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Show This issue presents some controversial articles on the attitude of administration and faculty toward public relations and the current drive for more and better scientists. Be sure not to miss them, left WEBER COLLEGE SIGNPOST- THE WEATHER Your guess is as good as mine. FEBRUARY 28, 958 OGDEN, UTAH VOL. XXI NO. 25 s I, s f ! J if WHERE'S THE LONE RANGER! This is a scene from the Broadway Musical, Annie Get Your Gun, which was presented so successfully this week to an appreciative audience. It's Pretty Close Ways of financing a union building for Weber College and possibilities of getting a definite plan of procedure by the close of this school year were discussed last Friday at a meeting of college alumni and community leaders.. The proposed building would be an 9 ' men nav At Collegiate Promenade The BYU Y's Men will provide the music for the "Collegiate Promenade," March 7. This girl's choice,semi-formal affair is sponsored by Sharmea social club. Decorations will set the mood, carrying out the theme, "Catch a Falling Star," at the college ballroom. Highlighting the evening will be the reigning of "Mr. and Miss Collegiate." Candidates will be selected by the other clubs, and voting will take place at the dance. Last year the "Collegiates" were Warren Buss and Martha Hollist. Dancing will begin at 9 p. m. Tickets are $1.50 per couple and can be obtained from Sharmea members. Following the' dance the members and their dates will attend a banquet at Maddox. Officers are: Hermese Maw, Nancyan Bohman, Sandy McCul-loch, Joyce Julander, Denese Carr, and Susan Ridges. Kay Rushton chairman. designed to accommodate the needs of the students of the college as well as groups within the community. Plans would be according to the ability of the studentbody's finances. Finance Man Explains A detailed explanation of how the structure could be paid for was given by J. Alma Burrows, a Weber alumnus, and president of Edward L. Burton Co., Salt Lake City. Mr. Burrows assisted in working out financing plans for union buildings for the University of Utah and Utah State University. Plenty to Go On According to President. William P. Miller, the studentbody 'will have more than !f(iO,000 in its Union Building coffers by the end of the Spring Quarter. This would be more than enough to start the ball rolling on the new union building. Exactly what program of activity Weber's union center should include is to be determined in a cooperative study to be made by representatives of the college, alumni association students and the community. The meeting was in the charge of Dr. H. Conway M.orris, Jr., alumni board president. Officials from community and other groups included Frank M. Browning, vice-chairman of the Weber College advisory committee; J. Clyde Bueh-ler, chairman of Ogden Chamber of Commerce-Weber College Committee and Bernie Diamond, Chamber of Commerce Secretary,manager. andette Shakes Bug LiHitlii Ifiici Tio Tola By Geri Utsman "Annie Get Your Gun," Weber's Opera presentation of Irving Berlin's great musical, was a spectacle of colorful precision and entertainment. The story of Annie Oakley is the story of an illiterate girl's rise from abject poverty to the pinnacle of worldly fame and wealth. This ascension is given a friendly push by such characters as Chief Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill. To recreate this Wild West atmosphere for "Annie," the directors employed a large cast, lively dances and authentic costumes. Nine Sets Nine changes of sets were created by T. Leonard Rowley ranging from a fancy ballroom to a circus NOTICE The Signpost is continually receiving news releases from many different sources. Many of these are not of much importance to our studentbody, but some have a very high amount of news value and interest. The Readers Digest sends one which is well worthy of our consideration. It gives us, in a nutshell, what is in its most important articles. This gives the busy student a chance to get some of this valuable information without taking too much time to read it. Some good jokes are included also. You will find these on page 3 of this issue. Yawn' Weber ins Again Weber College Forensic students practically made a clean sweep of top awards at the two-day Rocky Mountain Speech Tournament held at Price over the week-end. Best in Years Dr. Leland H. Monson, debate coach, said he regarded the attainment as Weber's best in the past five years. Weber's representatives collected a total of 383 points. Carbon College was in second, with 145 points. Three of Weber's teams tied for first in the debating division. Team members were Gary London, and Mike Monson; Brent Harris and James Hardy; Annette Tarran and Kathleen Shurtleff. Weber also picked up the division's second olace. Tops in All Fields Other top placings taken by Weber Students included, Extemporaneous Speaking, James Hardy, first; Brent Harris, second; Mike Monson, fifth. Women's extemporaneous speaking, Carolyn Heiner, first; Rosa Lee Scoffield, third. Impromptu speaking, Brent Harris, second. Women's impromptu speaking, Francia Oborn, first. Men's acting, Richard Nealson, second; Brent Harris, third. Radio, men's division, Paul Farr, first; Mike Monson, fourth.- Oratory, Rosa Lee Scoffield, second; Mike Monson, third. tent. All the fabulous Berlin hits such as "Show Business," "The Girl That I Marry" and the other greats were under the direction of Glen L. Hanson and Ralph D. Marsden. Ron Ross created the impressive choreography and.HED Redford was the dramatic director. Voice: "All Clear" Most outstanding in "Annie" was Claudette Cook who, though suffering from a laryngitis attack, successfully created the lovable Annie with great showmanship. Dean Lundberg, in the romantic lead of Frank Butler, showed possession of a fine baritone voice and excelled in both his dramatic and lyrical situations. Others of the talented cast were Kent Lundquist and Ada Carole Pearson who romped around spouting cuss words and bits of humor. Ganeal Norris, Garth Palmer, Larry Chandler, Paul Thompson and Bill McCafferty were also cast in leading roles. Next big attraction for W. C. students will be the annual Concert of the Symphonic Choir to be presented March 31st, in the OHS auditorium. Here's Chance To See Kremlin Following the recently signed cultural-tourism exchange treaty by President Eisenhower and the Soviet Ambassador, a series. of Student and teacher tours have been arranged to Russia in cooperation with Intourist, the USSR government travel agency. Each of the tours will be conducted by an American college instructor and will cover highlights of Europe, the Brussels' World's Fair as well as the historic cities of the Soviet Union. The toui-: programs are economically priced and arranged only for students and teachers. Students who have been out of college for two years or less are eligible to join as well as students presently enrolled in college or senior high school. The six scheduled conducted groups are privately organized and information may be obtained from authorized travel " agents or from the sponsoring agent, the Maupin Associates of Lawrence, Kansas, one of the few Intourist contractual representatives in the United States. M. L. Stevenson Science Head Predicts Strong floral Nation By Barbara Henry What with all the Sputniks and guided missiles in the news these days, it seems fitting to give credit to some of the men who are doing the unglorified work in these fields (like teaching the geniuses). M. L. Stevenson, head of the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences fits perfectly into this catagory. Mr. Stevenson has been at Weber for about 30 years. He was made head of the division in 1943 when it was officially organized. Far to Go Yet For most of us, television and radio are old stuff- but Mr. Stevenson feels that we have just as many advances in science to look forward to as he did; even if we don't realize it. He used for his example the "wireless" which was all the rage when he was studying physics in high school. We laughed at our instructor then when he talked about TV and radio just like you do when you hear talk about living on the moon he said. Has Wide Education Mr. Stevenson graduated from Granite high school. He earned his Bachelors degree in engineering at the University of Utah and his Masters in mathematics at the University of California in Berkeley. Besides these he has studied at the U. of U., University of California, Utah State University and UCLA during the summers and when he could take leave from his teaching duties. The credits we give here, he said, are transferable to senior institutions when the students feel they are ready. Growth Will Make Us Stronger In closing, Mr. Stevenson had this to say, "We have noticed tremendous growth in the science field, unless something comes along to hinder our progress we hope we will remain a strong moral and physical nation." N |