Association The Yearbook... to be or not to be The generation gap has apparently reared its ugly head once more, this time in the form of the once revered college annual, or yearbook. The publication and distribution of the yearbook is a problem that has been faced by many colleges and universities in the past few years. The problem has now come to Weber State College with the student senate arriving at a decision to forego printing and to stop funding the Weber State College annual, The Acorn, In 1970-71 the Acorn was a hardbound $7.00 edition full of colored photos of fraternities and sororities, the usual advertising, and a smaller than usual number of class photos. In considering the fact that only 700 of the then 8200 full time day students at Weber State had purchased the college yearbook, the student senate made the decision to no longer. fund the publication. Their decision may not be purely financial, as many of todays college students and student leaders consider the year book to be as out of date as the raccoon coat and the straw boater. However, on the basis of economics, the decision was made to discontinue the annual. One step was taken in an attempt to save the yearbook in the form of a different type of publication for the 1971-72 year. Editor Brent Jepperson put together a soft cover magazine type annual that sold to the Student for $1.00 rather than the previous $7.00 cost. In addition the book wag thinner, had fewer pictures, some editorial com- ment, and appeared generally to be more of a quarterly or annual report type of publication than the traditional yearbook. However, to the student leaders this appeared also to be a failure and even to this degree the yearbook was not funded for the coming year. According to Dr. James R. Foulger, WSC Business Vice President, the yearbdok is in the red some $4,000 even with the rather radical changes made in this: year’s publication. Recently retired Weber State President, William P. Miller, commented that the junking of yearbooks is part of the anti-tradition feeling among colleges of the nation. Neighboring institutions, Utah State University and the University of Utah discontinued publications of their annuals some years ago. The question of what to do with the yearbook now that the students no longer want to publish it was presented to the Weber State College Institutional Council at a recent meeting. These members strongly recommended the retention of the book, and even expressed a belief Anat the Ogden business community would support the goal to maintain this book -by purchasing a § greater amount of advertising. Some of the council members were,not in favor of the changes made by Mr. Jepperson to this years edition but offered no real solution to the financial ills of the publication. The Weber State yearbook is a tradition that began near the turn of the century and has continued with some variety of publication being issued almost every year from about 1904 to the present time. There are two collections on Weber State’s campus that include most of the editions ever printed. The Howell Library, in the Weber State Library, has at least one copy of every volume of the yearbook; in addition there is a nearly complete set housed in the Alumni Office. The Alumni Association voiced some concern at the discontinuance of this publication as it is a permanent record of those students attending Weber State and is used continually by the Alumni in identifying and locating: former students. The 1971-72 issue con-: tained, at the request of the Alumni. Association, a complete list of the senior class, regardless of whether the individual chose to have his picture taken for the yearbook, according to the Alumni Association the annual is an invaluable record of the senior class. There is at this time no provision for the printing of a yearbook for the 1972-73 year. The students no longer wish to publish the annual and with increasing demands being made on every dollar put into higher education these days, their economic reasoning is quite sound. However, this does not satisfy many former students and administrators, present staff and faculty people who think that the yearbook should be retained as a permanent record in addition to being a tradition of the institution. Whether the Institutional Council will come up with a provision and the funds with which to continue publication of the yearbook remains to be seen. It appears that another tradition, that at one time was revered by all college students, is in danger of going the way of the passenger pigeon and no one really knows: what might be done to save this publicatin. Workshop Held In Cemetary Trips to local cemeteries and a study of local history through tombstone inscriptions is included in a Weber State College workshop beginning July 31. The outdoor Education Workshop will be held daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through August 4. Registration is July 31, 9 a.m. at the WSC gymnasium Room 38. Workshop participants will also travel to the migratory bird refuge and playgrounds in the area, said Dr. Raymond H. Rhead, workshop director. The outdoor education workshop is geared to give participants the opportunity to learn about the environment and advantages of holding outdoor classes in conjunction with regular curriculum, the director said. The three credit hour course can be used for teacher recertification. Instruction and activities to utilize resources in and near the school ground as well as the community to enrich instructional programs will be provided, Dr. Rhead said. “This method of teaching not only compliments the text books but also gives the students involved a felling of what they must do as citizens in order to safeguard the outdoors,’’ he added. ‘Outdoor education implies that all appropriate offerings should be included in planning a series of experiences to make the best use of the outdoors in learning,” he said. The Ogden Cemetery is rich in history. Burials include those of John Brown, captain of the famed Mormon Battlaion, and of many early settlers of the area. “Gravestones reveal the age of the city, its earliest deaths, war years, religious backgrounds, its wealth, ethnic groups, evidences of polygamy, and myriads of other historical facts,’’ he said. “Students interested in science, math, art, language arts and a variety of other subjects can do research in the cemetery, not only the one in Ogden, but in the outlying towns,’’ he said. vw =) ae ‘ Destry, one more time Weber State College’s contribution to the Ogden Pioneer Days Celebration was the musical, “‘Destry Rides Again.” The college rounded up some of its best performers to put on the show. The show had everything a good western needs; brave sheriff, villain, dance hall girls and others who populated that colorful time. Performances were in the Little Theater of the Fine Arts Center, and were directed by Roanld L. Wooden, of the WSC Music Staff. The musical accompaniment was provided by a handpicked group of 18 public school teachers. “Destry Rides Again’, is based on a story by Max Brand, with music and lyrics by Harold Rome. It is a typical story of life around the turn of the century. It was not Staged as a melodrama, but as a classic of Western life. Musically and dramatically it pleases most tastes. The role of Destry was played by Ron Hyde, and the part of his girl friend, by Kristen Hurst. Sheriff Wash, who rises from the barroom floor to eventually restore peace and order was performed by Bruce Wiese, and gunslinger Kent, the saloon owner, by Jack Wright Nasvell, Jr. The saloon owner’s henchmen were played by Tom Davenport, Joe Markland, and Dixon Pitcher. Kenlon Reeve took the role of the sinister Mayor Slade, and Hazel Robertson headed a pretty bevy of dance hall girls. A total of 35 had parts, mostly students who have played in earlier musicals. Choreography was by Mary Ellen Bailey. David Barber designed the sets and Wanda Whalen. the costumes. Two Structures to be Bid The growth of Weber State College continues with the recent approval by the legislature for the expenditure of $3.9 million dollars for a library expansion, and $650,000 for a new maintenance building on the Ogden campus. Work is just being completed on the new Social Science structure, which will be occupied by students during the fall of 1972. Also under construction at the present time is a new Education Building, which is approximately 50 percent complete, and is to be occupied either in the Spring quarter or by fall of 1973. The expansion on the Library has been long awaited, and will approximately double the present capacity of the college library. The library facility was the center of some discussion over the past year on campus between administrators, legislators and students. All parties agreed of course that this should be a priority, and that Weber State’s future depended to some degree on the quality of the library facility. The present library structure was constructed for approximately 2,500 students and neither in space or number of volumes, is adequate for the 8,000 plus studentbody presently enrolled at Weber State. It was through the excellent work and cooperation of certain local legislators that appropriations were authorized to initiate construction on this new facility in the fall of this year.