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Show THE SIGNPOi. THURSDAY, MAY 27, I94S. Officers Say Thank You "Blessed is he who endureth until the end." Well kids! Blessed or not, we've endured. Just what we've had to endure only we and the saints above will ever know. Whether we will receive any blessihgs for our attendance here, of course, depends upon our interpretation of the award committee rulings. But regardless of this, it is gratifying to reach the end of a year. It is a standing tribute both to the students and to the spirit of the school that we have remained intact during the eventful and hazardous winter. These events have tried our courage and tested beyond compare the endurance of Dr. Dixon's Weber family. It has been a rare and profitable experience to have been your student body officers during this year. There have been many problems that we have had to overcome, but we discovered early in the year that the best method of disposing of them was to let you kids go to work on them. We told you that dances would be presented only if they were well attended. They were well attended. We told you the same concerning assemblies. You did the same concerning the assemblies. Dr. Dixon told you that the best way to serve your country was to stay in school. Those who possibly could stayed in school. It has been a year of hard and effective work. If there has been any success, it rightfully belongs to you. It has been a true and will be an everlasting, pleasure to have worked with you, and, we hope, for you, during this most difficult of years . . . Thank you. WAYNE, BETH, MARVEL, JOHN, LEO. Sophomore Memories . . . During this school year, the sophomore class sponsored several recreational and social activities, the orchid ball and thefreshman-sophomore outing being the two outstanding functions. The student body participation in all the various enterprises conducted this year has been very gratifying. The student body of Weber believes, as the school does, that greatest development comes with self expression and that no institution of learning can afford to content itself with the over-development of precocious few, but must develop all who are willing to try. Other junior colleges may be larger, have more money, better campuses, and older traditions than Weber, but not one of them has a better faculty. The bond of mutual respect and affection built up between our class and our faculty stands out as an ideal relationship which will remain in our hearts long after the lessons taught have been forgotten. Each faculty members seems to have taken a personal interest in each of us; seemed as if he really wanted to know who we were and how we were getting along and then to aid us with our problems. These little courtesies and civilities have helped to bridge many of us over the uncertainties and perplexities that come to every student now and then. The radiant smile of President Dixon we shall always remember as glorious. He continues to be the most popular fellow on the campus. Weber college is better equipped today to serve its students than ever before. The new institute building has just recently been completed. The addition of newly planted grass between some of the campus buildings has enhanced the beauty of the campus considerably. Each year sees a new addition of some kind made, which increases its efficiency. It has become one of the livest wires in the west. Its student body is wide awake and alert and enters wholeheartedly upon its tasks. With a school like this, great things can be looked for and great things will be accomplished. It stands today as an influence for unbounded good. Proud of her past work Weber college looks hopefully into the future. .VIRGINIA NELSON RICH, Secretary, Sophomore Class. Improvements . . . Every student at Weber college has noted pleasantly the largest single improvement made here at Weber in recent times: landscaping between the vocational, Central, gym and Moench buildings. There are many more potential improvements, but this one is a large step in the direction of making a more beautiful campus, a campus students like to be part of and are proud to bring friends and relatives to see. Many of the freshman class won't be here next year, but when they return and perhaps again attend Weber, the grass will be flourishing and probably many other improvements will have been made. For example, Kampus Kwotes . . . "I made a dreadful mistake when I planted my victory garden. I planted more than my wife could tend." Dr. H. A. Dixon, commenting on his latest win-the-war effort. "That is the finest piece of writing in the language." Mr. Leland H. Monson commenting upon almost any stanza of almost any poem by almost any English writer. "We must have peace, even if we have to fight for it." Franklin L. West in his address to the L. D. S. institute graduates. "One should be in love all the time. It is the chocolate sauce on the vanilla ice cream of the world." Marvel Murphy, mixing her metaphors in a moment of melancholy. "If the candidates are no better than their poems, the future of Weber college is certainly dark." Ray B. West Jr., in a critical analysis of the latest literary efforts on the campus. Elect a Girl . . . Student body elections are over and our political interests are now directed to sophomore class elections, which will be held the first of next week. Although regularity and tradition demanded that the student body elections run true to precedent by nominating only fellows for the position of president, it would seem that it is now time to drop our foolish cloak of wishful thinking and accept the fact that very few of the present male populace of the school will adorn the halls with their presence next fall. With this condition an almost certainty, let us forget the old doctrine of feminine inferiority and elect a girl, yes, we said "girl," as sophomore president for next year. There are a number of very capable girls who could, with a little additional effort, do as effective a job as a fellow. Better to have one mediocre president at the school than a hundred brilliant ones in the army. This will not basically change tradition so that in years to come a fellow president would become a novelty. Rather it would seem to be a very wise and necessary step along our chosen path, to meet new and perplexing situations with an intelligent attitude. We Carry On . . . Announcement that the student body would once again sponsor the commencement dance in honor of graduates and their guests reiterates the often expressed opinion that school tradition is a most potent factor at Weber college. In view of circumstances (only nineteen fellows in the graduate list and not quite that many dollars in the budget) a dance would seem to be a very risky undertaking. But fellows or not, money or not, there has always been a commencement dance at this school and there shall continue to be, this year and in years to come, as long as there are students who receive diplomas of graduation'. Every one is invited to come and we add our voice in urging the entire student body to come to this dance on June 4 and usher the graduates into the cruel and bitter world with dancing feet and smiling faces. plowing has been started at the corner of Twenty-fifth street and Jefferson. Let us recognize these improvements and congratulate those responsible, because these improvements mean a beautiful campus and more improvements yet to come. Editorial Office: 402-403 Moench Building Published semi-monthly by students of Weber Junior College Editor Jean Anne Waterstradt Business Manager ...... Keith Holbrook Associate Editor Bonnie Clay Front Page Deo Anderson Editorial Page Wayne Carver Society Editors Dorothy Cardon, Shirley .Mills Sports Editor LaVor Wood Business Assistants Vern Burton, Pat Jurgens Circulation Manager Marian Blair Cartoonist Bob Peterson Photographer Jim Batenian Faculty Adviser C. M. Nilsson Typists Cleo Sparks, Marvel Murphy FRONT PACE Marvel Murphy, Marian Blair. Bob Heningcr, Lowe Roten. EDITORIAL PAGE Virginia Nelson Rich. SPORTS PAGE Norman Fox, Marian Blair. Member of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Press Association. 1942 -:- Member -:- 194S Associated Collegiate Press Final Dramatic Program Goes Over With Bang By FIRST NIGHTER A pleasing mixture of heavy and light drama was the theme of Weber college's dramatic program for this season. Playing to fairly sizable audiences on Friday and Saturday evenings of last week the two one-act plays, "Judge Lynch" by John Rogers, Jr., and "Honeymoon a-la-Mode," by Thatcher and Pearl Allred were the recipients of varied but generally favorable comments by the theatre goers of Ogden and vicinity. Portraying the significant depth of the old yet contemporary problem of racial prejudice in the south ."Judge Lynch," directed by Mr. Ray B. West, Jr., furnished the heavy and consequential drama of the evening. t In expressing his belief that this racial hatred does not spring from an" outward or transient dislike for the negro but from a deep and inborn conviction of the colored man's inherent and inescapable inferiority, Mr. Rogers uses an interesting though extremely subtle plot which leaves the audience to conjecture upon the actual circumstances around which the story is built. The play suffers a little from the inability of the actors to express in understandable clarity the many fine and artful points involved in the presentation of the plot. That this is a weakness due more to lack of time for rehearsals than to any faults of the actors themselves is evident by the fact that the last presentation was much more skillfully done and more favorably received than were the two previous ones. Outstanding Performance In the role of rough yet philosophical Mrs. Joplin, Pat Jur gens gave her usual outstanding performance. Iola Belnap as Ella, the young fearful wife of the negro-hating Ed, showed evidences at times of her inexperience, yet for the most part, she did an effective piece of work. As Ed, Carl White added another pleasing performance to his fast growing list at Weber His long narrative on the lynching of the negro was weakened some the first performance by uncertainty of his lines but on the last presentation they assumed a vividness and power characteristic of a vet eran thespian. Each of these roles, however, as effective as they were, existed con stantly m the danger of being overshadowed by the Korno sell ing stranger, Vern Burton. Pre sented with the best dialogue in the play and by far the most col orful character, Burton assumed an attitude that would have sold his wonder medicine to Lydia B. Pinkham herself. Honeymoon Adds Gayety The task of adding laughter and gayety to the evening's performances was left entirely in the hands of "Honeymoon a-la- Mode," an exceptionally clever and charming work concerning the problems of a very much in love, but moderately situated young couple. Written and directed by Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher Allred, this play, in its maiden appearance on the stage, brought many a hearty chuckle from the audience. The work is not without fault, however The production, while unquestionably of great merit, tends to run a bit to the wordy side. The dialogue, without exception, is witty and interesting, yet the run of events seem to be lost at times in a mass of inconsequestional talk and irrelevant action. The play needs to be acelerated in some spots and abridged in others to give it the compactness and finished quality which it certainly deserves. The dialogue alone cannot carry the interest of the audience and when the significance of the lines is uncertain the play slackens noticeably.Rackham Is Interesting Making his debut on the Weber stage, although he assures us he is well known in other circles, John Rackham gave an interest ing performance as Tony, the cocky and tip hungry bell boy. In his initial effort at this school, Rackham had poise, personality and ability. In fact, he seemed to have everything but his lines, which amused him and alarmed the other members of the cast. Stepping into the role left vacant by "appendectomy" Van De Graaff only two days prior to production, Valcta Purrington proved herself to be a trouper of the highest type as well as an actress of promise. As Bertha, the Swedish maid, and pal of Tony, she did a job which deserves the commendation of all who understand the difficulties under which she assumed the role. As the would-be great of the literary world and newly married victim of Ddris Owens' latest advances, LaVor Wood made his first appearance on the Weber stage. Blessed with clever dialogue, as were all the performers for that matter, Wood evidenced his inexperience in some spots by making his characterization a little too naive even for a nervous and newly married young man. His soliloquy on his pretended greatness as a writer was effec tive as was his love making. Owens Is Excellent Doris Owens, as Bill's wife, Judy, gave us just what we expected, thus pleasing evervone immensely. Assuming her position at the head of Weber college's performers and would-be performers, Miss Owens' Peterson Looks at Life . . . "Wc decided to enlist in the navy, but he couldn't pass the mental test So I'm taking him to try the marines." The Right to Write In the last rush of school comes a tightening of tension and a straining of nerves that makes even the most patient of us irritable and ornery. Parties, dances, extra lessons and exams, deadlines, and most of all the knowledge that we are reaching the parting of ways from all our friends and familiar school situation bring such physical, mental, and emotional strain that it is indeed hard to be the happy, cheerful souls that we once were. Let us, then, recognize the conflict that we all face and try to control ourselves. When that fails, as I know by experience that it will, let us be forgiving to our friends and pray that they be forgiving to us. Remember that no one really means it when he slits your throat. He'll be sorry when he comes to his senses (probably after about 20 hours of sleep.) Just be patient. Bonnie Clay. Talk about a cow college! Boy! You guys got everything here that the U. S. A. C. ever had. Yep. Ya got Jim Bateman from Excelsior and Ralph Kofoed from Phoenix "ducking" it out between them every now and then, not forgetting their "monkeying" around as Clem and Daisy June. Then ya come down to Squeek Squires making a mule of herself in that last assembly. Ya know, when ya come right down to thinkin' both Squeek and Dan made a couple of good mules. Don't ya think so? An that just goes to show ya what they'll let in the army air corps. Ya know, ya don't see or hear of that Oren Jacobs fella anymore, do ya? Guess that woman he sang in assembly about finally got out and "got him some money too." I suppose ya all know that we few army reserve fellas will soon be a goin' and anyhow I thought of it. Gosh, girls, doesn't it make ya feel like there's goin' to be more rust gettin' on the campus with them swell fellas goin'? And to top it all off by havin' the navy boys here to spit upon it? And that will make it more rusty won't it? Well, there ain't much more to say 'ceptin' with I'll be seein' ya around this summer and if ya don't have any chores to do, drop around and help me haul some gravel for my chickens. Chickens got to stratch, ya know. An' remember what one fella said, "Ya can make out of yourself just what ya wanta," so now don't go make a fool out of yourself like I have by writing this here bit. "Kofe." For some time now I have been wondering at the patriotism of Weber college. As we all know, our country has asked us to save on everything, and paper is among the items on the list. Why, then, should Weber urge its students to go against the wishes of the authorities of our nation? Why should our patriotism be discouraged? Why, on every turn of the road, do we find garbage cans which encourage New Album Proves Delightful By PAT JURGENS One of the most delightful melodious albuns to come out of Columbia in the last six months has been recorded by Eric Coates, conducting a symphony". Mr. Coates is also the composer of this album which is called "London Again Suite By the Tamarisk." Every so often record fiends run across a two-record master work that is a very refreshing change from all the somber, heavy classical music. Just such an album is this "London Again Suite." On the first of the four sides Is a gay little march entitled "Oxford Street." The strings begin with short staccato notes followed by variations on a fanfare by the trombones and trumpets. The main theme of the march follows so bright and gay that it isn't at all difficult to picture a busy street in the business section on a shiny spring day. If you'll look back on most of the light sophisticated comedies that you've ever seen, they usually open with a shot of Park avenue or Fifth avenue. The music is always jaunty almost saucy. Similar to "Rebecca" The second side is an elegy entitled "Langham Place." Its beginning is marked with a long crescendo cymbal with a brass section coming in with three notes repeated until the strings sweep off with the main theme. In my mind, I can see "Langham Place" as pretty much the type of mansion that Manderly was in Daphne du Marier's "Rebecca." It's night, and the moon shines down on the darkened windows as the mist begins to come up out of the sea. The sweeping majesty that Coates gives Faculty, Students Enjoy Outing Freshmen and sophomores had a gala time at their recent outing in South Fork canyon. Softball, volleyball, hiking, and football were enjoyed by the students after they arrived at the Ogden stake camp. After playing vigorously and taking long treks on foot, the students returned for a picnic supper. The rest of the evening was devoted to telling jokes and singing songs around the campfirc. to "Langham Place" Is achieved through his wide use of the harp. In the middle of the record, the mood changes and the theme is lost as the melody becomes much faster in tempo, and the sweeping effect is gone. This builds up to a climax until the main theme pours back in twice as beautiful. A bell sounding as if it might be coming from cathedral in the distance can be heard through the music. The music fades down until only the chimes from the cathedral can be heard and the scene quietly dims. English Charm. The third record is a valse entitled, "Mayfair." It is the personification of a Yardiey's advertisement. The listener can picture beautiful young English girls twirling about the polished marble ballrooms of the fashionable Mayfair in the arms of their dashing young swains. The music has all the qualities of a Strauss waltz, but Coates has not tried to copy the waltz king as have so many other composers in their works. The fourth side is "By the Tamarisk"; and whether or not Mr. Coates had a story in mind when he was composing, it is of no consequence. When I listened to it, I supplied myself with a story. In my mind's eye, I see rather a picturesque river banked on either side with shady trees and long grass. I like to think of a young boy and girl having a picnic; and while the food goes untouched, a very youthful and very sweet flirtation takes place. To add to the scene, the music doesn't depict any rain storms spoiling their afternoon. For those who like music sweet and melodious, Eric Coates "London Again Suite" is just what the doctor ordered. It is recorded by Columbia and the album number is X-102. The price is $2.73. us to "waste paper?" Yes, I believe that this is a very unpatriotic gesture on the part of faculty and students of Weber college. Marvel Murphy. Here's List of Addresses of Army Fellows (Continued from Page One) Private B. Aldous Johnson 19153043 35th Tng. Grp., Sq. C. Jefferson Barracks, Missouri Private John Murphy Co. 4 16th Z.M.T.R. Fort Warren, Wyoming Private Francis Connell Platoon Number 1 Co. A 51st Med. Tng. Bn. Camp Barkeley, Texas Private DeLore Williams 19172490 Co. D., 138th Trg. Bn. 4th Rgt. T.D.R.T.C. North Camp Hood, Texas Private Carl R. Berg Co. H, 5th Reg. Qmtr. Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming Private Robert Coleman Co. H, Reg. 5th Qmtr. Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming Private Eugene II. Barrett 85th Tng. Grp., Sqdrn. C. Jefferson Barracks, Missouri Private Merlon L. Stevenson Co. B, 28th Btn. M.P.R.T.C. Fort Custer, Michigan ticipating bride was just gay enough, just coy enough, just witty enough to be a truly excellent piece of work. The action of the play is at its best during the scenes involving the newspaper photographer, as given to us by Carl De Young, and Daphne, the marriage mad socialite, played by Pat Jurgens. Here the play reaches hilarious proportions and more than compensates for the few lulls in the proceedings.De Young was funny enough and if there be any criticism of his work, it is that it was more of an impersonation than acting. Not that he didn't do Ned Sparks justice. If Sparks were as funny as De Young made him, he'd have more regular jobs. We do believe though that characters in plays should be interpreted and not dictated by Hollywood types. Enough has been said of Pat Jurgens to give you an idea of our opinion of her ability. Her role as Daphne was in direct contrast to her role in "Judge Lynch." yet she did a remarkable job on both. With talent, ability and the true temperament of a trouper. Miss Jurgen should, before leaving W eber college, establish herself as In the last five or six issues of your paper much has been said concerning a new intramural program for spring quarter. Impressive promises, but where is the intramural program? The girls have one. Is this big build-up the pre-requisite of a half-hearted non-publicized 314 team (k equals faculty) softball league. Last year the spring quarter was the most active of the year. Why, dear intramural manager, boys' association, and phys ed department, are there not the customary events such as a swimming meet ( a promise of an interesting, spirited noon entertainment) a fellows' tennis tournament (a number are interested and have inquired) a track meet such as the ex-promises the gym officials outline in your paper two issues back, table tennis, wrestling, horseshoes, touch-football or a half dozen other sports that don't require large teams? The male shortage would not interfere with these events. The management seems to have run up against an obstacle so they quit. It seems, if you stop to think (and try it seriously sometimes) that an enthusiastic and versatile person would have met these adversities with alterations. I wish to express my disappointment In this situation. It Is too late now for any action this year But for next year let's use judgment in choosing the intramural manager, and not let him die in office. Frank Wahlquist NOW PLAYING 1 Mil "Taran" 1:30 10:20 among the actresses. very best of Weber SEE WHY TUNIS AND BIZERTE FELL! I liwiMiliL'al 1 :i I' ?iifi Charge with the British 8th Army as it smashes Rommel's "Invincible" Afrika Korps! The most amazing scenes ever taken under fire ! S Also "Plans for Destruction' V .10? y 5:c f 8:30 J Till 2 presentation of the new and an-1 |