Show KofI K g Ru Km Deete Ie A motor ski that is a pigs ear car earis caris is being turned into the gracefulness graceful graceful- ness of a fleeing dee deere re The challenge all started when the Recreational Vehicle Mech Mech- The challenge all aU started when the Recreational Vehicle Mechanic Mechanic Mechanic Mech Mech- anic students had a motor ski snowmobile that was stubborn stubborn stubborn stub stub- born cranky finally just quit running First challenge What do we wedo wedo wedo do with the pigs ear Solution Well We'll make it into a Deere Second challenge Take a beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- sleek new John Deere engine and marry it to a motor ski chasis This strange union has had everyone everyone everyone ev ev- ev- ev in Dave Westons Weston's class including the instructor in- in in in- Heading the student team of the class are Ken Oman and Mike Richy Problems encountered Changing Changing Changing Chang Chang- ing the motor to two carburetors so that the steering would fit it between between between be be- tween them adding a medal frame to attach the electronic ignition installing duct work to cool the larger engine building motor mounts and completely rewiring It has provided an understanding understand understand- ing and a real learning experience ence of snowmobiles and snowmobile snowmobile snowmobile snow snow- mobile engines to the class and instructors The fruit of the labors came forth Friday Fe Feb 3 when the entire class w went nt to East Canyon to test the motor ski It had the best of 0 them eating its snow as it travelled freely like a Deere over overhill overhill overhill hill and daler dale V r 2 I Y Af POINTS WEST PROFILES v dr L 4 s r k ii t v r d t 4 4 OJ AI x t f 00 0 1 1 K 1 f rF 1 z A I z PHOTO TO BY HOWARD ROBINSON ROBINSON Charlie Johnson games area attendant Charles Johnson was born in Morganfield Kentucky where he has lived most most- of his life He moved Here to Utah in January of 1973 and has been here since Currently Charlie resides in Murray Many dont don't know that Charlie is the guy in the College Center Center Cen Cen- ter that hands you the pool balls gives out change and takes your money when you finish pl playing ying pool Charlie has been here at the college for approximately three and a half years Two of Which he has been Games Area Attendant which is his official i title Because Charlie was a a student Senator while going to school here he has a store of knowledge about student government government gov gov- and regulations which he likes to use on the students to help change some of the problems we have around here herEto Because of his own experience on the newspaper staff Charlie has tried to help and encourage the newspaper staff to really get rolling again this year In asking Charlie what he would like to see changed in hi the future here at he s said id that he would like to see the evaluation system for student teachers changed He thinks that the students in inthe the classrooms should have equal or more say in whether a teacher should stay or not He feels the stud students can tell much better whether a teacher is good or not hot than the administration who rarely sees them teaching teaching teaching teach teach- ing on a daily basis Charlie felt that poor instructors cause students to become discouraged and leave school The second thing Charlie said he would like to s see changed chang chang- ed is the school newspaper It should be bigger represent more of the student body and it should become the voice of our school He feels the students should get involved Anyone Anyone Anyone Any Any- one listening Charlie has a few hobbies like cross-country cross skiing and pho photography photography through the College Crafts Center Although divorced Charlie said that he may someday marry again although he isn't planning on it In the meantime meantime meantime mean mean- time he does plan on living with people possibly All you possible prospects know where yo you can find him him now In writing this story Ive I've come to the conclusion that the majority of the people I have talked to seem to think that Charlie is an alright kind of guy So the next time you are in the College Center stop by and say Hi Who knows Maybe you get away with an ah extra hour of pool without paying for forit 1 it T. T L. L Bird A |