stood high. In these games Weber followers noticed a decided improvement in the team. Not satisfied with what success she had achieved so far, Weber next crushed the powerful Orpheum Theater quintet, city commercial league champions, by a 40-2 5 total. At the end of the first half the score was so one-sided that Coach Stevenson was forced to use all his reserves in order to keep it down. By this time the team was hitting its stride and everything seemed to be coming its way. The spirit of the players and their team-work was excellent. This spirit carried over to every loyal Weberite and one week later, in the first league game at the gym, the new Weber five outsmarted and outplayed the powerful Ricks aggregation of Rexburg, Idaho, last year's Junior College champions, before a crowd of several hundred enthusiastic Ogdenites. In this game the team played a stellar brand of ball and kept their opponents guessing every minute. The whole team functioned as a unit and commanded the situation throughout. Captain Knapp proved the most outstanding cager on the floor. He was ably supported by the two Weber forwards, Grant Kearns and West Lindsay. The Weber guards, Don Chambers and Jim Francis, proved real blockades to the powerful Ricks offense. The entire Ricks five played smooth basketball and indicated what they might do with luck on their side. The following night, February 7, 1931, Ricks avenged its defeat of the previous evening by turning the tables on the Wildcats and walking away with the long end of the score. Weber failed to get going as it had in its first encounter, but made matters very interesting. The lead alternated consistently and kept the fans on edge. In the early part of the fourth quarter, however, Captain Knapp and Lindsay were removed from the game with injuries and the purple and white lineup keenly felt the loss. This let-down and Ricks' rally ended the second game, 41 to 3 5. The double-header series at Rexburg, February 9th and 10th, proved decidedly disastrous for our championship hopes as the Idahoans captured both frays and hung up another Northern Division pennant alongside the one which had crowned them Intermountain Champs the year before. On February 21, Weber journeyed to Albion and defeated the School Teachers by a 48-3 5 score in a game full of thrills and clean playing. This placed Weber in second place for the Northern Division. The Albion players returned the com-pliment the following evening by taking the second game with a 46-32 score. The Idahoans started off with a bang and held the Weberites to a standstill while they ran up their own points. By the time the Wildcats got going the Albion cagers had amassed a remarkable lead and were never headed during the balance of the evening. For Weber, Tracy stood out with 14 digits to his credit. Knapp was a close second with 10. Chambers and Francis at the guard positions played well. Haight of Albion was high-point man of the evening with 19 counters. He was ably supported by Latimer, at center, and Keller, guard. The last defeat did not discourage the Weber team for they had already established themselves in second place in the Northern Division and upon their arrival home, Steve was anxiously looking forward to the coming tournament at Cedar City in southern Utah. The Southern Division was reputedly composed of the strongest teams, yet Steve prepared his charges towards winning the intermountain title. Within a few days he named the players who were to make the trip: Wheatly Taylor, Fred Paoletti, Augy Alf, Don Chambers, Moroni Heiner, Jim Francis, Elton Knapp, West Lindsay, and Grant Kearns. Professors Blaylock, Croft, and Stevenson furnished the transportation, and the trip, with its many sidelights, was terminated at Cedar City- all aching for action. THE TOURNAMENT The eighth annual Junior College basketball tournament opened on February 25, 193 1 at the Branch Agricultural College gymnasium before a large gathering. Before the game started, Ricks College, defending champion of 1930, was named the early favorite to repeat. Each of the other teams, however, felt that it had an even chance of upsetting this prediction. The first game of the evening, which brought together Snow and Albion, ended in a 75 to 49 victory for the southern five. Later in the evening the powerful and polished Branch Agricultural College quint eked out a 57-41 to win over Weber's fine playing. In the feature of the evening, Dixie College fell before the powerful attack of the Ricks team, 66-5 6. The loss of the opening game did not cancel a team's title chances. Although Weber had been defeated in her first attempt, she promised much for the remaining contests and her athletes won the admiration and applause of the spectators. On the second night Weber retaliated for the North by trimming Dixie, 45-37. The game was a thriller throughout and brought forth some wonderful teamwork. Ricks College came through with flying colors again to whip Albion, 77-2 3. B. A. C. turned in a spirited performance to down Snow, 57-39. The results placed Ricks and B. A. C. in the fore with two wins and no losses each, while Weber and Snow followed with a fifty-fifty average. Dixie and Albion were now eliminated. On Friday night, Ricks bowed before the powerful onslaught of B. A. C, 37-27, but returned the following night to a deadlock again by defeating the Aggies, 3 9-34. In the curtain raiser Weber forged into third place as a result of a neat victory over Snow, 40-39. Knapp and Chambers were our best bets. The tournament was carried over into the next week when Branch and Ricks fought for the intermountain Junior College championship for 1931. The steady playing of the Linford men was the downfall of Ricks and the championship changed possession in a splendid exhibition, 45-26. THE ALL-STAR TEAM The Spaulding Guide all-star team selection placed two Weber men on the first mythical five, Red Knapp at center and Don Chambers in a guard position. Knapp was one of the leading scorers and the outstanding center of the entire inter-mountain region, and Don, easily a superior hoopster, well-deserved his honor. Captain Rulon Harris of Ricks College was at the other guard post and the two Watts, Conley Watts of Ricks and Taft Watts of B. A. C, were first team forward choices. The tournament was a tremendous success and a colorful attraction from every standpoint. Junior College Bill FIFTY-FIVE men were seated at their desks in a large, highly-decorated room at the Capitol Building in Salt Lake City. A double-oak door opened to the east, similar ones to the north and south. Between the doors were three pillars of brown marble. Upon a platform richly carpeted sat the speaker of the House of Representatives. Before him was a large circular table strewn with papers and lawbooks around which sat four busy men. Facing this group sat one of the most important bodies of men in the State of Utah, men who represented each county, lawmakers of our state. It was in this room and to this body of men that Senator P. C. Peterson, Jr., on February 11, 1931, introduced the bill concerning our beloved Weber College. He made known to these men that in the city of Ogden there was a thriving and growing school that desired support from the State of Utah to continue its good work, that it wished to become an independent state institution July 1, 1933. The bill was given the number -"House Bill 101," and was referred to the committee on Education to be investigated. It was returned to the House of Representatives by this committee on February eleventh, with the report that it was in accord with the Constitution of the State of Utah. At this time it was placed on the calendar for future consideration. On February twenty-first the bill was again read to the lawmakers and during the entire morning a battle royal waged between the friends and enemies of Weber College. The enthusiasm of these allies extinguished the fire of the enemies and the bill passed with a vote of forty-four to one. Thus ended for a time the life of the Junior College Act in the House of Representatives. It was now ready for another and more difficult fight, that of winning and maintaining itself and its purpose in the Utah State Senate. GEORGE H. DERN Governor On February twenty-fourth, the Senate recognized the bill and it was read for the first time. As before, it was referred to a committee on education who returned the. bill with favorable consideration. It was scheduled to be voted on at the date of March fifth. On that day when the battle was over, our bill emerged from the discussion with a very bunglesome amendment providing that the community in which the college was situated pay one-half the upkeep of the school. On March tenth, it was read the third time, placed on final passage, and passed with thirteen ayes and seven nayes. However, the bill had not yet completed its journey. On March eleventh it took a backward trip to the House of Representatives to see if that group would recognize the amendment. The House refused to concur with the Senate amendment and the Senate refused to retract. A conference commission was appointed and the report adopted with eleven ayes and nine nays in the House. The Senate also adopted the conference commission report after its revision. The bill was signed by the Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate. The Junior College bill yet had to face one man, George H. Dern, Governor of the State of Utah, who had the power to make or kill the bill. It was on March twelfth that a thriving college and its friends eagerly awaited the final decision. In a few days, much to the happiness of Weber's associates, it returned from the Governor with his signature, and Weber College was placed under state supervision. It is the hope of those who love Weber and wish for her to grow that, before the Latter-day Saints Church ceases to give its support, the provisions of the bunglesome amendment may be definitely exterminated. Were this brought about, an ideal condition -a condition that could not help but foster development-would be established.