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Show Vol. XXI No. 30 WEBER COLLEGE OGDEN, UTAH MAY 9, 1958 Page 3 Humanities Reported More Vital Now Than Ever Delsa Owen "The sciences should not be emphasized at the expense of the other educational divisions" was the general opinion of a group of humanities instructors who were interviewed recently. "The humanities must see to it that we don't go overboard to meet the challenge that Russia has made," said Carl Green. Mr. Green feels that there must be a balance, because an assortment of classes are necessary for a well rounded life. Delmar Dickson believes that we have a temporary emphasis oa science and that the scholarships and federal aid must be distributed to the other departments. "Other courses of study are important, and it is completely wrong to stress science at the expense of the humanities. It would be like "bread without butter," he remarked."Science can either build o destroy the world, and since science has nothing to do with what is good or bad we turn to the humani ties." This was the statement of Dr. Leland Monson. "The reason we turn to the hu inanities," he said, " is to develop good dualities m man and to en courage him to use technological advances of science to build a bright new future." "This trend will go on and should go on," said Dr. Monson, "we are $10.95 University Grey Ostrich s wanson s SHOES 2446 Washington Blvd. Foreign Students Enjoy Weber Life Barry Ellis Weber College is one of the educational institutions in the United States which is helping to further international understanding by participating in the student trade program. At the present time, Weber has students from at least four foreign countries. Three of the students are from Iran, one from Thailand, one from Argentine, and another from Mexico. This program will help us all to better understand the peoples of other countries and will allow i Americans to travel abroad and I do the same among our various al-! lies. J We should become acquainted 1 with these students and help them ! to enjoy themselves and fit in with our curriculum. i The three students from Iran are Ritchi Fatemi, Ali Firoozye, and Key Han Sajjadi. Richi ia-temi has been in this country for four months, having arrived in New York on Jan. JO, of this year. Richi speaks English remarkably well, considering the fact that he had very little training in this r -' J r n j : I ENJOY WEBER Pictured here are three of the students who are now attending Weber. These boys report on their views of Life in America in the feature above. not stressing science too much, but there is a call for more emphasis on humanities." Farrel Collett, art instructor, felt that it is typical of Americans to go in one particular trend, but they will soon get their "feet on the ground." "In an area of activity there must be a balance or the effects will be faulty and inadequate." He likened , it to an orchestra saying, "If the orchestra is good there will be a balance in the in strumental sections. We need doctors, social workers, statesmen, scientists, and humanities." "The strength of a country isn't determined by the atomic bomb, but by the ideals of the people," commented Floyd Woodfield. He believes the trend toward science will continue as long as the threat posed by Russia exists. It is believed that the U. S. schools have failed because Russia is more advanced although the policy makers hadn't foreseen these events. language before his arrival, Dancing is among his favorite pastimes. His major in school is civil engineering and he enjoys all of the required courses. Key Han Sajjadi, Richi's roommate, has been at Weber since fall quarter. He also is an engineering major. He enjoys his schooling here, and seems to have fit in very well. His interests are similar to Richi's, and they both have girl friends in Iran. Ali Firoozye is an older student from Iran; he has attended Weber all three quarters of this year. His major is machine shop, for which he is highly adapted. He is single, and enjoys life here at Weber. His interests in women apparently go no further than merely viewing coeds. Ali feels that Weber's system is fairly well regulated, leaving plenty of room for progression with awell-rounded curriculum. Student From Thailand Surat Ratana Mongla, from Thailand left home in i!K.'i. He went to England where he was schooled for three years. He then entered this country and stayed in Virginia for one year before coming to Weber. He has attended Weber this spring quarter and is just becoming oriented to his new v surroundings. His major is civil engineering, and he is now quite advanced in this course. These students will all be back to this school next quarter and two of them hope to graduate in '39. Hope for Future If this Student Exchange program is broadened, it will do much to broaden Weber and help us to expand as we progress. These students have already proven their scholastic ability, and would like to prove their social ability if given an opportunity: They have a sufficient knowledge of our way of life that they are easy conversationalists. These students all expressed a desire to stay in this country as long as possible. They like Americans, however, they feel we are too com-plascent in that we don't go out of our way to make new friends. They also felt that Americans are too afraid to do anything "out of the ordinary." , . y , . . , ' , HI I I Ml Iljjl I if llilli-' jC'-fi ..,j. fjyy&i I G RAD A 1 3 THEN FLY The Air Force pilot or navigator is a man of many talents. He is, first of all, a master of the air and no finer exists. In addition, he has a firm background in engineering, electronics, astro-navigation and allied fields. 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