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Show I PAGE TWO THE PARSON TO THE EprTOR: EDITORIAL STAFF JDick Proctor -- Keith Waggoner Jeanine Goodwin Glen Kilpatrick .Charlotte Kay .Bill Fong, Jim Ross .Marjorie Nault .Joanne Hotchkiss ReportersJud Fanner, Jerry Mercer, Don Coleman, Joanne Grantham, Tom Madrass, Doug Pender, Nathan Anderson, Carol Jean Malascon. The Parson is published every two weeks by the Associated Students of Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. All rights reserved. Member Intercollegiate Press and Associated Collegiate Press. Homecoming Another homecoming which promises to be bigger and better every year, finds this year one of the most active and with more participants than ever before. We can hardly wait until tomorrow to view the floats and watch the game and then attend the dance. Homecoming is one of the favorite traditions at Westminster. The entire schodl is open to any one who wishes to inspect the dorms, class rooms and grounds. We're proud of our school and want to show it off to the world. We think the alumni and visitors to the campus will be pleasantly surprised at the progress made in the last three or four years. And especially this last year, the .huge enrollment, spirit and enthusiasm all tend to make this homecoming one of, if not the greatest in Westminster's long history. The accepted phrase this year seems to be, Its the greatest! . . Congratulations! I didnt think that space was as hard to fill as that but I am sure that for this next issue you should have a good long Letters to the Ed. column. First your plea to the readers for such letters (page 2 col. 1) and then your brazen attack on other publications (page 2 col. 2) should really get things rolling. I am afraid however that you have have goofed somewhat in the second atricle. First, I would like to say thafy'the.. aPrson is a campus paper, 'ncA to be domi nated by anyone organiaztion. feel that if as much news about the campus Y and its activities were present in the Parson as is in the Campus Y I would have a tendency to rebel. Other activities would not, perhaps could not, match this quantitity, making an unbalanced paper. I found as as much matererial from Campus Y in this las issue as I found from any other grotlp except athletics and those areas are more interesting and easier to write about in general anyway. Yet you said the Campus Y in particular had not turned in its material. Then two facts do not give. Also, though all the student pay for the Parson and get a fine, printed issue, I believe that those who wish to .yipoprt, club papers for special news should not be held back from paying for mimeographed sheets. Too, what better way to and disunite a student body than to attack a func-itonigroup within it, thus giving tempers a chance to flare and students to be angry with their fellow studenfs, witlf whom they are ordinarily working! May I say that this last issue was one of the best ever, and, except for about twelve . square inches, it showed the improvement that Westminster College as a whole is gaining. With each improvement, competition neednt be All liquidated, but augmented. parts of the campus and its life should augment rather than destroy the other component parts. In this spirit can all be fed and aided. Lets not destroy ourselves with bitterness but all work toward one common goal a better Westminster College. s Harry T. Inman disor-organi- Letters to the Editor The editors plea last edition, certainly seemed to get through to the students, with the deluge of Letters To The Editor. We regret to say however, that due to the lack of space we could n,ot publish all the mail we received. Our future policy concerning letters will be on a first come, first served basis. An attempt will be made to publish all letters however, but if this is not possible, please do not give up the idea of writing letters. This is your publication to voice complaints, criticisms and pats on the back. . All School Forum The all school forum held recently we thought went over quite well but we were rather disappointed at the lack of questions. We thought the students had more things to question the student council on, or it should have any way. What do you think of the idea, once a month? Publication Date This is probably the last time the Parson will be issued on a Friday. The next publication will appear on Wednesday, November 16. There are' several reasons for the change. Wednesday .seems to cover the week more thoroughly, it gives the weekend to work on it and eventually the editors hope to publish weekly and Wednesday seems to be the best day. Material to be printed should be submitted the Friday before publication day. ' Teaching Assistantships DON'T READ In Colombia THIS--- A chance to teach and study in I Colombia is open to U. S. college . . . Because if you do, you will graduates, it was announced today by Kenneth Holland, President of the , Institute of International Education, 1 East 67th Street, New York City. only find out that the Westminster Canterbury Club is going to have a meeting Sunday,-- November 13 at 7:00 P..M in Ferry Hall Lounge. You still reading? Well, you will also find out that there are 27 Episcopalians on campus, which could meet and make an interesting social and business organization. You could find out that there are going to be interesting topics, speakers and discussions planned for the coming year. You didn't learn much did you, come td the next meeting and learn more. The University of Caldas in Manizales, Colombia, offers two teaching assistantships to American graduate students for the 1956 academic year January 3 to Oc- ze ng ; by Jud Farmer Homecoming is once again upon us. Homecoming is that time of the school year when all the alumni return for a short time to find out how much better the school is than when they were here, and to see if the team will win THIS year. You can, always tell homecoming, because it's the only day when all the student body looks sleepy, from staying up all night to build a float. However, I like the night before Homecoming, because with everyone out working on a float, the dorm is very quiet, and I the best sleep get of the year. Request to the, float committee: This year, could you arrange to have Pat Bellinger without the barrel? I would like to go on record as saying that I am very much in favor of the new method of making announcements in Chapel. (For those of you who havent been for some time, they are now printed). Last year, the Dean used to take the first few minutes of Chapel time to make said announcements orally. This was known as The Deans Moments. This wasperiod OK, but the announcements and we until were beginning to refer to lnSer !2ngei! at as hour The Deans Hour and the TVe,s,day ,Ten. C hapel Moments. I like the new system much better. Now we can spend the Chapel Hour reading the announcements instead of listening to them. It is said (dont ask me by who) that when you are mentioned by a famous columnist, youve arrived. There-iorI d like to thank Dan Valentine for mv circulation by mentioning me in his column. boosting Now the least I can do is to boost his circulation by mentioning him in mv column. So I will . . .to wit: Dan Valentine, Dan Valentine Dan Valentine. There, that should do it. I heard that Marilyn Monroe visited' Philosophy 101 If so, she was m the wrong place. She should have come to the Esthetics class. Overheard between Frank Anselmo and Leon Johnson-Leon- : Im embarrassed. e, Frank: Im FYank. Leon. I d rather be embarrassed, I can get over it I suppose I should say something about recent field my could write J'ust oodles nil? 1 11 about it, J. just mention this one thing. We learned about functional or useful a rt Thats I think Monroe should come to Esthetics class. If shewhy cant come, Ill ac, cept Liz Maclnnes. Pender has a complaint. He says, I dont eat at the i??S dmmg hall very often, but every time I do, everyone is m the front of the line. Theres hardly any back at dll. Speaking of Doug Pender, has anybody noticed that sharp weater he wears? It says across the front in N. M. M. I. I. heard it stands for Northern big letters, Monogolian , Mounted Infantry. I got accused the other day of not public minded. Now this isn t true at all. Im very being minded. public (I al- ways express my mind in public). For instance, I have been following with great interest this bit in the about Why cant Johnny learn to read? Now I newspapers dont know if he does or not, but if he doesnt, I think I know why. Most first grade readers go something like this: Run Dick run. Run Jane run. See Puff. Spot runs after Puff. TO THE EDITOR Jane sees Puff. Dick runs to Father. Now I ask, you as In reference to the request made fairly intelligent college students, what does that do for by president of the student body those little kids? Does it contribute one thing to their inJohn Young to the effect that pos- tellectuality? Does it give them anything can use? ters should not clutter up Con- Is it the least bit interesting? NO! Besides, they thinking of all verse Hall I ask why shouldnt that superfluous makes the kids too tired to learn. running they? The bulletin board downNow I have a plan that will make reading more in- stairs in the mail room is so full to children and at the same time give them someof job opportunities, lost and found teresting notices and S. C. A. bulletines, thing they can use. SO," the Farmer. First Reader reads that no room is left; and in the like this: Jane sees Dick . Dick sees Jane. Jane runs. Dick the bulletin runs after Jane. Run Jane run! Dick catches Jane. Dick suggested board is in such a position piat Jane. Puff and Spot look at each other knowingly. June runs even those of the student body who to Father. Father runs after Dick. (See how much more indo hang out at the doo flop will teresting and useful that is.) With my system, kids would hardly notice anything not in be a lot smarter than they are. neon. - So lets hang the notices DO YOU KNOW? where theyll be seen by all even The U. S. Open Golf championship of 1895 was won if they do get thick. by ' Horace Rawlins with a score of 173 Someone Unimportant. WORDS dug-flo- - p; to the Editor Why cannot clubs and organizations on this campus have their tober 5, 1956. own publications? December 1, 1955, is the closing In your letter which was pubdafe for application for the Colished in the October 21, 1955 issue lombian awards.' of The Parson, you severely This is the first year in which criticized Some clubs in general the assistantships have been ofand the Campus-Y,i- n particular. fered by the Colombian Universifor their I have republications. ty. Successful candidates will as- ficiency in Spanish; and good read of the my Constitution copy sist in teaching English in the uni-- j health. Both men and women are of the Westminster Associated versitys Department of Lan- eligible for the awards.' Students Article VIII The and guages. Preference will be givThe assistantships include a Board of Publications in particuen to applicants who plan careers monthly stipend of 275 Colombian lar. as teachers of Spanish. pesos (roughtly $100), room, and Under the provision of Article Other eligibility requirements j tuition in any of the Uni- VIII there is no mention of orgafaculty are: U. S. citizenship; a bache-- i versity. Return by nizational publications. Therefore lors degree by date of depar-- i air from Miami transportation to Manizales is these criticized clubs may publish ture; the maturity, articulateness also provided. Men assistants are their own bulletins, newsletters, and initiative necessary for teach-- : housed in a dormitory; women, in and similar types of publications. moral ing; good character, per--j a high school connected with the If any club or organizations so sonality and adaptability; pro- - j University. (Continued on page 3, Col. 1) ! 1955- - THE CAMPUS CREEP ' Editor Associate Editor Business Manager. Sports Editor Feature Editor Photographers Art Work ..... . Circulation Manager. November 4, OF WISDOM These days, the average number of times a man says no to temptation is once weakly. OPEN LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATION The men of Foster Hall would like to extend their thanks and appreciation for the efforts which have been made in behalf of the resident students for improved conditions in the college dining hall. We note with great satisfaction that the caliber of the cuisine has become increasingly better, and with it the morale of the students. We feel that the new dietician will be the factor in contributing to the maintenance of themajor new improved conditions. Thank you again for the consideration which has been shown, i Sincerely yours, (Signed) CURTIS W. SMART President, Foster Hall -- |