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Show dJiii-oJi-ClaH AdUui£ie& Out-ofrClass Activities Weber College considers an important program in its curriculum to bt» Its out-of-class activities which embrace guidance, health service, student government; and student activities created and' conducted by students, departments,, or the community: Guidance Program The guidance program, directed by the Dean of Instruction and a staff of counselors, is a program in which every member of the Faculty serves* Counselors serve in an educational, vocational, social-civic and persona? guidance capacity. For the purpose of assisting the individual student to make wise choices from the College offerings which are best suited to his needs, the program provides pre-registration periods, preceding each: quarter. Instructors file with the Registrar, at the close of each fourth and eighth Week of the quarter, the scholastic records of ail students who are doing unsatisfactory work. These students are given individual guidance consideration' by advisers. Students who have failed to maintain a ratio of one grade point or a C average at the close of the quarter are placed on probation. Their registration may be limited for the following quarter. The program provides all students with cm opportunity for taking psychological tests of their general scholastic ability, special aptitudes, vocational interests, and personality. The College requires all regularly registered freshmen to elect a course in orientation' which deals with problems of mental hygiene, personal and social adjustments, methods of study, vocational problems ,eta; arid acquaints incoming students with curricula^ programs, registration procedures, administrative policies, student body organizations, and other College activities. An active interest in the personal problems of Weber College students is taken by the Dean of Women and the Adviser of Men who assume genera)! responsibility for student welfare. They contact organized student activity and living groups, advise students to make wise choices in recreational and social relationships, and aid in providing an environment that is favorable for their all-round development. The houses where Weber College men and women room and board are under their supervision. Health Program The health program of Weber College provides protective and educative benefits for every student. Its purposes are (1) to give a medical examination (regarded as a screening rather than a diagnostic examination) to every student upon his initial entrance to the College, (2) to give special attention to those in need of medical or dental care through a follow-up program which, if necessary, will guide students and parents to sources of medical and dental treatment, (3) to take care of accidents and sudden illness occurring at the College, (4) to provide opportunity for conferences and consultations with a physician, (5) to re-examine at reasonable intervals students with physical defects, (6) to provide a healthful environment for student life, and (7) to initiate protective measures against the spread of disease. Medical treatment and diagnosis are the responsibility of the home and the community. 14 uui-a^-Gladd Adluiilei Student Government Weber College .is a laboratory that provides actual experience in democratic living through its student government organizations that have as a major purpose the development of civic responsibility, leadership, and seli- sgovernment. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS The Associated Students of Weber College which includes all students "who have paid all fees prescribed by joint action of the State Board of Education and the Associated Students of Weber College, extends the privileges of the right to vote in all elections under the control of the student body, the right to become a candidate for office within the rules and regulations governing these positions, and the right to such other privileges as may be determined by the Board of Control. The executive officers of the ^organization consist of a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, -a business manager, and two additional freshmen representatives. The appointive officers consist of the staffs of the various authorized student body publications, manager of athletics, manager of dramatics., cheer leaders, and such other appointive officers as may be provided by the Board >of Control. The Association serves to promote the scholastic and social welfare of the College, to insure a spirit of harmony and cooperation, and tto regulate student activities. CLASSES The Sophomore Class includes all men and women of sophomoie standing. It is organized to promote class interests ,interpret and preserve Weber traditions, initiate freshmen, and to assume leadership in matters of social welfare. The Freshman Class includes all men and women of freshman standing. It is organized to carry on activities of a competitive nature designed for novitiates of Weber. Each class elects officers to the position of president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. During the spring quarter the freshman class selects a faculty adviser to direct the class activities for the sophomore year. During the autumn quarter the new freshman class selects an adviser to direct the class activities for the freshman year. ASSOCIATED WOMEN STUDENTS The Associated Werners Students, which includes all women within the College, aims to develop such activities as will promote fellowship and â– democracy; cooperates in' all matters pertaining to student life; and provides a medium through which Weber College women students may express their interests. The officers include president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer, freshman reporter, and freshman representative. The Council consists of the officers, one sophomore girl from Whip Club and the Women's Athletic Association, the women vice-presidents of the Freshman and Sophomore Classes, one freshman girl and one sophomore girl from each social club, and the captain of the co-ed counselors. The number of unaffiliated representatives in council must be two-thirds of the number of affiliated representatives. Regular activities sponsored by the A. W. S. include a tea in honor of women of the Freshman Class, a Get-Acquainted Party, a Mother's Tea, a dancing party each quarter, and Charm Week. The Co-ed Counselors composed of outstanding sophomore women, work under the direction of the officers of the Associated Women Students to assist women' of the Freshman Class to orient themselves in the College life. 15 |