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Show FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Signpost Has Popular Policy In the issue of December 9, the Signpost established a new policy regarding publication of the honor roll. Certainly, this change went unnoticed by many. Others felt it was a much better and more fair way for such a presentation. A few felt there was no issue in the first place. Last Sunday, students from the Ogden area who made the honor roll at the University of Utah, had their names published in the Standard Examiner. Not only were the names published, but also the major field and the parents of the students. Because most of those attending Weber College are from the immediate area, the names are familiar and likewise the parent's names. Therefore, we felt no need to add the family ties, but we feel, as does the University of Utah, that it is only right that students of like courses be compared with each other, and not with the whole studentbody. Let's Keep Up With the Times A few members of the editorial staff of the Signpost and several other students of Weber College have recently been considering a change in the name of the newspaper. One argument is that Weber has expanded rapidly, both in enrollment and in facilities. Now that everything is new, why shouldn't the newspaper also reflect this development by adopting a new name. Another is that Signpost is not a very significant name for a rapidly growing publication that is constantly striving to keep up with new trends. Against those principles, there are those who feel that the name is somewhat of a tradition, having been in constant use for nearly twenty years. Whatever the sentiment, whether in agreement with the editors or not, whether student or member of the faculty, we would like your opinions in the form of a letter to the editor. We feel it is time for some action. Athletic Parallel Is Revealing Had many of the students who attended the Weber-Dixie Basketball game last Saturday been born thirty years sooner they still would have had trouble distinguishing between a game played today in the local field house and one staged in the New York Armory three decades ago. The New York Celtics' used to play before their home town crowd solely for the monetary payment grossed from the gate and if this happened to be small then they played simply for fun. Surely there was little or no inspiration derived from the crowd which usually channeled it's attention into the more suitable interests of betting and the like. Notable, however, was the ever faithful presence of a rag-time band which usually sounded like two tin cans rolling down the steps of the old building. Many of the old timers must have been stricken with a touch of nostalgia last Saturday as they looked about at the sparse, dis-interested faces about them and listened to the tinny ring-a-ting-ting of the Weber College pep band. The parallel between the antics of a big-time college crowd and a Weber crowd is drawn, but we havefallen quickly but effortlessly to the wayside. To the Editor Dear Editor: I was among the audience that enjoyed the Ballet Russe's performance, January 11. I used my first student ticket. I felt it worth the drive and decided to make more use of my student ticket book in the future. Music Is Ballet Then, two days later, someone spoiled the whole thing, inferring that I was short-changed. W. Laird Kleine has left himself open for criticism. For one, he judges the performance by the choreography. It is the music that makes the ballet. Can you imagine ballet without music? Ballet music is enjoyed by millions through aural sense only. The dancing serves only to complement the music. He professes knowledge of the dancers' abilities. Where does he get this information ? Is he comparing the present Ballet Russe with the past as he has seen it, or as he has read it in other critic's reviews? And that headline don't these journalists think up some dillies to fill up the required space! To top it, he ends the review with a preposition. People who enjoy classics are generally capable of controlling their emotions. Commit suicide in ecstacy over, my multi-purpose beard. Victor R. Frank. Last Audubon Guests Exhibit Nature Film ' Cleve and Ruth Grant are the final guests of the lOHn-TiO Audubon series, scheduled to present their film on American Birds and Big Game in the Moench Auditorium at 7:30 p. m. February l.'i. The first of the two films covers the seasonal instincts of our feathered friends. Hunted grizzly bears and almost extinct caribou herds are the features of reel two. Narration of the film, American Birds And Big Game, begins at 7::() by its authors, Cleve and Ruth Grant. A graduate of Oberlin and six years a staff member ot Chicago Natural History Museum, Mr. Grant has delivered some 5,000 lectures to an estimated audience of 2,000,000. ONE QUINN'S OPINION 'Preferred Mart Be Chosen SIGNPOST KI-YvEFKLY PUBLICATION Associated Students of AVeber College Room 523, Building 4 Phone Weber College 4-319), Extension 232 Editor - Sharon Larison Sports Editor Jim Freston Club Editor , - - Sharon Harris Photographer - Kent Malan Business Manager Karl Anderson Reporters Tom Quinn, Marianne Johns, Marge Sudweeks, Larry Tomlinson, Mel llamaker, Bob Grondcl, Jerry Nelson, Joan Forsgren, Carole Wheeler, Tom Jones. George Mead. Club Reporters Chanodo, Sharon Johnson; LaDianaeda, Joan Forsgren; Otyokwa, Sharon Harris; Shar-mea. Carol Hains; Alpha Rho, Tim Gwyther; Excelsior, Ralph McEntire; Phoenix, Ray Humphreys; Sigma, Thomas Quinn. Associated women's students announce their annual 'Preference Ball' February 17th. Male students will receive their invitation in the mail from the girl that prefers them. Monday, February (ith, from 8:H0 to 4 p. m. the girls will put in their preferences in Mrs. Marva Gregory's office, building one. A preferred man will be selected by popular choice and announced during the intermission. The dress will be semi-formal. General Typewriter Co. Your Typing Headquarters Sales, Rental and Repairs Yes We Have Student Rates. 2376 Kiesel Ave. Telephone 3-1143 ANNOUNCING Our Twenty-sixth Anniversary in the SERVICE STATION BUSINESS Come in and take advantage of our Knowledge, Dependability and Values Trade With the "Little Man With the Oil Can" HEBER JACOBS SERVICE 3605 HARRISON BLVD. OGDEN, UTAH ' Jl Columnist Advocates Dorm Raid; Investigates Facilities, Plans News Item By Tom Quinn SALT LAKE (AP) Over two hundred cheering students last night stormed Carlson Hall, a girl's dormitory on the University of Utah campus, and staged a successful pantie raid . . . This article ran in the Salt Lake papers a short time a-go, but did not make the local daily. Maybe the item was cut to make way for a "Do You Have Piles' ad, or, more likely, it was suppressed to prevent cluttering the minds of impressionable students. Cluttered Minds Not having piles and not particularly caring what kind of tripe you clutter your minds with, I present the above belated newsflash for your inspection. I do so with no hope of stimulating a similar event at Weber, because with Weber there is no hope. After four yawn-packed quarters I have discovered the busy hum that eminates from most colleges sounds more like a dull snore here at Weber. liringing Up It's nobody's fault really, it's just that we been brought up to believe the best entertainment possible is achieved sitting home, scratching your dog's ears, and thinking 100 clean thoughts. Another inhibiting quality of Weber's students is their sheeplike tendencies to follow the administrative bellweather. This is all right in cases, but I do believe if the administration issued the order that everyone must remove his left eye with sharp, blue sticks the office would be swamped by students who wanted to know where to buy the paint. On other campuses during the football and basketball seasons trees and lamp-posts are usually so festooned with the gibbeted effigies of the coaching staff that birds can't find a place to roost at night. At Weber the only hanging around here is done by the lounge lizards. New Facts I could go on like this until the College Inn opens . . . uh . . . well, at least 'til eternity . . . but instead I am going to present some interesting facts as a kind of last ditch attempt to put some life back in the student life. Fact 1 Weber College has a girls' dorm. Fact 2 Girls live there. Fact 3 Ladders are as common as flies on a dead student body and that's pretty common. Fact 4 Any male who can climb the stairs in Building 4 can hoist himself up a ladder. All right, boys, anyone for a Girdle Grab? Hew Inter Club Judiciary Group Sets Precedent In its first official function, the Judiciary Committee, a student regulatory board unprecedented at Weber, found guilty and sentenced another student organization. Three counts of party permit violation were brought against the defendant, Excelsior, but two were thrown out for lack of evidence. Pleading guilty to the other count, the offending club was placed on probation retaining all privileges for six weeks. The Committee stipulated that another violation during this period would result in immediate and drastic resentencing.Larry Tomlinson, chairman and acting judge, acknowledged the penalty was mild but pointed out it was the club's first offense. NOTICE The college opera, Blossom Time, will be presented March Oth and 10th, and not April 9th and 10th as was reported in the lqst issue of Signpost. PIZZA PIE! Spaghetti & Meat Balls! EDE'S PLACE 2763 Madison Ave. Open 6 to 11 p.m. Except Sundays The Blouse With A Nautical Air Perfect blouse for your skirts or bermudas! The wade sailor collar gives it a fresh, new look . . . the braidtrimming- adds a dash of color. Of Sanforized combed cotton in white with navy or red braid. $3-95 RD M NYE CO |