Pet ~ = oe : il 21 te Avs fe nee a : “= \_ Derek Furch, Linda Ferguson. Page 10 a The Bering Straits theory on how the Indians came to America is substantially demolished by studies of blood types and other physiological data, a noted Indian scholar declared at WSC. Mrs. Ruth Bebee Hill, author of ‘*Hanta Yo’’ and a lifelong student of the American Indian, spoke on the student sponsored convocation series, discussing some of her research findings as a part of Indian Emphasis Week. Her studies have involved | contacting approximately 1,000 Indians for information and extensive reading on the subject. She said most Indian lore does not concern itself with place of origin, but assumes the Indians have always been here. The word ‘‘south’’ in some dialects translates into something close to “‘the direction from which we came.”? _ Many Indian groups believe in a life force which is in action all the time. A ‘*familiar voice’’ within each one tells what should be done, not what should be avoided, Mrs. Hill said. : The Indian word for prayer in many cases means something close to addressing a relative, she said. 7 a5 The administration is playing with the safety of the country in considering women for combat duty in the armed services, Gen. Andrew | Gatsis told a Weber State College convocation audience Thursday in the Union Building. He received a standing ovation from a fair-sized audience at the conclusion of his talk. He said in spite of denials at high levels, there is unrelenting pressure ~ _ from backers of the drive for equality for women and the Equal Rights Amendment to get women into combat positions mostly to | prove that women are equal in every respect. The top military command in the U.S. is saturated with women’s lib supporters, he declared. He said women lack the physical strength and endurance for combat duty. Their presence in combat units would introduce grave problems of both morale and morality, he said. Multiple tests conducted by the military have proved women definitely less effective in many military assignments and situations, he said. Violence, for example, calls for physical strength simply to survive. He challenged the statement being made in some circles that wars of the future will be push-button wars in which physical strength will not be of major importance. Future wars will continue to have ~ a large element of in-the-field combat, he said. The Soviets, he said, used women in combat positions when they had to in World War II, butas soon as they could they went backto the utilization of women in a non-combat situations and as onlya ~ very small fraction — around three percent — of their military forces. -No one who has seen real heavy combat would want women tobe involved, or want to see the dignity of women washed away, he concluded. © ee ts 6 cars On Bl eae _ Thirty-five students from WSC will be listed in the 1979-80 edition of Who’s Who Among Students In ~ American Universities. Toni Weight, assistant dean of students said, ‘‘Each student selected has the distinction of being listed among the country’s most outstanding campus leaders.’’ ‘**Campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory included the names of these students based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and future potential,’’ she said. *“They join an elite group of students selected from more than ! 200 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations,’’ she added. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934. The 35 students from WSC are: Rex E. Leetham, Mike C. Arave, Scott Adamson, Charles A. Fuertsch, Alan Lakomski, Michelle Barry, Lynda Sue Davis, Paul Trainor, Margaret Newman, Colleen Packer, Jolene Dalton, Teri Lyn Cowan, Carol V. Gaskill, Clay H. Richardson, Bryan Steele, Chris Malan, Sally Johnson, Allen Shipp, Fred Rabe, Jan Garfield, Steve Hardison, Don Russell, Kenneth Stiltner, Lance Carpenter, Jeff Stuart, Carl F. Allen, David E. Hancey, Jeff Cunningham, Steve Thorsted, Randy Creager, Ed Lee, Ruth Kawshima, Ruth Ann Gibbs, ’ | the world’s supply of petroleum will be gone in another 40 years. The nation must reduce its dependence on foreign oil and discover “‘renewable and inexhaustible sources of energy,” he said. Until new sources are found. oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear power must carry the load, probably for at least the next two decades, he said. Industry should not continue to use natural gas because alternate sources of energy are more practicable there than for many other parts of our economic and social structure, he said. Conservation is cheaper than expanded production, and the country must learn to get along with _ less, he said. oS aed; Defense, 1950-51; and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, 1953. problem, Mr. May said that at best Three administrative appointments The new dean of humanities comes to were approved by the WSC Institutional WSC from a position as associate Council at its regular meeting on the professor of theater arts at Lawrence, } WSC campus recently. - where he had also been executive Dean W. Hurst, who has been an assistant to the president, assistant tothe assistant to the WSC president, Dr. president, and acting vice president for Rodney H. Brady, was named vice development. president for college relations. He has previously taught in and Sherwin W. Howard, now at directed the Ohio State University Lawrence University in Appleton, Playwright’s Workshop. 7 Wis., was named dean of the School of A native of Cody, Wyo., wherehe J Humanities, replacing Dr. Robert W. went through pubic shcools, he holdsa 7 -Mikkelsen, who has resigned. bachelor degree in math and physics Randy J. Harris of Layton was named ‘from Utah State University, an M.A. it controller to replace Thomas R. Riley, theater and music composition from who will be retiring. USU, and a master of fine arts degree — Hurst will become vice president for (equivalent to a doctorate) from Yale~ college relations, essentially the same University in playwriting and dramatic post he had held as assistant to the literature. president. He will receive within the next two _ Ina shuffling of duties announced weeks a Ph.D. degree in higher earlier this year, he in addition assumed education administration from the responsibility for intercollegiate University of Wisconsin. athletics, the Browning Fine Arts Mr. Harris is presently a senior — Center, and the Dee Events Center. auditor in the LDS Church auditing ~ He had served as executive alumni department. His duties include director and development officer for the responsibilities for financial audits of ‘school and before coming to WSC had the Church Education System. been a partner in an Ogden advertising Earlier work experience includes agency. working as a staff auditor for Price He was named assistant to the Waterhouse and Co., Certified Public” president in 1972. Accountants, in Los Angeles and San” Active in community affairs, he has Diego, and working as audit supervisor been president of the Ogden Rotary and fax accountant with Dodge and Club, member of the board of directors Dodge certified public accounts in . of the Ogden Symphony Guild and the Orem. Ogden Chamber of Commerce, and ~ He is a member of the LaytonCity drive chairman and president of the Council. United Way of Northern Utah. He has a bachelor of science degreein _ He has been active in LDS Church accounting from Brigham Young affairs and in dramatic and musical University. productions in the Ogden area. eS State, 1947-1949; Secretary of _ The security of American life hinges on solving the energy - shortage problem, Carl May, Ogden businessman, told a Student Activities Association ‘‘mini convocation’’ audience at WSC. President of the Warranty Corp of | Ogden and a person who has made his own special studies of the energy iy Charles A. Fuertsch has been named WSC winner of the George C. Marshall ROTC Award, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Army and the George C. Marshall Research Foundation, Lexington, VA. Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Fuertsch of Lakewood, Calif. , has been named to the dean’s academic honors list, has received outstanding athlete awards for wrestling, and several achievement awards through Army ROTC while at WSC. He is a bachelor of pineal studies major, with areas of concentration in military science, police science and physical education. The George C. Marshall ROTC Award is named in remembrance of the distinguished role Gen. Marshall played as Army Chief of _ Staff, 1939-1945; Secretary of Council approves appointments ? 2 aA 9 WSS aes Stokh Campus Clips