Services of the College Entrance Examination Board, Participant^ in CSS subscribe to the principle that the amount of financial a'id granted a student should be based upon financial need. The CSS assists colleges and universities and other agencies in determining the student's need for financial assistance. Entering students seeking financial assistance are required to submit a copy of the Parents' Confidential Statement (PCS) form to the College Scholarship Service, designated Weber State College as one of the recipients, by February 15. The PCS form may be obtained from a secondary or the College. THE WEBER STATE COLLEGE UNION The Weber State College Union has been provided to assist the student to live a more balanced college life. Students, faculty, and alumni are encouraged to use the facilities and services available. Reservations for meeting spaces and other facilities should be made well in advance. For a list of services available and a statement of policy concerning the operation of the Union, refer to the descriptive brochure available at the Union Building Director's Office. Under the direction of the Program Director, the following committees are assigned: Cultural, Games, Hospitality, Leadership, Publicity, Arts and Crafts, Special Events, Social Outings. Students are invited to apply to Student-Body officers, to the committee chairman, or to the Union staff for assignments to these committees. PLACEMENT BUREAU The Weber State College Placement Bureau is a service organization. The Bureau has two distinct areas of obligation of service: first, service to the students; second, service to the various type of organizations involved in the hiring of students. There are three specific functions of the Placement Bureau: (1) To assist students in securing part-time employment while attending college; (2) To assist students who desire to continue their education in various graduate universities; (3) To assist prospective graduates in securing career employment. The Placement Bureau cooperates and works closely with various representatives of local business and industry in addition to the Utah Employment Security Office. The Bureau is also the coordinating agency between students and the many school districts, business, industrial and governmental organizations from many areas of the United States. The Placement Bureau maintains current and accurate information concerning employment and occupational trends both nationally and locally. 84 Services of the College Other Services Buildings and Grounds Service—For the student's class work and activities the college provides an adequate physical plant and a buildings and grounds staff which maintains an environment that is comfortable, healthful, and wholesome. The College Library—The College Library provides a rich store of materials especially selected to serve students and faculty. The collection, constantly growing in cultural value, includes more than 95,00 volumes in addition to a working library of pamphlets, documents, and bibliographical aids. The college, through its library service, subscribes to about 1000 literary, scientific, and education periodicals, as well as to state and national newspapers. Weber State College houses the Howell Library of approximately 12,000 volumes. This library, willed to the college by the late Judge James A. Howell, consists mostly of eighteenth and nineteenth century American Literature. The library is open from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It is closed Sundays and holidays. Museums—A large collection of mammals, birds, amphibia, reptiles, insects, and other animals is maintained by the Department of Zoology. Numerous species from Utah and western states are included in the collection. Frequent field trips to selected deseret and mountain regions constantly augment the specimens used for study. A herbarium is promoted by the Department of Botany. Supplementing the herbarium is a green house for growing plants used in departmental courses. Plants from many of the western states are preserved and available for study by faculty and students. Included with the preceding is a collection of South Pacific plants, as well as several hundred from the eastern United States. The herbarium is open to Weber State College students and to others whose training enables them to profit by its use. The Geological Museum is located in the Department of Geology. The several collections of minerals, ores, rocks and fossils add interest to geology classes. More than 250 species of fossils illustrate the development of life during geologic times. Part of the several hundred specimens are arranged according to Dana, and others are from important or interesting localities. The rock collections, consisting of more than 500 specimens, are arranged to show rock types and localities. 85