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Show Weber's Rudo Ed's an Olympic speed skater. I met him in a quiet, secluded building. We were the only ones 'at the Weber Ice Coliseum that afternoon.I watched him speed about the icy surface, paving a path of countless tracks with freshly sharpened blades. A glance at 20-year old Eddie revealed a nice-looking fellow reaching six feet and topped with a crop of brown hair. Later, when we talked, I noticed his green eyes. In Russia) Eddie Rudolph, a Weber freshman, and his American colleague will represent the United States in the ' February Speed Skating World Championship in Russia in fomr meter competition: the 500, the 15C0, the 5,000 and the 10,000 meters. His skates will 'also bring him to Norway Sweden and Poland's 400-meler ice stadiums. He comes to Weber from Illinois because he needs to accustom himself to a high elevation, and because Weber's quarter system fits his schedule. Practice A pair of home-made, long-bladed Bp Si M oEies Olympic Doodles By Euth Halvorson skates took Eddie for his first ride around a rink when he was barely walking. (Both his parents speed skated, and his father won a number of trophies in skating events,) Today, he has arisen to fame; practice does make perfect. Eddie has won the National Speed Skating Championship for his division in 1959, '60 and '61; the North American (including Canada) outdoor; and the 1961 Great Lakes Meet. At the first Olympic meet in the U. S. at Squaw Calley, California, 1960, Ed entered as the yc'ungest member of the team and set an American record in the 500-meter event as he finished in fifth place, 1.2 seconds away from the winner. "It doesn't sound very far, but it's quite a bit." No Skiing He keeps his skate blades 17 inches long to keep from "skiing," for rules prohibits , such a sport during skating season. . After having the correct blade setting on one of his "about four pairs of skates" and being adorned with his all-wool "long-underwear" skating uniform, Eddie concentrates on his form and tells himself to go "faster, faster! Get done with the race!" Although he has never had a figure skate on, Riudolph has contact with champions of that field, including Carol Heiss, Olympic gold metal winner. 19G4 Gold Metal A gold medal is the coveted goal for any Olympic contender. Ed hopes to win it in the 1964 winter Olympics in Austria. Weber will have a Rudolph to root for that year. Additional sports, such as flying, water skiing, rifle practice and bicycle riding, keep Eddie busy and in good physical fitness. He will try for the Olympic bike team for the 1964 summer Olympics in Tokyo. Eddie, a Sigma Delt;i Pi rushee, plans to return to Weber for Spring quarter and hopes he will have the black Corvette he suggested to his parents. His orange Twunderbird "has to go." We had finished talking. The place was covered with doodled circles, probably made by skate blades. bor Wo no 00 Last week in Fresno, California, Weber debaters competed against 88 schools from . eleven western states in the annual Western Association of Speech Teachers Tournament. Ann Moesinger and Ilene Grix won three out of five debates; Corrie Oborn went to the semifinals in extempore speaking.. Next Meet Weber's next major tournament will be in the latter part of February. Weber will attend the University of Arizona's Desert Invitational Tournament in Tus-oon, Arizona. Four years ago Weber won first place. .,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, DRAMA TRYOUTS Tryofuts for "A Sleep of Prisoners" iby Christopher Fry will be held during winter quarter registration. There are only four men's parts in the play. Copies are available at the reserve desk in :the library as s are "Bell Book and Candle" and I "Visit to a Small Planet". , ,,., . , Autumn Seminar Next Thursday The 1961 Autumn Quarter Seminar sponsored by the Weber College Association will be held Thursday, December 7, at 3:00 p.m. in room 108 of the Union Building. Dr. Carlyale Thompson, former Director of Montana State Board of Health, and recently appointed new Director for the Utah State Department of Health, will be the featured speaker. WEBER COLLEGE SIGNPOST VOL. 3 NO. 8 DECEMBER 1, 1961 OGDEN, UTAH Iriais Sensations Felt At "The ShriEre" The feeling is ironic. Onlookers of "the Shrike" sense the inhibitation playing with the minds of those confined to an insane asylum as they sit in the grayed hospital room a matter of inches from the cast. "The Shrike;," a dramatic script 'written by Joseph Krarnm and under the competent direction of 1 Leonard Rowley, plays tonight and Saturday night at 8:15 in Weber's Moench Arena. The production adds another high quality play to Weber's dramatic records. "Why lam I here? What did I do?" asks suicide victim, Jim Downs, played by Michael Oborn. Why would anyone be committed to a mental institution? Can institutional practice and honesty be compatible? Plot Unfold's Superb unfolding of a careful plot causes legitimate questions to arise in viewer's minds as to whether lall those confined to state institutions actually belong there. The answers are suggested in the script, and the play's cast deserves much acknowledgement. Top acclaim goes to Mike Oborn for his singular character pre sentation as the suicide, Jim Downs. His work with the play brought remarks or astonishment and favor from an attentive audience. To see Mike's natural performance, fit in with other figures, is worth time in itself. Two For One The "Shrike," a possessive, self-oonfident and unknowingly heartless woman is Jim's wife, Ann played lalternately by Janet Bell and Lymette Nye. Janet appears on Friday, and Lynette on Saturday.Laughter results from Elwood Curtis' droll portrayal of Fleming who is confined to the ward but is mot completely there. Silent One Each heart sympathizes with Joe, a patient with no apparent sense of normal consciousness. Skill is presented in Brent Moon's feeling of that minor part. Throughout the play and 'its self-contained acts, previously non-existent fears arise and grow on both patients and audience. Fraternity Phi Theta Kappa Fraternity is a National Junior College Scholastic Society. It was established in 1918 and is open to all that fulfill the requirements.. Kappa Theta is the Chapter at Weber College. Requirements Requirements for membership in this naltional scholastic honorary society are: a 3.5 average for two quarters with 15 hours of transferable credit, excluding gym credits, and the successful passage by the faculty council. Officers Officers of Kappa Theta are: Gary London, president, Ann Moe-singer, vice president; Eileen Grix secretary; Corrie Oborn, Treasurer; and Nona Valdez, Historian. Sharmea - Excels Lead Averages The spring quarter averages of the social clubs have been released with Sharmea leading the women with 3.117, Otyokwa close with 3.110, LaDianeda's Was 2.90, followed by Takai Kyoto with 2.88. Excelsior led the men's clubs with 2.59, Sigma Delta Pi was next with 2.52, 'and Phoenix had 2.47. ,g,i lnlnlmlgl, wh m mi mi .ra t, I TRAFFIC FINES i There are over 200 students I who have not yet paid their traffic fines. If not paid by ? the end of the quarter, YOU I will not receive YOUR grades or be allowed to register. mrara |