OQ f © Jtbnneuncing OP DGG? by Lawrence C. Evans Srrwner Losscrde A delightful blend of a Cockney flower girl and a proper professor who’s out to teach her how to speak the King’s English, sweetened with a renowned Lerner and Loewe score. My Fair Lady June 25- July Svosh Sraulbeavtos oy 4 COOL The first fruits of summer love fresh off the vine, laced with sweetness and a dusting of innocence. The longest running New York stage production in history. The Fantasticks July 9 - July 18 thocolile Docationte A dark, bittersweet delight infused with the various flamboyant flavors of pre-war Germany. Cabaret July 23 - August 1 A lusty slice of Americana where seven backwoods brothers go after their women. This treat is generously spiced with humor, song and dance. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers August 6 - August 15 0 All desserts are prepared especially for you by Utah Musical Theatre, using only the finest ingredients. Join us this summer and sample them all. For information, phone (801) 626-6431. As a student I’ll always remember the annual fall gridiron clash between Weber’s Wildcats and McKinley High School from Honolulu. They’d always have a barefoot kicker and, incidentally, they always beat the pants off Weber, even with Merlin Stevenson coaching. Back then, while we often dreamed fondly of Weber as the Harvard of the West, McKinley gave us nothing but nightmares. We finally quit playing McKinley High and signed up Compton (California) — rash indeed. I remember one game playedon = FOOTBALL FOLLIES— the old baseball diamond south on A Weber Wildcat bobbles Wall Avenue when Compton had the ball. Lawrence Evans Eddie Anderson Jr. (son of Jack recalls that the school’s early forays into football Benny’s Rochester) in the backfield. were certainly less than We kicked off to Compton. Their man caught it on the five-yard line successful. and darted toward the sideline on the left. The entire Weber team swarmed over to nail him good. Suddenly, just before the horde of purple and white jerseys got there, Anderson sprang from nowhere to zip behind the catcher, who turned and slipped him the ball. When the vanguard of the Weber phalanx smothered the catcher, he, of course, no longer had the ball, and Anderson was on the far side of the field streaking like a turpentined cat toward the goal line some 80 yards away. There wasn’t a Weber man within 40 yards. Anderson crossed over in just under eight seconds. If you think that would take the starch out of a team, you're dead right. I don’t recall the score, but Compton could have doubled or tripled whatever it was that night. We finally got rid of Compton, but teams like Boise, to name one, continued to grow boils on our muffins. One of my English teachers was a slow-spoken young man who later became postmaster for Salt Lake City, David Trevithick. As a freshman, I was in his debate class, and as he spoke at that painfully slow pace, it was a wonder we stayed awake. A slow typist could easily have kept up with him. That year the editor of the yearbook, Acorn, was a fellow named Melvin Jennings who spoke as slowly as Trevithick, if not more so. I remember being in a big hurry one day to talk with Mr. Trevithick and having to wait while he and Mel finished discussing a layout problem for that year’s Acorn. If the Civil War had had to wait until those two formulated battle strategy, that tragic conflict would probably have been averted. Listening to them converse was about as exciting as watching the formation of a stalagmite. With Mr. Trevithick as advisor and Mel Jennings as editor, one of the seven wonders of the 20th century had to be the publication, on schedule, of that year’s Acorn. @ THE OGDEN SYMPHONY- BALLET ASSOCIATION 2580 Jefferson Avenue 399-9214 prese eS 1991-92 UTAH SYM PHONY and BALLET WEST e (Editor's Note: Lawrence C. Evans attended Weber State from 1935 to 1937. He returned as a faculty member from 1946 to 1985. Dr. Evans died last year at the age of 83. The article is an excerpt from an essay he wrote sb - Ogden’s Gift to Utah at Weber State University for “Weber State College: A Centennial History.”) Browning Center Weber State University