| New Course Topic — ty } i ‘Relating to Others’ A Ws tM ty Y rs : ne ty v said Mrs. Wise. ne * How do you teach a teenager n- -what She says too often family life is involved in being a courses in high schools spend a ne * parent? How to make friends? great deal of class time in How to change his personality or of | to judge his own maturity? discussions of abnormal 40 Apilot project being conducted situations, instead of helping sh| | by Eileen Rencher of Ogden City students adjust to the experiences n-| School District and Genevieve M. _ that will more likely face them in le| Wise, assistant professor of the course of their lives. is| family life at Weber State College, “The course stresses relationships with others, as well as of is attempting to find answers to development of the self,’’ says "e - these questions. or Mrs. Wise. Funded by a grant from the Weber State students who Utah State Department of sometimes participate in teaching Education, the project is sponlthe high school course have used siring its first course at Ogden some unique teaching aids. One High School this year. The course, carried a large box into the le still in experimental stages, classroom, and, after telling utilizes the talents of college frightening stories about what students in preparing material for might be inside, asked each teaching the fundamental aspects student to put in his hand to show of “relationships with others” to the effects of fear. the high school class. One man came dressed in The major focus of the course is cowboy boots, raccoon hat and toward giving students an unhuge coat. He asked a male derstanding of how to become a student to put on the outlandish responsible adult, marriage partclothes to demonstrate how outner and parent. ward appearances can influence our judgement of others. Normal Functions Another ‘“‘game’’ which shows “These normal functions are the effect of emotions involves the ones which can give people the two students, pulling on opposite most trouble or the most joy, but ends of one elastic band, waiting are largely ignored by the for it to break. academic curriculum planners,”’ RHA WAMAY The class is an active one, Mrs. Wise says. The students are expected to participate and are enthusiastic about taking part in the interaction which makes up the classroom activities. The 22 young men and women in the class offered their suggestions on what subjects should be in- cluded in the class work. The subjects often took the form of questions. Am I normal? Is my value system valid? When will I be mature? Do I need others? were the topics suggested by the high school students, and the directors of the project are formulating (Subject to Airfare Changes) president of the Church PRICE INCLUDES e Round trip flight-Salt Lake to Honolulu e Ist Class Hotels near Waikiki Beach ¢ Tour famous Polynesian Cultural Center (dinner & show included e Transfers, baggage and service charges e Lei Greeting e Plenty of time for shopping, sightseeing, swimming and relaxing. of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Weber Academy principal, David O. McKay. He was student body president of the high school section of the Weber College in the 1922-23 year. He was also freshman, sophomore and junior class president while attending Weber. The year 1922-23 was the last year in which high school students were enrolled at Weber. Serving as student body officers with Mr. McKay were Nan Emmett as vice president and David Kennedy as secretary-treasurer. A $100 per person deposit must be paid by APRIL 1, 1975 to FISHBURN TRAVEL, Hotel Ben Lomond, Ogden, Utah 84401. Please indicate that money is for WEBER STATE COLLEGE ALUM.- Ni TRIP. teaching materials to answer the questions. Teachers who presently are instructing traditional family life classes in high school are often not trained in depth in the particular field of family life and interpersonal relationships, Mrs. Wise says. The WSC pilot project involving the Ogden High School class is the forerunner, hopefully, of a certification program at the college in which teachers could enroll in sufficient courses to qualify them for certification in this specific field. Noted Alumnus Dies Former Weber College student leader and noted language expert, Dr. Llewelyn Riggs McKay, died Jan. Z, 1975, in a Salt Lake City: hospital at the age of 70. Dr. McKay was a son of the late 9 DAYS $380.00 DECEMBER 3- 11, 1975 Students Vickie Beasley and Randy Chatelain demonstrate cooperation for use in high school course material. While serving as student body leader, Dr. McKay organized an historical hike to the summit of Mount Ogden Peak, where a large group of students and administrators erected a flag pole and placed a scroll with their names at its base. Accompanying Pres. David O. the group McKay, was whose named topped the list of participants. This event and others are included in a book by Dr. McKay, “Home Memories of President David O. McKay.”’ Dr. McKay served in the studentbody office until November of 1922 when his father left Ogden to preside over the European LDS Mission. J. Willard Marriott, Frances Cragun and Ray T. Scoville were officers of the college students during the same year. Dr. McKay had been chairman of the University of Utah department of languages for 19 years, retiring in 1965. He received an A.B. degree and an M.A. degree from the University of Utah and a Ph.D. at Stanford University. He also studied at Heidelberg University and at the University of Mexico. Surviving are his widow, the former Alice Kimball Smith: two sons and a daughter.