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Show t4fea - ' ": , : y I IFF HMTOFP- MW.1I TV p THE ACORN NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT MAKE THE ACORN ;VOL. J-V. OGDEN, UTAH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1920 No. 8 . (L?F' . CONVENTION OF TEACHERS IS HELD Weber Well Represented at The Meeting. All Instructors of This School Attend MANY SPEECHES MADE Five Weber Teachers Deliver Speeches.' Excellent Showing For Our School. During the Fourteenth L. D. S. School Teachers Annual Convention held in the L. D. S. Church School building of Salt Lake during December our Institution was well represented. Five Faculty members gave credit to the Institution b..y delivering addresses; our highest honors however, lies in the fact that but one Institution in. the, state of Utah furnished more members of their respective faculty as speakers at the Convention. The Brigham Young University of Provo was better represented, seven faculty members of the .Institution spoke at the Convention, j "Our Church School One System" was the. main topic discussed during the first' general session held in the Barratt Hall the evening of December 20, 1919, chief Commissioner David O. McKay discussing it. The keynote of Commissioner McKay's talk was the fact that all courses in the L. D S. church schools would be unified; while all schools, large or small would receive equal opportunities and powers. Adam S. Bennion addressed the. assembly on "Basic .Aims in the Teaching of Theology.' The program outlined as given by Supt. Bennion is a.g follows : st. Year Students Old lestament. 2nd. Year Students New Testament.3rd. .Year Students Book of Mormon.4th. Year Students Church History.Dr. Knowlden, known nationally as an educator, expressed his appreciation for the Educational systems of Utah, highly congratulating both Teachers and people of the State for their interests taken in the Institutions of learning. The second general assembly conducted in the same hall the following morning was one of a musical order. Miss Margeret Streeter talked on "Music Appreciation," while the L. D. S. school of music under the direction of B. Cecil Gates, furnished the musical selections. Department Meetings. Meetings discussing the .different Educational branches of the c':?;n of Institutions were held throu -out the afternoon of Sunday, December 20, 1919. v . x x Commissioner David O. Mf'Kay presidi'' over the Normal College department fleeting. The following subjects were dismissed: "Present Conditions of- Our Normal Schools," ,"M.ethod of ' Conducting Training," and "Standard One and Two Year Normal Courses," was - discussed by President Ht A. Dixon. "The Fundamentals in the Teaching of English," and "Standard High School Courses,'.' were the subjects discussed in the English Department assembly. Our Institution's English Department, as taught, compares with the m'odern method outlined at the conference. Supt. Adam. S. Bennion presided over the assembly. The following subjects on History and Social Science under the chairmanship of Commissioner Stephen L. Richards, were discussed: "Standard High School Courses in History and Civics," by Win. J. Snow of the B. Y. U. and "The Problem. Method n the Teaching of History and Civics," by Joel'E. Ricks, W. Lyle Allred, B. Y. C, I. Owen Horsfall, L. D. S., and H. E. Jensen, Snow., discussed the following subjects, respectively, during the Mathematicion and Science Department , meeting under chairman Richard -L. Lyman: "Standard High School Courses in Mathematics," "Vitalizing the Recitation in Mathematics," and "Vitalizing the Teaching of Agriculture.' . . During the program, for the benefit of the Teachers attending the conference, on Home Economics another Weber faculty member took part. "Domestic Art" was the subject discussed by our faculty member, Mrs. Lydia S. Tanner. Mrs. Lucille McCal-lister discussed "Domestic "Art." (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) GLEE CLUB GIVES RECITAL 'Striking Matches" Proves To Be An Interesting Opera Music, vocal and instrumental, together :with racy and bashful love scenes, brought forward in "Striking Matches," was the substance of the evening's entertainment given by Weber's Glee Club recently. The mixed quartette composed of Cleone Lindsay, Bert Leishman, Lucille Wright and Wallace Budge, produced a joyful two act comedy farce, "Striking Matches." under the direction of Wm. H. Manning. The play gave laugh and thrills anew to every one, being based upon tangling relations of two couples; the father having married the daughter and the son having married the mother. No doubt about the fact, boys, their relations were sure scrambled. Music furnished by string and vocal quartettes was highly applauded and appreciated, as was also . the ' music furnished by the Glee Club. The program given is as follows: Selection by School Orchestra. Boys' Glee Club. Girls' Glee Club. Boys' Quartet gave two selections. String Quartet gave two selections. "Striking Matches" produced by a mixed quartet. .' " COST OF ACORN IS INCREASED THIS YEAR Raise is Necesistated by the Ever Increasing Cost of Materials THE BOOK TO BE LARGER Earliest Date Possible Now prepare for the worst. The ever increasing cost of materials makes it - impossible to maintain the high standard of the old "Acorn" at the old price of one dollar per copy. Since the war the dollar has depreciated in value 129' per cent. In spite of this depreciation it has been the aim, of the "Acorn staff to give the book to the students at the same old price regardless of the advance in materials. If the high ' standard of work in the book' is ' maintained the price will have to advance. Last year the Acorn staff went into' debt considerably.But this year the Acorn must be a success financially. In order to make it a success we must charge at least two dollars. Students will think nothing of spending two or three dollars for a worthless novel, but some students will think it a hold-up to charge two dollars for the Acorn. This foolish notion, however, must be dispelled. The Acorn will be worth more to you n ten years from now than a whole library of Harold Bell Wrongs. Also get this down pat. It will be absolutely necessary for every student (freshmen ' included) to subscribe for an Acorn. The more subscriptions the cheaper the book. Be ready as soon as the call for subscriptions is made to rush forward with the necesary two rocks and get your receipt. Only ;hosc holding receipts will be given books. When your class is scheduled to go to the photographer and be filmed, take the responsibility seriously, and go down. Don't have to be coaxed. Just keep your eyes and ears open and wait for instructions from the staff officers. K. GEORGE, Business Manager. ACORN TO BE OUT ON TIME The fundamental purpose of the prevailing Acorn staff is to publish as excellent a book as can be done with the money expended, and by all means to issue the Acorn before the last day of school. There is no doubt but that the year book will be in quality, better than any previous volume, but there is some doubt in student's minds as to the possibility of an early publication. But right now we want to dispel said doubt, because the Acorn absolutely will be in the hands of the students at least one week before school closes. Only those persons holding subscription receipts will be able to secure copies. SENIOR SHOW PLEASE AUDIENCE Upperclassmen Forget All Sorrows and Present Humorous Performance ALL THE ACTS ARE GOOD Harmonious Music, Comedy-Drama and Oriental Dancing Compose Program. The Senior Vaudeville was a decided success. The audience were well pleased with the performance and went away praising tne show highly. High class drama and simple foolishness constituted the evening ei1tertainm.ent. The entire program, was carried off with a snappi-ness that ii hard to equal. The onlookers were interested in all, of the acts (maybe) and applauded each one enthusiastically. Act I was produced by the Senior Girls and was an oriental play entitled "Buda, (Wi.r-" A complete oriental effect ".was' carried out from "burninig incense 'to Egyptian dancing." The wages of' gin are deatb, hence we close this paragraph. Act II was one of the rarest exhibitions of rotten singing and ancient humor that has ever been inflicted upon an audience before. The guilty ones are Foolish Farley, Lunatic Lemon and Weary Will.-' See Kid Koko for more information. The "Box of Monkeys" cannot be praised too highly.- All the actors did commendable work. Under the direction of Mrs. MicKay, Ida Scow- croft, Amanda Chamberlin, Luella Nicholos, Grant Dahlstrom and Clifford Doxey,- dramatised the- two act comedy splendidly. A "Little Service," by George con ctituted Act TV. Good worl-. Georee. The "grand finale," ; . upon the Senior Bovs ;t were, fell in Hawaii", was . a mus. jhe "Night will not be rea'dily forgOLvat that union, of the Boys Quartet and he Weber's Basket Point to Another During the class series in basket: ball it was apparent that a fast aggregation of hoopsters would be available fortlte,' school-.. team, j Out of the entire school a squad of men have been training each night for berths on the main team. Coach Watson informs us that the final decision will be given out immediately. F"or guards this year we have both Claude Lindsay and Phil -JeppsJon. Both these men were 'chosen -for positions last year on the all state tea'm. Claude is faster and better than ever, and Phil is displaying a phenominal class of ball. Due to foot ball practice both these men are now ready to represent the school in a manner that is hard to beat. , For forward position we have Jit Critchlow, the light and accurate basket shooter of previous years, whose fast playing in the class series brought the decisive victory for the Seniors. Jit is better than ever anu will go a long ways toward sjpplant ing the loss of Ken Schade. Cliff Doxey and Bruce Parry are capable of holding down the other forward position. LEAP YEAR DANCE TO BE GIVEN FRIDAY To start the New Year right seems to be the intention of the Junior Class. Friday, January 8th is the night set for a very novel and unique dance to be presented by the Class of '21. Taking advantage of the occasion of a Leap Year the Junior Girls voted unanim'ously' to give a Leap Year dance. According to the dope the girls are to make trie dates and escort the boys to the dance. Oh, boy, what a life! Allah be with you, George. Allah be with you! KARL STOREY LEAVES FOR EASTERN MISSION Karl Storey, Secretary of the Student Body of last year, leaves to fulfill a mission in the Eastern States immediately. Storey was a very active student while attending school ACORN STAFF IS CHOSEN Miss Ida Scrowcroft Has Picked Some Very Good Assistants PHOTOGRAPHY WANTED .Entire Staff Working to Edit a Better Book Than Ever Before - You have all heard that the "staff of life is bread," but I do not think all of you know about the "Acorn" staff, which is as important ' to ' the year book as bread is to life. For the very important position of first assistant editor, Miss Anna' Taylor 'Has been chosen. As Miss Taylor's ability as an artist is well recognized in the school, we may be certain of an artistic year book. Mr.' Ernest Shreeve holds the 'office of c '".". ?.SS!St&at. editor. : Last ' year1' Mr. Shreeve was editor of the Wkeber Herald and .his splendid work ' on that paper won', him much praise. His experience and ability makre'him invaluable, to'., the "Acorn."" The keeping of the school calendar has fallen to Miss' Vera Malon' whose faithful work since the opening of school last September assures us of an excellent account of the events of the ,.year, Mr. Kenneth Farley has accepted the difficult position of business manager. Few realize the work and responsibility of this office, but there is no doubt that Mr. Farley with the experience gained through His work on the Herald last year, will be successful. He has chosen an able assistant in Miss Margory Brewer. The entire staff has not yet been chosen, but will be within the next week. The position of staff photographer is open to any student who can show that he is competent in the of. photography. v Quartet composed of Seniors, StiiiJfcted a musical combination that c-'j rarely heard. The curtain fell to r .ie harmonious strains of ' "Till We t I et . Again." Ball Prospects Championship ' For center Male has a hard problem to' find a man to 'equal' TBonsey Jones, 'our' lengthy mart of- last year. Lemon Lihford, Jack Croft' and Les Foutz are all capable men, and 'from these Wats'should be able to choose a center 'of rare ability.' " ; .' Other basketeers who have shown possibilities of becoming good players are Campbell, Hickman,-Newman, Brewer, Norton, Packard and Hill. --This year ' the two selections ' of the Northern Division : will''be-represented at the state tournament. This nakes it only" necessary' to' -defeat the (onten'ders in this section for first l.onors, in order to be represented .in the final contest. ' With three men of last year on the L-am, and the other two of very competent ability, we should be able to easily gain admission to the state Tourney. i The definite .arrangement of games lias not yet been decided but our s.-.st battle will undoubtedly be with j:. H. S. With the support of the student ody there is no reason, why we should not easily repeat our cham-')ionship of last year. SPEAKING CONTESTS TO BEGIN The Effective Public Speaking Con-ests are to begin. next FYiday. The -rrangement that prevailed last year will probably be followed out. Each class will have one representative in ;ch contest, about ten contests will be held, the class winning having the privilege of engraving their enumer-als on the cup for this activity. This year James L. Barker is giving a prize of ten dollais to the best speaker in the school. This should give the students an incentive to work harder and to do their best. A good standard of speeches are ex- Lpected to be delivered this year, as ! keen competition exists between all classes for first place in this intellec-I tual activity. ! here and we wish him success in his j new enterprise. BUDGE WINS GRANT CONTEST Excellent Orations Are Delivered By All Contestants - The Grant Oratorical Contest, which will probably be an annual affair in the school's career, took place Friday,1 December 12, during Devotional exercises. "The Need Today of, a Strong. Faith in God,", was the subject discussed... , The three contestants brought forth splendid., material while the ' decisions resulted closely. ' yallace Budge took first ..place with four points. Budge developed the points that men and nations w:ere slowly drifting from the faih, in .the Heavenly Father. "Men having Faith in God obtain the large positions of the, World," he-said. , .Bob Newman, and' Bill Brown-Won sec ..:'-? nd third places' respectively. ' : . .Bob Newman emphasized the fact that tenijptations are more, r.unjerable today, than at .any other . time." - H." ; amples. were brought forth showing the, fall. .of , empires ruled by men whose, faith, in God was scarce. 1 Bill Brown ...deal tlx chiefly with the accomplishments of nien and nations closely united wath God. Miracles have, often been accomplished by such men. . ' An autograph given by President Heber : J.- Grant will be given "Mr. Budge,, . . WEBER'S ACORN IS A VERY : 1 SACRED BOOK Students Should Realize Value of Book to Them Later On AcCjRN'. NEEDS SUPPORT Weber's Annual Portrays School ".. Life in Its" Completest Sense ' There- is avteaidepcy among.the.-stu-dents, especially, the lower classmen, to underrate the value of tlie "Ac6ri." The year book 'should be considered sacred for it contains 'a "histfiry in pictures and writings of the happiest years of a person's life, those spent in school. In' future years when our school days have long past, how refreshing it will be, after 'a day of work and worry, to turn the pages of an "Acorn" and live again those carefree days! ..The "Acorn" is not a book for .Seniors, .alone. ' It is for every class. Freshmen as well as college students are asked to have their' pictures taken to put in it. ' Many Freshmen have the impression that the "Acorn" will not be of any great value tothem-un-til they are Seniors ' leaving : the school., This is not so, for what first year student has not looked" up in reverance to the Seniors? Should those "mighty" Seniors be forgotten? No ; Senior' . or College . Student should, think.. of. leaving. Weber without" a yar" b'dok. Those who go to higher institutions of learning in different parts of the country meet many a lonely hour which only an "Acorn" recalling the sweet days of high school life, can' brighten. ' I. S. GIRLS' PROGRAM IN THE CHAPEL The Girls' Association gave the school a real treat during Devotional exercises Friday, December 12. A musical program for the purpose of arousing the Freshmen to the. fact that the Girls' Association was rieally existing while their dances were worth attending, was given. After the conclusion of the program Miss Orvilla Parry, President of the Association, gave a short talk reminding the Students of the splendid dance to be given in the evening. "Now, boys, wake up, take the kink out, and take a- girl," she said. Well, girls, the boys take such awakening spirits uneasily and let them settle in "beaten paths." The remainder of the program was a- treat from start to finish. Mr. William Stowe, a prominent musician, furuishel the student body with many pieces, played with unusual instruments. Mr. Stowe played "The Perfect Day," "Old Elack Joe," and "Rosary" upon a wash-tub, mop-stick and steel saw, respectively. The Girls, under the direction of (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) WEBER'S ANNUAL BOOK HAS A GOOD RECORD History of Acorn Has Been One Of 'Decided Improvements Each Year. PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT This Year's Staff Intends to Exceed All Pas't Records in Year Books One of the oldest publications of its kind in the state, the Weber Acorn will soon have its seventeenthbirthday,-' ' ' . . . i . ' '' . '. ' '. The Acorn was first published in 1903 and. has since been a. vital part of th'e 'school. - In all those years the book has grown from a small poorly printed sheet to a large, beautiful, illustrated mastepiece. . The first editor of the Acorn was jose?" Stimpson with, Angus Berlin as b'usirfesV rnatireer. This souvenir had a beautiful eaitOn.a-1 on "Our Founders," ..nd, contained pictured Ci ine-.uoaru oi euucation, iacuity ana Senior Class. At that time our old friends and board members, President John and Lewis W- Shurtliff were on the board. The paper had an article on the appearance of S. H. Clark on the lecture course. It seems that basketball was considered too tame for boys then because the first Acorn had a picture of the girls basketball. fThemT was .the days." ' The .school was principaled by David O'. McKay and Doctor Lind, Profs. Terry and Ballantyne were on the faculty list. .Volume two (1904) was edited by Orlinda Wooley, '05, Charles Brown was business manappr. F-ve jssues wt-rc puiiishtd. The third edition Sarah Williams, '06, editor, and William S. Wright, manager. The book was elongated in size and had several pictures in it. The Acorn staff was then larger than the list of graduates. The boys' basketball team was featured. Th-e.- fourth book, was edited by Josephine West and Raymond Be-craft. . ' Volume five by Rosella Ferrin, 'OS, Katherine McKay and Heber Wooley. Five issues were made at the price of fifty cents. In 1909 David O. McKay resigned as principal and Mr. McKendrick was chosen to fill the place. In 1910. Weber - won the State Championship and a good year book was published by Victor Sears, '10, and Joseph Eccles, '10. Alma -Wilson and Laurence Richards turned out an excellent book in 1911 at a cost to the students of $2.50. In 1913 was again featured by a state championship. Ben Henderson assisted by Ren Richards edited the Acorn. Cora Kasius published an excellent book in 1915. Dave Goddard was manager. In 1916 Esther Thompson and Grant Richards published the magazine. - A climax was reached in 1917 when the Board of Control decided to abandon the Acorn in favor of the, Weber Herald, but through the efforts of Andy Kasius and Elwood Winters the Acorn was preserved and the board decided to issue only a yearly souvenir. Since that time the book has grown and prospered. Lour Roberts and Mel Douglas started things in 1918 when they came out with the cheapest and best Acorn ever before printed. Last year Dave McKay and Bill Kasius, though rather slow even surpassed the previous book. Now this year, 1920, the prospects are even better for the Acorn. All we need is the support of the students. You see the Acorn has had a noted past, so let's all get- together and make the future Acorn the best of all. GOOD MUSIC BY O. H. S. GLEE CLUBS The Ogden High School Glee Club under the direction of Professor Hinchcliffe, gave the Students a real musical treat during a recent assembly of the Student Body. The Weber Herald staff offers another invitation ' to the Ogden Glee Club to join us in such an assembly once more while we are sure that the (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) |