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Show ga s62-p l & r Friday, October 10 Holiday U. E. A. Convention Student body dance 9:00 p. m. Friday, October 10 t Thursday, October 16 A. VV. S. Freshman Tea Friday, October 17 Orchid Dance at 9:00 p. m. Saturday, October 18 Football game at Albion :WEB C O t i. C T Beginning of three day Geology trip to Grand Canyon Tuesday, October 14 Club meetings at 11:00 a. m. NUMBER 3 VOLUME 5 OGDEN, UTAH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1941 -" - 4 R t tr j w -A if ID V Lf 1 . , . . Storm Losses Proved Costly, Damage Figures Disclose Campus repairs now underway, necessary because of damage caused by the recent wind storm, are proving expensive.Mr. Wallace Baddley, superintendent of buildings and grounds, estimates the cost of repairs to be between $457.00 and $557.00. Of this, between $400.00 and $500.00 will be used to cover the cost of repairing the damaged roof and skylight of the Central building, $20.00 for new windows for the gymnasium building, and $12.00 for a truck and $25.00 for the labor used in clearing away the debris. Trees May Die Two large evergreen trees which were uprooted by the storm have been replanted but it will be difficult to ascertain before spring whether or not they will live. Other uprooted trees could not be saved and represent a complete loss. Because of this, several of the more valuable trees on the campus have been braced- with wires to prevent a similar catastrophe.Probably the persons who will have the most vivid remembrance of the storm in future years will be the present residents of the badly damaged men's dormitory. The boys are now staying at the armory located on Twenty-third street between Washington and Adams avenue, as the storm made the dorm temporarily unsatisfactory for use. Although repair work has not yet been started at the dorm, Mr. Bert Asay, its manager, stated that it will be started as soon as possible. Seem Satisfied The boys in general seem satisfied with their new accommodations although many prefer the dorm because of its proximity to the college and to the center of town. A new kitchen and dining room are being provided for them at the dorm and will be ready for use on their return. Romantic Groom Censures Local City Government! BY BASIL RANGE It isn't that I don't believe in economy, and it isn't that I have anything against the policy of conservation of space in public offices, but there are times when I feel that these things can be carried to an extreme. Not long ago I decided that the time had come when I should take unto myself a wife. The lady whom I approached on the subject was, strangely enough, favorable towards the idea and so, with thoughts of love and life-time endearment, we kissed and turned our thoughts towards the performing of the actual ceremony. We were both of the impression that huge church weddings were ghastly affairs and so we decided to have our plunge officially supervised at the local marriage bureau. That, God help us, was the greatest mistake of our lives. "You Fool" When we got to the city and county building, we found ourselves amazed at the great maze of offices to be found there. The one office which we must find, was nowhere. This left but one alternative; we must ask the man at the "information" desk. He was a long, lean, ghoulish individual who, when I put my question to him, looked at the young lady with me and then shifted his eyes slowly to me as much as to say, "Get back' you fool, you'll never make it." I parried the glance as well as I could and repeated my question. He took a long breath and pointed a bony finger toward the hall on the right. "Third window to your left." I thanked him and taking my beloved's hand went in the direction indicated, feeling as I did so, that, could I read the man's mind he would be muttering a prayer for another soul gone wrong. At the third window to the left we presented ourselves somewhat sceptically because of the sign above the window which read, "Pay water taxes here." Somehow I had a feeling that we were going to have trouble here but the person behind the window looked up and snapped, "Well, what is it? Do you want to pay for water you've already had, or do you want to get into hotter water?" He cackled heartily at his joke, but somehow it left me a trifle cord. Marriage "We wanted to get married" "I don't blame you," he said, "marriage is a great thing, no family should be without it." He went off in another gale of laughter at his own humor and, at the same time, extracted a large, yellow printed form from his desk drawer. (Continued on Page Two) Music Department Publishes Year's Schedule BY EMMET WIGGINS This year the music department of Weber will present programs of the highest calibre, both in talent presentation and in quality of music. The music instructors of Weber college have announced that main productions will be given throughout the school year, using all the forms of musical talent; namely, vocal, instrumental, and solo renditions. In the vocal field the entire Glee club, which is composed of various distinctive smaller groups, will participate in each of the four events, both as a whole and as a section. The Glee club is-composed of the following choral groups: Dorian Singers, mixed chorus, musettes, sexette, octette, mixed quartette ,and the male quartette. The instrumental field will consist of the orchestra and band, and the various solo performers of different instruments. As can be seen every student with a particular talent will be given an opportunity to participate. The first in the series of programs will be the Fall Concert, to be given on November 14, 1941. The concert will present the Weber college orchestra rendering the best in orchestral works, and choral groups in the various combinations listed above. The orchestra and singers will also be aided by the dramatic and dancing department of the school. The next musical which will be given in assembly on the 19th of December and again Sunday evening December 21 in the auditorium will be in the form of a Christmas Oratorio, entitled "A Child Is Born" written by Roland Parry, vocal instructor of the college. Tableaux, with orchestral accompaniment, and choral effects will form the structure of the oratorio. A new group will also make its presence known in the form of the Weber college string quartette, who will render the finest music written for four stringed instruments. The third product of the series is probably the most ambitious, the Grand Opera, entitled "Pag-lioici." This is one of the most intensifying musical programs ever to be presented by the Weber college music department, and this opera will put up a wonderful challenge for the music students to strive for and to present. It (Continued on Page Two) Speech. Tourney Set Here for November Western Association of Teachers of Speech Forensic Tournament, the first speech conclave of the year, is definitely scheduled to be conducted at Weber college on November 17, 18 and 19. The meet is ebing sponsored jointly by Weber's departments of speech and English. Mr. Iceland H. Monson, head of the English department, is consulting with tournament officials from California on drawing up the schedules and rules governing the tournament.Debaters who will represent Weber are LaMar Buckner, Robert Bischoff, Maurice Richards, Rex McEntire, John Vernieu, and Maurinc Duffin. Miss Duffin, the only experienced girl debater to return, will be paired with a freshman partner. Mr. Monson also expects additional freshman material from the high schools in the vicinity to participate. Other divisions in the speech tournament, besides formal debating, are extemporaneous speaking, impromptu speaking, original oratory, progression debate, and interpretation.Mr. Monson stated, "The outstanding quality of this tournament is that in general more schools from more states participate than in other tournaments with the possible exception of the national Phi Rho Pi meet." The meet includes divisions for both junior and senior colleges, and are further subdivided into men and women divisions. A large en What Should've Been . . . Rex McEntire, sophomore class president, samples what he would have enjoyed for a whole day if his class had won the sand bag contest. Jay Olsen, freshman class chairman, is glad it didn't. Sandbag Tiff Climaxes Soph-Frosh Tong War Freshman and sophomore rivalry reached a new high last week when a sandbag rush was staged between the halves of the Weber-Fullerton game. This brought to a ringing climax a week that had been filled with open clashes and provoked antagonism between the frosh and soph classes. The sandhap- tussle prpw out nf a Geologists Make Fall Trip to Grand Canyon Grand Canyon is the destination of between 25 and 30 geology students leaving tomorrow for a three-day stay. Travelling in private cars, they will be accompanied by Mr. Orlo Childs, geology instructor, and Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Miner. No hotels or other accommodations will be used, for they have their own bed rolls. Most of the trip will be spent in exploration and explanation of canyon geology. The party expects to take a short hike part way down the canyon itself Saturday. ' "Main reasons for the trip are to provide an opportunity for those students who took the trip last year to se the canyon, which was impossible at that time, and to acquaint the newcomers with the import of geology," Mr. Childs said. The group expects to return late Sunday night or early Monday morning. rollment from schools within the I state is expected. Some of the schools that will be entered from California are Stanford university, University of Redland, Pasadena junior college, Glendale junior col lege, Temple university, and the Pepnerdine college. A special feature of this tournament is that it is held at a differ- ! ent school each year. Last year the I conclave was held at Pepperdine junior college in Los Angeles for I three days. Contestants from Weber were Camille Larsen, June Bramwell, Maurine Duffin, Robert Bischoff, Maurice Richards, LaMar Buckner, and Earl Tanner. Weber registered a victory in the tournament two years ago, then conducted at College of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. Blair Burton and Earl Tanner won second place in the men's debate division by winning eight debates and losing two. These were lost to the University of Southern California by a two-to-one decision. The third place in women's extempore speaking was taken by Betty Lou Balch and Reeji Coray and Blair Evans entered the semifinals in the men's division. Appropriate trophies will be awarded to the winners of each division. Townspeople will be asked to act as judges. defiant challenge by Jay Olsen, freshman chairman, to Rex McEntire, sophomore president, in the general assembly last Friday. At that time, Olsen pledged with McEntire that the loser must bow to the indignity of pushing the winner to each of his classes Monday in a wheelbarrow. Promptly at half time Friday night, McEntire with his "six sophomore buddies," and Olsen, who had marshalled his forces to about 150, met in the center of the football field at the Ogden stadium. In the battle that followed, the sophomores carried six of the fifteen bags to their end of the field and the freshmen were able to carry or drag themselves off the battlefield. However, the freshmen were awarded six bags for being able to walk off the field. This, of course, gave each side a total of six bags, leaving three bags unclaimed in the center of the field. Thus a tie decision was given. At a signal from McEntire, the sophomores straightened their white ties, donned their top hats, and with a fan-fare from the band marched off the field. Those freshmen who could still walk, hobbled back to their seats, and the rest were taken away in ambulances, provided by courtesy of the sophomore class sophomore spectator reported. Governor Makes Campus Visit Governor Herbert B. Maw and Mr. David Trevithick, state commissioner, were on the campus yesterdayPresident H. A. Dixon and these two gentlemen made the rounds of the buildings, looking at storm damage and examining general conditions. Rumor had it that the visitors were finding out about expenses and needs in contrast with the badly scissored Weber college budget. Appreciated . . . Seaman Mills, '39, has set an example for the alumni and friends of this school to emulate.His strong interest in Weber college manifested itself constructively both while he was here and since he has been away. He is part of the Utah force stationed at San Luis Obispo. Most recent contribution has been a plan for providing each alumnus now in the army with a subscription to the Reader's Digest. In fact, President Jack Larsen of the student body has at President H. A. Dixon's suggestion incorporated it into a program to be realized during his period in office. Editor New Honors Gained By Acorn Format Praised; Serious Work, Captions Lacking Yearbook officers recently received the rating awarded the 1941 Acorn by the National Scholastic Press association.There were five possible scores All American, First Class, Second Class, Third Class and Fourth Class. The Acorn for last year was awarded the first class rating with a total score of 1000 points. This is the same rating as received in 1939 - 41. The layout of the book and the photography received special commendation. Points of criticism were that the yearbook disregarded work of the school and stressed play, and that the photography had no accompanying captions. Budd Johnson was editor, Howard Page, was business manager, and Mr. David Trevithick was advisor of last year's publication. The Acorn was printed in Salt Lake City by Paragon Printing. Staff Named Simultaneously with the arrival of the N. S. P. A. rating, the selection of the editorial and photography staffs of the 1942 Acorn was completed. Two assistant editors have been chosen Raymond Kerr to act as photography editor, and John Vernieu to act as sports editor. Roy Gibson and Norman Knudson compose the sports staff, and Jay Heslop, Robert Farris, David Meyer, Wendell Hall, and Ruth Madsen make up the photography staff. They Work Those working on the editorial staff will be Lesbeth Lucas, Jean Ann Waterstradt, Pat Meissner, Louise England, Irene Bushell, Helen Malinowski, Pauline Black, Lorraine Cook, Emmett Wiggins, Lorraine Dame, Adrienne Russell, Nuana Hyde, Yoshi Sato, Arlene Paul, Alice Hodges and Joyce Lutz. Work on the 1942 Acorn is progressing nicely, and the indications are that this year's Acorn will' be an invaluable possession to every student. Girl Makes Grade As Mountain Climber in Tetons 1 Margaret Smith, '40, has become a notable climber. She has climbed the most difficult Tetons. Summer before last she got her hand in by climbing with Dick Durrance, ski expert. Her picture has been in papers all over the east. Her father is a ranger in the Tetons. She graduates from the University of Utah next spring, her major studies being physical science and physical education. Helen McKay, '33, has gone to Honolulu to do social work. She is the daughter of Dr. William Mc-kay, state health director. She attended the University of California oh a Thompson scholarship after leaving Weber. Willard Marriott, school treasurer here in 1926, wealthy lunch stand operator in Washington, D. C, has taken a conservative policy in the face of inflation and possible subsequent deflation, Mr. Roland Parry says. He is not establishing any new members of his chain. The west, Mr. Parry reports Marriott as saying, is not highly profitable for a business such as his. Dr. Hensley J. Cortez, '25, president of Fullerton Junior college, was President Dixon's guest here and spoke at assembly. He related one game in which Dean Merlon Stevenson encouraged his outweighed team to win against odds. He is very sympathetic toward the school and always calls when in town. President Dixon says. Betty Lou Balch ,Emma Martin, Louise Dixon, and Rosella Larkin. '41, are living together at Logan attending the Agricultural college. They are soon to take competent parts in girls' association work. They were all active here in that work, except Miss Balch, who engaged in public speaking. Byrne Fernelius, '37-'39, is teaching swimming at the A. C. on a scholarship. He is married to Jean Wheelwright, '40. Dr. Thomas C. Browning, '25-'26. lately has been elected president of the Society of Industrial Surgeons, Chicago. Signpost Is Rated All-American'Scorebook Lauds Coverage, Wants Weighty Features Coveted "All American" rating granted by the Associated Collegiate Press came to the Signpost in the late mail yesterday., The award was based upon the issues published during the second half of last school year. Editor of the successful publication was J. M. Demos, '41. Associate editors were Marjorie Vowles and Ed. Anderson. Business manager was Ardell Russell. Journalistic adviser was Mr. C. M. Nilsson, faculty. The scorebook bringing the rating praised coverage, feature slants of leads, specialized headlines for columns, editorials, and front page make-up (with reservations). Praises Stories Specific write-ups meriting a favorable word were the legislature's visit and the column titled "On Other Campuses," usually written by Ardell Russell, '41. Suggestions for improvement were to use two and three column headlines on the front page and particularly on the lower half, compress stories; feature faculty research work and related authorship, speeches, interviews, campus I politics; and make the editorial I page even more substantial with treatment of current, social, economic, and political problems on which the students should be thinking " When asked for a statement, Mr. Nilsson commented that he was pleased because the judgement rewarded the infinite amount of work the editors and about 40 staff members had put upon the paper. He said also that President H A. Dixon's and other faculty members' news noses had been helpful in smelling out bonafide news tips. Staff Had Fainted J. M. Demos, editor, was unavailable for comment since he is attending George Washington university this year, but the adviser said that Demos' quickness and appetite for work often pushed the paper across the deadline when the rest of the staff had fainted. Other staff members felt that improvement began the rating for first half of the year was a shade below "All American" after the trip to Bozeman to attend the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate press meetings and after the first scorebook issued by A. C. P. was received. Signpost is now in its fifth year of publication. It has been rated twice by this bureau, headed by Professor Fred L. Kildow of the journalism department of the University of Minnesota. "Reed, Cross Finalists In Secretarial Race Motions has 'lately been made which will once more bring about an election of a student body secretary for the purple and white. Because of the fact that her marriage last June divorced Ruth Carver from the position, her boss, President Jack Larsen has spent the summer running from one department to another attempting to beg, borrow or steal typewriters and stenographers. He says that being A. W. O. L.Tis just a figure-head, a brief re (Alone With Only LaVon) is all right, but not nearly as handy as two girls would be. So in order to select an appropriate and also attractive aid for Larsen and the student body, a special primary election was held last Monday. The names of five hopeful coeds, who qualified for the primaries through petitions signed by 50 students, appeared on the ballot. They were Sophie Reed, Lenore Neville, Josephine Foulgcr, Dawna Sheweil and Charlene Cross. As is the case in most elections, even though their qualifications were excellent, three of these girls had to be eliminated in order that a final selection might be reached. The primary vote was closely divided among all five girls, but the two who will enter the final balloting will be Sophie Reed and Charlene Cross. Before the primary votes were counted, Larsen said that if both the finalists were beautiful but dumb, he would declare a tie and have them both, but by some stroke of misfortune both girls were pretty and brainy, so the election will have to be run off. To clear up any misguided im- pression that freshmen might have gleaned from their high-school lot will be issued without ilt pres-days, that the secretarial position I entation. Teachers Attend U E A Convention; Many Hold Offices, Speak Will Speak . . . PRESIDENT DIXON New Teachers Take Places On Faculty Fourteen new instructors have joined the college faculty this year. Mr. Ray B. West, Jr., has become a member of the English department in the place of Mr. David Trevithick, who is now associated with the public welfare service of Utah. Mr. West was formerly an instructor at the Branch Agricultural college at Cedar City. He is at present the editor of the Rocky Mountain Review. He is acting as faculty adviser to the Scribulus staff. In the biological science department is Mr. Sheldon P. Hayes. Mr. Hayes was a teacher at Weber college in 1935. He left to teach in Arizona, but has now returned to succeed Dr. Dean Anderson, who has gone to Brigham Young university.The physical education department has added to its staff Miss Mae Welling. Miss Welling is a graduate of the University of Utah. She taught physical education and was dean of girls at Weber high school until this year. In the home economics department, Miss Helen Alleman obtained her degree at Brigham (Continued on Page Two) view of the accomplishments of Ethel Hogge, last year's secretary, is given. Besides always being found on the knee of the sophomore president. Miss Hogge was also always on hand when less pleasing work was to be done; such as contacting other schools, trading assembly dates, writing letters to the alumni, and compiling minutes of tedious board of control sojourns. Duties of a real secretary, as exemplified by Miss Hogge, must not stop with straight-laced curricular activities, but must extend to the social sphere as well. Her personality must lead student co-eds in all functions such as mother's teas, girls' association parties, and student body dances. In spite of the lack of campaigning, interest was running high concerning the outcome of the contest between Miss Reed and Miss Cross. Final decision will be given as soon as the ballots have been counted after the final election which will take place Tuesday in the gym building Ail students are urged to appear at the polls and to bring their student body cards, as no bal- t ' ' d m . Vacation Locally Tomorrow, President Says Temple square in Salt Lake City will be the site of the forty-sixth annual convention of the Utah Educational association, on October 9, 10, 11. President H. A. Dixon, reported this morning that Weber college faculty will be well represented and many members will take active parts in the three - day educational meet. Great value and understanding is gained by the teachers who attend and they in turn pass it on to the students.But, there is something about the U. E. A. meetings that is of a more immediate interest to students, if not to faculty members, and that is that school will be dismissed Friday, Oct. 10, and will not reconvene until Monday morning, Oct. 13. Convention The convention will begin at six-thirty tonight with a general assembly in the tabernacle building. The invocation will be given by President David O. McKay of the L. D. S. church, and Governor Herbert B. Maw will give the official welcoming address. Saturday, special group meetings of the various educational divisions will be held. President Dixon will deliver a speech in the general assembly Saturday entitled, "Relation of Federal Emergency Agencies to Education in Utah. However, President Dixon is not the only faculty member who will play an important part in making the convention a success. Teachers Honored Miss Mae Welling is second vice president of the deans of girls in the state. Mr. Clarence Wilson is vice president of the business and economic section. Miss Wilma Grose is president of state librarians.Every one who attends the convention Saturday will gain some valuable information and Instructions that will in turn become a part of the education received by students of Weber in days and weeks to come, according to President H. A. Dixon. All faculty members will be there, he said. Major Drama Roles Cast Chosen as the final cast for the f&Jl production, "Squaring the Circle", a Russian comedy to be presented November 6, 7, and 8 in the Moench auditorium, according to Mr. Thatcher Allred, dramatic coach, is as follows: Vasya, Raymond Saunders; Ludmilla, Doris Owens; Abram, Rex McEntire; Tonya Kuznetzova, Roiande Ballantyne; Amelian Togonogov, Dee Linford; Robinovitch, Walter Starks; and Boris Novokov, John Piers. Minor roles will be cast later. Although it was first produced eight years ago, the famous Russian farce, "Squaring the Circle", is still a sell-out in Russian cities. Valentine Kataev, the author, is one of the most colorful personalities among the present generation of Russian writers. Playwright, novelist, poet and journalist, Kataev also has a record of military service in the Jtus-sian revolution and the civil wars which followed, has been active in connection with his country's famous five-year plan, and a leader in literary organizations. All this is despite the fact that he is not yet forty. Although it is written in a spirit of broad farce ttmt sends audiences into fits of laughter, the comedy is not without its serious side. Through the medium of comedy about young people and their mixed love affairs, the playwright also showed a picture of one piiasc of life after the revolution and takes many a dig at the mistakes and exaggerations of his countrymen. Those interested in the fascinating problems of love, housing and divorce under the Soviets will find much to interest them in tne production. But whether they learn anything or not, at least they are certain to be amused. The play, being a comedy, is not a realistic picture of life in Russia such as would excite bespectacled intellectuals. But in terms of real, very human boys and girls caught in the tfils of love under strange new conditions, the audience incidentally does learn a lot about that far-off land and its people anyhow. 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