Weber State University - Acorn Yearbook (Ogden, UT)

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THo Acorn 11 7| ODE TO W. S. A. Dear Weber Stake Academy, I love thy very name. Thou mak’st thy pupils better far, By pointing out life’s aim. Thy teachers noble, true, and kind, Have taught the way of truth, Have given best encouragement To hearts of troubled youth. And when life’s lessons here are learned, And we are old and gray, We’ll then look back with yearning hearts To dear W. S. A. — Beatrice Bornsjr.m

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|Tho Acorn ) APPRECIATION When the day is dark and dismal, And the sun beyond our sight; Then we miss the golden sunshine, With its rays of radiant light. But we need the days of darkness, Need some days with lack of cheer; So that we might know the brightness Of the light, when it is here. Thus it is with all life’s blessings: We absorb them day by day. Never thinking of their presence, Till their brightness is away; Then we're sorry of their going, Then we think of what is gone. Then we’re better for the blessing; For we know what it has done. So in this our school we’re spending Precious time of priceless worth. Little thinking of the future, In our jovial, carefree mirth. Day by day we thus are getting, Moral lessons, truths divine, And our teachers nobly striving, In our way as lights to shine. Now we may see little beauty, In our daily lessons here, Eut in time, when school is over, Then their beauty will appear, And oftimes, when life gets dreary, Full of trials, grief, and pain, Words of truth, long thought forgotten, Then will give us hope again. Let us learn to look for goodness In each day as it goes by, And thus store a wealth of sunshine To be used when storms are nigh. We may store up gems of lustre, For we meet them every hour; And these gems of truth will sparkle, Through our lives to give us power. Ruth Larson.

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THAD REUVER [8 | [The Acorn During August and September of eighteen hundred and sixty twor the Union army suffered several defeats. Besides losing many strong positions, they lost thousands of men. Some were killed outright,, some were taken prisoners and other disabled men were picked up on the field after Lee seized Marye’s Heights. Among those picked up, was the outspoken, impetuous Thad Reuver. He was one of the first to volunteer on the Union side, and bad fought bravely and well thus far. Previously, being in prison was unknown to him, and I assure you, it was quite disaggreable at this time. He was not contented to sit here and make the best of things. On the other hand, he thought about his position in the morn- ing, he thought about it at noon and when night came, he found it still creeping through his brain. Thad had several good natured talks with the captain in charge of the soldiers, but no one else knew just what they were about. A con- federate soldier passing by them as they were in the midst of one of these conversations heard Thad say, “Well I don't think a little under- ground work would do so very much harm. One morning the general came to talk to him. He promised the Union soldier wealth and his freedom if he would tell him the weak and strong positions and also the plans of the Northern Army. Thad knew that difficulties had often arisen between the Union officers and him- self. He hadn’t forgotten the slurs and insults, he had received at times from others with similar dispositions. He knew also that the losses on the Union side had been heavy of late, and it looked as though the Confederates might win. Nevertheless, he promised to give to the General during his next visit the whole plan of the Union army. Near the latter part of June, the captain saw that there was going to be something interesting develop around Gettysburg. He and Thad Reuver talked the matter over that evening before retiring. All the dissapointments and quarrels and cruel words that were connected with Thad’s life in the Union army came up again in his mind, and every time they did, they snatched with them a bit of his loyalty to the Union cause. And oh how big and bright were his prospects for the future now! He could easily escape the little disgrace attached to this.