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Show Page 2 SIGNPOST SEPTEMBER 25, 1961 EDITORIAL roun s Live Etevoives I1I0E1 d Colleae 0 Fall quarter begins and the corridors open in the new Union Building. For the first time the autumn colors on the mountainside reflect in its glass walls; the first issue of Signpost compiled within its offices; a new set of student-body 'officers take their desks. What a magnificent building we have to start the year, but we won't here praise features which can be seen at a glance in a brief visit. Rather than singing praises, we would like to consider the meaning of the new Union and the good it can do for Weber. At its best, the "Union" will be all that its name implies for the college community, where fragmentation and isolation are unfortunate features. It is hard to deny, for example, that there exists here a surprisingly rigid class and classification system among students. Our clubs are pro-rated according to character and campus prestige; they are by nature selective and closed groups; and a lack of facilities until now has forced them to schedule many of their meetings outside the campus. These three conditions have resulted in social pockets of semi-isolation within the community. Unaffiliated students, not included in club activities, are left to find social forage for themselves, and the club member finds his association restricted mainly to his own club and one or two clubs of the opposite sex. The classroom is, of course, a place where students meet one another apart from club affiliation, but the situation is a formal one and schedules limit time. And while Inter-club competition brings groups together, it also serves to increase group solidarity and isolation.It would be inaccurate to credit all fragmentation within the college to the . clubs. We also remember that the stu-dentbody lives in thousands of homes off campus. Or we might also consider the range of departments within the college,often mutually ignorant of one another, from hair styling to physics. ' The new Union, by providing the place and the leisure for acquaintance and by being a social center where any Weber student is welcome, will abate some of the fragmentation we speak of. We don't look for miracles, but it is sensible to think that people rubbing elbows in the bowling alley or cafeteria will get to know each other better, irrespective of department or club. And it would be wise, now that we have facilities, to organize more campus-wide dances, discussion groups, films, parties, or whatever, than we are used to seeing. And why not organize informal gatherings between faculty and students in any one of a dozen rooms, so that they can get better acquainted outside subject matter and classrooms. The individual will surely benefit from wider, freer association, and the college, more aware of itself as a whole community, will gain increased purpose and dedication-Some of us have heard President Miller discuss, the growth plans of the college, and watched his hand as it scans the aerial photograph on the south wall of his office. Classrooms, laboratories, and dormitories climb into the foothills and stretch into the fields to the south, and the expectation is exciting. The Union Building now on the southern skirt of the campus becomes the hub of a whole complex of buildings, the physical center of our community, as we now expect it will be useful social center indeed. K. V. D. G. SIGNPOST STAFF Editor Linda Ritchie Editorial Editor Kent Van De Graaf Society Editor .' Colleen Welsh Sports Editor . Phil Pulsipher Feature Writer Jana Layton Business Manager Val Parrish Exchange Editor Jim Sass Reporters: Sally Rheeis, Jana Layton, Marilyn Cress, Hugh Sloan, Kent Van .De Graaf, Paulette Lichenstein, Nona Valdez, Cathie Gardner. SIGNPOST OFFICE U. B. ROOM 206 EXT. 271 KAT-TALES As Summes ?o TEioughfs ff School By Jana Layton Got the desire for furthering an education-' Or in better circles its known as spending the extra money you have left from your thrilling summer job. Ah, the joys of being all by yourself with nature as you construct the road to Monte Cristo. Or bacon, bacon whose got the bacon ias you die trying to fill your quota at Swifts. On the other hand, there is the thrill you get when you see the first peach you peal get canned. Without summer what woiuld life be? Summerless!. Just look What we have to shew for all our earnings: four new charge accounts, a matched set of jumping beans, a very used faded Jantzen bathing suit, and a matchbook from the Blue Onion in Frisco. And such memories: being squashed at the Lagoon dances, going to the show, the show, the show, Where To Study? The Top Floor Of Building Four Everyone at the College should become acquainted with the library and its books, periodicals, and reference material. Fc.r the freshmen who may not know the location of the library it is on the top floor of building 4 at the north end. The room on the east side of the hall is the refrence room, and that on the west side is the reading room where the periodicals .are found. Monday thru Thursday the library is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Hours Friday are 7:30 a.m. to x5 p.m. and Saturday are 9 a.m. to 12 noon. James R. Tolman is the Librarian; Mrs. Sally Johnston is Circulation Librarian; Wilma Grose is in charge of Technical Services; and Ramona Madsen is the Reference Librarian. Help Win Peace, Study Languages With the world situation , as it is at the present time, students of colleges throughout the United States should realize the importance of foriegn languages to world peace. Learning the language of a country is the best way to understand that country, culture and people. Weber College's foriegn language director Wendell Hall, encourages all students to consider studying the language of lanother country. French, German, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese are being taught at Weber this year. and that first 3rd degree sunburn with get-well cards. As summer graciously harbors itself in our memories we ponder the challenge of strengthing our mental stability by seeking the benefits of an organization devoted to the pursuit of specialized learning ( school ) . However, at Weber it seems someone is using all their available powers to keep us from this goal. Especially if you're a freshman with a three o'clock appointment on Sept 21, or a sophomore whose last name ibegins with "Z". As the prospective student finally completes his tentative schedule, he peers at the board to find every thing taken already; or the other altemateive of having every class he wants at the same hour. Reluctantly the home economics sees great opportunities in the field of auto mechanics? The anticipation of a class in oxy-acetylene welding and fender repair almost pushes meteorology into the back ground. In the Fall a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of football. A girl must be able to sneak a pass or she might find hereself huddling in the flats all by herself. To this cause girls, I have only one suggestion. Sign up for phys. ed. 5a or there is phys. ed. lc sec. b for the girl With indoor activity in mind. Conclusive discourse! Summer is gone, winter is near, I hope I last at least one quarter this year. Weber Union Cont. from Page 1 Col. 4 leadership of Jean Underwood. Kent Van De Graaf leads the publicity committee for the Union which serves both campus and community. No leader has been chosen as yet for the outings committee which is in charge of all campus outings. Activities Board All of the chairmen together become the activities board for the campus. This board is directed by Chairman Max Brown and Secretary Carol Cope. Director J. Farell Shepard urges anyone interested in being a member of any committee to contact the chairman Monte Shupe. There are still positions open for both Reluctantly the home econom freshmen and sophomores. |