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Show W 8 C I. i. C f See Thanksgiving Editorials, Page Two We Support The Loan Fund Bal P3 ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF WEBER COLLEGE If V zz- V VOL 3 Vocational Aspects of Retail Trade Form Subject for Pane Forum Under Direction of Women's Dean from University of Utah --'Excellent vocational opportunities abound in retailing if one goes after them in the right way. This was the central theme of a panel discussion conducted by Miss Myrtle Austin, dean of women at the University of Utah, in last Friday's assembly. The program was under tne ai-y rectinn of the A. W. S. of Weber college. Shirley Poulton, A. W. S. president, presided and Mrs. Clarisse Hall, adviser, introduced Miss Austin. Mrs. Hall explained that the program was an encore of a panel held at the recent convention of associated women. The idea that there are opportunities in retailing if one prepares correctly was built up by five experts in the field: Mr. Leonard Ralphs, federal supervisor of adult vocational training in Utah; Miss Rhoda Lee Barclay, vocational expert in the Salt Lake City schools; Miss Maxine Tate, merchandising coordinator for Z. C. M. I.; Miss Gertrude Thody, teacher of salesmanship at Weber college; and Mr. Harry Simmons, sales manager for the Intermountain Knitting Mills of Ogden. A summary of their remarks follows. Not Blind Alley Mr. Ralphs spoke briefly upon "Opportunities in Retailing." He said: The great percentage of persons in retailing are not acutally engaged in the act of selling. There are many other departments to retailing, such as the credit department, for example. But executives in business are now expected to have training in actual selling before they gain their administrative promotions. Later, in the discussion period that closed the panel, Mr. Ira Mark ham, teacher, commented upon the prevalent fear of starving to death in the retail field. Mr. Ralphs replied by citing the case of a young fellow who dropped law for business and thereby gave up what probably would have been a wage of $4,000 for a wage of $20,000. Mr. Ralphs went further and compared education and retailing. In these two fields, he said, the only comparison is contrast. Business holds the great advantage, according to Ralphs. Miss Barclay had the subject "Personal Qualifications." The great prerequisite for any work is health, she said, and that is very true of this field. But appearance counts 80 percent in securing a job. After the job is had, the appearance must be kept up. Cheerfulness is a most essential part of appearance. In fact. It goes down inside and governs many things. It Is a factor to be retained 24 hours a day. As a matter of fact, personal qualifications are all a 24-hour job. Miss Austin said before she announced the next speaker, that retailing can be entered at any of several levels. Her summary at this point apparently applied chiefly to the remarks made by Mr. Ralphs and touched upon in transition by Miss tBarclay, To Go High, Prepare Miss Thody handled "Training in the Field." She stated that beginning personnel is limited to persons who are 18. This gives opportunity for education. Persons employed temporarily, such as students for a Christmas rush, should not regard their jobs as a moment to Retd&A bri-Jist SPIDER LORE BY LORENE TAYLOR "I want to be an actress," said Bertha one day. "I want to have a career and make a name for myself." When her mother objected. Bertha said she was tired of being a wall walker (flower) and that she was tired of eating the same old potatoes and gravy every day. She was young; she had a whole life to live. "Ma," she said, "for breakfast it's houseflies. fer dinner it's houselike you did pa. I'll be different I want something different. Ma, I want to meet some big game hunter who catches a different kind of suckers for his meals. "Ma, I want a man, and when I find that man, I won't eat him like yuo did pa. I'll be different than you've been, ma. I'll cook his meals fer him and I won't go around gossipin' like you do, ma." "Ma. I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart. I want to learn to rope (Continued on Page Chairman Shirley Poulton endure for the sake of the pay. They should try to see their jobs' possibilities and put something into the work to attain those possibili ties. Miss Thody had in mind that students working part time ought to apply in practice the business training they are getting in college. As a background for retail positions, the workers need courses in college; such courses as home economics, art, English and speech. After the junior college, four-year colleges and graduate schools carry forward the background work and specialized training needed for excellence. Rama Eyre, student, inquired about the advisability of going to work immediately after junior college. Miss Thody replied that this depended upon the person. Could he or she fit in at that point or did further education seem necessary?Melba Martin wanted to know how to get a job downtown. Miss Thody mentioned a special course she was starting to assist in this problem but gave no direct answer at the time. On the Job Miss Tate treated "The Job Itself." It is sometimes difficult for employees to adjust to the slowness of advancement. But the clerk, for example, may draw favorable attention to himself by giving suggestions to the personnel manager. A criticism is often helpful and it has the added advantage of emphasizing the person who offers it. Polishing apples helps after getting the job as well as before getting the job. If the clerk is assigned to pass out handbills, he should pass them out as no one ever did before. . . . There should be a general aliveness to all factors which affect the job and might gain advancement. Students interested in retailing clothes might, even while going to school, ob- (Continued on Page 2, Col. V Whip Club Ready For Dixie Trip BY HELEN MOORE "Gangway, Dixie, here we come!" is the theme song of the Whip club this week. The reason is that by hook or crook a bus load of Whip girls are going to St. George, Utah, this week-end to see Weber play the last game of the current football season. The common consensus of opinion among the Whip girls is: "I'm going to get a man or is there going to be a game or something?" Twenty-five sleepy girls will make a brave start from the college at four a. m. Friday morning. After battling the dangers of the highway for hours and hours, it is hoped that they will reach Bryce Canyon in time for a tour of inspection before dark. Hattie's Inn is to be honored with the presence of this worthy group Friday night. Perhaps they will sleep there that is, if they sleep. Mt. Carmel highway and Zion's Canyon will be the scenic attraction for Saturday morning. Time will be a limiting factor for activities such as hiking and exploration, but the girls will have time to see the scenery in the parks. Saturday afternoon will bring the bus load of blossoms to St. George and the football game. With all the pep to be let loose, many of the members feel that Weber really should win and that it won't be Whip's fault if they don't pull down a decisive victory. The entertainment for Friday (Continued on Page H Vast Audience Thrills to First Concert By H. MOORE and M. HUGGEVS Weber college auditorium was filled with a capacity audience Monday evening, November 20, when the music department presented its first concert of the year. Consisting entirely of student talent, scintillating arrangements, and superb direction, the program was received with enthusiasm by the audience. According to Mr. Clair Johnson, instrumental director, this year's concert is the best ever presented by the Weber college music department. "The orchestra has made remarkable progress in the last few years both in quality of presentation and in numbers of members. The orchestra is now on par with any college orchestra in the state. Of particular note is their presentation of Tschaikowsky's Marche Slave'." Mr. Clair Anderson, director of the Musettes, and Mr. Roland Parry, head of the music department and director of the Glee club and Dorian singers, were also lavish in their praise of the various groups. Much time and energy have been expended in the preparation of the concert. Many general rehearsals in addition to regular class work were needed to attain this point of achievement. The numbers on the program expressed a great variety of moods and tempos. Each group empathized its emotions with a sensibility (Continued on Page 2, Weber Teachers Have Turkey Day Dinner Faculty threw a Thanksgiving party last night. Part of it took place in the cafeteria. Mr. Ralph Gray, Mr. Merlon Stevenson, and Dr. H. A. Dixon supplied the venison for the dinner. Mrs. Lydia Tanner, cafeteria director, supplied the trimmings and the cooking. The teachers entertained themselves with a western program of after dinner speeches. The principals were two brone fighters and a cowpoke yes, the two cowgirls and some Boy Scouts. The details are not clear, but Mr. John Benson had a part, and Dr. Dixon, Mr. David Trevithick, Miss Nance Barker, and Miss Gertrude Thody. Afterwards the guests played games in the ballroom. Reporters Seek New Material "What advantages has your line of work over others? Does it pay more than the average American wage, or less?" These questions and many others were fired broadside at various busines sand professional men of Salt Lake by Signpost reporters last Friday and Wednesday. The purpose of the visits was to obtain material for the paper's vocational interviews. Senator Gordon Weggland; John Pincob, United Airlines pilot; Ralph Nielsen, accountant; Glen Shaw, production manager for KSL; W. C. Evans, advertising man; Maxine Tate, saleswoman; and G. B. Heal, editor of the Salt Lake Tribune, were taken as representatives of their fields. Interviews obtained by the reporters will appear in this and future issues of the Signpost. Students who made the trip were Jack Brenham, Clyde Wade, Wil-mer Perry, Donald Roush. Helen Moore, Louis Austad, Mary Hug-gins, and Glen Brewer, business manager of the paper. C. M. Nilsson, journalism instructor, drove the students down. Dinner and hamburgers were served. Everybody would have had dinner, but those who took the Friday trip had social engagements that evening in Ogden and so were limited to hamburgers. Ogden, Weber Appearing tonight under the auspices of the Ogden community Weber college greater concert series. Marjorie Edwards, gifted young American violinist, will present a recital program at the Ogden high school auditorium at eight-thirty p. m., as the sesond at traction of the course. It was only in September, 1937. that Miss Edwards ceased being a prodigy and became musical j "sub-deb," quitting the ranks of child violinists to wear her first evening gown for a concert at the Berkshirt Playhouse. Stockbridge.-She played the Mozart Concerto, a Saint-Saens Concerto and other works in a manner that won for her "a roar of applause," according to Berkshire critics, one of whom declared her Mozart "classic in line and interpretation." In concerts since she has earned high praise for a "Naturalness un- Wednesday, November 22, 1939 Life Members of W. President H. A. Dixon Duo Selected As Members Of Alumni Group . Junius R. Tribe, manager of W. E. Newman and Sons Vanadium Works, and Dr. H. A. Dixon, president of Weber college, Tuesday became the first official life members of the Associated Alumni Students of Weber college, according to A. R. Croft, president of the association. This life membership also gives the wives of these members the same privileges as their husbands.Mr. Croft, a graduate of the class of '15, announces that a campaign has just been started by the association to secure members. "In a short time we intend to have a bonafied alumni association similar to the alumni associations of the larger universities," he said. Executive Secretary He further stated that it is not inconceivable that the association will soon be able to employ a full-time executive secretary. All former students of Weber college or its predecessors, Weber Stake academy, Weber academy, and Weber Normal college, are eligible for membership in the association. In addition, instructors, board members, and anyone who has rendered distinguished service to the college are eligible. Fees for And the Bell Said Bong Signpost readers in faraway places are sending in airmail letters. They want to know if Bart has the bell down yet. Lois is most interested of all. Yes, Lois, Bart got it down in time for Homecoming. That was two weeks ago. Bart was helped by the men's new pep club, known as the Wildcats. In the parade the Wildcats pulled the bell up and down the streets of Ogden on wheels. Every chance they got, pretty girls would rush up and give the bell a tug, until it sounded like meeting even with Wildcats there. The bell helped in another way, Lois, for Weber college won the Homecoming football game 41-6. Bell Helped But that bell is still bothering some folks. More now than it did before. It's over in the middle of the vocational building and every time anybody over there is about to do something, he falls over the bell, and it lets out a funeral bong at being abused like that. It goes bong, bong, now and then all through the day. So now it's got into th ehabit of making a complaining noise anything that's a little out of the way happens. One of the teachers name of Mc-Pheeters lost his poise and said to one of his tinsmiths, "Dad gum-mit, get busy and pour some solder on that air conditioning!" And the bell went bong. And the tinsmith got a move on and the bell went bong again. Extra hard. Name of McCormac Another teacher name of McCormac claimed he was through with cracking Scotch jokes, even good ones. In no time that bell (Continued on Page If) to Hear Violin spoiled and a solid musicianship. far beyond her actual years. . . . Assurance never wavering and a j Play Feature of Thanksgiving Program By SYLVEN GODFRK V Thanksgiving is here and, as is customary, the school has had the annual assembly in honor of the day. The assembly came to order this morning without the usual announcements. The first number was presented shortly after eleven o'clock. It was the "Tannhauser March" from "Tannhauser." by Wagner, a rendition by the whole orchestra and chorus. The following number was a selection by the mixed quartet. "Hills of Home." After enjoying this number, the audience witnessed a serious drama, "The Courtship of Miles Standish," C. Alumn Junius Tribe membership are $1 per year and $15 for the life membership. Junius R. Tribe is a graduate of the class of '24.' While atending college, he was active in several student affairs, being student-body president during the school year 1923-24. He was also active in forensic activities. During the ten-year period, 1929-39, he was a salesman for the Utah Power and Light company. During this time, Tribe won national honors for his salesmanship ability. He resigned from the power and light job to take over his present position with the Newman company.Alberta Stratford Mrs. Tribe is the former Alberta Stratford, also a Weber college alumni. She is a graduate of the college class of 1925. The other life member, Dr. H. A. Dixon, is now president of the college. He is a graduate of the B. Y. U. and holds advanced degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Southern California. Dr. Dixon is also a former instructor of Weber Normal college and formerly served as its president for one year. Besides being president of Weber college, he is also now on the University of Utah extension division faculty and has been on the faculties of the Brigham Young university and the University of Southern California. Dixon Advocates College Probe President Dixon, at a meeting of the leading educators of the state last Saturday in the capitol building in Salt Lake City, advocated an investigation to determine if there is an overlapping of high school and college courses in this state. The meeting at which he spoke was called by Supt. Charles H. Skidmore for the purpose of discussing articulation of high school and college courses. President Dixon said that there are evidences of an overlapping of high school and college courses but, if that were the case, an investigation would bring it to the eyes of the state. Cooperative steps could be taken to elminiate this wasteful and useless duplication if it exists, he said. Another question was put forth to the body by Persident Dixon. It is: "Will we receive the greatest returns from the public money invested in education by a thorough education of the few or by granting suitable educational opportunities to the many?" No action was taken on this question. Other speeches were given by Dr. L. John Nuttall, Jr., superintendent of the Salt Lake City schools Dr. Calvin S. Smith, director of research for the state educational investigating committee, and N. J. Barlow, superintendent of the Iron county school district. A Super Value At Bargain Prices A good student complained recently that so and so of Weber college is a good teacher, but he assigns more work than a five-hour class calls for, and his class is only three hours. What a value! Swedes are temperamental. Artist This Evening . . . poise never relinquished." The program this 17-year-old Californian will offer, with Steven Lottie Lund as Priscilla, Lorene Taylor as Mistress Mullaas, John Johnson as John Aldcn, and Lee Purrington as Miles Standish gave an exceptional version of this play. The defeated lover lost to the handsome Romeo, as anticipated. The French Horn quartet, in a first appearance, supplied another number from Tannhauser, "The Pilgrim Chorus." With ever-beaming smile, President H. A. Dixon then took the spotlight and gave an inspiring message concerning the general trend of thought throughout the whole program, Thanksgiving, Writers Organize In Project To Improve Work To stimulate interest in creative writing and to find markets for publishable material, a Writers' club was organized Thursday under the SDonsorshiD of the English de partment. The group of sophomore writers and journalists, who met : by invitation elected Stanley John- son as their president. Mildred' West was chosen vice-president and Glen Wade secretary-treasurer. ; Membership in the club will be j limited to sophomores who have done outstanding work in the field- of writing. New members will be added upon recommendation by the English department. The first meeting of the club will be in the form of a holiday party, at which the officers will be hosts. The meeting will be held in December. "At our holiday meeting we intend to have Mrs. Eva Willes Wangsgaard, prominent Ogden poetess, as our guest," announced President Stanley Johnson yesterday. "During the year we will invite other successful writers to talk to us regarding their work." Mr. Monson and Mr. Nilsson, English teachers who were present at the club's organization, expressed the belief that the benefits derived from the members' criticisms of each others work will enable all to do writing that can be sold to outside publications. President... Geologjsts Travel To Salt Lake Two all-day field trips to Big and Little Cottonwood canyons were conducted Saturday and Sunday by Mr. Walter Buss and his geology classes. A large group made the trip each day. The students stopped south of Ogden to observe mud-flow phenomena. Near Salt Lake City, Parley's canyon and City Creek canyon were also studied. One student, technically classified as "Phylum, business executive; class, sedentary," said, "It was a ghastly affair. We walked all over the place." Others, less legweary, reported an instructive trip. They're Hard to Make Out These English England has gone American and adopted a new dance for herself. No, it's not the shag, the big apple, trucking, nor the hula. They call it "the blackout." And this is one dance that has an idea behind it even though it is mothered by necessity. The dancing is all in the dark. And picking out the partners is all in the dark. And when the dance is over, who danced with whom is a question that is also in the dark. But the thing of it is that the blackout gives a wallflower a chance to dance with a handsome man. Or was he? Well, even though he may not have been handsome, nor even tall, still he certainly was dark! s-son Barrett at the piano, is as follows: I Prelude, E major Bach Air Goldmark Minuet Mozart II Symphonie Espagnole Lalo Allegro non troppo Andante Rondo INTERMISSION III Piano solos: Valse Caprice Grodzki L'isle joyeuse Debussy Mr. Barrett IV Romanza Andaluza Sarasate Zephyr Hubay On Wings of Song ...Mendelssohn Danse Espagnole. .deFalla-Kreisler V i Scherzo Jaienulle . .. .W'ieniawf.ki Stanley Johnson Glen Wade I nan piich Proceeds of Dance to Go to Fund for Student Benefit First Christmas dance of coming Friday night, December 1, will be the loan fund ball, Thi d sponsored by the sophomore class and the r. . J , r . , , faculty women. Lewis Bnggs, sophomore president, and Mrs. Rhoda Miner of the faculty women are in charge. Mrs. Miner is ball chairman, appointed by her group. The sophomores' chief work is in contacting students. Vice-President . . . Mildred West Secretary . . . Students Present Series of One-Act Plays The Speech department, under the direction of Dr. A. O. Mitchell, presented its autumn series of one-act plays to a capacity crowd at four and eight-fifteen p. m., Thursday, November 16, in the Weber auditorium. The department will continue to sponsor these free play programs during the winter and spring quarters, Dr. Mitchell says. The first, "Mr. Sampson," written by Charles Lee, was set in West County, England, and told the story of two spinster sisters en- acted by Edith Anderson and Alice Cottrell, who were both infatuated with Mr. Sampson, a bachelor, who was impersonated by Dan Bailey. The second, "One Fine Day," by Louise S. Perry, took place in the Southern mountains. The plot was laid around three generations of women portrayed by Lorene Taylor, Mildred Saxey and Ethel Hogge, and the roving sailor-sweetheart, Kenn Porter, who came to the mountains and fell in love with his former sweetheart's daughter. "The Kelly Kid," written by Kathleen Norris and Dan Tothoroh, told of an Irish group who had settled in a suburb of New York City. Vivian Polidor enacted the "bad" hoy of the neighborhood who finally won the neighborhood's sympathay. The neighboorhood ladies were Dorothy Litchfield, Ellen Hadfield, and Virginia Allen; the daughter was Mary Huggins. The two police officers hunting for the "Kid" were Stanley George and Kenn Porter. The crew committees were: Properties Virginia Allen, Alice Cottrell, Ethel Hogge. Scenery-Dan Bailey, Kenn Porter, Stanley George. Costumes Lorene Taylor, Mildred Saxey, Dorothy Litchfield, Edith Anderson. Makeup Lottie Lund, Kathleen Benson, Vivian Polidor, Rosemary Thinnes. Lighting Aaron Roylance, technical director.Many favorable comments were heard upon the enacting of these plays. It was felt generally that Dr. Mitchell had done a good thing in utilizing the amateurs who had signed up for his drama class. In education, what the customers want they should not have Robert Hutchins in Satevpost. A news item declares that women school teachers should cultivate their glamorous side. Authority for the statement is an educator from Yale university. Rolfe Peterson is of Swedishextraction. No. 6 Ball Sponsors Dec. 1 Plans the season, a week from this The loan fund ball is given to raise money for a fund from which students may at any time draw money. This dance last year netted S100, which is a carryover to this year. Those in charge of the dance this year hope to add over a $100 more to the fund. Since the loan fund ball is a function of the sophomore class, every sophomore is required to purchase a 40-cent ticket. Affiliated students will purchase tickets through their club presidents. Unaffiliated students will pay for their tickets at a bureau which will be open in the mixed lounge from eleven to twelve every morning and from two to five every afternoon from Monday, November 28, through Friday, December 1, inclusive. Freshmen who desire to attend the dance may purchase tickets at this bureau. Because of the difficulty encountered last year in attempting to run a date bureau in connection with the dance, this year the date bureau will be discarded. For this dance anything goes. As long as it's "dutch treat," it's crickett for boy to ask girl, or for girl to ask boy. Whether a sophomore goes or not, however, he is supposed to purchase a ticket. The committees in charge have done everything in their power to make the loan fund ball one of the outstanding dances of the year. The loan fund ball at the B. Y. U. is a big affair. It is handled in the same manner as is Weber's ball. The dance has become a B. Y. U. traditional "dutch" semi-formal ball. At present the loan funt at the "T" is around four thousand dollars. Mrs. Miner said yesterday, "The dance this year is going to be really good. Hurry up and get your tickets!" Handbook Issued to Weber Students Last Friday marked the debut of the Weber college official handbook, first such book in two years. It is desci ibed by Editor LeMoyne Peterson as being a "catalogue of stuff about Weber." The book Include committees, clubs, organizations, officers, traditions, advice to freshmen, and a complete student directory (with phone numbers, men). Anne Danvers and Ruth Tolhurst, Petersen's assistants, join him in warning students that the handbook supply is. limited. "Better get 'em quick," they say. Classzvork . . . By Wilmer Perry Weber college teachers keep in step with the march of time by offprint? new and uninue ideas in carrying out their class work. A brief interview with a few of the teachers revealed some rather unexpected ideas. Mr. C. M. Nilsson, realist English instructor, tops the list by introducing as a subject for his class themes, funny papers. Why? Because he finds that students do not read over a topic and thinking it through without the aid of the very minute detail f ound in pamphlets, magazines, and old themes of other pupils. Funny pipers and their analysis having no such background within the school, should give some incentive for original thought and writing. Quoting Mr. Nilsson: "Last year I Introduced the topic of animals into my English classes and threw themes that had been passed around for ten years out of circulation.".Man Without Principle Upon entering the room of Mr. O. M. Clark, economics instructor, one is immediately impressed by a variety of signs placed at various stragetic points about the room. Such items as, "A man without principle draws no interest." and "Some are like a winter's day; they begin too late and end too soon." are found. "It is surprising how many people take note of them," Mr. Clark said. His chief interest lies, however, in the introduction of open book examinations to his mathematics classes, where they have proven successful. The accounting classes of Mr. Hurst have been given successful aid in the form of an accounting syllabus. The syllabus contains aims, objectives and possibilities of the course, outlines by quarters, and the date and requirements of each assignment. "The syllabus has proven to be very successful," claimed Mr. Hurst. A Play For All A new course, radio, has been (Continued on Pag. 44 |