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Show Page 2 Signpost May 10, 1977 Funds for uniforms Student given grant for Marching Band receives donations extraction research project Challenge gifts and pledges of more than $10,000 have been 'received for the Weber State College marching band uniform fund according to Roy C. Nelson, Development Fund Chairman. Recently the Alumni Association of Weber State pledged a $5,000 challenge grant to the fund. This was then matched by a $5,000 gift from an anonymous donor. Since then proposals have been made to foundations, businesses, and individuals seeking other funds for the uniforms. In addition to these efforts, a band-booster committee headed by Ogden businessman, James DeVine II, has begun efforts to raise community support for the project. "There are a lot of us who feel the marching band is an integral part of the athletic scene," Mr. DeVine said. "We'd hate to see the elimination of drills and parades from the band program." Mr. Nelson said the present band uniforms are over 15 years old and have "literally bottomed out." "With the emphasis on a new football program and the opening of the Dee Events Center this year, we feel an increased need to field a marching band in appropriate attire," he explained. The recent announcement concerning the curtailment of the marching aspects of the Weber State band is the cause of the recent activities, according to Mr. Nelson. "If we can provide matching funds to the challenge grants, we'll have enough money for new uniforms. There is one condition, however," he noted. "If we fail to match the monies, they may have to be returned to the donors." He then explained there is a real need not only for money but also for time. The uniforms must be ordered several months in advance before they can be delivered to the college. A Weber State College student has been granted $14,100 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct a research project dealing with the extraction of tar from tar sand. Robert A. Davidson will serve as student project director employing six other WSC students, supervised by Dr. Robert R. Beishline, professor of chemistry, faculty project advisor.The project, "Technical, Social, Environmental Aspects of Bitumen and Sand Recovery from Tar Sands," will be conducted over a 10-week period next summer in Eastern Utah where large deposits of tar sand are Use these coupons and prove two can eat cheaper than one! S big boy Jrn '( Restaurants fr Big Boy Combo Salad and Fries Present this coupon at any of the participating Big Boys in your area. Offer good thru May 15, 1977. One coupon per customer per visit. 2 for $j 89 Spaghetti Dinner Italian Meat Sauce, Texas Bread, Salad Present this coupon at any of the participating Big Boys in your area. ' Offer good thru May 15, 1977. One coupon per customer per visit. 2 for $29 2 Breakfast 2 Eggs, French Toast, Hash Browns Present this coupon at any of the participating Big Boys in your area. Offer good thru May 15, 1977. One eoupon per customer per visit 2 for $149 Restaurants 4250 Harrison Blvd. 2132 Washington Blvd. located and in laboratories of WSC. It will be one of the Student-Originated Studies (SOS) programs conducted nationally and financed by NSF funds, Dr. Beishline said. The Weber State grant is one of 64 awarded to students in 59 universities this year. Mr. Davidson, 25, a certified chemistry major, said he first became interested in such a project while working with his father who was involved in tar sands as a business venture. The student is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman A. Davidson, of 348 W. 4675 S., Ogden, and is married to the former Shelly Nielson. Davidson and the other students will each receive $90 a week from NSF while conducting the project. NSF insists that a student group approach be followed in carrying out the research project. The other students involved in the project are Judy Skidmore and John K. Snigley, chemistry students; Gary N. Kitchen, and Kurt Froerer, economics; Ralph Stegen, geology, and Terry Wingate, political science. Other" faculty members associated with the program as assistant advisers are Dr. Wayne L. Wahlquist, geography, and Dr. Thomas R. Neff, geology. The six students will be concerned with the effects mining and processing of tar sand will have on the environment, the economic impact this will have on the locality and state, the number of jobs that might be created, and the costs of the various methods of extracting tar from tar sand. Also, they must be concerned with the political implications in terms of national and local laws that may be involved in operating a new industry. Enormous deposits of tar sand exist in Eastern Utah in the Vernal-Roosevelt area, Dr. Beishline said. The tar could be processed for petroleum products, and the sand would be valuable for cement and other construction materials. Dr. Beishline said Davidson and other students prepared the project request for the NSF grant, and that he assisted by advising and editing their written proposal. Professional assistance was also provided by Dr. Richard Blake of Dr. Perry R. Larsen's Research and Development office in editing and processing the proposal. Free lecture tomorrow Dr. Jean B. White, WSC professor of Political Science, will give a lecture about the nation's first woman state senator. The title is "Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon: Doctor, Wife, Legislator, Exile." It will be given on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Salt Lake Public Library, 209 E. Fifth South. It is sponsored by the Utah State Historical Society. The public is invited. Admission is free. |