Student Liability Weber College is not in any way liable for an athlete's injuries or illnesses that result from participation in the activities sponsored by the College. It is assumed that one who engages in athletics has received permission from parent or guardian to participate and to accept full responsibility. The College is not in any way liable for student injuries which may result from activities on field trips, in shop or laboratory class work. Students are required and so instructed to request specific operational information before proceeding with the use of equipment. STUDENT GUIDANCE SERVICE The objective of the guidance service is to assist the student to make intelligent decisions in personal and academic problems, and to plan wisely for profitable vocational experience as well as rich and satisfying living. Pre-registration guidance. All incoming freshmen should take placement tests scheduled by the College. These are given one week prior to the opening of each quarter. Serious thought should be given at the initial registration period to choose a suitable major. Student-teacher relationship. At Weber College there is a close student-teacher relationship. Small classes make this possible. Much of the guidance in academic problems is done by teachers and division heads. They are willing at appointed times to give assistance to the student who needs help and guidance. The Personnel Office. The Personnel Office is located in Building 1, Room 139. The guidance service organization includes the Director of Guidance, the Dean of Men, and the Dean of Women. The student is urged to seek the help of the Personnel Office in choosing an appropriate academic major, in preparing for a suitable vocation; for counseling on personal and academic problems, and for using the facilities of the testing bureau. Committee on Guidance. A committee on guidance provides a special counseling: service for the student who is doing unsatisfactory work in his studies. Interviews are conducted in the Personnel Office where the records of each student are kept on file. Remedial Courses. The College offers special remedial courses in English, mathematics, and reading. The student who feels that he is weak in these areas and would like extra help should register for these courses. He should tell his adviser of this need during registration, and the adviser will help him select courses appropriate to his needs and interests. Orientation. Each student is required to register for Orientation 1 or Orientation 11, with the exception of engineering students, who must register for Engineering 40 and Engineering 41. The orientation course is designed to teach the student how to use the library, how to study, and how to improve personality. Special attention is given to the unit on vocations, in which the student collects vocational information, takes interest and aptitude tests, and receives the help of the instructor in choosing an appropriate occupation. Veterans Coordinator. The Office of the Veterans Coordinator assists veterans with their special problems involved in registering and training under the Public Laws (346, 550, 7) which provide educational benefits. At this office the veterans may receive guidance and counseling related to the educational opportunities afforded them by the Public Laws and the offerings of Weber College. It is necessary that all veterans who attend Weber College under one of the Public Laws clear through the office of the Veterans Coordinator. MILITARY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN OGDEN 1. Draft Deferment as a student. A. Statutory deferment for one yearEvery student is deferred to complete the school year in which he receives orders to report for induction if excused by draft board. He must be enrolled in school at the time he receives these orders. By attending summer school most students can be sure to be into their sophomore year before their turn to receive orders come up; thus, graduation from Weber College is assured before military service is necessary. B. Additional defermentsFurther deferment is on an individual basis for anyone whose course of study will help maintain the "national health, safety, or interest." Worthy students in all phases of learning are kept in school; the country needs scientific and cultural, as well as military strength. To qualify for this further deferment, a student needs to complete the academic year of his statutory deferment in the upper half of his class, or obtain a score of 70 or more in the Selective Service college aptitude examination and be accepted for further schooling. The Draft Board can thereafter, at its discretion, defer the student during the remainder of his college study. 2. Deferment as an Officer Candidate. There are two officer candidate programs, Marine Platoon Leaders Class and the Navy Reserve Officer Corps, available to students at Weber College that are similar to the R.O.T.C. programs; these allow a student to obtain his college degree before entering the officer training program. Enrollment in the Air Force R.O.T.C. at another college is open to junior college transfers and graduates. Thus, qualified students who do not succeed in getting student deferments to complete their course of study can, if they desire, transfer into such an R.O.T.C. program. Entry into the Army and Navy R.O.T.C. programs is possible at the end of the Freshman year at Weber. 3. Deferment in the National Guard. One who joins a National Guard, Army, or Air Force unit before he turns 18 and one-half years of age will be free from the draft. He is required to attend drill weekly and is subject to call whenever the National Guard is activated; otherwise, however, he is free to pursue his schooling uninterrupted.