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Show Page 2 SIGNPOST May 4. 1955 A Letter to the Editor ... Dear Editor: There have been some rumors around this campus that, in the future, social clubs at Weber will be disbanded. I feel that it would be to the advantage of our student body if the Signpost would analyze, in an article, the situation that exists with regard to our clubs here at Weber. It has come to my attention that there are some clubs that refuse to abide by the rules of the Inter-club Council. I feel that you need only point to the fact that without rules we can have no clubs whatsoever and that when the rules are ignored they cease to be effective. The ultimate punishment that could possibly accrue would be a disbanding of all of our clubs. I hope that the situation has not advanced to that stage. I'm sure that if pressure could be brought to bear upon those few individuals responsible for the situation we could clean things up at Weber, and really have a democratic school. Sincerely yours, Kent Berg From the Editor's Desk . . . The purposes of the social clubs on the Weber College campus as defined by the clubs themselves in the 1955 edition of Handy Book, include such statements as these: Our purpose is to promote high college ideals. We are always first to volunteer services for the school. We support a mature attitude toward student government, scholarship, fraternal and school spirit. With aims such as these the clubs, it would seem, should be above reproach and of great benefit to our campus. If so, there has been undue criticism. If not, something should be done to remedy the situation. Inter-club Council The Inter-club Council was organized with the purpose in mind of furthering inter-club relations, solving related problems and setting up rules and standards for the clubs to observe. The question now is: "Are the social clubs taking advantage of their priviledge to remain affiliated?" The administration of the college is held responsible for club action by the people of Ogden City. When, for some reason, the curiosity of the townsfolk is aroused, President Miller receives numerous calls and refers them to the proper club sponsor, who often has no knowledge of the club's activity. No matter what the group is doing, whether it is right or wrong, if there is no signed party permit someone gets into trouble Have Ability By the time we enter college we should be able to make important decisions and actions 'without supervision. If for some reason an advisor won't sign a permit we should be old enough to accept the decision and follow the rules which are set up for our own.benefit. Several other rules, of which I'm sure most of us are familiar, have been violated by some clubs as of late. Very often the students in charge don't want the sponsor there; they realize that the activities planned wouldn't meet with his approval. This is hardly the action of a mature college student. Growing Worse This situation, which is becoming progressively worse, has brought another serious question to the lips of college officials: "Should social clubs be abolished at Weber College?" I'm sure we all realize the importance of this question and of the results should it be answered in the affirmative. It is an established fact that the faculty has some good arguments against social clubs which could carry much weight if the situation should come to a head. A few of these might be: They kill time, violate school rules and present nothing constructive for members to do. Some of the practices have, it has been said, been detrimental to the students themselves. New Idea It has been suggested that the offending clubs, and all of the clubs for that matter, disband and reorganize, setting up their own rules and regulations. For if each club would say. "These things we will do," and "These things we will not tolerate," the situation we have now would never have materialized. Clubs could police their own members and attempt to build up prestige for the club and for individual members rather than slowly give in to unwarranted practices and suffer a loss of reputation both for the school and the group itself. The Hue and the Cry Blind Acceptance of Institutions Is Characteristic of All Students By Don Fowler Has it ever struck you how silly you are? Of course, one doesn't win true hearts and' influence idiots by beginning this way but the statement stands. Stop and consider, if you are able, why you do much that you do. Looked at rationally (man is a rational animal, they say) ninety-nine per cent of your daily life, and the institutions that you adhere to, is not even based on so-called common sense. We go spiraling off on some fad tangent or go into enraptured ec-stacy over this or that TV star or movie because everyone else does. When all this claptrap is compared with the few good things man has produced, the anemic putridness of it all is only too glaring. But we go on praising it highly, following the crowd; the only trait of our own that we possess is a fearful glance behind to make sure everyone notices that we are conforming. Erasmus was right in his "Praise of Folly". We all conform to and uphold foolish institutions because we are afraid not to go along with all the rest of the fools who don't know where they're going but they are botching it up as they go. And anytime anyone crawls far enough out of the common lethargy to point a finger at this foolishness, our narrow minds snap into a united front of asininity to down the heretic and, subsequently, the finger pointer becomes guest of honor at a marshmallow roast with him as the marshmallow. This enlightening aspect of the "human" race is amazing. They can't stand anyone prodding into the immeasurable depths of their stupidity and they lash out blindly to eliminate the thorn that sticks in the side of folly. There is hope, however infinitesimal, but hope. A few people do see out of the forest and even manage to clear away a few trees to make the view easier. The only trouble is the other guy might try to do it with a little heavy hydrogen.This has a bright side though. Somebody is bound to make a killing renting caves and stone axes. Faculty Notice Faculty members are urged by Dr. O. W. Young to study the dates tentatively set for the 1955-56 Audubon Screen Tour series listed below and inform him if there is any conflict. Saturday, November 19, 1955; Wednesday, January 25, 1956, and Monday, February 13, 1956, are the dates set. Dr. Young will assume that the dates are acceptable if he is not notified in the next few days. Ann Knight Wins Alternate Spot In Beauty Finals Weber College's beauty hopes in the 1955 Miss Ogden contest were fulfilled by this "Sophomore's Delight", Ann Knight. Ann, a 5' 5", brown-haired, blue-eyed lass from Plain City, was first attendant in this local contest. She demonstrated her talent in the form of a ballet dance, "Tales of The Vienna Woods," and her qualifications in the bathing suit and evening dress divisions are quite obvious. Talented Born September 28, 1935, she first started noticing boys the day she arrived home from the hospital. Her special interests are dancing, drama, sewing, and apparently, men. She is majoring in education and unluckily for you freshmen, will graduate in June. Has Nothing Ann has no car, no dog, no cat, but has two goldfish, and hundreds of admirers (no relation to the goldfish). She announced that appointments can be made to come and see her trophies. Vital stitistics are unavailable at press time sorry! Honors Ann was recently chosen by the Ogden Junior Chamber of Commerce to represent Ogden in the Silver State Jubilee in Elko, Nevada, May 20, 21. She will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Diamond. 'Rusty Squirrel Worries Over Weber College Diet By Tom Quinn A red squirrel hopped up to me the other day in the biology lab and said, "Hey, bud, want some dirt for that scandal sheet you call a newspaper?" I don't usually talk to squirrels, but I was desperate for copy so I replied, "What gives?" He fixed his beady eyes on me and said indignantly, "Some fiends in this school are starving a couple of rat friends of mine to death with a diet made up of what the college sells to the students." "Why that's terrible!" I said. "What's the object of this diabolical experiment?" "They're trying to prove that nobody can live on what a college student eats." "Are they succeeding?" I asked. "Admirably," he said, "but they're killing my buddies off doing it!" "Teh, tch. How long's this been going on?" Unavoidable "Eyore and Pooh those are the rats names have been eating that slop for six weeks now, and they're just (sniff) wasting away. Their little noses are so hot and feverish, and they don't squeak and play like they used to. You'd better do something about the situation quick 'cause they're not going to last (sob) much longer." "I'll report the whole affair to the S.P.C.A. that's the Society for Prevention of ... " "Yah, I know," he interrupted. "I may be squirrely, but I'm not dumb." Sorry," I said. "Do you have anything else to tell me, Mr. . . . er . . . ah . . . Squirrel?" Latest News "Just call me 'Rusty'," he replied. "Well, Nancy Sanders got in here a couple of weeks ago and caused Missuz Kangaroo Rat 1o have a miscarriage, but other than that ole' Wilf Terkleson and Jim-mly Sanders take good care of us animal folk." "Thanks for the interview." "Have a peanut?" 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