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Show SPRING PROGRAM April 25 Sophomore Canyon Outing. May 2 Student Body Dance. May 16 Award Day and Dane. May 24 A. W. S. Dance. May 25 Baccalaureate Services. May 30 Memorial Day Holiday. May 31 Fifty-third Commencement Exercises. WE BE R C O i?tf E C e SPRING PROGRAM March 21 Acorn Ball. March 29 Tiki Kapa Kapa. April 3 W. A. A. Banquet. April 4 Student Body Dance. April 12 La Dianaeda Dance. April 18 A. M. S. Dance. April 22 Band Concert. April 23 Lyceum. VOLUME 4 OGDEN, UTAH, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1941 NO. 12 1 Ww rr-0- - i i Davis, Ogden, Green River, Wasatch, and S. L C. Schools Take Speech Prizes BY WILLARD DRAPER Lost and found are words which could be used to give a picture of the numerous high school students who participated in the debate tournament Friday, February 28, and Satnrdav. March 1. Delegate . Da nseuse Four hundred and sixty-four per sons from 25 high schools were en gaged in the eighth annual high school debate and speech tourna ment conducted at Weber college. Silver award cups went to the schools which won first place in the various divisions. In the men's A division of debating, first place and a silver cup went to Edwin Bliss and Robert Zang from West high school of Salt Lake City. Second place in the same division was won by South high with a mixed team composed of Lewis Livingston and Margaret Kinney. John Vernieu and Lee Andelin of Ogden high won third place in the same group. The women's division, with 64 teams competing, waged battle in a veritable holocaust of words. Winner of first place in the women's debate was Wasatch high with a team composed of Leah Hold-away and Marjorie Clegg. Second place was garnered by Beverly Burt and Bonnie Hcwells of East high. Teams totalling 27 were entered in the men's B division. A silver cup was conceded to Green River high of Wyoming for their outstanding participation in this division. Carol White and Billy Rogers were on the Green River machine. East high placed second in this division with Wallace Bennett and Byron Nowells making the twosome. A three-way tie was won in the extempe contest with Davis, West, and Green River holding the tickets through the forensic ability of Wallace Ballard, Robert Zang, and Mary Riley respectively. Second place was won by John Dixon of Ogden high. There were 67 contestants seeking a place in the finals in ora-River won first place. Second place was awarded to Robert Fulton of East high. Calvin Clyde of Spring-ville high took third position. Six certificates of high honor went to finalists. Certificates of honor were given to debaters who survived the first four rounds, and certificates of high honor were given to the teams surviving the first six rounds. Two one-year scholarships to Weber college were awarded Leah Holaway from Wasatch high and Edwin Bliss from West high with the first alternate as Louis Livingston from South. Mr. Leland H. Monson of the English department began the project with an entry of seven teams. (Continiued on Page Two) Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen's jTouchdown On Love BY ALICE PORTER There probably isn't a mama in the whole world who doesn't try out all sorts of schemes to get her daughters all well married off. Some mamas ask the likely young man to come to the house for dinner some night, or then again they may arrange a purely accidental meeting which results in the young man in question being roped into paying for a dinner and tickets to the local theatre. Jane Austen, the author of "Pride and Prejudice," tells of a mother who used much more drastic methods to nab a man for her daughters. Mrs. Bennett had not just one daughter, she had five! Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Lydia, and Cathie they were named. A likely young man had just moved into the village and so Mrs. Continued on Page Two) Drama Department Winter Quarter One BY ED ANDERSON Three one-act plays. winter quarter presentation of the drama department, were presented successfully in the Moench auditorium las tThursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings. As a whole the plays were well done and well received by good-sized audiences. Much favorable comment has been given concerning the performances. Scenery, acting, and sound effects were combined very well to make the plays interesting and entertaining. Special mention is due the second play, "Bombproof," written and directed by Wayne Btindv, which depicts the modern day life in a bombshelter. The sound effects, which were begun before the curtains were opened and continued throughout the play, were extremely impressive. The noises of explosions and airplanes and the scenery of the bombshelter created the desired atmosphere. The actors upheld the fine scenery and sound effects by giving worthwhile performances."Orchids for Margaret," written by Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher Allred and directed by Mr. Allred, was the first play to be given. It was a rather depressing story depicting the problems which confront the Librarian Gives Paper; Sees Chicago, Capitol Miss Eva Browning, local librarian, represented Weber college in the library section of the American Association of Junior Colleges conference held in Chicago during the latter part of February. She presented a paper before the library group entitled, "Weber College Library Activities In Terminal Education." "The convention was very worthwhile," declared Miss Browning. "In my opinion no one is doing more work on the terminal problem than our own President Dixon. President Dixon was known by many educators in connections with his work at Weber college. As a result of his foresight, "our library is among the best equipped to cope with terminal education." From Chicago, Miss Browning went to Washington, D. C. Here she visited as many places of interest as she could, such as the Bureau of Engraving, the White House, and the art museums. Highlight of her stay in the nation's capital, however, was a visit to Congress. She heard the senate debate on the lend-lease bill. This was very exciting, and frequently the audience in the gallery would clap their hands or shout if the emotional excitement became very great, Miss Browning said. The House of Representatives was discussing appropriations. The bill up for consideration at that time was that of N. Y. A., which was interesting to Miss Browning because of its relation at Weber college. Miss Browning arrived back on the job March 10. Sociology Club Presents Courtship And Marriage Courtship and marriage lecture series will again be sponsored by the sociology club this spring, Mr. Walter Neville, advisor, announced' today. The forum consist of eight lectures, given by experts in each field. The lectures will be given in the Central auditorium on Monday eve nings at seven-thirty p. m. A ticket for 35 cents will admit the bearer to eight lectures. The tickets are transferable and cumulative. They may be purchased from any sociology club member. Tentative program is as follows: March 25 E. E. Erickson, prof, philosophy, University of Utah, courtship. March 31 Dr. Lloyd, dean of men, tsrigham Young university, me luciurs oi success and failure in marriage. April 7 O. Whitney Youne- in structor of physiology, Weber col lege, eugenics and marriage. April 14 Mrs. Lvdia H Tant,., instructor of home economics, We- oer college, home managing. April 21 Ralph Jensen, instructor of psychology and social development, Weber college, personality development in marriage. April 28 Ira M. Markham, instructor of business, Weber college financial side of marriage noma lueuer, supervisor rr. r. a., nursery school, pre-school naming or cnnaren. May 12 Dr. William McKay, commissioner of Utah, statu heniih department, physiology of marriage. Successful With - Act Plays "different" sort of people in their associations with others. It seemed very realistic due to the dialogue, acting, and general presentation. It was the only play of the three to reach an emotional climax. Unfortunately the third play, "According to Law," written by Noel Houston and directed by Gilbert Tolhurst, might be termed "confusing." The whole set-up of the play characters, scene, dialoguewould lead one to expect a rich, humorous comedy. The end, however, is tragic, representing truly deplorable conditions of many courts of the south where so-called justice is meted out. Comedy and tragedy of tne kind portrayed in this play simply don't mix well. But it seems safe to say that this is because westerners do not understand the southern situation and confuse characteristic local color with oVer-done humor. Praise for the acting of leading characters in all three plays should be unstinted. Likewise praise for the authors', work in presenting original plays should be high. The school needs genuinely creative work in all departments. Between the plays, a string ensemble under the direction of Mr. Clair Johnson furnished music. Melvin Manful Former Weberite Given D. C. Trip As N.I.P.A. Utahn Word- was received yesterday that Melvin Manful, grad of '38 now at the University of Utah, has been appointed official Utah delegate to the National Institute of public affairs at Washington, D. C. Manful, who will receive a B. A. degree in history in June, has made a notable record: average 2.92 at this college and 2.88 at the university. Here he was also active in tennis and was sports editor of Signpost. He is a member of Orion, highest honor scholarship-activity club of Weber college. The N. I. P. A. annually selects 50 candidates from applications of all American universities to be trained in the various departments of federal administration at Washington. Last year more than 250 applications were received at the national committee headquarters, according to the university. Engineer Major of '39 Receives High Honor at U. of U. Howard Orton, alumnus of '39 who majored in engineering here, has just received an exceptional honor at the University of Utah, according to Mr. Garnett Little-field, Orton's friend and teacher at W. C. Orton was last week initiated into the honorary engineering fraternity Tau Beta Pi. This is tops in engineering at the state school, Mr. Littlefield says. Mr. Lit-tlefield was himself a charter member of the organization. Members are slated for this fraternity because of exceptional work in school and promising ability in engineering. Winter Ends . . The days betw finals under w een the quarto rs una ay in earnest Famous Dancer Will Perform In Ogden Soon Mme. Gambarelli Interprets Great Ballets BY WILLARD DRAPER From the great stage of the Metropolitan Opera House, comes Maria Gambarelli, premiere danseuse of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Gambarelli will dance in Ogden, March 21, at the Ogden high school auditorium. Students will have the privilege of seeing her dance famous ballets from which creative and instructive values may be gained. Give Gambarelli such dances as "Snowflakes," "The Sleeping Beauty Waltz," or the "Rhap sody In Blues," and she can excite you with speed of her pirouttes and with that vertiginous virtuosity which al most everyone expects. Her "Swan" in tribute to Anna Pavlowa is performed with beauty and restraint. Her manner is gracious and friendly. Gambarelli contends that there is something personal in the style of any great performer which it is fruitless to try to imitate. She spent many hours watching Pavlowa dance but never sought to copy her particular mannerisms. What she tried to do, rather, was to absorb the spirit which animated the dancer. The data given here is taken from advance publicity issued by Mr. Guy Hurst, lyceum director. He quotes: "The distinction of having been named by Anna Pavlowa as her logical successor has placed upon Marie Gambarelli as great a responsibility as could fall to a ballerina. When she first met Pavlowa, however, she was just a gangling little girl studying in the ballet school of the Met. Pupils of the ballet school, in order to merit the great dancer's special attention, were supposed to be at least 14. Gambarelli was only 12 but, in the hope of deceiving Pavlowa, she had done up her now famous lemon-colored hair and borrowed a coat from her older sister. Pavlowa saw through the deception immediately. Smilingly she undid the grown-up coiffure and removed the awkward coat Continued on Page Two) . Spring Has Come . . . old scenes roonactod and new ones registration again, and books being uncratcd by pretty girls. Gambarelli shows an intricate movement from her repertoire. 4 Stewart Dancers Triumph In Original Review BY NOLA AGRICOLA A bouquet of new spring violets should be presented to Miss Ida Stewart and her troupe for their outstanding contribution to our school year the Dance Drama. This dance review, which was but a dream two years ago, was materialized last year. The per formance at that time made the students gasp with admiration; but this year's program was even bet' ter it made the cynics admit, "They really have something there. After the program some of the typical comments were, from college student: Gee, that was purty darn good." From his big sister: It certainly gave variety, Continued on Page Two! Radio Guild Presents Plays 'Soon1 Immediately after the spring quarter gets under way, three radio plays will be presented, according to the Radio Guild. "Jungle Rhythm," by Dan Bailey, which appeared in story form in Scribulus last spring, will be presented. "Pursuit," another original, and "Drop of Water," an adaptation by Clenton W. Price, will also be presented. . The exact dates for these plays will be announced presently. starting. A touch of the esv life Kirsten Flagstad Entertains O.C.C. In Salt Lake City Community Concert Series reached its peak last Friday evening when Kirsten Flagstad, Metropolitan opera star, presented a recital before a packed house in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake City. Weber college students were admitted on their lyceum cards, and in spite of the fact that most of her selections were unfamiliar to them, they showed evidence of enjoyment, both of the soprano's songs and of her manner of rendition.Miss Flagstad's numbers included: I Die Almacht Schubert Fruhlingsglaube Schubert Ungeduld Schubert Ich Trage Meine Minne . .. .Strauss Cacilie Strauss II Mens jeg venter Greig Med en vandlilje Greig Med jeg vill ma mig en hjertenskjaer Greig Liykken mellem to mennesker Alnaes Varlengsler Alnaes III Rain Has Fallen . .. .Samuel Barber We have Turned Again Home Edwin McArthur Now Like a Lantern A. Walter Kramer When I have Sung My Songs Ernest Charles Continued on Page Two) femini,, if ; f.;.: .;... W. C. Registrar Foretells Largest Spring Quarter Enrollment Yet Mrs. Hall Expects 1000 or More On Year-Ago Basis and Current Pre-Registration Statistics All indications point to a bigger spring registration than any previous spring registration in school history, Mrs. Clarisse Hall, registrar said Wednesday. Enrollment, Mrs. Hall said, will probably be over the thousand mark on the basis of present pre-registration and on the basis of last spring quarter registration. Last spring quarter there were 867 full-time students registered. If corresponding quarter- for-quarter growth maintains itself this year as it did last Mrs. Hall feels that her prediction is most safe, and of course, she is supported in this by the partially completed registration. There is a cycle in registration just as there is in business. Autmn quarter finds many students enrolled, winter quarters tops the registration, and spring records a decrease in students, even below the number which attended during the fall. And therefore registration this spring in spite of an increase over last year will be lower than the enrollment of the current winter quarter if past trends are followed. Completion of the vocational building which houses the newly added business, terminal, and trade departments and the acquisition of the Central building through a special appropriation by the state legislature in 1939 have permitted the attendance to leap from the 800 mark, hit the 1,000 mark, and come to rest at 1080 full-time registered students for the winter quarter now ended. Weber's attendance has more than doubled in four years, Mrs. Hall's figures show. The 1941 directory of the (Continued on Page Three) Utah Power Co. Cooperates In Sales Training Mr. A. N. Vend:ll of the Utah Power & Light company, Presi dent H. A. Dixon and Miss Ger trude Thody are now completing the organization of a training pro gram for electrical appliance sales men. The plan is that ten students in terested in selling electrical appli ances be chosen by the college to go down to the Utah Power & Light company for a two-hour pro gram every day for three or four weeks. Mr. Vendell and Mrs. Hazel McCarthy will give them information on the technical side of selling in the electrical field and will utilize demonstrations, films, and lectures in their teaching. After the training period the students will be placed in part-time jobs in local electrical appliance stores until June 1, when they will be given full-time jobs. The time will be arranged so that the students will not have to quit any of their classes during spring quarter. Eight of the students have been chosen and M:ss Thody is taking interviews from all the students who are interested before the other two positions are filled. This is the first time any of the local organizations have sponsored a definite training program in the school and, according to those in charge, it should be a help at this time because the demand for trained salesmen is great. Two Weber Coeds Get the Air In Heavy C. A. A. Course; Must Nurse Helen Fuller and Valeen Wright, Weber coeds, are now having their ambition come true. They are en rolled in the government's C. A. A. training school now in progress at Weber college. The course these girls will take will be just as complicated and hard as the one the men students have been taking since the program was inaugurated last spring. The credit given for the course is five quarter hours and it will cover a period of approximately three months. As soon as either one of them gets enough ground schooling from either Mr. Charles Osmond, who teaches navigation and meteorology, or from Mr. C. H. Anderson, who teaches C. A. A. regulations, she will go into the air under the supervision of Mr. Art Mortensen, supervisor of the school at the Ogden airport. To receive their pilot's license each one will be required to fly at Speakers Take 2500 Mile Auto Tour Object: To Speak In National Pho Rho Pi Debate Charlotte, North Carolina, is 2500 miles from here. It has a population of 100,000 people. It is the capitol of the state and a beauty spot of the shallow south. The University of North Carolina with 3842 students is located there. But none of this would matter if several W. C. students were not going to Charlotte March 30 on a public speaking tour. They will be gone two and one-half weeks. Chief object of the trip is to give Weber college honorable representation in the Phi Rho Pi national tournament, sponsored by Wingate college, also located in Charlotte. The tournament will be officially in session April i to 10 inclusive. Students who will go are LaMarr Buckner, Robert Bischoff, Betty Lou Balch, Camille Larson, and several extemporizers and orators unnamed as yet. Mr. Leland H. Monson, debate coach, will accompany the speakers. Continued on Page Two) Treasurer Returns From Convention Mr. Dix Jones, Weber college treasurer, returned last week from the convention of the Association of Junior Colleges held in Chicago, February 24 to 28. Mr. Jones' chief interest was the meetings of a committee publishing an accounting manual for the purpose of standardizing the accounting system of junior colleges. This manual will establish uniform financial reports for junior colleges. Mr. Jones stated that the finance department of many smaller junior colleges is inade quate. The chief reason for the inadequacy is lack of funds. According to Mr. Jones, there are two types of accounting systems which are followed by junior colleges. They may either use the public school system or higher in stitution system. The committee, however, is in favor of the higher institution accounting system. Walter C. Eells, executive secre tary of the American Association of Junior Colleges is chairman of the accounting manual committee. least 35 hours. Seventeen of these will be solo and the other 18, dual, But that isn't all during their training they will be required to do spot landing, emergency landing, spins, and slides, all of which are basic training rules for all pilots. The highest altitude at which they will fly will be 3000 feet, and they will travel at a cruising speed of 75 miles per hour at all times. At the end of their scheduled training, each girl will be required to take a flight test and also a written examination. The cost of the course is practically nothing. It cost $6.00 for a medical examination and if this is successfully passed the money is refunded. The only other cost to the student is $9.00, which pays for individual insurance. The government furnishes the rest of the necessities of the course: books, plane, instructor, parachute. It is understood in case of war, that the girls will be nurses. |