tu ent Utah Ag ricultural College Volume Six Number Four
I Thatcher Opera House I I LOGAN,UTAH I Lessees
Denver Theatre Co .
Direction Pelton (g). Smutzer
.Coming February . February February February
3-The Girl and the Stampede . February 22-Paul Gilmore in 7-What Women Will Do. "THE WHEEL OF LovE." 13-"FLORENCE ROBERTS." February 28-Peck's Bad Boy. 17-Agricultural College March 3-Ma's New Husband. Dramatic Club. March S-Quincy Adams Sauyer. March 10-"4.') Minntesfrom Broadway ."
STUDE T LIFE
Jim B o rax p ull ed on his \\'oo len g loves and buttoned his ove rcoat LighUy arou n d him, as he stepp ed ouL upc n Lhe sn ow cove red sideII'alk , after a hard days 1I'0 rk in the pffice . Usuall y, u pon gettin g outside. he felt refreshed and rested . but to night iL was diffe ren t. H e Iel L d ro II' S)' a nd t ired, lonesome a nd blu e. Som ethin g, he kn ell' not "'hat, had bee n tro u b ling him a ll day. Ma n y times as he was workin g at his books, t hat "som e-
Lhing" I\'o\.dd cOllle in to his m ind , Lhe room II'o ul d grow d im, the surroun d in gs seem eri to di sappear , and he wo uld be ou t so m ew hel'e II'iLh so m ebody, but he cou ld no t see who it was. Th at it II'as a g irl he was sure for m a n y times he fan cie d he coul d hea r her m erry la u ghLeI'. Then he wo ul d hun t here and there fo r her a n d whe n he Lhou ght he had found h er som e n oise in the office would a r ouse him from his reve ri e a nd he wo uld be loo kin g
STUDE NT L TFE bla nkly at th e p ages before him. Time after t ime t hi s h ad happen ed d urin g t he d ay un t il at last he h ad been compell ed to close h is book s, loc k t he des k , d on hi s coat a nd hat, and ru sh from th e room . While walki ng dow n t he street he tried to b reathe free ly the fresh air, t hin kin g it would d ri ve t he stra n ge t hou g hts from his mind. H e would ra ise his head an d allow the fast fallin g snow fl a kes to alig h t upon hi s face. As t he fl akes struck him t hey felt sli ghtly cool for the m om en t and t hen he coul d fee l them no Ill ore. H e bowed hi s head with a feelin g cf uespair an d hurri ed en. Alt houg h a heavy sn ow was fallin g t he streets were still (Towded with people-bu t to Jim H orax t he streets we re as if bar ren . Hi s head seem ed to be bu rs tin g a nd he was u nce r tain in hi s step as he entered t be elegantly f urnis hed a p a r tments w hich he occupi ed . Upon rem oving hi s wet clot hes he sank bac k in a la rge , easy cha ir , before t h e firep lace, wit h a heavy sig h. Determ in ed to do som ething to ease his mi nd he too k a cigar a nd ord ered the evenin g pap er toge th e r wit h wha tever p ersona l mail there \\'as fo r him. 'Wi th the paper cam e, as he had hop ed, a letter from his best fri end a nd roommate at co llege, F red Da lton .
" Dear old F red ," h e said to him self , " His letters always bring cheer a nd comfort to m e. H e never fo rgets to m ent ion ou r old college days, som e of our fr iends t here, t h e b ig ' busts' we u sed to h ave with t he " fr at ," or t h e year when we were on the team that 'won t he ch ampionship . H ow often he rem inds m e of the day we left t he old sch ool. It was one bright sunn y m ornin g in June a n d the coll ege cam p u s was smothered in d iffe ren t shad es of green spotted here a n d t here with bright ly colored flowers. I sat on t he lowe r ste p of t he ent ra nce to t he "frat" hou se a nd Fred lay p rone u pon the grass in t he shade of a b ridal wreath b ush just in fro nt of me . H e had pl a nn ed for m e to accom pany him ou t W est for t he summer . H e had p ictu red to m e t he beau ties of t he W est in such rich colo rs t hat it had tem pted me. "N O'W Jim, " he h ad said, ' You will com e won' t yo u ?' "Ah F red," I had answered, 'Yo u ' r a secon d B eli a l,' Yes 1 will go.' And so on t hat day I wen t wit h him. Wh at a glorious t ime we had on t h e tri p ou t t here. H ow 1 u sed to sit and liste n to him t 11 of eac h point of inte rest a long t he \yay, a nd relate wild sto ries of t he W est. H ow grand ly we we re received at t he old hom estead . H ow
STUDENT LIFE hi s parents, broth ers, and sister s each in t urn embraced him a nd t hen warml y a nd frankl y greeted me. H ow welcom e I was m ad e in t his beau tiful h om e where a ll was joy and p eace. And what a beautiful hom e it was . Standing on a hill at t he b ase of a hig h m oun tain , a nd surround ed wit h la rge t rees, t hrough w hic h p at hs wo un d in an d out, cu t tin g t he dark-gree n , well kep t la \'\"I1 S in to la rge a nd srn a ll sections, it ove rloo ked a valley \\'hi c h was a p a rad ise in itself. H ow often \\'e toget her \\'o ul d see k a seclu ded sp ot, s tretc h ourselves u pa n t he grass, a nd t hen recall p leasura bl e incide nts or d iscu ss our fu t ure pl a n s. H o \\' diA'e ren t our pla n s \\路e re. H e \\'as fo r a good litt le wife, a nice home a nd a sim ple life. I- well , I wanted t he sam e, I g uess, b u t I ha dn 't been th in kin g of t he good li ttle wife or t he nl c(" home . J had m ade a lm cst th e Oppcsile p la ns. " Whil e in th e shad e of a la rge oak one day F red, in the ' ornpany of a lady, carne upo n me. 'Jim ,' he said in h is pla inest sirn p lest m a nl1 e1', ' NI ee t m y friend Mi ss 0 ' Ray.'" He re he a rose a nd too k a pic ture from t he m an tel. Sta ndin g in in h ont of the fireplace, h e looked 10ll g an d silently at th e face as if studying t he many lin es of beauty . Th en he ga ve a little chuc kle and
lc u g hing1 y said , " So yo u a re th e or e I h a ve bee n hun ting a ll day . l\'ow I rem em be r t he resembla nce whi ch I coul d not recall , be twee n yo u r m erry la ug hter an d t he one I ha v e been follo win g as a le st ma n follows t he Will -o-t he- vVisp . Now I see it a ll. I t \\'as merely the mem ory of t he good old t imes we used to haVe ou t at Fr d 's phc:e." H e stopped a m om en t a nd gazed fi xedl y at t he pictu r 2 agai n a nd t hen co n t i nued , " H o \\' beau ti fu1 you looked o n t he day I fi rst met yo u . Wh en I loo ked up from where I lay an d sa w yo u standin g out clearl y again st t he g reen background, in yo u r d ai n ty, pure white d ress, yo ur long da rk c url s falli ng gracefully arou nd yo u r sho ul de rs, yo ur shapely bro wn eyes shinin g bri g ht ly , yo ur whi te t ee th showing plai nl y \\'hen yo u gave m e a mil e, yo u we re a quee n , a god d ess in my m in d. And yet, \\'hen I loo k at t his pict ure I sec no beaut y lost . I indeed, see mo re tha n th e n . E a h word of Lhe lette rs J have rece i ved from yo u re Aects the same grace a nd beauty a nd ofte n u po n read in g th e m I have bee n templed t o go wh ere I mi g h t be nearer to yo u , wh e re I could see yo u again as yo u a re a nd n ot o nly as a li ( less pi cture. Of course yo u have m a ny admirers. I can see th em no w scores of them . Th ey are as eage r
STUDENT LIFE as I , t hey are as determined as I , but I will com e, I will come, to fight a nd I will com e to-con fo und it what am I talkin g about." Placing the p icture again upon the m a ntel he relig hted his half burnt cigar , put more coal into the fi re and t hen settled in the big chair a nd op en ed Fred's half fo rgotten letter. " Dear J im ," it ran, "You probably rem ember t h e little girl I made yo u acqu ainted with the day we fo und you half asleep in the shade of t he old oak d own by the spring . Of course you do. Alth ou g h you do n' t ca re mu ch fo r girls you could n 't forget he r. Don't you knoll' , you made th e remark t hat ni ght t hat she was the m ost beau ti fd g; rl ycu had eve r seen. \!\Tell , e ven if yo u have fo rgotten her , eve n if she really did n ot illl press yo u t hen , s he has impressed me ever sin ee we were children . You know J im , she and I g rew up [rom child hood together. W e went to th e Ii tt le old cou ntry sch ool toget he r each m orning a nd we came' eac h evc ning ha ncl in hand from it. 'v\' e used to say, as c hild ren yo u 1(J1 0 11' , that we loved each ot her, that we woul d get married wh en old enoug h, a nd lye built air castles, ho ur a fter hour. vVhen I weill to coll ege, where I m et you J im , she gave m e a sweet good -bye from t he
station platform. Wh en I ret urn ed eac h sp ring she was the re to m eet me and, as yo u saIl', II'as frequently walking by my side. Bu t th ese t hings, I kn ow, cl on 't interes t you. You thin k they are foo lish. You kn ow, at coll ege you u sed to say , "No 'qu een s' fo r m e. Give m e a good old "stag" party and r a m ha ppy . Girls are a trouble. " I alway s knew J im t hat II' as th e way you loo ked at til in gs and so I woul d never say oth erwise . Bu t , I suppose you ImO\\", I am differen t. A "qu een" for me ev ery t ime . \i\Tell J im , I an' c ..min g to the point. You se we have been closely se p arated, she and I , for a long time a nd it 's hi gh time a change cam e aro un d . I t is a ll fi xed up a n d next m onth, the 2 l st , the final step s wi ll b e taken. Ah J im , just think how happy I wi ll be to have the only girl I eve r really kn ell' a nd loved as m y \I路ife. Bu t the n yo u eannot . realize th e ha pp iness of it , for yo u n ev er h ave been in love . Y ou have neve r seen anyone you could love but yo u will som eda y , a nd then yo u II'ill knoll' m y feelings today , if indeed yo u a re as s uccessfu l as 1. H a ll' te rrib le it would be to I路路e di sappointed. Oh! it IVould be far worse t han the time we mi ssed m a kin g good on t he team. But yo u ' ll co me , I\"o nt yo u J im ? Yo u'll co me to t he wedd ing
STUDENT LIFE and act as Best Man." had loved from childh ood to be sepSlowly the letter slipped from Ji m's arated thus. hand and sil ent ly he gazed at the "No", he said finally, " J should picture on the mantel. not think of loving this girl. They "One small girl," he said after have lived in the hope that some a long pause, 'has wrapped the day this wou ld come about and hearts of two of the best friends on they would be as one. vVh y should earth. W e both love he r,--he is T interfere \\·ith their happi ness? to have her." ~o, Fred, I shou ldn't, so you take H e leaned back in his chai r a nd her and be good to her, Fred, for puffed at his cigar. In the clouds although she is yours she is stil l my of smo ke he co uld see years a head. idea l and I love her. Yes I lVill He cou ld sec the day \\·hen he, as come and I \\·ill act as Best ~r an at a n old bachelor mounted the train t he marriage cf my best two friends. \\·hich \\·as to carry him out 'iillest. .And so on the appointed day H e imagincd what thoughts \\·ould ] i m H orax acted as Best ~'fan at then be pa~sing through his mind. the marriage of Fred DaJ LOn and He co uld sce Fred 's beautiful Violet O'Ray. H e difficu lt ly conhonie and as he approached the cealed his sarro\\" and appeared as house, Freel and his \\'ife together the same J oll y J im. H e never \\' ith their ch ildren come to greet oncc intimated to Fred or anyone him. H e cou ld already feel t h e else that he loved the briele. lump a ri si ng in his throat, he alA t his departure after hearty ready kne\\' his feelings. And then handshakes ancl an earnest "God he saw the opposite SCf' ne. Speed ," he came hack to the soli Fred as the old bache lor a nd he t ud e of his room to gaze upon the as tl~e ha l.JPY husband a ncl fathe r. mot ion less picture of the onl y gi rl v\That an awfu l sight. Th ey who he ever loved. Curdo ll.
STUDENT LIFE
It was thc third day of th ir acquaintance. Th ey would have scorn d to have the developments of Lhose three days placed with the u su al order of summer resort acquainLa nces, for theirs was un usual. Yes, it was unusual , for they had reach ed the point where he had dared to cri ticize her clothes He did not know just why he did it unless it \\'as because there was nothing else in mind just at that minute. H c \\'as puffing slowly at his pipe in one end of the boat, and she sat in the ot her, watching the laz y summer clouds float above the distant mountains, and trying
to look unconscious of t he fact that his eyes were upon her. Her appearance of ease was quite perfect for she knew that she looked unusually well in the simple white linen suit and the scarlet tje. " Wish you'd take that tie off, it 's enou gh to blind a fellow a day like t his." " Horrid thing, when I put it on just for him", she tho ught quickly and hcr c hin rose to an angle that was most becoming but which alarmed the boy to the extent of declaring himself that for once in the history of the 'w orld a man had said too much . She was silent just a moment, then
STUDENT LIFE she picked up a magaZIne and became very much absorbed in it's contents. " I wonder which is the less civili zing influen ce scarlet t ies or pipes. Please row in and do puff t he othe r way . I abhor tobacco smoke ." " And sm okers too" t hought her companion , then he rose to the defe nse of hi s b eloved pipe. " Bet t here sin't a better one in t he co un t ry. " I 'll \';ager t hat it co uld keep itself on top if dropped overboard." Hi s efforts at con ve rsa t ion were fut il e, so accordin g to her injunction he rowed in. B efo re they had fa irly reach ed th e shore s he had stepp ed li g ht ly out a nd was off , a ncl from her a ppearance o ne might well beli eve that she was un cc nsciou s of t he existen ce of m en. H e was an unusu ally lon g time tying the boat a ncl when everything was clon e he did t he onl y th in g he could see to clo ,- pulled his hat dow n over hi s eyes, d rove hi s h:cr.d s into hi s p oc ket s a nd start eel clC \\,l1 the s ho re in t he opposite c1irectic n to t he one thc girl had ta ken , whistlin g . Men always whi st le \I'h en they t ry n ot to loo k disturbed. Th e t ragedy reach ecl its heig ht th at evening at the dan ce. H e was to have been her partn er , but efforts thro ug hout the day to disp el the cloud of prejud ice were vain
a nd he watc hed h er that night , ,dways with in the g ua rding eye of her chaperon e, a ncl appearing to be m u ch ente r tai ned b y other frie nds. The o nl y thing that con soled him at all was t he fact that dress was white lin en set off with a scarlet tie. " Sh e thought of m e when she put that on ," h e thought , "Cause girls a lways wear such flim sy things in the evening. Th ere was m eth od in her avoiding the co nventi on al. " Th e n ext m o rn ing he was ou t early, ju st th e time of d ay when eve ryt h ing seems glad and a fellow fee ls like te ll ing a gi rl t hat he likes h er. H e declared it a m ost glo rious day , but what was t he use of a glo ri ou s rl ay ",ben the obj ect of hi s m ost vigorous desire was wasti ng her radiance in a row boat barri caded \\'ith pillows a nd. parasols. H e \\'alked slowly dow n the shore, \\'i shing that a violent storm would come up so that he could. do a n act of heroism \\'hi ch he was sure \\'ould resto re a;n nity with the occupant of the boat. , \Th en he reac hed thc \\'ic ke r sw in g whi ch \\'as occ upi ed by a se n t ime ntal girl read in g " :'Il aurine ," he had an id ea a nd immed ia tely reso lved to work it ou t. Th e girl appeared to be mu c h a bso rbed. in a m agaz ine. Ju st how much she belied her appearance
STUDENT LIFE she would n ot adm it eve n to herself, but she was proving herself a good actress. Th e enemy advanced dipping hi s oars lightl y, makin g wid e circl es aro und t he other boat in t he hope of catchin g a glimpse of its occupa nt , but a "yell t rained parasol kept her always out of his sight . " I 'll have to look up the n a m e of that magazine . Seems to m e it's a record breaker for holding atte ntion. Wish I h ad half a dozen copies now, perhaps I could keep busy unti l she gets t hrough with. that one," he thought as he t ried to while a\l'ay despe rate minutes. Th e area with in the pillows and
parasols still presellted that exasperating calm (as he thought ) when the boy had another idea and the result was that the Enemy routed the D efense and broke t he calm by firing into the camp of t he Defense a much used pipe tied to a handkerchief on which was written " If you'll tie a rock to the p ipe it will sink. Let's b e friends. I adore scarle t t ies and h ave indulged in a couple of dozen fl)r myself. And the en emy and d efense merged their identities in a com mon order of something b etter than very good friends. - L.
STUDENT LIFE
lLti5ure jifloment5 There are two classes of fiction which the ove rworked student , \",ho now and t hen finds half a n hour at hi s di sposal, may turn for m ental relaxatoin and enjoyment. Th ey are the s hort story and th ose b oo ks which a recent \\Titer happily calls "comfo rta ble " novel s. B y this apt phrase he c haracte rizes such leisurely, soothing novels as one may spend wee ks, and even m on t hs, readi ng,- very oppos ite of t hose strenu ou s, exciting , ofte n melo-d ram atic ti ssues so eage rly p eru sed by yout hful reade rs, but furni shin g no relaxation for tired brains. Th e sho rt story is here broug h t to the atte nti on of o ur num erous st ud ents because it is a form of fi c t ic. n the readin g of whi c h is both pleasant and prc fitabl e. Moreover , by it s bre vity it is em inently su ited fo r " library readin g ." Many a n un oec t:pi ed hour, n ow wasted in futile smal l-talk , o r in scannin g useless portions of the Sunday pape rs, coul d and should be devoted to getin g acquainted with some of the masterp ieces in this class of fiction . Our libra ry, though n ot particular-
Iy complete in its assortment of short stories, has m ore than enough to fi 11 all your spare hou rs for the rest of the year. Th e reading will be both p leasant and pro fitabl e,- pleasa nt because the kind of sto ry here m eant is th e mast erpiece, fully ab le to catc h and maintain you r interested attent ion , to stir yo ur pul ses , to kindle yo ur imagin at ion , to enlist your s) mpathy and pity, or pleasantly a \\'aken my ste rious sensati ons of horro r ;-profitable, b ecause the kind of story unde r con sideration \d l bring you (if thi s advice be fc 11 e wed ) into frequent contact wit h th e c hoicest examples of choice literary \\路orkmanship. In many respects, parti cularly as to form, t he sho rt sto ry rep rese nts the pinn acle of prose lite rature. Its brevity compels suc h conce nt rati o n , clea rness and force as are fou nd in few longer stories. It is, as it were , th e essence , the extract, of fi ction, composed of nau ght but th e d esirable elements , particu la rly from a styli sti c point of view . The stud ent will find h ere the best concrete examp les of th e many ab-
STUDENT LIFE st ract principles of good writing, so labo ri ou sly courted in t he daily and fortnightly t hem es . Th e co ndit ion s of th e sh ort story favor the ach ie ving of su c h perfect o r well ni gh perfect art . " Th ere is no subdivision of in terest; the a u thor can st rike directly in , with out preface, can move with determined step towa rd a conclu sion, a nd can- O h ighest privilege 1stop \\"hen he is don e ." P oe regarded the short narrative, "req uiring from a h alf hour to on e or two h ours in its p eru sal ," as th e mcst a rtistic fo rm of p rose li terat ure . From the stud en ts' p oint of view it offe rs th is g reat ad vantage a nd attraction,- it can be read at a sin gle sitt in g, wit ho ut any break in the con t inui ty of inte rest,w it hout a ny waste of m en tal enercry due to in te rrupt ions a nd repeated beginnings. Th e short story p ossesses all th e qualities a n d possibil ities of t he three volume n ovel, b ut always in som e heighte n ed, high ly con centrated f rm. Th e reason is clear. A situ ation , for in sta nce, \\"hich t he n ovel write r spends seve n or eig ht cha pte rs evolvi n g, th e short stor y wri te r presents in a sin gle bucl c hapter. H e su ggests , in impressioni stic flashes, t he characters, th e sit u ation s lead in g up to his stor y, the background or settin g, in many
cases gen erously spiced with local colo ring. Wh at careful pruning away of all superfluities, what weighing of each word for its suggestive p ower, in ord er t o ob tain t he maximum effect within the minimum space! And to what remote, unfrequented corner, to what rem ote era of our own country, or to w bat foreign shore, m ay we not swift ly and silently transport ourselves for a deliciou s h our or so b y m eans of these little capsules of concen t rated extract of fiction? D o we wish to bury ourselves for a brief space of time in a Califo rnian gold camp of the '40 's?' W e have b ut to ta ke up Bret H a rte's Lucl~ of R oo ring Camp, or Outcasts of Po /~e r Flat, or Miggles, or an yo ne of a score of others, a n d t he feat is d on e. W e sm ell the fragrant breath of t he pines under the hot summe r sky, we feel t he pitiless stin ging of the wintry blizzards in t he m ountain passes . Do we lon g for a bit of t he old sedat e, d ecorous life of New En gla nd ? Mrs. Wilkins Freeman and Miss J ewett a re ready to supply it at a m om ents n otice. Su c h stories as A New England Nun, The R evolt of M other, b y t he fonn e r , or A Ttl1inter Co urtship , by the latter write r embody t he very spirit of t he ge nuin e Yankeed om. Th ere are writers who perform t he
STUDENT LIFE same se rvice for th e different regio ns of t he South, n otably Messrs Cable, P age, H arris, and Miss ;\1 u rfrees , for the Midd le W est, as Mr . H amli n Garlanc. in his M ainTra velled Roads, for Canada , as Sir Gilbert Parker in Pierre Lmd H is P eo ple , or Lauren ce Mott in Jules ot the Great H eart. J ack Lo ndon p o rtrays the white ho rrors o f Alaska, J ames Lane Allen, t he drea my la n go r of K e ntucky. Irv in g, the easy-go in g, comfortab le existen ce of the earl y Dutc h settlers, Haw thorne, the wondrou s, soc ialistic life of the spirit , P oe, the ho rro rs of t he m orbidly m ysterious; a n d so on indefinitely,- not omittin g I-I. C. Bunn er a nd T. B. Aldri ch , Stoc kt011 and VanDy ke. In England , t\\路o \\TiLerS ra nk as m ast ers of thi s parti c ular form of li terat ure : Stevenson and Kiplin g. R ead thei r sho rt-stories exhau stively, n o t neglecting the Scotc h sto res d J. 1\1,. Barri e and Ian :lIac laren, no r t he T ales ot Nlea n .')路 Ireels , by Arth ur :\10rrison , a nd the Sh erloc k H olmes stories by Con a n Doyle. Th ere are a fel\' sparod ie tales by Scott, I ic ke ns and Thackeray , a nd at least on e by Defoe, Th e Apparit'ion oj Mrs.
Veal, wllic h n o student can afford t o ove rlook. The Fre nch proba bly lead the world in th e producti on of hi ghl y artist ic short-stori es, and among th e m t hree writers are pre -em in ent Maupassant , Merimee and Daudet. Others are Coppce, and .G alzrac, wit h his Passion ill the D esert. Amon g the German s t he short sto ry has not become indigenous , yet o ne shou ld read H offm ::l.I1n's Il 'eird Tales, at least sc me d them. A uerbach's l 'illage Tules also desc rve notice . Among the Norwegi an s, Bjorn so n , \yi th hi s po\yerfu l reali stic peasant tales , Li e and K ie ll a nd, occ up y first rank . The Ru ssians are very well represe nted by T ols toi and Turgen eff. See especiall y the latter's .-[ Sier of the S teppes . Two ot her Slavi c n atio naliti es, t he Bohemian s a nd the Hun garia ns, have eac h contrib uted some c harmin a , tho ug h as yet alm os t \I n kn o wn exa mpl es of this li terary genure . Pinall y, t he romance n atio ns, Ita ly and Spai n , have also don e t heir share. A di scussion of " co mfo rta bl e novels" mu st be defer red until a la t er issue. C. L - ' ()(j .
STUDENT LIFE
~pgmalton F or the last six week s t he stu de nts w ho wo n in th e t ryo uts for t he Coll ege Pl ay have been workin g ha rd to m a ke t hi s t he best pl ay eve r put on by students of t hi s co llege , a nd from all a ppeara nces t heir labo rs h ave n ot been in vain. " P ygmalion a nd Galatea" is a ve ry pretty 1i ttle Grecia n play . Alth ough so m ew hat diffi cult still it is wit hin t he g rasp of t he well selected cast. This year , as h as neve r before ha ppened , t ryo uts for t he several p a rts we re held a nd th e best m ater ia l has t hu s b e n ob tain ed . P ygma li on , a renowned sc ulp to r of At hens has been carving a statue wit h hi s wife Cy ni sca as a m ode l. Th e d ay, on which t he play ope ns, Cyni sca bid s P ygmalion fa rewell fo r a short t ime. H e, who loves hi s ,\'ife beyon d all measure, fears he \\'ill be lonely un t il she return s. Cy ni sca to avo id t hi s tell s him if t houg hts of love should come to speak t hem to t he stat ue, her solita ry represen tati ve, as he is wont to sp ea k t hem to her . P ygm alion , reali zin g th e stat ue as being onl y ('old , d ull st one , cu rses t he god s fo r
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~alatea
n ot giving him p owe r to give it li fe. Immediately the statue, Galatea, is broug ht t o life a nd P ygm alio n, a t sight of h er alive , begins t o talk love . Galatea in her innocen ce cau ses con siderable t rou b le, m a inly because Cynisca hears of P ygmalion 's lov e-making and wit h t he p ower the Gods have given her call s down blindness upon him for hi s faithlessness. Galatea by m eans of her pleadings, unkn ov\"11 to P ygm ali on , p ersuades Cynisca to recall t he curse. After rece iv ing h is sig h t again he bla m es Galatea fo r all th e trouble. She in her so rrow m ounts t he p edestal a nd becomes a gain a st a tue . Pygmalion is informed of his mistake a nd t he scene closes with the sculpto r wee ping a t t he feet of t he statue. The p a rt of P ygm alion is acted ve ry creditably by P. V. Cardon "'h il e t hat of Galatea is admirably prese nted b y Nellie H ay ball Mi ss Rub y Mathews hold s th e p art of Cynisca , wife of P ygmali on and sh ows good t alen t .i n prese nting it. E. Han son as Crysos, a nd Mell H om er as his wife make a good p air. As My rin e, Pygm ali-
STUDENT LIFE ons sister, Glena Lashu s, is a star. vVith her ease awl grace on the stage she pe rforms Il'ell a sister's d uti es, Booker Preston aets strongly t he part of her lover, Leu cippe. Elmer J ohnson as :\[ imos, Pygmalion's slave and La IHenson as Agesimos, Crysos' slave both act ve ry \\'e II.
Th e play is to be presented to the pub lic at the Thatcher Opera H ouse on F ebruary 17th. It has been the custc m of the entire Stude n t B od y to be prese nt at the co llege p lays and this year shou ld be no exception. E I-e ry one should be there a nd show those taki ng part that the ir efforts are apprecIated .
<!&ratoria The College Chora l Society of voices is abo ut reac1 y Il'ith the seco nd Dudley Bu ck \\Tor ks," Pa ul R eve re 's r~i de" and 'The Story of the Cross.' 7 ;)
The form e r wo rk is l\Titten for so lo, te nor, ba ritone a nd m a le c ho ru s, with accompa nim ent of piano, ob li gato Aute, t\\'o clari ne ts, two hor ns, a nd t he usua l stri ng quintette, The co ll ege o rc hest ra il' ill of co urse furnish the accom p anime nts. Pe rh a p s no American work for mal e choru ses m ore fitting for sc hoo l prese n tation than t he sup e rb sett in g of Longfe ll ow's well kn o l\'n poem.
It o pens with a force fu l a nn ou ncement by full orc hestra o f ":\1 y Co un try 'Tis of Thee" whi ch is fol lowed immediate ly by th e baritone in recitative . '['h e seco nd ve rse co mmencing lI'ith " H e sa ic1 to his friend " is fo r four part cho ru s who recites t he seco nd and t hird ve rses. Th e te nor takes up t he four t h verse co nt inuing into th e most d ra mat ic part of the poe m which has a splendid climax, [nte rest in g and s kil lFul is t he prelud in g by voices a nd o rc hes tra on t he verse " It was TI-I'e lve b y t he Vill age Cloc k. Wh en he c rossed th e brid ge into lVIelfo rd to wn" fini shin g vl'it h climax o n t he words
STUDENT LIFE .. Pierced by a B ri ti sh ~!(u sket ball" accompaniment of ladi es choru s in four parts. It is a very choice bit. slJ ng by t enor . The work fi nall y closes by a re- of music. Th e cu stomary "Stabat Mater currence of t he openin g ITlUSI C theme to the words ," A nd ~o t h rough Dolorosa " is give n to soprano and t he ni ght rede Paul R eve re ." a lto in duet form and the compose r The "Story cf th e Cross" recites shows p lainly in this number his t he closin g eve nts in the li fe of our deeply religious feeling both in Saviour. voice parts and accompanim ent. F o r the Passion Ch o ral he has In this settin g the sto ry divid es 'skilfull y utilized an old melody of into L eo Hassler of 1601. Prolog ue The rousing c horus" B ehold t he Th e Morn ing a nd Accusation Veil of the T emple was R ent in The Trial and Condemn at ion, T wain " is for full company and The Death o n t he Cross . immediately follows the ch oral Ep ilogue 'th e ar ra nge m en t is for mixed above m entioned. A final climax is reac hed in the quarte tte of so lo voices . and choru s The work opens with full cho rus in epilogue on the word s. "To Him be H ono r Maj est y the Prologue- which lead s into t he Acc usati on mad e by m ob as repre- Might and Dominion. " Th ese works demand good voices se nted by male c horus end ing with th e peop le crying for the release of and first rate accompaniment and th e manner in which o ur co llege Barabbas. Th e prayer on the c ross "Father boys and girls take hold of them fo rgive th em " is sung by tenor with sh ow talent of hig h orde r.
STUDENT LTFE
A SPRING MORNING
A RACE FOR LIFE
The eastern s ky was just tinted wit h p ink as I walked thro ugh the dewy grass toward the corral wit h t he mi l k pail s on m y a rm. In the large mulberry t ree by the ho use t he ha n gbirds \\'ere twitte rin g noisi ly a they Ait ted from branch to bran ch: t he a ir was cool and f resh a n d a ge nt le b reeze wafted t he perfum es from th e peach a nd apricot b lossoms over m y face. Th e sky in the East was now c hanging to a bright yel1 ovv, and soon the sun wou ld be peep in g ove r the hilltops. The roosters were crowing and the restless cows "vere be ll owing. Th e sun cam e u p in a clear sk y, Aocdi ng the ea rth with go lden beams, the plan ts sparkled wit h dew. The tinklin g of t he bell s, as cows trudged b y on the ir \\'ay to the pasture, and the shouts of men to the ir horses , reminded me that a not her busy day had begun . E. F.
A brill iant yo ung officer who had been taken prisoner by the cruel Spania rds, was sentenced to face a peculi ar death. H e was to have ten second s in which to run dow n a narrow alley to a cann on on e hu ndred yards distant. At the end of t he given time, t he gun was to be fired, b lowin g him to pieces unless fortunate en ough to gain his goal in th e given t ime. In the distance, the unfortunate office r could 'ee his country's heroes marching to battle. H ow he lo nged to be a free m a n again a nd enJ oy their compa ny! But the guard marched him to his position in the middle of the a lley. At a signal frum the gunner, th e ath letic \ 'ankee was off li ke a startled deer. Any m oment he expected to see the cann on b 1ch forth its awful conte nts in to his face. At last , whe n with in te n feet of the gu n, he spra ng ove r t he ca nn on , men and
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STUDENT LIFE all , never slac kin a in speed . ':' ':' ,;, Th at night , around the camp-fire of the U . S. troops, sat an interested grou p of o ffi cers , li st enin g to t he adventure of one who nea rl y lost his life. 1. L H.
BEFORE BREAKFAST ON THE FARM A nort hern breeze rustles the golden leaves a nd laz il y tosses them about as \\'e step in to the cool fresh morning ai r.
\\Te start for
THE GENERAL FRISBEE'S FIRST TRIP
the yard s to do the regular mor-
Th e boat \\'as spi c k-spa l1 in her fi rst pain t, and the sm o ke rose t hi c k a nd fast from her funne ls as she swiftly a nd majesticall y went a long. Cu rl y white-caps danced to a stiff ocean b reeze . ¡W h e n wcll out the blu e sky and the sparklin g water with a fe\\' ships here a nd t here plou gh in g t heir way t hroug h it were a ll we co ul d see . In the middle of th e bay we passed th e old l\I ontece llo, no\\' a freig ht boat, slowly moving a long, grun t in g a n d g rumblin g, as if jealou s of t hi s la rger rival whic h had taken her pl ace. I felt sorry to see her lose her positi on that way as I stood a nd wa tched he r un t il she fade d away In th e distance. We S00 11 rea che d Sa n Pra ncisco a nd la ter m ade many marc trips. bu t th e fir st onc \\'as t he bes t. I have not yet fo rgottcn her and once in a \\'hile, when t he \\'hislte of th e earl y morning t rain wakes m e, I th in k . " Th e re goes t he General Fri sbee,"
running from their kenn el to meet
nin g c hore': a nd the dogs come us.
Th e roosters sti ll sound their
offic ial \\'arJi ing cf the approach of day, a lt hou gh the st ars have disappeared and the gold en rays of li g ht shoot into t he easter n sky. H O\\'
distinct a nd clear is the bell o-
wing of the
CO\\'S
in the pasture and
the chuckle of t he \\'ago n in the di stant road I
As \\'e go a roun d
t he corral a coyotte bound s away with a rooste r that \\'as o ut too ea rl y fo r h is ow n good.
Th e pi gs
leave t heir white straw bed a nd tro t to the stubble Aelds for a fe\\' hou rs gleaning. T he (,O\\ 'S a re no\\' in from the p ast ure so \\'e beg in milkin g. Th e horses a re broug ht from the ir grazi ng gro und s an<1 placed in t he stabl e. Th e shrill breakfast \\'hisLle bl o \\'s just as th e mil ki ng of the co ws and th e cu rr yIn g a nd harn essing , o f th e ho rses are fini shed. ). L P.
STUDENT LTFE
~gricultural
$tubents at tbe 3J nterna tional
The great live st ock show h eld a nnu ally at Chicago is t he Mecca toward which th e st ep s of Agri cult ural students a re t urned . H ere w hil e looking ove r t he finely b red h orses and slee k , well -fed cattle t he m en of W est a nd East, Nort h a n d Sout h becom e acquainted. Th e ha rdy Ca n adi a n sch ool fellow m eeLs t h e soft to ng ued, easy goin g T exan and K entu ckia n ; th e bu stling W este rn e r's s hort "glad to know you " is a n swered by " mi ghty h a ppy ' t o m eet yo u , s r," and so t he t ies of Agricultural brother hood a re made. This good fello ws hip a nd t he inte rcha n ge of ideas helps a long th e o n ~ g reat a im of t he wh ole affa ir, whi c h is, t he ad v an cement of Agricult u re. Th e prin cipal event for t he Agric ult ural stude nts is t he stock j ud ging contest in whi ch team s from t he differen t sc hools compe te . Thi s year team s \I'e re ente red repre sen t ing e igh t of t he la rgest sch oo ls of t he Uni te u States and Ca n ad a . Th e east was represented b y Ohi o, Can ada by Ont ari o, t he South by
T exas a nd Missouri, the W est b y W as hingt on , whil e t he middlewest sent t eams from Iowa, Kansas a n d South D a k ot a. Five m en represent each sch ool and they h ave classes of horses, cattle, s heep a nd h ogs t o work on , being required to place th e a nimals a nd give t he reason s fo r so d oing I owa stud e nts as usua l led in t his wo rk bein g closely foll owed by Ontario, 1\1 isso uri a nd Ohi o in t he orde r n amed. I owa h as a lread y won a s p rizes sev eral b ron ze statues of a nima ls w hi ch ad orn Dean Curt iss 's o ffi ce a nd are among t he pJ'Oudest possessions of t h e sch ool. Utah , bein g so fa r from the exhibit, is not likely t o enter th e con test for some t ime, b ut as Agricult ural education g rows, judging conLests can be helel at coun ty and state fairs . Thi s woul d m a rk t he beginning of a m ovement which shoul d te nd toward t he se nding of representatives of Utahs' sc hool to that co mmon "stampin g gJ'O und " of Agr icult ural students, the Inte rn ational. ].T.C . III
STUDENT UFE
During the winter cou rse term the agricu I tu ral students I,,-e re favored \\"ith some very inte restin g and instructive lectures g iven by th e leading Agriculturists of the state. Thi s gave t he boys a chance to hear of some of the practical th in gs in agric ulture. On J anuary Dth Presiden t Wid tsoe lectured to the Aaricultural Club. H e talked on th e opport u n;ti es in agr;culture , clllphasizing health. \I'ealth and \I<sdom as the three great oppcrtunities offe red by the farm. :'1r. j ose ph R ee d of the bu reau of plant industry v isited the stat ion recentl y investigating the sugar beet work. Agri cu I ture is becom i ng so Intensely fascinating that e ven the
lad ies are beginning to ind u lge. At the prese nt tim e "Forestry" seems to be the most popular branch of Agriculture . Professor Cla rk is now teachi ng the co urse to a n arlllY of fo rt y men. ;\1r. j ames C. Duffin president of the State H orticu ltu re Society lectu reel 路to the Agricultural Clu b J a nu a ry 10 th. H e talked on fruit growin g from a cO lllm e rcial stand po in t. Steph e n Boswe ll , our aIel reliable fo reman of the J uab County farm is taki ng the winter cou rse. vVm . j a rdin e, nO\l' one of Uncle Sam's slaves, talked at the Dry Parmi ng Congress. Ladi es Mirz a a nd Braisette, th e big black pure bred P erc her on mares a re of great assistance to
STUDENT LTFE Professor Caine in hi s st ock judging, etc. Turpin h as an ext ra l a rge class in chickenology. It IS rumored t hat Professor ArnoId is going to t a ke t he course. Dr. Plumm er , one of th e big p oul t ry m en of th e state, a nd president of t he State Poultry Association, lectured t o t he Ag ricul t ural students J a nuary lIth. From all indi cations th e winte r course this year promises t o b e t he b est ever g iven a t th e college.
Miss P o well reports a pl easan t [nstit ute trip to Pl easant Vi ew durin g t he holid ays. H er t a lks on H ome Sa ni tation, Care a n d Tra in ing of Children etc must h a v e been ver y inst ru cti ve as well as inte resti ng. A soc iety for t he Dom estic Scie nce a nd Arts girls is to be organ ized ver y soon no \\路. It will m ean t~th e dom estic sc ience girl s a bout t he sam e as the Agric ultural Club does to t h e Agricu lt ura.l stud ents.
Yo u will hear m ore of this later. The Dom esti c Science (I ) girl s h ave complete d t he course m la undry and a re n ow t akin g plain coo king. Night School closed December 18t h . Wh o sa ys th e Dom estic Scien ce d epart m ent isn 't h onest? The s hop fello ws have received th eir promised mince pies. Th e custom a ry dinners began Tuesd ay Janu a r y 14th. Mrs . Cook assist ed by Mrs . Maycoc k , is s uperinte nding the making of all t he costumes for Pygmalion a nd Ga latea. Th e color sc hem e was wo rked out by Professo r Fl e t cher. Th e t hird year girls a re n ow t akin g up a rt needle work . About a d ozen girl s we re registered fo r t he w inte r co urse in Dom es Lic Science and Art. MECHANIC ARTS
Th e n ew year sees th e Mechanic A rts Departme nt in t h e fin est shap e in its hi stor y. Durin g t he h oIidays new equipm ent a rri ved from t he east , for th e Carri age Sh op . This will be a g reat benefi t to t he boys in carri age buildin g, who have now begun a num be r of mo unta in wagons . E ve ry corn er s hows improv em ent a nd ne w acco mmodations for
STUDENT LIFE the big increase in numbers, a nd for the Win ter Students that are pouring in by sco res each day. Th e soun d of t he h a mme r and the b u zz of machin er y these days, distinguish t he Mechanics Buil ding as the busiest spot on the cam pus. One can pass through this department and see on every hand the indu str y and excellence cf the work.
Mr. H . E. J ense n a nd 1\1r. A. H a n sen have chose n respective ly t he following su bjects for t he ir t hesis. "Child Labor in the State" and " Produc t io n an d Manufactu ring. " MUSIC
The band dance on December 9th was one of the most successful part ies of the season. Th e Th atc her pa vi lion was fi l1 ed \\"i th the jolli est and lTlOSt loyal crowd of st uden ts ever got together. Everybody had t he time of hi s life a nd is a nxi ously waiting fo r a nother band da nce . On t hat day the band marc hed down tow n made suc h an impression on the stu de nts and tow nspeople t hat they were fo rced to come out a nd show t heir appre ciation for it. Miss Smith, a sister to our popu lar Librarian, ente rtain ed u s in chapel a short time ago. As a sin ger Miss Sm ith has a national rep u tation. T he lVlu sic Departm ent wi l1 presc n t to the stud ents cf the co l1 ege th is m on th so me of the co mposit io ns 路of Fra u z P et er Schubert. This musician was born in Vien na, J a nu a ry :n , 1797 , a nd was t he th irtee n t h chi ld . As a composer of so ngs Schubert is second to
ME [I L Mr. David Stephens paper entitled "En glish ness Men," for t he Utah Associatio n Can ye n t ion Provo on J a nua ry 2nd
w rote a for BusiTeacher's held at a nd :h d .
Dr. Th o mas was elected preside nt of t he Utah Teacher's Association for next year. W. F. H eyrand a co mme rcia l student of last year is back with us .
Miss J enni e 路Morri s a second year . studen t in commerce has discon tinued schoo1.
STUDENT LTFE none. His Erlkcenig, H eid enL .路 sle in , Schcefers KlageJi ed and R astlose Liebe are among his m ost fam ous songs. One of Schubert s great drawbacks was t h at almost to t he t ime of his death nobod y would sing his son gs. b ut he in spired t he great J ohann Mi ch cel Vogel, (Opera Sin ger ) vvho unde rtook to interpret his great "vork. Schubert' s first song to go to print was the Erlking, (1818 ) of which 800 copies we re sold in 9 months- his friends reaping the profits. His great orchestral works the Cdur Symphony and the Unfin ished Symph ony which he left incomplete owing to his sudd en d eath, is t he work of a geniu s not alone in composin g b u t a lso in instrum entizing . His composition s numbered] 200 in his short life of :3 1 years. The Second A . C. F aculty quartette conce rt was given on , N'ednesday evening J anuary J5th, t he rehea rsal, wh ich was open to the students , on Tuesday afternoon . Th e first quartette con cert was atte nd ed by abo ut 10 percent of the A. C. Students, it is the earnest hope that for t he rem a ining q uartette concerts, the students will a ttend in fu ll force. MILITARY
The prospect s for a Military Ball are not promising, only te n
volun teering to take part in the special drill. Paddoc k is not registered for drill t hi s year , so now there are n o "q ueeners" in the department. Parkinson a nd McCombs are m a king records in the Military as well as in the Athletic department. The c:::ompanies are now completely o rganized . LIBRARY NOTES
During the m onth of December there were one thousand two hundred a nd fifty-nine books b orrowed from the Library . Thi s number does not includ e periodicals n or the books whi ch were read in the li brary. As t he readers have free access to the s helves there is no sat isfacto ry way in which an estimate of boo ks u sed merely in the Ji brary can be kept. Of the books taken from t.he library the different classes were represented as follows: Philosophy :2 R eligio n 15 Sociology (includin g econ omics, political science , education , mil itary science) 206 . Scie nce, 94. Useful arts, (Agriculture , domesti c scien ce, commerce, m echanic t rade) , etc; 248 Fine arts, (Arc hitecture , sculpt u re, painting, music, house furni shing , etc.) 209. Li terature, 170.
STUDENT LIFE H isto ry, 26. F iction , 289. (Mu ch of t he fiction was taken 111 con nec t ion with the Engli sh classes and som e for h oliday reading. ) T wo tables in t he reading room , contain in g all th e boo ks on forestry are reserved for the stud ents in fo restry . SOROSIS NOTES On the evenin g of Dece m be r l -tih Miss Eva Nebeker entertai n ed the Sorosis at a Ken sington which ended '",ith an oyste r supper at te n o'cloc k. Durin g the eve nin g Mi ss Neb eker , accompani ed by he r siste r L ottie, p layed seve ra l beautiful selection s on the v ioli n. H er audience was small but t horo ug hly appreciat ive. Similiar gat heri ngs were a lso held t he hom es of Mi sses Ina Stratford a nd Nan Nib ley. Mi ss Bertha E ccles of Ogde n , for two yea rs a very we ll know n student of t he co ll ege, was married to Mr . YV . Arlhur Wri g h t Most of the old Doso " bun ch" "'as present at the rece p t ion given in her hon r .
W e hope the fa ilure of the last party don 't discourage Captain Hansen. H e did well. T he Sorosis Society m eets reo-u larly as in former years . One meeting each m onth is devoted to the study of the life of the composer whose work is being taken up in chapel. T he other meetings a re stri ctly bu sin ess or Kensin gton s. Occassiona lly a n outsid e lecturer is inv ited to spea k to t he organi zation. The Sorosis kn ows three boys that won't miss any da nces at the leap-year party. Mel! (at t he kitchen phone. ) - "I want t o talk to the cow ba rn please . " Fee immedi ately co nn ected her with th e sec retary's office. Mell (sweetly )- " H ello! is t hi s t he cow barn?" A gruff voice (from the Secreta ry 's offi ce )-"No, this is Coburn' If so me of th e facu 1ty had wish ed to "see t hem selves as ith e rs see them" t hey co uld have had t hat opportuni ty by ca llin g at t he Coll ege on t he ni gh. of J a nu a r y 11 th o
STUDE IT L TFE
mniting- tbe ~enior ~irl Sere ne
r
fu1d mv a nTIS and vvait,
Nor care fo r wind s, nor t ide nor sea; J rave n o m ore 'gain st luck and fate, For 10! my love shall com e to m e.
r
stay my haste, I make delays; For what avails this rapid pace?
I stand am id my college days; And whom I ,.vant shall see m y face. Asl eep , awake, by night or day , The fri ends T like a re see kn g no e; ::\ 0 ,yi n c1 can clrive m y dart as t ra y, For I' ve worked ou t ilLy J est in y. 'Wh at matter if nOlI I stand alone? T wait wit h juy aml com in g days ; l\l. y heart shall reap where it has sown , .-\nd gat her up sweet luvc's slln rays . Th e Ilaters know t heir ow n , and draw The hrook that springs in yonde r heights; So c1ra\l' my love with equal law, Th e manl y man, my soul' s delig ht. Th e stars come nightly to the s ky , The tidal II'ave com es to t lw sea; :"Jr) time, nor space, nor law, no r high,
Can keep my love away fn'lTI me.
-Sadie, B . ( With apo lollY to John BurrouÂŁh s)
STUDENT LIFE
Student
Life
Pubhslled .1lou/h.ly by tlit' Students ()f Uta h Agricultural Col/eKe S'J' AFF
P. V. Cardon, '09 .
Editor-ill -Chief
H. E. Jen sen, 'OR. \V. C. Riter , ' 10 . E. F. Burton, ' 10 .
~l1sil1ess .l\l anager . Assistan t ~Ian ager
Associate Editor
DEPAR'D IENT S E H . Walters, '09 D epa rt1n ent Edito r Eunice Jacobson. '08 . Literar).' C, D. NlcAl ister, '10 . . . . .. Art C. E. Fleming, '08 . . Student A flairs E. P . Hoff, '09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locals W, L, Walk e r, 'OH . All1mni and Excha n ge SU BSC R I PT IONS One year . Sin,:de copies . . . . . . . . Extra copies to subscr ibers . . . Ente rt:'d as !-Oecond class matter D ec , 21.
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at the post oflke at Logan. LTtah. under an act of Congress of :\ 1<lr('h 3. lH79. C ollege delin-! ry is made fro1l\ Student L ife office, R oom 37 .
Vol. 6
Jwullarjl1908
1908 Why no t m a ke th is the best yea r you eve r spent ? Vl hy not do
more in schoo l, have a better time, and li ve a better li fe) D on't swear off having any more good times, but have better ones. Enj oy life. I t may not last lo ng a nd then t hink what you will have m issed. Don't th ink of what ye u have done in the past but better yo urself nO\\' a nd 111 the fut ure. Yo u ' ll fi ncl life goes eas ier and yo u'll fee l that yo u have accompli shed a w ho le lot if eac h day you do something. Now is the Lim e . The comin g attractio ns gi ve n by the clifferent organizat io ns in schoo l a re wo r t hy of the united suppo r t of the stude nts. Those taking part in these th in gs are workin g hard to give t he best they have. Long after you have gon e home at night they may be seen studyi n g and
ST UDE NT LTF E p lod din g on wi Lh t heir respec tive p a r ts . Still t hey lTlust keep Lip in t hei r stud ies, w:lich is n o easy tas k, as we ll as the res t. T hose takin g par t in " P ygmaEc n a nd Galatea ," ha ve so m ethin g t o give whi ch will b e a ppreciated by all wh o see it. Th e m em be rs of t he Ch o ral Socie t y will , as t hey always do, in te rest, a nd p lease ever yo ne wit h t heir selected m usic. Turn out a nd show yo ur loyalt y and a pprecia t ion. "Wh at's do in g in t he Milit ary Dep a rtm en t th is year ? F orm erl y eve ry year has wi t nessed a g ra nd Mi litary Ball b u t thi s yea r. from a ll a ppearances . the re will be non e. It is st ra n ge ind eed t hat, out of all t he studen ts tak ing d rill o nl y a bout a dozen have co nsented to join th e special squad. 'Wh at's t he m a tter cadets ? Wake upl Get th e affa ir m ovin g a nd give a ba ll w hi c h will surpass a ll form er ones a nd will be a credit t o yo urse lves, th e Mili tar y Dep a rtm en t a nd th e whole sc hool. H eretofore t he Annu al Mili tary Ball has bee n a nxi ously loo ked for\\'arcl too by a ll stude n ts. It has bee n t he one g reat even t of th e year a nd S tu.de nt Life hastaken ext reme pl eas ure, each F e bru a ry, in publish in g a Military :\f umber Think a m ome n t cad ets l Are yo u goin g t o le t suc h a t hin g di e ou t ) . W e hope n ot.
THE REWARD OF AN HONEST LIFE "Ho nesty is t he best p olicy" is a n cld say ing \I'ell recogni zed by a ll t hink ing m en a nd lI¡om e n . Th e soone r in life t he boy or girl comes to rea lize this important tru t h th e SOCll r will he or she be on t he rig:1 t pat h to t rue kno\\"l edge : a nd t he longe r it ta kes th e indi v idu al to becom e cognizant of t he t ruth of this sa y in g, and the part it pl ays in a succ ssful life, just that mu ch longer will hi s life's wo rk be, t o a ce r tain d egree, a fai lu r . 'Wh en a m an has labo red persiste n t ly a nd honestly year after year hav ing established a ch aracte r en v ied by all w ho kn oll' him , a nd t hen at th e ve ry age of life, when he s hould enj oy t he reputat ion he has es t a blished , allo\l' s it to ue r uin ed by som e dis ho nest ac t do ne in an un gua rd ed m om ent , -holV g reat is hi s rem orse. Th e an gui s h and bitte rness in suc h a m Olll ent have bee n too Illuch for m a n y an in div id ual ; a nd rather th a n live he ta kes hi s own life. This m ay b e a n extre lll e ca se, out it is surely t he p oss ible ou tcom e of suc h ac ts. Th e boy wh ose pa re n ts have sent him to sc hoo l th a t th ey mi g ht ha ve joy in hi s intellecLual grow th and m o ra l development; w ho idles away hi s time in th e sc hool halls, or in
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STUDENT LIFE the public amusement den s, breaks th e trust reposed in him , a nd li ves a dis honest life. N or is this all ; he cau ses those parents, who daily toil and pray for hi s success in life pain that no m edical aid can relieve. If he be composed of the righ t kind of m etal , t he rem o rse of conscien ce may brin g him into line before it is too late; bl t that onl y when he has reaped t he reward of hi s carl essn ess. " Sow t he wi nd a nd you reap t he wh irh\'ind ;" and a n honest life brings its o wn reward. Again , th e stude nt, who will use di shonest m eans to obtain a passing mark in examin ation, does not have the pl easure, t he t ru e pleasure, a lth oug h he m ay get a n A . t hat t he student does, who onl y learns eno ugh of hi s subj ect to pass; but honestly learn s that mu ch . Th e on e is prac tic in g a prin ciple of dest ru ction , the ot her establi shin g a ch>1racter wh ic h m oney can no t bu y or m o th a nd wo r111 S conu pt. Th en what is the rcward d a n honest life? Charac t e r, t he cr0 wn and glor y of life. That \\'hich d ignifi es a nd e xalts eve ry pcs iti o n in soc iety; inAue nces and e lcvates e very inviron111 en t; b rin gs JOY, pea ce. satisfac tion , and co nte ntm ent of mind to the possessor. F o r it is t he stre ngth and civili -
zation of a nation . Th e very foundation of eve ry true g rowth a nd development , whether in civil , religious , or social affairs. Th e world builds its governments upon it; wit h it , the nation s fight t heir battles; for did not Napoleon say, " The moral is to the physical as te n to on e." T he stc;de nt then , tho u gh he may have but li tt le cul t ure, and small ability to grasp the su b ject prese n ted, \I'ho de ve l( ps a cha racter of st e rlin g quality , will wield a n inAu ence and rece ive a reward that th e stud ent, who recei ves A 's in examin ation s, a nd is bright a n d q ui c k to co mpre henrl , will neve r receive if hi s cha racter can be q uesti oned . " A good name is better to be c hosen t ha n ri c hes," is a fund am ental tru t h , and it is obtain ed onl y by an honest life, be it hum bl e or other wise, estab lished t hrou g h years of honest toi l, carefull y guardin g ever y ac t , a nd eve r followin g Gra n vi ll e Sh a rp' s adv ice . "A lways end eavo r t o be rcally what yo u would wish t o appear." CROSS COUNTRY WORK
I ta ke thi s oppo rt uni t) to let A. C. st udents knoll' \I'ha t th ey are 1111 SS l11 g . If yo u wa lk throug h our hall s to-day yo u d on 't see th e specimen s of phy sical humanit y
STUDENT LIFE t hat should be found in a n in stitu tion of o ur standing. I don 't m ean t o sa y that we have a weak, puny " bun ch ," but I d o m ean to say that we have a lot of fell ows t hat lack ph ysical development a nd culture. Not lon g ago I read a n article by one of th e great Eastern t raine rs which brough t out most concisely the fact t hat t he harm was was n ot in hard training b ut in suddenly stop ping hard t raining. H ow d o we follow out su ch advice? Most of u s com e in from out of doors, often fro m strenuou s exerc ise , a nd stick ou r heads in boo ks, so me of us ne ve r to take t hem ou t aga in un ti l next Jun e. Wh at harm does it do? W e may co me out with a strong con stit uti on a nd we may come wit h a wea k one. Thi s we do know, that we a rc much more susceptible to bad healt h a nd di sease. Th e qu est io n co mes up . how a re we to con t inue our exe rcise and o ut of door t raining? Th ere is but on e answer a nd that is Cross Country running. I don 't mean to have th is app ly in t h e least to basket ball m en n o r to m en who are inclined t o play bas ket ball , but I d o m ean t o hi t t he men w ho need de veloping , the m en who need to co ntinue t he i r d evelopm en t, a nd most of a ll t he m en wh o never
have time. What I m ean by Cross Country work is to get ou t eve ry dayslip into track suit, take a t hirty minu te run in the fresh air with but the sky ove r head and t h e good soli d earth underneathcom e in on the run a n d take a cold shower. It ta kes nerve, it takes plu c k. You'll b e surprised to find hovv much it makes yo u feel like a real man. It takes just on e hour t o do th e whole thing and the fe llow who feels t hat h e is not econ omizin g t ime in his school work, or that he is n ot accomplishing so me t hing by taking care of t hat grand consti tution wh ich God has given him, has ce rtainly figured it w ron g. Som e say they a re afraid of catc hin g cold , others are afraid of pneUlnonia and m ost ot hers "can't ' Wh y n ot be right frank and say yo u h aven 't t he "sand" or nerve, or to be still p lai ner , t h at yo u a re too lazy? Instead of catc hing cold yo u get rid of it. Instead of getll1g pneumol1la you strenghten yo u r lungs . Instead of wastin g t.i m e you save it. Ju st one m o re phase of th e q uestion, and t hat is its inAu ence on t rac k wo r k. Th e success of our t rack team depe nd s largely on our cross coun t ry wo rk. I t d evelops our prese nt track m en a nn shows up our "dark horses." Get out,
STUDENT LIFE fellows, and surprise yourselves. Let us be patriotic to our school as well as to our selves. Cross country running has been done at t he U. for three years and, as I can testify, to great advantage to the school as well as the individuals. It has been found success ful in the East for a number of years. Cornell has turned cut t he lon g distance runners of t he world by this very means.
So let us get out, fello\\路s. It takes but a track suit and a pair of shoes and you can buy them all for one dolla r and sixty-five cents. If you have not the grit and physique to run a few miles every day, show us yo u have the gumption to try. We leave the locker room every day at four P. M. Come join u s and we'll "hit" across country with a "Hail, Hail , the gang's all here." nennion- '09 .
THAT CARLYLE-CH I CAGO GAME
OR-A '\'AR NlNG TO LOCAL BCTTERPLIES
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Ra t in g to be used in grad in g stude nts hereafter : r\ .- awful ; B. ---bum; C.- comm on D. - dorm a nt ; E .-excell ent: P . - fine. Studen t,--translating in German l -" l ch bin am sc ho:'usten ." Mi ss N ibley ,-- commenting on a recent spea ke r in chapel---" H e is a ~oo d H a ll o l'I'en jo ke ." J . L . C .- " I didn 't get wet but Van did. " One of t he Dormitory girls recently did some detective work thro ug h the k ey hole of a Ya le lock. L. L. Cook was elected Capta in of t he Basket Ball T eam in Decembe r . Irving Sampson and wife were see n at the coll ege Decembe r 18th. Prof. L.l.ng ton- "Can't yo u read my writi ng?"
Brossard- "Nall', that isn 't IITit in g, that's just scribbling." Mi ss Stella Stewart, a fo rm er stud e nt of t he in stitu tion was seen in Montpelier , Id a ho elu ring t he holid ays. Sh e is as charmin g as eve r and send s" her best" to all of he r acq uaintances he re. A li v in g, vital, question- " Wh y did J ac k Coburn go up to Mo ntpeli e r durin g t he holiday vacation ?' H omer- " I have n early all th e prob lems. " L a ngto n- " BeLter look out , or yo u 'll get th ro ug h this year. " NoL long :: ince the Do rmitory crowd was sere naded at :2. A. 1. by tb e Ladi es department. Th e ma t ron isn't p leased yet , Effi E' J ensen , Vera T aylor , Mel H om er, J ean Croo kston , Fay a nd Tu st eso n a n d Marie Barber were
STUDENT LIFE initiated into the Sorosis .')路ociety last month. Clair's combin ed a ffiniti esGlena, Mae, Best. Maggie Morrell en gin eered a very successful leap- year skating party at the swamps d urin g vacation at which everyo ne present had a good time. Coach W alker pe rformed nicely upon his eyebrow a nd other portion!:> of his anatorny ,yith ve ry amusing grace. E . P. H off th e local ed ito r has bee n detained at home by seve re illn ess. Prof. Merrill , U t ah 's greatest n.gronom ist, lectured to t he stu dent body J a nu a ry -lth. L. M, Kjar , no ted in mu sic circles here, has been seriou sly ill since the holid ays. W e hope for his speed y recove ry. " R ed" H a ll (to stude n t wea ring a little cap in a sn ow storm ) " L ook out t here I .Ur ha il' turned rusty." Mirza rece nLl y prcsC' nted t he Expe riIllent Station I\"ilh a bouncing co iL. All conce rned d( ing well. Ben nio n , whe n app lying fer a posit io n as a schoo l teac he r, gave as o ne of h is lj ua li ficat io ns that he was a junio r in coll ege. Th e presiden t of the school board repli ed-T am ve ry sorr y we can 't consid er yo u for the positi on,
fo r we do not hire "junior's bu t only Morm ons. Prof. P ete rson- " H ow old is the world, Miss H om er?" Miss H om er--" I don't know , it 's som ething like m yself it doesn 't like its real age to be known," Say Bill, are yo u going h ome t oni ght to d o yo ur cho res? Bill repli ed hap p ily, "No not toni gh t I am 'summer fo ll owin g' them , t hey need a rest. " Th ose students fr om t he B. Y . who wo n out in the J ournal's Story Writ in g Contest a re to be congrat ulated. Th eir st ori es dese rved v ictory. W ell educated yout h just gradu ated from Hi gh Schoo ] Normal"You can 't find t he word P edi gree in the W ebste r Di ctionary." A . C. unassumin g ge niu s-" O h t you mean you ca n 't finJ yo ur pedigree in 'W eb ster," Au n t after read ing letter fro m niece 's sweet heart- " If he always feels toward yo u as he says, you can rest assured y o u II'i ll be happ y. ' Niece , look ing rather doubtful of th e ft .t ure- " Yes . even if th e pOlatoes get bu rn t a nd th e teakettl e gpts d ry." (T hi s is just a hint t o the domest ic sc ience girl s. ) A. C. lady Professor who was born in t he W est a nd has sp ent n:ost of her I ife here spent a year o r two in the E ast-"This W estern
STUDENT LIFE c hivalry is Immense." Senior '08- "Who is t hat other funny little jigger in our class?" Brossard- I have so re lips. Coach- Yes? I had to go to Chicago to get mine cured. Puzzie- Wh en is the nose tipped at an angle approved by the Sorosis? Mell (in re hearsal )-" Cynisca, never leave that man again unless yo u leave him together. " Gl ena (late fo r rehearsal ) -"1 couldn't help it. They kept u s in penmanship , learning to make I's " Hill t hot.:ght the Seni ors should leave off select ing pins a nd gowns un t il after the exams. Bill Frew is g rowin g fl esh y so ra pidly that he refuses to take part in indoor mee:s th is winter since he does not present a graceful a ppearance when "on his m arks ." Old Gra nny aged :39 hav in g ou tlived her usefulness as a dairy cow was turned ove r to t he Vets. Ask Kni g hton what they did to her. Th e Mandolin and Guitar club appeared in chapel recently and our app reciatio n was shown by genero us app lause. Va n won 't train because he was afraid th e girls will la ugh at his s pindly legs. Little Jimm y Di xon the H e rculean pillar cf the track team is com. p elled to leave sc hool about the first of F ebru ary. It is hoped t hat
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will return in a short time. Under the a uspices of th e B. Y. C. and U. A. C. Miss Newlin of th e University of Chicago gave a very interesti ng and in struct ive course of lectures and readings at t he B . Y. Benni on has aroused su ch inte rest in cross country runnin g t hat a goodly strin g of e nthusia sts can be seen any afternoon clipping over t he fozen roads clothed in trac k suits ear muffs and mittens. Ricy J ones is again in L ogan a nd will be registered in the forestry course the second sem ester. Dr. Plumme r, the Major Ozone of clean sport in U ta h , gave a very instructive lecture upon poultry before th e stude nt body J a nuary 11th.
Frat amusements consist of ping pong a nd tiddle-de-winks, beverages, milk and pop,- in toasts to absent m embe rs etc. Sh irley was talkin g to a girl over t he phone .Little J ohn up stairs -Oh ! Shirley say t hat again I didn't hear yo u Wh y did they feed Derby Aour? Ask Van ce. The basket ball boys a re working ha rd to get in shape. P a rkinso n is really training. H e is a lways in bed before twe lve or one, has thrown away hi s co rn-cob and doesn't eat pi e.
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Th e Christmas number cf the "Notre Dame Sc hoiastic" has some ve r y interestin g literary articles .
more readi n g mat erial \I'ou ld add greatly to its worth.
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Th e Christmas number of the " White a nd Blue ." has an artist ic cove r design.
" Vande rbilt Obse rve r " furnishes us with some of our best literar y exc han ges.
The " R ound Up " is an entertainin g maga zine .
" Th e 'Wy omin g Studen t," n eat little magaz in e .
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W e always have a warm lVe lcome for the " William and Mary ." Th e " R oc ky Mountain Collegia n ," has a good li st of add s, but
Th e Chr istmas number of the "Classicum," has a ve ry attractive cover d esign, but the type used in the printing cove rs too mu ch space - d eprivin g it of margina l beauty.