en _¥ Ye my fh me per” v4 AP j ORM Pye eS ‘ "| ‘BUSINESS AY oh DT Foi fy . i Wits LTS ret > BANK CHAIRMAN LEAGUE LIBRARY Ad In the Fall of 1970 CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME ... The Wildcat basketball team and the Chatonelles took San Francisco by storm in December at the annual Cable Car Classic and the Alumni Association went along. The Weber State team was asked to participate in the highly touted pre-season tournament. with defending champion Santa Clara, the University of San Francisco, and the very talented University of California Golden Bears. Already having earned a reputation as one of the best precision drill units in the country, the Chatonell es were asked to perform at the halftime of the Weber State San Francisco game on Friday evening and were so well received that they got a recall for Saturday. With all of the excitement generated over the tourname nt, it seemed a natural for all of the Bay area Alumni to be invited to a reception on the first night of the tournament, so we did just that. For the first time a Weber State Alumni group was called together outside the Ogden area and the results were exciting. Over sixty persons representing a group that traveled from Ogden for the games and old Weberites from the surroundi ng cities gathered at the Hotel San Franciscan. Alums drove in from as far south as San Jose, to talk with old friends and meet Weber State coaches Phil Johnson and Gene Vischer and athletic Director Dale Gardner. Discussions were held with some of the guests to ascertain the interest in a Weber State Alumni chapter in the Bay area. Sufficient interest was shown that steps are being taken to organize such a chapter in the next few weeks. This will be the first Alumni chapter to be organized off the Weber State campus and hopefully is only the beginning of what will become a national organizat ion. Mailing lists are at present incomplete for Alumni in most parts of the country. One of the major benefits of the chapter program will be the ability to keep in touch with former students more closely. There are dozens of Weber grads and former students in many areas that have been lost to us, but who are in touch with other Weber students in their locals. These people can be referred to us and added to our records. It is the aim of the Alumni Association to form a Weber State chapter in any area where there are enough former students interested in keeping in touch with the college. If there is such a group in your area, please write the Alumni office immediately and we will be in touch with you. ADDRESSES the Weber State College Libra League was formed for the purpose of promoting the ae of the college library soliciting support by means of added volumes and financial contribution. “ In October, Mr. Kay A. Randall, a noted Alumnus nationally known banker paid a visit to the Weber and Stata campus for the express purpose of discussing the need tc support this league and continue the growth of the library. Kay Randall was an active student at Weber College in 1947, taking part in many of the Schools speech and dramatic programs. After taking a Bachelors degree at Brigham Young University he attended the Stonier Graduate school of Banking at Rutgers University, Mr. Randall worked for the Citizens National Bank in Angeles and later became President of the State Bank of Provo. From the latter position he was named a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), of which he later became chairman. Mr. Randall is presen bank chairman of the United Virginia Bank Shares Inc., of Richmond, Virginia. In his address, Mr. Randall stressed the need for campuses and libraries to keep up with the population and knowledge explosions. He stated, “.. . in our academic, social, business, and national lives and communities, the campus and the library, both symbolically and practicall y, are the centers rational life requires, the means by which we are able to adjust to change and to cope with its velocity.” In emphasizing his point with regard to the need for up-to-date materials available to the student and the graduate, Randall estimated that a scientist today who does not maintain his reading and self-education in his area of specialization will become obsolete in seven short years. Chairman of the Weber State College Library League is Emeritus Professor Mr. Thatcher Allred. Program chaitman for the October meeting was Ogden attorney, Paul Thatcher. Kay A. Randall THE RETURN OF ROLFE PETERSON ae Dr. Foulger, Nancy, Alan, Norma Peterson ALUMNI FAMILY MAKES CONTRIBUTION TO ANNUAL FUND embers of a local family have made a significant Se cioution to the Weber State College ae Association’s annual fund drive. Mr. Alan R. Peterson Salt Lake City, his wife the former Norma Murdock o Ogden, and his sister Dr. Nancy Peterson of aeree Kansas, made the presentation to the Alumni Fund in a form of negotiable stocks valued at approximately Be ee taracn and his sister are the son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rulon Peterson of Roy. Mrs. Norma Peterson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Murdock of 1310 i ., Ogden. fie tees ase all former Weber State Students have made notable achievements esp ene Government ivic affairs, since leaving Weber State. a Me Petenson attended Weber State, Utah State University and is a graduate of the University of Utah Law school. He was instrumental in organizing the 1968 campaign of President Richard Nixon and has most recently served as a political consultant to the White House and a member of the White House advance staff. Dr. Nancy Peterson is a 1963 graduate of Weber and received her B.S., M.A. A PhD from Brigham Young University. She is presently Coordinator of Education at the U.A.F. Clinical Training Center and Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Kansas at Lawrence. Mrs. Norma Peterson is a 1962 graduate of Weber, graduated from Utah State University and is presently advisor to the Future Homemakers of America organization for the state of Utah. Mr. Rolfe Peterson, former Weber College Student body president, basketball star and resident humorist, per to the Ogden campus on pereber 22 to deliver the 19 ming convocation address. Seer Weber, Mr. Peterson has graduated from oe Brigham Young University, taught English at the University of Utah and made himself notable as a television personality and author. He is presently Goins 2 daytime talk show and commentary on KPIX Channe i Francisco. Mr Paene fare consisted of a smattering of aoe advice to students mixed with a generous amount : humorous reminiscing about his college days, all serve with the usual Peterson pinch of salt. Certain lessons learned were recalled during the context of Mr. Peterson's address and reference was made to many of the professors who were instrumental in advancing his formal education. Mr. Peterson cited Dr. Orson Whitney Young as Heine taught him one of the very basic lessons of his particular industry: the avoidance of a bad joke. 9 In the laugh filled thirty minute presentation emphasi was given to those areas of “unacademic” learning that a of great benefit in later life. Mr. Peterson spoke at lengt of his vast knowledge of the history of moving pens and some of the great offerings of the silver screen that e had become familiar with in his undergraduate (ee knowledge acquired while cutting classes and spending the afternoon sitting through two or three showings of Dawn Patrol”, “All Quiet on the Western Front” or “Road to lory”. OI priceless lessons were taught by a professor pe spent almost an entire quarter convincing a class no A draw to an inside straight and an unnamed but ee y identified Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. The latter, according to Mr. Peterson, by subjecting him is unequalled verbal abuse enabled him to cope wit “Paranoid Lt. Commanders” during his term in the Navy. Rolfe Peterson has been a favorite among cone audiences because of his somewhat irreverent and subtle humor. He is the author of a number of books, ae them a collection of anecdotes entitled “The Worst o Rolfe Peterson”, that is highly recommended. tee Peterson presently resides in the San Francisco suburb 0 San Mateo with his wife Gloria.