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Show September 23, 1963 SIGNPOST Page 5 It to By Dean Hearst Sometimes I think the hardest part of my job as Alumni President is knowing what to call ourselves (in Latin, I mean). Not being a student of Caesar's Gallic Wars, etc., the title seldom passes my lips correctly. Oh, I understand e pluribus unum, and vox populi, and alma mater all right, but alumnus throws me. I just can't think fast enough to remember if it should be alumnus (masculine, singular) , alumni (masculine plural), or alumna (feminine singular) or alumnae (feminine plural) . I The first contact I had with I alumni (or alumnae) was during Have Your Hair Cut at Your UNION BARBER SHOP Qualify Barbers Ross Don Conveniently Located in U.B. Hours: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. FOOD SERVICE By the Prophet Company Complete Breakfast 55 Served from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Complete Lunches .60 and .70 Plus a la carte 11 :00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m. Snack Bar upen until 7:00 p.m. Daily COMPLETE CATERING SERVICE BUFFETS, BANQUETS ALL SIZES WEBER STATE UNION LANES Meet your friends at the Games Area STUDENT LEAGUES NOW FORMING A. 2. 3. B. 1. 2. C. D. WEBER STATE COLLEGE BOOKSTORE BOOK LIST Important Please Read Fall Quarter 1963 Bookstore Announcement RETURN POLICY ON BOOKS To receive a 100 refund, the following conditions must be observed: 1. Book must be returned within ten days of date purchase with our cash register receipt. Book must bear our price mark. Book must be absolutely free of all markings, with pencil or ink, other than our price mark. Books, new or used, returned after ten days will be bought at their fair used value provided they are needed in stock. A national wholesale buyer from Chicago will buy most books whether used here or not, during final exam week ol each quarter. Individually ordered books are not returnable. Defective books will be replaced at no charge and should be returned at once. Prices Are Subject to Change Upon Receipt of Invoices my first quarter at Weber back in '44 (note) the alumnus or alumni style of reference), and I never visit the present campus with its crowds of curvy co-eds, each with her escort in tow, that my alumnus-(or alumni-) type mind doesn't recall that dark chapter in Weber College Alumnae (or Alumna) history during World War II. There were only about fifty meni on campus then those unfit for military service, and a couple of conscientious objectors, but mostly guys like myself who were waiting for the draft and whose purpose in attending was mostly one of di version rather than academic enlightenment. There were several hundred of the same type curvy co-eds who grace the campus today, but without the male escorts, and whose glassy eyes betrayed the shock of an ever-decreasing male population. Actually, this is completely irrelevent to my story, but I just couldn't resist the temptation of all alumni (or alumnae) to reflect on the past. At any rate, I was printing posters for Homecoming, and I didn't know whether to print "Welcome Alumnus," "Welcome Alumni," "Welcome! Alumna," or "Welcome Alumnae." It sounded silly to say "Welcome Alumnae and Alumni," so I just printed in bold purple letters, "Welcome Home." I trust you don't begrudge too much an alumnus' (?) reflections on the past, for actually, our purpose as an organization is to maintain an active interest among all who attended Weber, to aid in promoting the general welfare of the College and perpetuate the friendship of its graduates. And acting as a strong incentive for such service is the favorable recollection of those years attended. You may smile at such platitudes now, but a time will come! (tempus fugit, you you know) when you, gentle reader, will feel the same nostalgia that we Alumni (or Alumnae) feel when we wander past a quiet campus or hear the strains of "Purple and White." So don't laugh at the square sitting next to you at the football game who actually cheers for the team, or the matronly mother of five' who's jumping up and down with excitement ... he very possibly was a star lineman, and she a homecoming queen of thirty years past. We desire a closer relationship with you than wei have experienced in the past. With the class of '64 and succeeding graduating classes will come a source of strength and vitality to the association; an undivided loyalty to the institution; new traditions and expanding activities. The reward for your faith in Webef's future will be paid by an ever-increasing alumni who will look with veneration on early four-year graduates, among whom you may be numbered. I am sure I express the opinion of all alumni when I say we1 are proud of your decision to remain at Weber State. We realize the desire of many to attend one of the older four-year institutions in the! area but here is the challenge. Be a builder, and while you are building your school and your community, you will build yourself. Your future is at Weber State, and we pledge you our support in these vital formative ye'ars. So, whether you consider us Alumnus, Alumni, Alumna or Alumnae, we wish you well and want you to know we're with you all the way. And to those who deride your decision, let me simply say:"Cubis noh carborundorum," which in my limited Latin means "Don't let the square wear you down." Who??? I This reporter interviewed the above unidentified freshman as he completed his first attempt at registration. It was with some trepidation that' I first approached this new student as he was foaming at the mouth as he burst from the Technical Building. However, after calming him down some with some spirits of "Good Old College Life," I finally got a statement from this new young-member of WSC's student body. It is indeed unfortunate that the statement that this student made is unavailable to print. It seems that his vocabulary became slightly vitrolie in describing the scene from which he had just reflated. We were able to snap his picture just before he signed up with the friendly recruiter for four years on the high seas ... We of the Signpost staff are certainly pleased to see that both new and old students are taking so well to the new IBM registration methods. Andy s Answer By Andy Zane Here we are again beginning a new year of chaos. Not that chaos is bad, it is that if we take advantage of it, we may be able to benefit from it. In order to benefit a lot this year, I have some suggestions, which I f Jel can be advantageous to all of us, to possible cheat chaos. I feel introducing foreign films to this campus would be a great boost to this school and the whole community. It would be possible to acquire many films from the various film festivals. Possibly one of Bergman's, Fellini's, or Kurosawa's works ? Since! folking has seemed to have taken the nation, by shall we say a bunch of strings, maybe we could request the acquiring of a stack of 'spinning grooves" of some of the present really great folk singers of the United States. I would suggest Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and R. Sorell. To top it off, maybe a good demonstration for a worthy cause. These suggestions are some of the' few running through my head. But remember, these can only be good if we use them to our advantage. 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