40 41 The Weber College Herbarium is housed in the Life Science Di. vision. 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 smch 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 procure: from 8 a. m. until 4:30 p. m. daily Monday through Friday. Evenirr hours will be 6 p. m. until 8 p. m. Monday and Tuesday of each wee: During the first two weeks of the quarter the Bookstore is open froi 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 obtained from the Bookstore during regular hours. All film rem-■ will be processed by the Visual Aids Department. Film informant- and catalogues are available for the use of instructors and studei. STORES DEPARTMENT The Stores Department is located in the new Stores Building the upper campus. FINANCIAL AID Scholarships In accordance with the State law, Weber College grants tu^ scholarships to neighboring high schools. The number of ^^^ granted depends on the percentage of freshmen in attendance ^0i- the previous year from each school. Selection of students for -^ arships are made through the cooperation of high schooi .Parsnip* and faculty, division chairmen, and the committee on scho anizatioIlS Community, business, professional, and fraternal organ grant scholarships to deserving Weber College students. 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 dent Aid Committee. Loan funds available are the following: The Weber College Faculty Women's Fund, a small loan fund io assist a limited number of students. studentsThe °gden Rotary Club Fund> a sizable loan fund for worthy l&463bv Dal^R61^^ Student-Paculty Loan Fund, established in with the S ^ yh!el^ri^ht- Thc contribution of $2,000 was made worthy nf, K x\ be a PerPetual trust fund to be loaned to tny, needy students and also to faculty members. "tudents^vho^reTrf^t?^1186 Act of 1958 authorized loans to higher learning L? a"endance, or want to attend, institutions of img, and who qualify according to the terms of the Act. -ion for these funds may be made to the College Treas- Tlu PLACEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICE s,r,i<e is two-fold? riw College Placement and Follow-up P'oyment while attend/™ ^Slst students in securing part-time era- 'aining permanent positions ^ ^ (2) t0 aSSlSt ^raduates in ob" I!m S tlu°^etahTtat! S CooPc*ation with the local employment of- Jitable employmentt0enr3nePartment <* Employment Security to find ?on.,and accurate infnPr^Unities for students and to maintain cur- >nal trends. formation concerning employment and occupa- Thc ,.onimu . THE COMMUNITY SERVICE ; S^^^servfc^^6 C°llege in accomplishing the aims of °Mtn p?riSes> and !£1 ? reason of its location, the nature of ln «uch 1 y and *s area ae*V1Tment- The natural advantages of h W&ys as the Snow-Shared by the Gollege and its students