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Show fie Thankful And Think Think and Be Thankful T -o VOLUME 4 OGDEN, UTAH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1940 NO. 6 -J 1 L A. Tourney Attracts Speech Group Debaters Visit Pepperdine, Dixie Meets George Pepperdine college at Los Angeles was host Monday, Tuesday, and again today to a group of Weber students participating in the annual Western Association of Teachers of Speech debating tournament.Leaving Ogden Saturday morning, the group included Mr. Leland H. Monson, coach; Earl Tanner, Robert Bishoff, Camille Larsen, Maurice Richards, Lamar Buckner, Maurine Duffin, and June Bram-well.They arrived at St. George on Saturday evening and spent the evening in practice debating with Dixie college debaters. From there they proceeded to Los Angeles, arriving Sunday night. The national junior college question for debate, "Resolved: That the nations of the western hemisphere should form a permanent union," is the question for the tournament. From 30 to 35 western colleges will be in attendance at the meet, according to Mr. Monson. "While we do not expect to win the tournament, we will certainly make a fine showing I am sure," he stated before leaving. President and Mrs. Hugh M. Tiner of the college were hosts at a buffet supper given Monday night in honor of the visiting coaches. Relatively a new institution, the George Pepperdine college is a senior college and has been open for only three years. Privately endowed, the institution stresses religious ideals. George Pepperdine, its founder, states: "Pepperdine college seeks to serve the religious and character needs of her students more than anything else. Education without religion is incomplete. Daily chapel provides for worship and inspiration. A reverent appreciation of spiritual things pervades the atmosphere and makes it natural for the student to think and speak and act in a Christian way." While in Los Angeles, the de- Continued on Page 2 Evolution of a Coed Told (Reprinted) If She's a Freshman . . . She blushes at dirty jokes. She says, "Oh, please stop that . . ." She wants to marry a football player. She thinks college education leads to things social, cultural, and academic. She thinks midnight is very late. She reads, "What Every Young Girl Should Know." She won't go with a boy who has had a drink. She thinks things learned in college leave one intelligent. She tells her mother everything. She likes to neck. Her motto is "Mother Knows Best." She thinks all boys are nice. She wears his frat pin exultantly. If She's a Sophomore . . . She says, "Oh, please stop . . ." She wants to marry a movie star. She thinks college education leads to things, social, and cultural. She thinks midnight is pretty late. She reads "How to Win Friends and Influence People." She won't go with a boy who has just had a drink. She thinks things learned in college leave one fairly intelligent. She tells her roommate everything.She likes to neck. Her motto is "Death Before Dishonor."She thinks some boys aren't nice. She wears his frat pin hopefully. If She's a Junior . . . She says, "Oh, please . . ." She wants to marry a capitalist. She thinks a college education leads to things social. She thinks midnight isn't so late. She reads "The Art of Love." She won't go with a boy who has had over one drink. She thinks things learned in college leave one intelligent enough. She tells her diary everything. She likes to neck. Her motto is "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." She thinks most boys aren't nice. She wears his frat pin doubtfully.If She's a Senior . . , She says, "OH." She wants to marry a man. She thinks college education leads to things. She thinks midnight is midnight. She reads "The Care and Feeding of Infants." " She won't go with a boy who has had less than one drink. She thinks things learned in college leave one . . . She doesn't tell anyone. She likes to neck. Her motto is "Boys Will Be Boys." She thinks no boys' are nice. ShVis still wearing his frat pin. IXhe Bicls College "Viking Scroll," 1 Marionettes Please Collegians Show Original Work of Rufus Rose BY ED ANDERSON Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Rose presented their Marionette show "The Mouse in Noah's Ark" in the regu lar assembly Friday before a very pleaed student body audience. Mr Rose commented "It's a pleasure to perform before audiences such as this of Weber college. "The Mouse in Noah's Ark" is an original stage show produced by Rufus Rose and company and represents considerable skill and work It requires years of practice to learn to manipulate the controls of puppets as these veteran perform ers do. There are four kinds of actors in this show. First there are the string puppets. Strings are attached to various parts of the puppets an atomy according to the type of ac tion the puppet is to perform. Second is the hand puppet which is only a portion of a character the head of the hippipotamus in this play; and it is operated from the side of the stage. Third is the human character portrayed by Mrs. Rose, and fourth is the shadow puppet which is an ancient Oriental form of entertain ment. Marionette shows require all of the theatrical techniques plus the special skill of puppet manipula tion. Since 90 per cent of the art of Marionette shows is the mechanical movements of the actors, the degree of success or failure of a show may be judged by the degree to which the audienoe forgets that the characters are attached to strings. During the presentation the students became as interested in the story concerning the mouse as they would have been in a motion picture show with human characters. The almost unique advantage of cartoons and Marionette shows over the regular play productions is that so many otherwise impossible things may be enacted, such as the portrayal in this play of animal characters in proportionate sizes. The Marionette show also has one advantage over Walt Dis ney's cartoons. This is the person ality which many of the puppets have and give to the audience just as do human actors. Student Writers Tour Ogden Newspaper Plant "You will find plenty of competition no matter which field you may enter so do not feel discouraged In the fight for a newspaper career," was the encouragement Mr. Frank Francis, Standard-Examiner associate editor, gave to Weber journalists during their tour of the plant last week. Thirty-five students and several guests made the trip. Richard Skeen made arrangements for the group to be shown through the plant while the paper was going to press. The feature of the trip was the informal encouragement and advice offered by members of the staff. Mr. Francis stressed the point that a journalist, like anyone else, must climb the ladder of fame gradually, but the important factor in any career is to make a start and resolve to succeed. In advising the group, the well known columnist said that of all of the requirements of a good journalist, the one most necessary is originality and the ability to be oneself. "Some of the most colorful writers today," Mr. Francis explained, "are those who are doing what he, Mr. Francis, would'nt have dared to do." By that, he explained further, he meant that grammatical construction is not the all important thing. Free expression of thought comes first. Before beginning the trip through the plant, the journalism class gathered in the editorial room of the Standard-Examiner where a group photo was taken. Afterward, Miss Marian Treseder, librarian, and Weber alumna, briefly explained the use of the morgue and the manner in which material and cuts were filed for future use. Mr. Francis then introduced to the group Mrs. Alice Pardoe West, columnist and society editor; Miss Dorothy Porter, inquiring reporter and special writer; Mr. Glenn Per-rins. city desk editor and writer of the "Sunshine and Shadow" column; and Mr. Leonard G. Diehl, associate general manager of the Ogden paper. In offering a few suggestions to the amateur journalists, Mr. Diehl advised that each persuu should follow the field he is happiest in, and to work hard. While speaking with Mr. Perrins, the group was informed of a recent book entitled "The Firebrand From Burnt Creek,,, by Frank C. Robertson as an example of originality. Leaving the editorial room, the students went to the composing room, where all copy is set into print. After watching the linotype, in- G.ontimeA on page 2 Prepare for Important Roles in ' ' ' '''' ' '''''""' ''''''' '' '' Thcsnians in the forthcomine nroduction, "Outward Bound," are from drama: Dan Bailey, Dorothy Litchfield, Betty Lou Balch, Walter Cable, Price. Below is Mr. Thatcher Allred, director. Xmas Musical Plans Are Slated Here With unsurpassed enthusiasm for one of the 'most outstanding musical events of the year, Weber college vocalists and instrumentalists, under the direction of Mr. Roland Parry, are preparing a Christmas festival to be presented at the final assembly before the Xmas holidays and in the Ogden tabernacle the following Sunday if present arrangements can be carried out. In commenting on the affair, Mr. Parry stated that, "The participants of this affair are establishing a tradition at Weber college in the creation and rendition of this Xmas festival." The affair is built around the Glee club and orchestra, with the Musettes, Dorian singers, a freshman women's sextette, a mixed quartet, and a duet all included. A series of stage tableaus will be featured with those members in costume as well as Isiah and other readers. There will be at least 125 vocalists and instrumentalists taking part and in at least one instance during the presentation, over 800 persons will be singing as the entire audience joins in on the well known Xmas hymns. The program is expected to last about one hour. Prior to and during the Xmas holidays, it is expected that the group will present this short oratorical at the county courthouse, in the banks, at the Weber county and Ogden high schools and over radio stations KSL and KLO. Student body president Marcus Austad is general chairman in charge of arrangements. Regular daily practices are now being held from twelve-thirty to one p. m. Mr. Parry urges anyone who can sing, whether he be a chorus member or not, to come to these practices and participate in this festival.Pre-Registration Begins for Winter Quarter Registration for the winter quarter got off to a good start as the sophomores began theirpre-regis-tration last Thursday, and the freshman began theirs Monday. Registration of students will continue all of this week and next, and up to December 5, the date set for final registration. Faculty members or subject advisors will be available for consultation appointments. Although appointments are unnecessary to register, increasing demands upon time make it most desirable to obtain them. Appointments and class time schedules are obtainable at the registrar's office. Members of the sophomore class are being given the first opportunity to register, so they may fill in the classes they need for graduation before the class is closed. Do to late work in the fall many students were unable to enter for the fall quarter, but approximately 200 more students are expected to enroll for the winter quarter, according to Mrs. Clarisse Hall,registrar. History of Thanksgiving Celebration: Sarah Hale, Lincoln Set By FRANK ARNOLD Thanksgiving day, as a national religious festival celebrated on the same day throughout the country, dates from 1863. This holiday is usually accredited to the work of Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, who in 1827. began to urge the observance of a uniform day throughout the country for the expression of thanks for the blessings of the year. Bv writing numerous editorials in support of her plan she was able to influence Abraham Lincoln, then president of the United States, to set aside a designated day for thanksgiving. On October 3. 1863, the president issued the first na tional Thanksgiving Proclamation setting apart the last Thursday in November as the day to be observed. That day was observed in every state of the union and in the District of Columbia. Fall Magazine Appears Next Monday Variety of Subjects Included In Prose, Poetry, Art With the printer's ink scarcely dry on its pages, the quarterly literary opus of Weber college, Scrib-ulus, will be off the presses and in the hands of students the Monday after Thanksgiving, November 25, according to Reed Coray, editor. White and black is the dominant scheme of art in this issue. The cover is white with a picture showing a local football scene. The letters of the word "Scribulus" are cut from the sport page of the Signpost so that each letter is a part of a football story or cut. This cover was designed by Jessi Fish, student artist. In the prose contents of the magazine are such stories as "Hands," a story of a marriage problem written by Dan Bailey; "Jeanne," which tells of modern London warfare and its effects by Maurine Duffin; "The Barrier," a psychological study of minds and manners by an anonymous contributor Weston Chambers; "A Philanthropist From the Hill Country," a tale of the death of a negro by Bill Shipley; "Not That Kind," the story of a collegiate vixen's affairs contributed by Reed Coray; "Best Man," a short-short story of a wedding bv Donna Marie Curran; "Right Will Triumph," a satire by Grant Neuteboom; "A Far Country," an essay on books by Walter Preston Cable; and "An Open Letter,' 'telling of things feminine by Ruth Packer. In the poetry section such poems as "That Night," "The Pantheist," "The Simple Life," and "Autumn Morning" have been contributed by Louise De Wit, Stanley Johnson, and the ananymous Dean Jessop. In the art divisions, Richard Miller has done a piece of work modelled in clay and then in turn photographed by Howard Warner entitled "Clay Idols." Also included is a double page spread of student art from the art department. Budd Johnson has contributed the following photographs: "Sunlit Madonna" and "Strategy." Weldon S. Burnham photographed Beverly Peterson against an autumn background for "The Good Earth." Eugene Brough completes the photographic divisions with a photograph of Weber entitled "These Halls." In addition to supplying students with copies of the magazine, Mr. David R. Trevithick, faculty adviser, states that a copy will be sent by the staff to any person or school upon request. He further says that a copy of the Scribulus is sent to all of the major universities and to all of the junior colleges in the intermountnin region. A copy is also sent to each of the Utah high schools. Staff members for the autumn edition of Scribulus are: Reed Coray, editor; Winslow Gardner, Louise De Wit, Arlene Andrew, Bill Shipley, and Dan Bailey; sophomore associates; Walt Prothero, artist; Budd Johnson, photographer; Kent Baggs, circulation manager; Barbara Arnold and Bcrnice McEntire, secretaries. It was originally regarded almost the same reverence as was I shown for Sunday. Religious serv-1 Dramatic Play . left to right in scenes from the -f Grant Neuteboom, and Clinton College Press Sets Meet For January Montana State College of Agriculture at Bozeman, Montana, will be the scene of the annual Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Press Association conference January 16, 17, and 18. The convention last year was held at Colorado State' in Greeley, Colorado. Although it was meant primarily for a joke, the five-gallon can of milk presented to the Weber delegates, was symbolic ba-cause the Weoer boys were the babies of the convention and they drank only milk. Fall quarter issues of the Signpost will be submitted by J. M. Demos, editor, for consideration and criticism in the contest. Officers of this year's association are president, Bernard Haley, Montana State; vice president, Dick Romney, Utah State; secretary, Marybelle Jondrow, Montana State; manager, Lloyd Schmitt, Montana State; directors, Clyde Morganti, Colorado State, and John Bartram, Colorado university. Every year student newspapers from about 20 colleges and universities of the mountain states are judged according to the following: General newspaper excellence (grand prize,) best sports, editorial, front, and society pages, and best news, feature, sports stories, and best editorials. The Western Graphic, official student paper of Colorado Women's college, won grand prize last year. "Knute Rockne" Sends Rooters To Pasadena BY ELMTRA HESLOP Breaking toes and smashing hats, a crowd of Weberites surged against the doors of the Orpheum theatre .Friday night for the preview of the show, "Knute Rockne." When the strained doors finally swung open the crowd poured in seeking choice seats for the life story of the nationally beloved football coach, who instilled such high ideals and good sportsmanship into the game. A short "pep" rally preceded the game with yells and songs by the Whip club girls looking petite and Pasadena-bound in their uniforms. A killer of a cartoon was greeted with shouts of laughter, but when the life of the great Knute Rockne commenced, the crowd settled in their seats in silent tribute. The story, dear to the heart of every football lover, player and fan alike, gave a very human portrayal of this truly great American. It has been rumored, strictly on the Q. T., that not a few feminine tears did fall when death prematurely overtook the man everyone came to know so well in that short time. The midnight rally was a success from another standpoint, also. The proceeds from the show will go to the Whip club to help finance their Pasadena ambitions. There is no doubt the party members who attend will be but a drop in the bucket in the huge Rose Bowl, but think what a drop can do if it happens to be strychnine. with-fices were held in the churches and after the services the families gathered around the table at a Twenty-two Receive C. A. A. Pins Cub pins were received last week by 22 of the 29 students taking C. A. A. flight and ground school training. This means that these 22 students have received at least eight hours of dual instruction and have soloed with the approval of their instructor. The first student soloed on November 3, and 21 others have done likewise since then. The other seven are expected to solo in the near future. The entire ground school class has taken the C. A. A. air regulation's examination and is now being instructed in meteorology by Professor Charles Osmond. Those who have soloed and their instructors are as follows: Instructor, Herbert McGregor; students, R. J. Clay, Dale Welling, John Lindquist, Blair Liddell, Robert Blakeley; instructor, John Weir; students, Russell Barton, Sam Anderson, Jay Green, Blaine Bank-head, Raymond Manfull, Ronald Cole; instructor, Floyd Ririe; students, Wayne Christensen, Grant Campbell, LaMar Green, Darrell Mayfield, Wayne Farrell; instructor, Harry Fromm; students, Val Scoville, David Peters, Darrell Deis, Halver Bailey, Gerrit Wol-thius, Leo Yates. Student Reported "Good" After Severe Hurts According to a report received from his mother, Darwin Costley, who was injured last Wednesday on the Weber college campus, was discharged from the Dee hospital Saturday, and is "holding his own nicely, although his condition is still serious." Darwin, who is a pre-medics student at Weber, injured his pelvis bone and ruptured a kidney when he unsuccessfully attempted to leap a low wire fence behind the Moench building. He missed his footing, tripped on the top wire and was thrown to the cement walk with a terrific impact. Several blood transfusions were necessary to compensate for the profuse internal bleeding from the injured kidney. Date . . . .bounteous dinner at which the principal dishes were roast turkey, and pumpkin pie. for dessert. It occasionally happened that the church was decorated for the occasion with the products of the farm in order that the members of the congregation might see for themselves that evidence of fruit-fulness for which they were to express their thanks. The religious services are still held in many churches, but it has become a day for sports as well. In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated the next to last Thursday in November to be observed as Thanksgiving day in response to the demand of the re tailers that they be given an extra week to prepare for the Christmas shopping rush. Whether or not the individual states should observe this new date was determined by the state governors. 'Outward Bound " Set For Presentation November 28, 29, 30 Student Life Feature of 1940 Acorn Student life is to be emphasized in this year's Acorn, according to Mr. Budd Johnson, student editor of the publication. "All the different phases of Weber student life vocational, educational, musical, dramatic, athletic will be given its share of space and details," he said in a statement issued Tuesday. All art work in this year's issue will be a section by itself instead of around the pictures, as has been the custom. Also, the cover will be entirely new and different, according to the staff. Larger by about 25 pages this year, the Acorn will be divided into four different sections with its various activities explained in pctures and detail. One thousand dollars is to be the goal of advertising, according to Howard Page, business manager. "Kent Baggs is in charge of the club section of the yearbook, and should be commended for his efforts in getting the pictures of the various organizations in on time," Johnson stated. Club pictures have been taken already, and clubs are to be charged $10.00 a page, which will include the pictures at 50c per picture; and the club emblem. The clubs and the number of pages per club are as follows: Excelsior, 2 pages; Phoenix, 2 pages; Vikings, 2 pages; Sigma Delta, 1 page; Skulls, 1 page; Frenisti, 2 pages; Alpha Rho, 1 page; Iota Tau Kappa, 1 page; La Dianaeda, 2 pages; Chanodo, 1 page; Tiki Kapa Kapa, 1 page; Otyokwa, 2 pages. Final date for class pictures was Friday, November 15, and no pictures of this type can now be taken. Students in charge of photography are Kay Freeman, and Karl MacFarlane. Blair Liddell is in charge of sales. "We expect at least 700 copies of the Acorn to be sold this year, and there is no reason why this goal cannot be reached," continued Johnson. "The entire staff and I are working hard for the students, and expect a fine Acorn." Chapel Service Marks Thanksgiving By FRANK ARNOLD Today's assembly inaugurated a new and appropriate Thanksgiving day program based upon the original interpretation of the national holiday. The chapel theme was carried throughout the assembly from the invocation given by Walter Cable to the benediction. The program was highlighted by President Dixon's talk on the theme of the day, as well as by several musical renditions featuring some of Weber college's most outstanding musicians. A violin solo, "Paradise Brilliante," by Wieniawski, played by Raymond Varela with his pianist accompanist, Beverly Jurgens; a mixed quartet composed of Ruth Taylor, Elsie McKay, Jack Larsen, and Don Bjorklund; and a musical reading by Vernal Jensen comprised the remainder of the program. Music Department Contributes City Programs BY RICHARD SKEEN The Weber college music depart ment played a significant part on the dedication program of the new city and county building, Novem ber 8. at ten o clock. Our Musettes sang "Spirit Flow er" with Ruth Packer as soloist. Later in the program, a special continuity of God Bless America, arranged by Roland Parry was presented by the glee club. It was arranged that special solos were ap portioned out to eight soloists and a reader at intervals throughout the number. The soloists were Max Brunker, Marvel Fuller, Bernice Rawson, Earl Johnston, Elsie McKay, Don Bjorklund. Mary Williams, and Ruth Taylor singing high obligato as usual. The reader was Barbara Flemming. On November 14. the department also gave a program for the Woodmen of the World organization. Roland Parry's arrangement of God Bless America was again featured by a portion of the Glee club. Other numbers consisted of quartets, duets, and solos by the members of the mixed quartet. Since Jack Larsen is continuing his education at Weber, the mixed quartet that was well known last year will be heard from frequently. The members are Ruth Packer, Jack Lrasen, Ruth Taylor, and Don Bjorkland. Last Minute Details Arranged By Play Directors BY MARJORIE VOWLES With dress rehearsals being scheduled, and finishing touches being added, Weber's production of "Outward Bound," by Sutton Vane, is scheduled for November 28, 29, and 30. The play will be put on in the college auditorium. Student body cards will be good for scats, and forty cents is the price without a card. Tickets will be available at the College Book Store, and all seats will be reserved. John Corbin of the New York Times in his review and criticism of the play said: "Something rather extraordinary happened last night. A play about death caught the attention of a New York audience, enlisted its sympathy, amused it, and ended by stirring it to very considerable depths of human pity and mortal terror." In the words of the publisher: "The climax of the first act of this extraordinary play provides the sort of thrill that comes no oftener than once in a theatrical season. A strange company of ship-mates, mystified by a vaguely oppressive feeling of unreality and uncertainty, suddenly discovers that every last one of them is dead. Their ship, unmanned and without lights, is gliding noiselessly across the River Styx and when one of the characters in terror asks the sole attendant whether they are bound for heaven or hel, the answer is 'Both! . . . It's the same place, you see!' " Successful Run "Outward Bound" was recently voted the biggest surprise hit of the season. When the show was first produced on Broadway, it ran five months. Last winter when the play was revieved, critics and pub lic found it as good as ever but no one expected it to prove an exception to the rule that revivals rarely last long. It outlasted its first performance, and this sum mer's fair visitors were entertained by the play. Mr. Thatcher Allred, faculty director, has just returned from a year's study at Stanford university. Mr. Allred is weli known in the west for his work m dranatics, and "Outward Bound" will surely great popularity and fame. Assisting Mr. Allred are two capable young men, well known at Weber college for their ability and experience along dramatic lines: Gib Tolhurst, assisting in direction and Wayne Bundy, in technicalities. Also assisting in the production are a capable group of students. The cast including Dan Bailey, Loyal Christensen, Rex McEntire, Dorothy Litchfield, Grant Neuteboom, Clenton Price, Betty Lou Balch, Walter Cabbie, and Willard Jensen are a group of students with considerable dramatic background.Stage Crew The stage will be handled by Dale Black, Lewis Joseph, La Mar Migley, and Max Orton. Makeup and costumes are under the direction of Mary Lou Foutz, Marva Jensen, Helen Thorpe, and Agnes Watts. All business details arc being handled by Rulon Yorgason, Bob McGregor, Dewey Hudson, and Virginia Allen. B. Y. Andclin, local artist, Is working on the scenery which is to be very unusual. The entire action of the play takes place In the cabin of a ship. The thing that makes this scenery different from most is that it has a ceiling. This play has enjoyed unusual success since its introduction in London 16 years ago. Mr. Thatcher Allred, director, today said: "I feel confident that the actors will please their audiences in an excellent degree although it is never quite safe at the midway stage to forecast conclusions. " 'Outward Bound' is not an easy play. First of all the majority of the roles are character roles. All of them involve a certain sustained intensity over whole scenes and acts. This is never an easy matter, since this intensity must be reached and maintained without evidences of strain if the interpretation of characters and moods is to ring true with the audiences." Viking "Victory" Awarded First Victory was the theme of the Vikings as they entered the Homecoming day parade. The Viking ship was considered by the judges to be the most beautiful of the long string of homecoming attractions. The club received trie $10 prize which was awarded by the student body. The entire Viking club worked hard to make their float the prize winner. In charge of the float were chairman, Vernal Jensen, and Leonard Miller, Art Jackson, and; Owen Rouse. |