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Show Page 2 SIGNPOST February 5, 1960 EDITORIAL Oedipus Presents Challenge Oedipus Rex promises to present something of a challenge to the typical Weber College dramatic audience.1. It will be a challenge to the intelligence of the group. A person who attends this play has shown by his attendance his willingness to accept works containing high cultural values. This play is another in the program of dramatic culture the Theater Arts Department has been endeavoring to bring to the Weber College studentbody for several years. The fact that the play is over 2,000 years old will bring a groan from the lips of the illiterate but will create a challenge for the intelligent and inquiring mind. It is time to raise the minds of people to the level that becomes the human intellect. Man is distinguished from animal in four primary ways, one of them being the possession of intellect. The others while relevant to human life are irrelevant to the particular subject. Only by continued development of his intellect can man maintain his superiority over the animals. Balm For The Heated Brow In order to correct a situation created when the Song-f est winners were not published in the Signpost, staff members decided to violate the editorial policy and record the winners for posterity. LaDianaeda took first place in the women's division while Sharmea took second. Excelsior won out in the men's category and Sigma Delta Pi received second place. The editor takes full responsibility for the omission and sincerely apologizes to the offended for his error. Rocket Mm To Speak Bryce Wilhite, director of Technical Operations for the Rocket Division of Thiokol Chemical Corporation, will speak in Salt Lake City in the Prudential Federal Auditorium, Sunday, February 7, at 7 p.m. Title of the speech to be jointly sponsored by St. Mark's Cathedral in Salt Lake and Brigham City Episcopalean Mission, will be "The Missile Age." The auditorium is located at 3300 South State street. Rhymes of the Times ILOOP IS . A GrlFT Straight fROAATWE w HEART SO WHEN YOU'RE ASKEP YOUR PART j . figen...AFPS urn Tickets are available at the Cathedral and will also be sold-at the door. Mr. Wilhite's article is of increased public interest because of the growing part Utah is playing in the development of long range missiles. The Signpost Student Union Building... Phone Weber College Ext 262 Editor Bob Wood Associate Editor - LeRoy Yorgason Associate Editor Patti Meikle Business Manager Gary Olsen Susan Brown Society Editor - Sports Editor John Hale Exchange Editor - Frances Carr Reporters Dennis Dahl, Brent Wilcox, Bonnie Fondren, Barbara Blanchard, Shannon Reyns, John Thorne, Joan Swanki, Betty Ballard, Norman Bramble, Mel Sowerby, Gary Barclay, Susan Parkinson, and Eloise McQuown. The Weber College Signpost is the official news publication of the Associated Students of Weber College and is published weekly. a aa v. & Till Hi f&ffiA .THE STORY OF SIMON PETER OF GALILEE VlV TECHNICOLOR PANAVISION V wy hcwmb KIEL - susah KOHNER - hh SAXON MM HYER HERBERT 10 M RMToRZAGE f ' ' , . HffliRO ESIASROOS ai fCWUHD V. lit v A t A Shows at 1:30 5:00 8:30 p.m. at Popular Prices Now Showing! o EGYPTIAN Sliouid Eighteen Year Olds Vole? By FRANCES CARR Signpost Exchange Editor Does the burden of responsibility suddenly fall on our eager shoulders' the day we turn eighteen? How many eighteen year old students can truthfully say they are prepared to intelligently select their government? Several Weber College students were asked this question. Eighteen year olds are too silly, some replied.They don't have the background to vote intelligently said others. One student remarked although they are more advanced intelligently many of them have the emotional stability of an eight year old. There is a lack of interest to study the candidates; they have not LETTERS TO THE EDITOR opport USISfi, Readers Say Dear Editor: Complacency andnon-involvement is the attitude of Weber College students towards International Student Relations. Most American students are not aware of the problems, and conflicts, etc., facing foreign students in American schools. This passive attitude may result in feelings of hostility towards Americans. The students of Weber College must realize that unless something is done to alleviate these tensions, dangerous repercussions from the respective foreign countries could ensue. These problems were brought to the attention of four Weber College students at a recent International Relations Student Seminar at Utah State University. Delegates were: Bonnie Bates, Dennis Dahl, Roger Brian and Dee Jacob-sen.Under the guidance of Manuel Aragon, graduate political science student at Stanford University, the delegates were enlightened and stimulated by this provocative conference. United States National Students Association (USNSA) issues an urgent appeal to all thinking students to make them selves aware of these problems and strive for their solution. All students interested in ter- TROC LOUNGE & GRILL loin the friendly atmosphere that Wayne & Marian Garfield have created at the Troc. SANDWICHES . . . COLD DRINKS, PIZZA PIE Serving the Best in Town Hours 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. weekdays 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. Sundays 2675 Wash. Blvd. TROC BURGERS FULLMER'S DINNER HOUSE "Finest Foods Served Anywhere" 985 Riverdale Road EX 4-0581 minating these dangerous animosities watch for announcements regarding what you as Weber College students can do to help this cause. Dear Editor: The question has been brought up as to the girls of Weber college wearing Pedalpushers and slacks to school. In my opinion it is perfectly all right for a girl to wear them. I don't know how the other students of the school feel on the matter, but if a girl wants to wear slacks as long as they are clean it is perfectly all right. Some people feel that if a girl wears pedalpushers to school, she is out of place. Well, maybe she is, but not everyone can be original as that. This brings up another question. That is the initiation of the new members of the girls clubs. It is not fair for the girls clubs of the school to have these if the men's clubs do not have them, not that I am against the men's clubs, but I do think that if the Girls do it that the Men certainly should. I think the opinions expressed in this letter are non-partial and noncommittal in any way. Thank you, JACK CRAVEN, SIGNPOST. 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