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Show Page 2 SIGNPOST February 3, 1961 SIGNPOSTINGS EDITORIAL a!ie. Yes, But K!t In CI 355 Some students complain about busy work assigned to them in many classes. This may seem bad, but it is not the worst problem which plagues the rare Weber College student who is honestly in pursuit of academic atmosphere and excellence. A sweet tooth professor has'been requiring his students to furnish his class with periodic treats of cake and candy. We do not contest the right of this doctor to possess a sweet tooth, but rather his policy of requesting students to bring "goodies" to class. Students honestly and quite justifiably have felt not bringing the food would affect their grade. Illusion Destroyed Many students at Weber College, surprisingly enough, come to class with the illusion tthat they are going to find and adult academic atmosphere only to have it destroyed by taking time out to assign and distribute cake, candy, doughnuts, and orange juice. ' Don't Force It We feel that students should be allowed to find or create their own social life without having it forced on them in class (certainly there is already enough social life at Weber) . Let's leave the cake and candy at Disneyland and not import it to Weber College. N.B. Guidance Sroisp Will Issue Study Questionairei The number of Weber College students, failing in their studies has jumped from 10 per cent of the student body three years ago to 25 per cent last quarter, according to Merle E. Allen, director of guidance. Dr. Allen said teachers are apparently grading more rigorously and "salvaging" fewer students. In the latter instances, instructors are not as liberal as they used to be about giving failing students a W (withdrawal) instead of a failing grade. Last quarter, 150 students with below 2. averages did not reregister, Dr. Allen said. Other reasons for withdrawal included Yearbook Cover Ready . The cover of the 1961 yearbook has been designed, and is now being completed with the first section of the book by the art dept. This year's interesting cover was designed by Linda K. Swenson. the army and church missions. This quarter a questionaire is being distributed to .determine more precisely why students withdraw from school so that an anticipated return of these students can be ascertained moreaccurately. Rotary Contest Open To School The Rotary Oratorical Contest held annually at Weber will be March 9, between 3 and 4 p.m. in the choral room in building 4, Glen J. Wiese said today. The contest is open to all students who wish to write an original oration on an international theme. First prize is $25.00, and the the winners name engraved on a gold cup. The second prize is $15.00. For specific details of the contest contact Mr. Wiese in room 522. STAFF Editor Patti Meikle Associate Editor Norman Bramble Associate Editor , Mel Sowerby Society Editor , Frances Carr Exchange Editor - Kaye McGarry Business Manager Dave Stromberg Reporters: Eloise McQuown, Larry Peer, Linda Ritchie, Mary Ellen Ryan, Carolyn Sommers, John Shaw, Linda Monk, Kent Van ,de Graaf Nancy Stanfield, Pam Ford, Ron Parker, Benn Mendoza, Leslie Johnson, Jim Sass, Colleen Welsh, Sondra Stock, Keith Shupe, Dale Steed, Terence Comiskey Intellectual Atmosphere? Sorry, Weber Doesn't Have It By Eloise McQuown It was 9:04. There was a mad rush to the library ... I thought. It was really a fire drill. Someone had set fire to the Building Four trophy case. I knew it was going to happen. You see I set it. 9:13 12 A boy entered the library, threw down his book and uttered the familiar phrase "I HATE SCHOOL". I knew he was my friend. . . It was cold in the library. (The girl sitting next to me had just opened a book on the "Ice Age") This was the quiet side but I couldn't tell. Something just kept going sh-h-h-h-h. I was sure it was a leaky water pipe. At Home I felt at home. Even at this early morning hour 12 people were asleep, 3 of them snoring. I looked out the window. Would the day never end ? How could it end when it had scarcely begun. Before me lay my day's work. Lively little Saccharcmyces Cerevisie demure little Streptococcus Pyo-genese . . . devastating Staphylococcus Aureus ... all part of my Bacteriology. I was so delighted I could have opened my veins and bled to death. 9:82. Across from me two girls were wiggling their bare feet. (In the library it's comfort that counts) ... A boy was pouring over a learned dissertation. What was it? "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" .... "The Declaration of Independence" . . . "Plato's Republic"? No. Just a dog-eared copy of "Playboy". Behold, The Intellectual 9:44. It was stuffy. I opened Forensic Squad Snags Honors In Speech Meet Weber's Forensic Squad snagged top honors at the University of Utah Speech Meet held last Friday in Salt Lake. Corrie Oborn took the only superior rating given in Oratory for the contest. Ann Moesinger and Doug Marker both received ex-cellents in oratory. Team, Kem Gardner and Tom Clark made the best debate showing. They won four and lost one. Excellent ratings in extempor-anous speaking were given to Paul Tannel, Ken Gardner and Eileen Grix. Kay Schmidt pulled and excellent in impromptu speaking."Tournaments are getting more difficult as time goes on. We feel that this was one of the greatest challenges to date. It gave ample opportunity to acquaint ourselves with the Utah point of view on the debate question", said assistant debate coach, E. Carl Green. The squad travels to Tucson, Arizona, February 23 - 25 for the "Desert Invitational SpeechTournament." a window. I had an excuse for not studying now. . . . my papers had blown out the window. An intellectual came in. He thought the briefcase he was carrying was impressing everyone. It wasn't. They all knew .... there wasn't anything In it. The girl behind me was sighing and cooing. It was understandable. She was writing to her boyfriend. His picture was propped up in front of her with red hearts pasted all over it. Radar Directed 9:59. My radar said leave . . . (and so did the librarian). I anticipated greater things ahead. Sure enough there were. Poker was going into it's 6th round at the TUB. My assigned essay, "Improving the Intellectual Atmosphere at Weber" would have to wait. It did forever. Last Word The moral of the story is . . . smile and the world smiles with you. Study, and you study alone. Letter To The Editor Club Column Not In Good Taste? Dear Editor, The first thing most students do when reading Signpost is to turn to the society page and become intellectually aware of the most important things of college life; club news. We read cute slams that someone has spent days thinking up. We also know that, "Oh KID, Mary got in CLUB!" and Dick likes Jane, and "See Spot run", "Run, Spot, run." Good Fun Most of this is in the spirit of good fun, but, like all things, some people are not responsible enough to handle it properly. It is true that it take time, intelligence, a sense of humor, and a knowledge of good taste to write a good column. When the job of writing this is given to a person who has no sense of originality, little ability, and very bad taste (to the point of being crude and insulting), then the result it the column written by Larry Peer. Clever? His insulting remarks would not have been anything more than poor journalism had it been directed towards a group. But to single out one individual for the primary purpose of being "clever" or gaining social status, is more than stupidity. It is a regression to a childlike level. I am hoping that Peer (he hardly deserves to be called Mr.) will mature enough to apologize to his club, to Phil Palmer, and most of all to himself. Alan Goodell |