40 The Weber College Herbarium is housed in the Life Science Division. The herbarium is representative of the plants of Weber County and is being rapidly expanded to cover the flora of Utah and adjacent states. It also contains two hundred sheets of South Pacific plants and several hundred plants from the eastern states. The herbarium is open to Weber College students and to others whose training is such as to enable them to profit by its use. The Geological Museum is located in the Department of Geology. The several collections of minerals, ores, rocks, and fossils add interest to geology classes. More than 150 species of fossils illustrate the development of life during geologic times. Part of the several hundred specimens are arranged according to Dana, and others are from important or interesting localities. The rock collections, consisting of more than 300 specimens, are arranged to show rock types and localities. An important collection is the John G. Lind collection of ores, minerals, and rocks collected during more than forty years of service by Dr. Lind. It includes large suites of specimens from mining areas and elsewhere in Europe, Mexico and the United States. COLLEGE BOOKSTORE AND VISUAL AIDS DEPARTMENT In the College Bookstore texts and supplies may be procured from 8 a. m. until 4:30 p. m. daily Monday through Friday. Evening hours will be 6 p. m. until 8 p. m. Monday and Tuesday of each week. During the first two weeks of the quarter the Bookstore is open from 8 a. m. until 8 p. m. Monday through Thursday. The Visual Aids Department of Weber College is located in the College Bookstore. Equipment and films for Visual Aids may be obtained from the Bookstore during regular hours. All film rentals will be processed by the Visual Aids Department. Film information and catalogues are available for the use of instructors and students. STORES DEPARTMENT The Stores Department is located in the new Stores Building on the upper campus. FINANCIAL AID Scholarships In accordance with the State law, Weber College grants tuition scholarships to neighboring high schools. The number of awards granted depends on the percentage of freshmen in attendance during the previous year from each school. Selection of students for scholarships are made through the cooperation of high school principals and faculty, division chairmen, and the committee on scholarships. Community, business, professional, and fraternal organizations grant scholarships to deserving Weber College students. 41 Senior Institutions of learning annually extend scholarships to Weber College graduates. The College through its Awards and Eligibility Committee avails itself of such opportunities to obtain scholarships for graduates of the College. Included among this type of grants are those offered by the University of Utah, Utah State University, Brigham Young University, Westminster College, as well as many senior institutions outside the state. Assistantships Deserving and capable high school graduates are granted assistantships for stenographic or laboratory work in the college departments. These awards give financial assistance, excellent experience and highly desirable professional contact with departmental faculty members. Selections are made by the faculty members concerned, the Scholarship Committee and the Placement Office. Loan Funds The College maintains a student aid fund administered by the Student Aid Committee. Loan funds available are the following: 1. The Weber College Faculty Women's Fund, a small loan fund to assist a limited number of students. 2. The Ogden Rotary Club Fund, a sizable loan fund for worthy students. 3. The Wheelwright Student-Faculty Loan Fund, established in 1946 by David R. Wheelwright. The contribution of $2,000 was made with the idea that it be a perpetual trust fund to be loaned to worthy, needy students and also to faculty members. 4. The National Defense Act of 1958 authorized loans to students who are in attendance, or want to attend, institutions of higher learning; and who qualify according to the terms of the Act. Application for these funds may be made to the College Treas- PLACEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICE The purpose of the Weber College Placement and Follow-up Service is two-fold: (1) to assist students in securing part-time employment while attending college, and (2) to assist graduates in obtaining permanent positions. The College works in cooperation with the local employment office of the Utah State Department of Employment Security to find suitable employment opportunities for students and to maintain current and accurate information concerning employment and occupational trends. THE COMMUNITY SERVICE The community assists the College in accomplishing the aims of its curriculum and services by reason of its location, the nature of its enterprises, and its environment. The natural advantages of Ogden City and its area are shared by the College and its student* in such ways as the following: