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Show Friday, Fr-nruary 7, 1940 Page Four THE SIGNPOST Charlie HcrM Conventions By DONALD ROl'SH It's only an old beer bottle floating on the foam . . . Really, Kiddies, I sang that so much last week-end that I feel like a beer bottle, (a half-pint one). But oh j it was fun, and no harm ctsnc. Well, to go on. I guess you knew Weber won both of its games last week-end. They tell me they were rather slow affairs. All I know is what I hear though. But our boys are sure to come back this week-end. The home town fans are looking for a couple of good games with Ricks. The Wildcats are sure to give them plenty for their money in the Viking series. Just to suttle about things, I'm picking Weber to beat Ricks in both games. (That is. if they show ability lik ethey did in Rex-burg a short time ago). However, the tables can be turned very easily. Remember the football game with Idahoans last fall, fellows! The University of Colorado not only puts out excellent athletic teams but also excellent singing students. When it comes to community singing, the Boulder boys can't be beat. They know every sone- vou've ever heard and a lot you haven't heard. For volume they're tops. They're not sn had on the tone Dual ity side either. Maybe they have a class in community singing over there, or on the other hand maybe they don't. But they've got that certain it. That reminds me. Why doesn't Weber start a no-credit class in community singing. Well anyway it's an idea. Jaysee Set Up Again, I'd like to harp on this new Jaysee setup. It has already proven its weakness by just the lack of student enthusiasm. Students have already shown their idea of it. One Signpost editorial writer says, "It shrinks!" I'm going to be blunt about it and say, "It stinks!" Even Weber and Og-den high schools have a better conference setup than this. It seems like an effort should be made to popularize junior college athletics. If this was an effort, then it was a mighty feeble one. Kiddies, if you want to have some real fun go on a convention. Stanley Johnson says that they're a good place to do most anything you want to do. But the Weber delegates really set a fine example. Our conduct was unapproachable. Only the B. Y. U. delegation could even come up to us in good conduct. We were even back in time for church Sunday. Natrually all of us went, too! But seriously, kiddies, a convention is really a good thing. Talking with journalists from other schools really gives one some good ideas. Naturally they should be put into practice. That is what we are now doing, ahem! The Colorado State College of Education really deserves our plaudits for their grand hospitality shown. They have a friendly student body, a beautiful campus and a very nice town. What more could ill M . v.?'SBr vl MARRY AIS TON W, Antique Hm$h SCE OUR NCW 300 $350 5 1 J 4 Wildcat Retires . ill Keith Peterson, two-year man In football and basketball, leaves a brilliant sports record at Weber as misfortune catches up with him in the form of a leg operation. (Photo courtesyStandard-Examiner). Wildcat Ends Sport Career By STANLEY JOHNSON The end of a brilliant career in school athletics has arrived for Keith "Cactus" Peterson. An injury sustained while playing college football last fall has necessitated a leg operation. Keith's doctor is doubtful that the outcome will be such that Keith can ever play for his school again. "Cactus" began his career in school athletics at Washington High school where he represented his school in many contests. Whether they ended in victory or defeat, he maintained the spirit of the game, always accepting the losses with equinamity and the wins with gratitude.He carried his athletic prowess next to Ogden high, where his standard was maintained. During two years at Weber college, Keith has been a regular player on the Wildcat's football team. Now, that athletic career that has brought renown to "Cactus" and the schools he has played for is to be cut short. Weber hopes with the operating doctor that the one chance that all future participation will not be prohibited is the winning chance. one ask for a convention? I might add that the delegates also had the proper convention spirit, too. No remarks, Perry ! There is something f or you frosh to look forward to next year. Make your theme song, "On to Boseman." (Jerry Clark) STYLES TODAY Basketball Is Leader of Intcamurals JACK WECKER. Basketball still holds the spotlight In intramural competition. This year there is the largest enrollment of teams in the history of intramural basketball at Weber college, according to Darrell Deis, intramural manager. Despite this large field of entries the games are being run smoothly in "big league style." Some exceptional players have been uncovered during the last two weeks of competition. In the "B" league, composed of affiliated and unaffiliated fellows, Blaine Hulm-ston of Sigma Delta Pi, and Olaf Zundel and Bruce Baird of the Ghosts are the main cogs on defense and offense for their respective teams. Hulmston's offensive power was shown when he scored twenty-two points against the Kaps. However, the "A" division hasn't been standing still in this department, with Hazen of Excelsior scoring twenty points against T. I. C. and Glen Cherry and Delmar Stone functioning in style against the faculty. "Spice of the Week" The contest between the Letter-men and the Engineers proved to be the spice of the week. This event was nip and tuck all the way, with the Lettermen emerging victorious 20 to 18. The Kaps and the Wardles provided the thrills for the "B" division with the Kaps winning 18 to 17. Because of the access to two gyms, the games are being played in very short time, and basketball will make way for a ping pong tournament in the near future. This tournament is open to all affiliated and unaffiliated men. Results The results o fbhe "A" league are as follows: Frenisti defaulted to the Vikings. Skulls 45, Frenisti 0; Skulls 32, Faculty 20; Phoenix 26, and T. I. C If; Lettermen 20, Engineers 18. Results of the "B" league are as follows: Skulls defaulted to Wardles. Phoenix defaulted to Ghosts. T. I. C. defaulted to Pho-nix. Sigma Delta Pi 38, Kaips 26; Ghosts 65, Skulls 20; Kaps 18, Wardles 17; Lettermen 49, Sigma Delta Pi 10; Sigma Delta Pi 24, Lettermen 12. Excelsior Holds Serious I nl flail on Serious initiation for bhe pledges of Excelsior was held at Cobble Cottage, January 21, 1940. At the banquet, which preceeded the ceremony, the club advisor, Far-rell Collett, toasted the pledges and members for everlasting friendship. Pledges who received pins were Junior Whetton, Johnny Eccles, Allen Henderson, Glen Hadley, Howard Page, Jerry Clark, Richard Jackson, Eddie Dayhuff, Howard Smith, Jack Hazen, Carlos Critch-low, and Grant Hinchcliff. Mr. Collett also received his pin. College Slates Community Sing "Songs the whole world loves to sing" will be the theme of the Weber college community sing to be held in the Weber college ouditori-um, Friday, February 23, at 7:30 p. m., advertising the coming production of "Naughty Marietta." In addition to songs by the audi-dience, various selection from the opera itself will be presented by those holding roles. The public is invited to attend and admission will be free. Doctor Dixon Speaks At Teachers' Meet Dr. H. A. Dixon was one of tihe speakers at the afternoon department session of the Joint Teacher's Institute held at Morgan, Utah, January 19, 1940, for the schools of Park City, Morgan, Wasatch, North Summit, and South Summit. Hear Your Favorite Artist on the New R. C. A. Victor (Ethel Hogge) Phonograph Records Glen Bros. Music Go. A Party That Is Different GAMES, SHUFFLEBOARD, BOX HOCKEY, TABLE TENNIS, DARTS, QUOITS, AND MANY MORE Swim in that pure, warm mineral water. A weiner roasted in the big fireplace and you have had ail evening of real fun at the UTAH HOT SPRINGS Call for a Date ROSS HAWKINS ROSS & JACK Lunch and Dining Room (Loy Woods) Air Conditioned Fountain Service 364 25th Street OPEN ALL NIGHT OGDEN, UTAH Stellar Player . . . i -I g Norris Nelson, Wildcat captain and high point man in Albion series, whose pjlay will bear watching tonight. (Photo courtesyStandard-Examiner). Cats Take Two Games At Albion Weber college hoopsters chalked up their fourth victory in as many starts by a double victory over Idaho State Normal college of Albion last Friday and Saturday. Noris Nelson, Weber center, was high point man in the series. All Weberites with the exception of Sneddon, Porter and Johnson broke into the scoring department during the series. Lambing and Shaw were the best scorers for, the Idahoans. The first game proved to be rather a push-over for Weber. The score was 58 to 37 in favor of the Weberites. However, the second game was closer and showed the potentialities of the Panthers. This game ended 47 to 35 in favor of INTERMOUNTAIN JAYSEE STANDINGS Northerm Division Won Lost Pet. Weber ........ 4 0 1.000 Ricks .. 2 2 .500 Albion 0 4 .000 Eastern Division Won Lost Pet Mesa ... . 4 0 1.000 Carbon 1 3 .250 Westminster ... 1 3 .250 Southern Division Won Lost Pet. Snow 4 0 1.000 B. A. C 2 2 .500 Dixie 0 4 .000 the Wildcats, the score being 20 all at half time. Both games were rough and tumble affairs and were marked by the number of players leaving by the personal foul route. The improvement showed the sc-ond night by Albion indicates they have a good team and should prove interesting competition for the Weber boys when they invade the Panther lair a few weeks hence. The scores: First game: ALBION WEBER G T F P E Gardner 1 4 6 4 12 G TFP Carrlnge f .14 13 Shaw f ... 0 1 0 0 Brown e ... 3 2 0 6 Child f 3 4 17 Nelson c ..3117 Fink 4 1 0 8!L Gardner g 3 3 1 7 Clayton 0 5 11 jClaru g ..1213 Richards f .3 2 2 8Chrstlansn f 2 3 2 Lambing f .5 2 1 11 fBell g ....12 0 2 Butler g ...0 0 0 ojSnedrion f .2 0 0 4 Kenee g ...0 0 0 0 Peterson c .3 1 0 6 Barret ...0 0 0 0 Little f ...12 2 4 Porler g ... 0 0 0 0 ; Johnson g .0 0 0 0 Totals . . .16 17 5 37 totals ..23 24 12 5B Second game: ALBION I WEBER G TFP1 G T F P Shaw f . . .1 14 9 11 'E Gardner t 2 115 Richards f .3 0 0 6 Brown c ... 2 0 0 4 Fink g 1 4 2 4 Clayton g ..1102 Lambing c .13 2 4 Childs f . . .5 6 3 13 Nelson c . .7 7 4 IS L Gardner g 0 2 0 0 Clark g ... 1 2 1 3 Bell g ....0211 Peterson f .1 0 0 2 Butler g ..0 0 0 0 Kee g 0 2 2 2'Chrlstnsn c 0 0 0 0 Barrett g ..1 0 0 2jLlttle f ...2215 IPorter g . . .0 0 0 0 ! Sneddon c .0 0 0 0 Totals .10 24 15 35 Totals . .18 22 11 47 Future Teachers Name Weber As Confab Site The Future Teachers of America, an organization patterned after the Future Farmers of America, its aim being to develop teachers, will hold a convention at Weber this month. Highlights of the convention will be the study of progressive educational trends and an attempt to anticipate the problems of future teachers. JACK CRANE Women In the Sports By KATHLEEN DAVIS The women's intramural calendar has listed a number of exciting games since its conception, January 19. Otykawa and unaffiliated teams were victorious in the first round of the new series. Otykawa swamped Tika Kappa Kappa 4 to 0, while Unaffiliated swept Iota Tau Kappa off its feet by a score 7 to 4. "We are going to lick our all star team from games in this tournament," said Miss Ida Stewart when interviewed. "The names will be announced at the W. A. A. award banquet." Arrangements for choosing the candidates are as yet indefinite, but Miss Stewart supposed that the girls would vote while Mr. R. K. Swenson and she would act as judges. "All the social clubs have their teams," she explained, "and we want bhe unaffiliated girls to join." Tournament games will be played every Friday at three in the gymnasium.Archery Meet "Weber will again sponsor the archery telegraphic meet, sometime this spring," announced Miss Stewart, physical educational director. This tournament is open for all Utah colleges to compete. The contestants shoot at their separate schools and telegraph the results to the Weber office. "We won the cup last year, and hope to keep it, said Miss Stewart.Coming Events U. S. A. C. Women's Athletic association has invited the women of Weber college to Logan for the W. A. A. "playday" in March. This is a state-wide event with all Utah colleges invited. Preparations are underway for the schoolwide mixed and doubles badminton tournament. Students interested should begin practice now. The date on which the tournament starts will be announced later. Reporters Return From Confab (Continued from Page 1) are entertained at a get-acquainted party. Norm, Bob, and Glen fall for some Denver women; Wilmer soon has his arm around one's bustle; and Don and I play pool with two Greeley girls named Dorothy Sweet (she's wonderful) and Dorothy Davidson. We meet many Utah acquaintances there: Hal Harmon, editor of the Utah Chronicle, and president of the association; Taylor Carr of Ogden, editor at the University of Idaho Southern Branch; Bill Ward and Dick Romney of the U. S. A. C, and Sam Bailey, also of the A. C, associated in past scandal with Don Roush, and for whom there is to be more later. We send picture postcards and collect telegrams to everybody we know, telling them between shivers that it is fine weather. Ten p.m. Back at our hotel. We begin activities for the evening. The wildest of the wild parties is thrown by the A. C. delegation and the guys and gals from the U. of Colorado -at Boulder. Details censored. Friday, January 26, ten a.m. First official meeting. Accomplishments related, etc. Twelve noon Luncheon, and with reverence and great ceremony we adopt "The Old Beer Bottle" as the convention theme song, which is thereafter sung with as much respect as anyone ever sang a school song. Two p.m. The most interesting convention meeting I .ever sat through. Discussions as to what is news, and why a man should bite a dog to make news. Six p.m. Dinner at a downtown cafe, where we collect as souvenirs a dozen napkins, a set of silverware, and a potted plant. For publication purposes, Mr. Nilsson has us swear that we returned the napkins and the potted plant. After dinner we find some intriguing night life, then arrive back at our hotel at midnight to find things going strong. Three regular payin guests are just checking out. Sam and I go into a bull session with Don and two friends from Mesa college, one of whom eventually passes out from inner turmoil and falls down the stairs. Party. Censored. More party. Censored. Still more party. Censored. The party in the A. C. delega ENSIGN DRUG COMPANY PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS 333 24th Street Ogden, Utah (Alan Henderson) Surgical Supplies, Knee Caps, Ankle Braces Electric Belts, etc. SUCCESS. (Gordon TROUNCE RICKS ainnnniiiiiiiwniiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiinmg PATRONIZE SIGNPOST ADVERTISERS Wildcats Tangle With Viking Cagers In Local Two Game Series Weber Tanksters Lose to Granite In a closely contested battle. Granite tanksters nosed out the Weberites by a score of 30-35. Showing superiority in the sprints and the relays the Granite swimmers were in the lead all the time. Weber, however, took the diving and had a chance to cop the meet by winning the two remaining relays, but Granite managed to pull ahead by a hairs' breadth and win the medley, thus cinching the meet for them. Listing the first places as follows: Granite: 40 yd. event freestyle. 100 yd. event freestyle. 100 yd. backstroke. 100 yd. breastroke. Medley relay. Weber: 200 yd. event freestyle. Four man relay freestyle. Diving. Weber defeated the tank men from Box Elder in a dual meet by a very close score on January 31 at the Box Elder gym. In the near future, ten men from Weber will leave for a tour of Colorado to swim in competition with some of the senior colleges. The men with the lowest average times will make the trip. tion's room is still carrying on from the night before. Since Sam Bailey has joined forces with Don and me, he doesn't want to break into the A. C. room and walk in on something that shouldn't be walked in on. So we divide my pajamas my new black and scarlet Russian cossack pajamas, with the gold emblems on the breast and the crimson sash with the gold fringe Sam taking the trousers and I donning the coat. Then we join the pajama parade and weave through the hotel. A bibulous acquaintance from an out of state college pours a gallon of wine down the mail chute, before he tumbles into a full bathtub, where he spends the night. His friend sleeps outside his girl s door all night. We bring two cute numbers into our prof's room and wake him from a sound sleep (we fed him sleeping powders with his supper, so we knew he would be safely off our hands.) He is highly pleased with the introduction or else has great aplomb. We tour the hotel and gather our enemies' shoes, fill them with water, and set them outside to freeze. The hotel manager is highly in favor of our going to bed (in our own rooms,) but it is only after Norm and Bob have given up a three a.m. poker game that we crawl on all fours into somebody's room, roll under the bed, and go to sleep. Party ad infinitum. SATURDAY, January 27 ten a. m We dawn late. A meeting is scheduled for ten a. m. We make it by ten-thirty, and find not a soul around. A few delegates straggle in by eleven o'clock. We commence, rush through our business, and adjoin for the morning. Two p.m. Final meeting. Six-thirtyp.m. Final banquet. We shed tears as we sing for the last time "The Old Beer Bottle." Norm and Bob and Glen part with a crowd of charming feminine journalists, delaying us just enough so that we don't get back in Ogden to get our cows milked in time to go to church. The girls' paper, The Western Graphic won most of the prizes. It may be that our fellows were learning things journalistic, or it may be well, it just may be. MEN! Step Lively in a Pair of W. L. Douglas Shoes (Stellman Pitt) $3.50 CHRISTENSON'S SHOE MART 2338 Washington Blvd. Ogden, Utah WEBER, Fulmer) Weber Is Two Games Up On Rexburg Quintet After Setback On Ricks Home Court Promises Battle Coach Reed Swenson, whose Wildcat array meets the Vikings of Ricks tonight and tomorrow for the conference top-spot honors. (Photo courtesy Standard-Examin- Grapplers Slate Ricks Encounter Preceding the Ricks-Weber game at 8 o'clock Saturday night, Coach Bob Davis' wrestling crew will play host to a grappling squad from Ricks college, commencing at 6:30. This is the first league match in the new Junior college circuit. In wrestling there are nopre-sea-son matches, which can be used as a yardstick in measuring the strength of various teams. This encounter marks the first contest between the two rival schools. Weber has been knocking around the past few years with the grunt and groan artists of rival high schools, which are of little competition to Wildcat grapplers. Being pitted against competition of their own calibre, the Wildcats can now determine their own true strength. Outstanding men on the Weber squad up to date are Don "Caveman" Hatch, heavyweight division and Tom "Gentleman Tom" Law-son, at 145 pounds. Junior Chamber Slates Oratory Contest "The annual oratorical contest of the Ogden junior chamber of commerce will be staged in an assembly sometime during the week of Feb. 23," Dr. Mitchell of the speech department announced today. The winner of this annual affair will have his name engraved on a trphy along with those of previous winners. iNot ONE But M0OZENS of STYLES to Select from You will have no difficulty In selecting glasses that will harmonize with your features from a large assort-l ment of modern style. Standard prices the samel whether or not you purchase on our Budget System. If you have old style frames, this is your opportunity! to get a new modern frame at depression low prices.) Come In today and have your face analyied and frames selected that will harmoniie with your appear-, ance. Prices do not include lenses. Visit Our Optical Department By OLE ZUNDEL The Vikings from Ricks junior college at Rexburg, Idaho, sail into Ogden today with a determination " to upset the league leading, and pace setting Wildcats of Weber. The affair is a two game series. The games tonight and Saturday at 8 ' o'clock, take place in the Weber gym. Weber is already two games up on the Viking quintet, handing them a two-game setback on the Vikines own home court. Still smarting from the Wildcat clawing, the Rexburg five are out to mar the perfect Wildcat record. The Swensonmen are now sitting on top of the northern conference J. C. league, having won four and. losing no games. Ricks is second with two wins and two losses. Both teams have defeated the Panthers of Albion to push her into the cellar position, with no wins and four setbacks.The winner of tonight's and tomorrow night's games will undoubtedly be hailed, and all but crowned, as champs of the northern J. C. division. Ricks is determined to walk away with both games. If the Vikings could accomplish this impossible feat it would put them in a deadlock for first place with the Wildcats. After doing so they would undoubtedly be picked by. sport scribes, to cop the northern division championship. Weber, however, has a different point of view as to the upset. The Wildcats do not expect to relinquish one game in league competition this year. The Swensonmen are still progressing rapidly. After ironing out a few of their errors, pulled in the Albion contests last Friday and Saturday, theyi should settle down and play their' best brand of ball with Ricks, tonight and Saturday. Still in the limelight are Eldon Gardner, flashy Weber forward and. Norris Nelson, Wildcat captain and center. Both men seem to be in their mid-season form and bombed the hoop consistently. Les Gardner, freshman is still coming along rapidly. It is very doubtful if the Rexburg five can hold these men intact. Bob Clark and Rawson Childs add the needed heighth to the Wildcat quintet. These two men work both bankboards withcom--mendable performances. The Wildcats proved definitely they have the scoring punch by running over the Albion crew here last week. However, if the Wildcats let down in any part, for a minute, the Vikings with a determination to knock the Wildcats over will kick over the dope bucket. It has been about three weeks since Weber took the very hard fought games from the Vikings at Rexburg. In that time the Ricks crew has had ample time to iron out mistakes and trim off ragged edges. If the Swensonmen take this game too lightly it will probably be the biggest upset of their Sa-son.The Weberites, however, will be-in the proper frame of mind to hold down their league position. With Ricks pointing to topple the Wildcats, the two game series promises to be one of the best seen in junior college hot casaba contests this season. DIVIDED" PAYMENT t) EASILY ARRANGED Visit our Registered Optometrist and have your features analyzed for the correct style, frames. (Reed Corey) |