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Show Page 6 Signpost May 20, 1977 EDITORIALS Wednesday the Institutional Council unanimously approved a progress report on the rationale for Master of Education Degrees in Elementary and Secondary Education. For whatever it is worth, we approve too. However, we don't want to see the strong points of Weber State College needlessly weakened. We want to see a gradual transition wherein the tone of what Weber State College actually is will not be destroyed. Students come to Weber State because of scholarships, good programs and a congenial student personality. Students come because it is economical, instructors are easily accessible, and because of the greater opportunity to get involved in student organizations. Students also come because they can experience liberal and technical training at the same time here. If, for whatever reason, those things that draw WSC students are eliminated, WSC will have to find either a new supply of students or "new" reasons to draw students here. Thus, we urge caution in the possible transition from a College to an University. Let's not jeopardize what we already have. Let's be careful to build on what we have a strong, viable college so that in the process what we have will not be destroyed. FRANKLY SPEAKING ... by phil frank m USUALLY LOOK W OIUER W WEN A SWENT SELLS Ah! ITEM OR TW3 FROM HIS ROOM OTTO, BUT Tfi5 S, I BELIEVE WE W TIME I'VE -HAD TO SPEAK1D W ABOUT SELL AS YOUR RCQMATE STEREO EQUimEMT.. Box 9411 Berkeley, College Media Services C. 9470? Opinions expressed on the editorial page do not necessarily represent those of the student body, administration or WSC Media Board. All signed articles are the opinions of the author. Published twice weekly by the Media Board of Weber State College. Mailing address: Weber State College, 3750 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Utah 84408. LeeAnn Williams Editor-in-Chief Dale Hicks Business Mgr. (0 Val Williams Managing Editor Clyde Mueller Photo Editor Debbie Carter News Editor Brent Aguirre News Editor Lynn Arave Sports Editor Donna Ann Willis Copy Editor Georgoana McCrae. Secretary Wildcat itter box n l By Chris Hicks Did you notice during the recent student body elections that not one candidate took a stand on divorced student housing? It's discrimination against the once-married! You'll notice, also, no one ever mentioned widowed student housing. Maybe it's because student housing never gets divorced or widowed. But the most probable reason is because it's too controversial.It's scientifically proven, however, that when two people are no longer living together they are definitely separated. If I were Lynn Lehmann (which I'm not) and if I gave out lemon awards (which I don't) , I'd have to give one to the Outing Center (which I will) . It seems that last Friday the Outing Center rented what was believed to be a raft to two campus friends who spent half of Sunday driving to a good river -rafting spot in Southern Idaho. They waited until Sunday because it rained Saturday. When they found the spot and arranged to be brought back upstream to the car, they unpacked the raft and discovered it was a tent.- Because shooting the rapids in a tent is frowned upon, they unhappily returned home. Maybe that award should go to the two people who did not think to question the Outing Center employee! After all, some of us know better than to take their word for anything. Today those of you who've never taken a music class are in for a treat. I have the taped transcript of a lecture recently given in a WSC music class by the noted musicologist Ludwig Von Beatle. Here are some excerpts : "Rock music began appropriately enough in the stone age," he said. "It was started by a group of long-hairs who discovered that stoning a neighbor brought a new and unusual sound the scream. "Ever since then, rock music has often been performed with the players stoned and screaming. "It was a slow beginning but gradually we progressed to today, when we have fine instruments which can be played by anyone with a little training. "The most recent sophistication of the musical instrument is also one of the most costly to operate but the tone and harmony are being constantly improved. "I'm speaking of course of the push -button telephone." |