THE ACORN IN OFFERING THE SEVENTEENTH VOLUME of the Acorn, the staff has attempted to depict faithfully the excellent spirit and the noble ideals which have made the Weber Normal College one of the most highly reputed institutions in the state of Utah. The staff has en- deavored to show that spirit and those ideals, so characteristic of Weber, in the recording of the activities and the events of the year and we hope that we have been successful in so doing. The year chronicled in this, the 1920 Acorn, has been one of change and progression. The school has undergone a process of cen- tralization of authority. A central treasury has been put into effect. The Board of Control has been made smaller that it may more effectively do its work of governing the students. All things tend to a greater and bigger Weber. In our activities, both intellectual and athletic, we have seldom before been more successful. Our orators, debaters, and athletes added new glories to our already glorious school. To those who so loyally supported the Acorn, the staff wishes to express its thanks and appreciation. Without your aid, the publish- ing of a souvenir would have been an impossibility. We are indeed grateful for your interest and co-operation. It is the earnest wish of the staff that those who possess a 1920 Acorn may, in future years, find joy and comfort in its pages. In parting now, there are many who may never again meet. We little know what awaits us, what troubles, what joys, what new ties we shall make. But ought we to forget the trials, triumphs, and friends of our school days? May this souvenir keep alive those tender memories; may the sweet companionships of our days at Weber never be for- gotten. THE STAFF.