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Show . TTIflie THE iPKNLY about ten days of good planting weather remain for Salt Lakes gardeners both land- The greatest gathering of high school students in the state will be held at the University , of Utah next Friday .when the state university holds open house, a custom now nearing its twentieth year. The schools of the state will send their most adept students in every line of school work and in athletics to compete for few months. If you havent prepared a definite plan of procedure, dont wait an- other minute. The folks that can help you in making a plan or selecting plants to use are going to be pulling through a swamp of rush activity pretty soon, for its a short season and there is a lot to be done. Do you realize that there are several plants that will be in bloom-thi- s The Forsythia, or month? Golden Bell, is theonost notable of these. Ever noticed that cheerful shrub covered with glowing golden flowers, even before the leaves are out ? And do you know that it will grow in shady places, like' the north side of a house, just about as well as in the sunlight? In fact, it seems to flower best in shaded places. Then there is the less showy yellow flowered Comus Mas, or Cornelian cherry; it is the first of the dogwoods to bloom. If you havent planted anything on your' grounds up to this time, give a little time to reasoning out a scheme of planting which is rest- ful, quiet and dignified throughout. Dont fill up your front lawn, unless you dislike having, people see your house. A neat border or hedge along tlra front property line is all right. The main idea is to keep low plants like shrugs out of the center, and use trees only to frame the house. Big trees like elms or maples are used to soften the sharp lines of the achitecture and also to give shade from the hot - - . lines, twenty-tw- o The champions will be crowned. state track meet; held under the auspices of the, Utah State High School association, will be held on the splendid new track of the University of Utah where a new high school team champion will be decided and where individual stars also will be segregated from the hundreds of participants .from all sections of the state. SUMMER TOURISTS TO START MAY 0 expect . , on-M- ert summer sun. Shrubs are used next to the house walls- to obtain transition between perpendicular house lines and the horizontal grpund line. Curves are mere pleasing than right angles, in Q. this instance. - i 15 California and the Pacific Coast may expect an unusual influx of tourists this summer. This is the prediction of F. S. McGinnis, passenger, traffic; manager for the Southern Pacific, who' has just returned from an extended trip throughout the East where he made a careful' survey of business The days program is under the . conditions. general direction of'J. M. Adamson Reports from our traffic repreof the University extension division, sentatives indicate that we may writh members of various departments a big influx of tourists on the of the .University supervising variPacific Coast this summer,' said ous departments. The contests will McGinnis. The westbound tourinclude debating, chemistry, poster ist fares into effect on May 15 work, domestic art, domestic science, when the go vanguard of the tourists drama, extemporaneous speaking, and prospective settler will entrain oral reading and music contests for for the West. brass, woodwinds, piano, violin, orThe eastbount summer excursion chestra, boys vocal, girls vocal, and fares will ay 22 go into effect various group organizations in muand the eastbound passengers will sic. be. well supplied with literature to Outstanding among the contests distribute among their friends and are the poster contest, which is su- relatives in the East. pervised by J. T. Harwood as a unit in a national poster contest ; Professor Walter B. Pitkin prothe which champion fesses to be disturbed by the thought debating, in team from hundreds of debaters will that we are producing too many be decided under the direction of'Dr-Herbbrains in the country and points to B. Maw; chemistry, sponthe big attendance in our colleges as sored by Alpha Chi Sigma, national proof. Since when did the colleges begin making brains? It has always chemistry fraternity ; band, under direction of Thomas Giles as a unit been our opinion that this was work of the national band contest; music which could only be done by nature. ' i S UJ . In academic 'The planting deadline for good results is set at May 15 in most localities, although that may be stretched a little bit for Salt "Lakers this spring if they want to gamble on weather conditions for the next HJ . state championships in many lines. . fry awards by" Kappa Gamma Plii and Beta Delta Mu, national music organizations. The track meet will be under the general direction of Coach Ike J. Armstrong. Medals will be given by the University of Utah. An athletic banquet and general assembly for presentation of awards are the concluding events on the program. . scape and vegetable farmers. And while the city farmers havent been given much opportunity to prepare the soil for planting, the few 'days remaining for planting of the' majority of summer shrubs, plants and vegetables it is enough to assure 0 9 SttundlGinito EfefoM (SOtty IFaffffifflGi? good planting conditions. CITIZEN Campus, University of Utah |