Weber County High School - Golden Spike Yearbook (Ogden, UT)

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51.-fa.. M., Slat.. .-,I Mt C7zf..1 , ll..,,,..'1...1L alll!!! 1661.7 cTL.'ll.1lL'lltlll.t'll.1 CANIS MALIOR, THE GREAT DOG Snapping Sirius, the Dog Star in Canis Major, is the brightest star in our northern sky and one of the nearest. And if the ordinary SKLII' looks like .1 diamond in the sky then Sirius is a blazing carbuncle, throwing offl glittering, snapping vari-colored rays. The ancients imagined the crisp, sharp barking of a dog in its scintillation, therefore, they placed it at the mouth of the Great Dog. A BOOTES, THE PLOWMAN Bootes is said to have invented the first plow. According to legend, he is seen plowing in the sky. The Big Dipper is his plowshare and the North Star the ox which pulls it. Arcturus, the bright star in Bootes, has been known and admired for ages. It is one of the few stars mentioned in the Bible. Incidentally the light of Arcturus was used to open the W'orld Fair in Chicago in 1933. AQUILLA, THE EAGLE Legend has it that Aquila, the Eagle, bore Canymede to Mount Olympus to replace Hege as Jupiter's cup bearer. Altair is the bright star in this group. VIRGO. THE VIRGIN Among the glorious stars of spring is Spica in the constellation of Virgo, the Virgin. Rising out of the mid-March twilight where the haze of returning spring softens the south-eastern horizon, Spica, the legendary ear of wheat held in the hands of the Virgin, reminds the farmer that planting time has come. LYRA, THE LYRE Lyra, the Lyre. symbolizes the instrument of Orpheus who with his music won his wife Euridice from the underworld, only to lose her. Vega is its bright star and it also contains the famous Ring Nebula. GEMINI, THE TWINS Ciemnini, the Twins, are known by two bright stars, Castor and Pollux. of these, Pollux is the brighter, although years ago, Castor outshone him. Though named for famous twins, Castor and Pollux are very widely separated. CYGNUS. THE SWAN Cygnus, the Swan, is sometimes called the Northern Cross. Viewed as .1 swan, it is flying southg the brightest star, Deneb, marking the tail. As a cross its direction is reversed and Deneb marks the position of the head. AURIGA, THE CHARIOTEER The very brilliant star in Auriga, the Chariotter, is Capella which represents the head of the She Goat, hence it is sometimes called the Goat Star. TAURUS, THE BULL In the constellation of Taurus, the Bull, are seven stars that represent The Pleiades, or the seven daughters of Atlas, whom Orion, the Hunter, pursued and who were changed into doves to escape him. Alderbaran is the bright star in Taurus that forms his eye. ORION, THE HUNTER Of all the constellations, Orion, the Hunter, is certainly the most splendid. Betelgeuze, that blazing sun more than 250 times larger than our own and 3,000 times more luminous, marks his shoulderg while diagonally across and to the right and down, is Rigel, marking his leg. SCORPIUS, THE SCORPION According to myth, Scorpius is the scorpion which bit Orion in the heel, causing the latter's death. Antares, is the red-colored first magnitude star in Scorpius, the Scorpion. fCIIIlfIIlIll'tI on Page 505

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SRIIGIIINSIIII l I JACK THOMAS ALBERT WIMMER Athletic Manager President Marriott Ogden VIRGINIA CALL LEONE CI-IRISTENSEN RETA MAW Sffrretary Reporter Vice President Riverdale Hooper Plain City Ten Years! Yes, ten years have passed since the founding of Weber and we, the Class of '36, are honored in being the ones to graduate at the close of this decade of progress. Through training and friendships made and cultivated at Weber we have indeed progressed. We are sure that the brief stay we have had in Weber's halls will be of much benefit as we go on. And we hope that when another decade has passed many of this Class might merit recognition for achieve- ITICHIS.