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Show SFC. 562 P L & R. we C A- C Season's Greetings! Watch Your Grade Point! T THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1943 No. 4 VOLUME 7 -- L "jr-" Instructors Try Practical Application of Own Theories in Actual Flying By Ann Taylor C. H. Anderson, C.A.A. war training coordinator, made the following statement concerning the flight instruction being given to Weber college instructors. "Civil Aeronautics administration has recommended that all ground school instructors certificated and teaching navigation, meteorology, civil air regulations, general service, and operation of aircraft, be given up to ten hours of flight instruction in order that they- might be more familiar to the op eration of the airplane and thus make the principles that the instructors are teaching imply in a more practicaly way in connection with the operation of th eairplane." In comformity with this recommendation Weber college has provided flight instructions for the following instructors: Mr. Hayes, instructor of bacteriology, hypiene, navigation; Mr. Osmond, physics, navigation, aerology; Mr. Neville, socialogy, civil air regulations; Mr. Murphy, radio, aerology, navigation; Mr. Davis, physical education, Dr. Miner, botany, recognition; Dr. Young, zoology, meteorology; Dr. Clark, director of vocational education, navigation. Dr. Young expressed his opinion of the free flight training by saying that is was "wonderful" and he certainly is in favor of it. Said Dr. Young, "It Is so interesting and I marvel at the wonder of it each time I leave the ground . . . it is so smooth." He also expressed the thought that it was helping his teaching because he was putting actual application to his work. Plans to Buy Own Plane "Many people will be driving planes after this war and they will need to be taught the principles of flying," said Dr. Young. "Even a school teacher like myself will be abe to afford one." He considered the time spent very worth while and educational not only for the reason that many will no doubt own their own planes but because it will help him and others to "keep in contact with life and stay in tune with the age." Mr. Neville appreciates the training tremendously because he knows how difficult it is to teach civil air regulations from theory only. At the beginning of the training he went to Salt Lake City where he suffered a six-hour test for ground school instructors. This written examination was also preceded and followed by two hours of oral tests. Mr. Neville revealed that he felt no sensation at the take-off of his first time up. When he looked down and saw the earth diminishing he felt as though he had been detached from the world and hung up in space. He was very greatly impressed at how the ground looked from above. "The landscape was like an artists painting, etched in beautifully and so neatly," said Mr. Neville. Suffers From "Euphoria" It was during one of fthese interesting journeys off the earth thnt Mr. Neville suffered from an attack of "euphoria" which is a feeling of exultation and great freedom. Many pilots have this sensation that can also be compared with the fcling one has after a couple of cocktails. Mr. Neville believes that he is making progress rapidly and the training comes easily to him. He also finds it difficult to coordinate. "Airplane traffic is very similar to automobile traffic except that it is on a much larger scale. One must nont only observe left and right but also up and down," stated Neville. "Everyone will be flying in ten years so this training, to me, is invaluable." His final remark was that he also enjoyed it because his wife had always wanted to fly and now he can but she can't. Mr. Hayes stadted that he usually went up just for pleasure and this was his first opportunity to go up to learn to fly. He has completed five hours of instruction in little over a week now and he thinks it is "grapd and practical." Instructor Hayes believes his students will benefit greatly as he can now interpret the subject matter better. He enjoys his lessons tremendously and wishes to continue them until ho receives a student's certificate. He also hopes to get a private license. When asked how he felt about sprouting wings he replied, "I feel like crowing." Kernel Korn Features Quiz Student Talent "Kernel Korn's Krazy Quiz" will be presented as the lyceum feature on December 10 at eleven a. m. In the Weber auditorium. This show is a "truth and consequenses" program, the contestants being members of the Weber college audience. This show has been presented on the radio and in various schools throughout the United States. Members of the student body and faculty will be chose at random from the audience to participate. Mr. Guy Hurst announced that this lyceum number will be presented at only one time eleven a. m., Friday, December 10. All lyceum card-holders are invited to attend this performance in the school auditorium. College Send Program To Bushnell Committee Organizes Community Service Entertainment Bureau Weber college's community service bureau will present its first official program at Bushnell hospital on December 13. This bureau, under the direction of a student committee and a faculty council, will be in charge of , all Weber student talent pro grams that are presented to the public. The student committee is composed of Dorothy Glines, chairman; Felice McKenna, Myrene Greenwell, and Margaret Binney In conjunction with the faculty board which consists of Mr. Ice land H. Monson, Mr. Roland C Parry, and Mr. Thatcher Allred. the committee will audition and select students from Weber to enter tain at various social and religious functions throughout Ogden and In Demand In preceding years the type of entertainment produced by Weber students has been much in demand The bureau has been created to direct and organize school talent into groups which are capable of furnishing the types of entertain-ment requested by such organiza tions as Rotary club, Lions, Ki- wanis and L. D. S. ward services. The students comprising the entertaining groups must first be au ditioned by the faculty board. If accepted, these students will be come members of the Weber col lege entertainment committee. A new card is added to the talent file for each student accepted by the bureau. All talented students are asked to participate in theprograms- The community service bureau office is located in the student body room and a telephone has been installed for use in the search for more entertainers. All students interested in applying for an audition are urged to contact a committee member in the office. Present Program The program to be presented to the patients at Bushnell hospital is the result of weeks of careful selection and practice. The students who represent Weber at these presentations have highly developed their talents and present them in a pleasing manner. The success of the newly creat-d bureau depends upon the cooperation of the student body. The members of the faculty board have spent much time during fall quarter observing and contacting similar bureaus of other campuses. This bureau is th result of their fine planning and organization. In the near future Miss Glines, acting as president of the student committee, will make a trip to the Brig-ham Young university to consult with the entertainment bureau of that campus. New ideas and helpful suggestion for our bureau will be gained by such an investigation. Ogden organizations will benefit because of the efforts of this bureau and committee. Effectively organized and presented Weber student entertainment is the ultimate result- SERVICE MEN VISIT Weber college had five of her former students appear as visitors to her campus last week. The boys, who are at present serving in the armed forces, were Roy Gibson, Paul Muller. John Murphy, Douglas Stringfcllow and Kenneth Parsons. The fellows were all home on furlough this week. John Murphy has been transferred to the Utah ASF depot and will report there for duty as soon as his furlough is over. Becomes Alumnus Jim Tanner, former freshman class chain. mn. who left last Sunday to join the merchantmarines. Midnight Soliloquy Pat's still interesting even as the flame approaches the candlestick at row, left to right, Betty Peterson, Carolyn Clayton, Walt Morby, Wayne Evelyn Teuscher, and Matt Gait. Alumnus Recounts Aaventures as German Prisoner Lieutenant Glen Herrington, a Weber graduate of the class of '34, retold his experiences as a German prisoner of war to the Weber students in an assembly on November 24. Lieutenant Herrington has just returned from the European war areas where he had been held pris- onerin German hospitals since January, 1943- He has been awarded the order of the purple heart for his actions during foreign service. Having engaged in a dog fight which badly damaged his plane Herrington was forced to bail out over a German-held Dutch harbor. An hour after landing in the water of the harbor, two Germans in a rowboat rescued him. He was then taken inland to a Genr hospital where he received medical attention. Because of the severe wounds sustained during his ac tion; Herrington's right leg had to be amputated just below the knee. Lieutenant Herrington said that he was treated fairly well as a pris oner in the German hospitals. The food was rather poor, and his diet consisted of tea and a slice of toast for breakfast and lunch- The evening meal, the main one of the day, consisted chiefly of potatoes and black bread. While the prisoners were in terned there, they received pack ages from the Red Cross. These helped a great deal in boosting their morale as well as helping them to finish their meals. Her rington s fellow prisoners were men from nearly every allied nation.In the last two hospitals in which he was interned, the staff was composed chiefly of English pris oners. They did all of the hospital work such as cleaning the rooms and preparing their own meals. Lieutenant Herrington stated that the happiest moment of his life was when he left Germany to go to Sweden. "The difference between the morale of the two nations was amazing," he said. Whee thre Germans were sullen and morose, the Swedes were jovial and hospitable. When the prisoners arrived in Sweden, they were greeted with warm smiles; the Germans, in comparison, were said to have never smiled or greeted anyone. Lieutenant Herrington was able to return to the United States soon after his release to the allies through Sweden. Kofoed Announce Otyokwa Wins Ticket Contest The inter-club sale of lyceum tickets to the public was topped by the members and pledges of Otyokwa, Ralph Kofoed, manager of the sale, announced- The winners sold eighty-six tickets to gain the honor of a turkey dinner. The club standings at the close of the contest were: Otyokwa, 86 tickets; Iota Tau Kappa, 63 tickets: Chanodo, 62 tickets, Sophvita 61 tickets, Tika Kapa Kapa, 50 tickets. La Di-anaeda. 31 tickets, A. M. S., 23 tickets. Wildcats, 12 tickets. The sale was under the direction of Ralph Kofoed. student body business manager, who alone sold approximately forty dollars worth of tickets. This campaign netted a total amount of S688.94 of which the student body is allowed to use S614.90. This addition of finances will pro- vine an aounnance or lyceum numbers and entertainment for ticket-holders during this season. The members and pledges of Otyokwa were honored at the turkey banquet held on December 2, at Weber college The dinner was under the direction of Mrs. Lydia H. Tanner, head of the cafeteria department. The guests included were President H. A. Dixon, Mr. Guy Hurst. Mr. H. G Handley. and the director of the campaign, Mr. Ralph Kofoed. of an Artiste . . Publications Gain A . Worthy Ratings Transit, W. C. news magazine of last year, and Signpost last week received high ratings from the Associated College Press, national rating bureau for college publications. Transit received a rating of first class, and Signpost received a rating of superior, indicated by the clossification All American.Details on the criticism of Transit have not been received from the bureau and have not been sent in. by the faculty adviser, Mr. Ray West, Jr., or by the editor, Irene Bushell. Neither of these is associated with the' school this year. However, the rating indicates that the publication was highly successful in attaining its objective as a quarterly news-literary magazine. This achievement seems all the more worthwhile inasmuch as it was the publication's first year. Donn Thurman Associate editors were Donn Thurman and Joan 'Allred. Editor-iail assistants were Edna Lichfield, Haruko Kato, Lorraine Cook, Vola Wyatt, Betty Lu Smith, Rose Takahahi, Avis Wood and June Lefgren. Photographers were Jim Bateman and Raymond Sanders. Business managers were Jay Rhees, Junior Blair and Virginia Biddle. Artists were Chrystal Ras-mussen, Mel Owens, and Robert Peterson. f Most of the male members of the staff are now in the armed forces of . the United States. Rose Takaha-shi, Vola Yyatt and Jim Bateman, medical student, are still enrolled at Weber. Mr. West is teaching at the University of Montana, Missoula. Irene Burchell is now employed at the arsenal. Joan Allred is weather expert at the airport. The Signpost received its rating for the second half of the year, 1942-43, having previously received the same rating for the first half year. The editor, Jean Anne Water-stradt, achieved the distinction a second time with the assistance of Bonnie Clay, associate editor; Dee Anderson, front page editor; LaVar Wood, sports editor; Dorothy Car-don and Shirley Mills, society editors; Wayne Carver, feature page editor; and Robert Peterson, feature cartoonist. Keith Holbrook, manager, and Vern Burton and Patricia Jurgens, assistants, handled the business phase of publication. C. M. Nilsson represented the faculty. According to the adviser, although the paper received no bonuses as it did in some departments for the first part of the year, the criticisms showed "the paper had improved materially in the way its reporters handled their English, for the composition and editorial side of the publication uniformly received higher ratings than for the first half year. Speech reports, suggested by the first rating, were incorporated and received maximum points. The chief department in which the paper lost its bonuses and sometimes was faulty was in makeup. Short headlines were mentioned. To some extent wordiness and repetition persisted in stories. Students who work received special mention were Robert Peterson for his amazing "Looks at Life" cartoons and Wayne Carver for his masterly editorial style. Carver is teaching school this year while awaiting induction. Peterson, Anderson, Wood and Burton are in the armed services. Keith Holbrook. exempt from military call, is attending the Univer sity of Utah. Dorothy Cardon is working as a stenographer in Ogden. Jean Anne Waterstradt is at tending the B. Y. U. Bonnie Clay is editor of this year s Signpost, and Pat Jurgens and Shirley Mills are also at Weber again. They are active in journal istic activities. Shirley Mills is editor of the magazine which replaces Transit. Scribulus. She is also pres ident of the sophomore class. Pat Juurgens is on the Signpost staff and is also active in speech and dramatics and is secretary of the sophomore class. . those long play rehearsals. Top Carver; bottom, Pat Jurgens, Weber Trio Sings Parry's Song Over N. B. C. "I'll Fly the Sky for Navy," a new song written by Roland Parry, a member of the Weber college faculty, has received special recognition from the U. S. marine corps. On November 10, 1943, a special program was presented on the stage of the Orpheum theatre over the national broadcasting company hook-up. The song, sung by a trio consisting of Irena Sessions, Helen Jane Harding and Charone Helberg, was dedicated to the women's marine reserve and was presented to the public for the first time that night. The marine corps presented the program on December 1, at a special assembly at the Mound Fort junior high school. Mr. Parry has received several letters from the marine corps rep-resent atives congratulating him upon his splendid work. He plans to have his composition published at a later date. Engineers Start Year With Trip To Salt Lake The Engineers' club got off to a good start this year with a successful trip to the University of Utah. The exhibtis there proved very interesting and educational. Several more trips are being planned; among these are trips to the smelters in Magna and Garfield and to the new steel mills near Provo. The most important function of the club is to associate student engineers and spur their interest and enthusiasm in engineering; but parties, brawls, competitive sports, etc., will consume a considerable amount of time. The new officers of the club are Stanley Stephenson, president; Junior Powell, vice-president; Bob Croft, secretary, and Jim Allen,reporter. Former Student Receives Distinguished Flying Cross and Other Medals Capt. Glen Lewis, Jr., a studen at Weber college in 1936-37, is now stationed at Bucklev field, Calo., taking a special course in cold weather flying for the army air corps. Captain Lewis has been in the air corps since September, 1940, and in his three years of service has been awarded various high honors for his extraordinary action. Captain Lewis attended the University of Colorado after leaving Weber and entered the air corps at Santa Maria, Calif. He received his pilot's wings and his commission as a second lieutenant at Mather field, Stockton, Calif., on April 28, 1941. In May, 1942. Captain Lewis was assigned to the 19th bombadmcnt group and left for foreign duty. With this group, Lewis was in the battle of Midway in June, 1942, and Lewis was then attached to the 43rd bombardment group, which was later given a special organization citation. While with this outfit, he saw action in the Solomons and New Guinea, 1 where, with other branches of the 1 Annual Fall Play Opens For Three Night Run In Moench Auditorium Parry Appoints Singing Leads For Oratorio Singing leads for ' the annual Weber college oratorio under the direction of Mr. Roland Parry have been chosen. Mr. Parry announced the casting of the roles as follows: Isaiah, the dominating figure, will be sung by Jay Olson; Rabshakeh, a dramatic and colorful part, Jack Larsen; the three wise men, La-Mar Soelberg, Renald McFarland and David Johnston. Other soloists are Shirley Linford, Betty Lou Lamereaux and Betty Peterson. The instrumental groups to contribute to the performance are, a brass trio, Glenn Ecklund, La Von B. Holmes, and one member yet unnselected; a string quartet, Marian Lois Smith, Kathryn Thornley, Marian Watkins and Smith Murphy; and a piano trio, Bath Duncan, Lucile Larsen and Mrs. Whetton. Miss Lucy Denning is acting as general chairman of the 1943 presentation. Her committee members are Mr. Royden Braithwaite, tableaux; Mr. Ronald Parry, music; Mr. Garnett Littlefield lighting; Mrs. Beatrice Markham, stage effects; Miss Mae Welling, dancing; Mr. Walter Buss, staging; Miss Wilma Grose and Mr. William Smiley, publicity. The students of the music department comprise the cast and accompanists. The musettes, a Weber choral organization, will be an outstanding feature of the oratorio. The modern idea of streamlining has been incorporated into this presentation no break occurs during the performance; smooth, continuous action is the primary objective. To achieve a new effect in antiphonal singing, Mr. Parry will ' place five separate choral choirs, a brass choir, one of woodwinds and one of strings, each distant from the others in the auditorium. Certain definite forms have been employed by composers up to the present time; Mr. Parry now presents a new musical form which may be called "form in counter-melody." The use of this new and unique form will lend new tonal color and interest to the oratorio. Graser Continues Athletic Feats In Marine Corps Wayne Graser, former student of Box Elder high school, and a graduate of Weber college last year, has been busy this last autumn making a name for himself playing quarterback in many games for the undefeated Colorado college eleven. Coach White of Colorado college, in a letter to Coach Davis, reported on Graser as follows: "I'm writing this letter to you in behalf of one of your former players in football, Wayne Graser. He played a lot of football for Colorado college and was the most improved player on the squad when the season closed. "Wayne Graser is tops as far as I'm concerned. I was happy to have him on the Colorado college squad- He was brilliant on offense and defense and deserves this pat on the back." Graser joined the marine reserves while here at Weber, and after graduation, was called into service and assigned to Colorado college for further schooling. armed services, they cstablishedIoadcd with troops, and the damag- the enviable reputation as the men who, although so few, did so much with so little. Pilots B-17 As the pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress, Captain Lewis and his crew were officially crediated with 55 battle missions and 439 hours of combat flying, all of which was in enemy territory. This crew participated in the battles of Midway. Bismark sea, Solomons, Stewarts, Shortland and other noted south Pacific island engagements. During this entire period there were no casualties among his crew, but many planes were returned in need of major repr.irs. On one occasion, Lewis' plane was so badly riddled by enemy gunfire that it was junked as being worthless. The official credit of Lewis and his crew was 36 Jap planes shot down, others damaged in the air, and man destroyed on the ground through their bombing of Jap air ports; eight Jap ships of various types sunk, two of which were Holiday . . . School will close for Christmas holidays Friday, December 17 and will reconvene Monday morning, December 27. Regular class instruction will be given Monday and Tuesday, December 27 and 2S, and final two-hour examinations will be held Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, December 29, 30, 31. Winter quarter final registration day will be Monday, January 3. Instruction for winter quarter will begin Tuesday, January 4, and will continue until March 17. Mills Reinstates Scribulus as College Magazine Fall edition of the Scribulus magazine will be distributed to the students the last part of this quarter, Shirley Mills, editor, announced yesterday. The decision to change back to the traditional purely literary publication rather than continuing the pictorial Transit of last year came as a result of a cut in the magazine's budget and the lack of photography materials available to student publications, Miss Mills explained. Scribulus will undoubtedly be well received by the students this year since it is made up from the faculty and the naval cadets. Short stories, poetry, essary, and full page photographs will make the bulk of the 24-page publica tion. Adviser of the magazine is Mr. Charles Espy, of the English de partment, who also advised Weber's All-American yearbook of several years ago. Members of the staff working with Miss Mills and Mr. Espy are Bonnie Decker, Pat Decker, Althea Andelin, Elaine Spenser, Van Nance, Haruko Kato, Ruth Belnap and Dorene Boothe. Freshman Class Holds Election December Tenth Next week at this time the freshman class will have their officers, and will be settled and ready to take on their activities for the year. Elections will be held Friday, December 10, after the regular assembly program, so all freshmen are urged to stay to vote for their choices. Under the capable leadership of Jim Tanner, Evelyn Teuscher and Donna Allen, the class has been active, as was observed in last Friday's assembly. They have done a fine job as chairmen and may be commended for their efforts. It seems, however, that the freshmen will be without the smiling countenance of Jim to spur them on the rest of the year. Jim received his call into the merchant marines and departed for duty December 5 at Fresno, California. The campus will miss "Tanner" and his flashy shorts and ties for which he was so famous. Not only did Jim hold the position of chairman of the freshman class but ho was also first counselor of the institute, and participated in numerous activities. The officers-to-be should hold the standards already set up by Jim. Evelyn and Donna as their guide for the future. ing of 15 others some of which were undoubtedly lost. For Gallant Action The awards that Lewis has received for his gallant action arc the army air medal with three oak leaf clusters for meritorious achievement, the distinguished flying cross with cluster for extraordinary achievement; and the silver star for gallantry in action. The last two mentioned were personally awarded by Lieutenant General Kenny. He also wears the special organization citation ribbon with two oak leaf clusters for work with the 19th bombardment group, and the special organization citation ribbon for work with the 43rd bombardment group. Mrs. Lewis and their small daughter, Karen, have been with Captain Lewis since his return from foreign service while he has been stationed at Boise, Idaho, as commanding officer of the 302nd air base squadron. I Cast Includes Teuscher Clayon, Nance, Morby And Jurgens As Leads At 8:00 p. m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Decem-i ber 9, 10. 11 in the college auditorium Oscar Wilde's whimsical and hilarious comedy "The Importance 'of Being Earnest" will be presented to students and the public. Mr. Ashley Dukes, editor and dramatic critic, writing in the "Theater Arts Magazine" calls Wilde's play "one of the three most successful comedies in the last hundred years. This play was written for London theatergoers in 1895. But its humor is based on a sense of the amusing and the ridiculous so universal to man's thinking everywhere that it escapes being dated and promises to be .13 genuinely funny to people in Ogden, vintage 1943, as it was to Londoners of the nineties. The play concerns itself primarily with the affairs of two young gentlemen of both class and leisure-one from the country, the other from the city, each of whom, unknown to the other, escapes boredom and certain personal obligations by acting under an alias when afoot and fancy free else where. The complications which result from suchduct-masquerading especially as these complications involve the hearts of Miss Gwendolyn Fairfax and Moss Cecily Cardcw make the play and require three moderate length acts to delineate. Carver Plays Butler Of special interest to Weber audiences is the announcement that in the role of Merriman, a butler, appears none other than Wayne Carver, student president and all-round college favorite of last year's graduates. Carver has accepted this assignment on short notice to replace an emergency need In ths cast. Van Nance, known chiefly on Weber's campus for his musical artistry, plays the role of the city chap, Mr. Algernon Moncrieff. Algernon is carefree, has a man servant, good clothes, and plenty of cash, and never a serious thought in his head. Should you step into a rehearsal any evening now between seven-thirty and much later, you would observe from the director's comments that Van is doing an authentic version of the elegant Mr. Moncrieff. Walt Morby, a Weber sophomore with a yen for singing, plays the country gentleman gay deceiver. Morby as Jack Worthing (or is It Ernest worthing) has many important scenes. From Athlete to Reverend Matt Gait, basketball player and captain of this year's squad, plays the part of the Reverend Mr. Chausable, who quite apart from his profesional interests has a personal leaning toward the Worthing household, where resides a certain precise governess, Miss Prism, tutor of the romantic and charming Cecily. Betty Peterson, also known best to Weber audiences as a singer, plays the prim, classically correct, Miss Prism. Ray Dabb, prominent in dramatics at Weber high, appears in the role of Lane, manservant In Algernon's household. From Ogden high school of last year comes Evelyn Teuscher In the role of Gwendolyn Fairfax tall, willowy, sophisticated, and lovely. Miss Teuscher aas Gwendolyn and Carolyn Clayton as Cecily, the supposedly more simple, but lovely young country girl, make an ef fective pair. Pat Jurgens Is Lady Bracknell, a dominant and uprOftnOtUly en tertaining older person. Sets a Stylized The settings represent something experimental at Weber, states Thatcher Allred, director. "We are attempting to escape the many technical and too difficult demands which completely rcalistics method would oblige us to employ, by presenting the "Importance of Being Earnest,'' in stylized form Yes, it's a three-act play, and we arc not sacrificing effects in 'stylizing' our sets . . . what we arc in need of in this play, however, is mood and pictorial suggestion mainly, not realistic detail." Mr. B. Y. Andelin is the scenic artist. Ralph Kofoed, student business manager, announces that admission can be had by holders of season activity tickets or for the special trice of 40 cents, for either night of the performance. To simplify the problem of seating no sections of the hall to be reserved. Seat preference may be exercised by those who arrive first. |