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Show Page 2 SIGNPOST November 25, 1953 Sophomore In case you don't know them, Ruth Noe, Dexter Farr, Marilyn THANKS GO TO STUDENT BLOOD DONORS I was going to wait on this shot till the lady looked in the piano to see what made it sound funny but she started playing "The Kitten on the Keys" and it tickled my feet so much I had to click the shutter and beat it. That boss of mine gets the darndest ideas. Your College Days are your happiest days . . . Here's an inexpensive way to capture them on film to enhance your memories: ANSCO'S VIKING READYSET This brand new camera gives you the convenience of a folding camera without complicated controls! Here's a smart camera that's easy to carry . . . easy to load' . . . and easy to use. indoors or outside! Has Agfa Isomar lens in flash shutter. Takes 2Vt x 3U pictures. Amazing value at only $19.95. $1.00 holds your choice 'til Christmas 2506 Wash. Blvd. Phone 6214 John D. Eccles Merrctt Smith k I ''" '! Officers here are your Sophomore officers; Johns, Joanie Shaum. Otyokwa Says Mrs. G." Tops Otyokwa feels that we are especially lucky in having Mrs. Gregory as our adviser. Her suggestions and encouragement help us sp much with everything we do. Mrs. Gregory really possesses the qualities of an ideal Indian Maiden. It seems that grace and sweetness are radiated from her personality to everyone she meets. She's always ready to hear about your problems and offer a bit of advice or encouragement when it's most needed. All in all she's really-tops . . . thanks so much for your help, Mrs. G. TESTS DECEMBER 16, 17, 18. TYPEWRITERS Buy for Specialists We Rent Service Demonstrate & Sell all popular makes New Portables Royals Smith Corona Underwood & Remington priced from 69.50 Ask about our Rental Purchase Plan Save at Morgan Typewriter Co. 328-24th St. Ogden, Utah Phone 2-9633 SUEDE JACKETS Beautiful Shades just 19.95 at -TOi FOt MKT SINCE I to? Since having a few misfortunes last Friday, the Editor finally realized "the reason. Friday the 13th. This article is dedicated to all unfortunate believers in superstition. Friday, the 13th --Take Care! By PAT CARR For all those people suffering from the fear of Friday the 13th, this year will really have been a chill-maker. Generally a very rare occurrance, Friday the 13th will have made its shadown appearance three times this year, one of which will be this Friday. Gingerly behavior on the part of a sizeable segment of the population may be anticipated by all. On such days, people have been known to refuse to work, some refuse lo close business deals, some people won't risk eating in a restaurant, some won't go shopping, movie-ing, or marrying. As a consequence, any Friday the 13th costs the nation approximately $250,-000,000 in lost business. Among many Christians, it has been held that, since Christ was crucified on a Friday, it is an unlucky day. This point seems to be compounded in considering the ominous characteristics of Fridav the 13th by the fact that at the Last Supper, prior to Christ's be- itrayal by Judas, there were 13 at j the table. Many people think that the phobia against thirteen at a table dates back to a Scandinavian legend. According to the myth, twelve gods, including one named Balder, were feasting when a thirteenth crashed the party and settled an old 'score with Balder by killing him on the spot. Experts have given an interesting name to people who react to the "13" superstition, as victims of Triskaidekapobia (fear of the number 13). Really far gone addicts not only refuse to budge on the 13th of any month, but would rather starve to death than sit at a table set for thirteen, and shudder upon seeing the number in print. Just to show the extent to which the superstition is carried, operators of ocean liners hold ships jn dock until after midnight on Friday the 13th, real estate men see to it that their skyscrapers have no 13th floor, airline companies sell only nineteen fares on planes that have seats ostensibly numbered from one through 20. (Who would buy a ticket for chair 13). One Chicago hotel not only skips Room 13, but provides a dummy in full dress to sit at a table as a 14th guest when requested. Entire municipalities have, on occasion, gone all out to protect their citizens from the hazards of Friday the 13th.. The town of French Lick Springs, Ind., not long ago decided that all black cats had to wear bells on this fateful day as a measure to alleviate mental strain upon its residents. Efforts to break down such attitudes are made sporadically by various individuals and groups in this country and abroad. London's 13 Club, for instance, gained international attention years ago with its dinners at which thirteen were always present, and waiters were always cross-eyed. Members of the club spilled salt and smashed mirrors between courses. An American counterpart of this club is called "The Society of Thirteen Against Superstition, Fear and Prejudice." The society, founded in 1946, meets every Friday the 13th, and ends its lunches with a traditional salt-spilling andmirror-breaking ceremony. Black cats are encouraged to attend. Triskaidekapobes, of course, don't stop to worry about how they got that way. What they are sure of is that terrible things happen on Friday the 13th, and that the only reason something of that sort hasn't happened to them is because they expose themselves as little as possible on that day. It is useless to suggest to such people that bad things have happened on the 14th of any month or any other day for that matter. Superstition is not a matter of logic. As Webster defines it, "Superstition is an irrational, abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, of God. Don't Forget STUDENT EXAMS December 16, 17, 18 SIGNPOST BI-WEEKLY PUBLICATION' ASSOCIATED STUDEXTS OF WEBER COLLEGE 402 Moench Building Phone Weber College 3-8431 Signpost Extension OGDEX, UTAH Editor ; Audri Montgomery Feature Editor Lois McDonough Sports Editor Ken Hull Editorial Editor Bud Burns Advertising George Davlantes Photography Will Call Reporters Duane Ozmun, George Davlantes. Vance Pace, Nancy Saunders, Pat Carr, Shelia Henderson, Sig Pont, Jerry Hansen, Ed. St. Clair, and Club Reporters Audrey Stevens, Lyn Hadlock. Congratulations, Debaters ! Special attention is due to the debate department of our school. In past years more honor has probably been given to our speech and argumentation classes than any other department of competition. E. Carl Green, head of the debate program, has made it a tradi-dition to produce some of the finest teams in the country, and we as a student body and faculty group have failed in many ways to give credit where credit is certainly due. Not only are we lacking in moral support, but the teams lack sufficient funds and faculty backing also. If a beneficial program to both the school and the participants is to be carried out on a level at which Weber now competes, something will have to be done to put the debate department on an equal basis with other activities that the school sponsors. In recent competition with teams from the University of Utah, BYU, Carbon, and the AC, four out of eight teams from Weber won four out of five debates. Earlier, at Los Angeles City College. Weber entered debaters against many top western colleges and did very well in both the men's and women's divisions, winning two out of four in each class. It should be mentioned that 54 teams were in competition for the honors that Weber's men received, and nineteen teams fought it out for the women's trophies. Signpost would like to commend Mr. Green! and the following who make up this year's team: Mary Moore, Loralee Green, Jim Wheeler, Jerry Hansen, Marilyn Arnold, Jack Faulkner, Tom Alexander, Keith Checketts, Gary Peterson, Ethel Zaugg, David G. Brown, Pat Smith, Therald Todd, Mark Wood, Bill Paxton and Lynette Hadlock. "The Velvet Glove" Begins November 30 v - ' ' Marilyn Brown is the target for Roelink waits her turn; in a scene By AUDREY STEVENS "The Velvet Glove," produced by Cellar Theater Productions, and directed by John Kelly, will be presented November 30 to December 5 at 8:15 p. m. in the Cellar Theater. This fast-moving comedy, which played two years on Broadway, starring Grace George and Walter Hampden, received first prize from The. Christophers, an organization interested in bringing Christian ideals to the stage. The participants in the Cellar Theater production are: Marilyn Brown, Ruth Roelink, Colleen Miller, Sandra Islaub, Janet Waldron, Venice Maxwell, LaRita Holley, Marilyn Johns, RaNae Morby, Ron Ingalls, Allen Cook, Mark Wood, Therold Todd, and Max Montgomery.The story concerns a young man, teaching history to girls in a convent school in New York state, Under and Over "Do you think jitterbugging is worth the effort?" The answers should interest you. Marilyn Johns said: "By all means, as long as you don't do it all the time." Marlene Morgan: "Yes! Oh, yes! Even though I still don't know how, it's just the greatest!" Therald Todd's kiss while Ruth from "The Velvet Glove". who is about to be displaced by the harsh Bishop for expressing some moderately liberal remarks. The play centers around the stratagems used by a group of nuns who rally around the teacher to save his job and his love affair. Cellar Theater, in the basement of the Bertha Eccles Hall, is the first theater of its kind in Utah. The play is enacted on a stage having no proscenium arch, with the audience seated on three sides. The intimate theater will seat only sixty people at one time. Light refreshments are served between the acts. Because the house is generally a sellout by opening night, it is recommended that tickets be purchased as soon as possible, preferably before the Thanksgiving holiday. Tickets are on sale in the cashier's office. The price is 50c for students and 75c for the public.Of Jitterbugging 1 Tom Musgrave: "No, definitely not." (He told your reporter that i the reason he's against jitterbug-! ging is that he hasn't mastered it). I W'tivno rvUiiti-ii' "T lnup HI Thn more I jitterbug, the more I want to. The more I learn about it, the more I want to learn. Once you start, you just can't quit!" i |