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Show Page 4 THE SIGNPOST September 29, 1969 Orientation activities acquaint frosh with WSC Trying to dampen the anxie-ties that freshmen face, Mike Richards, chairman of the orientation committee organized one of the freshest approaches to orientation Weber State has t - Vi ... This is just one of many freshmen who was greatly immpressed by orientation procedeures as she got her first taste of college life during a carnival especially for freshmen. The carnival was sponsored by the Inter-Fraternal Council and featured an afternoon of activities for the new frosh. Coa Co" and "Coka". ara ragistarad trada mark! whtch identify onlv Hill Hi L' J oi!i f 11 ftoKtft And wherever you find a congenial crowd, you'll find Coca-Cola. For Coca-Cola has the refreshing taste you never get tired of. That's why things go better with Coke, after Coke, after Coke. Bottled under the authority of The Coca-Cola Company by: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Ogden ever seen. This was the gen. eral consensus not only by the students involved, but by the ad. ministrative officials who gave their advice as to the success of such a program. At lha product ol Tha Coca Cola Company Orientation coordinators faced more than 2,000 students Sept. 23 and 24. The first day of orientation was conducted in the form of a welcoming assembly. Introductions were made by Mike Richards as he also welcomed students to Weber State. Wil-liam Miller, president of the college and Paul Neuenschwand-er, president of the studentbody, each offered their remarks. A film "This is Weber State" pro. duced, directed and narrated by Dean Hurst, Dean of Wildcats, was then shown. This was followed with an address by Officer Carver of Weber State Security explaining traffic regulations. The tours which followed prov. ed to be interesting for both the freshmen and the upperclass. ASWSC president outlines plans, hopes for '69-70 year "The Student body officers body officers would like to welcome you back to another year of books and learning and all the other ac. tivities which come in having a college experience." These were the words of Paul Neuen. schwander Student body presl. dent as he spoke in behalf of all the student body officers in welcoming students to Weber State for the 1969-70 school year. In predicting the success of the coming year Paul stressed the need for unity on the campus as he noted, "We like to think of the college campus not as a battle front where administrators, faculty, and students battle for the power of authority but rather where administrators, faculty, and students battle for the power of knowledge." Paul also mentioned the initiation of new programs. One of the newest programs is a stu-dent tutoring service which can V nKPRafeENTBO FOR v National Educational f A DIVI ft (- Diearr I J W LOKlnptorv AVi Published weekly by the Associated Students of Weber State College during fall, spring and winter quarters. Entered as second class mail at the Ogden, Utah, Post Office. Mailing address: Weber State College, 3750 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Utah. The opinions expressed on the editorial pages of the Signpost do not necessarily represent those of the studentbody or the administration.Letters to the editor must not exceed 250 words and must be signed to be considered for publication. Marilyn Larsen Lyle Karras Editor-in-chief Business Manager Peggy Jo Parker Associate Editor Boyd Holdaway Sports Editor Darline Rogers Feature Editor Byron Warfield-Graham Academic Editor John Hart Student Govt. Editor Brad Q. Post - Theatre Editor Jim Hodgson Copy Editor Phil Morgan Photo Editor Bill John Distribution Manager Phil Leavitt Columnist Reporters: Beverlee Belnap, LaRae Lawson, Gloria Richards, Susan Stark, Fred Trimm, Byron Wade, Veronica Washington, Dan Yurth, Larry Yurth, Vicki Felman. men. Many tour guides were be-ginning to think this was the smartest freshmen class to come to Weber. They seemed to have no questions, but finally they started springing up with such questions as "Do we have to dance in between the cars at the stomp tomorrow night?" Mike Richards feels that the big success of orientation was due to the booklet the committee published. This 100-page book, let entitled, A FRESHMEN'S GUIDE TO WEBER STATE COLLEGE, includes information that he feels would be important for any student at Weber, but doubly so for the incoming freshmen. As Mike stated in the for. ward of the booklet, "The purpose of the booklet Is to famil. affect almost everyone. Ac cording to Paul, "this new pro-gram is just getting under way and more information will come later, but we do ask for your support on it." Paul applauded the accom. plishments that have already been gained this year. He not-ed that, "Wayne Hill and his committee had a very success, ful leadership conference at Park City. The orientation committee with Mike Richards as Hello donco tonight The first dance of the official school year will be a stomp held tonight in the ball room, beginning at 8 p.m. Greg Kemp, dance committee chairman is optimistic about the NATIONAL AOVaTRT1INO BY A Advertising Service j ) ion or T MIH BfcltVICES. IMC. ., Now Yortc, W.Y. 10O17 . l iarize the beginning student with the opportunities and bene-fits which are available at Weber State." The booket In. eluded such Information as course syllabi of all the general education classes, the student constitution, and academic free, doms, rights and responsibili. ties of students. The second day the freshmen attended an administration ori-entation assembly. Registration procedures, advisement, and academic requirements were a. mong the topics discussed. The day ended with a free stomp held at the Promontory Tower park-ing lot. Approximately 750 students attended the festivities which drew the 1969-70 orienta. tion to a close. chairman did an outstand chairman did an outstanding job and must be complimented." In explaining the success of these and other student groups Paul had this to say, "Success has come to these people be. cause of constant, predetermined effort at something they were interested in. It is our goal this year for each of the students of Weber State College to have a "college experience" by be. coming involved in that which they are interested in most, no matter what it might be." dance. "It is primarily stag," he stated "so students can get aquainted." Two other dances are sched-uled for the week, a sport dress dance to be held Friday, October 3, and an after-game stomp on Saturday. Price for admission to the Hel. lo Dance will be $.75 per person at the door. All students are in-vited to attend. New class offered in stage band Earl Ericson, instructor in the music education department, has announced a new class in stage band to be offered this quarter. The class Is called Stage Band and will be scheduled for noon on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Students enrolled In the class will study and play jazz, rock, and all the contemporary styles of music.Approximately 16 to 18 students will be admitted to the class on approval of the director. Try-outs will be held to decide which students will be selected. . |