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Show Services of the College Services of the College western states are included in the collection. Frequent field trips to selected desert and mountain regions constantly augment the specimens used for study. Botany Herbarium—The herbarium of Weber State College is a rapidly growing collection of plant and library materials. At present, this collection contains some 12,000 preserved plant specimens collected primarily from areas throughout the western states. These plants and the literature provide a valuable source of reference material for the faculty, capable students, and visiting botanists. Geology Museum—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 250 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 500 specimens, are arranged to show rock types and localities. sionally operate motor vehicles on campus shall register any such motor vehicle with the College Security Department. All students, faculty, and staff members, who plan to park on campus must display a parking permit on their motor vehicles. Traffic Rules and Regulations are available at registration or the Security Office. All members of the Campus Community are expected to obey federal, state and local laws. The Security Office is located at 4040 Tyler Avenue, Ogden, Utah-Telephone 393-0973. PLANETARIUM A planetarium featuring a 30 ft. hemispherical dome and and Spitz A-4 planetarium projector is located in the Science Lecture Building. At present, this installation is one of few such facilities in the intermountain area. The facility is used primarily in class instruction in astronomy classes. In addition, a program featuring some phase of astronomy is given once each week which is open to students and the general public. SECURITY AND TRAFFIC The Security Office is a protective agency established for the benefit of the students, faculty, visitors and staff. It maintains effective liaison with the local police department and is entrusted with the proper enforcement of state laws, and campus rules and regulations. All matters concerning security, safety, or requiring police action should be referred to this office. Another major responsibility of the Security Office is the control of campus motor vehicle traffic and parking. In each academic year faculty, staff members and students who regularly or occa- 78 79 |