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Show Get Tickets For "State of Union" Play to Open Thursday-Get Your Tickets Now See. 562 P. L. & R. W E B 1 fc My Reserved seat tickets for "State of the Union," first Community Theater play, are now available at the treasurer's office and at Glen Brothers Music company, according to Kay Randll, student representative on the Community Theater board. Students may obtain tickets without cost by presenting their activity cards Reporter to Speak At Weber C. The man who covered the Bikini atom-bomb tests, who exposes "crackpots, psuedo scientists, and 'the phenomenoligists' ", will appear in the Moench auditorium Nov. 18 at 8:15 p. m., as the second speaker in the master mind series. In addition to his graphic "I was there," accounts of Operation Crossroads, Free Lance Reporter Bruce Thomas speaks on the topic "The Orient is Our Business." Back from his eighteenth trip to the orient, he brings a postwar report on Asia. The story of Asia in the remaking. During the past four years, Mr. Thomas has earned recognition as one of America's most widely sought speakers. His first lecture, "Commandos, Prelude to Unconditional Surrender," has been presented more than 1300 times since 1941, and his article, "The Commandos," which appeared in Harper's magazine in March, 1942, was the first report of these British soldiers to appear in this country. Famous 1 Was There' Typical of Mr. Thomas' lecture is the phrase "I Was There." Accompanying troops in the Normandy invasion in 1944, he reported to the nation with the lecture "We Return To Conquer." In the fall of 1945 he brought from Europe his now famous "Confidential Report on Europe." Covering nations over the world with an eye for news and a profound understanding of world politics, this correspondent has received recognition from many world leaders. Admission by S. B. Cards Admission for this and all other lectures on the Master Mind series will be by Weber college student body cards or by ticket. Student body cards are not transferrable. Concerning the Master Mind series. President Dixon said, "The Master Mind series was established two years ago in order to round out the general education phase of Weber college students' training. It is just as important a part of your education as classwork, and I should like to see all students attend every lecture." Considering the large attendance at the appearance of Erika Mann, who was first on the series, it is considered advisable to arrive early in order to get a seat, it was reported.Students to Revive Acorn This Year Among the numerous college functions being revived this year is the Acorn, Weber's yearbook. Publication of this annual was suspended during the war because of shortages of materials and printers. Now the war is over, the staff has discovered another shortage a shortage of student enthusiasm and interest, an essential element in preparing a book for the printer. While the student body looks forward to the day when the yearbook will be distributed, few have volunteered to contribute to it. Especially short of members is the literary staff. Shirley Lowder is editor. Junior Blair, business manager, and Far-rell Collett, advisor. Anyone desiring to work as a member of one of these staffs should contact either Shirley Lowder or Miss Helen Mally in room M-401. Utah Has Highest Enrollment Percentage in U. S. Utah has more students in college per unit population than any other state. This fact was shown by a survey conducted recently by Rutgers university. Besides having more of its population attending schools of higher learning than any other state, the survey revealed that Utah has a standard of facilities proportional to the attendance. ""fat either ot the two places. State of the Union, will be presented in the Weber college auditorium next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. "Because of the unusual popularity of this play," Mr. Randall said, "I urge students to get their reserve seats as soon as possible. There will be no special reserved section for students. It's first come first served." John Kelly, director, has stated that the play will be in good shape when the curtain goes up next Thursday night. "It's unusual for the amateur play to go into its final week of rehearsal with the smoothness already achieved by our actors and scene technicians," Mr. Kelley stated. "The scenery designed and executed by Doyle Strong of the Art department is extremely attractive," he said. He stated that he is certain that students will be pleased with the professional appearance of the play. A Political Comedy 'The state of the Union is a political comedy written by the authors of "Life With Father," popular broadway hit that has been running in New York City for more than seven years. "As is usual with comedy, some character finds himself weighted with a momentous problem," Mr. Kelley stated. In such a circumstance is Grant Matthews, played by Mr. Kelley, who explained that Matthews is a man who would like to be the next Republican presidential nominee, but who is not sure it is worth giving up his right of free expression or suffering the constant attacks on his male ego by his wife, Mary. To Mary, Grant Matthews seems to be the typical man who, despite the cotton shortage, always manages to wear a stuffed shirt. Lee J. Andelin, a Weber colege student, has been added to the cast, Mr. Kelley announced. He will portray Senator Lauterback, a mid-western senator who is on the right of the right-wing of the Republican party. The senator is willing that industry should make some sacrifices in tariff reductions, but wants to be reassured that the American farmer will not have to compete with South African soybeans, Mr. Kelley said. Men Take Gals Sn Quiz Show Held at Weber "The Inquiring Reporter' a Salt Lake Telegram and radio station KDYL sponsored quiz show, was presented in the Moench building auditorium Tuesday, Oct. 28. The recorded program was broadcast over KDYL Saturday, Nov. 2, at 4:30 p. m. Behind the maze of recording apparatus and microphones, four men and four women from Weber vied for honors in the current event quiz that proved almost conclusively the intellectual superiority of Weber's male students. The final tabulation, resulting from four rounds of brain twisting revealed 63 points for the college men and a meager 43 for the co-eds. Flinging questions at the opposing teams was the Inquiring Reporter H. F. Kretchman, Salt Lake Telegram editor. Allen Moll, KDYL announcer, MC'd the program during the time-outs between tense quiz periods. Roy Simmons of the Tribune-Telegram, and Frank Baker, KDYL promotion manager, also aided in the production of the battle of the seys that has been broadcast from 22 high schools during the past two years. Prodded by the plaudits of a capacity audience were Leah Crawford, Ruth Dixon, Marilyn Mills and Norma Manning, who represented the women of Weber. Bruce McKay, Jim Hayden, Ernie Bingham and Melvin Thayne were cheered to victory by the men. Brain knockers of all types were fired at contestants. The questions were taken from outstanding recent news events. A, W, 1 Calendar The Associated Women Students' president, Ruth Dixon, today announced the calendar of events for the year 1946-1947. November 27, A. W. S. will present the assembly under the chairmanship of their vice president, Beth Olsen. The theme chosen is "What Are We Thankful For." Jan. 8, the A. W. S. and A. M. S. will combine in a talent show and party. Poise, good grooming and personality will be emphasized during "Charm Week" Feb. 17-22. Climaxing "Charm Week" will be the "Preference Ball" Feb. 22. A "Pre-fered Man" will be chosen. The girls will escort their most "Prefered Man" to the ball. April 11, the girls will honor their mothers at the annual "Mother's Tea." May 9. will climax the girls' year of activities with the "Recognition Banquet." The newly elected Freshmen officers are Roma Lou Buckner, Freshman Representative and Dorothy Toone, Reporter. VOLUME 10 No Students! No Assembly! Says Prexy May Let Students Suggest and Arrange Programs Student Body President Ernie Bingham was forced, by the lack of enthusiasm on the part of the student body, 'to call off last Friday's assembly program immediately after various announcements had been made. He choked on his words and seemed almost on the weeping point as he said, "I wish we knew what is the matter. If you folks would help us by telling us what is wrong." It was a serious moment, and all in attendance took it as such. The crowd sat for what seemed like ten minutes, although it was probably little better than one, before anyone moved after the announcement was made. The subject of assemblies will be brought to the orientation classes of W. C. for discussion and suggestion. It is felt that since the assembly programs are for the stu dents, they will be able to do what others have failed to. Suggest and arrange for programs that will draw a larger student body representation. r Assembly Schedule Tuesday, Nov. 12 Vet Gripe Session, directed by Doug Moore. Friday, Nov. 15 Final football rally. Tuesday, Nov. 19 Speaker, social problems. Friday, Nov. 22 Talent Showcase. Wednesday, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving program, AWS. Tuesday, Dec. S Barker extemporaneous speech contest.Friday, Dec. 6 Musettes. Tuesday, Dec. 10 Unas-signed.Friday, Dec. 13 Christmas program, Lambda Delta Sigma. G-Items By EDGAR DENNY ANNUAL LEAVE In consideration of the many questions I have been asked about annual leave, a few words on that subject would seem appropriate. Casting about in the by-laws of the G. I. bill, I came up with the following material: Veterans should not be absent from classes unless they get permission in advance. On this point, men in the yets office say that they are more than willing to help arrange leaves for any men who might find them necessary. To get leave, you should see your class advisor or teachers, then go to the vets office and see them about it. All or any absences may bring suspension of subsistence, or in extreme cases could even lead to loss of educational aid. Mr. Hawkes, one of the V. A. training officers, said that it is to the advantage of the G. I. to obtain permission before missing any school classes. SUBSISTENCE If any vet didn't get a check from "uncle" by Nov. 3, you had better hop over to the office and make a check-up. Checks for the period ending the last of October should be out by then. ELIGIBILITY There are about 80 men on the campus who are still attending on a temporary authorization. If you are one of these, you should arrange with the vets office to get a certificate of eligibility and entitlement. All you need to do is see them and they will make the necessary arrangements. Remember no certificate, no pay. EXAM SCHEDULE Daniel C. Hutton, psychometrist for the veterans administration, announces a new schedule for high school tests, interest tests, and aptitude tests given under the advisement program. Henceforth, these will be given at the following times: Tuesday, 1:00 to 10:00 p. m., Thursday 1:00 to 10:00 p. m., and Saturday, 9:00 to 5:00 p. m. Appointment for examinations may be made by calling at the vets office. GULDANCE CENTER The new guidance center is to be located in room 200 of the West Central building. This room is being remodeled for that purpose. When completed, it will house the office of George . Anderson, Daniel Hutton, and Harold Bateman. BOOKS For the veterans who are having trouble getting books for some classes, Mr. Cutler announces that the vets office has quite a variety of books available. These are books which were turned in by veterans who have withdrawn. Only vets, are eligible for them. 500 To Enter, Annual High School Debate Contest WEBER WOMEN! Dear Editor, I read with profound amazement and disgust the Signpost's banner monstrosity of "Dateless Coeds" in the issue dated Oct. 25, 1946. Inasmuch as I have already been blacklisted by the vast majority of Weber's 367 apparently malcontented women, I feel that 1 can safely bear a few interesting observations that, in my opinion, need hearing.Scholastically, I consider Weber to be one of the best schools in Utah, and it is considered one of he best in the nation. Socially, Weber has hit a new low. I am a veteran, living on the usual $65. I do not own a car. 1 have found that a man without a car is socially blackballed at Weber. It appears that these dateless coeds would rather stay home than walk and to ride a bus is much too undignified for Weber's ultra socialites who habitually carry a spare diamond, Kress or otherwise, as a means of conveniently ridding themselves of the car-less ineligibles. If this is not the case, I am baffled. I consider myself to be as good looking as the Social clubs at Weber college have been referred to as cliques, carried over from Ogden and Weber high schools, while conversely they have been called the backbone of Weber's spirit. That they are partly both is certain. A complaint is to be registered on the first count and a plea on the other. One of the older vets on the campus puts it this way: "These kids should forget that they have been graduate from this high school or that. They seem to think they are just here on probation. Even as they say, 'I have been graduated from Ogden high', they do not realize the significance of what they say." The old "Alma Mater" is just that OLD. We've got a new one now, and it's W. C. Let's support it! Since the social clubs seem to be the backbone of Webers spirit, let's have more of them so that all can participate. The idea of handing out a couple of constitutions to a group of fellows and saying, "If you want to organize a club it will have to be governed by either of these sets of rules," doesn't set well with those who wish to help this spirit thing along. One instructor stated at the beginning of the quarter, "I am not against clubs, and I am not trying to do away with them." The question was asked because rumors Five Weberites Will Attend Dixie Parley Dixie junior college, of southern Utah, is holding a conference on their campus, Friday, Nov. 15, for the exchange of ideas amongst all the student representatives from various intermountain junior colleges.An invitation included five Weber students, the student body president, vice-president and three representatives from the various committees on the campus. Ernie Bingham and Janice Shupe will represent the student body, while the other three selections are yet to be made. Because of the Weber football game at home on Nov. 16, the dele gation will leave for the conference at an early hour on Friday and will start the trip home as soon as the meeting adjourns. When they return from Dixie, our representatives should be able to size up our student government and functions in relation to the other intermountain junior colleges. Engineers' Club Re-organized Directed by M. L. Stevenson and Charles A. Osmond of the Weber college division of physical science staff, the Engineers club was reorganized Tuesday, Nov. 5. Elected to lead the club were Cal Lucy, president; Jack Wood, vice president; Bob Diehl, secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Osmond will be permanent advisor. Future meetings will be held in conjunction with the Engineering 40 class, it was decided. Officers have been appointed to draft a constitution for the club, and it was decided that no subordinate committees will be appointed until the constitution is completed and accepted. OGDEN, UTAH, FRIDAY, NOVEMEBER 8, HERE IS YOUR ANSWER Clubs -- Spirit Weber Co-ed Will Accompany G.I. Dad To Japan; 'Army Brat7 Life Revealed By Dolores Moon G. I. Joe hasn't a thing on Nancy Beach, Weber college co-ed. Nancy is 21 years old, brown-eyed and brown-haired sophomore girl who is now in the midst of plans that will take her to the doorstep of Fujiyama in the near future. Miss Beach, who, incidentally, stands only five feet one inch, can now be seen buying nylons (if she can find them), suits, lipsticks and bobby pins in preparation for her trip that will end in Kobe, Japan. Nancy is the daughter of Captain William B. Beach of the Ninth corps engineers. Captain Beach is waiting now for the orders from Washington that will send him off to Japan via San Francisco, Honolulu, Guam and Wake, Tokyo and Yokohama. With him will go his family, which includes, of course, Nancy. As the daughter of an army man, Nancy has had the chance to view from first-hand observation the workings of this branch of the armed forces, and, according to her, "army life ain't so bad." Miss Beach has had many funny and embarrassing things happen during her life in army camps. Caught Off Limits She tells of the time she and her girl friend were inspecting the murals in the B. O. Q. (Bachelor Officers' Quarters to you) when who should wander up but the provost marshall. According to Nancy, B. O. Q. is off limits to girls and she said the two of them were restricted to their home area for a month because of that little infraction of the rules. Another time she and the same girl were reading in the M. P.'s mess hall. The girls and some of the M. P.s got hold of some rotten 1946 average Excelsior; my personality is not morbid; like Miriam I use irium, and I can employ a few Parisian tactics when the occasion warrants their use. Social Clubs? Social clubs at Weber are not worthy of the name. From where I stand they appear about as alive as the horse that is in a pot of glue. Actually, they are not social clubs at all but merely moated cliques, held over from the almighty Ogden high school. A toast to Weber's women : "In travels over half the universe never have I looked upon women with suoh utter disdain. When you go home, do the rats set traps for you? Do you stab your suitors good night? "When comes a day that you get the last laugh on an Irishman you may feel an accomplishment is yours. Some time you may see what I mean. "May you have a sensibility of repentance and the Yellow Flowers of Rue. The Spring of life rapidly approaches." AN IRISHMAN. were flying. This same instructor was heard to say last week that the school would be better off without social clulbs. It doesn't make sense, or does it? The order was passed down the line that newly-formed social clubs would not be allowed to distinguish themselves by the use or wearing of any club sweaters. Why? The school does not pay for them! It seems someone is overstepping his or her bounds. Can the student constitution of this college possibly give anyone the power to tell the student body or any part of it how they shall or shall not dress? Unless a person or group appears at school indecently clad, the manner of dress is one's own business and no one else's, according to an even partially democratic system of government. Club membership stimulates school spirit. The trouble is not clubs; it is lack of clubs. If Weber has no spirit, it is because the clubs have focused their attention on something else. If they have, they might easily place the blame to someone "high up on the hog." Give the clubs the free hand they are entitled to. They strive only to bring honor and glory to themselves. The prestige then passes to the school through the natural sequence and association of ideas. R. H. O. ham and the whole camp was wondering what the deal was when the two gals and all the night M. P.s were sick the next day. This same gruesome twosome must have given the camp they were stationed in a pretty bad time, because not so long after the above incident they were caught sliding down a fire pole by the commanding officer, who was making an inspection tour. Need more be said of what happened to the two? Play Pool, Too Nancy has an average girl's taste in clothes, sports and food. For sport she prefers men and pool. That is if you can call men a sport. Tennis and horseback riding take up the rest of her time. Also a friendly, game of craps appeals to her pocket book. Speaking of pool, though, she says she has had the extreme pleasure of outshooting some generals. And boy, were their faces red when they had to shell out the cash to a mere girl. In clothes she likes anything from le-vis to heels and hose. For food she claims steak and (get this kids) angel food pie as her lush dishes. At this moment Nancy has but one big wish. That is, that those two famous men of West Point, Doc Blanchard and Glen Davis, will draw duty in the Kobe area when they graduate. You may well ask, "Is she excited?" You just ask her about those pictures in her wallet. She says the owners of those faces are in Japan, too. 3 LAST ISSUE New mail list goes into effect next issue. Write circulation manager to be sure you are on it. NUMBER 4 Meeting Set for March 7, 8; 3 States Entered Five hundred students from three states will participate in the Weber college eleventh annual .Utah State High School debating tournament, March 7 and 8, 1947. This tournament is sponsored and conducted by the Weber college department of English and Speech, headed by Leland H. Monson. The debating division will be divided into two groups class A and B. Class B will be judged by the participating debaters. Class A will be subdivided into men and women's divisions. Mixed team will be classified under the men's division. All debate teams must be registered by Mar. 1 Any contestant appreciably late will default, said Mr. Monson, who added that registrations will be accepted after that date. The team must be designated as "A" and "B" teams, he said. Any regularly enrolled high school student may participate, with ten minutes time allowed for constructive speeches and five minutes for rebuttal speeches. Teams must be able to debate on either side of the question. There are no restrictions on the number of teams a school may enter, but it must supply one judge for each two teams entered in the class A tournmaent, or pay an additional fee of two dollars for each judge required to make up the requisite number. The entry fee is one dollar for each team of two. The award for debate will be a cup given to the winning school in each division. The four finalists will be given medals. There will be an award for sweepstakes, with a point system being used as a basis for computing that award. Four rounds of debate will be conducted before any eliminations are made. Two defeats are necessary for elimination. Extemporaneous Speaking In extemporaneous s p e a k i ng, which will be directed by Mr. All-red, contestants will have as a subject, significant topics taken from the January and February (1947) issues of Time and News Week. The number of entries in this division are not limited. An entrance fee of 50 cents per person will be charged and judges will be supplied. To be eliminated, all contestants will enter the two first rounds. In each round the place of the individual is determined. The place for each of the first two rounds is then compiled and the six contestants having the lowest totals go to the finals. Final winners have the lowest scores of all places in the three contests. The speeches must not be less than five minutes nor more than seven minutes in duration. A cup award for this contest will be given to the school winning the highest number of points in the contest. Medals will be given to first and second place winners. Oratory In oratory, the subject must emphasize some phase of the Utah Centennial theme. Any aspect of Utah's history, its present development, its future, provided it is stimulating, movingly significant and stirringly impressive, may be used. The length should be seven or eight minutes, with a maximum of ten minutes. If longer, the contest ant may be penalized or even disqualified by the judges. Again the number of contest ants will be unlimited from any one school. If possible, no two from each school will participate in the same division. Not more than 10 per cent of the material may be quoted. Manuscripts must be submitted at the time of registration, and all contestants will enter the first two rounds. Contestants will be placed again, and the seven with lowest scores will go into the finals. Each section will be made up of six to seven contestants. Drawing at the beginning of the contest will determine the speaking order of each contestant. Fee for entry is 50 cents, and there will be three judges for each contest. A cup will go to the school with the highest number of points, and medals will be awarded to the two winners. The program of events will be released later. Address all communications and letters of registration to Leland H. Monson, director of Weber college Utah High School Debating tournament. (Continued on Page S, Col. ,) |