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Show Misguided Knight? THE HIGH-SOUNDING commentary which graced last week's editorial page in our illustrious publication coupled with "Youth for Wallace and Taylor" operations co-sponsored by its author have prompted wholesale wrangling among otherwise typically docile student gatherings. AND WELL THEY MIGHT. That Wallace backers appear to be increasing in numbers is sufficient reason to give even the most casual scholar a moment's pause. The time has come for critical evaluation of this so-called third party "idealism". WHY A THIRD PARTY ANYHOW? What factors have inspired Mr. Wallace to bolt the Democratic crowd and seek consolation in his own political faction? The crux of the matter lies in the rift between the former Secretary of Commerce and Mr. Truman occasioned by the latter's "get tough" diplomacy toward Russia. Mr. Wallace, it would appear, prefers to pursueex-president Roosevelt's policies in USSR dealings. This, in spite of the fact that other prominent liberals of the New Deal administration including such key figures as'Leon Henderson, Harold Ickes, and even Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt have seen fit to abandon strategy obviously better suited to the needs of another time. WHILE IT IS RELATIVELY EASY to tolerate, if not to encourage, apparently obsolete political dogmas one cannot but' deplore the tactics Wallace has consistently employed in attaining his ends. THERE IS, FOR INSTANCE, the little matter of his European tour in 1946 dedicated exclusively to vituperative discourses against then-current administration practices. As someone has observed, it is one thing to Wash dirty family linen in one's own back yard, quite another to follow the same procedure abroad. THERE IS ALSO TO BE CONSIDERED the constantly recurring misstatements, oversights, and general confusion common to the Wallace speech. Perhaps the most aggravated case was that involving Bernard Baruch for which the would-be president was taken severely to task. Mr. Wallace admitted his errors and promised to make appropriate public retractions. A commitment he later saw fit to recent upon. BUT THE GRAVEST and by all odds the most damaging charge ascribed to the third party candidate is his open relations with American communists. When viewed in the light of this distressing and widely acknowledged fact his political beliefs with regard to Russian appeasement take on a new and startling significance. One need be no conjuror to see the trick in that. DESPITE TEMPORARY gains in New York the third party stands little chance of ultimate success in winning the election. Even so, Wallace bids fair to realize his principle aim: that of deposing Mr. Truman. The line of reasoning is self-evident. If the Democratic party retains its stronghold in Washington, so shall present policies perservere. In a new president Wallace sees at least a flickering hope of sating the Russian Bear through the simple expedient of indulging his every whim. THERE IS BUT A SINGLE less grim aspect of the whole nasty mess. It is difficult to be anything but amused at Idaho's "favorite son", the guitar totin' troubadour who succeeded William E. Borah. Admittedly, in mental stature Glen Taylor falls something short of Abraham Lincoln, yet with a grand total of eight years schooling and two years senatorial experience he would be considered as eminently qualified in an undertaking that would have caused the Great Emancipator to quail. The case for Taylor is best summed up in his own classical remark: "I feel they're all out of step but me." Certain army recruits have been known to suffer the same unpleasant experience. C. C. TBefuddled Signpost WEEKLY PUBLICATION OF ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF WEBER COLLEGE . 402 Moench Building Member Associated Cblle6ate Press Editor Dick Layman Business Manager . Jean Heimke Sports Editor Keith Hunt Society and Features Darlene Medell, Nancy Beach Business Assistants Lorrine Price, Kent Foutz Music Editor Bill Bobolis Proofreader Boyd Knowlea Reporters: Bob Jones, Emma Lou Barnes, Charles Carver, Dick Nilsson, Tony Palomibi, William Garner, Richard Shorten, Nancy Beach. Editorial Adviser i,. C. Evans Business Adviser O. M. Clark Watson-Tanner Clothing Co. 'Smart Apparel" 370 - 24th Street 12 I ft Wonderful Sleep! By Muddle Pass the "no-doz" professor, it was opera practice last night. Maybe those of us with no talent are lucky after all we get a chance to sleep! (Besides in class, that is). I Radio fans had a chance this last week to hear Marconi's little invention set back several years. A Weber col lege production nearly got cut off the air. How are college students supposed to know you aren't allowed to say (pardon the expression) "sextette" over the air! Last Tuesday morning found Marion Blackinton offering a word of prayer in the presence of the judge of the distriict court. Seems Marion could see no reason for changing her license plates since last year's weren't nearly worn out. Too bad the weather had to spoil the enjoyment of the newly constructed men's lounge or isn't that what those benches are for? Raffynitions Hiccough orten a message from departed spirits. Icicle frozen drip. Octopus person with eight faces. College student someone who goes to school to prepare himself for a career so when he graduates he'll know what kind of work he's out of. Cursage flowers for a dog. Muddelate what I do to words (so says Ray "Versatile" Bingham. Violator a man who plays the viola. Free verse a publisher's conception of all types of poetry. Swimming instructor a holdup man. Pewfume needs no explanation, just take a brand, any brand. Rich relatives the kin we love to touch. "Some really super talent was brought 'to light during the faculty assembly "Doc" Young does make a swell torch singer. And gee, those jackets and hats along with "Pdano stylings" by Larry Evans made the "Big Name Band" one of het outstanding musical (?) groups of the year. Leap Year Poem And so if you will marry me I'll give you one to two, That we raise a family That's one thing Duz can't do! FACULTY RED CROSS Quota for the faculty Red Cross drive is $400, revealed committee chairman Harold Bateman this week. Deadline for the drive is March 12, he reported. Other members of the committee are Walter C. Neville, Clifton Larson, Ross Hunter, and James Carr. Dokos Candy Company SIGNPOST Friday, March 5, 1948 G-ITEMS Bulletin Reveals Pay Dope Details on the increased subsistence bill were released this week in a Weber college V. A. office bulletin.Effective April 1, the new monthly payments are $75 without dependents, $105 with one dependent, and $120 with more than one dependent.Trainees entitled to $120 must submit proof of their second dependent to the V. A. coordinator's office in the West Central building. Photostats or certified copies of birth certificates are required for children. Proof of dependency must be submitted in the case of dependent parents. Since existing applications furnish the necessary information, veterans entitled to the $75 or $105 are asked not to make application. Their applying would only hinder the processing. "Full-time courses of education" must be carried by the veteran to make him eligible. Under the new bill, part-time, students, on-the-job trainees, andinstitutional-on-the-farm trainees are not entitled to the increases. If dependency evidence is submitted before July 1, 1948, the veteran will receive retroactive payments back to April 1, 1948. RECORD RAMBLIH With Bill Si. -It 8' - - ;-Kvl.;-J FANGLESNAP (Cont. from Page 1, Col. 3) Shrdlu. A conference was held throughout the world. A suitable name must be chosen for this prodigy. A name with resonance, metaphor, simile, and "sinconfonie". Fanglesnap would be a name and a woman to remember. Elvira was ultramodern, easy to spell, and suited this petite Miss Take of 1948. "Elvira is perfectly at home in whichever bagnio or bordello she happens to visit. Her swank soriees, composed of the cream of journalistic scum, liberals, radicals, and the arty and horsy set are the envy of society from Wendover, Utah, to Oasis, Nevada.' " And thus concludes Elmer Bungstarter. A Low Comment "When Elvira was reached for comment, she was found commenting up a steam. 'I have decided to present the steamy side of life as we don't see it in the front row of the burlesque theater,' she said. "For instance, when you are in assembly, in class or in the show it is rather disconcerting to lean forward and ask the gentleman in front of you to remove his portable haystack, only to find out it is his hair. "Or, go to a concert. Do you think you will hear the adante con moto of the second movement of the Second Concerto? Think a-gain. Ten to one you will be disturbed at 9:15 by an early arrival, or have to listen a learned discourse on the courtship and marriage customs of the South African honey bee." SPEAKER CANCELLED BY IRC Paul Thatcher, who was to have appeared as speaker in a Weber college International Relations Iclub sponsored discussion Wednesday, March 3, was not heard because the presentation of the college opera, "The Desert Song," conflicted with the date of the discussion, it was reported. The club is preparing for its assembly, scheduled for March 12, club officers stated tills week. Cordial greetings to everyone. Bill's decided to restrict , his column strictly to voc alists this week. So we naturally turn to some of our favorites. Handsome Dick Haymes has come out with cordins's hnth "Little White Lies" anH nn nrn;,. side "The Treasure nf sio,.a Madre." Dick offers no oo n- intimate singing. His other disc At tne candlelight Cafe" and 'When a Gvdsv Makes Wio viii,-, Cry" are both beautiful molnriioc with some nice appealing singing done by Haymes. Record fans r-nn'f affnrA frt Herb Jeffries latest "My Blue Heaven" and "If I Could Be With You" on reverse side. Herb as us ual does a fine wincinc -inVi ar,A supported wonderfully by the Bud- ay caKer instrumental group and the Eddie Beal voral trin On "in My Blue Heaven" Herb does some better unaffected singing than on the latter. We hear some good, entertaining singing with Peggy Lee's newest one out. Peggy does a fairly good job vocalizing her own South American number. "Manana." She does some, corning up on the slightly ancient "I'm All Dressed Up With a Broken Heart." But Peggy comes out on top regardless of the songs she attempts. (Bill thinks so,anyway.) Solons to Debate . C. Deficit Bill A bill designed to meet the deficit Weber college has suffered this year will be introduced in the state legislature when it meets in special session next week, said Henry Aldous Dixon, Weber president, today. The bill will be proposed to ap-ropriate funds to make up the loss the college suffered when the number of veterans expected to enroll this year failed to do so. It was discussed during a meeting of six state senators and representatives with Dr. Dixon Tuesday, March 2. Also discussed by the group were plans to obtain funds for architect's fees for the new campus, for new building construction, and for operating expenses on the present campus. The legislators inspected the campus while here, visiting the night school and surveying the buildings, Dr. Dixon said. 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