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Show mmmnBt wmt VOL' 25. No. 31 OGDEN, UTAH June 3, 1966 Senators Muddle Through Budget Talks; Reinstate 'Scribulus' Funds -: lj " , V : 7 17 f v f. Last year's seniors file into Fine Arts Center for graduation ceremony. This year, graduation will be conducted outdoors in the Weber State stadium. Baccalaureate service, however, will remain in the FAC. This traditional scene will be repeated the evening of Friday, June 10, for the religious services. In 78th June Commencement Graduation that time of achievement andanticipation--awaits 621 seniors at Weber State. This is the largest graduating class in the history of the school, with degrees being conferred Saturday morning, June 11, in the football stadium during WSC's 78th annual exercises. In the case of inclement weather, however, ceremonies will move indoors to the gymnasium. Baccalaureate services will be conducted June 10 in the Fine Arts Auditorium at 8 p.m. Robert L. Simpson, a counselor in the Presiding Bishopric of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak to the graduates at baccalaureate. The colorful baccalaureate procession from the Union Building to the Fine Arts Center, though, will begin at 7:30 p.m. After the students are seated in the spacious auditorium, college president .William P. Miller will deliver the welcome address and make acknowledgements. Candidates will remove their caps as the invocation is given and leave them off until after the benediction. There will be no recessional for the baccalaureate services. The grads will receive their degrees the following morning, with the big event slated to begin at 9 a.m. Out of a total of 621 candidates, there will be 426 bachelor degrees awarded. This includes 375 bachelors of science and 51 bachelors of art. Other degrees to be given at this time are 141 associate degrees (121 science, 20 art) along with 28 certificates of completion and 28 certificates of proficiency. President Miller will conduct the graduation exercises. Main speaker at the traditional ceremonies will be Dr. Orlo E. Childs, president of the Colorado School of Mines at Golden. Dr. Childs, a former instructor at Weber, is a well-known educator who has had a wide range of experience in both the educational and business worlds. The school's second honorary degree will be conferred on Aaron W. Tracy, 81, who was president of Weber from 1922 to 1935. His doctorate will be in the humanities. The only other person to hold such an honor from WSC is David O. McKay, president of the LDS Church. Mr. Tracy's degree will be pre Board OKs Sales Studentbody President Tex Bour-land called a special Union Building Policy Board meeting last Thursday to discuss the problem of selling cigaretts in the UB. Jack Cannon and Doug Young were present at the meeting to represent the smokers, who wanted cigarettes to be sold in the Union Building. Cannon explained the reasons why they wanted cigaretts sold in the UB; the main reason being that at the present smokers must go two and one -half blocks off campus to buy cigarettes. Most of the policy board members favored the sale of cigarettes in the UB. It passed with an easy Li ;-JL' J sented by Ira A. Huggins, chairman of the college Board of Trustees. Following the graduation exercises, the traditional President's Reception for graduates, parents, faculty, and guests will be held. College officials wish to announce that persons not directly involved in the services will be welcome to attend the event in the stadium. This will not apply to the possibility of indoor ceremonies, however. Prior to the graduation itself, a special reception for Mr. Tracy will be held Sunday, June 5, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the U.B. The Weber State AlumniAssociation will sponsor the event. Anyone associated with the former president during his years of service is welcome to attend. majority. Farrell Shepherd, UB director, told the group that it would probably take three weeks to have the main desk counter redesigned to allow for the selling. According to this, cigarettes should be available for summer quarter. Cannon brought up the point that Trustee William G. Fowler, in last month's meeting, said cigarette machines could be in operation within three hours, if he had his way. Bourland reminded the group that they were there "only to decide if selling should be allowed, not how or when; that is the UB management's problem." Junior-Sophomore Coalition Leads Action, Cuts Awards Drastically Weber State's student Senate, giving in to popular opinion on campus concerning the cancellation of Scribulus funds, voted last week in its budget hearings for 1966-67 to restore the operating budget of the literary magazine. Several senators said they felt the previous action of the Senate doing away with the magazine was hasty, improper, and lacked understanding of the situation. The Signpost campaigned for more than one month to get the Senate to restore funds for its sister publication. Gordon Allred, advisor to the literary booklet, submitted a revised budget of $495 which constituted a reduction in the number of issues from three to two per year and a decrease in the number of editors to two. After a short discussion concerning the future of the magazine, the Senate passed the revised budget unanimously. Although restoration of funds for Scribulus highlighted Senate action last week, several other actions sparked considerable controversy and comment. Prior to last night's summation meeting, only one budget had been passed by a quorm vote, which is mandatory for final approval. That was the yearbook budget, with a net appropriation budget of $4000, income $9970 and an expense estimate of $13,975. Jerry Nebeker, speaker of the Senate, reminded the Senate that if an organization failed to earn their expected income they could still receive money alloted through their income budget from student funds. "If this is so, it is possible that we could run into a total of $74,000 to dole out to the different organizations when we only have $44,000. From where this extra $30,000 would come is hard to guess." Throughout the hearings, which were held from May 23 to May 27, the tight squeeze on the financial resources of the studentbody caused debate and confusion in evaluating the needs of each organization.To trim class budgets, Perry Perea suggested that class presidents jointly sponsor a party for the entire studentbody rather than throwing separate class parties. The funds to be used would be derived from the senior and junior class budgets which itemize and appropriate funds for parties. In an attempt to further cut expenses, Kent Bulkley proposed that decorations for parties should be purchased and then stored in the "pit" so they could be reused. Robert Hunter, yearbook editor, told the Senate that for the last two years the annual had operated in the black. He gave his word that it would continue to do so. "I don't know how it will be accomplished, but you have my word that we will not go over the net appropriation," Hunter said. Certain problems were raised concerning the difficulties in the yearbook's adjusted budget. To (Continued on Page 3) Social Sciences Get Boost From Federal Money Weber State will receive $52,704 from the federal government via the Utah Welfare Commission to train additional students in social work, President William P. Miller announced this week. The money will be used to upgrade the curriculum in social studies, employ additional faculty members in the field, and to subsidize other needs of the growing social work program on campus. Administrators of the program at Weber State will be Dr. Dello G. Dayton, chairman of the Social Science division, and Walter C. Neville, head of the sociology department.An increase in the number of graduates in social work is anticipated for next year, Dr. Dayton said. This year 20 students will receive bachelor degrees in social work, and this number is expected to jump to about 30 or 40 next year. Weber State's grant will cover the period between April of 1966 and June of 1967. The funds were made available because of the federal government's concern over the lack of social workers nationally.Funds are distributed through the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 3 INDEX Letters p. 2 Editorial p. 2 Pooh p. 2 Draft deferment p. .3 ' WSC Radio p. 3 Summer school p. 3 allons au cinema p. 4 1966 Graduates p. 5 Social Club News p. 6 Signpost memoir p. 7 Acorn Awards p. 7 Exam schedule p. 8 Bits 'bout Sports ........ p. 9 Football Review p. 10 Basketball Review p. 11 Journalism Workshop .... p. 8 Council honors man-woman, .p. 6 Track men to Chicago .... p. 9 |
