16 WEBER NORMAL COLLEGE leaving the minor news items to a school paper. All ACORNS will now be issued in the form of a souvenir and will be built up largely upon activities of the graduating class. The best literary efforts of the year will be used and records of various school activities tabulated. Pictures of graduating members will be included in the ensemble and the year's pleasantries presented. The ACORN now becomes a school year book, and the entire managment is entrusted to members of the student body. The Weber HeraldThis school paper made its first appearance during the school year, 1916-1917. The necessity of real, pithy, scholastic news became more evident with the inception of the Normal College department. The HERALD is published bi-weekly and covers the important news of all the schools of the stale, giving special attention to the needs and joys of Weber. DebatingThe work is directly under the personal supervision of a committee appointed from members of the faculty. The purpose is to give the students practice in public speaking, to familiarize them with simple parliamentary usage, and to encourage proper forms of drawing up a brief. Every class selects a team each year to compete in the inter-class debates. A silver cup trophy was given to the Academy by the class of 1905 to encourage debating and public speaking. The cup is awarded each year to the class having the best team, with the privilege of inscribing its numerals under the "winners," and holding it as a trophy until it is won by another team. The class of 1919 now holds the cup. The debate subject is one used by the High School league. Medals are given to all school debators. WEBER NORMAL COLLEGE 17 Debates were held with Ogden, Brigham, South Cache, and the University of Utah Freshmen debating teams. No state contests were held during last year. Public Speaking Contests in extemporaneous speaking and oratory held throughout the year. All students, whose studentship shows sufficient merit, are eligible. Generous citizens have contributed medals and awards to encourage these arts. Two annual prizes are offered for contests. (1) The Dr. Edward I. Rich prize of fifty dollars is offered for contests in oratory between students of Weber and the Ogden High School. These contests occur each year on the 9th of April. (2) The J. S. Lewis Co. gold medal is offered each year to the students of Weber for contests in extemporaneous speaking. The James L. Barker cup is awarded the class attaining the highest number of credits in extemporaneous speaking received during the period of eight weeks in the contest. A cash prize of ten dollars is given by former Principal Barker to the student awarded first place in extemporaneous speaking. In addition to these, several special prizes are offered each year. DramaCertain requirements of voice and body technique are essential for all dramatic aspirants. Merit in scholarship is one of the essentials, and preference is given to upper classmen, ability being equal. Mrs. Blanche McKey will be in charge of the Dramatic Art department of the Weber Normal College. Mrs. McKey has a splendid scholastic training, and she has also had the rare opportunity of studying