22 WEBER COLLEGE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES Board of Control The students of the Weber College have constituted themselves into a self-governing body known as the Associated Students of the Weber College. This body exercises control over all forms of activity in which students are interested, such as athletics, dramatics, publications, amusements and debating. The executive power of this organization is vested in a Board of Control. Athletics With such an organization in control of activities all phases of the student's life, recreational, athletic, social and theatrical, are provided for. The College is a member of the Church Junior College League, which insures an interesting athletic program. Interclass and intercollegiate contests in football, basketball and track afford opportunity for all students in athletics. Debating Triangular debating arrangements have been made whereby Weber debates B. Y. C. at Logan, and the Ricks College at Rexburg, Idaho, on the same question. The winners of this triangle debates the winners of the southern triangle for the Church Junior College Championship. WEBER COLLEGE Public Speaking Contest 23 • ! >- . The James L. Barker Extemporaneous Speaking Contest. To the class of the school attaining the highest number of credits in this contest, the James L. Barker Cup is awarded. To the student receiving first place a cash prize of ten dollars is given. The J. S. Lewis Extemporaneous Speaking Contest. The J. S. Lewis Medal is awarded to the winner by the J. S. Lewis Company. The Grant Oratorical Contest. To the successful competitor of this contest, President Heber J. Grant presents an autographed book. Literary Contest The Flora Eccles Douglas Literary Contest. Mrs. Flora Eccles Douglas awards annually three prizes for literary excellence in different forms of written composition; one of twenty dollars to the student producing the best poem; one of fifteen dollars to the author of the best short story; another of fifteen dollars to the student writing the best essay. Only regular students of the college are permitted to participate. Publications The Acorn is the school year-book. Its management is under the supervision of the Board of Control. The Weber Herald is the bi-weekly school paper edited and managed by the students of the college under the direction of the English department. The Weber Literary Journal is a monthly magazine reproducing students' work of special merit in poetry, essays and short stories.