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Show SEC. 562 P. L. R. Has the Acorn Birdie m . m . r r W E B C O A. i CI Seen Yotr Sm7e OGDEN, UTAH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1940 NO. 4 VOLUME 4 E t ... . . - ' 1 Control Board Okehs Student Body Budget Tentative Budget Includes Increased Funds For Publications, Athletics, Activities Tentative approval was given a generally increased student body budget for 1940-41 last Wednesday by the Board of Control in a meeting presided over by Marcus Austad, student body president, and Winslow Gardner, student body treasurer. Representatives from each of the varied activity departments participated in a discussion of each item on the extensive budget after which board members voted upon the appropriations. Increases in student body enroll-" ment, extension of activities, and increases in costs of production were given as reasons by departments seeking increases in allotments. Among activities to receive new funds are the Acorn, Awards Committee, Band, Basketball, Fencing, Scribulus, Signpost, and Track and Field. Extension of existing athletic insurance for members of athletic teams traveling on school activity to include students representing the school in any way, was also voted upon favorably by the group. Previously, forensic squad members and those representing the school in non-athletic participation were required to pay for their own insurance.Following is a complete list of allotments with anticipated receipts and amount asked by each activity: Receipts Student fees $10,000 Acorn 2,000 A. W. S 160 Athletics 15,00 Dances 650 Dramatics 10 Scribulus 75 Signpost 900 Handbook 75 Opera 150 A. M. S 75 Expenditures Acorn $ 3,000 Athletic Insurance A. W. S Awards Band Basketball Bus Dances Dramatics Extemp-Oratory .. 200 500 350 350 700 100 700 700 350 100 Fencing Football 2,200 Debate Golf Handbook Men's Association Miscellaneous Expense Matinee Dance Office Expense Radio 875 100 100 250 45 50 200 50 750 Scribulus Signpost 1,800 Swimming 300 75 350 90 30 100 Tennis Track-Field ...... Wrestling-Boxing Yell leaders Dance Drama . . . Approximate Allotments Opera 350 Varsity Show 35 "In issuing these tentative budgets we were not entirely guided by the allotments of last year," Mr. Gardner stated. "We took into consideration the tremenduous growth of the student body itself, the greater demand upon certain of the activities and the amounts asked for as well as the restrictions of the budget." How Not to Swing Theories Get Boost by Star By BLAIR EVANS (Ed. note No. 1: Due to numerous requests, this edition of Dri-jest will be strictly original.) JEd. note No. 2: This writer claims no authority on the affirmative side of this discussion.) (Ed. note No. 3: Any similarity to persons either living or dead is purely coincidental.) Ed. note No. 4: Don't let the title fool you.) Ed. note No. 5: This article is primarily for freshmen from an accurate survey 45 16-17 per cent of the sophomores.) To the comman layman, this article would appear to approach the subject of South African Rugcut-ting; however, if the article is read this far, this particular layman will find that he is a 'peer'ing incorrectIf you have not read the title of this dissertation, you will soon find that the subject treated is "How Not to Swing." An introduction to this pertinent subject might be in order at this time. (2:22'22" o'clock.) In the first place, there are several ways not to swing. In the second place there are numerous things not to swing. Examples might include chandeliers, Wilbur Cook, bull, babies, (under 16,) Weber College Assembly Committee, slingshots, etc., etc., but, of course, we are not concerned with these. (See title hasn't changed yet has it?) Thus we see the infinite number of branches to which this subject might refer. This particular thesis, however, will be concerned with that great issue of the school year; namely, "How Not to Swing an 'A.' " There are many little insignificant matters involved in not getting an "A." Some of these could (Continued on Page 2) n "" m DarKer cxiemp Contest Date Nears Freshmen and sophomores will compete in the Barker Extempore Speech contest in an assembly to be held on November 5. The contest is sponsored by the Weber college speech department and was inaugurated by Mr. James L. Barker, head of the department of modern languages at the University of Utah. Mr. Barker presents a yearly prize of ten dollars to the student winner of the contest. All those taking freshman English compete in a freshman novitiate contest in extemp speaking. The two freshmen chosen enter the finals against two sophomores of recognized ability, also selected by competition. Mr. Barker is expected to attend the contest to present the award. A luncheon will be held after the competition, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Barker and the student contestants.The contest was started in order to encourage extempore speaking. It is felt that the contest offers training in a form of public address that is most often found useful.During the 22 years since the first speeches were held, the contest has been won nine times by the freshmen and 14 times by the sophomores.In all, Mr. Barker has contributed more than two hundred dollars to the advancement of extempore speaking in Weber college. The winning class is engraved each year on a silver cup, presented to the college in 1918 by Mr. Barker. Retail Selling Class Scheduled On next Monday, a two-week training class in retail selling will have its first meeting. Offering no credit, the class will polish its members for temporary work during the Christmas rush. The course is open to anyone, in or out of college, who wishes to attend. A job is not guaranteed, but recommendations will be made by the vocational department to local merchants for the most promising students. Weber Retail Class Visits Z. C. M. I. On a field trip to Salt Lake City last Wednesday, the retailing class of Weber college made a tour through Z. C. M. I. Mrs. Elaine Thompson, the training director of the store, conducted the students through the marking and receiving room, the mailing division, and the advertising department, as well as the various selling departments. The group left Ogden at eight o'clock and returned at one. Consumers' Clinic Started In Night School Through the cooperation of Dr. Robert Clarke of the Weber vocational department and Mrs. William Burford Cook, president of the American Association of University Women, a consumers' clinic has been organized in Weber college.Under the direct supervision of Miss Gertrude Thody, the first class was held in room 209 of the Central building on Monday night. The subject of the first lecture was "Informative Labeling." There were 15 to 20 ladies in attendance. The course will cover 12 lectures, and will cost $2.50. Mrs. Hirst Turner, who has been associated with Marshall Field company of Chicago, and the Schuster company of Milwaukee, has been appointed to instruct the course. The regular lecture material will be supplemented with motion pictures and exhibits by downtown merchants. The consumers' movement is a nationwide movement in day and night school courses. The situation in Ogden is faciliated by the cooperation between merchants and consumers. Grads Unite For W. C. Homecoming Day-Long Program To Be Carried Out Everybody connected with Weber college will do his stuff for the grand old school November 11, according to Mr. A. R. Croft, president of the Alumni association. Mr. Walter Buss, general chairman of the homecoming, backs him up 100 per cent in this assertion. The program will be carried out in connection with the Herman Baker post of the American Legion The day-long program begins with a breakfast at seven-thirty a. m. Assembly will be held in Moench auditorium at eleven a. m. At one p. m. the parade will begin. Weber college students are entering at least a dozen floats. The school band, Whip club, and a truck carrying the victory bell will be included in the parade. The American Legion has arranged for legionnaires to march, as well as the Ogden high school cadets and Ogden units of the Utah national guard. The Union Pacific Terminal band has consented to take part in the parade. G. L. Becker, veteran parade leader, will lead the march mounted on his white horse. Weber students hope to ring the victory bell following their football game with Albion junior college which begins at two-thirty p. m. in the Ogden stadium. A reception will be held at eight p. m. in honor of the alumni, and at nine the college ballroom will be the scene of a dance for alumni, faculty, and the present student body. A special alumni issue of the Weber Signpost will be edited by former students with William F. Smiley as editor. The paper will toe mailed out to all alumni and students, and it will be distributed at the homecoming to those who did not get one in the mail. Russell B. Petty has been made chairman of a committee to work out the details of the issue with Mr. Walter Buss of the college faculty, and Mr. C. M. Nilsson, faculty member and advisor of the paper. Alumni committee- appointed for the homecoming is headed by Mr. Junius R. Tribe. Miss Helen Abbot and Miss Dolly Polidor are in charge of the breakfast, and William F. Smiley, publicity. Teacher Returns After Week's Illness "Well, I can tell you how many spots are on my ceiling," reported Mr. John Benson, Weber's psychology teacher, when he returned to school Monday after a week's illness. "I decided that I needed a good long sleep," he continued, "so I went to bed for a week. It was just a case of the good old fashioned flu." Named for Big Year . . . Freshman students at Weber have named their officers for this year: Reading from left to right, they are: Rex McEntire, president; Sophie Reed, secretary, and Mildred Taggart, vice president ! f Campus Paving Project Nears Finish For the past few weeks men and machines have been busily engaged in the task of leveling and paving the campus directly in the back of the Vocational building. The college wishes to express appreciation to the State Road Commission and all those who took part in this project. The paving of the ground by oil mulch not only adds beauty to the campus but will greately facilitate the moving of heavy dut-tractors and artillery into and out of the building for the defense program during the winter months. Radio Is Terminal, Expert Indicates . Dr. Robert Clarke, physcist and acting director of vocational education, a practical angle of physics which Dr. Eells in his Saturday conference vocation at the end of two years. 1939-40 Acorn Receives First Class Rating Weber's 1939-40 Acorn received First Class honor rating from the National Scholastic Press association in nation wide competition. Weber college's yearbook scored 985 of the possible 1000 points necessary for the Ail-American honor rating. Only one junior college yearbook rated Ail-American. The National Scholastic Press association is an organization established for the futherance of journalism. High school and college publications from every state and from Alaska, Hawaii, and the Canal Zone are members. Once a year the yearbooks and magazines and twice a year the newspapers of members of the N. S. P. A. are inspected and judged; and finally by totaling up points they are rated as follows: All-American, superior; First Class, excellent; Second Class, good; Third Class, fair, and Fourth Class, poor. Kenneth Kuchler Pupils Appear In Recital Series Kenneth Kuchler, Weber violinist, will present a group of his students in the first of a series of violin recitals at Glen Brothers' recital hall Sunday, Novemtoer 3, at four-fifteen p. m. Featured will be the Kuchler violin choir, a newly organized string group made up of young violinists with June Neal accompanying at the piano. : v:::::::;:::; McEntire, Taggart, Reed Elected to Lead Frosh "We officers feci that our hands are tied unless we have the wholehearted cooperation of the entire freshman class, which we feel confident will be given us." This was the statement made by Rex McEntire, the new freshman class president, when asked to express his views for the success of the coming year for the freshman class. After the assembly on Friday. October 18, the freshman elections were held. The officers for the coming year ars: Rex Mclntire, president; Mildred Taggart, vice president, and Sophie Reed, secretary. This is not the first time these students have held important offices. Rex Mclntire was the former student body president at Weber high school. Mildred Taggart was president of the Girl's association, and Sophie Reed was the secretary of the student body at Ogden high school. The officers said that they wish to express their thanks to the entire freshman class for electing them to these offices. ..-i W. C. Teacher Assembly Held Success BY ED ANDERSON The faculty's Forum On Education assembly last week, Tuesday, October 22, created enough interest so it was suggested that another follow-up forum be held in which some students would occupy the platform. At first the speakers gave their prepared speeches without a great deal of response, but gradually both the forum and the audience warmed up to the subject. Mr. Leland H. Monson stated that the purpose of education is to train people to live in a great democracy which has the aim of helping the individual. The education for the individual which results in the securing of a strong mind, a good physical body, a sound character, and an upward reach or vision is an ideal education. Mr. Reed K. Swenson expressed his views on the matter when he said that happiness is the important thing and therefore an ideal education develops happiness in all phases of life. School education should not have a standardized curriculum. An ideal education gives a general cultural understanding as basis for intelligent thinking and acting, and results in the belief in God and in a personal philosophy. Mr. Guy H. Hurst said he believes an ideal education prepares each individual to take care of himself and his family, and to be a good citizen. He maintains that filling (Continued on Page 2) shows his Weber college students indicated qualifies for entering a Concert Programs Feature Noted Piano Duo, Soloist Enthusiastic audience response marked the appearance of the first two lyceum numbers on the Weber college-Community concert series for 1940-41 this week. Jacques Fray and Mario Braggiotti presented a program of their unusual style for two pianos Tuesday night in the Ogden high school auditorium, and Roger Aubert, distinguished Swiss pianist, performed before a capacity audience in the Moench building auditorium yesterday morning. Suave, personable interpretations of concert favorites, light classics, and modern ballads marked the program presented Mondaly night as Fray and Braggiotti fulfilled the expectations of many who remembered their faultless performance with Rubinoff here last year. Numbers receiving especial comment were "Rhapsody in Blue," "Bolero," and variations styled by Braggiotti upon the favorite "Yankee Doodle." Hailed as one of the greatest modern interpreters of Claude Debussy, Mr. Aubert displayed con-sumate skill in his rendition of a classical program. Bach, Liszt, Chopin, and Brahms were received enthusiastically by the student audience. "The Sunken Cathedral," and the familiar "Clair de Lune," by Debussy, "The Little White Donkey," by Ibert, and the "Fire Dance," by Da Falla concluded the recital. Both numbers, Fray and Braggiotti and Aubert are slated for or have completed concert engagements in other Utah cities including Logan, Salt Lake City, and Provo, Mr. Guy H. Hurst, director of the lyceum program stated. Debaters Visit Carbon, L. A. Tournaments Debate Coach Leland H Monson yesterday announced plans for the Phi Rho Pi tournament to be held at Carbon college, Price, November 22, 23. He said, "The events will be debating, oratory, extempe, and interpretation. I plan to take 10 persons to the tournament. Six of them will travel from here and meet me in Price. "The other four debaters and I will be returning from Los Angeles and will pause at Price on our trip home. At Los Angeles we participate in the tournament sponsored by the Western Association of Teachers of Speech, held at Pepperdine college. "One of the teams I take to California will be girls, one boys." Alpha Rho Omega Unit Planned For Local Campus Plans are being made at the present time for the organization of a new mens' social club. "If these plans succeed, the club will be known as the Gamma chapter of the Alpha Rho Omega fraternity," says Frank Greenwell, who, as a member of the Grand Lodge chapter located at Multnomah, Jr. college at Portland, Oregon, is leading the organizing at Weber. Bulletins have been posted for the signatures of those fellows interested, and so far the response has been good. Those men who have signed already are; By Woods, Carl Woods, Frank Wilcox, Don Peterson, Dewey Hudson, Dick Tuscon, John Payne, Elmer Storey, Bob McGregor, Harold Flygare, Max Solberg, and Harold Kesler. "This fraternity has chapters all over the country, and there is no reason why Weber could not support a chapter of its own," said Mr. Greenwell. Experts Stress Terminal Two-Yea r Work Local Junior Colleges Have High Attendance, Says A. A. J. C. Official Junior colleges should educate more students in courses which terminate after two years training for jobs, citizenship and home life rather than to prepare the great majority for continued education in universities. Dr. Walter C. Eells, executive secretary of American Association of Junior Colleges, made this assertion Saturday in an address before administrators, instructors and students of ten intermountain junior colleges. The conference, conducted at Weber college, was one of a series of 20 such gatherings being conducted in the various geographical divisions of the United States to plan how junior colleges can meet needs of students more adequately. The commission on junior college terminal education of the American association sponsored the Ogden meeting. -t- De. Eells lauded both Utah and Fall Drama Players Selected BY ALICE COTRELL Members of the cast of "Outward Bound," under the capable direction of Mr. Thatcher Allred, have begun rehearsing for the play which will be presented in the near future. The characters will be portrayed by the following people: Ann, Loyal Christensen; Henry, Rex McEntyre; Scrubby, Dan Bailey; Tom, Grant Neuteboom; Thompson, Willard Jensen; Mrs. Midget, Betty Lou Balsh; Mrs. Clevden Banks, Dorothy Litchfield; Mr. Lingley, Clinton Price; and Duke, Walter Cable. Many of the players have had previous experience in other Weber college plays. Dan Bailey gave a very successful performance last year in the play "The Star Wagon." He also took part in the school opera, "Naughty Marietta." Loyal Christensen will also be remembered for her performance in "The Star Wagon." Miss Christensen is at present an active member of the radio guild. Another well known actress of last year is Betty Lou Balch. Miss Balch is one of our most successful speech students at Weber college, having proved successful not only in dramatics, but in extemporaneous speaking as well. Willard Jensen came forth with some good work last year in "The Star Wagon," anc. will, no doubt, do likewise this year in "Outward Bound." Grant Neuteboom needs no introduction as to his past performances. Besides his work in dramatics, he may well be remembered for his participation in the "Varsity Show of 1940." Clinton Price has had unlimited experience in radio work as well as some experience in dramatics. Dorothy Litchfield is also an experienced actress and has performed in several skits and plays presented at Weber college. Rex Mclntyre, although never having had any previous experience at Weber college, has performed in several plays presented by Weber high school. Walter Cable has also had previous experience in dramatics. The play "Outward Bound," Is itself rather unusual and somewhat different from the usual run of plays. The setting for the most part is enacted on a boat where some (Continued on Page 2) Weber A. W. S. Officials Attend Meet Seven A. W. S. delegates of Weber college were royally entertained at Southern Branch of the University of Idaho on October 25 and 26. Representatives of 11 colleges met on this occasion in the Associated Women Students of Utah and Southern Idaho convention. Rosella Larkin, president of Weber's Associated Women, gave one of the important speeches of the convention on Associated Women students as a factor in promoting student-faculty relationships. This was voted by delegates as one of the outstanding features of the convention.According to Mrs. Clarisse Hall, dean of women and advisor of the association, the convention was very well planned. Sophomore girls at the Southern Branch were hostesses to the delegates at their new girls' dormitory. Luncheons, formal dinners, and parties were given in honor of the delegates. Delegates from Weber were; Mrs. Hall, Marie Manning, Rosella Lark-in, Louise Dixon, Marian Fiet, Elizabeth Blair, and Ruth Carver. Idaho for the high percentage of their population attending jun ior colleges. California leads the nation in this respect with 119 of every 10,000 people attending junior college. Utah is second with 39 per 10,000, and Idaho is third with 38. The national average is 15, Dr. Eells pointed out "Experience shows that most junior college students will not go on in a university. They should not be educated for something they will not do if they can be educated to better advantage for things they will do," Dr. Eells asserted.He explained that only one out of four junior college students goes into a university or four-year college, but two-thirds of them are taking courses preparator yto advanced study. "In the Pacific northwest, three junior college students prepare for the university for every one who goes on. In Utah the discrepancy Is not so great, but even in Utah 70 per cent prepare and only 31 per cent continue,"' he stated. Field Pointed Out "The time has passed when everyone who goes to college can be educated for a profession. The professions absorb only six per cent of the population. Preparation for these professions is the primary function of universif ies. Approximately half of the gainiu! workers of the country proprietors, managers, clerical and skilled labor-are in occupations which are distinctly on the semiprofessional level," Dr. Eells said. "Here is a wide-open field for junior colleges," he said. "More than 300 junior colleges already are giving semiprofessional and general education to about one-third of their 120,000 students, but for all the 600 junior colleges In the country with 200,000 students the proportion is far lower. "Twenty years ago more than three-quarters of the young men of junior college age were gainfully employed. Today the proportion is less than half. It is more and more difficult for young men to find employment before they are 20 or 21 years of age. Increasing thousands of them must be provided for in the junior colleges or some equivalent institution."Discussion Follows Following Dr. Eells' morning address he conducted an informal discussion on problems of terminal education during the luncheon session in the Weber college cafeteria, while student representatives of the various Utah and Idaho colleges were participating in a basket lunch and educational tour. In a closed session with student representatives, Dr. Eells "sounded out" attitudes of the representative students on their personal needs and demands on the college. "It is better to provide for student needs than to urge students to go on Into training they do not desire or cannot afford. In conducting such conferences w hope that by consulting the consumer we can find out what those needs are," he explained. Administrators Air Views While Dr. Eells was directing the afternoon student conference, college administrators were airing their views on terminal education and discussing problems of their respective institutions. Speakers at this session were John R. Nichols, executive dean of University of Idaho, Sauth, at Pocatello; Elden B. Sessions, president of Carbon college in Price; Henry Oberhansley, director of Branch Agricultural college, and Dr. Eugene B. Chaffee, president of Boise, Idaho, junior college. The conference was concluded early Saturday afternoon. In the opening session at ten a. m. greetings to visiting educators were extended by Dr. Henry Aldous Oixon, president of Webe rcollege; Charles H. Skidmore, state superintendent of public instruction; Dr. Burton K. Farnsworth of the state department of public instruction, who is president of Northwest Associ ation of Secondary and Higher Schools, and Dr. Chaffee, who is president of Northwest Association of Junior Colleges. I |