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Show THE SIGNPOST THURSDAY, MARCH 5, I942 All About You and That Guy Too and Everybody Else; Even Schicklegruber Some of the matters publicized in the school paper have been termed "bad publicity." That is, certain conditions, certain occurrences, certain failures let us say should not be submitted to the students, the parents of the students, and the taxpayers generally because failures do not show the school at its best. The editors confess that at times the news has been written, either in the headlines or in the body of the articles, in an obviously uninformed way. The reporter, in the first place, has not known the whole truth or else has written the whole truth Up in a half truthful way. Those in charge of the paper call such practices by their right name, which is laziness. News sources, in the second place, are at times uncooperative and put the rookie reporter off with an excuse. Which he is glad to have; it is so easy to put into words. Since these sources are often teachers, we shall not bother to describe such traits. Instead let us say that many are like Mrs. Clarisse Hall, chuck full of authoritative information and willing to let loose of it. The only improvements we can think of is if she would also write it up. Then in a third way, there is the problem of the printer. The printer is the best the paper has had, and so the editors do not care to be harsh when their corrections do not appear and certain strange blunders do, For example, Dr. Dean Anderson, former Weber instructor, went to the trouble of saying a nice thing about W. C. students at the B. Y. U., where he now teaches. To wit, he finds them in the library somehow, and they are leaders and performers in student affairs. This heartening information got booked in the printer's shuffle and amazingly appeared over the signatures of the Ha- We Have No Planes . . . Among those activity styles so far unaffected by the Hitler haircomb and moustache, certain ones can even at this somewhat early stage in the school year be said to be holding up as usual or better than usual. We make no argument in their favor. Simply to mention them brings to mind their merit. Swimming, basketball, local speech and debate tournaments, student government as expressed in board of control, the Associated Women Students, club activity in general and music. This, of course, may be no high praise. If an activity set an altitude record in previous years, it may not strike the public judgment as being as good as it once was. Still, have not these activities been aways deserving ones? Moreover, is this not a time when to be usual is to be unusual ? Then also there are activities that are still in process Drama is not yet over, publications have so far given perhaps the barest promise, contest debate and speech outside of this immediate area have before them their big question marks, and the varsity show is pending. In the interests of patriotism it seems to us that the school must go on with its customary record of good work done, though indeed each activity and each person could say, like the heroes of Bataan, "We have no planes." On Other Campuses . . . The lost was found again on the University of Utah campus last week. Twenty-five junior prom tickets worth $90, issued prematurely to a fraternity, disappeared. After a new block of tickets was printed, the culprit decided to return the worthless paper. With everything back in order, the dance was a success. The Utah Chronicle faces the future reassured, for the publication notes that sin-glehanded Joe Palooka had disposed of more than half of the enemy forces already. Despite rumors to the opposite, President F. S. Harris stated that Brigham Young university will not close a month early this year unless a serious emergency arises. Kay Kyser, professor of the College of Musical Knowledge, will judge a contest to pick the three best songs written by male B. Y. U. udents. Kyser modestly says he is not an authority on such things, but contestants know he's an expert on music "that makes you wanna dance." Another famed band leader, Glen Miller, will salute B. Y. U. on a regularly scheduled broadcast May 12. The band will feature a number from the college's current varsity show. Instead of blackouts Colorado State college will institute a new lighting system this spring on the campus. Students are tired of being in the dark. Pueblo junior college students call it daylight s(l)aving time. waiian football stars of the fall quarter, Moku and Lolotai. Good enough fellows, but we had no idea. Such "bad publicity" keeps the staff modest, and for this the school should be grateful. It is hoped, however, that the readers can see that the editors really had it in mind to do a little bragging. Real failures within the school, it must be said, the paper does have the policy of printing, though the paper does not feel quite up to doing it in anything larger than JJul 10-point type. If you are curious, this is 10-point. It is not that the editors feel like crusaders when they print something which may maim some person's ego; it merely seems like the thing to do, and after all it is so easy to tell the truth and all sorts of trouble to figure out something that will do just as well. Anyway, school editors were never ones to struggle with fate. Thus, they do not mind "allowing" that the book campaign, which the paper tried to help the library out with, is a flop. Nor that the student loan fund ball was about what was expected as far as student body cooperation was concerned. That good ole one hundred per-center La Von Earl was there, naturally. Beauty, character, and brains do sometimes go around together. But what happened to Mac? Caught in the wind probably. Whose wind? But still the scrappy faculty ladies managed to curry together something like $70.00. All praises be. So all in all some persons figure that a dictatorship is ahead of a democracy. But in spite of the evidence the Signpost will string along with the democracy for a while longer. After all Oren Jacobs did contribute four books, singlehanded. The Japanese Here . . . We want to praise the students here on the way they are acting towards the Japanese in our classes. In some places, we know, the Japanese are being snubbed and insulted. Perhaps there, the personalities of the Japanese students are not as they are here, but still we think that as long as the Japanese are the minority we should treat them well until they give us some cause not to. They are having quite a hard time, we imagine, keeping away from trouble. If we continue trying our best to treat them as we should there will be no reason for shame to be put upon the name of Weber college. One student has said, "I am doing all I can to keep up my morale. I try to put myself in their places and imagine how it would be to lose one's friend because of something part of my race did. There are some very outstanding Japanese in Weber and I hope they receive all the credit they deserve for the things they do." Saxon Roush, guest writer. According to the Arrow of Pueblo junior college in Colorado, "The man who relaxes helps the axis." The Rocky Mountain Collegian of Colorado State college got witty once more and said, "Let's slap the Japs on their axis." Here's the story of Loyal Lynn, She used to wear my fraternity pin; I robbed a bank, Got sent up-state, And now she wears my number plate. Colorado State. SiqnpDAL Editorial Office: 402-! on Moeneh Building Published semi-monthly by students of Weber Junior College Editor Edward Anderson Business Manager . . Marjorie Vowles News Assistant Lesbeth Lucas Society Editor Opal Rogerson Sports Editor Robert Blakeley Editorials Maurice Richards .Music Editor Enimett L. Wiggins Photographer David Meyer Cartoonist David Meyer Contest Editor Doris Owens Staff Stenographer Dorothy Cardon Busincs-s Assistant Keith Holbrook Betty Freeman Beverly De Bloois Circulation Robert Blakeley Walter G. Stark Faculty C. M. Nilsson FRONT PAGE: June Van De Graaff, Earl Francis, Jean Anne Waterstradt, Catherine Taylor, Elmer Storey, Dorothy Cardon, Irene Bushell, Walter G. Stark. SPORTS PAGE: Bob Bell, Jay Hancey, Blair Johnston, Bert Strand, and Ted Boyle. SOCIETY PAGE: Charlotte Johnson. Member of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Press Association 1941 -:- Member -:- 1912 Associated Collegiate Press All Is Set For Air Defense (Continued from Page One) signal is given, nor leave the building. All Is Clear The all-clear signal is one continuous bell. Weber college constitutes a precinct, which includes six sectors. Gym, Moeneh, Vocational, Central, Institute, and Dormitory buildings. The precinct is headed by four precinct air raid wardens: Mr. M. L. Stevenson, Mr. Wallace D. Baddley, Mr. Milton Cooper, and Mr. Don Johnson. The six sectors working under the supervision and in cooperation with the precinct wardens have been organized as follows: No. 1 Gym building. Building wardens: M. L. Stevenson, Reed Swenson, and Mae Welling. Auxiliary police: Gertrude Stallings, Harry Burchell, Jay Hancey, and Max Jensen. Auxiliary firemen: Dean Peterson and Thomas Riley. First aid worker: Ferron Losee. Food, clothing and shelter: Harold Handley. Messengers: Ralph Barnard and Floyd Champneys. Utility workers: (day) George Hyde and (night) Bob Allen. No. 2 Moeneh building: Building wardens: Charles Osmond, Sheldon Haves and Raymond Kerr. Auxil iary police: Kent Payne and Mohr- land Eckardt. Auxiliary firemen: Norman Knudsen and Stomo Ochi. First aid worker: Robert Redfield. Food, clothing and shelter: Joyce Edson. Messengers: Rankin Mo Intyre and Robert Keyes. Utility workers: (day) Bill Williams ana (night) Wendell Bench. Lloyd Layton Is Police No. 3 Vocational building: Build ing wardens: Lorenzo Peterson Leslie Price, Richard Isbell and Alden C. Sorenson. Auxiliary po lice: Clyde Decker, Richard Van denberg, Floyd Layton and Wayne Shaw. Auxiliary firemen: James McCormac and Ted Allen. First aid workers: Parley Burrows and Elaine Blaser. Food, clothing and shelter: Bernice McEntire. Mes sengers: LaPreal Winterton and Ted Toone. Utility workers: (day) Alden C. Sorenson and (night) Laurie Bendio. No. i Central building. Building wardens: Oslo Childs, C. H. Anderson and Lola Smedley. Auxiliary police: Jack Davis and Walter Neville. Auxiliary firemen: Ferrell Collett and Ralph Jensen. First 'aid worker: O. M. Clark. Food, clothing and shelter: Roland Parry and John Benson. Messengers: Douglas Eldredge and John Dixon. Utility workers: (day) John Deru and (night) Byron Manfull. No. 5 Dormitory. Building wardens: Bert Asay, Cliff Mickelson and Paul Larsen. Auxiliary police: Kenneth Granthem and Rolf Wirt-anen. Auxiliary firemen: Darrell Hansen and Stan Kimball. First aid worker: Bert Asay. Food, clothing and shelter: Mr. Dolar. Messengers: Kent Duff in and Ralph Holman. Utility workers: (day) Warren Moulton and (night) Richard Isbell. Elliot Berlin Assists No. 6 Institute. Building warden: Asahel Woodruff. LaMar Buckner, Ed Anderson, Blaine Kendall and Elliott Berlin are general assistants.General duties and responsibilities of the organized personnel have been set forth as follows: Air raid wardens: 1. To complete the training courses set up by the local defense organization. This training consists of first aid, methods of combating incendiary bombs, protection against gas, and general Information reports. 2. To be come thoroughly familiar with the entire campus and the buildings. 3. To organize the personnel of the sector groups. 4. To be responsible to see that all personnel completes the required training courses. 5. To instruct the personnel on their duties with respect to the specified sector. 6. To coordinate their activities.Auxiliary police: 1. To complete the training courses set up by the local defense organization at the earliest possible time. 2. To organize and supervise first aid services for the sector. 3. To maintain adequate first aid equipment at the proper posts in the sector. 4. To check equipment regularly. 5. In case of air raid to see that adequate first aid personnel is available for an emergency and to supervise its activity. Directs Morale Morale officer: To organize and direct morale programs. Messengers: 1. To report immediately to central sector offices for instructions. 2. To report general messenger services. 3. To prepare and recommend message forms. Utility workers: 1. To keep regular check on power, gas, and water connections and mains, and become, familiar with the points where they can be shut off. To check with power and gas companies for detailed instructions. 2. In case of necessity to shut off power, lights, gas, and water in their sector, then report to their sector wardens what has been done. 3. Turning on of gas, and power, must be done through the order of the precinct wardens. 4. To act in advisory1 capacity to make recommendations concerning any changes that should be made in air raid shelters. 5. To be responsible for maintenance and general repairs. The sector posts are as follows: Mr. Baddley's office, 102; Vocational building: vocational office, room 101; Central building: Mr. Orlo Childs' office WC-107; Dormitory, office; and Institute, Dr. Asahel Woodruff's office. Others will be appointed to the organization as the need arises. Pens-Brief Gases-Architect Supplies BRAMWELL'S Home, School, Office Supplies 2362 Washington Phone 4653 Institute Man Has Sounded His Specialty (Continued from Page One) of Salt Lake City in the Salt Lake City L. D. S. temple. His wife attended the University of Utah, where she was a member of the Lambda Phi Lambda sorority.They have two daughters: Gaile, two and one-half years old, and Carolyn, one year old. After Dr. Woodruff's marriage he worked in Denver, Colorado, and Kansas City, Kansas, for about three years and then went to the Brigham Young university for a year. He taught seminary at Esca-lante, Utah, for one year, at Fill more, Utah, for one year, and at Price, Utah, for two years. Gets Doctor's From Chicago Then he secured a two-year leave of absence and attended the Chi cago university, where he received his doctor's degree in educational psychology. Dr. Woodruff is a member of Sigma Chi, national social frater nity; Friar's club, which is now known as Delta Phi fraternity, club for returned missionaries; and Phi Delta Kappa, professional educational fraternity. He has held various positions in the church such as member of Garfield stake presidency; councilor in Indepen dence, Missouri, branch presidency member of several stake Sunday school boards; and teacher of many Mutual and Sunday school classes. Dr. Woodruff's hobbies are fishing, especially fly fishing, and music. He has composed several pieces of music. President McKay Dedicates Institute (Continued from Page One) another somewhat smaller one in the library are built to accommodate regular log fires. As part of the complete equipment, a grand piano and high class radio equipment, a public address system, and turntables for all kinds of recordings, have been installed. The radio equipment is flexible in such a manner that it can function through any one or combination of three places, namely the chapel, lounge, and classroom. The library will not contain a large number of books, but those selected for it will be very valua-able and practical. All church periodicals and outlines for church organizations will be included. Thomas Planned It The building was planned by Mr. William Thomas of the Salt Lake City architectural firm of Pope & Thomas. Mr. Howard V. McKean of Salt Lake City, who has built many of the L. D. S. education buildings, was the contractor. The interior decorator was Mr. Victor Day of the Crawford-Day Furniture company in Salt Lake City, which also furnished the drapes. Mr. A. C. Winward of Ogden supplied the electrification. The furniture was made to order by the Jamestown Lounge company in New Jersey. Venetian blinds were secured from the Everton & Sons company in Logan, Utah. Landscaping will begin this spring. Trees, shrubs, and grass will completely surround the building and will blend into the proposed landscaping plan of the college. Student President Shows War Solves Problems "What Did We Get Out of It?" is the title of the oration that won top honors for Rex McEntire in the annual Ogden junior chamber of commerce speech event, held at Weber college February 24. McEntire, Weber college student president, took issue with the contention that nothing is ever settled by war, citing the Revolutionary war of this nation, as well as the Civil war as examples of definite decisions resulting from war. The top ranking speaker won over Donald Taylor and Elmer Storey. He will have his name inscribed on a gold cup along with the winners of other years. He will also receive a personal award in the form of a gold medal. Representing the" junior chamber of commerce at the speech event were Jack Goddard, Herman Porter, and Ross Olsen. jnmro"ToTruBTroTr Do Your at Store of ! . COMPANY INC -OGDEN H. S. Debate Attains 42 Climax (Continued from Page One) rooms and tourist rooms throughout the city, there will be five rounds of debate held Friday instead of the customary four rounds. In this way those who ordinarily would have been eliminated in the first round Saturday will be able to leave for home Friday night and thereby save one night's expense. Debate at Eleven-fifteen Friday The first debate will begin at eleven-fifteen on Friday and there will be three debates during the afternoon before any one is eliminated. A fifth debate will be held during the evening. Extempore and oratory will not begin until seven o'clock Friday night. The semifinals and finals in all events will be held Saturday and each event in the finals will be judged by three competent judges. At this time it is difficult to ascertain whether last year's champions in each division will be back to defend their trophies, but the schools which won the places last year are West, first place in men's A debate; South, second place in men's A debate; Wasatch, first place in women's debate; East, second place in women's debate; Green River, first place, and East, second in B division debate; Davis, West, and Greenriver tied for first place in extempore. Green River won first and East second in oratory. . For the coaches, Weber college will give a banquet Friday noon in the cafeteria. For both speakers and coaches the college will provide tickets to the varsity show presented tonight and Friday and Saturday nights. Dixon Takes Leadership Of Chamber (Continued from Page One) holds a standard banking certifi cate from the American Institution of Banking. During the time he lived in Provo he was director of the . Provo chamber of commerce for 10 years. He was also president of the Provo chamber of commerce for two terms. Has Aided W. C. Since coming to Ogden, he has materially aided in making Weber college recognized as one of the finest colleges in the United States. During his administration the school has grown from two buikl ings with 400 students to four large buildings, plus an institute and a men's dormitory with a total of 1400 students. President Dixon four years ago started Weber's terminal division, including the trades defense schools. He built the trades school to the point that last year it was recognized in the Junior College Journal as contributing heavily to the finest junior college trades work in the nation. The defense schools have since proved their worth as trainers of the skilled workers so vitally necessary in the crisis today. WiU Lead City Because of these achievements it is logical to believe that President Dixon will lead Ogden city in the same type of quintessential growth. When he was asked for a statement about his recent election, President Dixon modestly replied: "Just say that I was as greatly surprised as I was pleased." The outgoing president is Mr. R. E. Edens of the Ogden Depot company. Ross, Hawkins Jack Crane ROSS & JACK Lunch and Dining Room 364 25th Street Air Conditioned Fountain Service OPEN ALL NIGHT OGDEN, UTAH Shopping the Tomorrow UTAH Chem Man Describes Ways To Improve Lab Setup To whom it may concern: I believe that this school needs an improved chemistry laboratory. The laboratory as it now is, is not well enough ventilated, not adequately supplied, and generally not modern. I believe that conditions in the lab could be improved quite easily and with small cost. The chemistry department of-f nearly every college and university is the oldest department in the institution and yet it must go year after year using the same old laboratories. Our lab is not as bad as the labs of some other schools, yet it is nowhere as good as the lab at the Ogden high school. The ventilating apparatus con sists of one fan in each section of the lab and this is nowhere near enough ventilation when poisonous gases are being generated by some 30 or 40 students. Almost every time we have a lab period we leave with a headache caused by inhaling the fumes of these gases. Besides making the students ill, this cuts down their efficiency and increases the time required to complete the experiments. I believe the problem of ventilation could be solved by installing more fans or by letting larger groups of students work together, thereby decreasing the number of experiments producing toxic gases. Besides having a poor ventilating system, the lab has an inadequate supply of distilled water. Many precious minutes are wasted while standing in line waiting to get soma distilled water or waiting for some new water to be distilled. I believe this situation can be remedied by installing more apparatus for distilling water. These conditions certainly can be improved if we will attempt to do something about them. Jed Woolley. (Editor's Note: The following epistle came in in superior style. It was written on regulation paper in ink. The copyreader found only one incorrect expression.) Dear Editor: Ever since the mifldle of December our country has been involved in a world war. This war has caused certain items which we have been used to having abundantly, to be placed on a priority list. This has put the American people in a position which calls for cooperation of all in order that we might conserve on these hard-to-get articles. The paper shortage is what my problem concerns. I think we should be allowed to hand themes and other compositions In on smaller sheets of paper. I think we should be able to write on both sides of the paper and with pencil in order to save chemicals used in making ink and not be marked down for these patriotic practices. My opinion is that if our instructors would cooperate in this matter, other schools would hear about our plan and they might make similar plans. This would help out the paper shortage and I'm sure Uncle Sam would be grateful. Sincerely, Norman Fox. Dear Editor: There are many things about this school that I like immensely, but there is one thing I believe I can never get used to. It is the lack of school spirit among Weber college students. A few Fountain Pen Headquarters Steve's Office Supply 2414 Washington Blvd. f You f Don't Want f to Miss the I Annual Varsity Show h "ALL'S FAIR" ) March 5, 6, 7 College students have school spirit, but it takes every one of us to put the school over, not just a few. At the game Friday before last, the majority of Weber students showed more pep and school spirit than I've ever known them to possess. I believe the reason for this was that the Idaho Pep club girls were showing us up so much that we began to feel rather ashamed and so got the idea. Sincerely yours, Lois Croft. Dear Editor: As the winter quarter draws to an end many students are begin ning to wonder if they have received much education. Some have the high hopes of passing with straight A's. Others are only pray ing that they will at least receive D's. You will probably see a good per cent of the students getting down to work now. Or maybe they will wait a few more days and then start "cramming." If they don't think they will get very far at that, they start making themselves one of those cute little "ponies" students get ready along about test time. After all these many years of riding ponies they ought to be getting good at it, so perhaps you had better warn the teachers that cheating is still fashionable. Yours truly, Catherine Smedley. Squaws Keep Have Plenty Powwows The Squaws of Otyokwa have been busily engaged in entertaining brides, knitting, "hostessing" for the army draftees, and pledging four new Papooses. Wednesday evening at the home of Lu Jean Hinchcliff a party was held in honor of Marione White, who became the bride of Thelone Brown on February 27. Present were Marion Bader, Gloria Hall, Karma Jeppson, Josephine Foulger, La Von Earl, Sophie Reed, Bettie Davis, Ardis Jeppson, Mary Woodyatt, Marjorie Osmond, Cordelia Niland, Medilou Winter, Lois Croft, Lu Jean Hinchcliff, Lolene Farr, Marilyn Snell, and the honored guest. Also present were the following Papooses: Norma Van Fleet, LaJeune Parkinson, Betty Shaw, and Mae Tracy. Mr. Scowcroft Gives Oriental Tapestry to Women's Lounge , Mr. James Scowcroft has presented a beautiful Persian tapestry to Weber college. Last week President Dixon suggested that the tapestry be hung in the ladies' lounge since this piece of art would add much to the appearance of the lounge and to the pleasure of the girls. Bookstore XSLSJL OJLOJLSLOJLSULSJULOJ 1 |