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Show From the Editor's Desk Debators Rewarded By Experience Weber College students aijd faculty gladly welcome nearly 1400 forensic students to the campus today as first rounds of the annual high school tournament get underway. The college personnel and debators as well realize the advantage and opportunities an event of the scope and interest of this tournament can provide. In considering these values school has been dismissed to assure the greatest possible degree of success. . Debating, in particular, has much to offer. A participant in this program has probably already realized the values of such affiliation. Learning to think on his feet, clearly and speedily are two top rewards, as well as the exceptional ability to express himself well. A large part of college study deals with research. A former debate student often has a great advantage over an inexperienced one in that such adjustment comes easily. Also, as most every person of near college age realizes, a thorough knowledge and proficiency of at least one subject or aspect of life is a necessity in our complex society, the debator has an early advantage . over his fellow student. Learning to accept defeat and return for another try in the friendly spirit of the ever present principle of competition is another quality an indulgent realizes. Not all is on the intellectual or serious side, however. Many experiences such as this tournament and excursions to other schools, districts and states is a large part of the whole program. Such social development is also an important segment of the complete project. And so we say, welcome to the 1400 debators and also to the other participants in this forensic meet. "May you reap the rewards not so easily gained, but maybe even harder to perpetuate." One Quinn's Opinion ngaged Kids Are Helping World Go Mushy By Tom Quinn Facts On Parking Lots It has been brought to the attention of the Board of Control that a situation has been criticized without justification. In order to set the record straight the Board has voted to publish a statement presenting the facts, so that you, the reader, may draw your own conclusion. (1) Graveling has a 6 inch base, which is according to state specifications. Additional gravel would help in no way. Up to date the administration has no knowledge of a car breaking through m a designated parking area. 1ms lot was designed and put in by the state road commission. (2) The chalk line, put in the south parking area was not meant to be permanent, only to start the students to park correctly in line. This is just on the south area. It was not put in the north lot. (3) The south area was not college property last spring and shouldn't have been used at all. It has since been purchased and surfaced for parking. (4) The college campus is on a 6 grade. If you have any parking lot south of the buildings, it will have a 6 grade. (5) The parking lots that are graveled are not permanent parking lots. Upon future construction they will be relocated.(6) If you think parking is a problem here at Weber, try going to one of the senior institutions. If you park within four blocks of your class you must have come early, very early. This is by no means an excuse to overlook parking here at Weber. We have an entirely new campus with its problems, but we have advantages too. We can design our campus according to the modern automotive age where other institutions have to crowd everything in their old campus bounds. The administration realizes the parking problem and making allowances for it in future construction. (7) Be patient. THE BOARD OF CONTROL. SIGNPOST HI-WEEKLY PUBLICATION Associated Students of Weber College Room 523, Building 4 Phone Weber College 4-3491, Extension 232 Editor Sharon Larison Sports Editor Jim Freston Club Editor Sharon Harris Photographer , Kent Malan Business Manager Karl Anderson Reporters Tom Quinn, Marianne Johns, Marge Sudweeks, Larry Tomlinson, Mel Hamaker, Bob Grondel, Jerry Nelson, Joan Forsgren, Carole Wheeler, Tom Jones, George Mead. Bruce Jones Club Reporters Chanodo, Carolyn Whipple LaDianaeda, Joan Forsgren; Otyokwa, Sharon Harris; Shar-mea. Carol Hains; Alpha Rho, Tim Gwyther; Excelsior, Ralph McEntire; Phoenix, Ray Humphreys; Sigma, Thomas Quinn. DEBATORS ! Welcome to Weber College For ALL of Your FLORAL NEEDS, See YOUR CAMPUS FLORIST Utah Floral Go. 237 - 24th Street, Phone 9106 'AT SPECIAL STUDENT DISCOUNTS" Alack, alas, is this world going soft or isn't it? I'm afraid the answer is in the affirmative, and these debates that Weber's hosting and what they stand for is a good example of a once muscular civilization getting about as flabby as a balloon filled with mush. Look at what these 1400-odd kids engaged in the tournament are learning how to settle differences of opinion thru discussion. Now if that isn't a sedentary pursuit I'm going to start playing anagrams and really live dangerously. These youngsters should be out back brushing up on their street fighting techniques. A drop kick to the stomach will convince faster than a verbal barrage to a man's reasoning center. For Example Take a typical debate question: Should a Guaranteed Annual Wage be Adopted? This shows just how far down the mattress covered road we've gone. If the policy was adopted can't you picture seasonal workers like the easter bunny and Santa Claus lying around 11 months of the year, getting fat and sassy and griping because their dole isn't bigger. If this trend continues, a person born 20 years from now will barely be sponged off before an official is pounding at the delivery room door guaranteeing a fabulous sum if baby'll promise never to work. I favor the plan whereby a man is thrown out on the street when the factory closes down (prefer ably m the winter). 11 he survives. he s that much more gratefully in dustrious when taken back on when manufacturing resumes. If he does n't last, it's better than having him kick off during working hours and falling into the machinery. Besides, the world's overpopulated anyway. If the principle of debate is carried to its ultimate end, wars will be abolished. In their place, two gabby old men from the interested nations will sit down together and talk the war out. The one that tells the biggest lie about the power of his country's matchstick maker will be the winner. AVhat Once Was Time was when a tournament was a tournament. That was when Sir Goody Twoshoes and Count Von DeFingers, after a heated debate over the relative fierceness of North and South Wale's dragons, would horse themselves and spend the afternoon clubbing each other over the head with battleaxes. This was a harmless pass-time, as no one got hurt unless a hor-:e got tired and laid down on his master; but all involved had let off a little energy and felt the better for it. After a few years, the horses got a union and wouldn't do any work at all. and so a different plan was formulated to settle differences. Made Slapping Match For example, one man claimed that '06 was the vintage year for brandy, and his opponent favored '07. After a bottle of each had been consumed, a glove would be called for, and one would get slapped. The next morning, our friends would meet and fire a couple of shots in the other's general direction. They would then retire to the I nearest grog shop to renew their acquaintance with John Barleycorn and to pledge their undying loyalty to each other. Look at the superiority of this method to that of debates. The men could shoot off their pistols instead of their mouths, partake of fresh air instead of hot, and most important, they got an early start on the day's drinking instead of thinking. We've come a long way since those days, but it's been an easy path all down hill. We've deteriorated to a world of boobs trying to talk each other to death. It isn't a pretty sound to hear. Lecture-Artists AnnounceChangg Taking the place of both King Peter of Yugoslavia and Constance Bennett in the Lecture and Artists series will be the "Fiesta Mexi-cana," April 14. It was recently announced that King Peter was unable to appear for his scheduled lecture. Other coming attractions are Dorothy Thompson, March 12, Robert St. John, April 24, KiaOra-Hawaiian-Indian Clubs, May 5, and Highlights of Scenic America, May 21. The Lecture committee reports that it must take the risk of cancellation when scheduling movie stars and celebrities. To the Editor Dear Editor: Recently, there have been two Audubon lectures held, within just a short time of each other. The first was held on a Tuesday night near the beginning of the quarter, and the most recent one, on a Monday. It has been the procedure to require all Life Science II students to attend these lectures, and no excuses are accepted. The question was asked several times of the instructor as to what a student could do in the event that he had another class the night of the lecture. Because of the fact that the night classes are not excused during these lectures and the student is required to attend the Audubon, he has had to make the choice between which of the classes he considers most important. The school has not seen fit to support these lectures financially so the instructor has taken it upon himself to accept the responsibility for the money, and he has appealed to students to support the lectures so that he won't be obliged to make up the financial deficit. He has also asked for the names of people throughout the city, so that advertising circulars could he mailed to them. It seems to me that if the instructor will expect and freely ask for the help of students, that the students have some right to expect some consideration from the instructor with regard to night classes. A Life Science Student. For the BEST in . . . FOOD and SERVICE-Meet the Gang at . . mason's Riverdale Road at Lincoln Ave. WEBER OFFICE SUPPLY 2432 Wash. 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