Weber State University - Acorn Yearbook (Ogden, UT)

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ENGINEERING. BUSINESS. HOME ECONOMICS. GEOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, FRENCH Orientation In Weber College By Alice Sorensen THE educational system of America was dedicated from the first to the purpose of turning out citizens worthy to live and carry out the ideals of this country. But somehow, it seems, the organization for many years de- feated its own purpose. It enrolled the youth of the country in its schools, it gave them every opportunity to learn, but so concentrated did those efforts become that the young people in attendance were completely shut off from any condition of citizenship. They lived and moved in a world apart from the every-day problems and realities of life as members of a com- munity. state, and nation. Not until the student left school did he make any attempt to adjust to the world out- side of the school building. Then edu- cators began to realize the benefit that might come to the nation if the energy and initiative of youth could be turned directly to a realization of the prob- lems of every-day citizenship. But the traditional universities were too strong- ly entrenched in the fields of scholar- ship and culture to lend themselves to the new idea. Neither did the limita- tion of a vocational school serve. Finally there arose, as an answer to - 18-

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KEITH CORKY MARIAN PETERSON El IOT SAMPSON President Secretary Vice-President Top Row. left to right—Martin Byrne, Ortell Stalling, Cornelia Scout- Graff, Gerard Klomp. Robert Schatz, en, Lillian McFarlane, Ruth Richey, Ernest Tarran. Oscar Deming, Louis Myrtle Pierce. Fay Anderson. Tifth Warlaumont. August Ahlf. Second Row-—Ethel Christenson. I lelen Miller, Row—Keith Wilson. Sara Phillips, Florence Williams, Elsie Miller. Louise Katherine Thomas, Jay Larson. Jack Hughes. I lelen Poulter. Frances Pur- Norback, Ariel Neilson. irginia Rose, rington. Nan Neilson, Norma Dawson. Third Row— I lelen Nelson. Alta Sixth Row— Elsie W heelwright. Dora Arvae, Marian Peterson, Elizabeth Payne, Edna Maw. Blanche Need. Jones, Bertha Tanner, Norma Wall- Juanita Monson, Marjorie Ridges, work, Alice Lunday, May Skeen, Mil- Agnes Troseth, Verona Wood. Emma dred Weaver. Tourth Row—Alta Argyle, Hazel Allen. - 17-

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a widespread demand, the Junior College. One of the great objectives of this new institution has arisen under the name of “Orientation ' As this term has been defined by educators, it means the adjustment of oneself to environ- ment, the selection of a life work, the adjustment of oneself to other people, participation in industry; finding one’s place in life; assuming the burdens and responsibilities of that place. In brief, orientation expresses the real purpose of education, to build citizenry. Weber College, a foremost insti- tution in the revolutionized education- al system, is fulfilling to an admirable extent this principle of orientation. In the first place, the students are urged to select their major field of study when they enter the school. Those who choose the same subjects are then or- ganized into a group, which has as its purpose social and vocational training. A typical organization in Weber this year is the Engineering group, organ- ized with a president and other offi- cers as leaders. Weekly meetings are held in which these engineers enjoy instruction and entertainment. Other organized departments are; geology and chemistry, history and political science, commerce and finance, Eng- lish language and literature; modern languages, biological sciences, educa- tion and psychology, and home eco- nomics. BIOLOGICAI SCIENCES. INGUSH. EDUCATION. SOCIAL SCIENCES. EDUCATION - 19-