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Show Charm is Deeper Than base Proclaims a Weber Charm is more than skin deep. So, at least must have been the private reflec tion of more than one Weber college male as Jic pondered the colorful signs distributed about the school proclaiming the (ill slought of charm week. No mere male is egotistical enough to Suppose that his comments will change the course of feminine behavior; nevertheless, here are some for what they're worth: Weber college coeds seem to have succumbed to the innumerable lures of the advertisers who promise them that by using a given product they will at once become more kissable, engageable, marriageable, popular at parties and in demand for moonlight strolls; added to be okay In the matter o t ion odor, and possess a touch." The products have changed millions to passion-flowers. Truth of Charm arc wa Now i lu not me wroiiL ipiarrcl with advertising, nor with any attractive woman who knows how to apply make up and what clothes to wear and where to wear them. Bather my argument comes from the loose usage of the word "charm." For, as Webster says, harm, is something that sways or moves us, something which awakens in us a consciousness of beauty. That which is beautiful however, is not neeessa ri ly that which is pretty. I'ret t i ness is external and has no more offed upon our lives than a pebble thrown into a stream has upon the swirl of watt's. I'.ut beauty changes lis. The current of our lives i nns swifter and clearer for it, perhaps, or deeper, or with richer music. I 'ret I i ness is pleasant and negligible,;! light coquet le; but beauty is strong, profound, a greal maternal force. Therefore, to imply that the ability to apply rjrhg stone paint is charm would be 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 I . The right color scheme, the right make-up, the right dress is profti ness, not charm. Charm is something deeper, .something that comes from within, not something that is applied. The Racial Mixup The recent forum held at Welter col lege, on the subject of the Negro's status in ociety. is indicative of the conflict of jpiuion which prevades the country. Although it has been proved by scientific .experimentation that (here is no such thing as an inferior race, but only the race whose progress has been handicapped by lack of opportunity) the majority of the white people, it was brought Out, assume that they are far superior to the Negroes. Unfortunately the c.ontributons made by the Negroes to our civilization go unheeded by the majority of white people, as space in newspapers is given to the Negro only when he commits a crime. Nothing prevents a Negro soldier from lighting and dying on the battlefield for democracy, but when he returns to this democracy he is not allowed to share in iti In a nearby city, Negro soldiers are thrown out of restaurants where white people eat, and in most of our local theaters the Negro is not allowed to sit on the main floor. There is nothing in our laws that ex eludes the Negroes from the power of the draft board, but there seems to be one some place that prevents him from advancing any farther than a major in the army, regardless of his capability. F.ven though a Negro becomes it major he still has no power over white troops. Ask Only Opportunity Tlie Negro does not ask for social ac- ceptauce by wh flatter ourselves anxious to Intel te people. We needn't by saying that they are -marry with us because They enjoy being with that is not so. then ;mti as we en.ov our they do ask for and are in desperate need of is an opportunity to make a decent living according to their capability and a decent educational system so that their children must not suffer through ignorance. They need adequate housing and recreational facilities so that they may look the world in the eye as respectable citizens instead of being forced to the slums below the tracks This they cannot attain alone, but with the cooperation and good will of every American citizen they will find their place in the world. What better place for the development of good will than in Weber college where enlightened people may sit at a round table discussion to settle the difficulties which, if allowed to continue, might very possibly result in the shed of blood I F that they will Dreatn, perspira- skin you love to iposed to OWers ill- I have no Ithe .luuior prom date bureau before 1 ob- I,.,;,-' , , ', , sonalityi Haven't had any cofuplaint yet. ' U$mt '' ' . The attention of everyone is called to the fact that Hie person who calls for the bid will have to pay for i.t Associated Collegiate Press In conclusion we bring lip the small 1 of ice said, Final Exam Hallucinations Hay-rides in the canyon, a romantic dance in a billow? formal, a jov ride in Ithe moonlight, nothing but memories in the college coed s present world. Life is bleak so bleak that she might well yearn to fall asleep like Rip Van Winkle and dream of the joys of yesterday until she could awake in the peacetime of tomorrow. Pu1 the Weber coed has different ideas. She's too busy for even eight hours sleep. There's the concert, trousseau night, the lecture on charm, the assembly practice, formal initiation, the tea, the play, the ski carnival, gymboree, the girls' chorus, the latest show with Van Johnson, the rummage sale, the art exhibit, the weekend in Salt Hake, the basketball game, Lambda Dell firesides, and then there is always the session with book's. No coed need to drag her heels to the tunc of the unfinished symphony and give up in a wail of salt water and loud moans, Kind. hat Powder Male , , , , tinder's day celebration in honor o! the founders ot the I niversity oi I tan in IMoO, was held Friday, February 2.'!, on the Ute campus. A program was presented and a queen chosen to reign over the affair. Climaxing the day's events was a Founder's day dance featuring Roy Palmer's orchestra. Among the recent highlights at the U. S. Agricultural college was the 5"Jnd annual military ball honoring Governor and Mrs Herbert B. Maw. "I'll be seeing you," was the theme of the ball held February 25, at the Dansante. A car, sufficient coupons, and two cute oeds will await two lucky men who call ruary .'!. The North western university announce meat of the opening of a date bureau for increasing attendance at tin' prom had just appeared when those in charge of the bureanreceive d an interesting phone call. A jabbering race between two feminine voices was distinguished at first, then the following was heard: "We've got a car, we've got coupons. Furnish the dale and we'll furnish the rest." Naturally, every applicant must furnish full details about himself so that a date of matching disposition can he secured for him. Questions and answers for girls who phone in are somewhat as follows : Height.' Five feet seven and three quarter inches. Age? Twenty. Color of l,l,nil t-Snild "Well. T don 't. 1 - i t, i ii r,. tar bear who, getting up from a block "Well, my tale is told." Mesa College Criterion or a kiss in the dark are The Signpost Editorial Office: 114 Central Building Published semi-monthly by students of Weber Junior College Editor Lujean Putnam Business Manager Don Dewitt Front Page Ruth Belnap, Dorothy Lemon Society Editors Mary Larson Luella Johnson Editorial Vage Dorene Booothe Sports Editor Eugene Nye BosbttSfl Assistant Lewis Weathers Circulation Manager Barbara West Photographer Pvt. Darrell Stuart Faculty Advisor Mrs. Thatcher Allred FRONT PAGE: Teresa Eckenbrecht, Carol Kaul I . Bonnie Decker. EDITORIAL PAGE: Faye McLatchie, Joan Allred. Pat Jurgens, William West. SOCIETY PAGE: Iris Kunzler, Marilyn Campbell. Miti Stevenson. Club Reporters.SPOKTS PAGE: Lewis Weathers, William West, Member of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Press Association 1944 -:- Member -:- 1945 Associated Collegiate Press WEBER COLLEGE SIGNPOST Grimm Tales Modernized By Students Journalism su.uents have long felt that the stones ol the Brothers Grimm might be improved with a more modern approach. To illustrate their point, they have revamped several old favorites, bringing them up to I date. The following pmni culled from class offerings show What can happen to "Little Red Riding Hoed" and "The Three Bears" in the proper hands. Now in custody of the Shore Patrol is a sailor of undisclosed name and origin. Miss Red Riding Hood, of 1220 Elmwcod avenue, told police today that she was accosted by the man as she stood waiting for a bus on a downtown street. Petite and comely Miss Hood alleges that the sailor whistled and asked "Hiya Babe, where are you going in that red coat?" To which she replied, "I'm going to visit my grandmother, you Wolf!" Upon reaching her destination, Miss Hood states, she discovered the house in semi-darkness, and looking through the window, saw her grandmother sitting beside the sailor. Both were drinking tea with obvious enjoyment. Convinced that the elderly lady had no sense of the danger she was in, Miss Hood ran to the home of a neighbor and telephoned police, stating hysterically that her grandmother was at the mercy of a wolf. The sailor departed in the company of two policemen. Miss Hood remained to assist old Mrs. Hcod to bed, who was apparently suffering from shock. She allegedly remarked, "That was the" nicest young man I've seen simfe Lee's surrender, and what's all this silly talk about wolves?" The old lady is now under the observation of physicians. Missing food, broken furni- ture. disarranged beds, and a blue-eyed blonde greeted Mr and Mrs. G. Bear and their son, Junior, 491 Woods street, when they arrived home after taking a short walk, Mr. Bear reported to the police early today. Mrs. Bear had made a pot of porridge, and while waiting for it to get ccol, went for a walk with the family. When they returned they found the house in tumult. The food had been tampered with and Junior's bowl had been emptied. The furniture had been disarranged and Junior's favorite rocker had been smashed. Following the vandal's trail they went upstairs and found the beds of Mr. and Mrs. Bear thoroughly mussed up as if someone had been sleeping in them. Upon investigation of Junior's bed the culprit was discovered to be Miss Goldy Locks pf Mud-ville, Ohio, who recently had moved to the city to take a position in the local aircraft factory.Questioning Miss Locks, Junior Bear found that she had not eaten for three days because she was waiting for her check and had been unable to find housing accommodations. Alter a cereful scrutiny of her character, the Bear family decided to let Miss Locks rent one of their rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Bear told the police they would not press charges against Miss Locks. Anderson Returns Students and faculty members are welcoming C. H. Anderson back to the college with a good deal of fervor after his extended illness. Mr. Anderson says cheerfully that his doctor has warned him "not to exceed the speed limit," but as nearly as we can make out he is carrying on his work in history and political science with his customary vigor. in- display that lower-lip-droop because Jack has gone away now, ami because she never did get a chance to meet Bill, or Ben might have been her "steady" if it had been normal times. Fate lias played no such malicious trirk as lo drop anyone into this world to grow up without anything exciting to do because of a man shortage. A coeds cup can be filled to the brim each day (even Saturday night) with the sparkle and spice that will make the time fly until peace is won. Besides, the gay and happy days of spring are just around the corner, and, lest we lorirci. so is 11111 r ieii. Degrees Of Dumbness A definition of the various degrees of dumbness is offered by the Senator from Sandpit : Ph. D. (Phenomenally Dumb) People who didn't know the gun was What in the world does that "Mary" Found Most Popular In Directory By Bonnie Decker Poets and song-writers who grow dewy-eyed at the mention of the name "Mary" should find plenty of subject material around Weber. Mary (along with its derivatives), is the most popular name now in use in the Weber college directory. Such forms as Marion, Marianne, Marian, Miriam and Marie are enough to confuse the most self-possessed professor, but the directory shows that 25 of them are running around loose. Next in popularity are Ruth and Dorothy, of which there are eight each. Jeans, Margarets, Patricias and Barbaras, are also seen quite frequently. Masculine names which are sen in numbers are Robert, Eugene, Dale and John. But after all, what's in a name. If you can believe Juliet, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Trio Delights Public Among the popular musical programs sent out from Weber college ia a trio consisting ol Pat Chritchlow, Betty Peterson and Ruth Kingsford. Their delightful songs have recently been heard at the Institute, Rotarian birthday party, Seventh ward, Mt. Ogden ward, and Cobble cottage. Keep it ufj girls. Weber Coed Tells Of Stay In Orient Sara Lee Pugh was guest speaker at the Home Economics meeting during the middle of February. Miss Pugh, her mother and brother spent three years in China with Miss Pugh's father Who was stationed there In the U. S. marine corps. Miss Pugh's talk consisted of her experience in observing characteristics and customs of the Chinese people. As a climax to the meeting chop suey was served by Oriental waitresses. loaded . . . Those who will try anything; once . . . Motorists who always try to heat the light . . . Most pedestrians at crossings . . . 1'eople who talk back to the radio or the unit ion picture screen . . . Husbands who claim they are the head of the house . . . Patrons of fortune tellers. D. D. (Decidedly Dumb) Men who believe everything a woman says . . . Women who believe everything a man says . . . Sinatra swooners . . . People who say, "I can take it, or I can leave it alone" . . . Those who put off their Christmas shopping until the last minute followers ists. M. D. (Moderately Dumb) optomists . . . Pessimists . . . Movie audiences . . . Professional reformers . . . People who like columns like this . . . People who don't, like columns like this . . . Everybody except von and me. Salt Lake Tribune professor think 1 am, an ass? j Jeanne Welty Honored At Buffet Supper At the conclusion of the We j ber-Community concert season mis year, mi. ana Mrs. ouv Hurst entertained at a buffetj supper at their home in honor of Jeanne Welty, whose original monodrama, based on the life of Fanny Kemble, ended the concert series. Miss Welty, whose dramatic interpretation of the famous ac- , tress, aided by charming cos-j tumes, had instant appeal for the Ogden audience, said she had various new works in progress. ; One of her favorites is a mono- drama based on the extraordinary life and strange disappearance of Theodosia Burr, daughter of Aaron Burr. Other guests at the Hurst home were Mr. Robert Furgu-son, manager of the Community Concert organization, and Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Dobbs, Mrs. Royal Eccles, Dr. and Mrs. H. Aldous Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher Allred, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Reid, Dr. and Mrs. Russell Petty, and Mr. ahd Mrs. Harold Handley. " Letters To The Editor Dear Editor, As a student of '43 please accept my thanfts lfdr the copies of Signpost that I have been receiving.I'm an air gunner on a B-24 attached to the Tenth air force. I find India a nice place for a soldier; whether you're a private or a general you have a servant. These Indian servants do all the menial tasks that we were subjected to in the states. It's a great life ! , .. ' I see that a few of my Davis friends are present, Don DeWitt, Lewis Weathers and Mrs. RuloTi Call.- I'm glad that my old alma mater is so ably represented. Thanks again, and give my "hello" to Mr. John Benson, Mrs. Hall and Mr. Walt Neville. Sincerely. Darrell S; Willey Sgt. Air Corps P. S. I notice that the male-female ration is a revolting mess this year. A good part of your feminine students would receive a warm welcome over here. of food fads Isolation- S ill Duraxrt Indicates War Causes ' To Ogden Lecture Audience Pointing out that a nation is-only a magnified individual I an enlargement of our own pug- I naciousness and egotism, Dr. Will Durant. who is regarded as I one of America's leading philosophers and historians, addressed ticket holders of the Weber college lecture series, March 6 .in the Weber college auditorium. Dr. Durant's lecture illuminated, in the light of past wars, the causes and consequences of the present world struggle. The pressure of population on the food supply, pressure of the growth of industry for the necessary resources, the desire of industrial nations to hold secure-I ly the sources of those" supplies cinu lu esiciuusri siituic connections between trade routes, markets and themselves, military security, and a general lust for power and wealth, are. he asserted, the five chief economic causes of war since time began. "Rome fought Carthage, for Sicilian corn and the pressure of population upon the Goths brought the downfall of the Roman empire." Japanese Resources Enumerating step by step the causes of World War II, Durant stated that Japan, originally an agricultural country, had become a powerful industrial society, but that Japan was unable to supply herself with the resources needed to maintain that industral-ism. She suffered as did Italy, from "insufficient food, insufficient fuel, insufficient minerals and an enormously high birth rate." China's vast farming acres a potential source of food, beckoned to the Japanese, as did the Dutch East Indies, a cache of the fuel and minerals they urgently needed. Germany, he pointed out, also suffered from material insufficiencies as a result of her high birth rate, but in addition harbored a bitter gnawing hunger for revenge. Hitler merely restored the German's pride and self-confidence, Durant maintained, and gave the German people an excuse to exercise the brutality which is present in all of us. Chaos in Eurcpe According to Dr. Durant, poverty and economic chaos will rack Europe at the close of the war and only the technological security of the United States will keep .her from slipping , into a second "middle ages." Socialism will diminish in Russia, he asserted, for ''the cry of liberty and land ownership, will rise again." For America, he predicted an increase in socialism, a depression, and "women" he said, "will diminish in industry. Agriculture will glut its own market. Trade unions will decrease in power and insolence, and i inflation will- come. But, he predicted, "we will eventually attain a posperity far above what any nation has even known." "Will we ever attain a permanent peace?" a member-of the audience asked Dr. Durant. Answering, Durant said, "If you 'mean for 50 years, yes. If you mean permanent, no. If you mean eternal peace, absolutely not! The only place you'll ever get eternal peace is in the cemetery.""White Steed" Well Received By Play Goers By First Nighter Paul Vincent Carroll's "The White Steed" presented in the Moench auditorium March 1, 2 and 3, under the direction of Kathryn M. Northrup was extremely well received. Dealing with the Roman Catholic church of Ireland and symbolic ally based on an old pre-Christian tale, the play presented problems of dialect arid feeling which might have been a challenge even to professionals, but Mrs. Northrup's cast rose to the occasion. Rev. Walter P. Cable, wiio attended Weber college in the years '41 and '42, played the role of Cannon TvTatt Lavelle, a great humanitarian and lovable old priest confined to a wheelchair. Reverend Cable's acting is this drama, centered around a conflict that arose between Lavelle and Father Shaughnessy. registered solidity in his humble, but firm denouncement of Father Shaughnessy's ideas, yet never destroyed the quality of humor and whimsicality which endeared him to the audience. Arza W. Paul, who played the part of Father Shaughnessy. a spiritual aristrocrat, acted with a stiffness that was permissabfle to a degree in his type of re, but was in this case a little too indicative of inexperience and lack of ease. The role of Nora Fintry. a fiery but personable young rebel was played by Patricia Jurgens. with a freshness and vitality which marks most of her work. Thursday, February 22, 1945 Rem lseenee Of Writing N e a r i n o For those who feci that the jeweled quality of literature has turned to paste in these last muddled years, J. Donald Adams sounds a note of hope. He, too. believes that writing during the last few decades, save for the usual shining exceptions, has found the trough of the wave but he is not discouraged. In "The Shape of Books to Come" he airs his opinion on writers and writing of the immediate past, and predicts the trend of writing for the future. Mr; Adams, editor of the New York Times Book Review for nearly 20 years, should be qualified to air opinions and make predictions, if anyone is. His knowledge of books Is vast, his sense of appraisal profound. Most of us would subscribe to his conviction that literature in any time should bethree-dimensional, that it should possess depth, breadth, and elevation. Most readers, too, would be inclined to agree with Mr. Adams that while our recent literature has had breadth to an exceptional degree it has taken the whole universe for its theme it has often been without depth and almost uniformly without elevation. It has pictured man's disgust with man, and has shied away from sentiment as if it were a plague. Novelists have been frightened of abstractions like loyalty- and low. and nobility, and have fiercely kept themselves to objective reporting. Most of our better novelists, Mr. Adams points out, have been angry at something, and, as a result, humor has been a verj scanty item In our recent writ, ihg... But literature is nevef static, and Mr. Adams permit! himself an optimistic I00H ahead, The literature of disillusionment and despair, he be lieves, is already giving way to something more heartening. We are, .he thinks, "on the) verge of a new renascence comparable in vigor to that which was ushered in by the second decade of the present century, but one which is more soundly based and healthier in its attitudes than was the literature which preceded it." If one had a criticism- to. offer, it might be that Miss Jurgens brought almost too much strength to her role at times so that the audience lelt she was proof against all the forces work ing against her, and therefore .needed no sympathy. Carl W. Cooke, who played the part of Denis Dillon, a week- willed and vacillating character in love with- Nora, sometimes recovered too Hastily from Jus inebriation, but was, for the most part, convincing and real. Phelim Fintry, father of Nora, was played by Reed Gammell with just the proper balance ot protest against fate and a final acceptance of what was Irish tradition, and, therefore, an un changable condition. Outstanding among the minor roles was Rev. George H. Ar-gyle, as Patrick Hearty of the vigilance committee. He managed to bring a ludicrous pomposity to his part without making it too completely a caricative. Both servants' rotes, Rosieanne, as played by Margaret Neal, and Meg., as played by Carol Jean Lambournc, were handled competently.The other bit roles in the play were Margaret Schmaltz as Sarah Hearty, a busybody; Lois Christensen as Brigid Bradigan, a spinster; Julian R. Stephens as Donnachaidh McGiolla Phad-raig, local district justice; Wallace G. Greenwell as Inspector Toomey, head of local police, and Jack Boyle as Michael Shivers, hotel owner. The play was definitely above average. In fact, the talent dis played in the productions of the Ogden Communty Theatre up to date has amazed theatre goers with its excellence. In behalf of myself and few others who stopped talking long enough to listen to the music between acts. I wish to thank Harold Pettigrew and company for their lively and captivatingmusic. |