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JORDAN COURIER 49vVith a sort of fear ancl tremulousness he submits himself to be di-rected hy our educators who watch him as the good shepherdwatches l1is sbeep. Freshmen arc the wee lambs of the foldcompared to a Senior. l-et us sec him as a Sophomore. Like the dawn of morn-ing with a tint of snnsl1inc comes an emotion or ambition thatsurges with;n the breast. The mind and hocl _v have clcvelopellby accurate study, athletics and above all the glorious patriotismhurning· for ihc clear old school. llis interests center in the schoolalone and later act as a wonderful incentive. \Vith a :-,mile hecnga~Ts in retrospection of the past year, but only for a mo-ment's pleasure, for now more fully is the dream of life realized.The goal is heco1ning clearer and has a sort of incandescentlig·ht beaming upon it. That goal is first, to he a high schoolgTaduatc; sec()nd a college graduate; then above all a goodcitizen. The keynote has heen touched ancl harmonizes heauti-fHlly. /\11 we need in school life or practical life is that bigfactor, interest. ''Ne\"Xt ye ar I will graduate,\" says the Junior. ''Then I can<lo sonH:thing. r must not waste 111y life, I must make it bearfruit, learn lww to g·ivc it, in order that it may not consume it-sell'.\" l·lltllllinc<l hy its light he makes an advance, more anclmorc~ure. l\y th:s ceaseless influence, expanding in him. clay hy dayhis hahi ls and. opinions become t ranslorme<l into the right path.No long·cr with lear clocs l1e look forward hut. with hope, whichis a blessing lor we dare not hope enough, we must relight itssarrcd flame. To live l>y lwpc we must J:ve hy confidence, lor some one bas~aid,\" [ f mankin<l lives by confidence, it lives also by hope-thatlonn of confidence which turns towards the future.'' By nowthe hig·h school student as a Senior bas gained courage, con-fidence and hope, hecau-;e of his aim to graduate from highschool. The question ancl the biggest question now is: \"Am Ifitted to realize a gl)ocl practical ideal? Life outside of school ivery different. [ must associate the quantities of matter and en-ergy learned in high school and transform them into a higherdegree of organization. When a person comes to this world, hehring·s with him certain gifts; one of golcl, another of gran~te, athird of marble ancl most of us one of woocl ancl clay. ::\Iy task isto fas hion my least costly suhstanccs into shape. True life is

50 JORDAN COURIERthe realization of higher virtues, justice, love, truth. liberty,moral power, in our daily activities whatever they may he. ltis not fortune or personal advantage, but turning them to ac-collnt that constitutes the value of lil'e. Fam' adds no morethan dues length of (lays. Uuality is the thing. 1 know all of thisan<l here goes f()r the test.\" Let us sec how the high sclwul graduate can hct tcr a com-munity. For instance, he goes into a rural town where the op- portunities tllat have been afforded him arc not within reach of the good, yet unlearned citizens. First, in a commercial club the members discuss questions pertaining to the general wel- fare of the co1mnunity; he sugg ·sts building· a library, where young people may read good huoks; next encourages civic prid ', followe<l hy the organization of boosters to sec that the pec1ple of the town heautii'y their surroundings. l~ y- laws creep in the club fille<l with the intelligent and beneficial ideas of this com- ing 111ayor. lie can sc' where the dim curtain needs tn rise from their eyes as it did from his. 1\L a meeting he gives alec - ture on ''J ligb School J·~ducalion\" encouraging parents to s '1Hl their children to high school. Soon the l>all is roll i ng· and in five years fifty students fro111 the town attend high s ·]well. ,\!tho a distance of ten 111ilcs is traveled in stag-e not even Jack l•'rosl and the humps anrl knocks along the road ran dl'trar1. t~1c in! ·r- est. The fanner's turn cotnes next atHl with the aid of bcJ(lSl ·rs organizes an ,\gricultural club. Many fanners arc 11()t 111aking profit from their fanns, but in this clnh scientific methods of fanning, irrigation an<l dry farming arc introduced and th' first year one Jllall cleared one thousand dollars insll'ad or going h - hind that much. 1\s the people prosper so docs the tovvn, so much so that it stands far ahead, financiall: and educationally, of 111c neighboring ones. /\lt through the untiring efforts of an educated person. ~ \s a rcsnll of l1ig1J srlwol training· he came from work well done, was amiable atHl genuine toward his com- panions and spok' 110 evil or the absent, hcnc' made a ~t1CCC'SS. -VI ON ~\ J\ LLI·~N, 'lo. !'·t-ry ·\"!\ather than rc!llain single \V()tlld yon marry the higgcst fool on earth?'' The Cirl- ·\"( )lJ Perry, this is so sudden!\"

JORDAN COURIER 51 ~111 1Srturu \"But, Fay, you surely do not expect a boy to be as good asa g·irl, do yon?\" \"'I he man I marry must be just as pure as I am. I feel thatit is my right - nay, my cluty, to clemancl it, and until I find onewho is so, T shall not macry.'' \"Then T think you'll wa=t a long time for I know no manwho feels that it is his <luiy to keep himseli as pure as his sister.\"''I cannot think that this is so. There must surely be otherswho think as I clo. 1\ut. there is no neecl of aro·uino· fnrther If hh 0Tcould persuade you to my way of thinking I shoulcl be perfectlywilling to argue all night, hut tl1at is impossible ancl further talkwill only cause 1111plcasant feelings. Let us part now as friends.\" The speaker, a hcauti ful young girl of twenty, turned as iflo go, hut her companion detained her. \"I >]case, Fay, gi vc me a not her chance. I cannot live withoutyou. Say you will try me again ancl f'll promise anything, doanything, just so I can he ncar you-know that there is somehope of eventually winning you.'' ''No, Jack, l l1avc given you too many trials already. It. isalways the same. You arc alright for awhile hut as soon astemptation comes you yield and fall. lf ever you are going tomal·c a 111an of yourseH it must he through your own efforts. Icannot strengthen you, neither can anyone else. If, on the otherl1and, you arc honestly determined to make something of your-s ·1 r, to lllakc your mark in the worlcl, no human being will be.able to prevent you, you will finally conquer in spite of tempta-tion.'' She glanc cl ai him, hut he was buriecl in thought. \" [ mnst go in now. Shall we part-friends?\" She held oui l1er band to him but he pretended not to sec it.Jfowcver, when she turned to go he hurried after her, took bothher hands in his, and looked straio·ht into her earnest, browneyes. \"You arc right. o·irlie, I am a good-for-nothing, but it'smighty hard t.o give you up. Dut promise me one thing, if Iovercome temptation, if I brace up and become in truth a manwill you then i.ry to care for me?\"

52 JORDAN COURIER \"\Vhcn that chang' comes about, perhaps yon will have for-g·ottcn little Fay c;<J vnor. If not ancl if yon still wisl1, yon mayCOJ11e back.\" \"Thank you for even that much. [twill be a com!'ort toknow that there ;s hope. however s1nall. Tomorrow l leave forthe \Vest. Farewell, dear heart, and ( ;<Hl hlcss you.\" llc leaned over as if to kiss her brow hut she drew hack. ''0:ol that. J<!ck. \ hss is 1<lo sac red to h' g1ven lightly.\" Tfe howed his head, raised her hand tenderly to his lips,then turned and walked quickly down the path. l•'ay stood where he had ldt her, watching· his tall, retreat -ing figure until it was hidden fnnn \iew, then v.<t h a littl' S<lhshe went inside. \\' hat had she dm1c? Sent fr!llll hn the 111anshe loved. She ncvll' lncw how lll uch she di<l love hi 111 now when he was gone. nut she had done right, she knew that. Could he stand the t ·s t, and if 11<.' st<HHl it woul<l he still care for her? That. night this prayer went up to her l\1 akcr: \"I )car ( ;od, watch over and protect hitn and hring him safe!_, hack to me.\" Tl1c next tnorn'ng· Fay was plied with questi<lllS as to Jack 1\eynold's sudden departure. To one and all she gan· th · sa 111e answer; he had g<>llc \\'es t t(J W<lrk. That was all the satisfac- tion they could g·ct fr<llll her. 'a turally, after awhile Pq' twl<l's name was scl!T \" Iy llH.:n - tioned. in the little village, and the villagers Sl.'l'tnc<l to have for - gotten llim. f\Jot so, howe\'c r, with l•'ay. l•'o r days after his departure she watched, hoping that he Wlltdd set d even a noll.' to say where he was g<Jing·, hut tl<l such 111issivc e\·cr ca1llc. She did not lose courage, however, hut tonk up !Jcr W<lrk with an apparently happy spirit, while her heart hourl y sent ttp a prayer for his we1 fare. So a year passed. No W<>rd frotn Jack 1\eynolds. Two years pa:-,...,cd and still there ·was no mess;1gc. Fay (;aynor still lived with h ·r p;trcnts and people began to ]rH>k upon h<.:!r a:-, a queer girl. She was very beautiful and there was no end to th · li:-~t <lf her a<1111ircrs, lmt :-,11 • cared for none of t IJctn, her heart cried <lllt to only <Jill' and that one was far away. Tile 111onth of June arri\·cd. Thnc was a party being hdd

JORDAN COURIER 53at Fay's home. The lawn was bedecked with lanterns anctflowers, anc1 everything was suggestive o£ joy and happiness.After lunch had been served the young people played games un-til evening, and then in the usual way paired o££ and went for amoonlight stroll. Fay, alone, remained with the older guests, notbecause sh lacked the chance of a partner, but because shepreferred to he alone. 11 er heart ached, she heeded not whatwas going on around her. After awhile she stole quietly awayfrom her guests. She made her way slowly clown the path wheretwo years before she hacl watched her sweetheart disappear whenshe sent him from her. V\1oulcl he ever come back or would hisabsence he a judgment on her for finding fault with a fellowman? She reach cl the gate. IIow vividly he recalled that lastinterview with Jack. II ow he had pleaclecl not to be sent away.She laid her head against the post and sohbecl. She knew nothow long sh • had been there hut presently she heard a voicesoftly call her name. She raised her head ancl there by herside clearly outlined in the moonlight was the man man he lovecl. \"Jack,'' she gasped, ancl let herself he gathered in by thosestrong arms, for she knew from his noble countenance and theglad light in his eyes that he hacl conquered. l•'()r a nwnwnt neither spoke, so perfect was tbe happinessof that meeting. Then he said: \"I went directly to your houseand was surprised at the crowd of people gathered there. At first l dared not ask what the celebration was for fear it might beyour own wedding. 1 learned finally, that it was just a socialg-athering an<l then T askecl for you. They told me you had start- eel clown the path so I followed. I caught sight of your white dress and came close. 1 waited for a few moments not daring tospeak for fear it woulcl startle you, but when I heard your sobs I could control my feelings no longer. I have had a harcl strug- g-le, <lear, hut it is over now, and thank God the saloon and the pool room no longer claim me as their subject. 1.\fy pure darling have I won th right now to kiss that fair brow?\" This time she clicl not object but nestled closer in his arms. -EVA BUTLER, '15.Miss \Vool f- \" Is this dress apt to be ea ily potted?'\"Clerk- ''J\t least four blocks of£.\"

S4 JORDAN COURIER Wqr §nul nf :!flttusir It was one of those clear sunshiny l\1ay <lays when all theworlcl is fillccl with music- nmsic from the hinls, bees ancl every1i ving creatn re- that 1 passed the 1itt1e town o [ Ci Ics on 111 y w<tyto the city. I clrew ncar a farmhouse by the road side where agreen, shady spot invited me to a siesta, so l sal <lown to rest.lJ ere the eel ·stial sounds of earth's grand organ fell upon my cars-sounds macl' hy th' twittering o[ the birds in the trees, the buzz of the toilsom' bee. the whistle and song of the farm- er as he worked abmtl the farlll, then the gentl, murmur of the perfume laden breezes as they played atnong thel)ranchcs o[ the newly leaf ·<1 tr ·cs. ;\s l sat comparing the 111eln<lies ahout me, the strains from a nearhy piano fille<l the air. The sounds wer, musi ·al hut wcr' those composed by th' labor of hunwn hands and mind and not by tlle Creal 1\laster. Still as l listened they app ·a1ed to meal- most. as forcibly as <lid those of tnoth r nature because they were notes of a song my mother ha<l snng to 111' in my boyhood days . My eyes filled with tears as th' sweet recollections catnc tom·. l was a hoy again hy my mot her's side, and w' wcr' list ·ni ng to th' whip poor will whil' waiting l'or fath ·r to return. Then she was jusl singing that clear ol<l song, the music of whirh l hacl just heard. when I was r ·called from childhood <1rcams by a noise an<l a tap on th' sholll<ler. I turned in surpris ', to fac a rustic farmer. \"Aye, sir, yon seem to h ·a strang T her •.'' \"Yes, a stranger!\" 1 repli ·<1, \"~ly lmn1e is where\'cr there is .111US1C. \" \"J\h! this is a poor place to find musi·. I have Jived her· for twenty y ·ars and the only playin' 1 hear is that of 11lY little gal.\" \";\Ian!\" I said, \"what do yon mean, no J1lusic her·? I fer', beneath this azure sky, wher' the birds sing from morning un- til ·vcning; and th' h ·cs hutn all day along; an<l the brooks bahl>k merrily along·; <tll(l the breezes breathe lu1lahies; and then such tunes as were jusl produc '<l from that piano! Oh man you have a world of music nwr' than a whole city can produce!\"

JORDAN COURIER 55 \"\Va'll I don't call this music. ::\1usic is what you hear inthe cities at circuses ancl-ancl grand parades.\" \N c had been walking along 1he well-beaten path towardthe house <luring onr conversation and by this time we h9-clreached the porch where the farmer's wife stood to announcedinner. The farmer in vitccl me to cline wiih them and during themeal we talked of music in the city ancl on 1he farm. \"So yutl never heard mus:c on ihe farm?'' T offered, inorder to come hack to the subject. which T love best. ''\Vhy Ihave heard more than the best orchestra of any city can executejust in the short hour I have remained.\" \"( )], ! mt1sic on the farm! 1\ y (;corgc I failt.o hear any.·' \"( )h! father l heard a bird this morning ancl 1 thought. itSotllHle<l like music,\" a small hoy remarked. \"Yes, my hoy, that is music,\" I assured him. ;\ftcr dinner the farmer took me out in1o the field where1he Ill en were W<lrking and h :rds i wittcrccl and hopped from 1reeto trce. II ere I labored hard and finally convinced him thaithere was something on the farm besides hard work, and thatthe So1ncthing if he wcllll(llistcn to it woulcl help to lighten hishurclcns. The (l;ty w;ts beginning· to fade away as I .resumed my traveltoward the city, \"So111C three miles over 1he hill,\" as ihe olclfar111cr said. II c fullowecl me. to the gate where we shook hands<ts ()1<1 i'ricn<ls and he sa:d,-· \"l\1 r. 1\l;tck you don't know what this talk has meant. to111c. This place vvas old hdore, hut now it is a new, living thing with music even in the old stable and shed. If you ever comethis w;ty ag·ain he sure in call and sec us.\" I thanked hi111, then sauntered along ihc broad, white roacl. The m·.:d da _v while walking along the paved sicle\Yalk bya church, low, solemn notes issuing from the open window clrew lllC inside. There on the mourners bench a father, children, andrelative s clothed in black mourned the loss of a loved one. The gentle floating vibrations from the organ secmecl 1o fill ihe be- rca vcd with hope. .t\ t such times, of great despair, the soul uies out for help and 1lwsc low harmonious tones alone appeared to touch and fill the aching hearts with co nsolation. ~Ius:c can bring com fort because as Browne says-\"Therc is something in music of l)ivinity 111ore t.ban the ear discovers.\" This \"something\"

56 JORDAN COURIERcondoles the yearning soul for there is an clement in the humansoul which is akin t.o t.he harmony in t.he soul of music. After t.he funeral I left. the crowd t.hat. followed th' hearseand turned down a little side street. Harsh, jerky sounds from amechanical pianola jarred my senses. l 1nid my fare and enteredthe cheap, foul -smelling picture show. just t.hen the music ceasedand a young <rirl of the modern vaudeville type came out uponthe stage. ~'he was 0 Teetcd wit.h great applause and aft •r de-livering her vulgar rag, r ·tired to he encor •d again and again.In deep disgust l mad' my exit while the thought burned itselfinto my consciousness, ''l) ·ople arc judg·c<.l hy what they arcable t.o appreciate.\" Wit.h tbis idea cutting deeper into my h ·art I c1how '<l myway along the crowded street until I came to th' entrance of aGrand Opera house. Jl ere som men were talking on th' samesubject that. was running through my brain. \"Cee-whiz,\" saicl on' o[ th men as b' took a larg' cigarfrom his month. \"l don'L sc' anything in music 'xcept for dancino·purposes. I would ralh 'r play pool or cards, or loa[ than listento a Grand Op 'ra for there is nothing· grand about it.'' \"Nothing grand about it!\" I rep 'at 'd to myself whil' waitingfor a ticket ancl truly the characteristics of th 'sc men sngg ·steelthe lines of Shak spear':\"The man that hath no music in himself,·or is not mov'<l with concord of sweet sounds,Is fit for treasons, stratagems atHl sp )ils;'1 he n1otions of his spiril are dnll as ni tdl l 'Ancl his affections <larl as Er ·bus. -~Let no such man be trusted.'' ·. N. LORDS, '14. Mr. Jorgcns 'n-'' \Vhy the black eye l'vl r. \rVebb?'' Mr. Webb-\"lVl r. P 'terson just returned from his honey-moon and it was I who advised him to get marrie<l.'' Mr. Dutton -''\!\' hal do tl1c suffrag 'ttcs want anyhow?\" Mrs. Dutton-\" \!\ ' want to sweep th' c(ntntry.'' Mr. Dutton- \" \N 'll clo n t <lcspis · small beginnings. Sup-pose you mak' ~~ start with th' cliniug room, my <l 'ar.''

SCENES FROM SCHOOL LIFE

58 JORDAN COURIER The lrcmpton nar was crowded with men of all descriptions.who were lustily taking part in the carousal. Tl1cre was one -a tall , tnu-.;cular, wc..:ll-huilt nati\'e <>f ( ;reccc, called Joe who-.;(r)()(l to one ::-;ide loo1<ing <Jll. The jubilee did nnl appeal to hi111.Vet he oftc11 -;pent his lotlely hottrs sauntering· to and fn> in thisun he co 111 ing rend c;.r' c1t1 s o f d run k a r<1s an d g;unblc r s. . I I ow c vcr,there w;ts, scc1ningly. sotnctlling within 11 ;111 tr J< 1 gTcat 1<> pnmithin1 to arlher<· to thc-.;e uncouth ~atn]HJls. I lis \'cry attitude por-trayed a noble srl\11 <Jf high 111i11d ancl tll<Jra\;. !lis friendly andfinely frJrtned C()lllltcnancc was S<>llll'What s111illc11 with a lo()k ofgrave care and Sr>JTCJ\ : lilcwisc, ever_,. tl1CJ\'~' t11L'Ilt and acti()nl>c s pol,<· his <1()\vn -t nHlden spirit. f lottl' after hrJUI' sli pped by in e\'il indulgence ;tnd revelry, Y.:hen til(' -~hrill whistle nf tlte cast h()\llld tr;1i11 warll<'rl tllctn that it was tnidni:~hl. ,\l;tny r>f tl1e rrcl\vd, h<J\\l'\'\'1\", rclllaincd, waiting· the arri,·al ()f J)an, thL' fin·tJlall ()n this late houndrr l' ig·h t. I·: \' l' n () 1d .I ()c (a rr ied s ik 11 ll )' w it 11 t he () lh cr s. I\ II]() 111(' 11t latcr 111\" dnr:r S\'tl ng· llJH.'ll a11d the l>ur1} traintnan sllttfflc<l in. \ppan ntly he w:ts hl'ld in high v ~l L'\.'111 l>y these l()1111 ;:;i n:;· l<l:tf<·rs, o11 <H crJtttll r1f lJ's hltlstcring·, fcarlc. ,, a ·;prrt: :tnd they arl111irvd 11 i Ill a . a 111 () (k l. I I() \\' e \ er. l 11 c r~· \V a...; 11 (l( hi n g· ()f a 1 l'. l' 111 J> la ry uaturc in h is character, ft1r l1e was 11<11T<J \Hllindrd, imn-willcd a 11 <I c. ·c' ·di n,1~·I : 11 ca '1-s t n l11 ~ a g c 11 t1 i nL' !J ully . lie :-,(rc,dc anr>:-:s the l'fHllll, lcanr<l r>\ n tilL' !Jar, a11d having ~t1 111111n11c<l his co\\:trdly ad111ircrs. <Jrdcrc<l strong <11·ink f()r lach a11d ncr,: <Jlll' in tur11 . . '<Jt wishing to indulg<·, J()c witll- clrcw (iJ a farther Crlrtll'r, hut !);\11 instantly noticed his rvtrcat and calJcrl ((} hi111 in a IClutl, JH,ister()us \'< nr ·: \"( 'cJtlll' <Jll, .Jrll', '11 ha\ c a drinL\" The <>11-ltHikll' l't'l1 1ai11l' tl rig·i d and c;tltnly rduscd the ill\ita - titJil in a pulill', than! ful wa). This ar<Jtlsctl the intl'nsity ()f th · tra;n -111an's tl'llljl<T and hr r<JaiTd ()11(, l()udcr than hdorc. \"l'cnnc <lll, ya sneak, ()!' I'll tnal ·c ya drinl · gl;tss ;tn' all in a hell of a hnrry! 1fya l!Lar ttll'? Co111c <111, I say!'' The (;rcrian tirr<·<l nut, hut s;ll ttnnl<>Vetl, his eyes firmly ~l'l clr1Wn\ :trrl. The fin•tnan's ;111gcr 11<1W hurst f()rth in a volley, a 11 <1 r t1 s 11 i11 g· fc1r wan 1, 11 c s t r u ck J<1 • a ll' 11 i 11 g· h1o w on t l1c 11 ·c.k

JORDAN COURIER 59that floored him with a thucl. Ile lay there a moment, stunnedhy the hlow, hut presently rose, turned to the door and CJnietly·departed.,\11 nig-ht old Joe lay brooding in that iuclescrihablc wraththat lllarle his brain reel at times. Pondering first over onething ancl then another, he clrag·gecl out the weary hours, planningand plotting a means hy \vhich he might avenge the wrong. He·alnwst hccame frantic vvith anger and clid not stir from hislonely hunk nnti! darkness a.~· ain appro ached. Then he droveforth into the dark, with weapons of all kinds, for he was shtb-bornly bent on revcn :;c. r laving reached the railroad track. hefollovvcd its cours e in the direction from which the micl-ni~·htfrci ,,~ht was dnc. I l(JW dauntle ss he prc:-,secl forward. ever en-thused l>y cleath -dcfying n·alice ancl that unhuunclecl desire for1'<.'\' cn g c. ( )n and on he went ancl finally came to the small bluntl1ill where the CJtlick 1nrn is made as the locomotive rides intol~ay·wi 1 lc. I I ere, to his great pleasure, Joe founcl a large pileof tic;-;, lHlt far fmm the track. \"0J<Jw,\" tll<lugTli he, \"I'll place tllCse timbers ncar the mid-(lk ()r the hend ;llld when the train strih:s, it will he hurlccl fromits l'(Jtlrsc ;uHl that dcvil's brain daslH:d out in an instant.\"Critting hi-; teeth together firmly, he began his evil task,t;ll, ing partirul;u rare that the timhcrs were so arranged as tof< 'nn an instlnnmlnt;thlc barrier. lla\ ing· completed his notoriousW<Jr], , he hastily withdrew unclcr cm' er ancl awaitccl the on-'<'< l 111 i11 g· t rain . \\' itltin a short time, the shrill piercing whistle of the ill-f:tlt'd cng·in<: warned Joe that the locomotive was close at hand,and in a short time wm1lcl be heaped up in a burning, splinteredtll;tss. ()nand on it came, drawing nearer anclncarcr. Joe hearclthe pant and purr of the laborious engine as it swiftly hauledforward to the curve. II c quickly uncovered his gun, and, plac-ing it firmly against his heart, fired as the cars plo\vcd headlonginto the turf. JOIT); .\\" DERSOX, '15. Mrs. Jorgcnsen- \" Docs your hushancl give you all the moneyyou want to spend?\" Mrs. Liljcnquist- \"l\lf goodness, no! why, even I would not.think of being that extravagant.\"

60 JOH.DAN COURIERIIqat is llrnng llitq 1ltaq'!i IDax 1Jjatus? Third Place Essay in State Contest. Taxation in our state is bearing so unequally upon th differ-ent citizens that a reform is necessary. The m st. satisfactorytheory of justice in taxation, as most ccon mists agree, is that\"'J'he subjects of every state ought to contribute to ~he sup-port of government as nearly as possil Je in proporti m to t.h ir respective al>ilities, that. is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.'' ncler a ju st. system of ta ·a tion, therefor', taxes would be progressive from the person whose incom' is suffici nt only to meet. his physical wants, and who w ulcl pay least, to the person whose income is counted by the millions, and who would pay most. Is this the case in our state? L 't us analyze our system of taxation and I think you will agre with me that it is n l. No matter whether a man's property is worth on' hundr 'd dollars or one hundred thousand he pays the sam' rate f taxation. Therefore th ' burden on the sma!l prop 'rty holder, with a small income is many times as great as it is. on the large prop rty holder with an en nnons income. It has h ''n con· d 'cl that it is much easier, relatively, for the millionair, to doubl' his f< rtun than it is for the daily wag-e-earner to rise to ind 'P n<l 'nce. Then I think you will agree with me that the latter has greater ad- vantages, and under a just sy~tcm of la alion should pay more. In regard to taxing real estate, our syst ·m has a t nden y to discourage improvement rath 'r than stimulate it. }1 0r 'xample, a man goes into a new country and takes U} land with the int '11- tion f making a home. i\ nother man buys up a large tract f the same land for speculation. As soon as the hom -s I er be- gins to improv his place, to make it a com[{ rtabl place to live, his taxes increase. But the improv 'ments mak' th land more valuable, and con 'aqtt 'ntly th' speculator's Ian 1 ·ds in- creases in valu '; but. his taxes ar much lower in proportion, and as soon a, th land reaches a good price he sells it, reaping a large pr fit at the cxp nse of th' home-seeker's industry. Therefore I would say that th' system of taxation should be changed in order to make all land holder.' cultivat their land, and do their share towards buildinO' up the stat . If the valnc f

jORDAN COURIER 61the land, omitting the improvements within a reasonable limit,were assessed it \vould have a tendency to correct this evil. Property is taxed at a fractional part of its true value, al-though the state law requires that it should be taxed at fullvalt1c. An<l as the county assessor uses his own judgment inestimating its worth, fearing no penalty, it is easy to see theevils that might arise from such a system. It has also beenproved that the assessor has been partial in many assessments,as land within the same district, or county has been foundassessed from ten to seventy per cent of its actual value. Thenwe can s en the necessity of reform, ancl of taxing all property atits full value, an<l of placing the as essor under more stringentpenalti 'S Lo insure ecjuity in discharging his duties. As th state derives its revenue through a direct tax, it iseasy to s 'e other injustices that arise from the system of taxingat fractional values. Rach county regulates this fraction to suitits own interests, an<l makes the tax rates accordingly to meetthe county's xpcnses; therefore we can see the unequal amounts<'acb county pays to support the state. For example, GrandCounty's property is taxed at eighteen per cent of its cash value,while 1-..:anc County's property is assessed at fifty-six per cent,or three times as much; therefore Kane County pays three timesas much to the state in proportion to what Grand County does.Then it is easy to sec the necessity of taxing at full valuationor making the fraction uniform throughout the state; for thereis no reason, an<l it is injustice, that one county should pay morethan its share of the state taxes. The average taxation of the property throughout the stateis alJottt one-thircl of its actual value, therefore the levies neces-sary to bring in revenue enough to run the government must bethr 'e times as much as they would be if the property wereassesse<l at its actual value. Then why would it not be better toassess at full value? This woulcl correct many evils that nowexist. ft is much easier for an as essor to ascertain the fullvalue of property than it is to obtain a fractional part of it, andall citizens in the c unty and all counties would be treated withequity. As it now stands the average rate of taxation is betweenforty and forty-five mills. Where property was assessed at itsfull value this could be cut down to fifteen mills as a maximum,or lower, as the people saw fit. This would in ure the people

62 JORDAN COURIERagainst undue ta.·ation. 1\s there is nothing uow to preventthe officials frum taxing the land at full value and make the rateforty-five mills, which would mah~ the taxes outrageous. Thento secure justice an amendment to the constitution is necessary. '1 he greatest injustice ()f ()tJr taxation is the systetn; and thedifficulties arise main 1y iwm an attelllpt to apply principles that.were perfectly <lpplicahle to conditions half century ago to thealtogctlJcr differ ·nt conditions that prcvatl today. l'or instance,propel ty t<L · when our stat c was first settled sat isfi eel 11 carl yevery re<Jttisite nf a perfect ta , hccaus · e\·cry (lJl • then ownedreal property and little els ·. l~ut now much of our wealth isfound in corporate intncsts, and invest1nents that a propertytax cannot re;u.: h, or reaches with great uncertainty and indefin-iteness. J can see 1\(l r ·ason why llll'll, who have their moneyin credits, ban!· st(Jc:·s, and other intcrcsJ -hcaring· invest1nents,calll'd intangible pt operty, should not pay their just share ofthe ta.·e::-: hut as th · prc!-.cnt rate o[ ta ·ati(m would take nearlyall the interest 11ll1Ch nf this kind of property earns, there shou ldhe a classification of property, and the rate of assess111 ·11t <Jll in -tangible pr(1perty low enough so that the owner would kel jnsticein such a systc111 and would he wiling to stand his share of thetax. .\s the systetn now worl s, a 111a11 owning· such prop ·rty,in order to protect hilllsclf lllttst swear to a lie. There i!-. a great dis·rimination between ta.·ing· real estat ·a 11 d 111 in i11 ~· p n ,pl r ty . ' I hc fonn T p a) s t a, l' s o 11 its a\" s csse <lvalue, while the lathr pays the same rate of taxation <111 its 11 ·tearning-s. In thi~ rase if a 111ine docs not cam anything, it d()t'Snot pay anything, while real estat · 111ust ah\<t) s pay the s;1111e.... \\"M a i 11 ' .s. UJ , 1>< , s ·11 \'...,.' t hc net car 11 i11 ~ s of a 111 inc are (1tll' Ill111 d red ~Jtll()usand dollars a year and its hfc is (l11l' hundred years, thenthL· real \ aluL' ()f tlli!-. Jllin · is tl'll 111illion dollars; but it p;1ystaxls (Jill) o11 uuc hundred thousand dollars, and at the end ofthe ln11Hircd years it has only paycd ta.·es onn· oil the fullanHJ\1111; wlJik on the other h;11HI, a far111 11f the same \';due paysta. ·es o11 (Jlle third its value L'\'l'l\")' year, or pays thirt) -threc anda t11 i r d 1i 111 ·s as 1lltH.: h ;1 s d<1cs the 111 ine. It is t 11 ·n casy to s ceth · uneqttalnc-;s that prevail:-; in (J\lt\" p1\"l'!-.Cilt mdl1od of t;vation,a 11 d i t is n ·i<1 ·n t t l1 a t a ch an g c is nc c es sar y . I ~ u t as i t i !-i i 1111 >< >s ·sibk to csti1nat ·the r ' al Yaluc of a tninc it is evident that tilesa1n · systc111 of ta. ing all pmpnty is ab~(J]utely wrong-; and as

JORDAN COURIER 63the earning power of the same amount of money invested indifferent kinds of property varies, it is evident that a classifica-tion of property is necessary to insure equity in taxation. Itis generally conccclccl that the income tax would assure justiceto everybody; but as that is a big undertaking with no experience,why woulcl it not be possible to figure out the net earnings ofeach industry, such as mining, manufacturing, and farming, andassess each separately so it would pay its hare of the burden.For example, supposing the net earnings for the year of themining industry were ten million dollars, that of the manufactur-ing industry five million dollars, and that of the farming industryfift en million dollars; then the mining industry would payone-third of the taxes, the manufacturing industry one-sixth, andthe farming industry one-half. I clo not mean that these wouldh the only classification made; but that the people could makeas many as they saw fit to insure justice. A ll pltblic service corporations operating in more than onecounty within the state arc assessed by the State Doard of Equal-ization, and the revenue col] 'riecl is distributed among the sev-eral counties in the proportion that the mileage within the countyhears to I he tntal mileage vvithin the state. This gives certaincounties and sllwol districts great advantages over some of themor unfortunate ones. It is not the counties alone whereinthese corporations arc located that contribute to their mainte-nance; but the people of the state in general, therefore it is nomore than just that such revenue should be apportioned amongall the cm1nt;es of the state. I think you will agree with me that in order to have a pro-gressive ro1nmonvvealth we must have a just system of taxation.l Jis tory tc~trhcs us that the greatest evils existing in ancientgovernments tottering upon their very foundations were theirunjust tax laws with which their subjects were burdened. Now,arc \VC goi ng to profit by their experience or are we going to fallinto the same ruts and drift in the same direction as they? Lookat our wonderful state with her many resources and possibilitiesand you will sec there is a great future for her. Let us leaveno ston unturncd which will aid in making our Utah the mostenvied, the most noted, and the most highly developed statein the Union. Her future is indeed great, but before .she- can

JORDAN ~~n~mCOURIER , be made, minu p~. resent tax64 I t.hc pinnacl f h rt. poof,,wibhiilcithic.IS rae f 1olraenwaecs.1of the most importan WHITE, '15, EARL AUGHT IN 111 ACT

JORDAN COURIER 65®nly as a ~istrr \"Here's to the Rosedale High!\" The last strain of the song rang loud and cl ar through the old halls. Immediately followed by wild shouts and hurrahs, mingled with the noise of hurried exits made by a big, bright, laughing bunch of boys who pres- ently came rushing out to the lawn of the campus. \"Gee, I hope he's a sport,\" said Harold, \"we'll show him a bully time if he is.\" They had just been practicing for an entertainment which was to be given that evening to the Superintendent's son, HarryDonald, who was c ming to visit the school. \"You bet he isn't slow! Why, he can out-run, jump or out-shoot any three f you fellows. I met him at a ball game lastyear. lie's got the blackest eyes, they look right through afellow,\" Ray answered. \"1 fell , Bah!\" As h~ spoke a slight girlish figure camerunning toward them. It was Barbara, the daughter of the oldjanitor. She wa the swccte t little bit of God's most skillfulhandiwork. She had 1i vccl here at the school the whole of herscv nt 'en years, the pet of the boys and the joy of her oldparents. \"Isn't it just too jolly,\" she cried, laughing and clapping herlittle dimpled hands together, Hyou'll be nice to Mr. Donald,won't you? I'm going to give him a bunch of flowers and saya little piece. Here Harold, you pretend you're Mr. Donald-the rest of you stand back-now, ready.\" ] hen, standinO' with her hands clasped in front of her andthe sun shining on her brown curls, she recited in a demure littlevoice: \"We arc glad to welcome you today, And hope you'll like your stay; To show our joy and pleasure \Ve bestow it in a measure, With this little bunch of flowers.\" \"There,\" she gurgled, HI made that up myself and it tookme all clay. I think he will be awfully pleased, don't you?\"

66 JORDAN COURIER \"He'cl be a great chump if he clicln't o·o m raplures over it.I never hearcl such a bee-utiful verse.\" \"Oh, Harold,\" she cried, almost on the verge o[ tears, \"you'remaking fun of it.\" \"Well, never mind, Baby, he's just jeal us because he can'twrite verses. Gee, it's fi vc now and dinner at s 'ven. We musthurry. So long, Bah.'' * * * * * * * * \"Give me a cigar there, Jenkins. T'hanks. Now sec aboutmy clothes fur tonighl.\" 'Then, picking up a paper, Mr. Donaldsank back in the chair with a sigh of satisfaction. l [c smok da moment in silence, threw down his cig·ar ancl walked t the winclow. \"Not. such a bunch of ·ads after all. \rVhen ( n ,'s llow men treat him lik' a brother, h ''s glad to be alive. J lello l Wonder who the littl' fairy is.\" s he had b' 'n looking out. f the window nab had run across the lawn. Great pr 'paralions w 'rc going on down in t.h' big dining room. llarolcl came rushing in, lhrnst. a bolllc towanl a crowd of fellows who were fixing punch ala sid' tab!'. 'ller , f 'llows. let's have some fun with old Doc tonight. Let's dop' his mug.\" \"Good! Bully! \IV bat a joke it will be.'' By seven the long table was laid and the fellows s 'al 'd. Dab stocHl at one side dressed in a simple whit, frock, holding a bunch of flowers in h 'r trembling hands. The door opened and Profcssor Le Boys and Mr. Donald entered. As soon as they cam' in lh · boys ros atHl, holding their mugs high over their heads, sang: \"IIcrc's to old Rosedale, w' lov' her w '11, Here's to the Peel and l1r y, Here's t the school clays we won't forget When we arc far away. Here's t th' victory she has won, Here's to those yet to com', Her ' , to her fame that will mount th skies, Ilere's to the Rosedale High.\" Ilaving finished their song they drank to the Pr fess r and Mr. Donald. ''N w, now, b y , that go s right to the heart! Ah, little

JORDAN COURIER 67 Dab, allow me to introduce to you, Mr. Donald-Miss Heindrick,\" cried the good old Professor. Blushing, for his. wonderful black eyes were full upon her, she offered her token without a word, she had entirely forgotten her verse. Seeing her confusion Mr. Donald bowed over her hancl and said, \"I am exceedingly grateful to you, Miss Heindrick, the flowers arc really very beautiful.\" She flashed him one of her rare smiles that favored very few, 1hen laughed CJUite merrily and took her place beside the Professor. \Vh n the meal was half finished the Professor, whose mughacl been replenished more than once, tood up on his chair, andwaving his mug burst into wild song. The fellows laughed butMr. Donald look c1 surprised and shocked. Bab jumped up andran to the Professor, pulling at his coat-tail. She cried, \"Oh,Prof 'ssor, what's the matter? Boys, help! quick!\" Hut h heeded her not, dancing up and clown on his chair,emptied his mug crying-, \"Enjoy yourselves, boys, when youcan, 'h, Donald.? The boys jumped up and taking Le Boys. onth ir should rs pranced around the room singing at the top oftheir voi, s, \"II ere's to the l~osedale High.\" Bah, Cjuite overcome with excitement, had wandered out intoth rose garden and was standing in the moonlight, looking likea forest queen; picking thoughtfully at a rosebud. She wasstartlecl by some one touching her arm. \"Oh, you frightened me,\" she said, jumping aside. \"Pardon me for that, but I saw you out here in the moonlightancl I wanted to be with you. Am I intruding?\" \"Oh rio, inclcccl not. I was just thinking of you when you1ou hed me,\" she replied, blushing slightly. \"Of me! Indeed I am flattered. Shall we walk to the endof the path? It is very pleasant out here. Do you really enjoylife here, l\l[i s Hcinclrick? Don't you ever get lonesome, or dothe boys keep you company?\" Taking his arm she tripped lightly by his side and answeredhis que tions. \"I think it is the dearest, grandest, place on earth. I enjoyevery minute of my life, the boys are so jolly one can't getlonesome.\"

68 JORDAN COURIER \"Do you know, Miss 1[eindrick-parclon me f r aying so-but.. you are very beautiful, you have wonderful eye .\" \"Oh, have I? J'm so glad l'm beautiful. Daclcly says I am,but. no one like you has ever told me I was.\" When he said goo<l -nig·ht at. the house, sh f 1t.. a strange littleflut..t.er ar uncl her heart. as he pressed her hand. C ing to herroom she sat.. at.. the window a long tim, hdor, she could ron ·eherself t.o prepare for bed. But she could not sleep. ] Tis voicehaunted her all night. 'The morning sun found her a tririe palerthan usual. The evening before the clay of his departure, Donald and 13ab were sitting in the rose garden. A summ r moon hungin the clark blue heaven an<l the forget-me -not of stars shone with a bewitching light. Tl \vas very quiet, only th, light sighing of tbe wind, wafting a sweet fra~rance, stirred. Th '11 th 're came from the old school house the swe 't 111 lody of t.b' olcl song, \"Here's to old Ros clal , we love her well,\" \"an<l h r ''s to the girl I love,\" finished Mr. Donald as h pick ,d a pure whit' rose and gave it to Hab, saying, \"I hav' a se ·ret to tell yon, Hab, will you listen?\" \"Of course T will,\" sh' replied. \"You know I am going a way tomorrow, nab. I wish I onld take you with me. I f ·el that l ne 'cl yon. l want to hear your voice once in a while and sc' your smile. 1 am in love, nab, with the sweetest.. little girl in the world. She has 'Y 's 1ik, yon, and her hair is brown like yours. You know l hav no moth 'r or sisters whom 1 can tell my secret to, ancl 1 hav' ·om' to lo k to you, little girl, as a sister, and so you sec, this is why I am telling you.\" \"Yes,\" she br ath d. \"\"e\"And we ar' going to be married- and ar, going to run away, for father won't hear of my marrying until I have a position. Would you like t sec her pictn rc ?'' \"Yes\"- Ile drew a miniature phot from his po k 't an l put.. in h r hand, then lit a match that she might s 'C it t.h, b tt ·r. \" h, isn't.. sh pretty? II w sweet.. h 'r smil is! Am as pretty?\" she ask 'd innoc 'ntly. 1'You arc that, little sister, and th rest f my ·e ret i , I

JORDAN COUi{IER. 69want you to come and live with us, for as I told you I need you,Bab. 1 need you.\" \"Oh, J\1r. Donald, I can not, she must be all-all to you. Youwill soon forget. me, when you leave,\" she ended with a sob. \"Why Bah, what's the maHer? Don't cry, Bab.\" He pattedher shoulder with .a brotherly motion. \"I am so foolish, Mr. D nald,\" she said, controlling hersobs ancl geHing up. \"I hope you will be happy, and you mustlove her always and be good to her.\" \"J nclcccl J will, but. 1 shan't. forget you,\" he said, taking herhands in his ancl shaking them. ''l must go now and see to mytrunk, so good-bye.'' She stoocl and watched him until he entered the house, thenclasping her bancls together she raised her eyes to heaven andsaid, half aloucl, ''Dear God bless them, and keep them happy.\" lVIi\RY HANSEN, '15. HOW GIRLS STUDY. Did you ever sec two girls get. together in the evening tostncly? The program is 11sually something like this: \"In l Q(l> th, battle of llastings was fought-\Vhat did yousay Crace? You 1ike my hair better this way than in a psyche?Yes, so do I; but, oh, clear! I'll never learn this.\" \"My clear, isn't. that algebra the limit.? I boned for two hoursthis afternoon and couldn't. get one, could you ?-by the way, haveyon seen those adorahlc blazers down at Smith' ?\" \"Did 1 tell you 1 saw Gladys clown town? She had thew 'irclcst looking bat. on you ever saw! I went up to talk to her,but. before L could say a word, she said: 'Do you like my hat? It'simport. <.1.'' 1 felt. like saying 'where from, the Ten Cent Store?'\" ''l'm tired of Algebra, let's study our Latin.\" \"Yon don't have to go yet, do you? I'm so sorry, but Isuppose you arc tired. 1 know I am. I'm always 'all in' afterstudying a whole evening like this.\" Goodbye, call for me car1y. '' i\ncl the next. moring they go to school and tell the girlshow awfully harc1 they studied last night.

EDlTORTAL TAFF.Editor ..................................................... Earl WhileAssistant Editor ...................................... Raymond H rrettBusiness Manager ....................................... 1Jarold N lsonAssociate Manager .................................... 1r race WheelerArtist ................................................... ] farry Parml yAssociate Artist. ..................... ·· ................ Rela McMt1ll n HEADS OF DEPA HT,lENTSJokcs .................................................... Alva J) spainEt1glish ................................................ Louis P t rs nSocial ..................................................... J\licc 1 uhrcAthlcti s ................................................. Erving Or •cr CLASS REP RTERS.Irene All<•n, 1!)1~. Zdma , mith, 1916.Washington nobcrg, 1915. Tilco Stocking, 1917. We the stud nts of the Jordan llig·h School untlcrstatHl themany things theta.· payers of this district hav, <lon· for tts, anclthe aim of this paper is to pnt hdorc th '111 a sampl, of th, workwe arc doing, so they will he ahle to realiz, the money they havspent has nol b en in vain. llhough it is impossible to giveadequate expression to all th' activities o[ lh school throughthis small paper, if we ar' able to <kpict a f w phases of onrschool life, an(l convince th' parents thal the school is r ally aninvestment, we will feel that this mess 'ng·er has served its pur-pose ancl has been a success. It is gratifying to hav a ncar realization f a magnific ntnew high school building; and we as stud 'nt of the JorclanI [igh School should hcfor' all )thers nphnl<l th honor that isattached to snch a 0 T at sa rific' in our b half. J[onor has

JORDAN COURIER 71made for our United States a much respected seat among na-tions, and if justly cultured in the minds of students will makefor them an ideal school. Labor is most necessarily a part of the education of everyyoung man but that which stand out prominently before the eyesof others is the honor and h nest integrity with which he doesthat w rk. o it is and has been with our chool. Honor hasbeen our motto in d feat and victory. Honest endeavors wheth-er it has been in debates, oration or feats of any kind has liftedour scho 1 into a more and more respected position with all theinstitutions of our tate. tuclents, be alive and uphold the prideand dignity that has brought us uch rc. pect and with continuedcff rts our realization of the best high school in the state willcome tru . EDITORIAL STAFF Mr. Dutton- \" What! arc you hack for more money? \\ThenI am d ad you may ha vc to beg for all you get.., Abused wife- \"W ell fortunately for me I shall have hadpl nty of practice.\" \"I've got a lot of things I want to talk to you ~bout,\" saidMr. Lilj nquist to his wife after having ettlecl htmself com-fortably in th family rocker. \"Good,\" she repli <1 affiably, \"I'm glad to hear it. Usu,~llyyou want to talk to me about a lot of thing yon haven't got.

T h~~ social affairs of the Jor- dan High School have not been characterized by their number so much as by their quality. 't(J't(J.,P n I~cbruary 25, the eni rs ancl Juniors cl 1at d in chat; 1.The question was, \"Pes lved, thal the l ndcrw od Tariff clis rim-inates unjustly against the West in favor of th' East.'' Mr. ranancl Mr. Jenson f the Juni r class took the affirmativ and Mr.Berrett and Mr. Wh '\"el r of the S nior class the negative. bothsides argued the qu stion w '11, resulting in a victory for theJuniors. The Jordan High • ch ol rch stra gave the pr gram forchapel on April 14th. The pr gram c nsist d of s 1 li n, fr mthe orchestra, a violin sol by John Anderson, a piano du l byLavonia Rasmus.s ,n and Ali e Kuhre, and Mr. Webb sp ke on\"The proper kind of trees lo plant n Arbor 1 ay.\" The m m-bers of the orchestra were highly complim nt d and many saidil was the best program we have had this y ar. ur Domesti ience leach r, Miss lui. t ns n, has b n under an operation for appendiciti . h cam t sch 1 th other clay but says she will not be ahl to me bad for r gular work for another week at 1'ast. Mrs. Wo <lruff of Farmington has been teaching Miss hri -tenscn's class s. The photograph r cam to school th' th r day to tak pictures for th \" urier.\" Th ' )ph m rc w r all lin d up

JORDAN COURIER 73ready to be shot when a bag of flour was dropped from an upperwindow. It lit on Miss Peterson's head and the contents werescattered a11 over the frio-htened Sophs. They all fled, and itwas some time before they had courage to assemble again.HALL OF FAME



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AMATIC CLUB

JORDAN COURIER 77 mramatir!l . Dramatics has been the most talked of event at the Jordan liigh this year. In fact it has, unlike any other activity, kept op.cn house all th year round, and has been served up every con- e IVablc dish that is to be found in the categorical menu of the drama- and , 0111 that arc not found there. Quotino· Polonius: \"'fJ1c be. t actors in the world, either for tragedy, come6dy, history, pastoral, past ral-comical, historical-pastoral, tragical-historical, tragical-comical, historical-pastoral, scene individual, or poem t1nl i 111 ited.\" Th C< urs began with those naughty seniors who had play 'd their ''Box of Monkeys\" to such a lively tune through all th' adjac nt towns, that later on when the Athletic Association 8 rv '<I up \"The .Molly- ocldle,\" people were not yet ready for th second course.. Hy the time the regular Dramatic Club ~hought that they might afely ·\"hand out the refreshments,\" It was so late in the season that it was decided best to join with the at hlctes ancl s rv' hash. 'To that end \"11 r. Bob,\" which had b en sncc 'ssfully tri d out, was left out and \"A Case of Suspen- ~ion'' was retain d with ''Th Molly-Coddle\" as the staple ingred-Ients with the J. r l. '. orchestra supplying the spicy flavor. The result was that they who came to cat had an abundance, yet \"holJer '<I\" for more. Motto: \"Hash is the thing.\" The succe ful contestants in the try-outs for the plays were: \" MR. BOB., D 'wey Butler, Uernice N el on, Earl Greene, ] ennie Garfield,Huth Parry, Olivia Ncl on, Leonard Larson. \"A CASE OF SUSPENSION.\" Rosena Dansie, Olivia Nelson, Naoma Rasmussen, EarlCr cnc, Dewey Butler, Leland Jorgensen, Dernice Nelson, Lionell rardtvigscn, Ma ric Day, George Bateman. \"THE MOLLY-CODDLE., Lion 1 Ilartir<rson Horace Wheeler, Leland Jorgensen,Washington Boberbg, D'ewey Butler, Carl ] ensen, Earl Greene,11 arv y Driggs, lJ yrum Glover, Ann Gardner, Ida Gardner,and Olivia Nclson. ~1 anagc'rs: Wayne Egbert, Z. A. Woolf and Harold Nelson.

78 JOHDAN COURIER irbatiug This year has been an unusually successful one in debating-successful in several ways. First, a greater number of studentshave entered into the activity durino- the past year than in yearsprevious. Secondly, a keener interest has been manife ted bythe students as a whole. Furthermore, we have, with one xcep-tion, been victorious over all of our opponents. The importanceof the above facts is all the more evident when one considersthat the several debating teams achieved succ ss without thehelp of past experience. Keeping this same point in mind, itmay be predicted with a go d deal f a surance that next yearwill be our hann r year in debating. ur teams then will not be DEBATING TEAM made up of raw and untri cl material, but of th sea. on c1 and ex- perienced product from which, nnd r th' least favorable condi- tions, much can be expected. It would be ttnfair not to m ·ntion the splenclicl efforts put forth by the Agriculture lub in this activity. Incl eel th im- petus given d ·hating by this n ·rg ·ti · organizati 11 'was far- reaching in its effect. Enthusiasm was aroused, new material was developed, ancl. a marked cffici ·ncy in coping with vital problem s W<J S an CVHknt result. \Vh 11 th time cam for the tryout s for the .' tat<.' Lcagne Teams, whal had app ar cl in the

jORDAN COURIER 79early fall as a very poor prospect, now loomed up as an encourag-ing possibility. A close rivalry developed between classes, andan exceedingly warm debate on the State League question wasparticipated in by the Scni rs versus the Juniors. Because thisdiscussion t k place in chapel, all the students became moreor less familiar with the question, and a great many enteredth tryouts who bad not thought of entering before. Hut we arc not satisfied even with the enviable record al-ready made. \Ale want the State Championship, and we want itso strongly that nothing short of an unheard-of catastrophe shallprev nt our achievement of the same. With a powerful nucleusof v t rans f r next y ar, together with an unconquerable de-termination, th re can h but one result-the championship. TheJ. rdan High .. chool will be not eel, not only as the largest ruralhtgh school in the state and for having the finest building, butalso for having th State Champions in High School Debating. LOUIS A. PETER ON, Manager. Alma ·tane THE TEAM. Lavern Day Earl White Nathania! Jones ALTERNATES. arl Jenson Raymond Derrett MODERN DEFINITIONS. ITappiness-Th art of forgetting. C ptimism-Whit wash for blues. Luck-A t ss up with the dice of destiny. Mr. Jorgen, en came up very quietly behind two boys-\"Whyis it I never find you boys working?\" he demanded suddenly. \"I guess it's because of your rubber heels,\" replied one.\"Swell floor this is,'' said Leland.\"Th n why dance on my feet?\" queried Rella M.II. N elson-\"That pretty girl mistook me for her brotherand gave me a kiss.\"A. And rber0\"-\"What did you do?\" 0 returned it·\"II. the kiss wasn't for me I Nelson-\"As



ORCHESTRA

A

82 JORDAN COURIER Everyone is aware of the decided improvement and progressthat we, the Jordan High School Orchestra, have made this year.The mutual understanding of one another's efforts that has beengained has made us work with more zeal and created a desirefor each and every one to do his best. Moreover, our director,Mr. Peterson, of whom we are very pr ud, has worked so earn-estly that. decided progress has seemed very evident. Ten members comprise our organization-yes, we are trulyorganized this season. Perhaps you haven't. n ticecl our \"J's.\"vVell, they're certainly very artistic. ]'hose who have een ourpins have reached the conclusion that. it. is worth while to workwith us. The biggest event of the season, as all acknowledge, tookplace on the 14th of April-that splendid, illu trious programrendered by the orchestra. It was simply magnificent. 'Therewere members of the Uoarcl of Education as well as many othervisitors present, including teacher , ancl pupils from the grades,who thoroughly agreed that never before had the high schoolfurnished so splendid a program. However, we as a body, sincerely trust that the good sup-port and interest thus far manifest 'd will continue; Lhat thi ,the Jordan High School Orchestra will continue to grow; andreach the marvelous future that is in store-the strongest musicalorganization in the 'vV est. MEMBERS.Alice Kuhre harles LordsJohn Anderson Lavern DayHarvey Driggs l ~lgin hrickson'arol Smith I ..eland ./ orgensonHeber Egbert Duke Page Rolo was being measured f r hi' fir ' t macle-t -order suitof clothes. HDo you want the shoulders padded, my littl man?\" in-quired the tailor. \"No,\" said Rolo significantly, \"pad the pants.''

AGRICULTURAL

L CLUB

84 jORDAN COURIER On March 27, 1913, the boys of the aoTicultural departmentof our school, under the direction of the agricultural instructor,l\Tr. Earl Uennion, organized the \"Agricullura! luh of the Jor-dan IIigh School.\" The fact that thirty boys joined it at thattime shows that we were ready for such an organization. Since that time our club has been the liveliest organizationin our school. \/1/ e have an enrollment of forty regular mem-bers, eight honorary munbers, and three alumni. The debatesconducted by our club th's year have been a grand success, andhave resultecl in much good to tlw~e who took part in them.The team that we sent to debate with the gTicultural lnbof Cranitc ITigh School received the decision of all three judges.Three of our club melllbers were on the hig·h school debating team this year. During the winter we have conducted several 1'Ctures by prufe sso rs from the ( Tta h Agricultural \"ollcge. \11.1e hop to be able in the ncar future to establish a regular lecture C1Htrse. ]1 is our purpose and desire \"to promote interest in :-;cientific ctf?TiculttHc within tbc scbool and throughout the district, where- -ever practi'cahle.\" VV c wish to g-et in closer touch with 1he farmers of this <Lstr ic t. To this etHl w' have p 1annecl to set.apart one clay of each year as ·'Aggie-Cluh Day,\" to be spent in visiting the farm s in this vicinity. VV c hope to receive many helpful sug-gestions from tho~' among whom we visit; and. prob- ably, we can help them in a similar manner. Our cluh library contains about one thousand fiv, hundred bulletins, which treat on all phases of a~Ticnltural. and other agricultural litcrat ure. Jt has been a great help to the st udcnts of this department. But we wish it understood that our library i not for the usc of only those who arc taking a course in agri- culture. All other students of the school and all pcopl of this district who arc interested in this line of work may borr()W any of our bulletins, reports, etc., by signing for them with th librarian. During the last three years our school has offered a two- year course in agriculture, consisting of the four branch s: Gen- eral agriculture, animal husbandry, horticulture, and agronomy.

JORDAN COURIER 85This department has grown to fill an important place in ourschool. Vve feel that, since we are located in an agriculturaldistrict, this department should be made the most important onein our school. Mr. Webb, our agricultural instructor, has out-lined a sp!endicl four-year conrse for next year, which he willsubmit to the School l~oarcl f,)r approval. It is our desire thatthis course be acl ptecl.1Jfuturr Jrnnprrtn nf Agrirulturr itt tlyr 1!;igl1 ~rqnnl The southern part of Salt Lake County which is incluc1ecl inthe Jordan School District is largely composed of Agriculturi tswho thcmselv s acknowledge they arc not keeping race withother progressive localities of the state in their particular lineof work. The superintendent and l~oard of Education realizing thegreat importance of this fundamental occupation and cry of theworld, \"hack to th' farm,\" arc willing and anxious to make in-dustrial educat ion fundamental in the high school. Agriculturebeing the chid industrial activity will receive its clue cons:der-ation. So the future outlook for the Agricultural department iscertainly bright. With the new high school and prospective lab-oratory equipment and a ten acre farm for actual demonstra-tions th work in this field will be made as practical as possibleand so exten ive that those desiring can get a well rounded outcourse in agriculture that will prepare them for actual success-ful farm operators as well as a good general foundation for thosewho wish to attend the Agricultural College and pur ue moreadvanced work. The work has not yet been definitely outlined but in allprobability, four courses will be given, extending through thefour years of high schol, with such subjects as, Elementary Agri-culture, J Iorticulturc, Vegetable Gardening, Stock Juclging,Types and Breeds of Farm Animals, Field Crop , and Soils andSoil Fertility. And furthermore, if a sufficient number of stu-

86 JORDAN COURIERdents wish harcl enough to install still other courses, I feel safe insaying it will be done to meet the demand.'fhe present demand calls for the above amount of work inmy estimation ancl i ( you students wish it, and the Agriculturaldepartment to he one of the leading fundamental divisions f theschool; begin now to bo st.! -IIEHER J. WEnn. ''There's a deacl horse on Koscinsko ._ trcet,\" announced aBrooklyn Policeman to the Juclge. \"Well, make out a report,\" saicl the Judge. \"Why, you make out such reports don't you, Sergeant?\" \"No, you make it out, you've pass 'd the civil service exam-inations.\" :Mike equipped himself with a pen and began scratchinglaboriously. Presently the scratching stopped. \"Sergeant,\" he askecl, \"IIow do you spell 1 oscinsko ?\" \"(/wan! you're writing that report.'' An interval of silence. 'T'h n: \"Sergeant how do you spell I oscinsko Street?\" \"] 'm no informati n bureau.\" Pretty soon the patrolman got. up, clapped on his helmet., andstarted for the door. \"\?Vherc arc you going?\" demanded the Sergeant. \"J'm a going,\" said the policeman, \"to drag that dead horsearound into Myrtle Avenue.\" In William Tell one of the characters said he could dis-tinguish the approachin(r b_oat\"?! it.~ red r<?of. Naoma Rasmussen sa1cl, I hats n thmg, I can tell AlmaCrane by his reel roof too.\"One more encroachment, arm around maid,Tone of endearment, then he must fade. Lavona-\"And would you really put your elf out for mysake.\" 'arl-\"Indeed I would.\" Lavona-\"W ell then, I will have to ask you to do it, it'sawfully late.\"

0. Ballard. l~aselJall has always been a popular sport at Jordan. Thisyear has he en no except ion, and from 1he first sunny days ofSpring, a hunch of huskies and scmi -h11skics have been practisinghard to 111al e the team in this branch of sport. T'he interest bashe ·n j11st as keen in the ncig·hhoring high schools, where fastteams have hcen formed. As an outlet to this enthusiasm, thecoaches of Salt Lake, I,. D. S., Cranitc, and Jordan, met andformed a schedule of si · games for each team. \Vhen thisschcdul ·is played through there should he no trouble in determ-ining who is the champion in this division. Som ·of these contests have already been playecl. The qual-ity of baseball displayed in these is much faster than any pre-viously played hy these schools . .1\t the present time each teamhas won and lost a game. Salt Lake won from Jordan, 3 to 0,Cranitc trimmed L. 1). S., 7 to 2, and then the L. D. S., with asudden reversal of form, heat Salt Lake hy a score of 7 to 4.Jonl<ln not to he outdone invaded Granite's territory and after aharclfoughL battle, scalped \Nid Ashton's braves to the tune ofg to 5. Ouitc a little complication has resulted. 1ry to elope outwho will win the championship and see. If yon do, don't for-get Jordan. J\t the present writing her chances arc bright. \Vemay not win the championship but whoever docs, will certainlyhave to reckon with us. They will have to have a ball team, too.We have one. In Page and Greer we have two nifty catchers. No base.

88 JORDAN COURIER stealing on those boys. Salt Lake and Cranite act c1 as if tlJe'} were connected to the bases in some mysterious way. J cnsct;, :\]organ and Young-dell arc three dcpcnclahlc pitchers with ex- perience. Jensen is the only one who has worked in a league game. I Ie has shown fine form, bnt we expect the others to clo as well. :\ladsen at first is there, friends. Thompson at second is just as fast. \\ ' he ·lcr, at third. and l~ateman, at short. com- plete an infield that fill s the coaches' hearts with joy. lkckstead, J.a wrencc Despain, ·ranc, and f Ian sen arc some youngsters with speed, who holstered up hy that old standby, Alva Despain, wil l take care of the outer gardens in competent manner. To speak in Hostoncse, ''They look good to me.\" ,\thlctics, having itself pmved in the past to he worthv ofh igh school participation, the thrifty Jordan lligh School of to -11101-row i'-, gc,ing· to work with a great!} increased de\'<>tion inthis acti\'it y. \\ 'e do not e.· pcrt- ha\'ing made a great su ·-ce s s ;n la s t year' s f~>othall scas<nl in comparison with precedingvear- to b · \"o fi11anciall_\ embarrass ·d as an athletic association,in the future a s we ha\' l' h ·en in the past. The prejudices andll< Jn -s upport of the Jordan district , fonnerly being physicalcult u n ·'s gT ea tc s t h an d icap, is at lc n g t h aha n don cd . \ 11 <I w i t h

JORDAN COURIER 89this valuable aiel of the cause of athletics, together with theg-rcal advantages of our n 'W building, in the future one musthe wide awake to keep pace with its rapicl progress. This spring vigorous participation in track e\'ents ancl base-hall will just be an opening of Jordan's brilliant career in ath-letics. Our opening league game with the Salt Lake fiigh wasc. ·trcmcly e,' citing: conferring· much honor to our baseball team.J\nd sec what we did to the conceited Granite team! They ex-pc ·ted a walk away; hut by an extremely harcl and scientificgame we came home with their scalps. Jorclan so far stands ag-ood chance for championship of the league- ancl will fight tot h a1: end.Visitor- \"[low docs the land lie out this way?\":\ativc- \"lt isn't the land that lies, it's the land agenb.\" Jack i\1 - ·\"Ccc this morning m.v tongu' fell is if it wererm·crcd with fur a foot long-.\" l)uke P.- -''1\o wonder, I noticed by the label of the bottley()u swiped from that house last night, that it containe<l hairre~t<>n.·-.·.\" \\'hat some 14's arc thankful for: J\ndcrl>crg- That they don't have ether in all classes. l~uth - l i'or \"\\' rigg·lie's Spearmint'' ( ;ra 'e- That he is so \"doggon witty.\" l ·~sthcr That she is not a \"Fish T of men.\" .\nn l~ ccause \"Love rules the world,\" ancl Greene 1s gooclnatured. I ·~hha- That one hoy in school has dimples. 1\lr. Day (an old veteran) hearcl a bullet twice, once when thebullet passed him and again when he passccl the bullet. l\1r. Dutton to liss 11artley: \"I've got yon now.\"' Mr. ]> 'tC JLson-·\" I>erry will yon clcfine 1\"'.-nglish ?'' Perry-·'· [t's th way you hit a cue-hall to make a difficultshot.''

Freshie-·\" Pa, how do you spell high ?'' Pa-·\" II-1 - ~-1L Why clo you want to know? Freshie-·\"Cause I'm writ'en a composition on the byhena.\" Soph-·\"ffow do you like Lavern's delivery?\" l'reshie--\" [t doesn't compare with what ( arl Jensen, ourpitcher, can <lo.\" Jf Mary Jlan sc n couldn't walk would llm·ace \Nhcelcr? A lively young fi s h T named Fisher, Fisl1ecl for a fi sh on the edge of a fissure. The fi s h with a gr:n, pulled the fisherman in, l'Jow tb cy arc fi s hing the fi ss ure for Fisher. Mr. Peterson ·\"A llen how is the b 'sl way to end a sent-ence?'' Allen Sprattling-·'' Break m1t of jail I suppose.'' l\1 other-·\" Now II arvcy. put a wa_v those <lr\1111 sticks. Don'tyou know your father ha s a headache ?'' Ilarvcy-·\"l~ut Ma, when 1 was going into the parlor withmy drum be told me lo heat it.\" Carl Jensen-·\":\ ow, I am going to teach you how to milka cow, Jack.\" Jack A.-·\" ! 'arl J'm afraid of the cow, let me learn on thecalf.\" \"You will have to tak' more exer ·isc,\" said the physician. Mr. Ilill-·\"That shows how doctors may be wrong, exerciserwhy I am one of the leading runners at the Jorclan I 1igh.\" Surely it's a funny thing that wh '11 upid hit his mark hegenerally \"Mrs.\" it.

Name Present Occupation T TVv. Egbert ........... . Playing tit-tat-toe .... . TGenevieve F .......... . \1-lriting ............. . G::\1. ]\f ilne . . .......... . Laughing ............ . T0. H. D ............. . Teaching physics . . .. . LPerry G.......... ·.... . Fibbing ............. . THy. Glover .......... . Sleeping . . .......... . TJack A............... . Running ]. H. S...... . TFiarl \V.............. . Singing ............. . XIda G................ . Heart smasher . . .... . DRaymond B......... . Thinking ............ . BRufus Ray .......... . School Bov .......... . TLavona R............ . ::\laking C~rl laugh .... . TAnderberg ......... . Dreaming ........... . THartvigson . . . . ..... . Eating ....... : . ..... . O\V. \\yebb .......... . Bluffing ............. . T Fussing ............. . TL. Dav .............. . Scuffling ............ . TLarso~ .............. . '\"Beautiful Doll\" ..... . ::Carol ................ . ::\laking love . . ...... . TGreene .............. . Sec. Freshman class ... . TLavon Sadler . . ...... . Too busy to find out... . TR. Berrett . . ........ . Hairdre~sing . . ...... . HOlivia )Z_ ....•..••.•.. \"Oh I don\"t know\" ... . TRaphael F............ . \"Sluffing\" . . ........ . H::\Iargaret L. . ........ . Squirming ........... . F::\Iarjorie ){........... . Telling fortunes ...... . LButler . . ............ . Rivalling ::\aoma ..... .Rosena .............. . Studying ............ .f\at. Jones . . ........ .

Ambition DestinyTo be happy ........ . Salvation.Teacher ............. . Convert.To conquer more hearts College.Grow potatoes . . .... . Raising pigs.To be a reporter ...... . ::\Tore lies.Lost ................ . Drawing funny papers.To be a cheerful liar .. Poorhouse.To be a Professor ..... . Flirt.To diminish .......... . Soloist.Xovelist . . .......... . Famous for thoughts.Dack to Provo ....... . Hair Cut.Barber .............. . ::\Iatrimony.To Eat .............. . Gout.To have no \York ..... . Sport.To be let alone ...... . \"Kicked Out.\"Orator .............. . Dude.To give muscle grinder. Pugilist.To rest ............. . Lady Policeman.To be loved .......... . X eeds Sympathy.:\Iusic ............... . ::\Iusician.To be busier . . ...... . Cemetery.To be dignified ...... . Suffragette.To be tall ........... . German translatorHome in Philippines .. . Heaven.To grow up.......... . Suspension.Have a good time .... . Faker.Finish a sofa pillow . . . Home in France.Lawyer ............. . Brain fever.

92 JORDAN COURIER Mr. Dutton is so kind that he gives his son John chloro-form before be whips him. Mr. Monson-\"[Iow much clo you charge for weighinghogs?'' W eighmaster--·''j ust get on I'll weigh you l\"or nothing.'' Mr. Jorgensen-\" Do you know where little boys go to whenthey smoke?'' Frcshie-\"Yes; np the alley or behind the barn.'' Jack Anderson had been absent from school for a few daysand returned with his throat carefully swathed, ancl presentee!this note to bis teacher: ''Please don't let Jack learn any Ccrman today; his throatis so sore he can hardly speak l·~nglish.\" Crcenc was discussing the J. II. S. football team, uf whichhe was a member. \"Yon know \'\ 'as h. l~ obcrg is going to h' Ollrbest man next year.\" \"()! Earl, whal a nice way to propose lo me,\" cried ,\nn C. Mr. Peterson-·\"Claire what is a circle?'' Claire-\"Jt's a round straight line with a hole 111 the mid -dle of it.'' ''Pa, why do people always talk about Dame goss:p?\" \"Because it isn't polite to leave the \"e\" oft, sCJn.\" r\s ~1ary 1Ianson says it: \"( )nc I love, two I love, Three I love l sa_v, Te(t J love with all my heart, nut the rest I cast a way.\" WHERE PAT DREW THE LINE. J>at had been at work for thr 'c.' days dig-ging a well, and \"s tbe foreman wanted ;l iinished within tbc week he had prom- ised Fat another man lo help him. ll was getti n g on to 1J

JORDAN COURIER 93o'clock, and Towser, the foreman's bull clog, was looking overthe edge of the pit when Pat said to himself, 'Tll have a smoke.''1Te hacl filled his pipe and was about to light it when he glancedup and beheld T'owser's handsome features. Slowly removino· bl1is pipe from his mouth he said, \"De-e-gorra. Oi\"ve worked withGermans and I Iungarians, ancl Oi've worked with Oitalian, .but if a man wid a face like that comes clown here to work be-side me, Oi gets up.\" VERY EXPLICIT. \"Can you tell me where Mr. Schwackelhammer, the preacherlives?\" inquired a stranger of an old German settler in one ofthe western states. \"Yaw,\" said he. ''Yon shust valk de roacl up to cle greek, ancldurn de 11ritch over clc sbtream. Den you go on clill you gum toa roacl mit voocls round a schoolhouses; put you don't take datroad. \/ell, clen you go on dill you meet a pig parn, shingled mitshtraw. Den you durn clc road around cle field, ancl go on dillyou guJn to a pig reel house all spcckel over mit vite, ancl clcgarret upstairs. Yell, clat is mine prodcr IIan' s house. Denyou clurP dat house around de parn, and you sec a roacl clat goesup into de voods. Den you don't clake clat road, too. Den youo·o rio·h1 straight on, and clc first house you meet is a haystack.Mhand cle next is a barrack. V ell, he clon 't lif clere. Den you villget fanlcr, and _em sec a house on to cle hill about a mile, and goin d,c, rc ancl ax de old woman, ancl she vill clell you peclcler as Ican. IDENTIFICATIONS. So you will know these people next time you see them.''A II appy VValk\" ................ . ....... ...... Irving Greer\"\!ways \!Vorriecl\" ....................... Gwendolyn Dewef\"Tan Shoes\" ........................ . ..... Albert Anderberg\"A Coocl Poser\" ................................ Curl Greene\"Always Studying\" .......................... Dill Thompson\"A Smile T'hat VVon't Come Off\" .. . ....... . ... Harold ~ elson\"Ready To Play Anytime\" ........................ Irene Allen,, A1ways in Love\" ................................. Rufus Ray\"A noy l Tater'' ................................. Ann CJarclner