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Show "We are going to win the war and we are going to win the peace that follows." Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foreword WEBER COLLEGE is dedicated, this war year, to the cause of furthering the war aims above all other immediate aims; yet its larger purposes embrace preparing for the peace as well. The College is proud of the fact that when the war needs came, its policy, program, and organization were such that it could adjust and serve both the nation and the individual who attends the College without upsetting the established order of the institution. Its program of trades and industries was transferred to the Government War Training Program; and some courses from its regular program of arts and sciences were converted to the use of those in training for the armed forces, or new courses were introduced for their needs, according to specifications set up by federal authorities. Weber is proud of the fact that it has been selected as a training center for Naval Aviation Cadets to the extent it can absorb them without sacrificing its high standing in the professional, cultural, and technological fields. While the war endures, registration naturally will be heavy in the technological fields. The institution, therefore, will place renewed emphasis upon the liberal arts and sciences, for its Faculty believes that along with the sciences and the skills belongs a certain amount of general and cultural education. Both emphases belong in a balanced education. Science tells one what is; a general and cultural education tells one what ought to be. It gives one values and points the way. In these times of confusion and stress it is just as important to know what ought to be as to find out what is, and in the post-war period it will perhaps be more important. Until such time, then, as Weber College can better serve the nation and the individual, by some change of policy, it will follow the courses outlined in this Catalogue, confident that such a regular, adjustable program will best contribute toward the educational aims for the final peace. H. A. Dixon President of Weber College |