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Show Page 2 SIGNPOST May 11, 1951 .Signpost BIWEEKLY PUBLICATION ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF WEBER COLLEGE 402 Moencb Building Phone Weber College Extension 26 OGDEN, UTAH Editor - Ralph Jeppson Business Manager - Ken Nelson Society Editors Ann Lund and Corene Martin Editorial Advisor Wayne Carver Business Advisor E. M. Vietti Sports Editor Dell Foutz Reporters Norm Burton, Adrian Howell, Kieth Hansen and Red Taylor. A Year-End Recapitulation . Now as the school year draws to a close we find ourselves recapitulating the things that have transpired in the past few months. The time has passed very rapidly for most of us. Most of us feel that we have'accomplished much less than we had expected to this year, but all-in-all it has been a good year. Many of our classmates are in the service now, many more will be leaving soon. They will be trained to represent by force if necessary the ideals of America, the opportunity that America offers us to rise above the flood of anonymity and establish ourselves as individuals. Some of our classmates will, undoubtedly die in battle. The poet, Keats, says that all we know and all we need to know is this; "truth is beauty and beauty is truth", he couldn't have been thinking of our situation. We live in an era when hatred, crulety, and pain are as much a part of our lives and therefore our educations as is beauty, we see that death is as much the work of God as is the thing called birth. We are gaining an education. Let's hope that our generation, Weber college class of 1951 can learn its lesson in life well enough to help to educate others to reality. May we become part of an educated and a united world. A Message From New S.B. Officers To further acquaint the student body with their new officers, Signpost brings you a statement from each one of therru Fred Ball President When Ralph first asked me to write this short article for Signpost I thought of the wonderful opportunity it would provide to tell of the many things I would like to see done . next year. But, after thinking this proposition over for a minute the thought struck me that it wouldn't be wise to scarce everyone so soon after election time. Considering this I'll just say "Thank You" to everyone and ask for your support during the coming school year and help us keep Weber on top. We're going to ask for plenty of support with the Student Union fund that will be introduced to you very soon, and because of the decreased enrollment you will be asked to support every school activities and help make it a success.Well, it looks like I started my "Scarce Campaign" after I promised I wouldn't, so I'll just say "Thank You" again and remind you to give us all the support you can I've a feeling we're going to need it. Carol Barker Vice President This ij a wonderful opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make my campaign a success. I certainly appreciate the help of everyone who assisted me in voting and in campaigning. Now that elections are over and we have chosen our officers for the coming year, we should all support them in their striving "to maintain the high morals and ideals of Weber College. As Vice President I will devote myself to the fulfillment of your wishes and to supporting Weber. Let's make next year the best year! GLEN BROS MUSIC CO. "THE HOME OF EVERYTHING MUSICAL!" 2546 Washington Blvd. PHONE 4621 Three Big Stores: Ogden Salt Lake City Provo Norma Creer Secretary Our school has an enviable record. Weber College, during the last decade, has really forged ahead in national recognition of junior colleges. This, to me, is primarily the culmination of a strong, intelligent, and sympathetic president; a scholastic and friendly faculty; a college-minded community, and a loyal and cooperative student body, upholding the standards and traditions placed upon it by the school. Weber College has excelled in sports, vocational training, and in many other departments, headed by selected professors. We ,as student body officers for the coming school year, pledge our whole hearted support in maintain ing these traditions and standards. We can best fulfill our yearly schedule of aims and ambitions by the loyal support of our student body. Regardless of present world conflicts, we will strive to make a banner year for Weber College during 1951-1952. Hugh Jacobs Treasurer I think that being elected treasurer of Weber College is one of the most wonderful opportunities I have had in connection with school. I hope that I will be able to do as good a job as Kay Shupe did this year. I know that Fred Carol, Norma and LaMoyne are really tops and 1 will do my very best to cooperate and work with them for the betterment of Weber College. It is really a good privilege to work under such fine men as President Dixon. With his leadership and your support nothing should hold us back next year. La Moyne Garside Business Manager I consider it a privilege, being able to hold a student body office at Weber college and I'd like to express my appreciation to those students who made it possible. I'll try to do my part along .with the other studentbody officers to make next year a successful year. ... I bet my MA would just love a DELICIOUS box of CANDY from . . . THE DOKOS CANDY CO. for MOTHER'S DAY... May 13 (Sunday) 2522 Washington Blvd. OGDEN Letter to Students U.S. Resists One Transfer Student I am from Lapland where men are men and women are outnumbered. I started to come to Weber college as an exchange student but due to complications that I couldn't cope with, I thought that I'd better stay up north where even Truman's letters can't warm things up much. On my attempted trip to Utah I was forced to board a large steamship in order to cross the Atlantic. After we left, the next few days were horrible. Nothing seemed to go right, and every time I'd open my mouth, somebody would put my foot in it. That was worse than you might think because I couldn't get my snowshoes Off. Things went from bad to worse until once I asked a man in a "fancy blue and white uniform what band he was from. He didn't answer right off, just smiled sorta weakly and then hauled off and kicked me half way around the ship and locked me in a stuffy cabin. All the time he was muttering something about being the ship's loose tenant. I surely think he should have been tied up. For two days I stayed there, alone and sorrowful, dejected, forlorn, left, remorseful, forgotten, and wishing I had never left home. The second day of my isolation, I found a bottle of wine port wine it said on the label. I uncorked the bottle and tasted it, but it was warm. Naturally, since it was port wine, I opened the port hole and put it in to cool. A distant splash told me that I had made a mistake. How silly of me, anyone knows that port holes are wrong and that star-bord holes are right. When we reached New York and I was turned loose, I roamed the streets in my snowshoes and fur lined clothes worse than "alone, sorrowful, dejected, forlorn, left, remorseful and forgotten. I was hungry too. My opinion of the United States had sunk to a new low. In my embitterment, I headed for a big store that advertised food. Then I met the thing one of those four way doors that revolves around an axle-like center. I pushed my way through but when I got to the outside the door wouldn't stop; instead it whacked me in the seat. As I turned around my snowshoes got tangled up and a glass door pane hit me in the nose. Then the thing rolled me over and over, mauling me something fierce, so that soon I didn't know which was snowshoe and which was myself. The next thing I knew, I was home in bed, resting peacefully with all four limbs broken. How I got there I'm not too sure, but my friends tell me that after I was taken unconscious to the hospital in New York, I came to long enough to tell a doctor that if he didn't send me home with the money I had left, I would club him to death with a snowshoe. (Signed) I. Kouldna Makit (or . . . Dell Foutz) Much sought after are girls with blue eyes and greenbacks. . . Just the place to buy your "MOTHER'S DAY GIFT" Smalley Jewelry & Sporting Goods 2540 Washington Blvd. OGDEN POLEMICS Editors note: This is another of the series of articles published by Signpost dealing with current problems both local and national. The question under discussion this week Is; "Should extra-cirricular activities such as football and others be cut down in view of the impending cut in both enrollment and funds?" Pro By Glen Taylor A College may be considered to be a cooperation. In it we have various activities and fields that contribute to the sum total of the school in various ways. In the field of advertising we have athletics very near the top of the list. A College is judged by our sports-minded public to be good if it has a good football or basketball team, and not so good if it doesn't. This gives every school a big incentive to have a good athletic department. There is nothing wrong with this of course, because all schools want to be considered outstanding in the sight of their competitors. Other Functions However, we need other activities to complete the over-all program of our schools. Included are speech, drama, music, art, and others. These activities require much time, thought, and effort and may also be instrumental in putting a College on the map, if the school considers them important enough to support their functioning. Many students gain wide recognition for their school and themselves by participation in these activities. Which to Go Now if a decrease in enrollment calls for the cutting of some of these activities, which one would be the one to go? Undoubtedly the individual case would have to be considered, but in the general case I think that none should be cut or favored over any other. All should be cut proportionately so that as many students as possible would have the opportunity to participate in every activity and gain the valuable experience and knowledge from that these things bring. In this way, the whole wide program of a school would continue in unity. Wouldn't this be better than having the school split from the inside because one or two activities, that could have continued, were dropped in favor of a third? Shortage of Athletes In the case that a large cut were impending, the nature of the decrease in enrollment would determine the department that would be hit the hardest. Thus in the case of' the draft, there would un-doubtably be a shortage of athletes and the Athletic department would expect a cut. A general rule to follow would be hard to formulate since there are different conditions in each case. But if everyone is treated the same, there should be no reason for excessive complaints from the departments, or bitterness between hem because of favoritism. WATSON TANNER Clothing Co. "Everything in Spring-Sportswear" 364 - 24th Street OGDEN . . . It's a sincere compliment when your family and friends ask for a graduation picture. Will You Have a Good One? You can, if you make an appointment NOW with CAP & GOWN AVAILABLE AT STUDIO ALAMODE Con By Quinn McKay I can see two main reasons why our extra curricular activities should not be cut. Went to College to Play Football One is that by means of these activities interest is stimulated in the students. A professor in our school told us the reason that he went on to a University was that he wanted to play football. He went on studying and now holds a Doctor's degree. If extra curricular activities had been cut at that time we would probably be lacking one very good teacher at Weber College. Activities Part of Education The second reason is that these activities constitute part of our education and even though funds are smaller the proper snare should still go into this direction. Education is to teach people to understand and to get along better with other people. How will our going to school accomplish this if the only conversation we have is with our teacher, answering his questions. (The only time he isn't talking is during a test, and he won't let us talk then). By having speech meets, dances, assemblies, Athletics and parties it gives us a chance to develop this "get-along-ability" that we all so much need today. Keen Managing Needed Some keen managing will be necessary by those responsible for disbursing the few sheckles that our evidently poverty stricken Governor is going to let slip through his fingers. However, I don't think this side of our education should be made to suffer any more than the other. 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