Show THE Pag Two Monday Octobor 13 CARBONICLE Tentative Graduation DEMETRIOUS List Released Early Editor-in-chi- Bruce Olsen Bettie McArthur Joan Ilcnrie Susan Worthen Barbara Tomsic Trula Simms James Pappas Doloris Edmundson Tom Platis Kenneth Miller mmum Susan Maki Katherine Berry Myma Smith ef Associate Editor Junior Editors Business Manager Advertising Manager Columnist News Editor Sports Editors School Publicity Editor Society Editor Exchange Editor Feature Writer Circulation Manager Photographer Varsity Reporter Advisor Leta Bird Lily Lee Draves Paul Simms Darlene Ennis Jeanette McAlpine Printed by The College Sun-Advoc- Education Is Important By TOM PLATIS are realizing the Importance of a college education What’s more important is the fact that young people are realizing the opportunities received from higher education Proof of this fact is right here in Carbon The increase in enrollment at Care bon is 238 percent above the enrollment of students last fall The increase in women students in the college is now higher than last More and more people full-tim- year The increase is probably due to the fact that Carbon County students are taking advantage of two years at a junior college Economic advantages as well as greater opportunities for participation of- fered in a small college arc recognized Teachers Express Views After Convention While the students of Utah enjoyed faculty was very busy at UEA convention in a four-da-y weekend our Salt Lake The following faculty members at Carbon had this to say in reference to the convention: Mrs Allred: 'There is always inspiration at a UEA convention for a teacher who wants to learn” Mrs Peterson: 1 enjoyed most the Counselors Breakfast at which Louise Boyer made an interesting speech” Dr Cox Mr Merrill and Mr Warren enjoyed most the speech Dr Harris gave on "The Higher Education System in Russia” Airs Ivic said “The meetings I considered most worthwhile this year were the ones in which Dr Arthur A Hitchcock executive secretary for the American Personnel and Ordinance Association spoke on "National Trends in Guidance and Pupil Personnel Work and Guidance Association" The Utah Association of School Counselors presented a statement from the Executive Committee on Recommendations for Improving School Counseling in Utah Greek Priest Studies English At Carbon "I think the English language is very good to know” said Reverend John Asimncopoulos the Greek Orthodox priest attending classes nt Carbon Father John as he likes to be called by students and teachers is taking classes in English so that he can speak it more fluently When Father John learns enough of the English language he will take other subjects and eventually major in speech Bfore becoming a priest Father John planned to become a public school teacher lie later graduated from the University of Athens Theological School He was ordained by the Archbishop Michael who passed away last summer Father John teaches the Greek language in a school held at 4 pm in Price While in Utah he has learned to drive a car and has obtained his license In reply to the question "How do you like Carbon?” Father John said "Everybody both students and teachers have tried to help me understand language and American customs here nt Carbon and I’m very thankful” Always Friendly! TAKE A BREAK What’s In A Hy TOM PLATIS Friday was ' Hello Day” and I’ll bet you don’t know anyone’s name! In fact I’ll bet you don't even know your own name For instance is your name — Richard? — It comes from an ancient Germanic tribe meaning strong like n nder r powerful In the old days you couldn’t be a ruler unless your name was Richard Few men with the name John tried to be rulers They were forced by the people to change their names to Richard or to quit ruling TTiis fad went out some years ago and now names like Dwight Harold and Nikita are rulers if you can imagine Now take Robert Robert comes from the Greek word meaning Only those named Robert could sell any drinks A few people named Frank would sell under the bar but it went hard on him if he were caught Freddy comes from the Latin word “for-free-” meaning "freeloader” In the old days Freddy had it easy He got everything "for free” from the cafes Now take your birth certificate with so take your birth certificate with you Better take some money too Any diminutive of Joan comes from the English and means a "know it all” or teacher If yojr name isn’t Joan you have no business being a teacher But the English were getting a little obtuse and they let a few Margarets and Catherines teach a little - bar-tend- er Haven't You Heard? has It! Smart Looking MILKY WAY DODGE & PLYMOUTH Newest SHOPPE Notable Achievement years of high extraordinary occurthe family of W W of Huntington it has beMurray come the rule rather than the two In Style Lowest In Price exception Ann Walda and Bill three high school age members of the Murray family are enrolled in classes at Carbon College Ann the first member of the family to try the venture is wnv a sophomore and upon completion of this year plans to continue her studies at the Utah State University as an education major Walda received a double promotion during the years of her elementary education and is a freshman at the age of fifteen She plans to major in business and has her sights on accompanying Ann to the USU next year Bill sixteen years of age also is a member of the freshman class He plans to take a course in mechanics to supplement his hgh school work He then hopes to become a jet mechanic in the Air Force Mr Murray the father of this family has set an example of outstanding achievement for his two daughters and son He has received two degrees from the University of Utah— a Doctor of Laws degree and a Bachelor of Arts in education Essay Contest Open to Carbon High Seniors Name? BUNNELL’S AT THE Murray Family Makes Skipping A Theodore Roosevelt essay con- test open to high school seniors has been announced Entries must be in by December 15 1958 A one year scholarship will be the award to the owner of the winning entries If anyone desires to obtain additional information concerning this contest he should get in touch with Dr Leona Holbrook Utah State Chairman Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Committee Brigham Young University Provo Utah If the information must be obtained by writing mail to: The Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission 28 East 20th Street New York City New York to lie seems to be the underlying factor in most of the problems today The lies of the politidans diplomats etc have piled troubles on the world however it seems that lies also have humorous value as in the case of the tall stories Traditionally the tall tales must start with the one about the cold "It was so cold where we were” boasted the Artie explorer “that the candle froze and we couldn’t blow it out” "That’s nothing” said his rival “Where we were the words came out of our mouths in i !oces of ice and we had to fry them to see what we were talking about” Next follow the dog stories "Smith had the most intelligent dog One night Smith’s house caught on fire All was instant confusion Old Smith and his wife flew for the children and bundled them out in quick order Everyone was saved but old Rover dashed back through the flames Soon the animal reappeared scorched and burned with — what do you think?" "With the fire insurance policy wrapped in a damp towel” Since we're on animals — "Horses!” said the Yankee to the Canadian "Guess you can’t talk to me about horses I once had an old mare that licked run” the fastest express train on a forty-mil-e "I was out about “That’s nothing!” said the Canuck a frightful storm when one from house farm on miles day my my fifty came up I turned the pony’s head for home and do you know he raced the storm so close for the last ten miles that I didn’t feel a drop while my dog only ten yards behind had to swim the whole distance” The short tales are also good “Crop failures?” asked the old timer “Yes I've seen a few in my day In 1898 the corn crop was almost nothing We cooked some for dinner and my father ate fourteen acres of com at one meal” A guide in Yellowstone park when asked why he was lacking first finger of his right hand answered: the ing 'Tve been a guide man and boy for twenty-fiv- e years and I just naturally wore that finger off pointing out places of interest to inquiring tourists” "Look A New Yorker was handing it out to a country man at that skyscraper going up! The workmen who are putting the finishing touches on the upper 20 stories have gone down to the 50th floor for lunch while the tenants of the first 40 floors are moving out because the building is A man in Chicago was grumbling about the heat Said another who had just returned from a trip through the South: 'Hot Boy you don’t know what hot is One day this week in Mississippi I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walking” Then there’s always the boasting story: "A boy in Idaho climbed a cornstalk to sec how the clouds looked and that stalk grew so fast that the boy couldn’t climb down The boy was clear out of sight Three men took the contract for cutting downthestalkwithaxes to save the boy from a horrible death by starvation but the stalk grew so rapidly that hey couldn’t hit twice in the same place The boy lived on green com alone and threw down over four bushels of cobs The boy might have been pushed up so high that he would have frozen to death if he hadn’t been rescued by an airplane” An American and a Scotchman were discussing the cold experienced in winter in the North of Scotland “Why its nothing at all compared with the cold we have in the United States” said the American I can recollect one winter when the sheep jumping from a hilltop to a field became suddenly frozen on the way and stuck in the air like a moss of Ice” "But man” exclaimed the Scotsman "the law of gravity Man’s psychological urge wouldn't allow that” "I know that!” replied the American “But the law of gravity was grozen too!” "When I was in India” said the club bore '1 saw a tiger come down to the water where some women were washing clothes It was a very fierce tiger but one woman with great presence of mind splashed some water in its face and it slunk away” "Gentlemen” said a man in an armchair "I can vouch for the truth of this story Some minutes after this incident I was coming down to the water I met this tiger and os is my habit stroked its whiskers Gentlemen those whiskers were wet” That’s all Jack Runic Rhyme Rates Attention "Ilwact we Gar-Dcn- a in ” Looks rather strange? It’s THE PHILOSOPHER By PAPPAS The first tentative graduation list released on September 29 contained the names of 240 high school seniors The students are being graduated in four fields: college preparatory general business and vocational The college preparatory classes lead the list with 109 graduates general is the second with 103 stenography third with 17 and vocational last with 9 school is an ence but for ato 15i gear-dagu- m Eng- lish Mr Clarence Johansen new English instructor at Carbon has been teaching his classes the origin of the English language The above statement is in Old English and comes from '‘Beowulf’ the oldest English epic poem known Translated this excerpt means: "Behold we the spcar-Dano- s in ” the following year "Whan that Aprille with his Shoures sootc The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote” This looks just a little more familiar than the last quotation It is also in English but of more recent origin This quotation Is from Chaucer’s "Canterbury Talcs” and means: "As soon as April pierces to the root The drought of March and ’ bathes each bud and shoot Mr Johansen chose this method of beginning the English daises because the students will be speaking that language for the rest of their lives With a background knowledge of English thrre will be a better chance for the students to use it properly I |