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Show One aim of Weber College is to serve the community, and one of Weber's greatest services is the large output of skilled workers it provides. Some of these skilled workers serve their country in its defense plants. Technology is the greatest single ingredient in the operation of defense plants. In discussing defense in terms of production, we find that several aspects are necessary. Production involves drafting, mechanical drawing, electronics, machine tool technology, theory of machines, and machine processes. All these courses are offered at Weber College and are regulated so that all phases are complete. Richard S. Best Paul C. Butterfield Arvilla Clark Above: Watchmaking demands dexterity and patience in handling the innumerable parts that make things "tick." Left: Students in auto mechanics learn proper care of the outside, as well as the inside, of automobiles. Classroom space, time, and subjects are arranged to meet the needs of students. Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Sperry Rand, and Hercules Powder Company, in their expansion to Utah, need trained men and woemn in the technical fields. Weber College can furnish these skilled employees in two years. Under the technician program, a student completes two years of specialized education, after which he is ready to be employed as a skilled technician. A great opportunity is made available through this program to persons who want and would enjoy a technical job for good pay with a minimum amount of schooling. Young high school graduates are not the only group which comes under the technician program. Classes are offered to the apprentice which enable him to improve his status in business, and refresher courses are available for journeymen. With our rapid rate of advancement a person ignorant of new facts and developments has no place in our technical society. The people of America demand a large number of services. By utilizing the many classes Weber's technical division provides a student may become a servant of the community, or he may use the skills gained thereby for his own personal benefit. Lorenzo E. Peterson Chairman Radio and electronics students soon learn that there is a certain knack to button-pushing. Weber's technical division helps to satisfy the increasing demand for skilled workers. David S. Gailey Blaine M. Hartog Howard M. Johnson Gene P. Meske Don A. Reynolds Earl R. Sanders John A. Gaz Grant E. Horsley Clifton B. Larson Kent H. Randall Robert A. Salmond Verna K. Taylor |