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Show 562 P I & R Friday, October 21 A. M. S. Dance Saturday, October 25 Football Game B. A. 0. at Ogden Tuesday, October 28 One Act Play In Assembly at 11:00 a. m. Friday, October 31 Football Game Mesa at Grand Junction-Tuesday, November 4 Club Meetings at 11:00 a. m. Wednesday, November 5 Devi Dja Bali Dance Group Ogden High School Auditorium at 8:30 p. m. Z O L JE G IE OGDEN, UTAH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1941 NUMBER 4 VOLUME 5 . " i , Is last Ditch" Fight Facing Freshmen McEntire Turns Deaf Ears On Olsen's Goliath Gag Burning from an "unfair" decision in the sandbag rush, the defiant freshmen have been hollering for two weeks for a fair chance to prove which of the two classes is superior. Now the freshmen must either back down and admit their former defeat or else make good, because the freshman - sophomore water fight, Friday in Lester park, is here. Jay Olsen, frosh chairman, stated that he thought he could clear the little matter up much easier and quicker if McEntire, soph president, would meet him out in the park tomorrow at two p. m. and square it oft in a little personal battle. McEntire, doughty (or doubtful) warrior that he is, refused to take all of the pleasure and glory for himself, and dared Clsen to show up on the field with his wards ready to be pulled all over Lester park on their stomachs. Sophs Irritated According to reports, the sophomore students are more than a little irritated at the way the freshmen have made challenge after challenge and then failed to back them up with anything stronger than words. Ever since the lower classmen followed up their last loud challenge by crawling off the sandbag field of battle on their hands and knees, the upper classmen have assumed that their spirit was broken. t So firmly were they convinced that freshman rivalry was an extinct bird, that they had gone back to classes and resumed study. But now, say the sophomores, Olsen, who cheered his followers through a megaphone from the sidelines during the last fight, has again insulted sophomore superiority by whispering it around the campus that he thinks his class could pull McEntire's class through a hose lull of water, on the end of a rope. It is not known at the present time whether or not Olsen intends to lead his class to victory by pulling on the rope, but it is firmly suspected by most fans who saw the sandbag contest ,that he proposes to do his pulling on the handle of a windlass, well sheltered by neighboring trees and shrubs. Grow Figured Elaine Grow, vice president and brains of the sophomore class, has this contest figured out mathematically. If it takes two sophomores to carry one 50 pound sandbag and 10 freshmen over a goal line which is 50 yards away, then it should, not take more than 60 upper-classmen to pull 300 of the lower class boys 25 yards through a water hose. This figure, the fair Grow said, does not count the 10 sophomore men who will be placed on the freshman side of the line to keep their end of the rope from dragging the ground. According to her, the sophomore class by right of experience and superior physical and mental abilities will win this tug of war walking away. Jack Larsen, student body president, stated this morning that he hopes both classes are very strong (ConUnued un f-age Two) Debaters, Coach Will Attend Phi Rho Pi Meet Six or eight debaters, several axtempe speakers and orators, and Mr. Leland, H. Monson, debate coach, will attend the divisional Phi Rho Pi forensic tournament at Snow junior college at Ephraim, Utah. The conclave will be held two days, Nov. 14 and 15. Which students will make the trip has not yet been decided, according to Mr. Monson. The debate question will be the national one, resolved: "That the United States government should regulate by law the labor unions In the United States." Seven Utah colleges will be entered in the tournament. They are Weber college, Carbon college, Snow college, University of Utah, Dixie junior college, Agricultural college, and the Brigham Young University. State Phi Rho Pi honors were awarded to Weber's participants last year when the contest was held at Carbon college in Price, Utah. June Bramwell-Maurine Duf-fin; Keith Wilcox-La Mar Buck-ner; Robert Bischoff-Maurice Richards were the students who made Hp the three Weber debate teams who won top debate honors. Maur-ine Duffin placed second in oratory. Keith Wilcox placed first and La Mar Buckner second in extem-feooraneouj speaking. Zoologist Gets Doctorate On 'Periphyton' Periphyton is a mighty big word, but Mr. Orson Whitney Young, local zoologist, knows all about it. He has spent his summers since he came here eight years ago and some regular sessions studying it at the University of Michigan. So in mid-November he is going back there to take his doctor's examination and present a seminar report on his findings.Periphyton is still a mighty big word, and for those who may not know what it means Mr. Young presented some simplified statements about it. They are all a part of his thesis, "A Limnologi-cal Investigation of Periphyton in Douglas Lake, Michigan." In the first place this whatsit is the slimy stuff found on logs and plants and stones in fresh water. Just to make sure you have got it, here it is in Mr. Young's own words. "Periphyton is an assemblage of microscopic plants and animals." From there on out almost anything you want to say about this "assemblage" is all right, especially if you are a fisherman and use it for footing. What Mr. Young did with it, however, was to trace and record its growth during the summer season in calm water, in brush shelters, and in rough water. His work has a scientific utility, he said, for anyone concerned about finding the productivity of lakes; that is, for finding out how many fish a lake will support. And it has other practical angles. The zoologist stated for example that "It is a lot nicer, and more accurate, for a sportsman to say that he slipped on an agglomeration of periphyton than to an nounce simply that he slipped on a cockeyed, blank, blank mess of something." Saturday a report on his work will be delivered by Mr. Young before the Utah Academy of Science and Arts convention at Provo. Scenic Variations, Storm Phenomena Please Geologists Twenty geology students accompanied by Dr. Ernest L. Miner, Mrs. Miner, and Mr. Orlo Childs returned Sunday from a week-end trip to Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon by private cars. The students who made the trip were Evelyn Stromberg, Marian Knighton, Maxine Shurtz, Zada McGill, Walt Woolsey, Kenneth Wheeler, Bill Boyington, Pete Pet-rie, Dick Herrick, Josephine Foul-ger, Scott Cartwright, Bill Luthy, Glen Woolsey, Marjorie Andelin, Opal Rogerson, Catherine Woolley, John Piers, Frank Lewis, Bob James, and Douglas Eldredge. The group arrived at Grand Canyon Friday night in time to see a beautiful sunset. Most of the students slept out-of-doors in sleeping bags. Since they were sleeping out, they also saw the sunrise, which for many of them was an event that is not likely to be repeated for a good long while. After breakfast a breeze began to blow and soon a light drizzle of rain started. The group telephoned to Bryce where the park authorities stated that the weather was fine. After driving around the rim of Grand Canyon the group headed for Bryce. Before leaving for Bryce, however, the crowd had an experience H will never forget. While the students were at Cape Royal an electrical storm came up. The storm produced a freakish effect on the hair of everyone. Imagine, for instance, Bill Boyington's hair standing straight up in the air. Bad luck followed them to Bryce because it was raining when they arrived. Mr. Chidls stated that the students were all good sports, however, because they went for a five-mile hfke through pouring rain, and not one of the students complained. He also stated that he thought the rain was fine because it brought out and intensified the colors in the canyons. In spite of the rain the students were able to see and discuss the rock formations of the two canyons.The group arrived home Sunday night at nine p. to. Takes Over New Office . . . SOPHIE REED . . . (pictured above) newly eected student body secretary will now assume part of the duties which have been shouldered by LaVon Earl, student vice president, for the past six weeks. Charming Sophie Reed Gets Student Office Announcement was made public late Tuesday by Jack Larsen, student body president, that Weber at last has a secretary of the student body. The office will be filled by petite Sophie Reed, who up to this time functioned as secretary of the sophomore class. The other candidate was Char-lene Cross. Sophie Reed, charming sopho-4 more, is familiar to most students because of the many prominent offices she has held in the past. She first made her debut in the public's eye when she was crowned queen of Central in 1939. In 1939-40 she participated as secretary of the Ogden high school student body. When she entered Weber, she was installed as secretary of the freshman class, and then at the. close of the year was elected as secretary of the sophomore class. She is also a member of Otyokwa, girls' social club. Sophie is noted for her dancing ability, blonde hair and blue eyes, and scholastic standing. One prominent student, who has long been Lloyd Advises On New Ideas Of Citizenship Each year the Kiwanis club of Ogden sponsors a citizenship day. In keeping with this, an assembly is presented to foster better citizenship among students. This year, Dr. Wesley P. Lloyd, dean of men at the Brigham Young university, was the speaker. A humble man, who put himself in the place of the students and who has definite ideas, he treated the subject from the aspects of citizenship in everyday life. His main subject was on being a citizen in the 1940's. "Begin to put a new dignity to the word politician," Dr. Lloyd said. "Begin to listen less to the chronic cynic who is too prone to talk the weaknesses of our government." He warned the students to carry with them a faith in the American form of democracy, for "without this basic faith the government will crumble." He advised that every so often a person should "pick himself up by his bootstraps and lift himself above the crowd to watch the parade go by" and to view things with a futuristic attitude. "In this way we can look back into the 1940's and be sure we were good citizens." associated with Sophie in various student body projects, said that the successful candidate will do well in this and numerous others of this year's student activities. She is society editor of the Signpost and business manager of Scribulus. The new secretary's post election statement was that she thought she could fill the position okay, since the student body had got along so well, so long without any secretary.Larsen, however, has said he would have been able to go forward with a dozen and one plans bound to improve the school, if only he had a secretary. Crackpot Verse Seen On Walls and Lockers Mysteriously appearing for the past week or more on the walls, on the doors, and on the lockers of Weber college are scrawlings of poetry, words of warning and bits of phios- nnhv 1 j All these notes have been signed by the Blue Beetle, or at least the most important ones. Some few weeks ago the affair was started by "No Schmaz Ka Pop" and signed by the Blue Beetle. Next appeared "If thou art the Blue Beetle, who am I? Ah Ha!" signed by the Red Seal. Then came, "If thou art the Blue Beetle and the Red Seal, who am I?" signed by the Brown Bomber. Next came, "If thou art the Blue Beetle and the Red Seal, and the Brown Bomber, who am I?" signed by the Orange Octopus. A few days later this bit of philosophy appeared. I marketh the mark Of destiny upon thy door, Of he who dareth to use my name, To forge it as before; For all these nasty crimes he'll pay, And shalleth die in shame. The Blue Beetle. Next a warning appeared on a locker in the Moench building. Let this be a warning: Balinese Art Of Devi Dja Rates At Top BY EMMBTT WIGGINS As the third in the Ogden Community - Concert programs, Devi Dja and her Bali-Java dancers will present a unique and different type of entertainment when they appear November 5 at the Ogden high school at eight-thirty p. m. They are the first of their kind to visit America and their program is one of the most eagerly awaited community concert attractions for the 1941-42 series. Devi Dja (pronounced Davey Ja), star and head of the Bali-Java dancers company, learned to dance in the temples of Bali, and in the ritualistic court of Java. Children Dance Everyone in Bali dances, even little children not more than six or seven years old. Americans use many methods of expressing their lives and customs: painting, literature, and music. But when the Balinese want to tell about the way they live, all they have to do is dance. At the full of the moon these elaborate dances center about the temple. They provide an occasion for participation by the entire village. The lyceum program to be staged is more exciting than mere dancing. It is a representation of the whole background of these people; their ideas of good and evil forces, their love problems and earthly trials, their mythological gods. Rich Costumes The richly costumed and expertly staged "trip to Bali in one night" is different from any other dance program. Brownskinned maidens portraying the passionate and langorous tales of native Bali and Sumatra, dancing to the strains of their own instruments, will certainly express the wonder of that happy land of enchantment, of peace, innocence and dream. Only artistic people could imag ine costumes as beautiful as those worn by Devi Dja and her company of dancers and musicians. They wear costumes of dyed suks in colors of purple, red, green, orange and gold. Many yards of material are used to make each costume. It will be an interesting spectacle because it is genuinely, sincerely, and excitingly done. All advance literature on the performance is unanimous on these points. School Paper Staff Members Go To Boulder Meet Yesterday noon five students of the Signpost staff and Mr. C. M. Nilsson, journalism instructor, left for Boulder, Colorado, to attend the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Press association conference. Three days of lectures, panel discussions, bull sessions, banquets, and dances make up the schedule. The discussions' are designed to keep up a lively interest in journalism and school papers and also to facilitate an exchange of ideas on collegiate publications. The five staff members are Ed Anderson, editor of the local paper; Marjorie Vowles, business manager; Oren Jacobs, sports editor; Adrienne Russel, freshman associate; and Opal Rogerson, editorial assistant. Sendeth not your men beyond The point they want to go. They'll double back and Hit you hard; you dirty so and so. The Blue Beetle. Becoming even more bold he ventured to the Signpost staff doors and scribbled: "He who heeds not the word The Wise One spake, Soon dieth For his own mistake." Guesses concerning the unknown author range from the plausible to the fantastic: First, he is a crackpot. Second, he has a Shakespearean complex. Third, he most certainly does not cut his hair. Fourth, he carries a feathery light course, if any. Fifth, he is a male insect. Sixth, he has a malign nt audience complex. Seventh, he is an authorized agent for the nazi government but has failed to fill out the proper papers. Eighth, he really is a blue beetle or possibly since no one sees him at work he is a bed bug operating under the aover of night. Budgets Permit Operation Under Curtailed Program Governor Makes Full Provision For Most Urgent Needs "Utah is on an economy program but tate institutions will not suffer for necessities." This statement of policy comes from the offices of Dr. Herbert Maw, governor of the state; and Governor Maw's recent visit to the campus and the outcome of the visit show that the statement is more than mere words. Because of unforeseen events, necessities at Weber have arisen which were not evident when the budget was first submitted. Accordingly at Governor Maw's suggestion a second estimate of expenditures for the current year has been sent to the state office. Wind storm damage and installation of a heating plant in the armory building, now used for Hill field students, have been mentioned as representative reasons for a second budget. The budget of last year was $447,-000. This year's as previously granted was $376,000. This sum was exclusive of equipment and supplies. Although the second budget has not yet been acted upon as far as is known locally, Governor Maw has taken direct action upon some other financial matters connected with the school. First, he has appropriated funds for vocational education in the state to match federal funds. This amounts to $44,000. Of the sum Weber will receive roughly $8,000. This grant provides funds for purchase of the church property on the west side of the campus. Second, he has signed an application requesting that the PWA give 70 per cent and the state 30 per cent for the erection of a vocational building. This structure is to reach from the present voca tional building and extend across both the intervening residential property and the church site to Twenty-fifth street. Richards Follows Coray As Scribulus Editor Maurice Richards will step into Reed Coray's shoes as editor of the Scribulus, campus literary magazine, Mr. Ray B. West, Jr., faculty adviser, announced Wednesday. Chosen to assist Richards in his task, are Dewey Hudson, short story editor; Ruth Bowen, poetry editor; and Keith Jacques, feature editor. Maurice Richards Other staff members are as fol lows. Virginia Harris, promotion manager; Billy Johnson, art editor; Bonnie Wilmot, assistant art editor; Jay Heslop, photographer; Wayne Carver, circulation manager; Alice Hodges, assistant circulation manager; Sophie Reed, business manager; Mildred Taggart, stenographer. Irene Bushell, Merlin Tarns, Louise England, and Pauline Black, typists; Wallace Pingree, Marjorie Farr, and Chloe Yates, sophomore associates; and Irene Bushell, Frank Wahlquist, Roy Gibbson, CharleB Carver, and Louise England, freshman associates. Additions to or subtractions from this staff may occur at any time during the year, Mr. West stated. Any student in Weber college is eligible to submit material for publication in Scribulus, according to Mr. West. Short stories and poems are especially welcome but any type of creative writing can be entered for publication. Clever photographs and original drawings will also be used. The deadline for contributions is now set for November L President's U. E. A. Speech Analyzes Federal Agencies High point of the U. E. A. convention for Weber college was President H. A. Dixon's Friday afternoon speech on "Federal Youth Serving Agencies and the Schools." "When Uncle Sam established the four (youth serving) agencies, whether he intended it or not, he set up a national educational system paralleling the state school system and he began to exercise control, either directly or indirectly, over the state school system. Any evaluation of educational outcome in Utah will of necessity be concerned with the work of these parallel systems and theirinterrelations." President Dixon outlined the plan of his talk as follows: "1. The achievements of the federal youth serving agencies in Utah. 2. The extent to which they overlap the state school system. 3. The complications resulting from this overlapping. 4. Problems for future solution." The NYA and the CCC "have made no attack upon the program of the schools. In most instances they have merely established programs where the Utah schools had none. Their leaders have been cooperative and they have attempted to operate within the original purpose of their organizations." "The schools are not only under serious handicap with regard to 'drawing power,' but also with regard to 'holding power.' In several Utah schools today, courses will be found under the same roof with courses that are free to the NYA, the CCC, and the defense student. Such courses, however, are open to the regular college student only upon his"payment of $75.00 to $83.00 registration fee. The regular student is intelligent enough to recognize immediately that the NYA, (Continued on Page 4) World Affairs Fixed Up By Students The British people should stop spending their time eating crumpets and drinking tea and try doing a little fighting. The U. S. should stop relying on South America and Great Britain to defend this country. The western hemisphere should make herself economically impregnable against any European penetration. The United States should cease giving any aid whatsoever to China, Russia, France, and England. These four points were but a few of the arguments dealt with in heated panel discussions at the Utah State Agricultural college Friday and Saturday when the school was host to the international relations clubs of the inter-mountain states. Robert James, Douglas Eldridge, Darrel Williams, Maurice Richards and Mr. C. H. Anderson represented Weber college at the conclave. Blood of Denver brought forth the plaudits of the group when he stated that the U. S. should show her desire for world democracy by fighting to the last man in an attempt to defeat the nazis; but Williams of Weber brought an uproar to the conference when he followed Blood's ptatement by saying that he thought the United States should show her desire for American democracy by fighting to the last English man. The U. S. A. C. showed its hospitality to the visitors by giving them two banquets and a dance, (Continued on Pas Student Funds Will Go To Benefit the Greatest Number Approximately $3,000 has been sliced from the student body fund for the official 1941-42 school year. The curtailment of the budget was forced because of a decreased enrollment of about 200 students this year. The defense program is taking many students who otherwise would be attending college. m Mr. W. H. Handley, school treas urer, said that as nearly as possible the principle used in apportioning funds was to spend money where it would benefit the greatest number of students. Dan Drumiler, student body treasurer, stated that as the budget now stands, it has $12,000 distributed over the various activities. The cutting of the budget was made possible largely by the elimination of trips which are usually made by the different school departments. The sum of $900 was deducted in this manner. Funds Allotted The board of control, composed of Mr. Handley, Mr. Merlon L. Stevenson, dean of instruction; Mr. Leland H. Monson, head of the English department; Jack Larsen, student body president; LaVon Earl, vice president; Dan Drumiler; Rex McEntire, sophomore class president; and Robert Bisch-off, sophomore class representative, reported that the funds are appropriated as follows. Acorn $2,537.00 A. W. S. (women students) .. 504.00 Award committee .... 175.00 Band 158.00 Basketball 740.00 Dance committee .... 500.00 Dramatics 360.00 Forensics 700.00 Extempe and Oratory 468.00 Football 1,735.00 Golf 50.00 Handbook 98.00 Insurance 170.00 A. M. S. (men students) .... 160.00 Matinee dances 10.00 Opera and vocal music 580.00 Office 350.00 Extempe (intramural) 18.00 Scribulus 493.00 Signpost 1,552.00 Swimming 154.00 Tennis 55.00 Track 340.00 W. A. A 55.00 Wrestling 60.00 Dance drama 75.00 Dancing 50.00 Publications Cut The Acorn, yearbook; Signpost, school newspaper; and Scribulus, literary magazine, are all affected by the reductions. A number of pages will be eliminated from the school annual and fewer books will be printed. The amount of book sales for this year is set at $350.00. Varying from the procedure of former years, the Acorn will require the student to pay a small fee before having a picture taken. One issue has been cut from both theSignpost and Scribulus. Thus, 13 more issues of the Signpost will be printed, and Scribulus has two issues scheduled for the year. It has been the custom for Scribulus to publish an issue each quarter. There will be one or two less dances held this year because of the sliced budget. Students will also participate in fewer debates because debate trips have been curtailed. The board of control set a new record when they spent two sleepless nights in working out the schedule of funds to be applied on the activities. 'Neut' Signs Up At B. Y. U. In Education Grant Neuteboom, '41, has entered the Brigham Young university, Provo, where he will continue his studies in the field of education. And from past records, it will be a different "Neut" if he doesn't have his fingers in at least one political pie at the B. Y. U. Aaron Roylance, '40, another actor from Weber, is continuing his artistic work in the army. Roylance writes: "I'm directing a one-act play within the battalion. I have actors with degrees and several years in stock companies (one or two of them). I'm also working with directors, actors, and technical men from Broadway and from Hollywood. Some of them have had years of experience." Roylance is in charge of a recreation hall at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Beth Paul, Richard Skeen, Kent (Continued on Pas i) |