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Show Vol. XXI No. 25 WEBER COLLEGE OGDEN. UTAH FEBRUARY 28, 1958 Page 3 Our columnist in the series is Peter G. M' u kenhaupt, of the Cluett Peabody& Co. Inc. They make the Arrow shirts we all like so well. It's about time we men had a fashion column in the paper. Here's one that we think you will all enjoy. It's a real pleasure to go to a formal dance and not feel that we are attending a waiters' convention.New styles in formal wear have caught on, and the man with a madias cummerbund and matching tie is no longer a freak. Even the jacquard Patterned sets promise to be popular. Those who are shopping for a tuxedo would be smart to look into the lightweight navy blue silks or wools. These may be a little too light going to and coming from a winter dance, but they'll be comfortable on the dance floor. You'll look as unrumpled when the band plays "Good Night, Sweetheart" as you did during dinner. C'mon, Get Fancy Several of the coming week-ends will be spent in dressier clothes than we use for everyday. If you plan your week-end around the metropolitan areas, remember a suit. The campus sport ensembles are great around the campus, but we are all on display when taking off for a big week-end. If we're going to be dressy, we might as well consider all sides of the question. There's a softer look in suits, with fabrics such as cashmere, and unfinished worsteds seen in well-dressed circles. Colors are more in the dusk and twilight hues as opposed to the formally popular midnight blues and charcoal colors. Better Bench the Oxfords With suits like these, the good old oxford cloth shirts are a little casual. We don't need to swing clear over to silk shirts, but a happy medium is found in lustrous broadcloth. Another good fabric is Pebble Weave. It has a subtle textured appearance, with a softness and lustre all its own. Pat-temwise, stripes range in widths from candy to hairline. Notable among these is the arrow Ripple Stripe series. Naturally the more dressier of the group are the stripes on a white ground, though they do come with colored backgrounds. But, if you're going to be dressy, you might as well be good and dressy. Save colored shirts for the old grey flannel suit. It's Even Happening to Men Speaking of colored shirts, what can be done with those old numbers from a couple of years ago? We have a yellow one, a pink one and even an olive one, and they all look like last year! Who says men's styles don't change? We're beginning to understand what a girl means when she looks at a closet full of clothes, and announces she hasn't a thing to wear. We have a drawer full of shirts in those colors, and wouldn't wear them to a dog fight. Anybody got an idea? We discovered something interesting the other day. The girls are crazy about Tab collars. We all know that the shorter point is the rage now, but it was news to find that the girls can get excited about a collar style. Didn't think they knew a Glen from a Gordon. Anyway, they say that 'the Tab collar makes us look just like an Arrow collar man . . . and there's your cue. From New Series Movies & Television Build New Interest In Good Books Editor's Note The Signpost is very fortunate to be on the mailing list of a new service from the Reader's Digest. Prom time to time, we will include advanced releases of stories from that widely read magazine. A bookish TV lecture series that became a smash hit is the latest link in a chain of evidence that adds urj to a "reading revolution" in America. C. Lester Walker describes the unique situation in a March Reader's Digest article, "The Big Boom in Good Books." The telecast, Walker rerjorts, was handicapped bv a forbidding title ("Modern Fiction from Stendhal to Hemingway"), a horrible hour (G:30 A. M.) and the prospect of an unknown lecturer (Dr. Floyd Zulli of New York University) talking about books. Yet it drew an estimated 150,000 viewers in the New York area. Great Response By the Monday following the first TV lecture on Stendhal's "The Red and the Black," not a copy of that novel could be bought in New York City bookstores. Eager sunrise scholars had cleaned them out. Even without benefit of TV exposure, many books once deemed too "highbrow" for most citizens are enjoying a tremendous wave of popularity, Walker says. One publishing firm recently announced its 500,000th sale of "The Iliad" and its 800,000th sale of "The Odyssey." A North Dakota reader wrote the publisher: "Just read 'The Odyssey.' Boy, can that guy Homer write!" i Non-fiction too is basking in the warmth of popular success, Walker reports. Such books as "The Great Dialogues of Plato," Toyn-bee's "Greek Historical Thought" and Alfred North Whitehead's "Adventures of Ideas" have soared to six-figure sales heights. "Naked to Mine Enemies," a scholarly, 530-page life of Cardinal Wolsey by Reader's Digest Senior Editor Charles Ferguson, made bestseller lists in the second week following its publication. Movies Behind It All What's behind the literary tidal wave? Walker gives partial credit to an unexpected source the movies. When classics such as "Gone With the Wind," "Moby Dick," or "War and Peace" are shown on the screen, the effect is felt in bookstores, he says. Fun Fare From Readers Digest The Business Whirl The man at the bar finished his second glass of beer and turned to ask the manager of the place, "How many kegs of beer do you sell here in a week?" "Thirty-five," the manager answered with pride. "Well, I've just thought of a way you can sell 70." The manager was startled, "How?" - "It's simple. Fill up te glasses." McTavish was the proud owner of a new cash register. One day when an old friend came into the shop and bought a six-penny cigar, the customer noted that McTavish pocketed the money instead of putting it into the drawer. "Why not ring it up?" he asked "You'll be forgetting it." "Oh, I'll not forget it," replied the Scot. "I keep track in my head until I get a dollar, and then I ring it up. It saves the wear-r and tear-r on the machine." The personnel manager asked the youthful ex-lieutenant what business experience he had. "None," was the reply. "I just got out of college when the war started." "Well, what kind of job do you think you could handle?" "Oh," breezed the applicant, "something executive. Avice-presidency, maybe." The manager looked thoughtful. "I guess that let's us out," he answered. "You see, we have 12 vice-presidents already." The ex-louie waved a hand nonchalantly. "Oh, that's all right," he said, "I'm not superstitious." The Man Who Came to Dinner It happened on a Vermont weekend. As the party was breaking up, I said goodbye to one of the guests, a sad-faced, elderly man who kept us laughing all through dinner and for several hours after- FLOWERS for AH Occasions Special Student Discount UTAH FLORAL EX 4-9406 ... 237 - 24th Open Holidays and Sundays Free Delivery EDITOR'S NOTE To avoid appearing onesided on the matter dealt with in the article on new 'science developments, this paper will publish in its next issue, the defending comments. We feel that this is a very vital matter at the present and that it should he discussed from all points of view. wards. After he left, I asked my hostess, "Who is that man? He's the most entertaining fellow I've ever met." "Why, I really don't know," she said. "He came to fix the furniture this morning, and he's been here ever since." FIVE YEARS WARRANTY New Portables .$1.00 per week GENERAL TYPEWRITER CO. Investigate Our Student Rental Rates Sales, Rental and Repairs 2376 Kiesel Ave. Telephone EX 3-1443 Spring Fever Hits All Social Clubs Sharmea The Pink Ladies announce their Annual Collegiate Promenade which is the next big activity scheduled for W. C. "Catch a Falling Star" is the theme chosen for the dance. Girls' Make your dates for March 7, in the College Ballroom.Congratulations to Nancyan Bohman and Kay Rushton; both gals have gorgeous diamonds. Sigma It would seem that the robin who used to be the first sign of spring has been replaced by the sports car. President Richard Nickolas is leading the parade. Happy frost bitten ears, Nick. Speaking of frost bite: The annual Nightmare on Washington's Birthday was deemed a big success by Dean Clark and the local Police Force. Sigma's water polo team is a formidable opponent to anyone. They already drowned Faculty in the first game of the season. Phoenix Phoenix officers are contemplating a raise in dues after the Casino party late last Friday and early Saturday. It seems that "roulete" Limburg and "card shark" Taylor lost a few chips for the house. The frogs of water polo are vigorously splashing and drowning each other in anticipation to get back "up there" in the hot IM race. The boys in Phoenix plan on lighting like crazy to the last bubble for victory and some valuable points. This is the weather that so many of our boys are practicing for the big Intermural track race they're chasing girls. Animalistic, isn't it? With the music in the background of "Welcome, Welcome, Hound Dog Trophy" we're wishing the best to the coach and team that's done much for our school. May they keep going all the way and stay on top. Excels The "E" men who are strong contenders in the IM race this year, and winners of the IM trophy last year, have grabbed the basketball championship and will dish out some rough competition in the water polo event which is coming up. Next on the Excels schedule is a costume party with our sister club Otyokwa. " " " STYLED BY bricgodoosi Sizes 36 to 46 IRIGAD00N CAP The spring season's dashing continental favorite Skol Coat now tailored of exclusive Galey & Lord cotton pin stripes. Authentic Skol collar may be worn open or closed. Handy inside utility pocket Zelan weatherized. Imported square leather buttons. Black and white. Brown and white. BUEHLER-BinGHflm 2407 WASH. BLVD. OGDEN, UTAH |