178 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 The departing president at Weber State College and a longtime member of its Institutional Council received honorary doctor degrees at the school’s 90th smaller schools, general education saw a ten-year established a program, and accreditation awarded to the school by the Northwest Association Colleges. of Schools and 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., retired Ogden banker who has been He also spearheaded the development of a master’s degree active leadership Utah Board of Regents, and funded capacities at the college since 1966. Dale Browning, chairman of the by the 1978 legislature. During his time on_ the Institutional Council, Mr. Francis 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. in various WSC Institutional Council, praised the two for significant contributions to the college’s growth and progress. Under Dr. Bishop’s’ administration the school has _increased its program and physical 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 program in education which was approved by women the legislature, of Utah the ANNOUNCEMENT: | Arrival: ten little ducklings Amendment 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. (continued from page 4) Quarterly’ the students took an honorable mention. “Only six awards were given” 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 Girl 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 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 approved The WSC Alumni board approved an amendment to the constitution changing election procedures. Formerly the Alumni Association, including anyone who 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.”’ at