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Show CALENDAR Friday, Nov. 3 Radio Program 5 p.m. Auditorium Friday, Nov. 3 Student Body Dance 9:00 p.m. Ballroom. Saturday, Nov. 4 Albion-Weber football game At Albion. Monday, Nov. 6 Faculty Tea 3:45 p.m. Ladies Lounge. Wednesday, Nov. 8 Matinee Dance 4:00 p.m. Ballroom. Friday, Nov. 10. Rally and Show 6:30 p.m. Weber College and Orpheum Theatre. CALENDAR Saturday, Nov. 11 Homecoming Breakfast and Program 7:30 Hotel Ben Lomond. Saturday, Nov. 11 Parade 10:30 Downtown. Saturday, Nov. 11 Weber-Westminster Football Game. 1:00 Stadium. Saturday, Nov. 11 Homecoming Dance Weber College Ballroom. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF WEBER COLLEGE VOL. 3 OGDEN, UTAH, NOVEMBER 3, 1939. NO. 4 W. C. Program For Reunion Starts Rolling Old Gra'ds Called Back Invitations to Weber college's third annual Homecoming, Saturday, November 11, were in the mail today. All Weber alumni are on the mailing list. "We welcome everyone," said Mr. Walter Buss, chairman of committee in charge of general arrangements. "And our immediate objective is to promote a "Welcome, Grads!" day that will be in keeping with the standard maintained during the past two years." Additional committee members are Mr. David Treithick and Rolfe Peterson, student body president. The first event is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. at the Hotel Ben Lomond, where alumni, students, and faculty members will gather for breakfast. Details are being completed by the breakfast committee: Kent Bramwell, chairman, Maurine Rhead, and Barbara Reeve, student body vice-president. A program will be scheduled. Later in the dav, at 10:30 a.m., a Homecoming and Armistice Day parade will start through Og-den's business district. This will be followed at 1:00 p.m. by the day's feature attraction, a football game between Weber and Westminster colleges. The second game on the double featured program will be a tussle between Ogden and Weber high schools. Tentative plans call for a pre-game victory rally Friday night. Homecoming dance at the college auditorium will finish the day's activities. Helping the college sponsor the occasion are the American Legion and the retail merchants' division of the chamber of commerce. Radio Play Is Broadcast Feature This afternoon the Weber college radio program will feature another radio play from the dramatic de partment under the ' direction of Rosemary Thinnes. The play which has been selected wa written by Louis J. Huber and is entitled, Dad Remembers. "Dad Remembers" is especially interesting, Miss Thinnes says, because it is so human and natural Dad's family could so easily be any family in any American home. The play tells of the conflict which results when Dad forgets his wedding anniversary. The part of Dad, Sam Park, is taken by Marcus Austad; the mother is Helen Moore; Rosemary Thuines takes part of Jane, the daughter; Conwey Morris is Teddy, the son; and Stanley Johnson is Jenkins, Dad's business associate. The following week the program comes from Mr. Parry's music class and features the Dorian Singers. This group of male vocalists has been conducting rehearsals at 7:00 a.m. in the Central building. &fe-J hH-Jtit ADAM'S APPLE By LORENE TAYLOR Do you care for apples? Do you like them boiled or fried. Personally, I like mine in the hand. After all, isn't an apple in the hand worth three on the tree? It's an old adage, yet the pudding is in the eating. I mean the proof of the eating is in the pan, er ah anyway the puding was eaten! Back to my discourse on apples. Apples are the funniest people. If it were not for apples we would not be in all of the tight situations of modern times. It was a litle, round, rosy apple that enticed Eve to listen to the evil words of the villian. Phillip the Serpent. It was Phillip, the fiend Grrr! who pursuaded Eve to partake of the forbidden apple sauce (would you like a nice recipe for apple sauce cake like Granny used to make?) After Eve had listened to Phillip for SOmp time shp saw tha n, to happiness. Eagerly she snatched the apple from the jaws of the sepent. She was acting on astimulus-response theory, because our friend Phillip Grrr! had told her if she would partake of the forbidden fruit she would know of love. Ah, at last, after all of those moments of helpless waiting waiting for Adam to make love to her. She crushed her incisors into the Continued on Page 2, Col. SJ. Editor Stanley Johnson Staff Begins Work On Scribulus Though still awaiting approval by the Board of Control, the staff of Scribulus, literary magazine, as drawn up this week by Mr. Trevi-thick, adviser, and Stanley Johnson, editor, has begun work on what the directors promise will be a distinctive autumn issue. As announced by the editor today, the staff will include three sophomores, Shirley Poulton, Donald West, and Jesse Jensen, as associate editors; four freshmen, VaNyle Evans, Dolores Riggs, Gale Rose, and George London, as assistant editors; Walter Prothero as artist; Von Holt as circulation manager; and Barbara Arnold and Dorothea Brophy as typists. "Our first need," Editor Johnson announces, "is material. We want quality writing of any type. Scribulus has no limitations as to subject or form. We should like to receive short stories, articles, essays, poetry, personal experiences, character sketches anything just so that is is well written.""Scribulus is widely circulated," Johnson pointed out. It is sent to the chief schools in the country. Therefore, an article in the magazine may lead to literary recognition."We want to have the magazine out by the last of November," Johnson further stated, "and so we must have all material in by next Friday. If anyone has an absolute masterpiece, we will take it later than that; but if it is merely colossal, we want it in next week." Paper for the cover and pages have been chosen, though no contracts have been made yet. The paper and inks that are to be used will reflect autumn tones. Drama Club to Sponsor All Presentations All Weber college dramatic presentations for 1939-40 will be sponsored by the newly organized Drama club, according to President LaMoin Suttlemyre, in a statement he made Thursday. Accordingly committees have been selected to handle publicity, stage work, costumes, properties, and make-up. An invitation is extended by the club to all individuals interested in any of there phases of drama to submit their applications immediately. All entries should be submitted to Mr. Suttlemyre.The club's immediate objecti-e is to further interest through wider student participation. Local Registrar Gets Utah Association Post Registrars of Utah colleges and universities Saturday elected Mrs. Clarisse Hall, Weber registrar, to the position of president of their association. The meeting took place at Logan. Mrs. Hall was nnminoH h.. Kr E. R. Norton, University of Utah registrar. Ma xwell Anderson Drama Cast Begins Rehearsals On Fall Play Cast for Weber's presentation of "The Star Wagon," by Maxwell Anderson, started rehearsal Monday.The date for the presentation of the play has not ben decided. December 7. 8 had originally been set aside for the play, but a concert number has already been arranged for the night of December 8. Dr. Albert Mitchell, director, states that he will confer with Mr. Gray and announce the date later. "More students than I had anticipated turned out for the try-outs." Dr. Mitchell commented "This is one reason why the production was delayed in starting. I am glad, however, as I had fine material to choose from. "It was some job deciding upon the cast, but here it is: the leading role, Stephen Minch. will be played by LaMoian Suttlemyer, president of the Dramatic club; the nagging wife will be performed by Budget Gets Final Okeh By Board Tentative budget approval of three weeks ago became official on Wednesday, October 25, when the Board of Control lent final action to the temporary budget outlined in the last issue of Signpost. Except for an uncontested cut in the radio appropriation and a 50 per cent increase in the swimming funds, the original budget was approved. The sole respondent to the board's call for protests was Dr. Albert Mitchell, who advocated oratory increases as earlier outlined by Thatcher Allred. After presentation of Mr. Allred's demands, Dr. Mitchell left the board to its decision. After hair-splitting consideration, the board resolved to leave speech appropriations unchanged unless possible receipts later in the year warrant further expenditures. The board meeting included also a plea by Le Moyne Petersen for postponement of the scheduled school dance on the Saturday before the Mardi Gras. Predicting conflict, Petersen succeeded in convincing board members and dance committee chairman Kent Rounds that the Friday following Frenisti's carnival was a more logical spot for the dance. A. W. S. Council Presents Formal Dance A. W. S. council, which met October 30, announces plans for the first formal dance of the year, scheduled November 22. Every student (male or female) must have a date to this dance under the direction of a newly organized date bureau. Carol Smith, general chairman of the dance, appointed the following committees. Decoration: Fawn Simpson, chairman; Elenore Clark, June Tracy, Lorene Taylor, and Margaret Feeney. Programs : Shirley Critchlow, chairman; Helen Moore, Clara Miller, Rosella Larkin. Date Bureau: Beryl Dickens, chairman; Roline Pitt, Maurine Jackson, and Florence Cashmore. Publicity: Donna Jenkins, chairman; Marjorie Garner, and Marian Mikkelson. Orchestra: Rama Eyre, chairman; Babbie Earls and Ruth Jacobs.Davis Appointed Adviser of Men At the five o'clock, semi-monthly faculty meeting on Tuesday of last week, Mr. Robert L. Davis, football coach, was appointed adviser to the men students of W. C. Because the state Board of Edu cation does not allow Weber a dean of men, Mr. Davis is appointed to act m this advisory capacity. Actually, his duties correspond with those of Mrs. Clarisse Hall, dean of women. Some of his duties will be to act as listener to the stu dents' intimate problems, to talk to failing students and correct their difficulties, to advise on social ac tivities. When interviewed, Mr. Davis said, "I hope that the boys will feel free to come to me with their problems."Weberites Prominent U. S. A. C. Pledges While many Weberites are found wearing that exalted look and pledge pins, the Weber alumni are going through practically the same thing at the U. S. A. C. Beta Xi of Alpha Chi Omega issued bids to Farrell Ensign, Marjorie Jarvis, Carlene Lindquist, and Ellen Wilson. The twins, Betty and Ellen Williams, pledged Beta Delta of Kappa Delta, and Wayne Eldredge was taken into Utah Upsilon of Sigma Alpha Elsilon. Marjorie Tanner. Don Bailey, who has had quite a bit of experience, will have the part of Hannus, Stephen's partner. Betty Lou Balch will have the part of Mrs. Rut-ledge, the choir leader. The boss at the factory, Charles Duffq, is to be played by Marcus Austad. The other parts are: Park, David Lund; Ripple, Dan Curtis; Angelus, Rosemary Thinnes: Appel. Seaman Mills; first thug, Rolfe Peterson; second thug, Garret Wolthius; Misty, Aaron Roylance: Hallie Arlington, Loyal Christiansen; Mr. Arlington, Willard Jensen; Paul Reiger, Stanley George; Christbel, Margaret Tingey; Delia, Izabelle Edward: and Oglethorpe. Von Holt. "The idea of the play is that Stephen has followed a certain course in life. Because of an invention he is able to go back to the crossroad of his life and but I think I will let the student find that out for themselves." FOR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISTS Signpost is sponsoring a Utah high school project in more and better journalism, it wishes to remind high schools of the state. As the papers come in, they are being read, classified, and filed. Papers so far submitted are of three kinds: mimeographed news sheets, four-column commercially printed sheets, and five-column commercially printed sheets. The Signpost appreciates the interest thus shown in its improvement project. But evidently there must be three fields of comparison.The staff feels also that the entry of mimeographed sheets has made possible a journalistic project in every Utah high school. The staff, therefore, again invites all secondary schools to submit their papers as they are published. Signed: Norman Bowen, Editor-in-Chief. Mary Huggins, Contest Editor. Ex-President Visits Weber College By NORMAN BOWEN Merle Allen, student body president of 1938-1939, returned to the old homestead Tuesday of this week and left only after having established for all time, at least between himself and your reporter, the greater advantages of two years of college work as compared to the first two years in any four-year institution. The popular ex-president is now attending the University of Utah, having entered the school of education with a contemplated major in English and a minor in speech. Allen, last year's problem child of the vocational guidance committee, has finally decided upon a career that should carry him into school administration. Allen got married last year. That helped make up his mind. Now he supports his wife by working down town. In between times he commutes back and forth from school. Yes, he has made up his mind now, and admits it. "Not that I don't like the U," said Allen, touching upon something I had said, "Far from it. It's as good as any in the land. But I think that its size alone prevents it from enjoying privileges common to Weber students. Not only do Weberites enjoy closer social contacts with fellow students, but also opportunities for activity are more abundant than Excelsior Slates Turkey Truck The Turkey Truck is coming up. Kent Rounds, Excelsior president, revealed today that Excelsior Club will play host to the student body at the annual fall Thanksgiving Dance, The Turkey Truck, on Friday, November 17. "Sure, the Mardi Gras was quite a dance. Fun, too. But now you're going to have time to get ready for something great. Two whole weeks to get your date for The Turkey Truck. We'll guarantee you a good time. Meanwhile, watch the Signpost (and, of course, our pledges) for further details," said Kent. President Invites Homecomers By H. A. DIXON Welcome, Homecomers! Weber college has the homecoming spirit! This spirit is made up of kindly friendships, an attitude of thanksgiving, an asserted loyalty to the Alma Mater and the satisfaction that one feels when he discovers that he is not forgotten. You former students and faculty members might just as well make up your minds to return at least each Armistice Day because it is planned to designate that day as the annual Homecoming Day. You might be interested in knowing that the idea of an annual homecoming day is being received with favor by the community and that the retail merchants division of the Ogden City Chamber of Commerce is on record with its pledge of support. In fact, these merchants have selected the promotion and support of our homecoming as their major civic project. Such backing means a bigger and better homecoming each year. I have felt for some time that, considering the quality of our teams they really deserve much better support than they reecive. Last year, for example, Weber college, in my opinion, had an outstanding J. C. basketball team, yet it was inspired by only one or two sizeable crowds to greet it at games. The assurance given to the football team that it will have at least one rousing audience each year will go far toward supporting the coach in his struggle to build a real football tradition in Ogden. Weber college cannot expand in size or improve in quality without her alumni, and the alumni on the other hand, cannot be content without being connected with the school in one way or another. It is a case of where "friend ship doubleth joy and cutteth grief in half." Homecoming day is designed to promote just such cooperation. May you renew the old friendships, reflect upon the old experiences and partake of the homecoming spirit that pervades the institution. HOMECOMING SCHEDULE SET Rally Friday evening bonfire and theatre program (Orpheum). SATURDAY 7:30 Homecoming Breakfast and Program Ben Lomond 50c per plate. 10:30 Armistice Homecoming Day Parade. 2:30 Weber vs. Westminster game at Stadium. 9:00 Homecoming Dance College Ballroom. Returns Merle Allen those found at a four-year institution. Additionally, friendliness is typical at Weber, more a part of the student body, whereas unity is lacking in the large school. The Weber college student body is a student body that one can work Allen revealed under further questioning that the transition to the University was accomplished with ease and minimum difficulty. ( Continued on Page S, Col. 9) W. A. A. Handbook Now Available W. A. A. handbooks are now available to all girls, announces President Ruth Jacobs. The books are attractive and will be a great aid to freshman girls especially. They give every girl a chance to acquaint herself with W. A. A. activities. Every girl is invited by President Jacobs to join a club and participate in intramurals outlined by the handbook. Handbooks were compiled under the supervision of Edith Anderson, Phyllis Maddock, and Miss Ida Stewart. Utah Academy of Science, Arts, Letters Convenes Here For Its Semi-Annual Two Day Meeting Exotic Rhythms Please Vast Audience Cossacks Do Dance, Song, Sword Acts By HELEN MOORE Wild rhythms of the windswept Russian Steppes thrilled a vast house at the Ogden high school auditorium Wednesday evening. Twenty-five lusty Cossacks interpreted the turbulent measures in both song and dance to the intense pleasure of the subscribers of the Ogden community-Weber college greater concert series. Mr. Guy Hurst, Weber college ly-ceum chairman, said Thursday that he was infinitely pleased with the premiere the troupe presented in opening the series for the current school year. Led by Nichols Kostrukoff, the singers exhibited finesse in showmanship by their extended reper toire, their colorful costumes, and their zest in the interpretations. The first group of selections consisted of hymns in which the singers exercised their famed har mony technique. The second and third groups of numbers were made up of folk songs, ballads, marching songs and riding songs. The second group was concluded with the dance of the Caucasian Cossacks, in which the dancers used twelve Russian daggers in knife throwing pyrotechnics. Final number of the program was the traditional Cossack dance. To the accompai.iment of their own singing, the performers gave their individual abandoned interpretations of the dance movements. Men! Here's Chance to Meet Dream Girl Joe College has an excellent chance of meeting his dream girl tonight when the sensational Hi-Hatters orchestra starts swinging it for the benefit of 900 lonely students. "This brawl will be absolutely stag," declared President Peterson today, "and any rumdum trying to get a date will be made a horrible example. Tentative plans for rebels include fifty lashes and a couple of years' vacation at Devil's Island. See?" The masculine element pledged united support in Thursday's special assembly when Kay Storey, by common consent the answer to a wallflower's prayer, promised full cooperation by the women. "Come and see what we've got to offer," she coaxed. The men will come. Itsy bitsy plder went up d wader pout down cum de wain 'n' wash de pider out out cum de sun and dwied up all de wain den itsy bitsy pider went up the pout again. Purple Parrot. Debaters Seek New Chapters In Southern Utah Schools Four debaters and Coach Monson leave this afternoon at three for Snow junior college, Ephraim, Branch Agricultural college, Cedar City- and Dixie junior college, St. George. The purpose of the trip is to conduct inter-school debates and to organize Phi Rho Pi fraternities in those colleges. The question for debate is. "Resolved: that the United States should follow a policy of strict military and economic isolation toward all nations outside the western hemisphere engaged in armed international or civil cr iflict." Weber college chapter of the national junior college debating fraternity is one of two organized at the present time in Utah. The other is at Carbon junior college. Price. The adoption of the plan by the southern Utah schools being visited this weekend would bring the total to five. This work is in preparation for the national Phi Rho Pi debating tournament to be held at Weber March 18-21, 1940. As manager of the national tournament, Mr. Monson is conducting an intensive campaign to form chapters in the intermountain west so that the advantages of a Members of Association Come From All Parrs of State for Convention FIELD TRIP PREPARATIONS MADE Banquet to Follow Program at School With Dr. H. A. Dixon In Charge Members of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters gathered from all corners of the state and convened at Weber college this morning in the opening session of thheir semi-annual state convention. Sessions will continue today and tomorrow. The committee in charge of general arrangements consists of Dr. Reed W. Bailey, forestry official; Pres. H. A. Dixon, and Dr. Dean A. Anderson. The committee in charge of gen- eral arrangements consists of Dr. Reed W. Bailey, forestry official, Pres. H. A. Dixon, and Dr. Dean A. Anderson. Dr. Anderson, of the college bacteriological department, announced that the opening event on the two-day program was a geology field trip that left Bountiful at 8:30 a.m. this morning with Mr. Bailey and Mr. Walter Buss in charge. To Weber Canyon The program for the balance of the day consists of: At 3:30 p.m. an historical and geological trip to the mouth of Weber canyon and Devil's Gate under the direction of Judge W. H. Reeder and Professor William Peterson of the Utah State Agricultural colloge. At 6:00 p.m., a banquet for academy members at the Hotel Ben Lomond. Dr. H. A. Dixon will preside. Mus;- will be furnished by the A Capella choir under direc tion of Glen Hansen: by he Weber college mixed quartet, Mr Roland Perry conducting; by We ber string ensemble under the di rection of Mr. Clair Johnson; and by Claudius Doty, tenor. Featured speaker will be Professor William Petersen, speaking on, "Water for Utah What of the Future?" At 8:15 p.m., general meeting open to the public at the Weber college auditorium, Moench building. Mr. Ralph R. Wooley, president of the academy, will preside Dr. Kimball Young, head of the de partment of sociology, University of Wisconsin will speak on the subject, "Implications of Social and Cultural Trends in our Dem ocracy." The A Capella choir will furnish the music. Saturday, Novcr er 4, will be devoted to section meetings. From 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.. a general meet ing of the academy will be held Pre-ident Wooley presiding. After this se sion the members will, ac-corr"ng to their individual interests, enter special sections, namely: social science, biological science, applied biological science, and geological science. Plant Relationships In the biological scienc division, Drs. Anderson and Miner will conduct a section on, "A Study of Soil Plant Relationships on Little Mountain." Also, in the same di vision, Mr. Orson Whitney Young of the college biology department will discuss, "Limnological Study of the Periphyton of a Freshwater Lake. Friends of members and interested laymen are invited to attend he academy meetings. Additional committee members are: publicity: John Benson, C. H. Anderson and F. C. Koziol. Program: Reed W. Bailey, Pres. H. A. Dixon, and D. A. Anderson. Particular arrangements: Ernest Miner, Kenneth Pearse and Ruth Peterson. The convention is being sponsored jointly by Weber college and the national meet will be available to colleges and universities of this region. In connection with this work, Mr. Monson and Blair Burton last week completed a trip to the University of Idaho Southern Branch at Poca-telo and to Ricks junior college, Rexburg, seeking organization of Phi Rho Pi chapters in those schools. When questioned on the success of the trip, Mr. Monson said, "Dr. Beal. in charge of debating at Ricks, has made tentative arrangements with the local chapter of the fraternity to install a chapter there December 2. Mr. Mcintosh, in charge of debating at University of Idaho Southern Branch, is enthusiastic, and I feel that a chapter ill be established there this year." Mr. Monson emphasized the point that for a school to compete in the lournnm t it is necessary that they install a chapter of the fraternity if the organization is not already present in the school. Blair Evans. Reed Coray. Clyde Wade and Earl Tanner are the de-balers who will make the trip to southern Utah. , intermountain forest ant' range experimental station. The Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters is an organiza-ion actively sponsoring all branches of science and art. Officers are: president, Ralph R. Wooley, first vice-president. Dr. A. L. Bcnley, second vice-president, Dr. Reed W. Bailey; general secretary, Dr. Thomas C. Adams; council members, Dr. George H. Hansen, Dr. Rudger H. Walker, and Dr. Joseph D. Greaves. Men's Pep Club Plans Big; And Starts Big Wildcats, newly organized men's pep and service club, has made definite plans for service to the Weber college student body this year and in future years, according to Seaman Mills, president. As a starter, the group will aid the Whip club in acting as hosts for Homecoming, and will render other acts of service to the college during the forthcoming homecoming celebration. The following officers have been elected by the group to plan and execute the program: Seaman Mills, president; Tom Toyn, vice-president; Fred Robinson, secretary treasurer; and Stellman Pitt, historian and reporter. These officers, together v.':h the following other charter member, will make up the membership for the present: Bart Wolthius, Bill Sumner, Rolfe Peterson, Kent Rounds, John Johnson, Douglas Grow, Dan Curtis, Sherman Hod-son, Desmond Norton and LcMoyne Petersen. Already defiinte plans have been made to go national. According to Mills, there looms a great possibility that the group will petition a national pep and service unit for a charter. The group will select an adviser for the club in the near future. Tme 9aU VARDIS FISHER By CLYDE WADE Have you heard of Vardis Fisher? Many are hearing of Mr. Fisher now for the first time. Although Robert Herrick, the novelist, who was his instructor at Chicago, advised him to give up the production of fiction because he would "never write a novel worth opening," Mr. Fisher has been the author of a number of novels and other works of distinction. Among his books are: "Tiller of the Hills", "In Tragic Life", "We Are Betrayed", "The Neu rotic Nightingale." Recently he received a $7,500 prize from Harpers as a reward for his latest novel, ' Children of God." It stands second to Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath", on book store sales lists. Cleverly Written His book is a vivid history of the Mormon church during the period of religious persecution in the east, and of its journey to Salt Lake City. Mr. Leland Monson, head of the Weber college English department, who has just read the book, says that Mr. Fisher demonstrated considerable ability, and under standing of Mormon trials in his artistic, cleverly written portrayal of early Mormon persecutions in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. Mr. Monson, however, feels that the book is subversive to the best interests of the church, inasmuch as Mr. Fisher does not seem to appreciate its spiritual values. Mr. Fisher himself severed personal connections with Mormonism twenty years ago. Mr. George Snell of Salt Lake City, himself a novelist, speaks in the Rocky Mountain Review in favor of the work: "Whatever individual judgments of the book's point of view may be, everyone who reacts to literary Continued on Page 2, Col. B.J, |