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Show 58 Years of Progress Founder's Day Recalls History of Weber College W. C. Debaters Place High in Speech Meet, Lalli Third in Oratory Weber college debaters participated in the annual Western states speech contest held at the University of Utah on the 29, 30, and 31 of December. Weber participation was highlighted by the fact that Lee Lalli placed third in oratory and that five Weber teams reached the final round of debate. The Western States tournament .Donna Kuntz ana wiuy &cnimizu. saw 36 colleges and universities throughout the .western part of the United States- participating. The contest was divided into a men's and a women's divisions and these were further subdivided into senior, juniors and seniors in college; jiui' ior, freshman and sophomore sections. The contest was held jointly with a national conference of speech instructors. Five Weber Teams Five Weber college teams participated in the final round of debate. They were composed of Dick Nil-sson and Kaye Kilburn, Wilford Schmidt and Roily Robison, Laurence Burton and Haynes Fuller, Bob Froerer and Oman Tracey, and Winn Richards and Don Jones. The following teams also participated but failed to reach the finals: Paul Smith and DeWard Hock, Herbert Michelson and Bruce Ballif, and Hetty Hammond and Maryanna Lee. Enter Extemp Divisions Extempore speech contestants include Kaye Kilburn, Dick Nilsson, Willv Schimizu, and Herbert Mich elson. Impromptu speakers who competed were Paul Smith, Willy Schimizu, and Clyde Parker. Be sides third place winner Lee Lalli Coaches Direct The Weber contestants competed under the direction of Thatcher Allred, Carl Green, and Leland MoiLSon. IDS Slates Winter Quarter Activities Lambda Delta .Sigma, LDS church Club, will open this quarter's activities with a full schedule of social events, including ,tne final initiation of pledges. Also planned are parties to be held every other Thursday evening. Last quarter's activities were high-lighted by parties, work night, initiation, and were climaxed toy a hay-ride and caroling party. New pledges are being accepted in both the boys' and girls' chapters. The only requirement for membership is that the student be registered in and completes one institute class and pledges to uphold LDS ideals. "We expect this to be one of our most active quarters", said Frank Blair, boys' chapter presi dent, "and especially invite any it , i SfciUv.. - the contestants in oratory included ! new, pledges to join us." Eat Brown's Ice Cream For Health Parker Is Phoenix Sweetheart Phyllis Parker, pretty Weber coed, was named Queen of the Snowball and Sweetheart of Phoenix at the annual Phoenix club Christmas dance December 19 in the W. C. ballroom. Miss Parker was the winner in a. finalist field of three girls, con sisting of herself, Joyce Watts, and Lou Jean Sneddon. Phyllis hails from Ogden high and has been active in the campus social whirl during the fall quarter. She played one of the leading roles in the first Weber college Community theatre venture of the season, "The Male Animal". Miss Parker, who will reign as Phoenix sweetheart during the 1948-49 school year was given a dozen white roses, a Phoenix locket, and a chorus serenaded her with the strains of the Phoenix Sweetheart song. Steve's Office Supply Supply Headquarters 41 6 -26th Street DURING YOUR 'TIME OUT' TRY OUR ABC's A Iways Handy with B etter Foods and (1 .ooler Drinks at the CI Your College Inn -Books, Food and Company By Dick Layman As Founder's Day, 1948, passed into memory, the students and faculty were reminded of the 58 years of varied history which lie behind the present Weber college. Today, as the college begins work on the program which will, within a few years, result in its transfer to a larger campus with improved facilities for study, it is appropriate tn rppnll some of the incidents in W. C. history, and to note the progress of the school through the years. Founded In 1889 The year 1889 marked the beginning of the present Weber college. It was founded by the Church Association of Weber Stake, under the name "Weber Stake Academy." The name "Stake" in the title was dropped 19 years later, in 1908, and many are the residents of Ogden who boast of graduation from the old "Weber Academy." Originally, the school taught only a four-year high school curriculum, and it was not until 1916 that two years of college work was added. Moench First Administrator Louis Frederick Moench, the first principal (as the school chief administrator was termed until 1918), served twice in that post, holding that office from the school's founding until 1892 and returning for a year in 1894. His name is commemorated in the Moench building, erected in 1892. Although a two-year . college course, under the direction of present president H. A. Dixon, was instituted in 1916, it was not until 1923 that the high school department was dropped and the present name of- Weber college was adopt ed. This was also the year that the first Associate .of Arts title was conferred, followed five years later by the first Associate of Science. Joins Association In 1931 Weber college became a member of the American Associa tion of Junior Colleges, and was accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary and "Higher Schools the following year. The year 1931 saw the- most radical change in the college's history, when it was transferred to operation by the state of Utah, to be supported by state funds and administered by the state board of education. The school had previously been supported and financed by LDS church agencies and funds. Greatest progress at Weber came after the transfer, and the college as we know it today stems from this action, which permitted landscaping the campus in the manner in which it now stands. Dixon Becomes President In 1937 Dr. Henry A. Dixon became president of Weber for the second time (he had held the office for a year in 1919). Since he took office the college has witnessed a steady growth, including the erection of the Vocational building, the purchasing of the Central building, great strides in vocational and business education the addition of aeronautical educa tion to the curriculum, and membership of the college in the American Council on Education. These gains were accelerated in recent months by acquisitions of property and, more important, by the granting of funds by the state legislature and the community for the purchase of a new campus site. With a varied and progressive history behind it and a solid basis for expansion now guaranteed, Weber college may look forward to filling an even more important post in the state's educational system. f - 1 1 K . -'-hTfiVffiW ""v"-'- Porterfield To Speak On Lyceum Robert Porterfield, theatrical manager and director, is the first scheduled speaker on the Weber college winter quarter Lyceum series. Mr. Porterfield will appear at the college auditorium January 12 at 8:15 p. m. The speaker is well-known in American theatrical circles as the founder of the Barter theater of Virginia. This institution, unique among the theaters of the nation, uses hams to pay the royalties of playwrights whose productions it stages. Mr. Porterfield conceived the idea of the Barter theater during the depression as employment for out-of-job actors who would be willing to perform for their meals. The theater opened in 1933, in Al-bington, Virginia, and by 1942 had become a recognized success. Pay With Pork. The custom of paying play wrights with pork originated when Mr. Porterfield received a sow pig. He took it to his family's farm and its litter of eight was the begin ning of the "pork for plays" policy. Authors who have received this unique payment include Noel Cow ard, Maxwell Anderson, and Thom- (Cont. on Page 4, Col. 4) Dokos Candy Company ' Vogel's Drive Inn Resolves to Give BETTER SERVICE O QUICKER SERVICE TO WEBER COLLEGE STUDENTS IN 1948 Because We Appreciate The Patronage of You Students -During The Past Year See Us for Reserved Booths after Parties, Games and Dances Von Curtis |