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Show December 2, 1966 Page 2 THE SIGNPOST up I Constitution Needs Revision Now that the studentbody officers have decided what procedures should be used to call a constitutional convention and an amendment legalizing such a maneuver has been passed, it appears that the present constitution is headed out the window. There are several reasons shy the convention is needed. The Senate student government committee has outlined the following reasong: The executive officers duties need to be outlined. The executive committees duties need to be outlined. Senate representation needs to be re-organized. The duties of the-Supreme Court need to be expanded. A financial board needs to be established. The reasons why the duties of these various organizations need to be outlined is so that they will have some guidelines to follow. As it is now, the officers and committees have had to follow their own initiative in directing their actions. This has caused some problems because persons have not known what their duties were or how far they should go in their actions. The third recommendation that would re-establish the representation in the Senate is perhaps one of the most needed. Indications are that the senators will be apportioned from the academic divisions rather than the present class system. Many senators and class officers are elected to represent a certain class, but after one or two quarters are no longer a member of the class they were elected to. By electing representatives from the divisions, the officers would in most cases stay in that division until they graduate, regardless of the class they were in. A proposed plan would have the Supreme Court rule over a traffic court and possibly some of the problems the standards committee now rules over. The financial board needs to be established to help the business vice president in making reports and changing inter-budget expenditures. All of these recommendations will be made with the new administrative re-organization in mind. Possibly next year, the school will be divided into four schools, representing four areas of the administration. But now, the struggle is on to see who is going to serve on the convention committee. There will be representatives from the Senate and the studentbody officers and some at-large representatives from the studentbody. Several faculty members will also sit on the committee. The committee should be formed before the Christmas holiday so that work can begin during the vacation. The re-organization is going to take a lot of time and energy, not just one or two hours a week, but one or two weeks a month. We think that the constitution should be re-organized and should be done before the elections next Spring. Go to it boys and girls. Sark's Ethics Are Okay Head football coach Sarkis Arslanian's football ethics came under attack again last week in a local daily newspaper. In the column it was stated that Sark is wondering why he has a tainted image around the intermountain area. Sark answered that as long as his players believe in him and will continue to play for him, he doesn't care what other people think of him. We say good for Sark. As we see it, he has an obligation to his players, to the athletic department, to the school, and to himself. Sark has developed a winning football team at WSC. In his first year he captured a piece of the conference football title and finished among the top ten small college football teams in the nation both years. The fans who support the team pay to see winning football. They do not cry about ethics, it is usually the opposing coaches, or the football press, who think they know more about the game than anyone else, who do the crying. Another Arslanian quote said "When the opposing coaches begin to love me, then we'll have a losing football team." The cries of anguish carried in the local press appear to be coming from the opposing coaches, not the fans. Sark has no obligation to the other coaches, just to beat them on the gridiron. 0 0 mom One More Test For Scrib The recent issue of the Scribulus was a sell-out, but was it a success? Thanks to a neat looking product and a great selling campaign, the magazine was completely sold out In a few days. As is the case In most selling Instances, just selling the product is not enough, the product must be accepted. Letters Editor, Signpost: This is a political year, and although the elections are now over, and the major issues have been decided, the air is still ringing with political debts and promises. During the campaigns such as the one we. have recently witnessed, only major issues come to the surface. There are many minor questions that are left undiscussed. One of these was touched upon by Mr. Bigtown when he visited our campus. It is an old issue, but one little discussed of late; federal aid to education. Mr. Big-town promised that if he was e-lected he would work for the passing of a bill that would give aid to all WSC students registering for Education 616. The descriptive title of the course is: "Instructional Materials and Resources for the Eyes and Ears." Dr. Vane Nane, professor of Eye and Ear Aids, recently said that he realizes many students who's parents make less than $25,000 per year are having trouble completing all required projects for the course, and that if legislation is passed allowing grants of from five to six thousand dollars per student, per quarter, then we can relieve part of the financial burden that students, their ancestors, forefathers, and immediate families are now forced to bear. If this could be done, we could also encourage students to complete the course here at WSC rather than going to USU where the instruction is far below par. At the heretofore mentioned college some students find the course much less expensive, and many have said it is more valuable, but the validity of this latter statement is challenged by Dr. Vane Nane. WSC is still a growing college, and we must all work to overcome the problems that growth gives rise to. If Mr. Bigtown's bill goes through, as all education majors trust it will, new hope will arise for all, certification will again be possible for the masses, the teacher shortage will be a thing of the past, and A.B. Disk will sing songs of praise to our own Mr. Bigtown for his most loyal support of education: America's greatest natural resource. In anticipation of such legislation, we would all do well to make plans to register for Education 616 next quarter! To quote Dr. Vane Nane's assistant, Mr. Marseill; "How's you schedule for next quarter?" Name withheld Editor, Signpost: I would like to publically thank my staff, advisors, Beta Phi Beta, Excelsior, Otyokwa, La Dianaeda and the studentbody and faculty for their unprecedented support and success of Scribulus. I would also like to thank the Signpost staff who went to bat for Scribulus last year during Senate budget hearings. I trust their faith in Scrib has been justified. It took many hours to pull together the autumn-winter quarter edition of Scribulus, but our efforts were well-rewarded by your acceptance of the magazine. Cheryl Lorenc Editor, Scribulus This acceptance must be done by the Senate, who in turn appropriates money for the publishing of the magazine. The recent issue of the magazine was a trial case to be sure. Now that the Senate has seen that the magazine is wanted by the students, and that such a product 'can be sold and accepted, the Senate should not hesitate the next time a question of funds for Scribulus comes up. Christmas List for Santa Dear Santa Claus: Would you please fill our stockings with the following gifts for Christinas? for the art department: some hay for their barn for the ski club: free tickets to Sugarbush, Vermont for the traffic security division: parking meters and 2 brand new stop signs. for Jack B. Sugglemyre: red carpeting from the hall to his doorway. for Monty, Shep and Curtis: a brand new school car a cream white Corvette StingRay. for Robert A Hunter: an alarm clock for the dorm students: two new telephones for the art services: a new box of water colors for the freshmen Senators: name plaques for Otyokwa sorority: two birch bark canoes for Excelsior fraternity: another blood drive for Dean Dayley: baby blue Adlers for President Miller: a successful 1967 legislature for Kyathinia sorority: adrenalin for the UB candy counter: help for Beta Phi Beta fraternity: unity for Jerry Nebeker: franchise for a candy concession Monday nite for the Signpost: one typewriter, one box of thumbtacks, a subscription to "Sports Illustrated" and onestereo-tv-radio-phonograph combination, shorter working hours and more pay for J. Ryan Rees: a cheery smile for William G. Sanders: a fireplace so he can hang his stocking for Christmas and keep warm for the library: some tall green grass and lots of books (not necessarily in that order) for Clarence Vellinga: a finance board for LaDianaeda sorority: a yellow Submarine for the music department: psychedilic music cards for Clifford Vellinga: an "S" to go with his TV on the mountain for the basketball team: another winning season for Mac Stevenson: another black book for Kenneth J. Burton: a Volkswagen to put in the trunk of his Plymouth for Sigma fraternity: a new pair of stomping boots for Burt Muth: his own film of "Patch of Blue" for Rick Hassett' lifetime subscription to "Pace" magazine for the alumni office: better housing for G. Don Gale: a visitor's pass to the Signpost for the faculty: an enlarged parking lot for the students: more holidays. for the information services office: an extra can of oxygen for Janet Stephenson' a second "queen" title for Tom Welch: a course in elementary accounting for Sharon Blair: "instant" Senate notes for the alumni office:. an alumni office for the Chatonelles: new tennis shoes for President William P. Miller: a rug for his office Published weekly during fall, winter, and spring quarters except during test week by the Associated Students of Weber State College. The opinions expressed on the editorial pages of the "Weber State Signpost" are not necessarily those of the studentbody or the college administration.Letters to the editor must be signed and identified with a student number to be considered for publication. Editor-in-chief J. Ryan Rees Business Manager . . -. 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