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Show THE SIGNPOST Friday, March 15, 1940 Publisher Semimonthly During The College Year NORMAN BOWEN, Editor - in - EDITORIAL COUNCIL: Chairman Jesse Jensen Members: Helen Moore, Clyde Miller, Wllmer Perry, Mildred West, Eugene Allen. SPORTS: Editor Donald Roush Assistant Editors: Olaf Zundel, Jack Weeker SOCIETY: Co-editors: Shirley Crltchlow, Donna Jenkins REPORTERS Member of TEST WEEK "Test Week" and "Hell Week!" Do they remain synonymous in your perfections or have they been aptly mastered and slipped into place? A haunting memory of your freshman year at Weber college should be freshman orientation, the course designed to orient you into the modes of college requirements. Among the factors comprising this course are rules of effective learning. Briefly stated, a few of these rules are: (I) frequent review; (2) building around a central thought; (3) learn by wholes, and (4) relate ideas and items in a practical application. These are others equally effective. Notice will be made that "cramming" is not mentioned among these effective rules of learning. Take stock of the situations now. How are you weathering final exams successfully, or just getting by? Have you learned a satisfying amount this past quarter or is it rather hazy? Right now is the time to decide how those final exams in the ensuing quarter are to be tackled. EDITORIAL ON SAFETY Private opinions, no "we". Jesse Jensen, chairman of the says, "Write an editorial on carelessness. accidents happen because of anything else. Well, all I know about carelessness is what I read in the March Readers' Digest (Safety Begins at Home, Paul W. Kearney) and the bloody experience of trying to open cans with a butcher knife. What Mr.. Kearney says recalls to mind a time when my little brother left his marbles on the basement steps, thus hastening my flight to the bottom unretarded by the friction of vertebrae on wood. Always look before you leap. While in high school, I witnessed what must have been the inspiration for this little maxim. The boys' gymnasium class was playing a game wherein two groups formed queues facing the building. At a signal from the coach, the first man in each line would run toward the building, turn around and receive a pass from the second man; he would then reverse and again run toward the building, touching it and throw the ball back to the line. This progressed nicely until one unfortliate fellow, after running for some distance, whirled around to receive the ball, caught it, and quickly turned toward the building, only to have the sturdy edifice slap him smartly in the face. In addition to losing five minutes of his life via the knockout route, he cursed as articulately as it is possible to curse sans three front teeth. Yes, safety begins at home, but it is sometimes needed elsewhere. Never mix Ovaltine in a dark kitchen. You may mix yourself a lye-cocktail as one fellow did. He now chews his food and expectorates it into a little funnel connected to his stomach by a silver tube. He enoys the taste of food bjut has to forego the pleasure of swallowing it. Is that what you mean by carelessness, Mr. Jensen? Reviews OF HUMAN BONDAGE BY BILL SHIPLEY Although the name of Somerset Maugham has long been familiar, I must confess at the outset that I knew very little of him, or of his works, before I read "Of Human Bondage". My opinion of him, which, needless to say, was without foundation and the result of mere conjecture, was quite erroneous. I believed him to be the author of a group of trite sex novels, based mainly upon the careers of London prostitutes. The first page of Maugham's masterpiece changed my ideas. There is a majesty, a dignity in every sentence. I found myself overwhelmed by the sheer structural beauty of the thing. Every paragraph was like a human body in motion, with the words as muscles, coordinating to form a grace, a litheness which was irresistibly attractive. Strangely enough, the author's stately and eloquent style and masterful composition were plainly apparent to me, even though I did not then know that Maugham was one of the world's most famous novelists. This, to me, was a splendid test of the outstanding quality of his work. There could be no more convincing proof of true genius. Maugham's narrative is rooted in elementary emotion. There is nothing romantic, nothing fanciful, nothing unnatural. Though graceful and beautiful, "Of Human Bondage" is, like life itself, raw and realistic. It gnaws and tears at the basic principles of human feeling. It shows that character is developed or negelct-ed, not by grand momentary surges of emotion, but by the constant pressure of permanent sorrows and recurring pleasures. There is no attempt at unnecessary mor Official Student Paper of WEBER JUNIOR COLLEGE Ogden, Utah Chief GLEN JACK BRANHAM, Assistant Editor REED ANDERSON, News Editor FEATURES: Glen Wade, Charles Lctz, Blair Burton, Jack Branham, LeMoyne Peterson, Bill Shipley ( CONTEST EDITOR Mary Huggins CIRCULATION AND EXCHANGE: Dick Thomas, Kent Baggs TYPISTS: Beth Wheelwright, Catherine Read, Thekla Holmes CONSULTANT Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Press providing for a duty would be school of the editorial staff More carelessness than bidity. The author's realism is not stark and naked, as modern trends in fictionul writ:ns seem to dictate. His realism is r.atural, and, above all, it s real. Psychology Seen As an apt llustration of this, let us consider the psychological reaction of Philip Carey to his clubfoot. Philip is the principal player in the piece. By nature gentle and sensitive, Philip regarded his affliction as a purely physical handicap during his early years, before his association with other children. But after his first day in the public school, where, because of his deformity, he became the object of ridicule and abuse, his physical difficulties began to warp his emotions until manhood found hm angry and embarrassed at any allusion to his foot. What could be more natural? What is more true to life? Are not all of our own prejudices the result of outside suggestion? Is it not influence from the outside that makes us retch at the sight of blood and viscera, or that turns us pale in the presence of violent death? Are not ugly things repulsive to us because others have told us that they are repulsive? The picture of the development of Philip's psychosis concerning his club-foot is realism painted in its true colors. But we must pass on. Maugham weaves a love tale into the pattern of human bondage. The warp of his design is Phillip, brilliant and erratic, serious young medic struggling for success. The woof is Mildred, stupid and coarse, a common barmaid, a streetwalker. This is no tender romance. Tt is an elemental struggle. Philip, on the one hand, struggled with his passions because they opposed his sensible and logical mind. Mildred, on the other, fought actively to make Philip unhappy and discontented, for her own love was cold and perverted, if it existed at all. I must return to comment upon the authenticity of this portrayal. Editorial 01 f ices 1)02 Moench Building BREMER, Business Manager C. M. Nilsson Members ot Journalism Class Association ATTENTION, MEN! Heated discussion about the proposed men's lounge has been waged continually but NOTHING CONCRETE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. A valuable opportunity is slipping from our grasp our present course of "lip service" will lead u; only to the inevitable conclusion reached iri previous years NOTHING! Speedy action is the logical course to follow. Our demands must be made known to the responsible officials, and a plan of vigorous action to smooth out the details of a program men's lounge must be formulated. As such action requires the organized voice of the men of Weber college to give it strength and force, a publicity committee representing the men's association should be formed whose to inform the students of the facts of the case through various forms of advertising Another committee composed of active, vigorous members of the men's association to present the proposition squarely and forcefully before the responsible officials should be formed also and their activities and progress widely publicized.With these two committees working in close correlation with each other, the difficulties met in establishing a lounge can be successfully coped with and something concrete can be accomplished. Weber college is becoming a large, mature school. A men's lounge would fill an acutely felt social need by providing a meeting and resting place for the men during their spare hours where they can relax in a physically and morally clean environment. Men! The case is squarely before you. Let's have action, not talk. GLOOMY SPRING DAYS Private opinions, no "we". The spring she come, the snow she fly And thick upon the ground do lie. And me she feel so very sad, She cry, and cry, and cry. The bloom she freeze, the grass she wilt, Sun hide his face so fill with guilt. The bird fly south, she no can stay. Unhappy world, with gloom so fill. I've got spring fever. And with such changeable weather can you blame me? Spring used to be spring, but now no one can tell what season is going to jump at you from around the corner. Yesterday I wore my new spring bonnet; today I'm revising my last year's letter to Santa Claus. The watchword today is: Keep changing your style; don't get into a rut. But I like my weather stable. I mean, if it's going to be spring on the calendar, then why can't it be spring outside, too? Maybe it's just test-week blues, but then I've always said if it's going to rain, let it rain and then the clouds can go away. About this time that Pollyanna attitude hits me right between the eyes and I begin to think that if we didn't have any bad weather how could we appreciate the good when it comes along? Anyway, there isn't much we can do about it, now is there? Only at the finish of his tale does Somerset Maugham desert his rules and allow a little of the idealistic to enter. This, however, is, I think, justifiable. A happy ending may not be quite so clever as a more realistic one, but it must be said in all truth that a pleasant solution of the difficulties of the plot definitely increases the enjoyment of the reader. When I close a book, knowing that its hero lived the rest of his days in near-heavenly bliss, I feel smugly satisfied, as if I had personally unravelled the snarls of the plot. I was quite surprised, when I mentally reviewed the book, to discover a very interesting, though submerged, solution of a familiar problem the problem of a choice of vocation. Most young people, I believe, find it hard to choose one goal, and to stick to it. Why they should cling 'to one ambition is more than Somerset Maugham can comprehend. Although Philip changed the plans for his life's work several times, he was ultimately successful in his first choice. But the strangest part of the whole affair is the author's interpretation of Philip's changeable-ness. Maugham leads one to believe that to vacillate is courageous. He uses it openly as a talking point to convince his readers of Philip's moral fortitude. Obviously, this is a drastically original idea, opposed to all the thcores advanced by our psychologists. Finally, let me comment upon the most powerful of the many climaxes in this powerful story. When Philip at last escaped the bonds of his passion for Mildred, he allowed her to occupy one of the rooms in his apartment. His actions were prompted by pity. Mildred, enraged because he wanted nothing from her. tore all of his possessions and furnishings to pieces in his absence. This single act rounded out my mental picture of Mildred's character. Jke OutMde Wcrlj UNDERDOG SCHOOLS By BLAIR BURTON Too often in the past the small colleges of America have had to take a backseat when compared with the larger universities. It happens occasionally, however, that because of the courage and determination of the faculty and a united student body, the underdog has surpassed the more favored and better known university. A good example of this is Long Island university in Brooklyn. New York, where out of the machine-room of an old nut and bolt factory came some of the greatest college stars in America's most popular sport basketball. The college itself is nothing more than a remodeled factory donated in 1926 by Ralph Jonas, a successful corporation lawyer. Its student body is composed of pure Brooklyn stock. If you were to ask an average collection of New Yorkers where Long Island university is located, about nine out of ten would have no idea. Nevertheless, nearly every one of them will have heard of Clair Francis Bee and his Blackbirds who won the mythical national basketball chcarapionship in 1935. The Blackbirds defeated such renowned colleges as Notre Dame and Stanford and hail from this same Long Island university. The one man who seems to be largely responsible for this is Coach Bee, who heads the accounting and physical education departments, coaches basketball, football, baseball, track, wrestling, public-park golf, tennis, rifle, and chess, is Athletics Manager, one-man publicity department, school accountant, and General Oonfessor to students. Today Clair Francis Bee is, to many people, Long Island university. Students laugh, and talk of renaming it Bee college. His versatility and obvious ability have brought Bee many fat offers from big league colleges anxious to have him on their faculties. Such colleges realize that basketball with its 80,000,000 world gate is actually America's greatest sport and can be made to pay great dividends. But Bee refuses to budge, maintaining that he is perfectly satisfied with being the underdog at an underdog university.DIXON MEETS NOTED PEOPLE Cantinued From Page One of most of the colonies in Hollywood. He was actually serious when he admonished the school heads to emphasizes the blessings of a democracy. "Communism," he said, "is the crudest,, most insidious form of despotism the civilized man has ever conceived. It is a red flame in the world, a fire of hate and destruction." He explained that there are people living in the United States who would turn communistic because they have found that there are a few imperfections in democracy. They would advocate junking a new car, or rolling it over the cliff merely because the carburetor is out of tune. His final exclamation was, "We are not ready yet to burn down the temple of our Father in order to destroy a few cockroaches in the basement." Maud Adams I am looking for a free assembly period when I can describe the purposes and achievements of Stephens college, and at the same time provide at least one-half hour during which the students themselves can express their own opinions concerning the purpose and achievements of a junior college. For that reason, I am purposely avoiding any description of America's most talked of junior institution. In describing interesting persons, however, I must mention here Maud Adams, the teacher of dramatic art at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri. Miss Adams creates an atmosphere of refinement and charm that pervades the institution where she teaches; it also pervaded our banquet and convention halls at Columbia, Missouri. Miss Adams was selected by the American Association of Junior Colleges to cut the huge birthday cake commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the association. It was a most impressive ceremony. The picture of Miss Adams cutting the birthday cake was published in the Sunday Salt Lake Tribune. Bewails Loss of Theatre I understand that Miss Adams is almost heartsick because the old Salt Lake Theatre has been destroyed. This "old palace of culture" held a most important place in the picturesque life of this beloved actress. Readers of Signpost would also be interested in knowing that at this same banquet of the American Association of Junior Colleges, Stephens college supplied a harp ohoir, an organization that is entirely unknown to most of us. It is difficult to describe the beauty of tone and the delicacy of expression found in the music of the harp choir. William Lyon Phelps, Professor Emeritus of English Literature at Yale University received at the hands of Ben G. Graham, President of the American Association of school Administrators, the American educational award in response to this tribute, Mr. Phelps said, "I love to teach more than a painter loves his art; or a musician loves his music. I teach a subject that I love and I teach students whom I love. The present affords the greatest opportunity for the teacher, especially when most of the world has gone to barbarism." William Lyon Phelps has taught 17,000 students. George Bernard Shaw's attitude toward youth upsets Phelps terribly, especially Shaw's statement, "youth is such a wonderful thing, it is too bad it hag to be wasted on the very young," and his notion that he would have everyone born at the age of eighteen and let them do their kissing and necking and get it over with, and then begin to live until they are seventy-five. In closing, Phelps asked, "How about the world?" In answer to his own question he replied "I think we teachers make the best of it." J: ROM MM. 18JO TM IE WtL BS THE KTMr&r iZtn ANNUM. FWl kmc? hi SPEECH TOURNAMENT. STATISTICS REVEAL FUTURE DESPITE DOUBTING STUDENTS What does a person think of when someone mentions "statistics?" Does he think of columns of numbers listing how many people have had smallpox, or indulge in intoxicating beverages? Or does he think of the time when he attempted to cross the street on Washington and Twenty-fourth and almost became a statistic? In Mr. John Benson's psycholo-'f gy 17 class (statistics) the students have found that numerous things can fall into a statistical category. For the past week reports have been given in class. Amazed, the students learned that through a study of statistics psychologists have proven that marks in school have nothing to do with what one gets out of the class, that traffic laws should be made for the average dr-iver and not the accident-prone person, that rats dieting on wheat run faster than those dieting on sugar, and that it is more effective to teach a class about venereal diseases than to arouse their curiosity so that they will find books and learn for themselves.But what brought the most surprise was the fact that through statistics a young couple contemplating marriage could tell when to expect their first offspring. Statistics is a wide field, but the students said they did not think it could cover as much as it really does. It was hard to believe that by working a simple problem in mathematics one can tell of his probable future. Tme JaiL MICHAEL'S PERSONALITY By GLEN WADE Some will cry "fake" after reading this, but what I say here is the honest truth. In my last column I resolved myself to the task of finding and exposing a certain gentleman who had written the poem "I Made Woman" for Scribulus and who went by the obvious alias of Michael Creagor. I have succeeded in obtaining a multitude of facts (and a threatening warning) from Micheal Creagor. It seems he is unwilling that he be exposed. And since the strong conversation which he addressed to me, I too am unwilling that he be exposed, at least through my actions. However, I have his consent to reveal the many facts concerning him which certain secret agents have dug up for me. Only his real name must remain unknown. It is probable that many may put the facts together and discover the identity of Mr. Creagor. Micheal Creagor has travelled in Wyoming, California, Idaho and Utah. He has worked on section gangs as well as penned poetry. He is now attending Weber and writing for Weber's various publications. He enjoys hiking, for in that way he can get close to nature. He likes to write fiction as well as poetry His profession, if it is not writing, will be one in which spare time will allow for writing as a hobby. He has the desire to attend the Universities of Northwestern and Oxford. Mr. Creagor has been inspired and disillusioned by other women. One of whom lives in the Wyoming town where Micheal worked last summer. During the Christmas holidays Micheal visited her and came back a sadder man. This is what he says now. CLEANING PRESSING REPAIRING POULSEN DISTINCTIVE 490-25th Street (Vcrn Congratulations, Weber, for an Outstanding Basketball Season (Franklin Mann) UWliliiililitiiiHiiiiiiW? E 2L WeBEfc COLL SCENE OF THE Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: As I was sitting here, alone, in a quiet thoughtful mood, I suddenly wondered why I like Weber as much as I do. What has Weber got that makes me want to stay here in its halls as long as I do? Just why would I like Weber to become a four-year college? Well, the first thing that comes to my mind is our own beloved Dr. Dixon. Often, a president can make or break a school, and in our own case tnis is most certainly true. President Dixon with his friendly smile, sympathetic Interest in everyone, pleasing personality, and ever present energy has been, in a large sense, responsible for making Weber what it is today. Everyone who has come in contact with our president has gone away with a sense of cheerfulness and optimism glad that they were privileged to know him. They know that Weber must be a wonderful school with such a wonderful man at its head. Another thing that makes me like Weber as I do, is our very unusual faculty. In our school we do not find the typical old, too serious, indiffuerent professors that you find at most other schools. Instead, we find a cheerful, humorous, yet very efficient group of teachers who know everyone and are liked by everyone. If anything will make a school seem friendly, a warm group of instructors such as we have at Weber will. It takes the edge off the daily drudgery of school activity to have the teacher break forth with a timely joke or wise-crack. It makes one laugh and forget for a moment all unpleasantness connected with school work. It makes one want to work just a little harder. Another condition that I find here is the friendliness of the students. Here it seems that everyone knows everyone else and is glad of it. When you walk down the halls you are in danger of being knocked down by some well meaning, friendly fellow student, but you glory in it. It seems swell that you are known by such a fine group of people who are filled with such a lot of pep. It would indeed be dull if you knew just a few people who were always serious and studious. Here, you can regard everyone as your friend. You know the name of everyone, and everyone knows your name. You can study in any of the three libraries, and when you would like a little fun, you can step out and enjoy the friendship of anyone you see. A student boi' such as we have makes a person feel at home and also makes him feel that he is someone of ' importance. Through the work of the students, a fine paper Is put forth every two weeks. Operas and plays are presented for our enjoyment. Exceptionally fine dances are to be found where everyone lets himself go and has a swell time. At these dances can be seen mUny of the - ELLISON DRY CLEANING Phone 3884 Hadlock) Vocational Interview DENTISTRY By LE MOVXE PETERSON' "Yes, I'll be glad to tell you a few things about my profession but you might ask me a few questions I can't answer." So saying, Dr. M. G. Wilcox. Ogden dentist relaxed in an easy chair and awaited my onslaught of questions.The interrogatory attack began with "Doctor, just what are the scholastic requisites of the dental profession?" Summarizing his statements, a complete high school education is the first prerequisite and then one must follow throug i with four years of college work and two years spent at dental school When queried as to the best school, he answered that that was practically impossible to say be cause there are a number of "grade A" schools at which the training is the same, the tuition is the szme, etc. However, one should investigate and decide def initely on a school before going away because many of the schools will not accept transfers from other dental colleges. He also advised the going away to dental school soon and recommended four years of it if possible. Location Important As to where to locate after completing schooling, he suggested "not too large a city" but said that it all depended on where you can get in. In other words, some places have plenty of dentists to take care of the population and thus it would not be feasible to try to work in such a city. "Ogden is a good town to work in," he said, "but it has a full quota now and needs new dentists only to fill the positions left vacant by retiring men." Even the dental profession as a whole Is quite well filled now but then only about 25 or 30 per cent of the people are dental concious' and take proper care of their teeth. If all of the people were dental concious there would naturally be room for more dentists.According to Dr. Wilcox, the first two years are fairly hard sledding but as a rule after two years you are "over the hump". Quite a bit depends on the amount of pull, you have, the number of acquaintances, and the kind of dentist you are. Some of the attributes making your start and your entire practice easier and better are; a congenial and pleasing personality, patience and tolerance (especially with children), neatness and cleanliness, and a spirit of non-partiality with the service motive always in view. Pay Good After once getting firmly established, the remuneration for the average dentist is quite good. During the first ten years or between the ages of 25 and 35 the dentist averages between "$4,500 and $5,000 yearly; between the ages of 35 and 45 the average jumps to $6,000; and by the time the average dentist reaches the age of 55, he is averaging $6,500. From the age of 55, however, the business decreases and is lost to some extent to younger men. The above figures are just the average however, as some dentists in the larger cities make as high as $30,-000 yearly. They get from $500 to $1,000 for a set of teeth. When asked if the work held his interest , hen answered, "Yes, very much so. The only time it becomes monotonous is when you get a kid in the chair who fights and makes it impossible for you to do the kind of work on his teeth that you would like to do." , He doesn't believe in socialized medicine and thinks it is not practical or workable. The people would be reluctant to favor It or support it because they can't choose their own doctor or dentist. It would also be difficult to pay for all of the costly medicines and treatments necessary. The doctor estimates that about 90 per cent faculty who are enjoying themselves as much as any student. Well, putting all things together we can see why Weber is the school that it is. No wonder I like it. With a school such as this, no-one could help desiring to go to it. In other words, "It's swell!!" Yours truly, Gordon Huggins. Sports Ensemble Jacket Slacks Sweater $850 (Jay Cook) Watson-Tanner Clothing Co. DOKOS (Bru Weberambiihg TEACHER'S TRIPS By CHARLES LETZ The question, "Are you in favor of trips when they take the teacher away from his classes?" was presented to approximately forty five representative students of Weber. These students after hearing pro and con arguments upon the subject, were given time to reach a decision and present their opinions. Results of the survey revealed that thirty-four students were In favor of the teaser leaving his classes and eight objected on various grounds while three students returned indecisive opinions. Some of the current opinions returned by the students follow. Bill Shipley: In my opinion, teacher's absence develops self-reliance and initiative in an intelligent group of students. Discussion in a class without the presence of the teacher should be a definite and profound stimulus to originaal thought and analysis. Jesse Jensen: Absolutely not! Teachers are paid to teach the students. Can they do this when they are absent from classes? I'm a firm believer in the idea of a spring vacation in which all trips should be made. But, you say, "What about special conventions, etc., which must be attended?" My answer Is "go if you must, but I'm paying for an education which I do not get if no classes are held. I'm probably old enough to educate myself, but I pay to have a teacher 'prod' me along'. Mary Huggins: While trips which take teachers away from their classes afford great advancement for those few accompanying them, the remaining members of the class suffer the loss of class activity. If our school is interested in more fully developing those who are extraordinarily talented, such trips should be furthered. If, on the other hand, it is interested in the even development of all, the trips should be discouraged.Donna Marie Curren: I am In favor of trips from the standpoint of the value received by the students participating. Undoubtedly, the progress of the class left without the benefit of proper supervision Is slackened considerably. But, if the time spent on the trip is short, the advantages of taking trips far outweigh the disadvantages.J. M. Demos: Yes, I believa teachers have every right to absent themselves upon necessary occasions, and I feel confident that their classes will carry on as If he were there. Such trips will often result in a general betterment of class routine and methods as well as provide fresh incentives. of the doctors and dentists do not believe in it. "Could you give me something , sort of personal to finish the interview?" I asked. "Well, I don't know of anything of special interest but I graduated from the Chicago College of Dental Surgery in 1917 and have been practicing here in Ogden for the last 22 years. That's about all," he said. Honiara EVERSHARP, WATERMAN S FOUNTAIN PENS (Helen Fuller) AND PENCILS at STEVE'S OFFICE SUPPLIES Z414 Washington Blvd. anffiaacnar. BERK University Hats AH over the own try well dressed college men will be wearing tbeee smart bats. They're styled for men of action in tnc youthful manner oi today I (John Johnson) FRED M. NYE CO. Baird) s385 ji |