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Show Summer Signpost-Thursday, June 28, 1984 5 According To Prof., Histories Offer Roots Compiling family histories in a kind of individualized "roots" gives a sense of belonging and makes the study of history more palatable, a Weber State historian said. Dr. Richard W. Sadler, a professor of history at WSC said, "Most people in the world are not historical, they live in the now and are thinking about now. We're not pressured to look at how we got here." Sadler suggested spending time to gather information about family members in order to create a family history. "I think when we do this it helps us put some roots down into the past. It also can strengthen family ties because we come away from the experience with appreciation for our ancestors who had some tough choices," said Sadler. Sadler teaches summer courses on how to put together either written or oral family histories. He said that people who have tried the project have developed a greater respect for their family and for themselves. "People are interested in doing this type of thing because they choose the subject matter they will study. What better way is there to learn history than to discover how it affected your own family." Sadler noted that tapes and transcripts as well as associated research from the students' projects are added to the WSC archives to give others access to the information for other types of research. He said tha the revisionist move of history that started in the 1960's moved the emphasis away from the leaders of historical development towards the common person. "History is brought about by common people," said Sadler. "We've looked too long at the big people." ... T..V..T ,r , . A e- -it a- f t.'i i. . . h -?"? ' - " "" '" I s . , ' ' 4 i- " -,: - j y:iV "Is' " " 44 . ' .v- X i r? V ' - ".-M 1 I '" 'J's''". " ' """" '' ; " " ' ;""" Signpost photoMatthew Brown Weber State College maintenance workers drained the The ducks will have a clean home once the pond is duck pond to fix repairs and do a little 'spring cleaning.' refilled. Cesnik Wins Tuition Waiver, Fees Students Earn Top Awards In Dee Events lottery' Drawing State lottery drawings may not be legal in Utah, but if you happened to be part of the team of students that parked at the Dee Events Center and walked to school, the word "lottery" became legal at WSC the day that President Rodney H. Brady pulled out the winner's names. A new program was initiated last quarter. Students were asked to park at the Dee Events Center to help out with the parking problem on the WSC campus. As an incentive, President Brady said that prizes would be award-, ed at the end of the quarter. Prizes included tuition waivers, fee waivers and bookstore gift certificates. Each day the license plate numbers of those who parked at the DEC were written down. President Brady then drew the lucky license plate numbers and taking first place was David Cesnik. Cesnik was awarded a tuition and fee waiver for one quarter. The second lucky winner was David Beckett. He received a tuition waiver for one quarter. Jeff Pearce received a fee waiver for his walking efforts and Perri Winn was a recipient of a $25 certificate to be used toward purchases at the WSC bookstore. The "lottery" will take place again this fall quarter. Students can park their cars at the DEC and will be eligible for prizes for the upcoming quarter. H NO MEMBERSHIPS iJl gTTrrrrrmTTTri NO DEPOSITS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY RENT 2 MOVIES AND PLAYER FOR ONLY (Offer Expires July 28, 1984) $595 ADDITIONAL MOVIES $1 45 BETACED VIDEO DISKS Mon. thru Thurs. MOVIE & PLAYER $395 UXXUhiJu,! J..'. 1 .'. 1 M '-''-' !.,1,JJ.1'.1.'.1.'.1.'.1.'..U 5080 S. 1600 W. TUR";t'nt'T"o PHONE Riverdale riverole drivmh 621-1468 Three students from Weber State College placed in the top eight in a national Career Cevelopment Conference held recently in Kansas City, Missouri. According to Belva Post, Weber State College faculty advisor for Delta Epsilon Chi, the three students competed in categories including fashion merchandising, sales promotion, hotelmotel management, advertising, sales and finance and credit. The conference was attended by hundreds of marketing students from throughout the United States, she said. Wes Archuleta placed in the top eight in general marketing while Lynette Post earned a top eight standing in restaurant marketing and management and Mike Rogers placed in the top eight in retail generalmerchandising. Post said that the state of Utah had the highest number of winners in the nation per capita. The state was also in the top three as far as the number of trophies and medals that were given. The students had to compete in both written exams and oral presentation. Many had to prepare extensive proposals and business recommendations before attending the conference and some categories required extemporaneous planning and decision making, the Weber State College professor said. The Delta Epsilon Chi organization is a vocationally-oriented group sponsored by the department of distributive technology at the college that emphasizes civic consciousness, leadership abilities, professionalism and promotion of the free enterprise system, Post said. ROCKY MOUNTAIN LEGAL CLINIC DIVORCE? 627-1110 Don't complain later. See a lawyer about your rights under Utah divorce law. A consultation can cost as little as $10.00. Kelly Cardon Attorney at Law IIUI II II H M II II H M II I LTCT |