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Show WEBER COLLEGE SIGNPOST Friday, February 2, 1945 Students Shun Noted Works For 'Best Sellers,' War Novels But It's True ! With such ' ' edupa fcional" lit era rj bilge a$ "Forever Anther" heading our Lh'si kIIci' lisl. are very often negligent of books more pertinent to tlii.s poor cliewed-wp world in which we live. Granted that me war in.-, tls an dnou fiction bookB tlmt hdve flooded the market mercilessly arc Itiinelv and interesting, il is very difficult for those of us who are so far removed IViiiii the actual ball lc fri.nl to determine jnsl what is fact and Imu mudb IS prop.-; jfftndn. The boo,k of pseudo-news an tijj'fits are another drug on tne market. 1 n t we are nol to be discoii raged by tlje onslaught. One of mir present day writers, Upton Sinclair, has given us an opus mi the why's and wherefores of the. world in which we live, and lias presented it in such a smooth flowing easy-to-re'ad style that the reader finds hinlself ratting educated withoul realizing it. The fat I thai this work includes five quite lengthy novels should not discourage the potential reader. New Word View . . . The books, "World's Paid," "Between Two Worlds," "Dragon-- Teeth," "Wide Is the Cade," and "Presidential Agent," lake the reader through the period prior to the first World War and bring turn lip to the present day, With such a skilled craftsman at the helm as Mr. Sinclair, it is difficult to vie wtl'ie world and the war in the Mime idyllic naivete that il has been our unfurl unale custom to do! By taking lis behind the scenes of our diplomats, world leaders, and political puppets, he ruthlessly strips every vestige of glamor and veneer from thorn and re veals them to be mere figureheads for the munitions manufacturers, oil men. ami steel magnates that control the purse strings of the world. Everyone knows that money talks. Pew realize how much it talk's and what a strident voice it has. Wo are, however, not left without; some hope of a just world to come. Acknowledging the possibility of having Comnnm ism flung defiantly at us, we must also acknowledge hope that has emerged from Russia. It is difficult to go through such an emotional and intellectual experience as Sinclair subjects us to without Inning our eyes and minds and hearts opened to the crying need of humanity to be given a chance to survive. College Library To dale there has been much discus-'ion. both pro and con. as to the advisability of opening the library evenings and Saturdays. The administration in closing tin1 library during the above mentioned periods gives the following reasons for such action: The failure of students to use it, wa.-tiim of the services of the librarian, and a desire to put all funds not actually needed into the war effort. We must, however, consider the students' point of view. That is, with a scarcity of labor, a predominance ofstudent.- are working wjiilc attending school. Many of these are working the afternoon or suing shift which, limits the, time i ;.-, ma spend for reference work. Or in other words, Saturday morning is all they-have free. Finding the library closed they are forced to rely upon tin- Carnegie librarv, which ol'len hasn't the specific material needed by the student. Also tliose working just afternoons may go over 1o trie Carnegie Library hut find soon after the arrive that il closes by :00 p. m. Specify Hours . . . The administration will now say that although students are in favor of keeping the library open, when asked point-hlank which hours ihey would go to the library, could specify none. This is the wrong approach to the question. The library is not and should not be designated as a place where students have certain regular hours to attend, and they must make use of it or forfeit their rgihls. The library should lie. made available for students to make me of its facilities in case of necessity or desire at all times. Even though, as with the national bureau of records and statistics, not in a particular use at a definite time. Ftieliflsliiti I'riorilv ( nc a year a "Friendship" banquet is held at Weber college. On this one eve ning each girl-' club "lets down its hair" and condescends to associate with other clubs. This banquet is a fine gesture of friendship, but why limit it to once a yea'-? The purpose of each club is to promote friendship and work for a better Weber college. The purpose of each club is be- rresideri Dixoii Responds: My dear Miss Macl.atcliie, The World Student Service Relief ap pears to be a student organization de signed to as-isi refugee students in war stricken countries, to fried some needs of prisoners of war, anil to make life more pleasant for our own American soldiers . I.o find them cK'e in pri son camps. National "World Student Service offi cers have visited aorue institutions, and organized chapters, and some universities have completed I heir t bird drive for funds. Miss Lois Crozier, with headquarters in Topeka, Kansas, is the regional secretary. 1 am very much in sympathy with your idea that, through this organization or an organization of our own, the faculty and the student council should unite to aid and to keep iii closer touch with all Weber men and women now in the service. We sent out over thirty-five hundred letters and about two thousand Sign Posts last quarter, but, knowing our service people as 1 do, I would say that we have not made aa beginning toward treating them as they should be treated. While something is being done in an organized way, 1 suggest that tlie student officers secure from Dean Stevenson, Mrs. Hall, and the Sign Post staff, their lists of Weber service people, and that at the door of the assembly each Friday a name be given to every student and faculty mem her with instructions to write a letter to I he service person named. It might tax six or eight weeks to cover the list, but it will be six or eight weeks of genuine satisfaction to us and joy to tliose fine people who represent us. Sincerel v, EL A. Dixon, President Did you know that the bandleader, Gflehn Miller, reported missing in action, is an alumnus of the University of Colorado? ' Bette Pomerance of the TJ. of V, can write some of the best slapstick corn in 'these here parts." An example is her letter o Santa printed in "Utah Cfonicle." ing defeated as they build a barrier around themselves inside which they work to bring themselves a rung higher on the ladder to recognition. The idea that "I can't associate with .you, bea'cuse you're in a different class that I," is entirely too prevalent. , , , It is only natural that girls in the sane-organization should seek friendship inside that organization. But each girl belongs also to Weber college, and the purpose of this organization ranks far above the purpose of any one club. Why not interchange gestures of friendship more often ? facial activities are naturally limited af; school as elsewhere, so why not have a f.-wduh "mixers" where tightly drawn affiliation are forgotten. In a world where more and more restrictions are put upon up, let's not place a priority on friendship! The Signpost Editorial Office: 114 Central Building Published semi-monthly by students of Weber .Junior College Editor Lujean Putnam Business Manager Marjorie Vowles Front Pagr Birth Bclnap, Dorothy Lemon Society Editors Mary Larsen LueUa Johnson Editorial rage Dorene Booothc Sports Editor Eugene Nye Cartoonist Pat Decker Business Assistant Don Dc Witt Circulation Manager Barbara Parkin Photographer Douglas Hoe per Faculty Advisor Mrs. Thatcher Allred FRONT PACE: Teresa Eekenbreeht, Carol Kauli, Bonnie Decker, Eva Butler, Bettie Smith. EDITORIAL PAGE: Fayc Mel.atehie, .loan Allied, Pat Jurgjns, William West. SOCIETY PAGE: Ami Taylor, Iris Kun.Ier, Marilyn Campbell, Mitzi Stevenson, Club Reporters. SPORTS PAGE: Lewis Weathers, Don De Witt. Member of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Press Association 1944 -:- Member -:- 1945 Associated Collegiate Press S OUT OF TEN M I "Robert 3- Moore OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, HAS TRAVELLED COMPLETELY AROUND THE WORLD HI TIMES... NINE OUT OF TEN PEOPLE DROWNED OH BEACHES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 193$-WERE MEN WNU Service HENRY AtATTSOM OF RENO. NEVADA. HAS NOT tylSSED A va GAVE PLAYED BY FOOTBALL TEAMS HE HAS REPRESENTED IN THE LAST IS WEARS... Last month, sixty seniors from Colorado A! and M, graduated with full honors. This happened because these people were engaged in the accelerated college training program, llimnm . . . the education system of the future hits greatpossibilities! A $5000 A'-ray machine has been purchased by the University of Colorado for its engineering students. Now mayhe more students can see their way through class. JIVE TALK Ameche telephone. Chuckle chick girl who giggles Dog Pound shoe store: iPag hag S'irl who smokes. C 0 D come over dear ! Hue bus girl who necks. RED AND BLANK I've seen from other campuses, that whenever a girl blossoms out in a. diamond, she lasses around a I'ive-pound box of cholocates. Come on, gals of Weber, what do vou sa v .' Blessings on thee little dame, Bareback girl, knees the same. And thy short transparent clothes, With thy feather bob's jaunty grace Lipstick smeared upon your face. From my heart I give jou joy, Clad thai I was born a boy. .... Davis Da vt Sixty seniors of Colorado A & M were graduated last month. They have been taking the accelerated college program ; Be American . . We Americans are accused, and justly so, of being smug about our country without actually knowing much about it. We don't go across country ten miles to see the world's largest gold fish ponds, but perhaps we will go back 1000, miles to view that which we failed to find interesting when it was within easy reach - because someone draws our attention to it. Quite often we wait for someoneforeign-born to take us to see Grant's tomb or other famous landmarks, and only wake up to the importance of what is about us when someone with a searching eye and an appreciative heart points it out. Why not make a personal "journey into America" and emerge stronger, more enthusiastic Americans appreciative of what we have without" becoming complacent? ' . If. M. Dal by, Weber newswriting class and have completed their requirements a half year ahead of schedule. ( This new educational system lias great possibilities if you know what I mean.) Seems as if everyone went all out for patriotism last mouth, what with the bond drive and all. Almost every campus hit the top, or over, on bond sales. Students of Santa Monica city college donated blood to the mobile blood bank for a Christmas present. Your fragrance is out of this world Your beauty, one can't surpass You're rare and of untold value Vou beautiful gallon of gas. Wilson Loudspeaker "One week free at any. Salt Lake hospital is offered to university students by the student health service," reports the medical examainer at the U. of TJ. s New swritmg "Is there a doctor In the house?" asks Donald D. Miller, of the Weber college newswrit ing class, who pays doctors in are doing to salvage lives and sreneral the fnllnuin., iHKio. i limbs and to rehabilitate our We hear much comment today of how wonderful are the sur geons and doctors on the war fronts, of the mighty work they 9fPKiE" SHiRLEymmua&Me jH:':'1 (1 XtYrp PILOTS AHD (SUMMERS IM :WSS M C amh M,n- SKl-Er SHOOTING ShlCE I , BBtmlJ bf"1?' IT HAS GEEti fOLittO To BE ' Mf wo Jpm- A GREAT HELP TO MEIl I ZA WOMEN-, ffloWUBESHOOTm A n fet W j. "o WMomSwGET$fim I- - m rU cuJ pc? iR MO You CAM BE A ? -Sy ZZ,zJ GREAT HELP TbO IF YOU'LL XW r , 1 BUY MR BONDS mjgjff A I S. Trtasui , fighting men. I wonder if our home front doctors are receiving the credit justly due them in their fight against death and disease. For more than three years, I doctors in small villages or large cities have had their prac I tinpc and responsibilities in creased continuously, while the military services have taken their competent assistants for war duty. All available help is being requested for use in army and navy hospitals, and yet cur dot-tors here at home must et along the best way they can with what assistance they can gather from local or relative sources. 'this is war, we are told, and generally we believe the situation as we see it. However, the future world will be built from the young broods cf home children who need the proper start in life with all the medical skills available by our medical men' at home. When we get the stomach ache, bruise a finger, or find a cut to be draining a little of our blood, why den't we run to the first aid cabinet and do a little practical nursing ourselves instead of bothering the doctor? There are many books that will help us o identify symptoms of disease and their causes, so if we do a little more ourselves, we will have less time to trouble our overworked physicians. While waiting for attention in Letters To The Editor Pear Editor, It seems to me that for too long a time the letters you have printed boast nothing more than a bone to pick or a beef to beef. Afier noting the hours you and your staff put in and the troubles you face, I realize that honor is due so I am writing this morale-building morsel: "I think the Sign Post is a truly great paper: the society page is a dream of completeness; the sports pages is the acme of perfection, the front page is indescribahlv nrofmmd the editorial page is, as Dorene Bool he says, "the best page of the paper." All in all the "sheet" is a masterpiece of reporting and craftsmanship. Yours truly, Marilyn Taylor' Dear Marilyn, Who are you kidding? Yours, Editor FENDER BENDERS J IT WAS IN V PERFECT SHAPE, TOO - EXCEPT Y FOR THE BRAKES! Dear Editor, Can you tell me why the faculty of our institution continually choose class text books which are scarce? Since my enrollment in Weber college, I have found very few classes with a surplus of texts. In many classes the scarcity still exists even after enc-third of the quarter has gone by. Yours truly, William West Dear Bill, Perhaps the cause of your problem lies with these teachers who did not anticipate the fall shortage of text books and did not. therefore, place their order at the College Book Store soon enough to assure delivery. The existing paper shortage has made our "standby" text items that are difficult to produce. Yes, there IS a war on, so boar with us, Bill, and keep in touch with Marge Vowles in the book store. Yours, Editor TOO - EXCEPT Y FOR THE BRAKES! ) Opera Star (Continued from Page 1) the contribution which music can make to peacetime reconstruction."The power of music as a social force has always been recognized," he states. "We have used it in the present war Tor 'morale,' to entertain the soldiers, and even for therepautic purposes." Community music, he believes, can be a force in helping returned veterans to adjust to new conditions by allowing them through glee clubs, bands, and community "sings" to mingle easily and naturally with the society to which they havereturned. least, Putsy certainly made a fine spectacle of himself perched on a smooth pillow. Whatever strange fate drew Putsy to the dorm we'll never know, but this newlv found prince will find refuge and comfort there for as long as he wishes. 1IKH, Putsy, Is Vagabond King By Mel Piitsy is a dog. Incidently he is now a perfumed, pampered dog. This little one-eyed Pekinese, oddly enough wandered into the girls' dorm. In no time at all the occupants of the building were "billing and cooing" over this small reddish-brown mutt. Before long a bath was in order and Putsy in all his modest discrimination, endured its "wetness" and came through all brushed, combed, powdered and perfumed. His highness was served, in the finest fashion, the most reputable food, that only Mrs. Kennedy is worthy of preparing and to say the a doctor's office, should an hour or two pass, we must realize that other people have similar aches and pains and that the doctor is doing two men's work with one pair of hands with no complaints about 'overtime." Geo. Bell Co. SEEDS 2463 Grant Dial 2-5362 CI dZ2lTOI TOTS TO TEENS 2438 Wash. Blvd. Children's Wear at Budget Prices Dial 6369 WATSON-TANNER CLOTHING "Smart Apparel" OGDEN BILLIARDS 2408 Washington Blvd. (Upstairs) Iiuy a Bond , Western Book Co. 450 TWENTY-FIFTH STREET WE BUY AND SELL USED TEXTBOOKS |