1944 and the French Mission from 1946-1950. During his career, Barker was active in many professional organizations and was the recipient of numerous awards and honors for his work in phonetics. From 1952 until 1958 Barker taught as an emeritus professor of modern languages at Brigham Young University and the Univer-sity of Utah. Barker was the author of a number of books on phonetics and French including Effective French for Beginners, as well as many books and articles on LDS history and theology including The Divine Church and Apostasy from the Divine Church. He was killed in an automobile accident on May 29, 1958. THE WORLD NEEDS LEADERS WEBER MAKES THEM You may take your choice of coursesyou will always find the instruction to be of the best Dr. John A. WlDTSOE, President of the U. of U. writes: There will be no doubt at all about the acceptance of the credits given by WEBER, whether they are in one form or another. THAT IS YOUR PROTECTION! Over Two-thirds of Americas Leaders are COLLEGE GRADUATES BE A LEADER An ad promoting Weber Academy during the tenure of James L. Barker as principal Owen F. Beal 1917-1919 Owen F. Beal was born on July 12,1882 in Ephraim, Utah, the son of Henry and Anna Christina Beal. After graduating from Snow College in 1904, Beal served an LDS mission to England from 1907-1910. In 1912 he obtained his B.A degree from the University of Utah and received an M. A. in sociology from the same institution in 1915. In 1913 Beal married Christabel Faux. Prior to coming to Weber, Beal served as principal of Wasatch and Moroni high schools, and as a teacher in elementary schools in Richfield and Salina as well as head of the economics and sociology department at the Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah. After spending one year as principal, Beals title was changed to that of President when Weber Academy became the Weber Normal College. Beal left Weber in 1919 to pursue a doctorate at Columbia University. He received his degree in 1923, and that same year joined the department of sociology at the University of Utah where he served until his retirement in 1948. In addition to his doctoral training, Beal did post-doctoral study at the University of Chicago, the University of California, and the University of Southern California. After retiring, Beal continued his research in sociology and additionally participated in instructional programs to prepare immigrants for U. S. citizenship examinations. Beal was an member of several professional organizations, and published numerous articles and more than nineteen scholarly monographs during his career including Charities and Corrections with Special Emphasis on Utah, Th,e Development of Sociology in the United States with Special Reference to American Pioneers in Sociology, and The Impact of Change Upon American Family Life. Beal died in Salt Lake City on December 14, 1963.