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Show Page 4 THE SIGNPOST Charlie HcrM By TED COLLINS Heil Hitler, yeah Chamberlain, yeah man! School's gonna start again. Drag your raccoon coat out of your moth balls and dust off your books. Drive Bessie in the barn, kick the mud off your shoes, the pants off your boss and join in the pursuit of higher learning, and blondes. Swill down some sulphur and molasses to clear your throat for football is here at ole W. C. With two home night games on our schedule this year, there is fun to be had. While the football heroes beat Pasadena and Western States bv flinging passes, the student body God bless 'em will wave banners and fling apples. You coeds who have never seen a college man work at night at football, I mean borrow Gabriel's dot: blanket and join the fun. Of course if you have a boy friend, you won't need a blanket, that is, unless he is a freshman. Speaking of freshmen, I saw a fresh man and a red head in the park the other day . . . but then to go on. After the games there will probably be victory (we hope) dances. Who knows? Maybe you will get to dance with the hero, unless, of course he is sitting on the sidelines with a broken ankle. Well, anyway you can sit out with him. Besides the two night games there will be several trips for the football maulers. They will journey to Thatcher, Arizona, named after our own Prof. All-red. (Wow, that ought to cinch an "A".) They will spend pleasant time in sunny Cal. while we who stay behind will shiver in six feet of snow and lessons. Too bad we aren't all football players, but then who would cheer? Besides these trips, there will be short jaunts to Grand Junction and Albion, etc. Do these boys have fun on the trips? OH MAN1 Last year they salted Prof. Gray with itch powder. His chem. classes were deserted until the student body was informed that he wasn't lousy, just tricked. Of course this trip was a sleigh ride compared $85 to the Rexburg splurge when the Whip gals went along. There are still broken hearts here and there, to say nothing of broken rules at the dorm. Restrict your imaginaton to late hours and eating in bed. While dwelling on the subject of rules, allow me to extend my sympathies to you frosh. You will "get Charlie Horses from dodging sophs and tearing around to back doors. The compensation conies in the frosh caps tho; they're beauts. The only reason they were instigated was so the sophs would know which gals were which. You know, the frosh are so easy pick-ins. Young and innocent, you know . . .Oh, yeah . . .You frosh will have plenty of Charlie Horses in the legs. To prohibit getting them in the brain I would like to submit some advice to freshmen. Advice to Freshmen Don't get an eight o'clock class; this proves a trial indeed when you have been out celebrating the night before. Don't get any nine o'clock classes; this means you will have to get up at eight, which is too early for any college man. Remember, late to bed and early to rise makes one tired. Thirdly, my advice is don't get any ten o'clock classes; this is too close to the noon hour and you will find it hard to refrain from eating your lunch in class. The fourth rule in this advice is not to get any eleven o'clock classes. Statistics from the S. S. S. (society of scholarly screwballs) shows that studying just before dinner causes the stomach to become upset. Likewise their experiments show that classes just after dinner are bad on students because students find it difficult to sleep in a sitting position, which some teachers require in their classes. So, frosh, don't get any one o'clock classes. Two o'clock is time for tea; so naturally don't get any two o'clock classes. Three o'clock is the time for classes. But care must be exercised in the choice of this class. It should be some class like ping-pong or swimming. Well, frosh, there you have it; that completes your daily curriculum. Follow the advice of Charlie Horse and at the end of the year you will find the $50 $Coo Wildcat Football Schedule 1939 - 40 September 2!) Western States College at Ogden (night). October (i Pasadena Junior College at Ogden (night). October II Kicks Junior College at Ogden. October 2(1 Mesa Junior College at Grand Junction, Colo. October 28 Branch Agricultural College at Ogden. November I Albion (Idaho Slate Normal) at Albion, Idaho. November II Westminster Junior College at Ogden. November 18 Gila Junior College at Thatcher, Arizona. November 28 Riverside Junior College at Riverside, Cal. November 23 Dixie Junior College at St. George (tent.). Hoopster . . . NOKKIS NELSON was Weber's wonder of the courts last winter: captain, of the team, most valuable man to his team in the A. A. U. tourney, all state center. Plays end in football. president's office full of scholarships for you to the institute in Provo, and I don't mean B. Y. U. For the finishing touch to smart shoe styling, drop by and look over this Jarman "antique" finish style. It's been hand-rubbed to a deep, rich tone of tan you'll like and, at $5, the outstanding shoe style-value of theSeason! Heavy Schedule Set for Basketball An ambituious schedule is planned for the Wildcat basket-oall team in 1940. Tentative games have been booked with Idaho, southern branch, Western State college of Colorado, and Montana university in addition to the regular conference games. Coach Reed Swenson will pilot the new Weber team in defense of its intermountain A. A. U. title at the close of its regular schedule. Four men were lost by graduation . . . Phil Revell, Jack Thomas, Clifford Johnson, and Melvin Manfull. But the graduation losses are more than balanced by the return of Captain Norris Nelson at center, Bob Clarke, Kieth Peterson, Grant Reese. Sherman French at guard, and Rawson Childs, El-don Gardner, Alan Christiansen. Jack Wecker at the forward posts. Moreover. the enrollment of the court stars from the high school boosts Coach Swenson's hopes for the conference title in 1940. Ike QuUide WcrU I By BLAIR BURTON As Germany's mighty army devastates Poland, as France and England begin a war of great consequence, the most important question in America becomes, "What should be our stand on the present European conflict?" Some Americans our friends and neighbors reply with such dangerous statements as, "Hitler should be taught a lesson" or "Germany's power should be so broken that never again will she be a menace to peace." Others, fancying Uncle Sam as the Grand Exalted Savior oi the World, see a menace to our security in the rise of Adolf Hitler, the so-called Mad Dog of Europe. I even heard it said the other day that America has a sacred obligation to assist the troubled democracies in their hour of need. But are such statements true? Is Hitlerism a serious threat to our land and our system of government? Are we in any way obligated to helo France and England? Of course not! Such statements are the sheerest absurdities. It was this type ofmuddle-headed thinking that got us into the World Var. The truth of the whole matter is that we sacrificed much of the youth of this nation in the last war because the Germans sank a British vessel, the Lusitania, carrying only 114 Americans whose right of being on that boat was questionable. Hitler can never be an important menace to our safety, oecause it is hardly logical that he can win the present European conflict. Germany, in the first place, lacks adequate reserves. The iron mines that carried her through the last war are today behind the French Mapinot Line. The gold necessary to purchase sufficient oil and gasoline to support a major war she does not have. Because she lacks these resources Germany must win the present war in six months or, as military experts agree, she is lost. Germany, therefore, depends on her air force, subma lines, and tanks to strike a lightning blow. The value of these haj been over-rated, as the Spanish Civil War proved. The tanks often got ahead of the infantry and were cut off. Steel and concrete barriers, marshy pits, and mines rendered them ineffectual. Airplanes bombed Barcelona continually for three days and nights, and out of the crowded city's two million people only thirteen hundred were killed. Even motion picture theatres remained open. The city in the end had to be conquered by infantry and held out nearly a year. More important to Germany's defeat is the German econom'e situation, which is more nearly like 1917 than 1914. The whole economic system has been going at war tempo for years with no rest for the men and no replacement for the machines. It is well to remember that in the course of historv no tyrant has ever died old. Napoleon, the greatest of them all, lasted only Kicker . . . L GLEN CLARK is Wildcat full back. Last year he was sensational as a clouter and won all conference honors. Losee Holds High Swimming Hopes Swimming Coach Ferron Losee predicts a brilliant campaign for Weber college during the 1940 swimming season. Aside from the regular events, Weber will this year participate in a water polo league comprised of teams from tne University of Utah, Utah State Agricultural college and the Deseret gymnasium.With the return of many veterans of last year Losee expects to mold a team that will capture first place in the league. Last year Weber bowed beiore Granite High to take omy a close second place. The team will compete against the same teams it met in last year's league race. Central Gym to Aid Intramurals The acquisition of the Central school gymnasium will heighten the rivalry in intramurals during the coming year. Weber intramurals in the past have ben hampered by the lack of facilities for handling of the large number or participants. But with the new Central setup at their disposal, the intramural managers look forward to a larger intramural program. The new program wiii get underway witn softball and water baseball heading the list. A gold trophy win be presented to the team amassing tne greatest number of points during the year. Also, an individual award will be presented to the outstanding performer in intramurals.Last year the Lettermen's Club breezed in with the title ahead of Excelsior and Phoenix The winner's victory was due chiefly to its victory in the track meet, biggest single event on the intramural program- but the other clubs have vowed to make a hot race for the title this year. (Zeadet A fcri-JeM (Continued from Page 1) your nerves on edge, the solution to your problem may (but probably won't) be contained in this column. Question: Will my studies take up most of my time? Answer: Did you say "steadies"?Question: How much will my books cost? Answer: That depends upon your ability to sponge on your triends. Question: What do college students usually wear? Answer: Clothes. Question: What course shall I pursue? Answer: Any course. But remember that the course of true love never runs smoothly. Question: How shall I finance my college educaton? Answer: With money. Dad's usually. Question: I have attended school for twelve years and am still unable to read. Would you advise me to register at Weber? Answer: Certainly. Nothing must stand in the way of progress.Question: How far will my college education take me? Answer: How far do you want to go? Question: What kind of apples do teachers like? Answer: Most of them prefer twenty years. In the light of these considerations it is easy to see that Hitler is not and can never be an important menace to the United States. As for our obligation to help France and England, it is believed by many that but for the vindictiveness of the Versailles treaty Hitler could never have gained power. Hitler is their problem. He certainly is not ours. Football Prospects Bright for Weber The football outlook at Weber college is unusually promising, according to Coach Bob Davis. The 1939 edition of the Wildcats reported forty-one strong and began its light conditioning period on Tuesday, September 5. Coach Davis has an abundance of naterial, but it is noticeably lacking in tackles. To oflset this wealth of material is an exacting schedule. The Wildcats will meet Western State of ine nocKy Mountain conference: Pasadena junior college, largest junior college in existence; Riv erside j. c. of Riverside, Cal-I fornia; and Gila college of Thatcher, Arizona, as well as their traditional conference foes. There is not a breather on the I list of opponents, but Davis feels that he has the squad to lick this schedule if he can pump two first-class tackles Into Hie forward wall. Backfield is Sturdy The Wildcat backfield will have given Davis no sleepless nights. He should have any variety of combinations with Glen Clark, all-conference fullback, Alan Christiansen, Norris Nelson and Joe Adams returning; and a brilliant group of newcomers battling for first string position. Among the new-faces are Ray Freeman, quarterback for the Utah university frosh last vear; Acel Bedsaul of B. Y. U.; Frank Berglund and Bill Ball, former starts of the Ogden Tigers; Bob Dixon, blocking back from Ogden high ; Tim Dyer, high school star from Iowa; Chuck Call, Murray high; and Dick Groberg of Weber high. The backfield looks to be strong in every department. The end positions are well fortified with the return of three veterans of last year . . Raw-son Childs, Carl Worderi, Bob Clarke. Rodney Dunn, mainstay at end for Ogden Tigers, rounds out the wingmen. The center of the line will be well taken care of by Alan Ba-der, frosh star from Maryland University; Grant Hodson, 202 pounder from Weber high, and veteran Tommy Lawson. At guard Davis has Delbert Nye. Don McClanahan, Milton Berglund and Bart Wolthius back in suits. Light Drills Dummy tackling and lighter drills have featured the Wildcat workouts at present. With the opening of school only two weeks distant, Coach Davis expects to begin instruction on more vigorous drills as socm as all the prospects have enrolled. If Davis finds his tackles, Weber college should have one of the best teams in its athletic history. Sailing, Sailing . . . "Trim your jib! Spill your wind, she's heeling over!" Have you tried sailing yet? If you haven't, you've missed the thrili 3f your life! The privilege of enjoying Ibis sport on (he Pine View Lake tnd learning water safety along vith sailing is now part of the curriculum at Weber college because of the cooperation of the .ollegr with the Boy Scouts of America. The agreement states hat those availing themselves of the use of the boats and the .lam will abide by all the rules !or water safety setup by the Boy Scouts of America These ules will be fully explained at he Lake Camp. The Camp offers one of the finest setups in the intermountain west for the enjoyment of this thrilling sport, according to Reed Swenson, director of physical education activities. Mortenson, Others Explain New Set-Up For This Year (Continued from Page 1) offered will be textile fabrics, clothing the college girl, clothing selection and construction clothing renovation, costume design, costume ornamentation adn accessories. The department is now equipped with cabinets for special display, a commod-lous fining room, large minors, a storeroom and laboratory. The Central gymnasium will be chiefly for women's physical education courses and athletics. At certain hours it will permit enlarged, complete intramural programs of athletics for men and women. The student clubs such as forensic and dramatic organizations and science clubs will now be able to hold their meetings, plays and other entertainments in Central auditorium. To fulfill these purposes the entire Central Building has been cleaned, painted and renovated in some details. wine sap. Question: (from a young lady) Will I find romance at Weber? Answer: We make no guarantee, but if you are unsuccessful after two years, we advise some other school. |