Show STUDENT LIFE PAGE TWO print is a great to get untold fun out of “Uncle satisfaction yet the editors say Tom’s Cabin” “The Old Homnot a tithe of their material m estead” and such familiar plays The cynic was obviously in bad contributed The number of ar- and at almost any college you spirits for he was unusually out- ticles handed in for the magazine will hear of burlesques vaude- FOB Tffijf OF IT see oneself in of men edition was so small I am ashamed to tell “On the other hand” I urged “You must admit” he said “that we Americans are too seri- feeling sure that now the unsymous about nearly everything we pathetic Cynic had prepared th do In comparison with other noose for his own neck “the people we do very few things for Sorosis edition was a splendid exthe joy of doing The best illus- ample of what the students can tration of this is found in our col do when left to themselves and lege life young men always turn certainly showed some interest in spoken in his criticism and affairs it” their play into work Why in our own A C it is almost impossible to stir up general inter est in anything that does not bring tangible reward For example see what lax interest there was in football Coach Teetzel was able to draw out bar el v two teams and as for scrub games — “I thought we had a tine series of class games” “So we had but in all not one fifth of the men in school got into suits and played “They get enough exercise from drill therefore why play?” “Well then take debating as another example We can only interest the best men here when there is an intercollegiate de- bate” “I know better Mr Cynic for last year we had intensely interesting class debates” “And how many students showed real interest If pray ? some members of the Faculty and a few of the students who like debating did nothing for a year where would debating be?” “Anyhow” I ventured to reply “you do not expect all students to their lives wrangle away” “IJy which you admit my gen- eral proposition that wide interest in debating does not exist here If these two examples seem poor what can you say to justify the attitude most of our students have towards Student Life? You must confess that everyone likes to read school gossip and that to the paper” “Not- so fast What was it that urged Sorosis to work so hard except the honor they would get of having written the whole paper That is just what I am trying to prove: the students must be assured of a certain reward in honor or credits before tliev will undertake anvthing Sorosis would not have been so diligent had not Student Life been their paper for that week” I was unwilling to surrender to the truth of his general proposition unconditionally therefore I suggested that in dramatics at least we had awakened great interest “Because the Faculty does all the hard work of planning and drilling and the players get all the applause” answered the doubter “Have you heard of any unaided effort of the students to present old or original plays r villes or ‘shows’ made to order When I was in high school we dramatized' Longfellow’s ‘Miles book of the Standish’ and ‘Ruth' and tried our hands at a minstrel show and an original musical comedy Here at the college we have several fraternities the Ag Club the Commercial Club and the Helicon not to mention other societies and not one of them has presented a play of any sort When I was in college the ‘frats’ did not think tl ev deserved to exist unless they tuol: f them part in school life on-won lasting renown tluough th presentation of plays or musical comedies The possibilities are unlimited for amateurs to get rich fun out of songs and ‘cork comedians not to mention legitimate drama” “We haven’t the dramatic inspiration here which schools in larger cities have” I replied to his long speech “which accounts probably for our failure to stimulate interest in histrionic art” ' “Well perhaps you are right and perhaps not You are gry let’s go to lunch” excuse everything! Why not admit we need an anarchist— figuratively speaking — in our midst who will disturb with his bombs our smug self-respec- t? Huntsman (in English 4): What is a proper adjective? Student: Those M iss IT Why my dear little Mi ss : bov w'hat do vou mean? — What McOmie in Ilort kind of fruit is a canna? 11 Bradbury’s Cafe1 'where everybody EATS Regular Dinner - 25c DOCTOR I S SMITH DENTIST 115 X MAIN STREET Drs Stewart & Stewart DENTIST’S OVER FIRST NATIONAL HANK DR SB THATCHER DENTIST Over Nielson’ Grocery Store 71 N Main LOGAN UTAH Bell Thone I ’t Rememler our Optical Department Is In charge of a competent Refractlonlst Reliable Watch Repairing Everything In Watches Clocks Jewelry ami Silverware COLLEGE C 53 M SOU YEN IKS WENDEIBOE East 1st North St Logan Utah ! V $ ? ST I’LACE t Y°U W1Mj ArAVAYS RECEIVE COURTEOUS ToTEONTZET A PRICK MUSICSFINP0AnPo°nnRo TIUT WIU 3rEANT MONEY AND SERVICE SAVED THAT IS THE PI!10 SUPPLIES- - BAND & STRING INSTRUMENTS QUALITY” STATIONERY POST CARDS WE HAVE PIANOS FOR RENT ' t THATCHER MUSIC CO BO hun- JEREMIAH JR “Oh you I still say that our students are devoid of any warm interests outside of their routine work “There is a tradition that a that they lack initiative and self year or two ago Sorosis startled reliance My examples prove the world will: a rather brilliant that it is impossible to stir up minstrel show” contagious enthusiasm in anyis “Sorosis unusual in ever- thing” ything” said the Cynic rather “You are an extremist and you hurt that T still persisted in need something to quiet your stubborn opposition “Besides nerves To hear you one would that is the exception which proves think our school about to go by the rule The play is without the board for want of spirit For doubt the best means of amuse- my I think we have an part ment during the winter still no abundance of enthusiasm in our one on the hills hears of original midst but students are like all plays or musical comedies which other human beings— they need picture life here The Salt Lake shepherds” Press Club showed how easv it is Yes” cut in the Cynic “but WHERE t our enthusiasm is all for the things that bring visible reward either in local fame or grades We accept the common American assumption that success implies ‘financial’ and that no other success will justify effort of any sort We do not know how to play as I said since we do nothing comparatively speaking for the fun of it Besides who dares offer himself as shepherd?” Y Y Y SHEET SOUTH MAIN STREET v |