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Show Page 2 SIGNPOS'i March 6, 1961 EDITORIAL DAMN THE TORPEDOES! Full Speed Ahead! w joes 0 oHo .f1' y if' It's almost over, we're almost thru, after much gallant battle and much to-do But don't give up, it's not over yet In the remaining issues we may cut and slam just one more time, the naivity of man we've a few which to fret more issues o er Don't sweat, don't fret, I'll be gone ! BUT ... as long as there continues in no time, everything- will return to being just fine . . . something for which to fight, there will always be some type of knight. otters to Edito To Mr. Elbert Lowry: You have appeared to set up a superior guideline, and I, for one, would serve to support you in this worthy cause. And heavens above know that you need some support, for anyone with such a narrow mind as yours needs all he can muster. Mr. Lowry, you have stated that Mr. Zane should seek to carry on his crusade elsewhere. For the benefit of your obviously inadequate mind, there are also schools of "higher" education elsewhere, where there is no controversy, there is no smoking issue and there are no smokers per se. May I, for one, suggest that you,, Mr. Lowry, are the one who should seek to find these places. There are, and I hope will continue to be, those of us who have the intent of seeking the truth from the garbled mess that is education. As long as this is a state-owned and state-operated institution of "higher learning", then it is not for those minorities, or as you would have it, "majorities", to dictate the morals of those of us who would seek pleasure in the. form of a cigaret. Those places that I would suggest to you would include: BYU (LDS owned and operated), Westminster, and dependent upon your sex, St. Mary of the Wasatch. Take, your pick! Sincerely, Noel Ecarb To Mr. Andy Zane: Congratulations on your letter in our last SIGNPOST. I must say I'm surprised that you were surprised at anything I said. Did I disturb your reverie? By the way, if Mr. Zane would take off his blinders, he might see that my irritation was due to other reasons than he supposed. Read it again, Mr. Zane, with your mind open! Contrary to what he might suppose, I even have a plan for a smoking room. I see it as a low-ceilinged room with the ceiling, walls and floor made of highly burnished stainless steel, which would allow the occupants to observe and smell themselves as others are now forced to as they exit from any building on campus. A sort of double benefit, so to speak. The room would have only doors to the outside and the furniture would be made of marble or stainless steel for obvious reasons. If you lack support for your room, may I suggest these back-el's: the AM A., American Cancer Society, P. Lorillard & Co.,, American Tobacco Co., Philip Morris, Utah State Tax Commission, and the American Morticians' Association.By the way, Andy, during your investigations, did you find the date that Utah State University be-came a four-year college? They still don't allow smoking- in any building on their campus. Why don't you move your crusade up there and leave poor WSC to stagger under the burden of not having a smoking room on campus. Sincerely yours, Bert Lowry NOTICE! Any applications for positions on the Signpost staff for the school year of 1964-65 must be submitted in the office of the Signpost, Room 206 in the Union Building, not later than 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 9. By Robert Elton Editor .Larry V. Bishop Associate Editor , Robert Elton Business Manager : Val Stratford Managing Editor : Kristine Paul Layout Editor Jim Taylor Sports Editor Leon Brace Society Editors Bobbie Dabling, Janet Lund Layout Kristine Paul i Staff Photographer Paul Gordon j Reporters Darleen Jehnsen, Mike Sivulich. Michael Phillips, Anna Alkema, John Hale ' We can offer up much in large, but to make sacrifices in little things is what we are seldom equal to. Goethe It would appear that right now the majority of the people who are interested in either obtaining a smoking room or making sure a smoking room is not obtained are really at loggerheads. A smoking room has been suggested and, as you are well aware, nothing appears to be happening. One of the major problems is that the idea of a compromise just doesn't seem to be desirable to either side of the question. The non-smokers couldn't care less if all of the smokers in the world must stand out on the porch and smoke and the smokers are. equally determined to get into the Union Building proper, including every room in the place. The compromise is rather poorly accepted by both sides, and it has bogged down due to apathy and passive aggression. My suggestion is this: I want to see the smoking room put in the Union Building and one of the major problems encountered is that itjust costs too much money. It may seem that this is a desertion of principle, but for pragmatic reasons of health, I would like to forward this suggestion. The student body government feels that they don't have sufficient funds to take care of preparing a smoking room. The architect has given a bid of about $450 dollars to prepare this room. I don't know what this totally comprises, but by accepting competitive bids it could probably be accomplished for something less than this. Architects charge $25 for picking up a pencil. A local contractor could probably do the necessary modifications. As far as financing, I feel that each smoker, and certain non-smokers for that matter, would be willing to contribute $1.00 towards having a smoking room. I realize that this is discarding all of the moral and righteous reasoning the smokers have used, but I would prefer to be inside, and perhaps not quite so righteous, as righteous as hell and freezing. . . . Everyone has been griping about the negative aspects of this program. Each person can point out all of the fallacies in the arguments of the others but no one seems to be willing to solve the problem. I feel that this suggestion is at least a step in the right direction. I have talked to a few people, non-smokers as well as smokers, and they seem to feel that it's worth $1.00. Max Braden of the cafeteria should be willing to place a coffee urn and some pastries down the basement and I feel that enough money could be raised to cover the cost of tables and chairs. I cannot believe that it is really going to cost $450 to fix the room up, and if there is any surplus money it could be used to purchase extra furniture. I would like to hear some feedback on this suggestion. . . . I have noticed that the Ogden area has finally become sophisticated and sufficiently noteworthy to have its own little nest of the John Birch Society. I feel that this is indeed grand that our little Birch Buddies here on the campus no longer have to receive their instructions from Provo, but now they have their own little unit. Now, I am sure that Reed Benson and his little group of pseudo-brownshirts will be sending their scouts up here to this "left-wing" breeding grounds to discover just what type of subversive activities are ffoing on. They should most certainly investigate the International Relations Club, a notoriously subversive organization that bases its whole existence on international cooperation and understanding. And perhaps if they looked they may discover that certain doctrines of godless atheism are beincr taught in the guise of natural evolution. ... So, all in all, the little Birchers and Sons of Birchers on this campus certainly have, their job cut out for them. . . . Rots of ruck. I hope they send Reed Benson to head up the mission in Tierra del Puego. He who cannot contract the shift of his mind, as well as dilate it, wants a great talent in life. Bacon LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS "TO ffZOF f5AAF MENT5 FAIR 7E5f57cON5lPEON& rLP |