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Show tfo urn October 6, page 5 The Press never makes misteaks by Larry Stahle Signpost Advisor The fourth estate has long upheld the motto, "We never make missteaks!". Weber State students are lucky because the Signpost subscribes avidly to this philosophy. Sure, there are always the perennial favorites in the Signpost such as coun-ciling for counseling, recieve for receive and thirsty for thirty. One big boo-boo, however, paid rich dividends. In the second edition of the voice of Weber State a classified ad appeared announcing an opening for a dental assistant. The ad was complete with details and an incorrect telephone number. The advertiser clamored about trying to infuse some interest, but had few takers. So the ad was published for a second time to soothe relations with the irate dentist. This time the response was mind-boggling. Applicant after applicant appeared at the Signpost office, eager to secure the position. When it comes to problems, however, Weber State journalists are b'j.ah leaguers when compared to the kingpins of' the fourth estate. One paper reported that a bank had been robbed and that the defective force was in hot pursuit of the alleged criminals. When the police chief entered his protest to the paper, a retraction was published. This time the copy read that the detective farce was doing its job. Another publisher turned gray when he read a banner headline on the front page of his sheet announcing that one of the prominent citizens of the community "was a board head". The gremlins of the backshop were busy "distorting" a news story about an upcoming New Year's Eve dance. The mild-mannered editor was greeted by a story on page one announcing that hores, instead of horns, would be provided to all persons attending the dance. Another editor proudly printed the story stating that 4,100 people died last year of non -fatal diseases. Wedding stories receive their fair-share of attention in the missteak department. An editor in southern Utah was greeted by the headline that the bride exchanged cows last Saturday night. The genie of newspapers changed the "d" on daughter to a 1 , announcing that the bride is the laughter of Mr. and Mrs. So. and So. Political candidates are always fair game for the boo-boo department. A weekly newspaper once decided to write feature stories on all local political candidates. Unfortunately, the political essay was jumbled up with a wedding story. It read: "The favorite activity of the candidate is wearing a white wedding gown accented with chantilly lace and a full lace veil." The candidate won the election because of this article. A fire department was confronted with a large haystack burning out of control. The only solution was to remove the top segment of the stack to facilitate fighting the fire. The reporter noted that the firemen had peeled off the top of the stack. But when the story appeared in the paper, the 1 was missing in the word peeled. Even when subscribers depart this world, they are not immune from the boo-boo of the printed newspaper page. One such incident occurred when the headline for a card of thanks was mixed up with the headline to be placed over an obituary story. When the paper hit the street the headline over the death notice announced: "A thousandthanks--Amelia Jensen is dead." The gremlins of the fourth estate also have fun with photos. A weekly newspaper in the Ogden area was the victim of a switch in photos by their printer. A picture destined for page one showed the mayo accepting a valuable contribution from one of the city's valuable donors. On page six the paper dummied in a picture of a 97-year-old woman holding a large string of obviously very dead fish. What happened? The photos were switched, but of course, the cutlines were correct. When compared with the efforts of the big league newspapers, the Signpost staff is still swimming with its waterw-ings. Their training wheels still have many miles of use left in them. The Signpost workers do agree with their big brothers in one respect they know how to spell the word missteaks! Letters... This is in reply to Mr. Don Carter's accusations about Mr. Hanson and the graduation office, their inefficiencies, etc. We would like to invite Mr. Carter to "walk in our shoes" for a time, then make his accusations. We service approximately 2,000 students who apply for graduation, and transfer students (for instance fall quarter 1981-900). There are three people who work in the graduation department. Could you, Mr. Carter, do any better?- Please be honest, do you know what the work load is? Cheryl Holmes Supervisor, Graduation and Transfer Credit SO" t lib "i.iiu -fOsmlF I-.v.-.syv.v.v s .'. ?y i 'ft ?-i-t .tf . i''I a Jai if "van vjis iiim.iiiu fiVtifZ :ixlv-r with the Weber State College Alumni The Signpost is published twice weekly throughout the academic year by the WSC Media Board and the Associated Students of Weber State College. Editorial comment appearing in this publication is that of the Signpost staff or an individual writer and not necessarily that of Weber State College. Offices are located in the Union Building Room 267. Mail correspondence to WSC Signpost, Weber State College, Ogden, UT 84404. The Signpost is distributed to students on Tuesday and Friday free of charge and is available by subscription at a price of $7 per quarter or $20 annually. vk is. jvf Iks j llt r O 1 1 Al . I t 1 ' i 4iff4t4 vvcuci Oldie uncyu niunim t I y H j , ft I I h 15 DaYS i 1 I ! May 28 -June 12, 1982 : If; . : I J Pan Am Flight wmiiiiiifc. 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