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Show Friday, March 30, 1951 SIGNPOST Page 3 More Dates Mean Better Grades, Smoother All-around Personality Do you enjoy relaxing? Do you- like to putter, go out on dates, collect bottle tops or simply enjoy a feeling of ease and well-being when you abandon yourself to a pet day-dream? Recent scientific surveys have turned up some interesting information, indicating that leisure is as important as work and it must be taken as seriously. Dr. Samuel Lowrie of Bowling Green university discovered that "more dates mean better marks-frequent dating enlarges a student's interests, broadens hisextra-curricular activities so that he becomes a psychologically healthier and more rounded person." Play Seriously Dr. William Menninger of the famed Menninger clinic in Kansas told a conference of the National Recreation association that well-adjusted individuals pursue a larger number of hobbies than individuals requiring psychiatric help. "There is," he explained, "scientific evidence that the healthly personality is one who not only plays, but takes it seriously." Have Fun! So, buckle down, fellas not only on those school books but on the way you'' handle extra-curricular activities, if you're after a happy well-adjusted and successful life! To make certain, perhaps you'd better double check yourself on the following quiz: Budget Time Do you plan your time so that under the most hectic schedule, you get a chance for a real breather? Do you have several hobbies? (They need not run to formal collections like stamps, but can include girls, baseball, games, and even nature walks!) Can you forget work problems out on a date? Are meal times filled with relaxed, pleasant tastes and adventures in the enjoyment of food, or a nervous shoveling in of tasteless food? Relax, Friend Do you think you know how to make yourself relax, particularly under tension or when you're overtired? What is your posture for relaxing? Can you sleep at night even when not physically exhausted? Can you concentrate as hard on a pretty girl as on your studies, even though you're in the midst of exam week? Any reactionary professional objections might be met with classical quotes, such as John Locke's: "He that will make good use of any part of life must allow a large portion of it to recreation." From "Silver and Gold." lota Tau Kappa After capturing first place in basketball, Iota Tau Kappa members are now swinging their energy to Softball. Elaine Timmerman, club basketball manager, are keeping the girls busy with practices. Amy Johnson will direct the spring quarter's W.A.A. activities for the club. Romance is in the air as Iota prepares for its assembly, April 6. D Trying Discs By Ann Lund A very outstanding tune on MGM records is "Sentimental Music" by Tex Beneke with the vocal by Gregg Lawrence. It is done in the expectedly smooth and easy "Miller manner," but with the new MGM sparkle. "Down in Nashville Tennessee" is the backing with Beneke doing the very sharp lyrics which accentuate the nicer qualities of the town. Album Antics Norman Granz' "Jazz at the Philharmonic, Volume 13" is, of course, the usual success with a truly lovely "Embraceable You" and "Th Closer", three sides of each. Those participating are Flip Phillips, Lester Young, Tommy Turk, Charlie Parker, Roy Eldridge, Buddy Rich, Ray Brown, and Hank Jones. This blithe-spirited group does the lucky thirteen album for Mercury. Bill Farrell lowers his usually high standards, in my estimation, with his new recording "More Than I Care to Remember", backed by "In the Land of Make Believe". The latter is dreamy and a little better than the other which should probably only appeal to the "unlucky in love" contingent. Decea Again Gratifyingly graty is the treatment offered by Louis Armstrong of the currently soaring If". A deviation can be noted from the conventionally, over-emphatic offerings. The vitalizing "You're Just in Love" backs it solidly with the collaboration of Armstrong and Velma Middleton for ' Decca. This column wishes to pay tribute to one of the most successful record album "collectors" in Ogden, Mr. Gary Hansen. Cornelia Stabler Is Next Guest Lecturer On Tuesday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. the Weber College auditorium will be graced with the appearance of one of the most outstanding individual performers in the country. j n w hi. i i v fsriii;.uvumyiiJW,r-N (V V " 3 rr r" -J" - MISS STABLER Otyokwa The Squaws offer sincere congratulations to all women's clubs that have done so beautifully in intramurals up to now. It should be noted, however, that due to some queer quirk of fate, Otyokwa did win one, just one, basketball game. Sharmea New girls , leading the list of Sharmea pledges for this quarter are Barbara Ward and Carla Wood. Sharmea is swinging into spring activities with baseball and swimming. Keep up the good work, team. The club is behind you. Other activities for April are a party with La Dianaeda on April 11, and a party with Alpha Rho. School Supply Headquarters 416 - 24th Street Spring call for SLACKS It's NYE'S for the Largest V a r i ety and the Best Values in Town! All-Wool Gabardines S12.95 m M NY CO "Skul-Duggery" To Be on Hand Tonight At 9 ?R in Weber College Ballroom Delta Phi Dreamgirl Will Be Named Tonight At Banquet The "Dreamgirl" of Delta Phi will be crowned tonight at the an- Sport Affair Will Feature Levis, Shirts "Skul-Duggery" will be the feature of this evening's entertainment at the combined Tiki Kappa Kappa-Skull dance at nine p.m. in the College ballroom. Blaine Gardner and Geraldine Chandler, unit presidents, are in At this time Cornelia Stabler will present the finest dramatic program of our current lecture series. Cornelia Stabler's repertoire includes two delightful programs of short sketches, which she calls "Personality Portraits", one monologue sequence, "It's Curtain Time"; and one sequence of historical Christmas stories, "American Christmases". Clippings from various nationwide newspaper agree that Cornelia Stabler has a special genius for creating illusions. When she steps upon the stage she ceases to be an actress standing against a cy-cloramamagically she becomes a busy secretary or a lady lecturer or a farmer's wife in a hot kitchen. She knows her characters, their voices gestures and thought processes so completely that her monologue are veritable dramatic portraits. Student body attendance at our lecture series in the past has been very poor. Students are urged to Steve's Office 4 Supply nual Dreamgirl banquet, according charge of all arrangements. Mem- to Roy Hatch, president of the bers of the two clubs have been Weber chapter of Delta Phi Honor- assigned to various committees, ary Fraternity. Tickets may be obtained from Candidates for dream girl this any of the sponsoring club mem-year are Joan Wheelwright, Man- bers. Admission is $1.25 per couple. lyn Sessions, Carol Jean Shaum, Carol Barker, Anne Rasmussen, r Marilyn Oakey, Verna Kimber, La Uianaeaa Deloris Jones, and Gloria Pratt. La Dianaeda members are busy The "Dreamgirl" will be chosen by planning for their dance, which will vote of the chapter members. be presented April 20, 1951, in the Delta Phi is a national fraternity, College ballroom. Heading the whose members are all former full- dance committee are Emma Hip-time missionaries, having chapters well and Yvonne Erlckson. Other at colleges throughout Utah, Idaho, members are: Beth Macfarlane, Wyoming, California, Arizona, and Jean Van Dyke, Joye Ray, Afton other states. Kunz and JoAnne Petty. Parties with Phoenix and Shar- attend these , programs and give mea are scheduled on La Dianaeda' s stronger support to the lecture calendar of coming events, series. Next lecturer will be UD.'s Alumni Association award-Colonel Homer Kellems "Korea ed a full-year scholarship to Weber in Color", on the 17th of April. Ad- College next year to Corene Martin, mission to all lectures in this series freshman member of the club, at will be by student body card. , the annual Easter assembly. "ICE CUBES BY BETTY BARCLAY (As seen in Seventeen) The dress that you'll wear more often than anything in your closet . . . versatile and flattering too with its snowy collar of birds-eye white pique. Sanforized checked gingham . . . Brown and white, navy and white, green and white. Sizes 7 to 15. $8 95 |