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This Collection consists of a 119 page Scrapbook put together by members of the Weber College Whip Club, the school's pep club, covering the years between 1946 and 1955. Included are a full listing of yearly pledges, 27 football programs, newspaper clippings concerning charity and sports events, 10 invitations, menus, 7 letters, 15 photographs, and a biography of the Whip Club by Norma Manning. |
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Show WHIP GETS NEW MEMBERSExtra curricular activities at Weber college are being given a boost this year with the presence of 50 active upper class members on the campus.It is one of the largest pep organizations in the history of the college. With the expansion of the student body, Whip club has expanded, too. At sunrise ceremonies, new members were presented with a large white chrysanthemum centered with a purple W. These are: Leah Crawford, Norrine Williams, Donna Fronk and Beth Thatcher.The girls pep group specializes in promoting any activity which requires numbers of assistants imbued with snap and pep. Ushering is customary but formation drilling runs to their true liking.Each Thursday in the week has been declared Shoe Shine Day. A different girl is in charge each week. Whip girls made and sold purple and white paper pom poms at the football games. They have also been helping in the hot dog stands during the games. The earnings from these sales and services will be spent in accompanying the Wildcat basketball team on cage trips about Utah and California. The group will also form the nucleus of the cheering section for the home games.There has been worked out a point system by the officers. Each activity that a member participates in is worth a number of points. A chart showing each girls total points is being kept by the club secretary.Kathryn Hackett, Marilyn Robinson, Louise Earl and Carole Osmond have been selected as song leaders to lead the student body in school songs at the games and assemblies.Officers of the Whip club are Donna Smith, president; Beth Willie, vice-president; Shirley Chandler, secretary; Mary Jean Jensen, treasurer, and Norma Manning, reporter. Club adviser is Miss Mae Welling, Dean of Women. Whip Gives Traditional Goodby to Weber ElevenWhip club returned recently from a five day trip to Fullerton, Calif., where it formed a cheering section for the Weber eleven when the team battled the Fullerton squad.The club left Weber about noon on Thursday, Nov. 21, and returned the following Monday at 230 p. m. Arriving in Fullerton Friday, the club attended the pep assembly held on the Fullerton campus; later it was guest of the Fullerton AWS on a tour of the campus.Complimentary tickets to the game and dance that followed were given to all girls of the club. On Saturday the Weber rooters went on a sight seeing tour of Los Angeles and vicinity. At Santa Monica they stopped to go wading in the ocean. Lunch was eaten at Farmer's market. In the evening, the girls attended the Hit Parade broadcast at the CBS studio in Hollywood. Later they drove out to the Burbank airport and kissed the team goodbye before the squad left on the Hawaiian trek.Among the celebrities present when the team left was President George Albert Smith.On the way home the club stopped for an hour in Las Vegas. Rumors say they left without their hard earned cash. The trip was deemed a big success by all. WHIP CLUB HOLDS FIRST RUSH PARTYMonday night the Whip club started its rush season with the annual tea for all freshman girls. It was held in the Institute of Religion between the hours of seven and eight p.m.Honored guests were Mrs. Clarisse Hall, Miss Mae Welling, dean of women; Miss Helen Malley and Mrs. Lydia Tanner.Contributing to the success of the tea were Miss Mae Welling, advisor, and Mary Losee, chairman.Bids will be given to the 60 new members and the sunrise services will be held on May 13th.Officers of the club are Donna Smith, president; Beth Willie, vice president; Shirley Chandler, secretary; Nancy Fetscher, treasurer, and Norma Manning, reporter. |