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Show Page 2 SIGNPOST FEBRUARY 2, 1962 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Attitude On Attendance Disturbs Bnstrutor The lackadaisical attitude of some students about class attendance has disturbed me to the point that I instigated a few months ago a survey of 22 different business houses in the Weber College area. Part of the survey questionnaire follows: "In a student survey that was published recently in a local college newspaper, it was the expressed opinion of some students that; compulsory class attendance was not good because it took from the students the privilege of governing Ithemselves as grown-ups should, attendance was a personal matter, and one should be able to pass a class just by being present "most of the itime." What Is Expected "The question as I see it is not whether class attendance should be compulsory or not but what is expected when you gelt on the job. What slothful habits picked up in school will have to be eradicated to obtain and maintain a good position in this competitive world of today." Part of our slothful habits are instigated by our attitude. For example, one student said: "I am absent quite frequently and tardy most of the time; but in two years of Working, I have never been absent or tardy." My inquiry as to why, brought this response. "The school will tolerate my absences and tardiness, but on ithe job I would be fired." One business man said; "It has been my experience that habits formed in school are carried on the job. We think that training in high school and college is fundamental to the proper development or attiltudes and habits which should carry over to a person's active employment after he has left school." May I bring to your attention that the question, as I see it, is not whether class attendance should be compuslory or not, but what is expected when you get on the job. What slothful habits picked up in school and in life up to this point will have to be eradicated to obtain and maintain a good position in this competitive world of today. I think that the statement on attendance found in yoiur school catalog, page 46, paragraph 4, is there for the benefit of the students, more than to take away their individual privilege of governing themselves. Anyone interested in reading the letters I received from local business houses is more than welcome to come to the Business Division office and read them. Very truly yours, BILL S. HENRIE, Secretarial Training Dept. What About Smoking Law? Dear Editor: Concerning (the article of Jan. 19, 1962, that reported the issue before the Board of Control, maybe the reporter would reconsider after reading Ithe law! According to the Utah Code annotated, 1953, Sec. 76-11-3, "It is a misdemeanor for any person to smoke cigars, cigarettes or tobacco in any form in any enclosed public place, except in extra rooms compartments or coaches especially provided for smoking purposes.""Enclosed public place" is defined to mean "the dining rooms in hotels, resitaurants, cafes and cafeterias, theaters, passenger elevators, street cars, interuban and railway passenger coaches, motor and other passenger vehicles used by common carriers, railway stations waiting rooms, and state, county or city buildings. There is nothing to atop the designation of an area for such a purpose, and a larger sense nothing to stop smoking in the whole union building since it is property of the Associated Students. I'm relieved to find that the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trustees are more aware of the statutes than the preponents of bigotry! It seems rational to this observer to allow students who wish to smoke in an area in the building to do so. At registration their money seems to spend as well as anyone's. Gary London SIGNPOST STAFF Editor Linda Ritchie Assistant Editor Vic Ferre, Louise Taylor Society Editor Colleen Welsh Sports Editor Reed Conger Feature Writer Dennis Berrett Business Manager Val Parrish Sports Writers Dennis Berrett, Jerry Newell Reporters: Gary Hancock, Vic Ferre, Louise Taylor, Luyc Stock, Jerry Newell, Mike Valentine, Marilyn Cress, Dennis Berrett, Sandy Ross. Fog Fa!!s As:d Cause Chaos By Dennis Berrett "New London", the name given Ogden this last week, has experienced one of the thickest weeks in its history. The fog has produced many interesting situations. Excuses used by wolves, like "We've run out of gas," or "The car won't start", have been passed aside for a beltter excuse. "The fog's so thick, I guess we'll Just have to park here and wait until it clears ia little. Red Lights One driver slowly followed two red lights for ten miles before he discovered that it wasn't a car at all, but two bicycles. Rumor even has it that during the thickest part of the fog, three new city managers moved into Ogden. You have to drive slowly and very carefully during the fog. Here are a few rules to follow: 1. When coming up unexpectedly on parked cars with no lights on, the best thing to do is to make an honest effort to avoid them, but if you are being followed by two cadallics and a diesel truck is coming up the other side of the road, about the only suggestion I can offer is to pray. 2. Pedestrians have the annoying habit of popping up everywhere in the fog, like little nymphs. One minute they are sprinting across the road in front of your car, the next climbing on the back of it, or perhaps even lying under your wheels with a silly kind of gasping look on their face. When you've struck one of the nuisances perhaps it is a good thing to just kind of pretend you didn'lt hear that little thump. 3. Car's making a U-Turn in front of you are also very pesk', and many words are used used on them (too numerous and questionable in nature to be printed here.)) Perhaps the best thing to do is to cheerfully side swipe them and utter ,a friendly "Don't Itrythatagainorl'llknockyouinto-thenextcountry," as yo:u pass them. 4. Cars which approach from the' opposite direction with no lights on are especially bothersome when you are in their lane passing another car.. I mean a head-on collision is nothing to get upset about if you look at the thing rationally. For instance, you could say to yourself, "Oh, I probably would've smashed the car up anyway." Or you might drive back into the car you were passing, producing a delightful three or four care pile-up. In conclusion there is one thing to remember about driving in fog. Don't, unless you're some kind of a nut. Campus Capsules Frosh Win BarSxer Contest Freshmen Jack Cannon and Ray London won first and second place honors last week in the Barker Contest, Weber's annual extemporaneous speaking competition, according to Gerald Grove, director. Mr. Cannon, will have his name and class year placed on the permanent trophy at the College. Both he and second place winner Ray London received personal trophies. Judges were Dr. Caseel Burke, Chairman of the Educational Division; Dr. Merle E. Allen, Dean of Students, 'and Galen Trostle of the Forest Service. IRC MEETING The International Relations Club held itts second discussion Friday, January 26. The topic under discussion was "The State and the Individual". The question of the existence of "inalienable" human rights was analyzed, as well as the famous "social compact" theory of the origin of the state. It was proposed that bolth these concepts stemmed from the ideas of the seventeenth century philosopher, John Locke. Afiter warm debate over various other generalizations about "human nature", the members concluded that the state is an instrument for the protection, and encouragement of those qualities which the culture considers precious and inalienable. No Graduation Till Fine Is Paid "Ninty percent of all traffic fines are suspended if appealed, and students should use their right of appeal if ithey thing the ticket was unjustly issued", said Marvin Peterson, Chairman of the Traffic Committee. The traffic tickets issued are kept on file in Mr. Peterson's office .and the students to whom .the ticket was given is ndt allowed to graduate 'until the fine is paid. A student works an average of 2 hours per day, at 75 cents an hour, sending out courtesy reminders to students who fail to appeal or pay the fines. Her pay is deducted as expense from traffic fines paid. , The fees collected from the sale of decals pay for the printing of traffic tickets, traffic regulation handout sheets, and for the decals. Money To U. B. Fees collected from traffic violations go into ithe Union Building fund, and are used for furniture, recreational items, etc. Last year $2011 in total fees and fines were collected. Of this $418 was deducted for expenses, a total of $1583 was turned over to rthe Union Building. |