PAGE 16 WEBER ACADEMY importance are discussed by the Board of Control before being finally acted upon for the school. The AcornThe ACORN has been the literary paper of the school for many years, being issued from six to ten times annually. This past season, the Board of Control voted to make the ACORN a large annual issue, leaving the minor news items to a school paper. All ACORNS will now be issued in the form of a souvenir, and will be built up largely upon the activities of the graduating class. The best literary efforts of the year will be used and records of various school activities tabulated. Pictures of graduating members will be included in the ensemble and the year's pleasantries presented. The ACORN now becomes a school year book, and the entire management is entrusted to members of the student body. The Weber HeraldThis school paper made its first appearance during the past season. The necessity of real, pithy, scholastic news became more evident with the inception of the Normal College department. The HERALD is published bi-weekly and covers the important news of all the schools of the state, giving special attention to the needs and joys of Weber. DebatingThe work in debating is under the personal supervision of a committee appointed from members of the faculty. The purpose is to give the students practice in public speaking, to familiarize them with simple parliamentary usage, and to encourage proper forms of drawing up a brief. Every class selects a team each year to compete in the inter-class debates. A silver cup trophy was given to the Academy by the class of 1905 to encourage debating and public speaking. The cup is awarded each year to the class hav- WEBER ACADEMY PAGE 17 ing the best team, with the privilege of inscribing its numerals under the "winners," and holding it as a trophy until it is won by another team. The class of 1917 now holds the cup, having won the debate two consecutive years. The debate subject is the one used by the High School league. School teams are selected to compete in the State High School Debating league and in the Church School Debating league. Every student has an opportunity to enter the contest for a place on a school team, his eligibility being based on scholarship and tryouts before impartial judges. The Academy team of 1916 won the State High School championship, losing no decisions in any debate. The subject, "Resolved, That the United States should abandon the Monroe Doctrine," proved a very excellent vehicle and of great interest to the school and debaters. Public SpeakingThe demand for able public speakers is more evident each year. The Academy has provided special instruction in this art, and each student receives individual attention in voice building, presentation, self confidence and thought development. Extemporaneous speaking is especially encouraged. Great orations are a part of the prescribed study. The desire of this course is to give each student the ability to accurately and pleasingly express himself before any audience. Contests in extemporaneous speaking and oratory are held throughout the year. All students, whose studentship shows sufficient merit, are eligible. Generous citizens have contributed medals and awards to en-