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Show 34 WEBER COLLEGE - OGDEN, UTAH The Sophomore Class includes all men and women of sophomore standing. It is organized to promote class interests, interpret and preserve Weber traditions, initiate freshmen, and to assume leadership in matters of social welfare. The Freshman Class includes all men and women of freshman standing. It is organized to carry on activities of a competitive nature designed for novitiates of Weber. Each class elects officers to the position of president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. During the Spring Quarter the Freshman Class selects a faculty adviser to direct the class activities for the sophomore year. During the Autumn Quarter the new Freshman Class selects an adviser to direct the class activities for the freshman year. The Associated Women Students, which includes all women within the College, aims to develop activities that will promote fellowship and democracy; cooperates in all matters pertaining to student life; and provides a medium through which Weber College women students may express their interests. The officers include president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer, freshman reporter, and freshman representative. The Council consists of the officers, one sophomore girl from Whip Club and the Women's Athletic Association, the women vice-presidents of the Freshman and Sophomore Classes, one freshman girl and one sophomore girl from each social club, and the captain of the Co-ed Counselors. The number of unaffiliated representatives in Council must be two-thirds of the number of affiliated representatives. Regular activities sponsored by the A.W;S. include a tea in honor of women of the Freshman Class, a Get-Acquainted Party, a Mother's Tea, a dancing party each quarter, and Charm Week. The Co-ed Counselors, composed of outstanding sophomore women, work under the direction of the officers of the Associated Women Students to assist women of the Freshman Class in orienting themselves to the College life. Weber College Associated Men Students, which includes all men students of the College, directs the interests of men. In addition to a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, five freshmen councilmen are elected to the governing body of this organization. STUDENT ACTIVITIES Student-sponsored The Student Activities Committee consists of faculty members and student representatives who are responsible for calendaring all student activities exclusive of athletics, and supervising all social activities. Weekly assembly programs are prepared under the direction of the Assembly Committee who encourage programs that are creative, educational, and cultural in nature. Attendance at assembly is not compulsory. Student-sponsored activities include the following clubs and organizations. Social clubs for women are Otyokwa, La Dianaeda, Chanodo, Tiki Kapa Kapa, Iota Tau Kappa, Sophvita, and Kalamata. Those for men are Excelsior, Phoenix, Frenisti, Sigma Delta Pi, Vikings, Skull, and Alpha Rho Omega. Social clubs of the College encourage membership for only those students who show worthy school citizenship and good scholarship. Student membership is limited to students of junior college standing who carry ten credit hours of work with an average grade of C. WEBER COLLEGE - OGDEN, UTAH 35 Service clubs are Whip Club, composed of outstanding sophomore women who work to support College activities and maintain College spirit; and Wildcat Club, composed of outstanding sophomore men who work for the same purpose as Whip Club in relation to the student body. Professional clubs, organized by students pursuing a major subject, are The Future Teachers of America, The Engineers Club, The English Club, The Sociology Club, The Business Club, The International Relations Club, The Tri-Vesta Club (Home Economics), The Geology Club, The Musettes, and The Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society. Honorary organizations are Letterman's Club, membership of which is based upon the point system according to participation in activities and scholarship; Weber Club, made up of meritorious students, mostly sophomores; and Phi Rho Ri, a national honorary forensic fraternity. A choice dance program is sponsored by clubs and organizations of the student body. Once a year each social club is host to an invitational dance, and during the year, different organizations of the College assume responsibility for traditional affairs. The Inter-Club Council, which consists of a president, secretary, one freshman and one sophomore representative from each social club, the Dean of Women, and the Dean of Men, supervises and controls all social club activities. The Council aims to (1) create good will and cooperation among the clubs; (2) unify effort in promoting worthwhile projects; (3) assist in organizing new social clubs with the aim of providing opportunity for membership for every student who desires to become affiliated with a social club in Weber College; (4) regulate club activities so that they will result in wholesome entertainment for their members; and (5) regulate rushing, pledging, and initiations of these social clubs. Department-sponsored Weber College student activities directed by the departments of English and Speech, Music, and of Physical Education offer students opportunities for development along the lines of their special interests. The Department of English Language, Literature, and Speech offers opportunities for student participation in student publications, debating, extempore and impromptu speaking, oratory, interpretative speech, the drama, radio, and other speech activities. The Acorn is the College Annual. Participation in this activity gives students two kinds of experience: editorial and business. Editorial work consists of planning the book, arranging art designs, pictures, cover and format generally; of writing resumes of the year's activities, and of copy and proof reading. Business involves making contracts for photography, printing and engraving, soliciting, advertising, and selling. The Weber College Signpost is the student body newspaper. It is an eight-column, four-page publication printed at two-week intervals. It is written and edited by the students of English 6, 7, and 8, although any member of the student body may become a staff member by application and regular contribution. Scribulus, the College quarterly, serves a three-fold purpose: first, it provides practical periodical experience for those whose primary interests are in creative work; second, it stimulates the student body generally to self-expression; and third, it gives more utilitarian purpose to class exercises in compositions. |