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Show Page 8 WEBER COLLEGE SIGNPOST Tuesday. May 29, 1945 History, Philosophy, and Purpose Of Weber Never to be Forgotten Graduates Recall Story of Weber Weber college, founded as an academy in (he year 1889, was organized as a junior college in 1922-23 and transferred to the State of Utah in 1933. Since that time it has been astate-supported junior college operated under the direction of the Utah state board of education. "'Accredited in 1932 by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, and later affiliated with the Ameri-can Association of Junior Colleges and the American Council on Education, Weber college is fully recognized by institutions of higher learning. Recent acknowledgement of the work of Weber college in terminal education was made in 1940, when it was selected by the general board of education as enc oi nine colleges in the United States to receive a grant for cooperative study of terminal education courses, a grant which is extending its benefits to the institution at the present time. Weber college follows a philosophy which maintains that education should prepare a student to make both a life and a living. The instructors, therefore teach academic courses with their vocational values in mind, and vocational courses with the aim cf promoting every opportunity for rounded cultural development. The college subscribes, also, to the changing emphasis in education; from subject' matter to student growth, from subject content to student needs, from the accumulation of information as an end in itself, to the modification of behavior. Yet along with this liberalization of its purpose and offerings, it persistently seeks to maintain high standards of scholarship and performance in all fields. Organized as a two-year state junior college offering two years of lower division work .paralleling that on the universities, and two years or less of terminal work, Weber college serves at least four major groups of students: (1) those preparing for upper division standing in institutions of higher learning; (2) those seeking a cultural education in courses that terminate at the end of the college sophomore year; (3) those desiring two years of semi-professional, trade and industrial, business, or other vocational training that will qualify them to enter the commercial and industrial words; (4) those needing short-term courses and cooperative pr: grams. Weber college promotes, as its primary purpose, the development of its students along socially desirable lines. It accepts as its first obligation the under-gird'ng of American democracy through the development of an enlightened citizenry and through full cooperation with nd participation in the war trailing program. It also shares with the community and the home responsibility for the de-velQpmeql In Its students of personality and ethical character. Class Revisions Result of V-E Day All war production training classes will he discontinued June 30. 1945, announced Robert A. Clarke, chairman of the division of technical education. Closing of the classes has been necessitated bv the withdrawal nf federal funds, as one of the first cutbacks following VE day. The program has been running since July 1940, and has snrolled for training over 12.000 individuals, both on the campus and in the depots and war Indus-tiles of Ogden. During the course of the oro gram the federal government has purchased approximately $180,000 of tools and equipment in addition to the $70,000 spent for airplaine engines and other aids of instruction. New classes in vocational training will be organized and operated under Weber college control and financed by funds appropriated by the state legislature, and federal funds made available by the George-Deem Smith-Hughs acts. Withdrawal of federal funds initiates a program that will emphasize the vocational training of war veterans. i -'nat m ..M .... -"77! , '""".iii.-'.ii """"MB III H WiSSK j Guests at Festival ! By Yvonne Howard Approximately 200 students, representing the graduating-class of the local high schools, were honored at the annual Mardi Gras which was held May 11, at 7:30 p. m. on the Weber college campus. A vaudeville show featuring skits from each social club's .as- Littlefield Earns Engineers' Card Mr. Garnet! Littlefield, a ' teacher at Weber college, has recently received his certificate as a licensed engineer in the State j of Utah. To receive this honor he has had to have special education and experience. He graduated as an engineer. from the University of Utah and received his experience in Idaho. Wyoming, and Utah. He received part of his education at Weber college, graduating from here in 1926. His wife, Bcrnice Littlefield, is also a teacher at Weber conducting art classes daily. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1928 and is now studying with Miss Florence Ware, i She has also taught art in Bing-I ham canyon. Ogden and Salt I Late City. She now has two children of her own that are taking an interest in art. mbiy program was highly praised by these attending. Wildcats were not to be outdone by the girls social units and the Three Cabilleros were hilarious. Ed Blair, master of ceremonies, conducted the program, with a little corn thrown in here and there for good measure. After the show, hot dogs and soda pop was in order and ior dessert, such treats as rootbeer floats, punch and cookies, and ice cream sandwiches were available at the various booths. HHtft w ism College Initiates Special Course In Teaching A cooperative course entitl"ri "Work Shop in Elementary Education." is being offered by Weber college and the Utah State LgViCUltUPal college reports John Benson, director of night school. This special class is to begin June 29, and will carry foir hours of senior or junior crcd:!. which may be applied for .each-I ers certification. The class was j requested by vhe superinlendn I of Weber counly in order to out-i grade all teachers and prepare fcr any teacher emergency. The instructors are !o be care-' fully and specially chosen in the near future. These will consist I of a chief instructor, three assist-i ants from Weber college, three from the Agricultural college and three from an eastern university.Elementary students will bo-brought in from Washington Terrace and a special room will be arranged where demonstrations will be. conducted. For the remainder of the evening activities were fast and furious. j Cries were 'heard from eve:'v i conceivable nook and corner in ithe gym building. "Hit it and You Git it." "See, the Swarm!" "Have your fortune told here!" "Pull the string and get a j prize!" Costumes ran amuck in land out of the'booths. In. the ballroom dancers gtided j across the floor to music played I by the best bands in the lan.l. Prizes for the best costume 1 H i Laboratory Class I Is Scene ' Oi Gay Fiesta Something new in 'he iorm oi j n laboratory class is offered to ; cfudents in Mrs. Dilworth Young's Spanish class, i Every other Thursday oven-j ing, a Fiesta is carried out in a typically Spanish manner. Every detail furthers the study cf Soanish including the con versation which must be in the j Spanish .ongue. A short while back, they made a study in taste. Here, they pre-! pared typical foods and prac- j ticed Spanioh throughout the ' evening. At on? of these laboratory j classes part of their term test ; was given. Distinguished guests j who have mastered the Spanish tongue interviewed the students it' j Mrs. Edna Moore from Argentina has attended several of these classes. Summer School To Feature Vocational Aid Registration will be held in the lobby of the gymnasium building June 11. from 9 p. m. for these who wish to register for summer school. Weber college dedicates this quarter to mo study ot science, business, professional, trade and vocational and special courses necessary for winning the war and planning for peace. ' The college offers courses to ! men and women desiring train- j ing in the field of aeronautics. ' Opportunities for training in the I mechanical field of aviation and flying are also offered. Special classes will be offered I to various groups. A special four-week class called "Plav I and Group Activities," will be given during the quarter. A special class for teachers is listed. Other classes, if requested by ten or more students, will be organized. Anyone between the ages of 16 and 70 may register in the regular classes. Juniors under 16 may register for a special class in typewriting. Students desiring to enter the arts, sciences and professions must present 15 units of high school or the equivalent by examination. Fees for registration are $2 per credit hour with a minimum fee of $5. An invitation is extended by administrative officers of the summer school of Weber college to everyone wishing co improve himself professionally, vocationally or culturally. and booth were o.ereu. Lorna Grix, garbed in a bath towel creation trimmed with soap ran away with the $5 costume priz2. Sophivita's "Hit it and you git it." booth won first prive of $10 for the best booth. Kalamata came in a close second winning $5, and Iota Tau Kappa third, winning $2.50. Weber Faculty Picnics In South Fork Canyon With extraordinary abandon, faculty members of the college, along with their offspring, heici a jamboree at Meadows, in South Fork canyon, yesterday afternoon. Baseball, .hiking, lounging, and a sporadic bridge game or two made up the afternoon's diversions.In the early evening the celebrants gathered around a camp-fire to roast the traditional weiners and marshmallows, and, mellowed by activity and food, to indulge in a few old songs. In charge' of party arrangements were Thatcher Allred and James McCormac, members of the executive committee of the faculty organization. -TOfcKKwfssLTV warm w'Hih wmmmmtmmm Post War Planning Group Plots Campus for Weber A UTTLfc' Weber Gym Sees Change of Scene Dufing Wartime By Dale Brown The year has seen the Weber j college sport department at its i lowest ebb. Whereas once the I gymnasium was filled with en-I thusiastic basketball crowds and jthe "back-patters" that rush on-.to the lioor after every game, jthis year it has seen enly a iew men, a good part of them busi-Iness men from down town, walking in and out of the steam room. I The girls have held intra-murals every Friday atternoon with little out cf the ordinary happening except perhaps a man emerging 'from the handball court occasionally. Early in the year a basketball team was organized. Getting off to a slow start it wound up with a razzle-dazzle finish. This was the only competitive sport in (00 . which Weber participated this 'year. Although the gym has been neglected by the usual pre-! war sports enthusiasts, it ha' not been neglected by Mr.Wal lace Badley and his repair crew. This year they have romodelc-the handball courts and hav completely repainted the gym nasium. Even though our own Webe; boys have been away to v,i there has 'been a great numbe of service men who have . put , the facilities of the gym vo use These are th.e ieliows that arc traveling and are in need of a shower and shave. Almost ev- ery day a group of these men I journey from the Union depo: to find refuge from the weari ness of travel. j Until the day when total peact ! returns, and the Weber boy-'come marching home, there i; nc better way in which the gymnasium ' can be used than by serving the fighting men of our country. State Appropriates Money for Future Building Program ; The post war planning committee, headed by Dr. Robert A. I Clark, with Mrs. Clarissa H. Hall, Mr. Walter Badley, Miss j Mae Welling and Mr. Ralph Gray as members are planning an extensive post war expansion program for Webe college in conjunction with the state board of education. Tho program as' now outlined provides for the construction of several buildings on the campus block, and .he purchase and improvement of nearby lands. Through purchases of the state , board of education Weber college now owns most of the land on the college block, with the exception of the church property on Adams, and on the corner of Twenty-fourth and the adjoining property extending oast to the Institute. At the north east corner of the vocational building there will be constructed a central heating plant, the estimated cost of which is 570,000. This pro- , posed addition to tho school facilities will provide and regulate the heat and power to all of the buildings on the campus. The construction of this new addition will save enough in fuel and power cost to pay for itself over a period of years. New C ulture Building' Tentative plans for a new library and administration building have been drawn by the post war planning committee. This building will be located on the corner of Twenty-fifth and Jefferson, and will house all the administrative offices and the library. It will also provide council rooms for faculty meetings and some class rooms that will be used in connection with the library. In the basement of the two story structure will be a film storage library and also a projection room. A large building, consisting of a hanger and shops is planned to be erected at Hinkley air field in connection with the vocational training program offered at Weber college. The building will occupy 13,000 square feet, and will be used to house the $250,-000 worth of equipment that was acquired through the vocational training program of war production workers at Weber The instruction program that will be established through the use of these facilities will be an approved school for aircraft and engine mechanics. At the present time there is no other school in the state that offers an accredited course in this Held. The estimated cost of $50,000 is considered a very good invest menl because of the fact thai job 3 Wll be provided for all. of the rainees. Mow Basin School Another project that the col- "ge is undertaking Is the development of a summer school and esort at Snow Basin. Eighty 4 acres have been leased from the forest service upon which will be constructed a lodge, lafetoria, classrooms, and am pi eat re, playfields and a largo. iking .iie.-i. The state has appropriated $20,000 for the devel- ' opment of the area. This project will add to the schools pros-igo in the field of natural .sciences and recreation. These are but a few of the ilans of the committee in charge if pest war planning. New ad- ditions will be made to the pres- nt buildings, and the campus as a whole will be landscaped and other improvements will be made that will add many distinguishing features to the physi- ; al makeup of Weber. To the People of this Community How long will the war with Japan last? Everybody has an answer to 1 this question but our best advice is not to conduct is always to be on an all-out war ef o mnrrt:yfi7?7 bond buying t- jKraF be si war fort basis. General Douglas C. MacArthur Cave you the tipofT on what to expect before your relatives and ii iends take over a wrecked Tokyo. In the Philippine campaign only 18") Japanese surrendered in a slaughter which cost them 308,100 men. Buy bonds in the 7th War Loan with a spirit of an American in combat. Give it tc the Japs full force and with all your weapons. That's the way to do your pari in the vital, mighty 7th War Loan. Now all together. THE EDITOR |
