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Show Thursday, November 7, 1940 THE SIGNPOST 5 Homecomers NoteW.C. Has Advanced The old grads were nostalgic today as they saw homecoming rolling around once again. They like to retell the story of the school's progress. Sketched briefly here is the way their memories run: Weber Stake Academy opened in the Second ward meeting house on January 7, 1889, with two instructors, Professors Louis F. Moench and Edwin Cutler, and an enrollment of 98 pupils. At the close of the first school year, there were 193 students enrolled in the academy. The enrollment was greater than had been anticipated, so the next fall, the school moved to the Stake Tabernacle, where it convened for three months after which it moved to the Fifth Ward Institute. School was held in the Fifth ward for two years and then moved into its new home on Jefferson. Louis F. Moench was the first man to head the school. In 1892, he resigned and was succeeded by Emil B. Isgren, who was followed by Dr. George Phillips in 1893. Two years later Louis F. Moench was reappointed. He resigned in 1902 and David O. McKay was appointed principal. Six years later Mr. Wil-ford McKendrick succeeded Mr. McKay. Professor W. W. Henderson followed in 1910 and served as principal until 1914 when Professor James L. Barker was appointed. Weber Academy was first divided into three departments Primary, Intermediate, and Academic. The school advanced rapidly and in 1895, it was officially recognized as a high school. A normal school was created of the Weber Academy in January, 1916, thus adding two years to the curriculum of the school and raising its rank to that of a junior college. March, 1918, the name of the school was changed to that of Weber Normal college and the title of principal was changed to that of president. Owen F. Beal followed Principal James L. Barker and was succeeded by H. Aldous Dixon in 1919. Mr. Dixon resigned in 1920 and Joel E. Ricks who followed him was succeeded by Aaron W. Tracy in 1922. Weber college was again reorganized in 1922 into two distinct departments. It consisted of three years of senior high school work and two full years of college work. The name was also changed to that of Weber college. The high school division was dropped in 1923 and Weber became a purely junior college. Thirty-nine college students were in attendance in 1922, but at the close of the school year in 1924, the enrollment of the college had increased to 258 and it continued to increase each i year. . Church of Jeus Christ of Latter-Day Saints contributed Weber college to the state of Utah on July 1, 1933. Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher School accredited Weber college as a junior college on April 7, 1932. Weber is a member of the American Association of Junior Colleges and is fully rec- Newest Addition . Continuing Weber's exceptional growth, the Central building was used ror the first time to house last year HELLO! FELLOW ALUMNI WELCOME HOME BANK OFFICE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT BRAMWELL - PINGREE CO. ""The Home of the Big Pencil" 2362 Washington Blvd. Opden PATRONIZE YOUR SIGNPOST ADVERTISERS Moench Building Expansion . . Motored is a photograph taken February 10, 1935, showing the newly building. f Forensic Records Show Growth For a number of years Weber has been nationally known as a center for training debaters, anr orators. Leland H. Monson has been coach of the debating squads ever since he joined the school staff. One of the most outstanding trips by a debater in the history of the college competition was undertaken early in the 30's by Jack Norbeck and Jay London, Weber students. While on the trip Norbeck was stricken ill. He returned home and died soon after. London carried on alone. London won national recognition for the debating trip which included meeting some of the teams of the largest schools in the east, debating either side of the question chosen for that year's competition, and facing two debaters each time. Most of the debates were non-decision contests, but coaches of the schools he visited wrote Mr. Monson saying that they were glad of that fact as it probably saved their schools from defeat. Mr. London is a resident of Morgan, Utah. ognized by higher institutions of learning. Aaron W. Tracy remained as president of Weber college for two years after it was under state supervision. Dr. Leland H. Creer was appointed president in 1935 and served for several years. Mr. H. Aldous Dixon filled the office as president on July 1, 1937. It is a plain story told thus, the old grads say, but these simple words conceal the drama of thousands of persons struggling eagerly for a dream. Perhaps the dream lived, failed, died, and was reborn again to a reality great and permanent. Whatever the dream was it made, in its own fashion, some part of the Weber college of today. s increased enrollment. Pilots Commence Flight Course Future pilots for the nation's defense began preliminary training at Weber last week as the civil aeronautics classes began their year's work under the direction of Dr. Robert Clarke, director. Ground school started Monday November 4. The course will be given from 6:30 to 7.30 with C. H. Anderson as the Instructor. History of aviation and civil air regulations will be the subject matter for the next few weeks. Flight instruction and ground school will be concluded about January 31, 1941. Flight instruction under the direction of Art Mortenson, has been going on about three weeks. Dr. R. A. Clarke encourages students to apply for the pilots training starting next February. Since" college credit is given for the courses students are urged to apply. Five quarter hours of credit will be given for a successfully completed ground course and one quarter hour will be given for flight completion. "The college will not , allow students to take a regular load and in addition reecive the credit for flight training," said Mrs. Hall. Directors of the C. A. A. encourages students to take the pilot training. They think that the opportunity to take a valuable course for nothing shouldn't be overlooked. The students who are enrolled in the course deem it a real privilege to fly the yellow planes. From an eight-piece band in 1929 to the full-sized instrumental group which now plays for school parades and athletic events is the story of the Wildcat instrumentalists. Claire W. Johnson, director, has built the band to one of the finest in the intermountain region. Latest evidence of the help being given the school by the state is the grading and partial paving of the area between the Moench building and the Vocational building in the center of the Weber college block. Thanks are due the state road commission for its work on the lot. completed addition to the Moench Moench Building Sees Changes New students at Weber college cannot remember when the Moench building looked any different than it does today, but old grads will recall the big twin staircases in the main entrance, the little balcony over the south front door, the time that there were classrooms in half-floors now removed and when the library had a fiction room high in the uppermost quarters of the building. Old students will recall the smaller twin stairs that led to the assembly room past the plaque bearing the Gettysburg address. They C7es Expansion . . . 1 ' . t;PH General expansion of the library facilities during the past year gives Weber college one of the most completely equipped libraries in Utah schools. Above, Librarian Eva Browning who supervised the extensive growth. Marionettes To Be Feature Of Lyceum String puppets, rod puppets, shadow puppets, and life size puppets will be featured at the lyceum here November 15 at eleven a. m. Rufus and Margo Rose will bring their world famous Rufus Rose Marionettes to Weber college to present "The Mouse in Noah's Ark," and in addition six vaudeville acts. This show has been acclaimed for 10 years as "The finest Marionette show in America." The Roses, themselves, have never performed here before; but the Marionette show, so well received last year, was put on by their pupils. This play is a mouse-eye view of the great and famous Mr. and Mrs. Noah and the events that surrounded the building and the launching of the ark. It includes the animals who were left outside the ark and what they thought of the situation. Just on the eve of the launching of the ark there was uncovered a plot to exterminate the human race. The animals planned to kidnap Mr. and Mrs. Noah, leave them to drown in the flood, and save only the animal kingdom. The Roses will also present a complete show in the auditorium the same afternoon for the Boy Scouts of this area. Weber college was founded in the L. D. S. Second ward chapel with Louis F. Moench as first principal. That was in 1888. The following year it became the Weber stake academy. In 1916, it became the Weber academy and two years later it was made a normal school and became Weber college, a name it has since retained. will also remember when there was a balcony around the auditorium.The old Moench building has been remodeled so often that many who have not kept in constant touch with the school will probably have missed some of its chang- ' ' Modern Gulliver In Appearing enormously out of proportion to the miniature dancer-marionettes that surround her Is Mrs. Margo Rose, who with her husband will present a puppet show as a feature of the 1910-41 lyceum presentation. 4 Lite Members of Alumni Dr. Henry A. Dixon and Mr. Junius Weber College Alumni association. News Files Show Work Projects Active at Weber While the NYA Is relatively new in its method of providing work so students may attend school, the idea behind it is not entirely original.Files of old newspapers show that in December of 1933 there were hundreds of Weber college and high school students in Ogden helped through the college placement bureau, especially at Christmas Girls found part-time work as stenographers and soda fountain helpers, some worked in private homes for room and board, and boys were shoveling snow and caring for furnaces to pay their way to school. The college itself added to the employment opportunities of ambitious students in that year. In janitorial service for the school were 18 boys in the college buildings, 17 boys in Weber gymnasium, 17 girl janitors and six girl librarians. They were paid in cash by the state. Besides these there were four "life guards at the swimming pool, five boy key keepers and six student switchboard operators receiving remuneration in the form of scholarships.Sixteen students were employed on repairs and improvements at the college under early federal work projects and some of the student musicians were listed as playing in dance orchestras to help out with their tuition. Guy H. Hurst, then as now, was in charge of the school's placement bureau. ALUMNI! Our prize Chrysanthemums are full bloom, rich with buds and glorious in new coloring. Let me arrange them for you. "FLOWERS BY MAC" BLOSSOM SHOP Lobby Hotel Ben Lomond Phone 4100 Lilliput R. Tribe, first life members of the Alumni Sponsor Campus Growth Memories of Weber college revive memories of alumni help to the college including the work done by graduates of the school toward obtaining new properties for the institution's growth. Several buildings on the block which is now for the most part state property were owned by the Weber college alumni association, a now defunct group. Many of the old organization are members of the present Associated Alumni of Weber college, however. These buildings were put to various purposes during the 1920's and the 1930's. Some of them served as classrooms, some of them as homes for faculty members and some of them as dormitories. The old College Inn building, now We Invite Your Present and Future Business (Marian Phone 189 WELCOME. ALUMNI! CENTRAL MARKET (Ronolla Larkln) FRESH MEATS, FRUITS AND GROCERIES 2247 Washington Blvd. Rear Entrance 2248 Kiesel Phone Numbers 4115, 4116 You'll Get Your Mums for the Game From the Whip Club Mums With Purple "W" to Be Sold 2 for 15c Get them at the Hotel before Alumni Breakfast or Get them at the game. condemned, was once a dormitory. It also housed the college cafeteria for several years. The building in which the college sponsored nursery school is conducted was at one time the school president's home. Again, i tserved as classrooms when the faculty grew soon after the state took over the college. Where the vocational building now stands Leland H. Monson once resided, and after he moved from there the building was utilized to house the larger classes and overflow students of English andsociology. The Merchants Who Advertise In This Paper Make The Sign Post Possible Patronize Your Sign Post Advertisers Bader) 311 24th Street I I |