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Show Page 2 SIGNPOST OCTOBER 5, 1961 EDITORIAL , Yhe Joys OS TEie Are You Really Living? Are you experiencing life? A stupid question, you may think. But, are you really living or merely existing? Do you listen to the autumn leaves fall 'and the squirrel scurry through them, or do you just hear the leaves crinkle? Do you look at the Indian siuminer sunset, 'or do you just see the red clouds over the horizon? Do you feel the crisp fall air that turns the leaves and flavors the apples, or do you just know it's there? Are you experiencing life, or are you just existing? Two men looked from prison bars, One saw the mud, the other the stars. This couplet is an example of the many-sidedness of life. Start today to see the stars. Start to live now. Experience the life around you. Start to see, listen, and feel. Learning to live is just 'as important as learning to make a living- The ultimate goal of each individual is to live a happy successful life. The importance of knowledge is not in the knowledge itself, but how it is used to achieve this goal. If you cannot experience life, knowledge will do you no good. We 'are told that we will never be more free than at this point of our lives. We will never have a greater opportunity to live than now. We will never have as many friends to share experiences with. Let's apply ourselves to our studies, but even more important, let's apply ourselves to experience living. S.R. Former Weber Student Earns National Adaim By Roger Brian M. L. Stevenson, a former Weber College Graduate now working with a team of three other University of California physicists, has coordinated the discovery of an important new parlticle of the atom, the omega meson. Dr. Stevenson, a son of Merlin L. Stevenson, Chairman of the Weber College Physical Science Division, worked in collaboration with Dr. B. C. Maglic visiting scientist from Yugoslavia, Dr. Luis W. Alvarez .and A. H. Rosen-feld.The discovered particle was never seen, nor was it seen by their highly specialized instruments, it's life span is too fleeting. The omega meson Was given its name years ago when theoretical physicists first postulated its existence as a result of Stanford experiments. It has no eledtrical charge. The researchers and theorists inferred its exictence. They proved it to their satisfaction from 90 photos out of 30,000 photos taken in Berkeley's giant liquid hydrogen bubble chamber. Existence of the omega particle, sought unsuccessfully before by six other research teams, helps ex. plain the electrical properties of the structure of the neutron and proton. Dr. Edwin McMillion, director of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, said its discovery "makes possible a major advance in our understanding of the fundamen tal particles" of matter. SIGNPOST STAFF Editor Linda Ritchie Society Editor '.. Colleen Welsh Editorial Writer Sandy Ross Sports Writer Phil Pulsipher Business Manager Val Parrish Feature Writer - Jana Layton Reporters: Kathryn Morgan, Marjorie Duncan, Louise Taylor, Sondra Stocks, Leslie Smith, Karen Pace, Kathy Murray, Brent Moon, Leslie Johnson, Ruth Halverson, Vic Ferre, Dorothy Eckelens, Reed Conger, Judy Champneys, Roger Brian, Pat Brenchley, Dennis Berrett, Mike Stoddard. Signpost Office U.B. Room 206 .... Ext. 271 First Week At Sctiool By Jana Layton While reading one of the highly recommended literary magazines, Mad, I came upon an article entitled, "The Prison Mess Hafll Riot." This immediately reminded me of embarrassing moments a student may have while attendingcollege. The first week of school brings joy, sorrow and confusion, Biology . . . my, what an interesting subject. The professor has elaborated .on it quite extensively .To your dismay, however, you can't guilte figure out what this has to do with econ. 1! With complete control of your faculties and a rosy glow, you retire to the hall regretting having to leave the nice class you accid'ently made yourself a part of. The opportunity for introducing yourself to the class arrives, you arise only to hear the clatlter of books, pencils and a treasured lab envelope leave your desk top to mingle at your feet, announcing to the class your gracefulness. Turning to another group finds "Sleepy Jane" has over slept. She climbs out of bed at 7:45 and dashes to an 8 o'clock class. With much dispare, she gazes at her feet to find she has lovingly placed one black ked on her right foot and one brown ked ion her left foot. My the excuses one can arrive at to explain one's way out of such a. situation. Dare we forget the balance necessary to fall down ithe stairs in building No. 4 between classes? I'm quite sure each of us has our own secret embarrassing moments kept safely locked up in our minds to bring out for a good laugh during a boring class or on a duel date. Conclusive Discourse: It's better to have loved and lost Its also cheaper. Changes Made In Weber's Library By Judy Champneys "Two new additions have been made to the Weber College Library this year," said Mrs. Sally Johnson, circulation librarian this week. First, the card caJtalog has been divided into two alphabets. One. section contains authors, names and titles of books. The other lists books under subject headings. Second, new magazines are on shelves open to the students. Formerly, magazines had to be asked for at the desk. Mrs. Johnston assures confused students that the trained personnel in the libnary wish to help them with any problem. Also, she states that ithe library workers ivill be speaking to orientation classes in the near future. Car Owners! Take Heed Of This All students who do not desire to forfeit either a $2 or a $5 fine to the Traffic Court should take time to properly register their cars and obtain decals at the Cashier's Of fice. The cost is only 25 cents a car, inexpensive considering it costs as much as $45 a car at UCLA and many universities.The Court started issuing tickets on Oct. 2, to all students who failed to register their cars- Tickets are also being given for moving viola tions and improper parking. If you do receive a fine, it must be paid at the Cashier's Office within seven days, not counting Saturday or Sunday, after the issuance. If the fine is not paid an additoinal $1 assessment will be added. The students who refuse to pay their fines, will not receive their diplomas, transcripts, or registation materials. Also, all faculty and employes with delinquent fines will have the amount withheld from their checks. If the person does not desire to pay the fine, he may file an appeal at the Cashier's Office. This means his 'appeal will go before the Traffic Court, which consists of three staff members and three students. The student may appear in person and plead his case. The Court will decide if he is guilty or not. The Court is held once a week, Friday at 2 p.m-, in the Technical Education Building, in the conference Room (T-213). Mr. Marv Peterson heads the Traffic Court this year and his staff consists of Mr. Jack Atkins, Mr. Thomas Riley, and Mr. Lyle Richins. The students havfe not as yet been assigned. Mr. Peterson stated that 2,500 decals were sold last year, and they expect to exceed the record this year which indicates the extreme need for proper traffic and parking control. |