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Show Page 2 SIGNPOST January 22, 1952 SIGNPOST Bi-Weekly Publication Associated Students of Weber College 402 Moench Building Phone Weber College Extension 26 OGDEN, UTAH Editor Allen Cook Society Editor '. Jerry Davis Sports Editor Kent Weathers Editorial Adviser.: Wayne Carver Business Adviser E. M. Vietti Reporters Jann Heiner, Corene Martin, Hope Stewart, Jeri Huggins, Wes Rose, Parry Raleigh, Jerry Goddard, Connie Bradly, Garth Willie, Beverly Brewer. EDUCATION AND MATURITY (Editor's note: The following excerpts are from an address by T. S. Mathews, Editor of Time Magazine and member of tlie Board of Trustees of Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, to the one hundred and twenty-second graduating class of that school. The address was delivered in June, 1950.) ... I nail this truism to the mast: the business of a human being is to grow up. Has he no other business? Nothing to speak of. Everything else is incidental; all other activities are subordinate to this one. What does a full-grown man look like? It is impossible to say. How did he get that way? Growing older must have had something to do with it, but time alone could not have done it. Has education got anything to do with growing up? It depends on what we mean by "education." If we use it in the usual, weekday, American sense, as meaning the course of sprouts begun in school and ended in college, then I'm afraid we shall have to say that any connection between this kind of education and growing up is purely coincidental. But ... if by education we mean the lifelong, perhaps never-ending process of learning how to live, the education and growing up are indeed synonymous. It is impossible to say when the process starts (perhaps it starts before we are. born) ; it is equally impossible to say when it stops (if it does not continue after death, there is not much hope for most of us) . . . Where do we find our assignments, and who are the teachers? The assignments apparently differ for each individuals, and teachers too although for convenience sake, we lump them under one anonymous . .' . name: Experience. ... . The facts of experience are certainly facts; but facts can be in fact, must be interpreted. A really experienced interpreter of facts can sometimes, on a good day, explain the facts almost out of experience. We can learn from experience not only to face facts but also to dodge them. This is an art that has been developed to a very high degree among us, though it requires much ingenuity and more practice. Christian Science has explained away the whole corpus of physical ills; Communism has eliminated the humna being in theory and in bloody practice. There is one set of facts which Experience will write on all our blackboards and more than once which is extremely difficult for even the most artful to dodge: pain and suffering. Suffering is one experience which everybody must face, and which no one disregard .... It is a painful process altogether, the business of growing up. It must be. Every man starts off as an original child. . . . That little boy who wants his own way . . . has one overmastering negative desire: he doesn't want to grow up. He wants the world to be as he wants it not as it is. Young men dream dreams, and some of them are day dreams. But if they keep on day dreaming after they pass that indeterminate but very real barrier that separates the garden of youth from man's estate, they are in as great danger as the lotus eater: They may never wake up to the terrible fact that they are alive. Importance Increases Sacrifice The importance of a thing to a person will increase the amount of sacrifice that a person will stand, the amount of work, the stress and strain, and mental anguish required in order to accomplish the desired thing. Even if the person never realizes his dreams; if the thing is important enough to him, is will become his life and his work. Everything else will become of secondary importance, and that inward drive will keep him ever in search of his goal. It may take a lifetime, and the goal never be reached, but every moment of his existance will be spent in reaching his goal. If the person finally does reach his goal, the accomplishments will not decrease, but. increase, and even more sacrifice may take place because of his desire to show himself party-worthy of his achievements. The person who really desires a goal will never think himself completely worthy of the goal when it is attained. That person may also have many moments of doubt concerning his talents in this field, ad if he has any righ,t or purpose in filling the position which he through years of striving has loved to a great degree and has put on such a high pedestal. Thus even after the achievement the person will find himself still sacrificing and still loving his work. True love comes through sacrificing for another, so why not through sacrificing for a job and a ideal. If more persons were willing to sacrifice for their jobs, the work would cease to be just so much drudgery or just a pay check, and would become a love of work, and a better job for humanity. Draft Regulation Change Occurs The following important change in Selective Service regulations was released under a Washington date line last Saturday: "The draft rules have been changed to permit students, called for induction, to finish a school year and still pick their own branch in the armed forces. "The change eliminates a kink in the regulations which had caused many youths to drop out of college in midterm in order to enlist. "Heretofore receipt of a draft call has meant automatically that the student was headed for the army, since the other services have been getting all their men by the volunteer route. "Because of that, the defense department said, many quit their classes to volunteer, even though if they waited for the draft they could finish out the term before being inducted. 1 "Hereafter the student getting a draft notice may volunteer for a selected branch within the two months preceding the last month of the school term, and report when the term is over." This change of regulations means that a student may arrange a postponement of induction until the end of the school year by getting a letter from the Registrar's office, and may still have his choice of the Air Corps, Navy, or Army, but he must make his choice known before May 6. Greenwell Reports s "Eisenhower believes that God has given us one more chance to save ourselves from being swept under the Communistic force," related Darrell Greenwell .editor at Ogden Standard-Examiner. Mr. Greenwell,'' one of fourteen U. S. newspaper men chosen by Federal Security to tour Europe and converse with top' men including General Eisenhower, lectured before the Weber college student body, January 4, sponsored by International Relations club. He said he had gained considerably optimism resulting from his trip through Europe. This stemmed, he said, from three things; 1 Eisenhower, 2 Turkey, 3 Germany."You cannot listen to General Eisenhower for a few minutes without being impressed with his leadership, prowness, etc," claimed Greenwell. Ike's ideas concerning Europe were the continued building of military strength and the eventual federation of Europe. Greenwell said he was genuinely surprised at the huge military strength and willingness of Turkey as an ally. The impression of Americanism on German youth also gave him optimistic views, Greenwell said. Barker Contest (Continued from Page 1) and World War II there was enough time to fill in the gap and replace important persons in technical fields. But between Korea and World War II there has been little time to fill the gap. This hectic condition would be helped if students of high caliber and in technical fields were allowed to stay at home where they could be of more value than at the front. Dick Richards, the fourth speaker, and a sophomore, spoke on "President Truman's Speech to Congress on the State of the Union." Because of the international insecurity of the world, the world walks in the shadow of another world war, Richards said. We must not submit to a policy of appeasement.The threat of war is real. We must prepare for war. After all the Russians do have the atomic bomb. If we try to stand alone we will lose our way of life and our ideals. We must preserve not give up our fight for peace. We must give aid to countries faced with communist aggression. We must not lose our good work and accomplishments by backing down during 1952, said Richards. Annua! Girls' Friendship Banquet Booked For Feb. 6; "Friendliest" To Be Chosen Every, girl who attends W Friendship Banquet, which will 6, at seven p.m. at Ma's and Pa Corene Martin. This event is held annually for all coeds of Weber college to help them better understand and appreciate their associates. Both unaffiliated girls are invited to this formal dinner. Hostess organization this year is La Dianaeda social club, under the direction of President Corene Martin. This unit makes all arrangements, including dinner, decorations and program. Each year the sponsors change. Another highlight of this event is the selection of the "Friendliest Girl at Weber College." She is chosen by popular vote of all campus coeds. The person who is conferred with this title will receive an appropriate gift. Invitations are being sent to all the former Friendly Weber Girls to be guests of honor at the banquet. Cost of the banquet has not been definitely determined as yet; however, the price will not exceed $1.50 per plate. More information may be obtained by contacting any La Dianaeda member. Committee chairmen are: Janet Powell and Verna Kimber, co-chairmen; Karen Blair and Carol Johnson, advertising and tickets; Corene Martin, gift and elections; Karen McKay and Janet Gardner, table decorations; Myrle Graham and Jann Heiner, program; Hazel Batchelor and Adrienne Neville, in vitations. College Vill Hear Dr. Henry Eyring to Dr. Henry Eyring, world teacher, will speak before Web the public Wednesday, January 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Dr. Eyring is being presented by the Physical Science division of Weber college in connection with the January meeting of the Physical Science colloquim, a series of informal talks on modern research held the third Wednesday of each month. Subject for Eyring's lecture will be "The Research Idea and Modern Day Research." Dr. Eyring has currently, since 1946, been Dean of the graduate school at the University of Utah and is a professor of chemistry there. He has written two text books and along with Professor Frank Johnson of Princeton University is engaged in preparation of a new text, "Molecular Biology". His professional activities are many. He has been vice president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, chairman of its chemical section, and, in 1932, was the recipient of the ninth AAAS Award. He has been secretary and chairman of the Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry of the American Chemical society, and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical society, the Textile Research institute, and is associate editor of the "Textile Research Journal". He also serves on the joint committee on rheology of the International Council of Scientific Unions. He is one of four members recently elected to serve on the ACS's Council Policy Committee, and is a member of the editorial committee of "Annual Reviews." In 1949 Henry Eyring received the Alumni Send The Officers and Directors of the Weber College Alumni Association send "greetings" to all Alumni members We sincerely hope that the New Year will be properous lur eacn ana everyone or you. Speaking of prosperity the Alumni Association hopes to enjoy the same. Do you Alumni members know that $10.00 will give you a lifetime membership? What's more $15.00 will give husband and wife a joint lifetime membership. You Are probably wondering what your money will be used for. That's easy to answer. It will be used to make you a shareholder for the perpetual eber college is invited to the be held Wednesday, February 's in Roy, announced Chairman DelSo Dayton Will Serve Under Ike Dr. Dello Dayton, former instructor in the Social Science division of Weber college, left for an army assignment to the European theater the first part of this month. While there he will serve under General Eisenhower in the Historical division. For the duration of his assignment he will be on a leave of absence from the Weber college faculty staff. Dr. Dayton is a graduate of the Utah State Agricultural college and taught at the Logan high school until 1941, when he was taken into the armed forces. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the Historical division in Europe. In 1946 Dr. Dayton was released from the armed forces and joined the Weber College Faculty in the spring of that year. In 1947 he obtained a leave of absence from Weber college to attend the University of California at Berkeley to receive his Ph.D. in history. He graduated with Phi Kappa Phi honors. He returned to Weber college in 1950 as an instructor in the Social Science Department. He is to be stationed at Fontain-bleau, France as the Area Historian, with the rank of Lt. Colonel. His wife and family will follow him shortly. Famed Phy sicisf; Speak Wednesday famed research physicist and er college students, faculty and 23, in the Women s lounge from V p Dr. Henry Eyring Research Corporatio n's annual Achievement Award in Chemistry. He also received the second Bingham Medal, awarded by the Society of Rheology, in the same year in recognition of his work on the flow properties of matter. The New York section of American Chemical society now adds the Nichols Medal to this list. Dr. Eyring served at Princeton for 15 years and has worked for the government during the second World War and in connection with the Tennessee Valley Authority. Preceeding the lecture from 3:30 to 4:00 a social hour will be held with refreshments served. Greetings use and enjoyment of the Student Union Building to bp constructed on the new Weber College Campus. How about it Alumni can you think of a better way to invest $10 or $15 than in the future of Weber College? Make your checks payable to: Weber College Treasurer and m.vil to the Weber College Alumni Association, Ogden, Utah. P.S. If you don't happen to have $10 or $15 now we will accept your current membership dues for this year of $1.00 person or $1.00 for husband and wife jointly. All lfietime members are also invited to make a contribution. L: |
