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Show Page 2 SIGNPOST February 13, 1959 Editorial An Open Letter to Ulah Legislators Dear Legislator: You are probably well acquainted with the current campaign to establish Weber College as a four-year institution. The motives for this drive have been stated and restated by President Miller and other members of the Advisory Committee. You are likely aware of our favorable location, our swelling enrollment, our desire to take some of the stress from the three major universities in the state, etc. There is little we can add to the campaign by way of good, solid fact. We would, however, like you to know that as a student body, we are genuinely interested in seeing our college take on four-year status. We are convinced that Weber College is more than just "a good school." It is, to us, an alert, piogressive institution at the vortex of a vital area. This is not only our observation, but one shared by friends all through the state -and nation. A highly-regarded faculty, a stimulating academic and vocational program, and a top-flight activity plan are but a few of Weber's assets. We are certain that with an additional two years, it could and would have these benefits expanded.You may be' assured that we are concerned about the future of our college and that we would appreciate your aid in the creation of a Four-year Weber College. Respectfully yours, THE EDITOR. GOE GOES Biscayne i-Door Sedan More miles are back in a gallon of regular-grade gas up to 10 more and Chevy's new Hi-Thrift 6 engine puts them there. It also gives you more "git" in the speeds you drive the most. Here's an engine that always seems able to coax extra miles out of a tank of regular-grade gas. In fact, if you're one of those drivers who keep tab on things like gas mileage, you'll soon see for yourself that this new Ili-Tbxift 6 gets up to 10 more miles a gallon. Another thing you'll like about this 135-h.p. 6 is the now see the GOES OH A GALLON ! shows the Fisher Body beauty of Chevrolet's lowest priced series for wider selection of models at "Some of r3y e Professors," but... Many years ago, Dorothy Say- j ers commented that there is only j one way to make love, but a thou- sand ways to commit a murder. Professor George Williams in his new and critical commentary j on higher education in America, SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ! ARE PROFESSORS, warns that j there is only one way to be a good professor, but there are at least seven ways to be a very bad one. "Worthy of first mention because he may be a very good man while being a very bad professor, is the plain stupid professor. The ways to be stupid are multiple. Mostly, Professor Williams says, the stupid professor is a rule-fol Weber College Signpost Student Union Building Phone Weber College, Ext. 232 Managing Editor Lndon Sports Editor - Society Editor - Business Manager , . - Margaret Anaersx.ii Reporters: Gary Blodgett, Barry Ellis, Grant Messerly, Francia Oborn, Mike Monson, Carol Blanken, Mike Parker, Kathy Kittock, Gaylene Knight, Barbara Henry, Carolyn Heiner, Marlene Nelson, Val Weathers, Le Roy Yorgason. The Weber College Signpost is the official news publication of Associated Students of Weber College and is published bi-weekly. '59. extra pep it gives you for passing and climbing hills. This is due to higher torque at normal speeds. It may be hard to believe anything that looks and moves like this '59 Chevy can be such a stickler for economy. But whether you pick the Ili-Thrift 6 or a vim-packed Ve this is just &'rmS2!ZgK3ZS? one more reason Chevy's the car that's wanted for all il o i- i iu wuriu. otop uy your dealer's and see. The smart it S t, . . your local authorized Chevrolet dealer's! Best Friends lower, because rule-following simplifies life for him. The second bad professor is the smug professor the one who is convinced that he is most clever and most knowing and has proved to himself that he is a pretty smart fellow. He must be a pretty smart fellow after all to have gotten where he is. Daily association with his immature students further convinces him. He is eager to assist his students; that is, the ones who agree with him and admire him. Less Common Fortunately less common is the third type of bad professor, the arrogant one. He is never arrogant to those above, but always arrogant to his students, as well as to - Dick Welker Delsa Owen CIIEVIWLL JCTSrX3. swilch is loth '69 Cltevy I faculty members who are inferiors. He is rude and has forgotten what Emerson knew: that the secret of education lies in respecting the pu-pil."A much more common, and much less obnoxious, type is the fourth professor, the one who just does not care about people. He likes science and scholarship, books and libraries; he likes learning, and he may even enjoy talking about what he knows. But he has no real human warmth, friendliness, sympathy, or understanding of the personalities and points of view of his students or of his colleagues. "Just the opposite of this type of professor is the one (usually young) who tries to 'pal around' with his students, be their companion and their equal. A product of early solitude and social rejection, he now overcompensates by trying to make his students like him, not respect him make them value his friendship, not what he can teach them." Worldly Type The sixth of Dr. Williams' "bad" professors is the worldly and cultured gentleman type who is loved by the trustees, the president of the university, the heads of departments and the wealthy people of the town for his disarming frankness. His complacency assures all concerned that everything is well with the university. The final type of professor whom Dr. Williams excoriates "is the one who, working within, the new vision of education as the output of an administrative 'team,' and referring to his immediate superior as 'the chief,' teaches in a supremely businesslike way. This professor loses sight of the student as a human being . . .a separate personality whose uniqueness goes unrecognized in the pursuit of administrative efficiency and teamwork."The opposite characteristics, says Dr. Williams, will provide a clue to at least 7 qualities posess-ed by the "good professor!" But an insight into the bad professor is not simply an occasion for guffaws, but rather docs it give Amert ica a chance to re-evaluate its system of higher education . ". .to better sustain this nation's own future place in the world. And if Dr. Williams is severe on some of the professorial types in his book, he reminds us all, in his title, that SOME OK MY BEST FRIENDS ARE PROFESSORS. EGYPTIAN How Showing JAMES ! STtVVARJ 1 1 NOVAK, I i-ya - I JACK. II ERNIE If MACS 1 v IT- IMIIIOMIMNMIR'MIIME umiii i arawsh t. h- nam van iuiin riM NIX IfNUHClMI |