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Show Page Twelve FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1962 THE SALT LAKE TIMES University Readies Welcome Week For Frosh Class They may seem a little lost, perhaps a bit bewildered, but they'll be at home. They will be members of the freshman class who will begin their collegiate careers at the University of Utah with Wel-come Week activities Monday, Sept. 24. Tests, orientations, meetings and social events are on the week's agenda which will con-clude with registration on Fri-day and Saturday, Sept. 28-2- 9. The activities, which are also intended for undergraduate transfer students, begins Mon-day at 7 p.m. when University President A. Ray Olpin, univer-sity administrators and student body officers will greet new stu-dents at a reception in the Union Building. The formal welcome by Presi-dent Olpin and the deans of the various colleges will come at a convocation scheduled Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Faculty counselors will begin meetings with the students Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for registration instructions and preliminary class program plan ning in sections according to major. Campus religious organiza-tions will be hosts to the stu-dents for an open house Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. Additional meetings and coun-seling sessions are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday. One of the highlights of Welcome Week will be Thursday noon when new students will partici-pate in the traditional white-washing of the "U" on the moun-tainside adjoining the campus. Special events Thursday for transfer students include an orientation at 11:30 a.m. and academic counseling with deans and counselors at 1:30 p.m. Welcome Week activities will culminate Friday and Saturday with registration both days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Freshman women will also take recrea-tional program and physical fit-ness tests from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. Final event of the week will be the Welcome Week dance at 9 p.m. Saturday in the Union ballroom. The freshman queen and her attendants will be intro-duced during the dance. The future is no more uncer-tain than the present. Whitman. Sale of U.S. Bonds Continues to Rise July purchases of U.S. Savings Bonds by Utah residents con-tinued the upward trend noted during recent months, Freder-ick P. Champ, state bonds chair-man said this week when an-nouncing sales totals. "Utah's sales of E-- H bonds of $1,670,682 topped July 1961 sales and brought the January-Jul- y total close to the $11.5 mil-lion dark, almost equal to last year's total which was a thre-yea- r high," Mr. Champ said. Savings bonds purchases re-ported in July for Salt Lake County were $659,970, bringing the totals to $4,655,-72- 1, according to treasury fig-ures just released to County Bonds Chairman D. Howe Moffat. "Increased sales in some areas of our state can undoubtedly be ascribed to the continuing effects of the Freedom Bond Drive," Mr. Champ continued, "and to the record number of payroll savings campaigns conducted among Utah employee groups. According to reports reaching our state office, so far this year 7,585 new bond buyers have en- - rolled in the payroll savings plans where they work. "Purchases of the current-incom- e Series H bonds are also continuing at a good rate. Many investors favor these bonds be-cause they pay a good return which is fully guaranteed for the 10-ye- ar life of the bond, pay-able by government check each six months. The increase in an-nual purchase limits to $20,000 effective this year makes them even more attractive to organi-zations and institutions looking for a sound, safe, guaranteed in-vestment for part of their sur-plus funds," the chairman stated. Dr. Kesler Returns . To Health Position . Appointment of Joseph P. Kesler, M.D., as Director, Divi-sion of Children's Services in the State Department of Health was announced by ,G. D. Carlyle Thompson, M.D., Director of Public Health today. The desig-nation of Dr. Kesler fills one of the most important posts in the Department, vacant since last June and covered in the in-terim by Garth Myers, M.D., on a part-tim- e basis. Dr. Myers who is a private practitioner in Salt Lake City, will continue with the Department as a consultant in pediatric neurology. Dr. Kesler, active in important public health programs for many years, is no stranger to Utah's health service. He returns to a post in the State Department of Health similar to that occupied by him during the period 1950-195- 8. In the interim, he was As-sistant Research Professor and Assistant Clinical Professor in Pediatrics in the School of Medi-cine, University of Utah and is now Acting Director, Division of Rehabilitation in the University. Dr. Kesler, a native of Canada, spent his boyhood in Utah, at-tended Davis High School at jvaysvme, ana received nis medi-cal education at the University of Utah and the University of Oregon. A Master of Public Health (Harvard, 1957), Dr. Kes-ler is certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. He lives at 671 Aloha Road, Salt Lake City with his wife, the former Bonnie Adams and children." "Dr. Kesler's interest, profes-sional training and knowledge of children's health problems in this state combine to not only amply qualify him but to make it most fortunate for the Department that his services can be ob-tained," Public Health Director Thompson said in recommending Dr. Kesler: ; "Children's services are in great need of reorganizing and re-building; and with the appoint-ment of Dr. Kesler, who will as-sume his responsibilities early in September, I am confident this vitally important program will be given new impetus and signif-icant direction." Heart Association Will Be Host To Regional Meet The Utah Heart Association will play host to representatives of heart associations from 12 Northwest-Fa- r West states at a regional conference of the Amer-ican Heart Association scheduled in Salt Lake City September 17-1- 8. Ways to strengthen the fight against heart diseases will be discussed. A review of recom-mendations made by a special "Committee on Future Role of Heart Associations" will high-light the program. This commit-tee, consisting of a group of dis-tinguished independent observ-ers, was established in 1960 at the request of the association's national board of directors. Its report, issued last December, re-viewed the association's current activities and long-rang- e objec-tives "to assure that the associa-tion serves the nation with maximum effectiveness." Dr. J. Scott Butterworth of New York, American Heart As-sociation president, will preside during the "leadership" session at which actions to put various recommendations into practice will be considered. Heart leaders from Utah scheduled to participate in the conference include Dr. O. Mar-vin Lewis of Ogden, president of .he Utah Heart Association, and George L. Denton Jr., chairman of the UHA board of directors. Officers, board members, oth-er volunteer leaders and key personnel will also attend the meeting from the local heart association and from AHA af-filiates in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Ore-gon, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Arizona and New Mexico, worth, representatives from the American Heart Association will include Dr. James V. Warren of Columbus, Ohio, AHA president-elect; Rome A. Betts, executive director; Dr. George E. Waker-li- n, medical director, and Wil-liam W. Moore, Jr., association director and director of affiliate services. Also, Dr. Merritt H. Stiles of Spokane, a vice presi-dent and member of the AHA board of directors; Elwood Ennis of San Francisco, a member of the AHA committee on affiliate relations, and Dr. John J. Samp-son of San Francisco, president of the California Heart Associa-tion and a former AHA vice president, will participate in the sessions. Following the leadership ses-sions, affiliate staff and volun-teer leaders will continue to; meet through September 20 on other matters of mutual interest. SPECIAL WASHINGTON REPORT I Your Vote Is important By U.S. Rep. Frank Thompson, Jr. (D-- N. J.) Co-chairm- an of National Voters Registration Committee ll " rrr-rar- rrl Every American has a stake in registration, U fr our system is based upon the belief that ail lr ' ? citizens should have a voice in the conduct of " : 4 V ' society's affairs. ' Participation in the voting process is the : 'jyA touchstone of our democracy, and registration ; is the necessary prerequisite to such participa- - i YS tion ! ' X Sk7 " e maior emphasis of the National Voters j Registration Committee will be to reach the j i J 37 million Americans who did not vote in the , frank Thompson, jr. 1960 Presidential election and another 20 mil- - ilion who have moved or have come of voting age since No-- 1 vember of 1960. i We hope to achieve this ob-jective through active coopera-tion with such good citizenship groups as the League of Women j Voters, the American Heritage Foundation and other non-parti- -! san civic and public service or-ganizations. Registration and voting is the serious concern of every American of voting age. i APATHY MUST BE OVERCOME The apathy of the American people in failing to register and to exercise their right to vote constitutes a blur on our image to the rest of the world. This apathy must be overcome. In this most crucial period in our history your vote influ-ences how people in other lands look upon our form of govern-ment. If the total vote is light, we show our neighbors that we are not as concerned about de-mocracy as we say we are. On the other hand, a large turnout at the polls demonstrates our common unity and strength, a genuine deterrent to an aggres-sor, and a real contribution to peace in the world. ONE VOTE-YO- UR VOTE IS IMPORTANT I low important is just one vote your vote?( Here are a fi-- concrete examples of the importance of one vote: ; ; The Presidential race between Thomas E. Dewey and Harry S. Truman would have been thrown into the House of Rep-resentatives but for approxi-mately one vote per precinct in two states. Ohio was lost to the Republicans by 7,107 votes in 9,247 precincts. President Tru-- j man carried California by 17,-8- 65 votes in 16,802 precincts. Sen. Quentin Burdick, Dem-ocrat, won over his Republican opponent in North Dakota by less than one vote in every other precinct. The Governorship of New York was won by W. Averell Harriman by only 11,123 votes. His margin was only slightly , more than one vote per election district of 10,362 voters. j Sen. Clifford Case, Republi-- can of New Jersey, was elected by a margin of less than one vote per precinct (3,370 votes in 3,992 precincts). Such examples give any citi-zen something to think about, if in the past he said to himself "Why vote? One vote won't make any difference." Remember that your vote can elect the candidate of your choice if you go to the polls, j and if you don't it can elect his opponent. To demonstrate your faith in j democracy, and to keep it alive and working, you must make , certain that you are registered j and then vote on election day. j Advisory Committee Announces Details Of Youth Program A Senate advisory committee today announced details of a U.S. Senate Youth Program designed to give high school student lead-ers practical experience in the workings of government at the national level. The program, initially author-ized by a Senate resolution passed unanimously last May 17, will bring up to 100 students two from each state to the na-tion's capital for the week of January 27 to February 1, 1963. The new internship program will be carried out without cost to the taxpayers. It will be fi-nanced during the first year by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The American Political Sci-ence Association will assist in organizing the curriculum for the students. While here, the high school interns will meet and work with Senators and their staffs, observe Senate sessions and committee hearings, and conduct interviews with Government officials. "The need for a better under-standing of American govern-ment on the part of our citizens is widely recognized," Senator Frank E. Moss said. "This pro-gram will give many young peo-ple who are participating in school government new insight into the nation's lawmaking process," he said. The Senate Youth interns will be selected by the State super-intendents of education. Only students who have been elected to class, studentbody, or student council offices , will be eligible for selection. PARDON, MY ERROR! 1oime"? no, but ) heck! I've et come along three breakfasts eft and i'll buv now tryin' to get sp our breakfasx 1 |