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Show A. RUSSELL CROFT Mr. Croft is a good sport with a keen sense of humor. His standards require diligence and exactness. He points out to students that upon them rests responsibility in the solution of problems; that upon their self-reliance depends their individual accomplishment. Biological Science VITALLY interested in the organic matter of the universe, the department of Biological Science has delved into the problems of zoology, genetics, general botany, and taxonomy. Research in these fields has been rewarded by general knowledge and desire for a more intensive study. Courses in general and advanced zoology, given during the first two quarters of the year, proved valuable to students specializing in medicine or advanced sciences. Genetics, given the spring quarter, brought before the students some of the vital problems of life. Classes in general botany, given throughout the year, took up the evolution of higher plants from microscopic beginnings. Taxonomy was offered the spring quarter. Study in this field has revealed more intelligent understanding of the floral loveliness of the Rockies. Specimens prepared by the students have been added to the herbarium, which is being steadily enlarged. HERE is beauty in the bitterest days of the fall season. Trees sharply outlined against the gray sky tower in the revealed strength of their naked forms. Their beauty is cold, a marked contrast to the beauty within doors, a beauty that inspires companionship and the joys of camaraderie. The College Inn beckons students for a moment of warmth and cheer. The Gymnasium with its lingering log-fire and its deep leather chairs in the lobby, offsets the severity of the biting weather. Student life is within the building; no one hears the rustling protests of the fallen leaves or the ceaseless patter of the November Education That education may be an aid to rapid progression, Weber has built up a department whose special work is to train students for positions as elementary school teachers in this and adjoining states. The work was one of the first college courses organized in the school while Weber was an academy. Through years of adjustment and reorganization, and during the smooth-flowing years of the college history, this department has sent forth new teachers, well-trained and equipped to meet the many problems of elementary education. As a result of this effort Weber has been sending out, year after year, groups of well-trained, enthusiastic teachers who have carried into all the surrounding communities the thoughts and ideals and loyalties that have become a part of their lives. ANNA STARK With a rare quality born of an understanding of human nature, Miss Stark is herself a living example of what she teaches. In their associations with her, the students learn not only how to become teachers, but they also learn better the rare art of living. SOON, however, gay students open the great doors and come laughing and singing into the delights of the autumn world. Fantastic scenes in frost on the windows cause exclamations of delight. Strong gusts of the northwest wind carry the moans and sighs of the trees, in contrast with the gay conversation of classmates, to the foot of the hill and the business district of Ogden, heightening the color in the cheeks of those who are laughingly trying to withstand the violence of the weather attack. The air gives promise of many future snows and frosts, of winter tournaments held in the inviting warm indoors. |