7 alt : - —T | Alumni to Support Dedication, Cage Events Two Major Activities Await Grads December 13, 18 oe = POPE : Members of the WSC 1964-65 basketball team are shown above, left to right: Frank Hitchens, Dave Castle, Jerry Trice, Dennis Coates, Gordon Bascom, Gene Belki, Jon Silbernagle, Bruce Gilbert, Al Palfreyman, Eddie Tillman, Greg Thompkins and Jim Wilson. SPECIAL SECTION Special arrangements — and tickets at a reduced price — should induce former Weber State students to attend the WSC-Southern Colorado State basketball game Dec. 18, at 8 . Mm. The arrangements have been made through the WSC Athletic Calendar Some of the highlighted We- RESERVED Yuletide Soe J. D. Hawks, Visscher, Bob Harrop, Bob FOR THE ALUMNI Department by Alumni direc-a JC all-American from Musketors as a step in coaxing strong kon, Mich.; Frank Hutchens, a support from the alumni at all 6’ guard from Texas; Gordon of WSC’s athletic programs. Bascomb, a 6’4” forward from Former WSC students will sit Dixie, and Dennis Coates, a 6’4” together in a reserved section center from Snow all look proin the south balcony in the We- mising for a main string varsity ber State’s 5,000-capacity gym. berth. The grads are entitled to buy Several sophomores, up from a regular $2 reserve ducat for last year’s frosh squad, are also $1.50 for this contest. top contenders for a starting The tickets may be bought berth: Greg Harrop, who averthree days prior to the game aged 22 points per game last atethe City Hall Park ticket year; Jim Wilson, a 6’1” guard; booth, 25th and Washington, or J. D. Hawks, and Bruce Gilbert. Hawks» returns after” a church mission. Assisting Coach Motta is Phil Johnson, a former Weber and Utah State University _ star. Johnson will coach freshmen and assist with the varsity. Saw ber State College events for the next three months are: lat the door ¢: December 1, Senator Paul liminary game begins at 5:45 Douglas, lecture and artists’ se- p. m. Weber State’s prospects in ries; Dec. 2, Basketball, Eastern Montana, Home; Dec. 3, basketball look good, with sevBasketball, Chico State, Home; eral outstanding newcomers to replace Coach Dick Dec. 8, Audubon Lecture, Mo- here ench Building; Dec. 11, the Motta’s losses to graduation. Motta’s main problem may Phoenix Snow Ball in the Union Building; December 12 and be the job of organizing his new 13, “A Child Is Born”; Dec. 15, crop of promising players into Board of Trustees meeting; a good team effort. Only two regulars are returnDec. 19, Basketball game, CarDec. 29, ing: Jerry Trice, 63” guard, and roll College, Home; Basketball, Fresno State, Home. John Silbernagle, 6’5” forward. January 2, Nutcracker Ballet, Weber State took the second ' Ogden High School; Jan. 4, Bas- spot in Big Sky Conference play | ketball, Idaho, Home; Jan. 9, last year with a 7-3 mark, and Basketball, Idaho State; Jan. a 17-8 tally for the season. The new players this year in12. Globe Trotters, Weber State saw service | Gym; Jan. 14, Lecture Series, clude ‘three who when Weber was a junior col| William Clawson in Fine Arts Center; Jan. 16, Utah Chapter lege, and who are back after of American College Surgeons, leaves of absence. Bob Belka, 6’6” center, is Dr. Lowe; Jan. 19, Board of Trustees meeting, and Audubon back from a mission; Eddie Till673” forward, a_ great Film in the Moench Building; man, jack, returns from _Jan. 22, Union Building Birth- jumping day Party; Jan. 27, Song Fest; military service, and Al Palfreyman, 6’3” forward, is back in Jan. 28, Basketball, St. Joseph’s College; Jan. 30, Orchid Ball. harness after a year layout. Junior college transfers could Feb. 2, Arena Theatre, Medea; Feb. 5, Sweetheart Ball; give WSC a great new strength. Gene Visscher, a 6’6” center, is Feb. 12, Snow Carnival. Weber State Alumni Association Weber State College Alumni Assn. directors are welcoming all former students back to the campus for two major activities of December: The dedication of the Fine Arts Center Dec. 13, and the Weber State-Southern Colorado State basketball game Dec. 18. “With the alumni association’s growth on the upswing, we feel we should, as former students, more actively support the WSC activities whenever possible,” announced Dr. Don A. Buswell, Alumni president. The dedicatory ceremony and Christmas program in the $1,800,000 Fine Arts Center will be held Sunday, December 13, at 6 p. m. Dr. William P. Miller, college president, will recognize the presence of the alumni members, although the alumni will not be able to sit together as a group. The first 30 minutes of the program will consist of a dedicatory program. Immediately following will be the presentaWeber State College’s palation of Prof. Roland Parry’s musie-drama, “‘A Child Is Born,” tial Fine Arts Center-Auditorwhich he composed in the early ium, a facility that will give 1930s. the institution new dimensions The Weber State-Southern in cultural enjoyment, will be Colorado State basketball game dedicated Dec. 13 at a 6 p. m. Friday, Dec. 18, at 8:05 p. m., in the WSC gymnasium, is ex- program. Will Open Fine Arts Center pected to be one of the better Prior to the program, starting of the early season contests. at 4 p. m., the public is invited At this event, all alumni sit to tour the building. Faculty together in the south balcony, and students of the performing in a roped off area. The WSC Athletic Department is offer- arts area will serve as tour esing a special concession to for- corts. mer students by selling them } Alumni members, including a $2 reserve seat ducat for | EO ee ‘pall former students of the colege, are urged to attend. The special alumni tickets President William P. Miller can be bought three days in adwill preside at the dedicatory vance of the game at the downprogram in the 1800-seat auditown ticket booth, corner of torium. City Hall Park, or at the door on game night. Musical numbers will be provided by J. Clair Anderson at the organ; and the Weber State Singers, under direction of Lyneer C. Smith, director of choral music. M. Thatcher Allred, professor of speech and drama, will describe the significance to the community of a Fine Arts Center. The dedicatory prayer will be said by Dr. Leland H. Monson, Humanities Division chairman. Second phase of the program will be the presentation of “A Child Is Born,” an original music drama composed by Weber State’s Prof. Roland Parry. Prior to 1954, it had been. presented 18 times as Weber’s Yule gift to the community. Prof. Parry has worked on the scores over those many years to improve, add to, and embellish it into a major production of Christmas music. Board mediate past president James C. Blair, Jr. The music-drama will be performed by several units, with Prof. Smith conducting. These include the Weber State Singers, the Weber State Orchestra, the Symphonic Choir, Weber State Choir, sextets and other vocal groups. Mrs. The members of the Weber State College Alumni Association Board for the current year Serving as ex officio members are: are: Dr. William P. Miller, presDr. Don A. Buswell, presi- ident of WSC; Dr. James R. dent; Richard E. Myers, first Foulger, the colleg treasurer; vice president; Ferrel E. Car- E. Lynn Foley, Louis A. Gladter, second vice president. well and Barbara Visscher, the Newly elected Board members alumni secretary. are: Joseph H. Florence, Dr. At the last Board meeting a Richard D. Hendrickson, Ilene Jeppson, Donnell B. Stewart word of appreciation was extended to the retiring Board and Joyce Morris. Returning Board members members. They are: Dr. Gerald ire: John M. Elzey, Karen Lof- Bingham, Lee R. Cain, Dorothy Dean W. Hurst, and sreen, and .Dexter Duane Farr. Brown, Also on the Board is the im- Hugh R. Jacobs. Music aea Front entrance of the Weber State College Fine Arts Center is dignified by series of cast stone arches. Two students look through slender columns toward snow-capped peaks of Wasatch Range. Center will be dedicated Dec. 13. The staging will be done by John M. Elzey, and the lighting and other technical details by Therald F. Todd, of the WSC Theatre staff. Soloists include Jack Larsen, Ronald Christensen, Clair West, Edward Schaeffer, Maxine Kawanisi, Linda Burns, Jean Groberg, and Olevia Tawhiti. #2 et JV wo WEBER STATE ALUMNI NEWS