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Show Page 4 V3tbtv 0tate WSC mvesiei! Each day at 3 p.m. Weber State College becomes infested by a scourge of motley sized, motley aged, and motley clad locusts. Each day these locusts horde into the union building and in their crude and adolescent way, make mock of Weber State as an institution of higher learning. . f The locusts referred to, are known to the layman as teeny boppers. KCThe union building movies draw great swarms of them, in fact, swarms so large that they force the college crowd out. As was the case at last Friday's union movie. Many college students found themselves turned away from the first showing at 7 p.m. while a great majority of those patrons admitted were high school or junior high school age. The union building games area is a second honey pot that seems to lure the multitudes of bubble-gummers. When a Weber State College student cannot play pool in his union building because the tables are already occupied by non-students, one must ask WHY? Weber State is making many efforts to gain the sophistication and credentials of a highly-rated institution of higher learning. But every effort that is being made in this direction is being blocked by the extreme abuse imposed by the diaper set. It would seem that Weber State has become the community recreation center where kids can come and have the time of their life for prices that cannot be beaten. What the community does not seem to realize however is that each student at Weber State College pays $125 a quarter for those privileges that the community are taking advantage of. As to what can be done about this gaping problem at WSC is hard to say. Other colleges in Utah are not plagued with such problems. If Weber were to follow the example of the University of Utah, no one would have games area privileges unless he had a student I. D. and no one attends the union movies unless he has a student I.D. Perhaps this type of system is impractical at Weber State right now, but certainly something can be done to give students at Weber State some priority in the activities sponsored by their own funds. This is not a criticism of the films committee nor of the games area people. But it is a questioning of policy on Weber State College campus.If something is not done to prevent juveniles from running down the halls screaming, if something is not done to prevent non-students from usurping the rights of students, then Weber State College will not be able to improve the image of a "Harrison High" that has so long been overshadowing this institution. More Letters Turned away from movie Dear Editor, There are many good things at Weber State College, but one thing that needs revision is the present policy on admitting high school students to the college movies in preference to the college students themselves. We all know that money is an important factor in every activity that takes place on campus, but I am led to believe that part of the money I pay each quarter for fees, goes to defer the costs of the various activities on campus, i.e., the movies, the games area, etc. Why is it then, that we, the students who are paying for the activities, haven't any preference over junior and high school students? Condemns Kids on campus Dear Editor and concerned students: If you go to the Weber State College Union Building at three o'clock or thereabouts, you can witness an amazing transformation. The WSC Union Building changes into Ogden's High School-Junior High Recreation Center. The high school children come in swarms like locust and totally infest the U. B. Study or relaxation becomes impossible. If we had time we could wait for a squadron-of sea gulls or a strong pesticide, mrm&t ant! plagued Why do we not receive the services that we are paying for? Surely, there can be some arrangement made where the college students can obtain what they are paying for. Why couldn't a policy be implemented and a time limit be set for college students to be admitted to the films, and then after the college students have had first choice for the seats in the movie, sell the remaining seats to the general public and the "teeny boppers." A similar policy could also be worked out for the games area. Certainly the students of Weber State College deserve such action.Scott W. Holt but we don't have the time. The problem is getting out of hand. Immature Kids are defacing our Union Building and physically assaulting U. B. personnel (a little known FACT). The Weber State College Union Building should be available for the use of Weber State students and should not serve as a nursery for the local schools, WEBER STATE COLLEGE UNION BUILDING FOR WEBER STATE COLLEGE STUDENTS! Charles Boz Campus Radical THE SIGNPOST Letters to the herself or the teachers involved. Questions editorial Dear Editor, Attn: Darline Rogers: Out of respect for the students and faculty of the School of Education, I am compelled to refer to your editorial in the Signpost of April 3 in which it was stated that a student who received a low grade in an education class "was specifically warned by members of the department not to go to the appeals board if she intended to get a degree from Weber State College." This editorial item caught me by surprise and I'm sure had the same affect on most, if not all, of the faculty members in the School of Education. Immediately, in attempting to get to the bottom of an obvious misunderstanding on the part of a student, or some faculty members, I asked you for the name of the student so that I could learn the names of the faculty members involved and visit with them about the matter. The following day you reported to me that the student declined to identify Cabbages and King's Pursuing excellence by JOHN HART Student Gov't Editor It was a well-worded news story that John Hebestreet, Weber State debate coach, personally gave to the news bureau just before he left for Hawaii (published April 25 by the Ogden Standard-Examiner). But it was riddled with statements having the appearance of half-truths and misleading information. Why, you may ask, did he go to such bother? A column Straight Talk By Byron L. Wade Academic Editor The School of Education has requested that the departments of Elementary and Secondary Education be permitted to employ a total pass-fail grading system. Under its new "Performance-Based Teacher Education Program (IPT)," the school says its products will be better able to cope with actual classroom conditions. Mr. Luan Ferrin has suggested two substitutes for grades: "A videotape of the student's actual performance would be available or the School of Education would write a recommendation outlining the functions the student could actually perform." When employed the new program will permit the student to blow his chances of employment by goofing on a five minute tape. Certainly this is an improvement of the current system under which a student must spend quarters, sometimes even years, fouling up his education. Another obvious advantage of throwing grades out the window lies in the fact that the "C" Running thus into a stone wall of anonymity leads me to ponder the value of editorial inferences or accusations that are not backed up by those who make them. I understand it is the Signpost policy to reject for publication letters to the editor that are not signed by the writer. Would it not be well for the Signpost to have a policy of rejecting second-hand messages through editorials from people who are unwilling to identify themselves? In an effort to achieve some value from the editorial item referred to, Section II, E. (pp 3-4) of "Academic Freedoms, Rights and Responsibilities of Students" was read to the Faculty of the School of Education at its Spring Quarter meeting last Tuesday (April 14). This section deals with the academic appeals board and its functions. The intention of the faculty and administration in the School of Education to comply with and uphold the provisions of that section as asserted in the meeting." Nor was there any evidence of sentiment otherwise. I feel certain that any student who has a grievance concerning treatment by a faculty member in the School of Education can get a fair hearing under the established procedure, and will Perhaps it all began when he used $940 of student funds to fly debaters to San Diego last fall. Perhaps it began even earlier. February 16 of this year, Hebestreet requested 900 from student funds for his team to attend four tournaments. He was asked by the finance committee why he hadn't attended schools closer to home, and if he would attend the Big Sky meet, and he explained, "I personally like to persue excellence. I want to become one of the top teams in the nation. We can't play poduck schools and come out a top team." student will no longer have to compete for a job with the "A" student. Both students will have transcripts that read "pass." Certainly the school sees the need for change. The present system has placed the school in an embarrasing predicament since the average grade is "B" anyway. Obviously it is the present system rather than the present faculty that has made the school in need of reform. Undoubtedly a change in the name of the grading system will result in brighter, harder working and more dedicated students. The forward looking School of Education deserves applause. I applaud its recognition that the present system might discriminate against the- poor, picked-on "C" student. I applaud its stand that a defective system rather than defective individuals are to blame for the present state of affairs. I applaud its decision to place all of its students who vary in talent, creativity and desire into two categories. I applaud its new video tape program which will allow a student to ruin his chances of employment in five minutes. I applaud all these well thought out advantages with a great big BALONEY! Friday, May 1, 1970 editor nnt have anv reason for fe not have any reason for fear of recriminations. Sincerely yours, Caseel D. Burke, Dean School of Education Liked E-week Dear Editor: I am writing to congratulate and commend the people who were in charge of E-Week last week. Although the speakers did not receive very large crowds (in fact they were pitifully small) I thought the week as a whole was a success. As far as I know Weber State was the only school which had an entire week of events dedicated to earth, ecology, and environment.I'm sure a lot of planning and work went into the week of events. It was gratifying to see so many students turn out for the clean-up day on Friday. Again congratulations on the way the week was handled. Arnold Thorderson. in Hawaii He was granted $500 in a hasty senate decision (see Signpost editorial, Feb. 20) to attend those meets, and was to hold a local meet to finance the Big Sky trip. That was in February. Now, two months later, his allegiance to the students who fund his trips has been amply demonstrated. Only two of the four meets attended, one by one student, one by two students. The local meet, announced three days in advance to the debate squad, did not finance a trip to the Big Sky. No delegates from Weber State went to that tournament, where they would have competed against such schools as BYU, U of U and USU. Instead, the debate coach was winging it to Hawaii with two debaters. The story in the local paper said, "expenses paid by the University of Hawaii." FACT: Only living expenses were paid. The story said, "University of Hawaii picked these outstanding debaters along with others from colleges and universities throughout the nation. FACT: Hebestreet approached several debaters asking them to go. Weber State was the only mainland school to attend. The story listed these two as having "placings in some of the nation's largest meets this year. FACT: One debater has not participated in inter-collegiate debate at all this year. The other has one third place win. The responsibility rests entirely with Mr. Hebestreet. If proper explanation is not made, the adminstration should go looking for a new debate coach. It is obvious that the 8,000 students who pay activity fees each quarter deserve an explanation from Mr. Hebestreet. Would he be kind enough to reply? Pick up your Signpost twice weekly Tues., Fri. |
