June 1978 Comment PAT OLIVER, representing the Institutional Council, congratulates Frank Francis Jr., and Dr. Joseph L. Bishop, WSC president, for receiving the honorary doctorate degrees during Commencement exercises June 3. Page 5 THE BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM featured the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Donald Ripplinger, associate director, a WSC alumnus, conducted some of the numbers. Spencer Kinard, who attended WSC, gives credit to one of the professors here for his decision to enter communications. He gave the traditional ‘““Spoken Word.”’ Honorary doctorates awarded departing president at Council received degrees at the honorary doctor school’s 90th commencement exercises June 3. The two are Dr. Joseph L. Bishop, who is leaving the college in June to become an LDS mission president, and Frank Francis Jr., smaller schools, established a general education program, and saw a ten-year accreditation awarded to the school by the Northwest Association Colleges. of Schools and He also spearheaded _ the development of a master’s degree program in education which was retired Ogden banker who has been active in various leadership capacities at the college since 1966. approved by the legislature, the Utah Board of Regents, and funded by the 1978 legislature. Dale Browning, chairman of the WSC Institutional Council, praised the two for significant contributions to the college’s growth During his time on _ the Institutional Council, Mr. Francis and progress. Under Dr. Bishop’s_ ministration the school creased its program and ad- has _ inphysical facilities significantly. He reorganized the school of letters, arts and sciences into three wild Miss Larsen and Miss Solomon were students in an experimental class conducted two years ago taught by Dr. Gene Sessions on “Women in American History.” They have been interested in women since that time. The class has been approved by the curriculum committee and will become a regular course offering in the fall. “My entire budget has been used to purchase materials on women’s studies,’’ said Dr. Sessions, who is advisor and avid supporter of the girls. He is pleased with the success they have achieved with their research paper. Out of more than 30 entries in a “Women in Utah History’’ contest sponsored by the ‘‘Utah Historical has seen WSC expand its campus, erect the Art and Fine Arts Center buildings, the Stewart Library, and complete the Education, Social Science, Administration and Technical Education buildings. He retired as senior vice president of the Commercial Security Bank in January of 1977. women of Utah said Dr. Sessions. ‘‘Miss Larsen and Miss Solomon were the only undergraduates to enter the contest against professionals. We’re very proud of them.”’ Sixty slides have been made by Clark Taylor, Instructional Media, from pictures, posters and Gibson drawings the girls located. They wrote a narrative for the slides and have presented them to the Salt Lake and Weber County Historical Societies and WSC Faculty Women. Both girls anticipate going on with advanced work in history following their graduation this spring from WSC. Miss Solomon is a graduate of Bonneville High and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Solomon, South Ogden. Miss Larsen was raised in Mantua and is a Box Elder High graduate and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis D. Larsen. In the observation of Loreta Velazquez, another wild woman of western lore, Utah was a place apart in the west where there were gentlemen Amendment approved The WSC Alumni board approved an amendment to the constitution changing election procedures. Formerly the Alumni Association, including anyone who (continued from page 4) Quarterly’ the students took an honorable mention. “Only six awards were given’”’ Girl ANNOUNCEMENT: Arrival: ten little ducklings Date: June 1 (or thereabouts) Place: WSC Retention Pond (nested in bushes by Continuing Education Building - 28 days) Parents: Domestic ducks Friends: Everyone who has visited them. and _ gentlemanly qualities among men. Room for wildness may have been as scarce as women themselves were elsewhere. “Tf there were lots of wild women in Utah, there remains little evidence of their passing,’ concluded the students . . . ‘“‘that there were more of these women is certain, . whether they will has attended WSC over 15 hours, elected officers and board members for the Alumni Board of Directors. Elections will no longer be held and new members will be elected by the Board of Directors. The general Alumni, however, may nominate candidates for the board, either themselves or friends. The 17-member board will elect the new board members and officers from the nominations submitted. The office of second vice president has been eliminated and the first vice president and president will serve two-year terms each, with the first vice president succeeding the president. ever emerge from the depths of the past is less likely.”’ RR The Weber State College and a longtime member of its Institutional ee 178