16 Student Activities, department and student-sponsored, provide opportunity for the mass of students, or for groups or individuals who desire to pursue their special interests beyond class studies. See description of activity under "department." Department-sponsored: The Departments of Art, Business, English and Speech, Music, Photography, and Physical Education plan particularly for student participation in the following activities that are an integral part of the curricular offerings of their respective departments : 1. The Department of Art and The Department of Business Administration: Student publications. 2. The Department of English Language, Literature and Speech: Student publications, debating, extempore and impromtu speaking, oratory, interpretative speech, the drama, radio, and other speech activities. 3. The Department of Music: Opera, oratorio, choir, and ensemble singing; orchestra, band; and other choral and instrumental activities. 4. The Department of Physical Education: Intramurals; and inter-collegiate athletics; football, basketball, swimming, wrestling, boxing, fencing, tennis, track, field sports; and other individual and group activity. Purposes of Intercollegiate Athletics Intercollegiate athletics are conducted at Weber College because they make an important contribution to the total educational program of the school. Specifically they contribute to the individuals who participate, to the students and faculty, to the academic program of the school, and to the community. The program is designed: (1) to develop in the participant the qualities of the individual that have made America great, namely, initiative, physical fitness, good sportsmanship, and a desire to excel. (2) To compete with other colleges, not with the sole purpose of winning, but because in striving to win we can effectively teach self control, team and school loyalty, and the cooperative endeavor which results in a high standard of achievement. (3) To provide a colorful and stimulating program of recreation for the students and faculty and for wholesome relationships with other colleges. (4) To provide an interesting and vital contact with the communities of the Ogden area so that the influence and spirit of Weber College may be felt by those not officially enrolled in the school. Other Departments direct students who sponsor activities professional in nature. See description of activity under department. Student-sponsored: These activities are of four types as follows: 1. Professional Clubs, organized by students pursuing a major subject as follows: Alpha Iota (Business), The Business Club, The Dorianettes (Music), The Dorians (Music), The Education Club, The Engineers Club, The Geodiscipulus (Geology and Geography Club). The International Relations Club, (History and Political Science), 17 The Musettes (Music), The Sociology Club, The Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society, The Tri-Vesta Club (Home Economics), and the Weber College Unit of the Red Cross. 2. Honorary Organizations: Lettefman Club, membership of which is based upon participation in activities and maintenance of scholarship; Weber Club, made up of meritorious students, mostly sophomores: and Phi Rho Pi, a national forensic fraternity, membership of which is based upon recognized participation in debate and speech activities. 3. Service Clubs: Whip Club (women) and Wildcat (men), restricted to outstanding sophomores, organized to support College activities and promote school spirit. 4. Social Clubs: Chanodo, Iota Tau Kappa, LaDianaeda, Otyo- kwa, Sharmea, Sophvita, and Tiki Kapa (for women); Alpha Rho, Omega, Excelsior, Frenisti, Phoenix, Sigma Delta Pi, Skull, and Vikings (for men). College-community Activities, developed cooperatively by the College and the community, offer more extensive opportunities for cultural, educational and recreational programs, as follows: 1. The Ogden Community-Weber College Concert Series. 2. The College Lecture Series. 3. The Ogden Community Theatre. 4. The Community Physical Education Program. 5. The Community Service Bureau, organized to provide programs of merit to civic and church organizations, and to give development to talented students within the student body. THE AWARD SYSTEM The College supports an award system in order to accomplish the following objectives: 1. To stimulate participation in out-of-class activities. 2. To encourage a maximum achievement in a student's chosen field. 3. To recognize and thus promote outstanding services to the College. Awards are granted for leadership, services, and achievement on four levels: exceptional, outstanding, meritorious, and commendable. Recommendations for awards are made by the Departments through the Division heads and directed to the Awards, Scholarship, and Eligibility Committee, composed of faculty and student representatives. THE OFF-CAMPUS COOPERATIVE TRAINING The off-campus cooperative training program has grown out of the needs of students and employers of the communities within the Weber College area. It is designed to provide a program in which the practical skill phase of the occupation is taught on the job, and the supplemental instruction and technical phases of the occupation are taught at the College. Weber College also cooperates with the various military installations and the military groups in planning and presenting specific courses of instruction as desired and needed by each of these organizations.