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Show Seeps SeDod&in) fej(oA)ft Vol. 12 May 5, 1950 No. 14 .aiAfDiponfjiAi jDon Ripplinger Heads W. C. Queen Selection Tonight Miss Weber College will be crowned tonight during the intermission of Sigma's annual bathing beauty pageant following an eventful day of competition for the 14 contestants. At 2 p.m., the candidates for honors will display their talent before judges Mayor Rulon White; Col. McGary, Chamber of Commerce, and Miss Helen Mally, English dept., Weber College. The talent competition 'will be a closed-door session not open to the public or to students of the college.Restricting- the public from the talent display was done so by the contest committee at the request of contestants.Following the judging of the individual talent, there will be an intermission in competition until 6:30 p.m. at which time the girls will stage the annual bathing beauty parade in the Weber college swimming pool. The judges will rate the candidates at this stage of competition on beauty of face and figure, poise and personality. This beauty display will be open to students and also the general public for an admission charge of 25 cents. Between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., the queen and her attendants will be presented to the public on the stage of the Egyptian theater. From there, the royal caravan will make its way back to the college ballroom where the queen will be crowned and presented with a trophy. Miss Weber College will then be officially entered in the Miss Utah contest to be staged at the State Fair in Salt Lake next September and she will also participate in Miss Armed Forces Day competition May 12. The final list of lovelies vieing for honors this afternoon are: Carma Browning, Pat Cooney, Gwenn Fronk, Shirley Gigliotti, Marilyn Howard, Dauna Jensen, Beverly Johnson, Gloria Jorgensen Ann Lund, Doris Martin, Joanne Milnar, Cheryll Olsen, Jackie Trapp and Peggy Wood. Vet Students Must Sign Re-Entry Before Summer "Veterans intending to continue training through the Summer quarter will be required to sign a reentry form before registering, it was announced by the veterans coordinator's office. These re-entry forms may be signed the week preceding registration, or when approval slips are obtained from the veterans coordinator in the Central building, Room 100. Veterans proposing transfer to another school for the Summer quarter, make arrangements im mediately through the office of the veterans coordinator, ROOM 100 CENTRAL BUILDING, in order to receive the necessary Supplemental Certificate of Eligibility in ample time. Student Journalists Hear Veteran Reporter Aspiring Journalists at W.C. received suggestions from veteran newspaperman T. R. Johnson, Og-den Tribune-Telegram news bureau1 chief April 27, during their class period. Mr. Johnson, with a scrapbook containing clippings of stories he has written over a period of years, answered various questions and gave helpful pointers to would-be reporters. :v::;-7 j New Board of Control tries out office. Shown lower center, is Don Ripplinger, President. Top row left to right are: Darlene Powell, Vice President; Bruce Thompson, Business Manager; June Clifton, Secretary; Kay Shupe, Treasurer. Dead-Line for Vets Training Dated Deadline date for commencing training under the G.I. bill was published by the V.A. recently, to prevent misunderstanding. Except for those who enlisted between Oct. 6, 1945, and Oct. 5, 1946. or served past July 25, 1947, the veteran must have commenced, AND ACTUALLY BE PURSUING HIS COURSE OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING ON JULY 25, 1951, except where his attendance is interrupted because of normal interruptions, for summer vacations, - or other reasons beyond the control of the veteran. The veteran will not be allowed to interrupt his training at will after this date without forfeiting his future training rights. The law states that "he shall pur-sure his course of education or training CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL COMPLETION, except for conditions which normally would cause interruption by any student". Any further questions regarding future training should be referred to the office of the Veteran Coordinator. Summer Schedule Soon Readied Class schedules for the summer session beginning June 12. will soon be available, announced W. C. registrars office last Monday. Arrainged to begin classes at 7 a.m., the summer schedule will permit regular working hours outside of school for those students with jobs. Accelerated completion of college training may be accomplished by certain courses designed to permit the student to finish: Math 7, 8, and 9; Physics 4, 5, and 6; or English 2, and 3, within the one quarter. Also offered for the first time will be English 16, grammar, which is an intensive course covering the fundamentals of English grammar. A more advanced course will be given those who desire it. The class class will be taught by L. C. Evans, and will carry three credit hours of transferable credit. Two extended field trips will highlight the summer program. The first, a 30 day trip to the Pacific Northwest, and Canadian Rockies is being planned by Hubert Lam bert, and Howard Knight. The sec ond is a two-week trip to Los Angeles, and Northern Mexico, and is being sponsored by Harold C. Bate man, and Victor C. Hancock. Film "Les Miserables' Will Be Shown Soon As a treat to French speaking, as well as non-French speaking students, the French version with English captions of Hugo's "Les Miserables" will be presented at Ogden high school the week of May 8 to May 12. The movie, one of the greatest of the French classics, will be sponsored jointly by the classes of Victor Hancock of W.C. and Miss Marjorie Moyes of Ogden High. The production is said to be 90 understandable by those not knowing a word of the lan- XT- ' ( i. ... V -J 1 .5JWWM a vtt 'i-'ii Working together in harmony: Don Solcberg, Student Body President; Dick Kingston, runner up in the recent student presidential election; and Don Ripplinger, next year's Student Body President, help install sprinkling system at new Weber campus. New Board of Control Five new members to next elected last week in the form o officers. The quintet, selected by nominees, will govern campus They plan an extensive campaig Topping the list of electees, Don-Ripplinger, veteran of World War II, defeated Dick Kingston in a heated race for the presidency. "Rip", a member of the band and orchestra, is a music major and plans a life of secondary teaching. Darlene Powell, a graduate of Lincoln high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, won a clear cut victory in her successful attempt at the vice presidency. Editor of the Winter issue of Scribulus, Darlene is a "general" major with an eye on a writing career. June Cliften was elected to perform the vital duties of secretary. Her abilities in this office are indicated by the fact that she is now Freshman class secretary. She also plans to teach and is a major in Physical Education. The position of Treasurer will be ably filled by Kay Shupe, business manager of the Signpost for the Fall quarter. A graduate of Weber high school, he is a general major but favors speech quite strongly. Last, but not least, Bruce Thompson will hold the important office of Business Manager for the coming term. A speech major and graduate of Box Elder high school, he is well remembered for his bang-up job as cheer leader this year. Inauguration of the officials will be held the latter part of May. v. -vA, ; , -- '4 A if, r year's Board of Control were f Weber's 1950-51 student body students from a long list of activities in the coming year. n for the betterment of Weber. Volunteers Help Build Stadium "The Lord helps those xcho help themselves." Last Friday saw the first group of student volunteers at work on the new campus. To help themselves, to break the ice for all W.C. students, and to show the people of Utah that they're willing to work for what they want, this group consisting of male members of the Board of Control, and the men finalists in the recent student body elections helped install the sprinkling system in a portion of the new Weber campus. Appointed by the Board of Control, a committee consisting of Robert Vowels, Arden Combs, and Larry Williamson, to coordinate student volunteer effort, has appealed to all students to assist in the project by donating two days work each. Completing the installation of sprinkling and drainage systems, leveling and raking, planting grass, and landscaping are some of the jobs still to be done. Students desiring to assist may obtain information from Wendell Esplin in the Vocational Building, or sign up in the Cashiers office. Busses to the stadium site depart each week day at 1 p.m. from behind the Vocational Building. Contracted and being installed at the present time is a curb and gutter project, and bids are being accepted for excavation of approximately 100,000 yards of earth for the stadium, according to W.C. President H. A. Dixon, who also stated that the plans for the stadium are being drawn up by Arthur Grix, a Weber alumnus. The State Board of Education has approved the application for a field house, and it has been sent to Washington, D. C. for further consideration. Dr. Dixon stressed that this will not be a temporary building; that there is $150,000 available to remodel and improve the building. When asked if the stadium would be ready for the games this fall, Dr. Dixon said that it is "indefinite", but indicated that the student volunteer program, if successful would aid materially in effecting its readiness. Conservation Contest Closes May 15 Conservation of national resources, with emphasis on the economic value of these resources to the people of this area, will be the theme of this year's annual conservation contest. According to the Life Sciences Dept. contributions will be in the form of speeches, essays, and posters. The judges will consist of one member of the Federated Women's Club sponsoring the contest, one member of the Forest Service, and one art, speech, or English teacher. A first judging will be held May 12, and following the close of the contest May 15, a final judging on May 10'. |