| OCR Text |
Show CALENDAR Friday, Oct, 20 Radio Program 5 p.m. Auditorium. Friday, Oct, 20 Nurses' Dance 9:00 p.m. Ballroom. Saturday, Oct. 21. Mesa-Weber football game At Mesa. Monday, Oct, 23 Freshman Tea 4 to 6 p.m. Lounge. Tuesday, Oct, 24 Faculty Meeting 5 p.m. Central 101. CALENDAR Wednesday, Oct. 25 Matinee Dance 4 p.m. Ballroom. Saturday, Oct, 28 B. A. C-Weber football game Stadium. Tuesday, Oct. 31 Mardi Gras Dance 9:00 p.m. Ballroom. Wednesday, Nov. 1 Lyceum Program 8:00 p.m. Ogden High Auditorium. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF WEBER COLLEGE VOL 3 OGDEN, UTAH, OCTOBER 20, 1939 NO. 3 Control Board Okehs Student Body Budget Increase In School Membership Allows Allotment Increase for Activities Weber's 1939-40 increased student body budget was approved Wednesday by the Board of Control in a special meeting called by President Rolfe Peterson and Treasurer Dan Curtis after they had organized a tentative budget. Climax of the meeting was a red-faced debate in which forensics-chief Leland H. Monson verbally whipped the board into a revision of the proposed debate allotment. Mr. Monson's argument was worth exactly one hundred dollars to debaters, since that was the amount of increase finally agreed upon. Another noteworthy increase is in the Acorn allotment. Last year's Acorn was originally alloted only $1,800, but unforeseen expenses swelled its cost to $2,370. This year's book is budgeted for $2,600, allowing for an anticipated increase in printing costs. The Signpost's share has also been fattened. Last season's five-column sheet cost the student body $825; the present eight-column spread will take care of $1,108. Any Objections? Student President Peterson said "We have tried to allot activities according to their worth to the student body. In most cases ap propriations have been enlarged to keep abreast of the enrollment in crease and to directly benefit more students. The budget as it stands now will be officially approved next Wednesday; anyone who has an objection or proposed amend ment is hereby given the opportu nity to submit to Dan or me a writ ten request, and to attend our final budget meeting next Wednes day at three." Following is a complete list of allotments, with corresponding amounts of last year: RECEIPTS 1938-39 1939-40 $1,700 $1,800 Acorn Athletics Dances Dramatics Signpost Student Fees AW.s. A. M. S. 4UU 600 150 450 7,150 164 250 650 200 450 8,300 175 75 Frosh hats 30 Scribulus 50 Operetta EXPENDITURES Acorn $1,800 A. W. S. 400 Dances 650 Dramatics 600 Signpo'st 825 Frosh ha ts 30 Scribulus 500 Associated Men ' 50 Operetta "Naughty Marietta" Awards 225 Founders Day and Homecoming 50 75 200 $2,600 500 700 700 1,108 45 600 175 580 300 85 30 150 170 Yen leaders 45 Radio Program 25 Oratory and Extempore 170 Band Forenslcs (Debate) Handbook Varsity Show Athletic Insurance Football Basketball Track Tennis Wrestling and Bdxlng Fencing 540 800 75 900 75 35 150 1,600 625 275 75 77 75 50 100 150 1,400 650 325 75 100 50 Gou Swimming Office Expense 80 Lounge 100 Bus Expense 47 Reserve 113 100 345 Tender words tenderly uttered come from the mouths of those who should be heard. Mr. Buss, the returned member of the geology department, had his students enchanted with his translation of fairy stories. "Has your past learning informed you of the tale of Oscar, the piece of petrified wood? No? Well, Oscar was a piece of wood who defied science and came out the winner. "Yes, Oscar was a piece of wood," continued Mr. Buss to his plass. "He was the right arm of Granny, the three; not of Jerry the rat, but of Granny the tree. Well, Granny grew and grew. Many moons passed and by and by Granny the tree was old and feeble. Yes, the old rocking chair got her. Then Granny swayed in the breeze until she got water on the knee and crumpled to the earth. "Now, what would happen to Oscar? Would he die? Oh, dear! "Many moons passed again and Granny, along with all the old gang of aged trees, had arrived safely at the Happy Hunting Grounds by way of 'The City of San Francisco.' We look all around, if we are there too, but we can't see Oscar; so in despair we go back to the river's edge to where old Granny stood and gander once more for the dear boy. "There by the water's edge were fragments of old Granny's carcass. I or we bent over the stream and there in the bottom of the trench lay Oscar. "I tenderly lifted Oscar up. I spoke. He would not answer. I laughed or we laughed. How many are there in the class? Oh. what a hand cruel fate had dealt Oscar! "Suddenly I became aware that (Continued on Page 3 Col. 7) Sophs Burn Despite Cold Bath At the annual Weber college sophomore outing held at the Ogden stake park October 11, the freshmen, who out-numbered the sophomores, pulled the latter through the river. That was at the end of the day's activities. The affair drew a large crowd. Most of the student body turned out in private cars and busses to participate in the doings. Horseshoes, soft ball, volley ball, and hiking were some of the events. Each person was given a number to represent the team of soft ball or volley ball on which he or she was to play. Others formed groups of their own to hike, to play horseshoes or children's games. The tug of war, however, was the main event. Before both sides had brought all of their men together, some of the sophomores pulled- the freshmen through the river. There was a free-for-all for some minutes. After the freshmen had untied the sophomores' anchorage from a tree, the pull was on that is, until the strain on the rope caused it to break, spilling both sides into the mud. Leaders Dashed The gangs scrambled to their feet, and the freshman leaders dashed through the cold water to the sophomores' side to splice the rope. Again the war was on, but the rope broke twice more. During the battle the freshman co-eds gathered on the freshman side and sophomore co-eds gathered on the sophomore side to give the boys moral support. Each looting section tried to cheer above the other so that the boys would know that they were still with them. By and by, with the aid of Mr. Young and Mr. Clark on -.he sophomore side and with the aid of Mr. Losee and Mr. Stevenson on the freshman side, the boys succeeded in getting the rope doubled and evened. When the signal was given, both sides gave it all they had. Amidst the cheers of the freshman women and the boos of the sophomore women, the frosh towed their elder brothers through the tide. Dorian Group Formed By Music Department A group of male students from the music department were recently organized under the name of Dorian Singers. Chosen as president was John Johnson, as vice president Claire Whitely, and as secretary Kay Crockett. Under the present organization there will be fourteen singers and two accompanists, Ruth Taylor and Elsie McKay. The group will sing as a unit for special numbers. They are developing a repertoire of classical, humorous, and collegiate songs. According to their adviser and instructor, Mr. Roland Parry, the singers are really getting somewhere in practice. Scribe Surveys Likes of High School Graduates By DONALD ROUSH "What thing about college do you especially like?" To this question I received thirteen different answers from forty freshmen, graduates of ten different high schools. To the question, "What one thing about college would you like to change?" I received thirty-two different answers. Students from Ogden high school, I noted, enjoyed the friendliness most, and students from Weber high school think the freedom of college is most notable. Other things favored are the arrangement of classes, social contacts received at college, and the method of teaching. One student thinks that college is especially valuable to hiin because it keeps him out of mischief. Another likes it because the students are not compelled to study. Negatively, I find several freshies irritated by the lack of school spirit at football games, by tne lack ot help in adjusting to college lite and yet, queerly, several students would have orientation excluded from the required list. The bookstore is urged by a fw FROSH ADMINISTRATION Grant Neuteboom, Emma Martin, Periodical and Annual Staffs Wanted Applications for positions on the Acorn and Scribulus staffs, Thursday were invited by Mr. David R. Trevithick, faculty adviser. Such applications should be made in writing and addressed to him. Preference for position or type of writing should be stated in the letter. There are approximately twelve positions on the year-book staff. At present Robert Peterson's appointment as editor is the only one that has been made. In speaking of staff selections for Scribulus, Mr. Trevithick voiced the policy, "I not only invite but also urge all members of the student body to contribute to the magazine. Material to be used will, in the main, be similar to that published in the fine issues of Scribulus last year. Creative writing with student appeal is the most desired." Additional information regarding the type of writing for the quarterly can be secured by personally consulting Mr. Trevithick, who welcomes the chance to discuss these subjects with the students.Tentative plans are to publish the first issue of Scribulus about the last of November. Of primary importance at present is the interest of the students in their own publications, something that can be shown best by the number of applications and contributions handed to Mr. Trevithick, he feels. Geologists Visit Mirror Lake Geology classes Saturday made the first field trip of the year, a jaunt to Mirror lake. Leaving at seen in the morning, the party spent the day studying the geological aspects of the Uintah mountains. The feat of climbing Mt. Baldy was accomplished in spite of snow drifts, wet feet, and icy winds. Those reaching the summit and leaving a record of the fact were Kent Baggs, Ray Romick, June Spong, Mr. Walter Buss, teacher, Margaret Smith, Chloe Campbell, Shirley Poulton, and Betty Turn-bull.Side features of the trip were the sack lunches, Mr. Buss's jokes, a herd of mule deer, and drying stockings over a camp fire. This trip was duplicated on Sunday for those students who found Saturday inconvenient. Big Cottonwood canyon will probably be the destination of the next field trip, Mr. Buss has announced. to cut its prices, especially on pamphlets. One student dislikes to get up early in the morning. He suggests that eight o'clock classes be eliminated. To three freshmen, the W. C. campus is not like a college campus. They propose expansion into Lester park. Too many flies in the class rooms of the Moench building are cause for complaint from another, and one freshie says that the instructors "teach you nothing. They merely tell you where to find it." One proposes longer laboratory hours and another thinks they should be shortened. Noticeable in this group were objection to excessive library fines and to strictness in the library reading room. Oh, yes, and four frosh think the college set-up is okay. They see no need for change. Ogden high school graduates are most numerous in this poll. Weber high school and Davis high school held second and third places respectively. Other high schools represented are: North Summit, Ma-lad, Box Elder. Provo, Morgan, Kanab, and Central high school, Oklahoma. HHMHSn! Stomo Ochi Clark Outlines Award System What is the award uystem? How can awards be earned? These are the questions asked by first year students concerning the award system of Weber college. In answer to the above queries the following facts, issued Thursday by Dr. Robert Clarke, chairman of awards, are pertinent:i The purpose of the award system is to stimulate scholarship and to encourage participation in wholesome extra-curricular activities.In the freshman year a certificate of recognition is given the student for two or more award points. In the sophbmors year three types of awards are given. The first two awards are a silver medal for two to five points, and a gold medal for " six to twelve points. The Highest Award The third award is the highest award that can be obtained. It is membership in the Orion club. This award is complemented by a white wool sweater bearing the purple W emblem of Weber college, and also by a gold block W pin. Fifteen or more points are required to obtain membership and joint awards. A certain number of the fifteen points may be obtained by high scholarship. Dr. Clarke pointed out that more honor points are given for the second year of service in an activity in a special field than for the first year of activity. Thus, if a student works two years on the Signpost, he can receive six honors for his second year's work. The first year three points can be earned. The minimum scholarship requirement for award eligibility is that a candidate must have maintained an honor point average of not less than a one point average in ten hours during the period over which the award was earned. (Continued on Page 4 Col 5) Broadcast to Feature "The Green Coupe" Tonight at five o'clock over KLO the Weber college broadcast will feature 'The Green Coupe," a radio play under the direction of Rosemary Thinnes of the radio staff. "The Green Coupe" is an intensely interesting drama woven around the lives of two men, one woman and a green coupe. A unique plot and a surprise ending make this play especially good for radio adaptation. Included in the cast are Betty Lou Balch, Reed Anderson, Aaron Roylance, and LeMoian Suttlemyre. Press Wields Power To Regain Inn The plaintive cry of the Signpost last issue has borne fruit. Again the hepcats and jitterbugs of the school can get in a little swing on the side, for Lou has opened up the College Inn again. This is the sixth consecutive year that the Inn has been under her management. And with the old nickelodeon howling again, for a slim nickle one can still dance to his heart's desire. That is, if his heart's desire is not more than one tune. Cossack Choir Is Concert Feature General Platoff's Don Cossack choir and dancers will be presented at eight-thirty p.m., November 1, in the Ogden high school auditorium under the auspices of the combined Weber college lyceum and Ogden communily concert series. The program for that evening lists such contrasting attractions as the singing of "Ave Maria" and the execution of the Russian knife dance. Teachers Select Members For Ogden Chamber Mr. Reed Swenson, Mr. Guy Hurst, and Dr. Dean Anderson, alternate, are to be W. C. teachers' representatives in the Ogden chamber of commerce. They were voted in by the officers of the association and by President H. A. Dixon late Thursday afternoon. , Previously in regular session the faculty verified a vote taken last year in support of such an appointment. The talking point at that time was that the Ogden chamber had dons yeoman service for the school. Fees for the memberships up to fifty dollars will be paid from the association fund, built up by contributions from all teachers of the college. An additional five dollars each and banquet tickets will be paid by the members themselves as named above. Mr. Leland H. Monson, president of the group, made the announcement.Free Baths In Order At Sophomore Outing "Three are three too many," said Robert Preshaw as he recall ed his three free baths the day of the sophomore outing. The first one he received from three freshmen who threw him into the river before the tug of war. The second he received when the freshmen pulled the sopho mores through the river. The third he received at Pine View lake after the outing when he stopped to boat. Out in the center of the Pine View lake, the kayak which Pre shaw was rowing turned over. "When I came up I didn't know what was happening. My head kept hitting the kayak. There I was standing under the boat, but my feet wouldn't hit bottom. I would have swum to shore, but I thought it best to stay with the boat 'till help came," remarked Preshaw. At the cry, "Man overboard," Mr. Reed Swenson, who had just come to the pier, started to string his motor in an attempt to get it started. Ernest Cook climbed into a kayak and paddled past Mr. Swenson toward the excitement. An unidentified man in a high powered motor boat was the first to reach Preshaw. When he arrived, Preshaw was bobbing around like a cork on the sea. He couldn't sink and couldn't swim, for the lifebelt he had on held him straight up and down. Preshaw was helped into the boat and the kayak was tied on behind. There was no need for artificial respiriation; no water had been consumed. To Barnacle Bill Preshaw the incident was merely amusing. It's Another Debater Son number four was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leland H. Monson Monday at eight p.m. in the Dee hospital. "The youngster weighed six pounds and has good lungs," Mr. Monson said. "And he really looks kinda cute." From the evidence presented, the newcomer may make a good debater except that the cute part is really not pertinent to the' case, as W. C. debaters go. Students Wonder At Queer Glass Plates Students were wondering at the queer glass plates seen in the halls last Tuesday. Many conjectures were raised as to the purpose of these plates, but none were correct.The phenomenon was only the students of bacteriology seeding their first cultures of the year. This will become a common sight during ths various lab periods. Freshman Class Selects Officer List To Serve for 1939- 40 School Year Authorities Approve Student Pilots Civil Aeronautics Authority medical examiners report that all inations for final medical exam student pilot applicants were completed early today. The names of the successful applicants, who lack only official government approval, will be sent back to the C. A. A. at Washington, D. C. They are; Norman Allen, Reed Alexander, Carl Anderson, Fred Blakely, Jerry Clark, Robert Clay, John Day-huff, Ross Ekins, Blaine Felt, Winslow Gardiner, Jesse Jensen, Charles Manning, Jack Poorman, Donald Prout, LaVar Sessions, Albert Stringer, Thomas Toyn, Bartell Wolthius, Francis Wik-strom, and James Wood. Governmental confirmation, reliably considered definite, represents the final step in the complex government selective system. Previous stages entailed a preliminary medical examination, individual conferences, and finally, the administration of a regular army medical examination. Merlon Stevenson, dean of instruction and head of the college aeronautic course, announced that the appointed twenty were chosen from a field of eighty-seven applicants. , Freshmen Take Ohio State Test Freshmen gathered in the auditorium Wednesday and tested their aptitude for college work by means of the Ohio State test, conducted by Mr. John Benson, chairman of the student guidance committee. According to Mr. Benson, the Ohio State test does not rate mental ability. Instead it measures the aptitude of the student. It reflects study habits and past learning. The test is divided into several sections consisting of paragraphs that must be read for the meaning, and of definitions of words ranging from the commonly used to the rarely used. All freshmen are required to take this test on entrance to college. The results are filed away and kept for future reference, particularly for guidance. Vigilantes Seek Radical Frosh The vigilantes are on the prowl! A group of sophomore fellows working as "Vigilantes," abetted by other members of the sophomore class, have this week been introducing freshmen to the rigors of college life and assisting them in learning the "Thou Shalt Not's" of the campus. Warnings that flashy clothing was not to be worn on the campus and that the school hymn must be memorized were not heeded until the Vigilantes and their helpers began removing brilliantly colored ties, sweaters, and socks, leaving many a "barefoot boy with shoes on." The school hymn echoed and reechoed many times and in many keys through Weber's halls when the freshmen responded with solos, duets, trios, and choruses to the encores of the Vigilantes. Observers (sophs) note that the freshmen have entered into their hazing with spirit and that there have been only a few cases of poor sportmanship. Returned Missionaries View New Campus With Pleasure Two former Weber students visited school Thursday. They were Russell Harris and Ferrel Carter. Both have just returned from missions for the L. D. S. church. Harris was stationed in the Western States Mission and had his headquarters at Omaha. He was district president. Carter was located in the Northern States Mission and had headquarters at Cincinnati. "Looks as though Weber is growing," said Harris, graduate of 1936, as he surveyed an enlarged campus, new buildings, and crowds of students. "Everything's bigger and better, the school spirit, publications . . ."' Being in Weber's halls brought back pleasant memories, he said. During his two years here he was active in speech work and debate, charter member of Phoenix, president of the history and political science club, and president of the local Alpha chapter of the national debating fraternity. Phi Rho Pi. During his sophomore year he was elected to the national presidency of that organization. Of his speech work, Harris had the following to say. "Debate not Grant Neuteboom Is President, Emma Martin Vice-President, and Stomo Ochi Secretary Grant Neuteboom became president of the freshman class when the "greenlings" expressed themselves in their annual election Tuesday morning. Emma Martin was elected vice-president and Stomo Ochi secretary. The three officers were selected from a field of nine candidates. Aspirants for the offices were Grant Neuteboom, Jerry Clark, and Jack Hazen for president; Emma Martin, Reed Coray, and Lau Rene Thompson for vice- 1 president; Stomo Ochi, Ethel secretary. W. C. Teachers Play Part lnU.E.A.Meet "The IJ. E. A. convention was a success," according to Mr. O. M. Clark, business teacher, "including very enjoyable regular sessions and some very good Ferdinand sessions." Mr. Clark, with an attendance of five meetings, was one of the hundreds present at the Utah teachers' convention in Salt Lake City last week-end. President Dixon, as head of the higher education section, prepared GETS POST . . . C. H. Anderson and presented, with the help of H. E. Jensen of Snow college and Mr. Orson Whitney Young of Weber, a special program to a huge audience in the L. D. S. Tabernacle.Mr. Leland H. Monson, head of the English division of the U. E. A. for the year 1939-40, presided over the English meeting in the Z. C. M. I. auditorium. Last year's vice president of the industrial arts section, Leroy A. Blaser, who is coordinator at Weber, discussed the subject "Keeping Pace With Our Jobs," before that section. Dr. Dean A. Anderson gave an illustrated lecture, "Common Bacteria Useful in Teaching," before the biological science section. C. H. Anderson Elected The elections held in connection resulted in the replacement of Dr. Dixon as head of the higher education section by another Weber college faculty member, C. H. Anderson of the history and political science department. The following Weber students presented musical numbers before, two sessions of the association: Ruth Taylor, Elsie McKay, Jack Larsen, Don Bjorkland and Joy Berry. Thfy sang "A Spirit Flower" and "Tne Hills at Home." only trains the individual to stand On his feet and think before an audience hut also to present his ideas clearly and agreeably. But I kept the argumentative note, commonly mistaken for good debate, out of my religious teaching. The three outcomes of such haranguing as far as religion is concerned are: (1) It decreases one's spiritual power. (2) It loses friends. (3) The truth remains the same." Harris plans to enter B. Y. U. next quarter and continue his pre-legal course. "Sure I'll be here!" he exclaimed when queried about his plans for November 11, the date of Weber's homecoming. Ferrel Carter Recalls Frosh "It seems to me that the sophomores are still putting the freshmen in their places," said Ferrel Carter, the other returned missionary. "I remember the time when the frosh were required to push a peanut down Washington with their noses." Recalling his work here at the school, he said, "Music helped me much on my mission, for I or ganized two male quartets which fucmumtea on rage oot. jy. Hogge and Clara Gilman for Neuteboom in outlining his pro- grain lor ine coming year saia: "The administration will stand for firm but quiet freshma.n representation in the student council. The tyranny of the sophomores has to stop. I am wholly in favor of freshman dances, freshman support of a men's lounge, a bow tie day for freshmen, and firm support of the school games and activities." He also characteristically hinted that he would furnish free pop-sicles to the students who supported him in the election. Emma Martin, who is known to the teachers as the girl who hasn't missed a day of school and to students as a "swell kid," said, "Oh, I'm so thrilled and scared I don't know what I'm doing, but I'll surely try to be as much help to Grant as I can." Said Stomo Ochi, the scholarly secretary, "I do not believe that the freshmen of Weber college made a bad choice in the election of Grant . Neuteboom to the executive office. And with Emma as his assistant the freshman class should go far this year." What They Did A curious factor of this election was that each of the elected officers served the student body in the same capacity at Ogden high last year. At high school these officers made something of a record. They started the school paper Tiger Highlights and developed it to the point that it could be made into a five column sheet this year. Matinee dances, winter carnival, improved order in assemblies, better assembly programs, curtailment of hazing these were the chief projects these officers put over at Ogden last year. Personally Neuteboom is talented in dramatics and public speaking, Emma Martin in scholarship and an engaging democracy, Ochi in literary work and all around excellence. The elections were conducted by the sophomore class officers: Lewis Briggs, president; Shirley Critch-low, vice president; and Netta Lav-in, secretary. Time iU Dave Rubinoff By CLYDE WADE Resolutely determined to be undaunted by five failures to interview the great David Rubinoff, we again inquired shakily at the desk of the Hotel Ben Lomond. "We're from the Weber college Signpost and . . " "And you want to see Rubinoff," was the quick, sharp reply. Not bothering to wonder how he knew, we listened anxiously to Rubinoff's loaded schedule for the day. "Right now he is in his room practicing. He will be there until he goes on the air at two. Then he has to prepare for his concert at three-thirty. And after that . . ." Not waiting for more, we jumped into the elevator, remembering sadly, "A good reporter always gets his man." (Yes, there were four of us Bill Smeding, Donald Roush, Lew Austad, and I). We came up to KLO, a few floors up, and were astonished to find ourselves face to face with one of the world's greatest musicians. Mr. David Rubinoff was excitedly, happily talking into the microphone in quick, accented tones. His two friends and accompanists, Mr. Jacques Fray and Mr. Mario Braggiotti, world famous piano duo, were standing near him. Rubinoff's Gardenia Mr. Rubinoff is short, dark, handsome and always well-dressed. He wore a white shirt, brown tie, and gray-brown striped trousers. A large ring appeared on his right ring finger, and a red gardenia sat at his lapel. Soon the broadcast was over and people were crowding around Rubinoff with pictures to be autographed and violins to be examined. We shouldered our way nearer and spoke. He smiled and said he would be glad to anwser a few questions for us. "How did you come to take up music as a career?" we asked. He looked serious, then answered "Everyone in my family played some musical instrument, so I moot naturally became interested in music. I started to play the violin when I was five years old." "Did you have a struggle to get started or were you recognized at once ?" He shook his head and smiled. "I had a very hard struggle. No man ever had a harder struggle," he said. Prefers Concert to Movies "Which do you like better to act (Continued on Page 2, CoU J. |
