land!" "See the Island!" The cry makes one lift one's eyes from the deep, calls in one's mind from soaring, and presages a respite in a few hours from sailing. The experienced eye of a Gahilion was the first to detect the dim outline of one of the islands of the "To Motu" group in the Low Archipelago. With the aid of a pair of excellent field glasses, we were able to fetch the island sufficiently near to see the cocoanut trees. In fact, what was called "land" appeared to me to be only groves of trees growing in the ocean, so little above the seal level are the islands of this group! Mataiva is on our right, Tikehau on our left. Both are uninhabited excepting when the natives make excursions to them to gather copra, the fleshy part of the dried cocoanut. A few years years ago .these islands were nearly devastated by a terrific hurricane. It was dark before we entered the narrow opening in the reef surrounding the Island of Tahiti, and it was 9:30 p. m. before we finally shopped alongside the wharf at Papeete. Natives in white strolled leisurely along the beach some waiting to welcome friends or relatives, but most of them out to participate in this semi-monthly event, the visit of a trans-Pacific liner. Among the group we were happy to find friends who had come to meet us. They were Elders Melvin Strong, Grant L. Benson, George C. Nelson and Wallace L. Martin. A few members of the church were there also, but President Kennard had not yet returned from a trip to a distant island. We spent an hour or two planning our work in Papeete, and then retired with the hope of getting a little sleep in the sweltering heat. At 5 o'clock Sunday morning we were at the "market," intensely interested watching the natives do their early trading. The public market in Papeete opens before daylight, sometimes beginning as early as 3 o'clock a. m. From 5 o'clock to 7:30, it is crowded with people, mostly natives making their day's purchases, or sell ing their chickens and ducks which they have staked out with thongs at tached to the fouls' legs.' Such a squawking and chattering! And what a variety of fish! Black fish, spotted fish, golden fish, purple fish, flat fish, long l'sih, flying fish Beemingly every kind of fish except the good old moun tain trout. Vegetables, too, and tropi cal fruits in abundance. Little scrubly horses hitched to light spring wagons and carts stand around by hundreds, some of them looking jaded enough indeed after their long morning drive. One poor animal I noticed has a spavin and ought to be killed, not driven. Well, at 7:30 a. m. all was over. Horses and buggies containing the day's food were again on the road homeward bound. The stores began to close their doors, and at 10 a. m. Papeete was ready to observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy. Of our meetings and experiences during our stay at Tahiti, I must tell you later. Suffice it now to say that the Tahitians, like Hawailans, are a kind, true hearted, lovable people. We shall stop twenty-four hours at RarotonKa. and tnen proceed to new Zealand, the land of the Maoris. HITS HU & WY JOE AND GRACE One of the saddest sights I ever saw was Joe Jeppson's face when Grace failed to appear. On that special morn ing Joe appeared with a new Hair "massacre" which reminded me of an upstair route to bed. this nair cut is designed to compare with the present style, within a few weeks. But the hair cut was not on his mind. He wondered what could be Keeping Grace. That morning he went early to class. much to the surprise of his teachers, who thouffht he was taking a new in- but nolterest in his work. Joe, however, was friEhtfully quiet, after his arrival and the entire class felt the spell. One could see that he was troubled. The teacher spoke to him but no reply came. Finally the teacher said, "Are you sick, Joseph?" Then as If suddenly aroused from a dream he cried out, "No, but I'm afraid Grace Is." After leaving class Joe met Miss Scowcroft, who offered words of encouragement to the downhearted student.He finally, almost In dispair, went to the telephone and yelled the number that should connect him with Grace but central repeated the sad words of "the line is out of order." During the noon hour he tried to shake off the gloom but failed. At twelve thirty his little Ford shook frightfully, after he had given it a severe cranking and talking to. It realized what a trip toward the home of Grace meant. Just as he was backing out, however, a face appeared around the corner of Twenty-fifth which sent a thrill through the escort of Grace. He ran wildly to meet her; and as they met the bystanders saw- w-ell, a genuine one act comedy. The afternoon found Joe back to normal with Miss Hull at his side helping him to solve the mysteries of chemistry as a devoted friend should do-Other characters coming next edition In "Watch Your Step," by the same author. OUR BOARD "The one straight road to success is to learn to love your business." Weber is very fortunate in having loyal, unselfish and intelligent men at her head men who possess the true qualities that point to success. "A man can do that which he loves, best OGDEN STATE BANK REED HOTEL BUILDING r;icsoi'i;( 'ks oven iiio.oi H i.i hi STUDENTS "THE SHEIK" Comes to the Alhambra For a Week's Run Next Sunday The Greatest Eight-reel Production of Its Kind Ever Produced Prices Slightly Advanced, But Our Prices Are Always Fair r- Sai.'tifc'aarv Mw,i.X-,joK'r' r- use BOSTON SHOE SHOP Fine Shoe Repairing A Money Saving Shoe CombinationEXPERT WORKMANSHIP QUALITY MATERIALS 2352 Washington Avenue Several Attempts at Amorous Verse Submitted by "Lit" Students In his class in English literature Professor Tracy recently required that each of the members write a sonnet using" as their models those of the early sonneteers. The editor had the privilege of nosing through all the sonnets received and was no mre thrilled than surprised at the lovelorn and heartfelt outbursts and confessions embodied in them. The sonnet considered best by the editor, particularly from the standpoint of rhythm and rhyme, although not on the subject of love, is that written by Miss Almira Peterson. Most of us honor the thoughts of our poems well enough but (alas) trample under the rhyme and meter. Miss Peterson has combined all these considerations very i ) well, indeed. Yet there is an apology for authors with such amorous natures as Lawrence Burnett and Edwin Vest, for they are carried away from all form by their strong and rapturous emotions. Miss Peterson, some would say, had the advantage in having chosen a theme of a sober nature. Her poem follows: OVn ENGMSH. Of English language we are here to learn, Now ever are we striving for the best; 'Tis English we must have to stand the test, If out of life the best we wish to earn. For proper grammar do we have con cern, Good words against the slang is our contest; We master this that we may get the rest, For best results to English we must turn. . We're finding what the -learned wrote i of old, That m our lives we profit by their work. They tell us many tales of Robin, bold, Of church men, how their duties they did shirk In all their work improvement we can trace, So we must be the stars of all our race. is a common and true saying. These I noblemen as members of our board of ! education love to work in the interest of the Weber Norma! college and will ; do everything in their power to en- courage its growth. They have deter- ! mination, persistency, sincerity, will- i ingness, truthfulness in fact, every characteristic that is necessary to accomplish "results" in this sphere of j life. They have put their personali- j ties, their brains, their complete ener gies Into their endeavors to make Weber a perfect Church school. That the valuable time of these leaders has been spent in working out the problems of our school is shown by its steady growth. The men are not paid for this work; it Is a work of love that they perform. Weber owes a debt of gratitude to the following men for the work and responsibilities they shoulder week after week: David O. McKay, president ; Lewis W. Shurtliff, vice president; Eli Hol-ton. secretary; John Watson, treasurer; Thomas E. McKay, John V. Bluth, Francis W. Shurtliff. John Halls, Samuel G. Dye. George E. Browning and Thomas Irvine. it !r v If 1 n rour if I 1 ! ' TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1921. "WEWANlT A TOUCH-DOWN!" Rah! Rah! Rah! Ray! Come On Boys and Girls and see the Best, the Swiftest Moving Picture of the year ARTHUR S. KANS Presents r- - 4 ' At- ' . Come on, Boys and Girls, See the Best and Swiftest Moving Picture of the Year. Hear 'em yell when Ray gets going. He's college-boy, dress-suited milkman and gridiron star. And, of course, there's a girl to cheer him, too. From Richard Andre's play. Directed by Charles Ray 1 At the Orpheum beginning Sunday, Nov. 20th, running 4 days with a daily matinee MENS Students' Suits We have one hundred and fifty Students' Suits and Overcoats at $25. Values that cannot be duplicated under $45 anywhere. Come for a look. SUPERIOR CLEANING & DYEING CO. and Laundrie De Lux 2470 Grant Ave. Tel. 377 CHRISTMAS CARDS, BOOKS, NOVELTIES SPARGO'S BOOK STORE Have Your Christmas Photo Made Early This Year . FRED C. RABE Ridges' Studio 416 Twenty-fourth Street My Portraits won the prize at the Utah State Fair, 1921 POPCORN Candy and Peanuts Forty kinds of Bars Package Popcorn Let us give you a price on candy for your little party BUTTERKIST POPCORN STORES 40V2 Twenty-fifth St. 2450 Washington Ave. THE WISTARIA CONFECTIONERY 2473 Washington Avenue This Bank wants every boy and girl to anient lor an We furnish ... , a " ra every saving account, of $100 or more and pay 4 per cent compounded quarterly on all savings Decide now to have a Liberty Jlell savings account ,vl.h no H- C. BIGELOW. Prtsident V3 shop and Overcoats have a l.!h.-.n,. n.,n ... I |