Weber State University - Acorn Yearbook (Ogden, UT)

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These departments serve the cause of orientation in a direct wav. They aid the student in choosing his life’s wbfk and in realizing and assuming his place in life. One hears a great deal, especially at the time of graduation, that after school is completed the stu- dent must “go out into the work! and face life in its reality ' But Weber teaches the student to face life now. The idea is to let him take place with his own group as a definite part of the vocational world as early as pos- sible. Then when his training is com- pleted he may go directly to work without blundering his way through the problem of adjustment, without waste of time and energy. But this is not the only way Weber is fulfilling the principle of adjust- ment. It is necessary that citizens should know and understand the prob- lems of the nation and the world. They should be able to discuss those prob- lems and to cooperate in taking active measures toward solving them. For cooperation there must be contact established among the people of the world. In this line of endeavor. Weber College has been outstanding. She has sent her students across the ocean to make friends with another race and has brought members of that race to her own state. She has sent students into thirty-seven states of the union for the express purpose of establishing con- tact and discussing the outstanding problems of the nation. Weber aims to bring about the actual application of the subjects learned through class work and real life, social, political, and industrial. The daily assembly and the various social and group interests: the play- day in Ogden canyon, tennis, gym cir- cus. band, chorus, prom, are activities which help the students adjust to each other and to society in general. Thus Weber has solved the problems of orientation by helping the student to lind himself in life, by helping him to become a leader and thinker in world affairs .a real citizen of his country.

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KARMA CHADWICK IT is said that in college a student should “learn something about everything, and everything about something ’ At Weber the student may at least try to learn “everything about something” by majoring in one subject. I le is also given an oppor- tunity to “learn something about everything” by merely attending devo- tional. The student on first entering the de- votional hall receives an impression of peace and quiet. The soft lights, the thick carpets, rich draperies, and the paintings hanging on the walls blend to make a place of beauty. By meet- ing daily in this room the student learns to appreciate simplicity and taste in his surroundings. I'he prelude gives the inspiration of good music. Miss Chadwick, in her choice of selections, gives to the student the masterpieces of great musicians. As these become familiar to him, his lik- ing for good music develops. He is able to appreciate more fully the other musical selections which are brought to devotional for his enjoyment. Through prayer the student contacts with different creeds and ideas. He becomes more tolerant of other people's beliefs and their desire to worship God according to the dictates of their con- science. I le is even given the oppor- tunity, generally against his will, of standing before a group of people and expressing himself in prayer. Religious toleration is also shown in the devo- tional programs; Rev. Hyslop, Pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd, -22-