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Show NOVEMBER 12, 1957 The PARSON PAGE 2 LITERARY Observations desert episode By Bill Holman This is the first edition of The Parson for the school year 1957-5It is the hope of the staff that you W1 1 thls lssue and the subsequent ones to follow, PrPos fhe Parson is to serve you, the students, faculty , administration and alumni of Westminster. This is your paper! The Parson, when in full production, will reach 1500 people and will afford the means to you disseminate information over the widest possible area. Make use of this effective means of communication. Henceforth and forever more (we hope) the Parson will make a appearance. However, in order to meet the deadlines and keep publication consistent, the following rules must be observed: 1. Any article to be printed in the next edition must be turned in, typed, if possible, by 5 p.m. Wednseday, November 20. Address Box 145; 2. Please sign your name on all articles, notices and letters; 3. Letters to the editor will be published but they must be signed by the person writing the letter. Names will be withheld upon 8. bi-mont- ... request. MORE NOTES The third time proved to be a charm to one of two lucky people. This Wednesday, for the third time, the Dean tried to give away a dollar bill, and we are to say that at last he was successful. To the eagle-eye-happy d mailbox watcher, Bob Hardesty,' we say, nice going, boy. FROM THE DEANS OFFICE Though the dollar has been found, dont stop checking your mailbox, for the money y6u spend may be your own, I.E., you are reminded that the penalty for missing a medical appointment will cost you two portraits of George Washington, complete with fancy etching. Thursday, November 7, marked the beginning of the current series of the Presidents Roundtable. Again, watch your mailbox for an invitation. The Dean would like to remind all organizations that before any social function may take place, either on or off campus, the function must be cleared with him and a social permit must be issued by him. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Only nine weeks til finals! Morbid thought, isnt it? FAILURE By Jan Pedersen Why did Home Rule fail in the last local elections? There are many reasons but the major share of the the blame can, in my opinion, be placed squarely on the Home Rule Committee. It is hard to comprehend how an organization which exerted so much energy starting the Home Rule Movement could fail so completely. Lets try to analyze the situation as it developed. 1. After the signatures had been obtained to put Hosme Rule d on the ballot, a effort was made to the issue to the attention of the voters. The opponents bring of Home Rule then placed the proponents! where they wanted them, on the defensive. Instead of discussing the main issues the committee (found itself talking forms of government. The opposition took this up and convinced the voters that Home Rule meant City Manager. This was the first trap into which the committee fell. 2. Conspicuous by their absence were ads in our local newspapers explaining Home Rule to the average citizen. Whether or not this was due to insufficient funds, I do not know, but one thing is certain: advertising is one of the most effcient means of selling anything. Most businessmen wll agree wth this. 3. Granted that some of our finest citizens and people served on the home rule committee there was still a need to talk to fhe average voter. In this respect the committee failed by using language beyond the comprehnsion of the ordinary citizen. He did not understand what home rule meant. While they did not help the voters understand home rule, the opposition spoke on their level. Witness the spot ads on television, the singing commercials used on radio. 4. The financial aspect of home rule was not explored to the fullest possibility. Many voters believed that a comprehensive study of our government would cost the taxpayer more d services. Not one money and deprive them of dime of this money was to come from city funds. It was to be donated by private citizens and enterprises. Furthermore the members of the Charter Commission were not to be paid. These facts could have been used to great advantage but were not. 5. The final change on any decision is made by the voters. This fact which should have been the greatest selling point was completely neglected by the Home Rule Committee. Now lets look at another problem closely related to the recent electon. One thing this city needs is a Newspaper! Both our newspapers did run a number of articles on Home Rule, but did either take a stand? No. What we need is a crusading newspaper as the New York Herald, the Kansas City Star or the San Francisco Chronicle, to name a few, which would be willing to take a definite stand on an issue. One of our papers said nothing; the other said it favored improved city government. We presume that it is also against sin. Perhaps more active participation, in politics by our newspapers would result in a more interested electorate. Let us fire one parting shot at the ethics of the recent campaign. Neither side dealt squarely with the real issues involved. The opponents to Home Rule used suggestion and innuendo to discredit the Home Rule Committee and misrepresent its efforts. The Home Rule Committee failed to present its own position clearly and declined to deal with the false issues raised by the opposition. Lets hope next time, if there is one, both sides will plan and execute ethical, informative campaigns. half-hearte- well-educat- badly-neede- . ... GEMS ed By Bill Link THE PARSON TEAM Flash had worked up quite lather galloping and we were both exhausted from a vigor- Carol Howells a ous day of exploring the desert. Suddenly all fury hit, complete chaos in a seemingly Black tranquill landscape. the air above, wings flailed while shrill screeches and threats weer hurled in my direction by a huge bird flying overhead. It took a moment for me to realize that this must be a mother hawk trying to frighten me away from her young. In spite of the threatening screams, I stopped the horse, dismounted and had walked only a few feet when I saw the nest. It was about two feet across, made of the only materials at hand, twigs and straw. Two ugly little hawks, in their first yellow and white down, stretched thin, long necks out in curiosity. It was no wonder that the mother hawk was distressed, since the nest was built in plain sight on the desert floor and the sparse bushes afforded it virtually no protection. Mr. C. W. Lockerbie, a noted bird authority, later told me that this was undoubtedly a Ferrugineous rough leg hawk, which often resorts to building its nest on the desert ground when there are no juniper trees available. The mother hawk continued to scream, trying to distract me, but I went ahead and investigated the nest. Her babies were ah odd pairt, since one of them was about three times the size of its brother. .His beak was shaped like a pair of intermeshing claws, probably due to the fact that it is used primarily for tearing flesh. By this time it was growing dusk, so I left the hawk family jand rode home. Every few iays after that I would ride back in the direction of the nest and check up on my new found friends. Within a monh the two babies had grown until one was almost as large as the mother. By this time the young hawks had shed their white and yellow plumage and had shiny black feathers. These feathers ran all the way down the legs and the birds looked as though they were wearing black boots. The little hawks seemed to trust me and looked unconcerned when I came around, so I was foolish enough one day to pick one up and try to pet it. It stared at me for moments, while I held it at arms length and I felt secure. Suddenly, with a motion that completely surprised me, that little hawk stretched out its leg to about twenty inches and clamped its razor sharp claws on my nose. I still dont know how a little leg could stretch so far. I realized that that Mother hawk had taught her lessons well and her children were nqw able to go out in the world and defend themselves. Mirrored in shining eyes and happy faces is a maturing interest in school life. The warmth of Westminster friendships is the nucleus of our clubs whether reflecting service, the thrills and spills of sports, or the fascinating newness of science and languages. Each new quest has kindled a flame of friendship and interest in our Parson Team. a tightness in Athletics the pit of the stomach and a pent up energy that explodes with the first whistle of a A crisp Autumn day game a loud and a football game a cheer from the stands a victory for touchdown our team. This is the story of our Parson team a team of football players, basketball players, coaches, leaders, followers the student body, faculty, administration. ... ... ... This In ... .... Week's Top "1 5" Salt Lake City as determined by the KALL Nifty-Fift- y 1. .2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. survey: Jailhouse Rock Wake-U- p , ... it dies now. Another new team on our campus is the Parson stall led by Captain Bill Holman. This team will need your support for victories, too. So explode some of that pent up spirit to Bill and his staff. And by the way, Bill, congrats to you and your staff for a great job on this issue. The SGA team wants to win victories, too. Well need your cheers and support to win. So watch this space for our minutes, financial reports, and all our news. "Rasho-Mon,- Foreign Film To Be Shown Little Suzy My Special Angel Treat Me Nice April Love Just Bom Melodie D Amour Be Bop Baby Im Available Fascination Moonlight Swim 12: Thatll Be The Day " The Worlds Best Picture, and winner of the Grand Prize of the International Film Festival at Venice in 1951 . . . honors belonging to the Japanese This film film RASHO-MOalso won the Hollywood Oscar as the best Foreign Film of 1951. Such is the caliber of the film being brought to the campus by the combined efforts of Sigma Pi Alpha (Foreign Language Fraternity) and Campus N. 13. Fraulein 14. Aint I a Dog 15. Twelfth of Never Y. MUSIC TRENDS is an ancient contemplating of a brutal crime recently committed. A merchant and his wife, traveling through the forest were waylaid by a bandit. The merch-an- d is killed and his wife was attacked. The crime is reenacted 4 times, resulting in 4 different stories: the bandits version of the incident, the wifes version, the dead merch-ant- s version as told through a medium, and finally, the version told by a witness. RASHO-Mo- n by Don Shafer, Music Editor Even though album record sales have been on the For the winning team, we need not only the players, we need the supporters, too. This has been proven by all of you as you come out and give your whole hearted support at games, yelled till you were hoarse, sleepily but full of spirit you made your way to the bus to send the team off to Montana, and thanks to two Freshman boys, the town knew of our victories as the bell pealed out the news to all. From the SGA we say thanks to all of for the support we let Dont the spirsay you up-swi- ng for the past two years, sales of record singles are at an all-tihigh. In fact, by looking at the record industry objectively, one observes that single record sales seem to have been aided rather than hindered by influxes in L. P. releases, just as theatre and radio have been aided by television. One thing the albums dont give the record buyer is current tunes. That is, the albums stick largely to old standards. In the coming weeks, we will try to keep you informed as to what the top selling records are, what is coming up, and try applying this knowledge!?) in determining music trends. This can be very difficult when you consider that the top 10 or 30 or 50 contains such a wide variety of, shall be say, sounds. Well, well have fun, anyway. me The dialogue is in Japanese with English subtitles. Such a film of high caliber should provide the campus with a night of good entertainment. Rasho-Mo- n will be shown on November 23rd, a Saturday night. Admission of 50 cents per person will be charged to help defray the rental fee. Watch for coming announcements of Rasho-MoBegin planning your calendar to set aside the date for this special occasion. The public is invited. x n. Alpha Chi Initiates 1 3 Members Hail to Alpha Chi! rang out from Ferry Hall Lounge Wednesday, November 6, as the 13 charter members of Utah Alpha of Alpha were initiated into the National Honor Scholarship Society. The candlelight initiation of members was preceded by the installation of the Chapter conducted by Dr. Paul J. Schwab, President of the National Council of Alpha Chi. To be eligible for membership in the society, the student must be in 'the upper tenth of the junior or senior class. The original members were selected by the faculty sponsors of the chapter an the basis of this academic standing and Charter senior members include Dwight Beattie, Sacramento, Calif.; Bruce Bemis, San Francisco; Conray Brooks, Bishop, Calif.; Mike Dakis, Salt Lake City; Les Tanner, Fowler, Colo.; Gary Johnston, Brigham City; Mrs. Iver E. Bradley, Salt Lake City. Joseph Barlow, Salt Lake City; Myma Bertram, Baldwin Uark, Calif.; Evelyn Fletcher, Salt Lake City; JoAnne Grantham, Salt Lake City; Joy Hammer, Salt Lake City; and Barbara Forrest, Salt Lake City. During the ceremony of Installation of Chapter Officers, each one was charged by Dr: Schwab to uphold the ideals and goals of the society and execute his duties to' the best of -- his ability. Gary Johnston is Barbara Forrest is secretary; Myma Bertram is assistant secretary. Joseph Barlow and JoAnne Grantham are' treasurer and regional representative respectively. Dr. Scwab presented the Charter of the Society to Dr. Frank E. Duddy, president of the college; Mr. Harold W. Payne, sponsor of the local chapter, received the plaque. Remarks by Gary Johnston and a short address by Dr. Schwab on the implications of scholarship in living a successful life were highlights of the evening. Alpha Chi had its beginning in 1915 at Southeastern Univer' sity, G eorgetcwn, Tex 3 g. |