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Show October 28, 1969 r?r? Annfo) lJljjiLjilia) -i- - ':,n ,t ' i. . , ' M . .eh..- a f" ' .'--5-,..- ..- i " ) "V1: I ' ' I it v f -t "AX, ' L Michael D. Richards This week we honor A recently named delegate to the National Orientation Direc tor's Conference, Michael D. Richards, chairman of fresh, man orientation, has been chosen for the This Week We Honor award. Mike, who. has stated, "I'd love to write a couple of good books in comparative literature" is a senior majoring in English language and' literature with a philosophy minor. When asked why he chose English for his field of study, he replied, "I never thought of it before. Ac-tually, I guess it's because the world we live in requires com. munication and English supplies this in a meaningful manner." Eventually Mike would like to-come back to Weber State and teach comparative literature, with the Romantic period in both German and English literature being his favorite field of study. Mike has received recognition at Weber not only for organiz-ing freshman orientation, for which he received a number of commending statements from members of the administration who were involved, but also as editor of Probe, the campus magazine. Other areas Mike has served in include chairman of course evaluation and he's a student member of the academic council, the governing body of faculty members on campus. Mike will graduate this spring with a bachelor of arts degree. He commented, "I'm trying for the Danforth fellowship to help me get into grad school. I've applied to three schools, Wash, ington University In St. Louis, Missouri, the University of Wis-consin, and Utah State Uni-versity." After receiving his masters, Mike would like to leave the state to work on his doctorate. Anyone who wishes to congratulate Mike on this award, may do so by offering him some black licorice, his food obses. sion for the week. THE SIGNPOST High pay draws men How much is a new graduate Engineer really worth? Plenty! At least where starting salary is concerned. A review- of recent Annual reports issued by the placement bureau shows that Industrial and Manufacturing Engineers are the highest paid graduates to leave Weber State College. "Last year, the average start, ing salary was $844 per month." stated Professor A. Kent Ran. dall, chairman of the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering department. "The June gradua-tes this year should average better than $900 a month," he continued. Job offers come from many types of industries including sports, automotive, computer and aerospace companies. IBM, Ford, G. E. and Coleman are typical firms which have employed past graduates. Why will a company pay so much for a new engineer? Basic ally engineers are scarce. "En. gineers are the most sought after graduates in the country," re. lates Hugh R. Jacobs, Director of Weber State Placement Bur. eau. "Weber's graduate engineers are needed and are well qualified to fill the large gap between the technician and the purely theoretical disciplines in industry." What motivates a student to pursue engineering? Motives vary greatly. Money seems to be the most universal force. Most engineering students express the view that money play-ed "a large part" in their decision to enter the engineer, ing field. Money isn't the only factor though. Bill Smith, a senior with several years "working" exper-ience is pursuing manufacturing engineering to "capitalize on past experience" and because of "personal satisfaction derived from engineering." Another typical view is ex. pressed by Larry Moore. "At first I thought of majoring In psychology, but a counselor told me opportunity in the field was limited unless you had a PH.D With a B.S. in manufacturing engineering there is unlimited opportunity." Family life majors organize new club Joining the list of interesting campus organizations, is Phi Alpha, a club for family life students. Experiencing its first year, Phi Alpha is not only a professional club in family life, but also - a social club established to bring students with common interests together. Affiliated with both the Ameri. can and Utah Home Economics Associations, clubs like Phi Alpha are found on college cam-puses throughout the state. Anyone taking a family life class is eligible to join. Meetings scheduled for the second Thursday of each month will include guest speakers, Dr. Stephen Stanford of the soci-ology department lecturing on "Principles of planningyourown home," Mr. Glen Wiese of the English department lecturing on "Literature and family life," and Mrs. Farrell Collett lectur-ing on "Spain." Activities planned will encompass everything from tutoring children involved with the Head-start program to building' a float for Homecoming. Members of Phi Alpha will have an active role in the Spring Convention of the Utah Home Economics Association scheduled for April 24, 1970 on the Weber State cam-pus.Directing activities this year will be Carole Johns, president, Dian Weston, vice president, Judy Fukui, secretary, Janet Web-ber, historian, Susan Kerr, treasurer, Kathy Nicholas, publicity chairman, and Pam Nelson, project chairman. Page 5 New director named "I never realized the potential the committees have. Pm finding out how much there is to accomplish and how enjoyable my job Is," stated Judy Willmore, new coordinator of student activities. A graduate of Weber High in 1965. Judy attended Weber State College for three years before transferring to Utah State. Her roles here at Weber began as she was elected Freshman class sec. retary. She then became associated with AWS, served as presi-dent of La Dlanaida sorority,-and helped with student government as senator-at-large. Judy felt she needed a change so she transferred, she commented, "I think it's good for everyone to get away from home. I think it's good to go to different schools and understand different views. I went to Utah State. I was Just a student there and studied." Being not directly involved with planning activities, Judy felt she saw things from another viewpoint. Living on campus or away from home, Judy felt one looks at things from a different view-point. "We looked to the college for. activities. After all there's not alot to do in Logan. Right now, we're looking for things to plan for the dorm students," emphasized Judy. After spending five days in Las Cruces, New Mexico for the Association of College Unions International, Judy could only re-emphasize how much she enjoys her work and how "really worthwhile" It Is. Judy replaced Monty Shupe, who is now working as assistant union building director. Monty's main responsibilities now lie with working closely with Farrell Shepherd, union building director.Monty stated, "I really enjoyed working with the students, but the time comes when you need new people and new ideas." Monty continued however to stated that he still worked quite closely with students in some aspects and enjoyed it as much as ever. 1 v Judy Willmore i mm mm Featuring Our Now Doaufiful Dining Room ! Air Conditioned ACCOMMODATIONS FOR LARGE OR SMALL GROUPS FOR INFORMATION OR RESERVATIONS Qall 394-6002 Ion 5uev-Nool!es XVI . T n , inmp Pcbted itd tie ORDERS TO TAKE OUT RESTAURANT HOURS "THE ULTIMATE IN FINE FOOD" 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Closed Mon. & Tues. 2430 GRANT AVE. OODII1 |
