Weber State University - Acorn Yearbook (Ogden, UT)

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Ed and fhe girls. Now in fime fo fhe music. Kid s Lif class wifh class produced books. And nof a genius in fhe lof. The one-room eighf-grade school of pioneer days is a far cry from fhe specialized laborafories of fhe modern college. Weber home economics sfudenfs 'rake delighf in fhe clean shining kifchens equipped wifh fhe lafesf household devices. Preparing daily cafeferia menus or special banquefs is as simple as a cooking class assignmenf. Even fhe dishwasher enioys herself. Sewing rooms please fhe designer wifh large flaf fable fops for cuffing, elecfric irons and boards for pressing, and quick sewing machines fo finish any seam. Each fypisf has a fypewrifer for individual classroom pracfice. The records used fo accenf rhyfhm would move fhe hearf of any rug cuffer. Office machines wifh puzzling levers and keyboards offer pracfical experience fo fufure accounfanfs. 25

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Down in +he basemenl' of +he Moench building are enlrenched 'lwo rival camps-lhe physics laboralory and lhe chemislry laboralory. To mos'r sludenls and visilors +he chem lab needs no furlher in'l'ro- ducrion Jrhan rhar of odor. Nose fickling gases seeping 'ro ihe upper floors convince Weberiles +ha+ good liirle laboraiories should be seen and seen only . . . Concocring hydrogen sulfide seems +o be a favorile pasiime. The chemisr coal' of arms is a +es+ 'rube and rhe badge of honor a somewhal' slained rubber apron. ln l'he opposile slronghold amid levers, wheels, and inclined planes, physics ianalics defrly balance 'rhe le'Hers of 'rhe alphabei' in s+aggering equalions . . . A 'rransverse wave is rhe coal of arms, a knowing look, 'rhe hallmark. Chemis+ry and physics have one rhing in common: sludy is a requirement Freshmen and sophomores alike succumb +o +he rain of assignmenls and experi- menrs shoi' from +he crossbows of phyical sciences. Top 'ro boHom: Fascinaied physics s+uden'rs view maihe- marical perfecfionp Chemis+ry, firsi love of aspiring docrorsg Found-a Freshman who sfudies.

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A differen'r +ype of siudy of 'I'he hearl. Weber siudenls in unusual poses. The bacieriology lab has i+s s'I'eam pressure auioclave and sferilizing oven, ihe chem lab has rows of acid boHles and chemicals, bo+h geology labs have drawers of minerals and rock specimens. Music rooms have lined blaclcboards usually hung wiih dancing rows of no'l'es and scales. For Weber s+uden+s, lexfbook accounis come +o life in +he school room. Anoiher fea+ure of 'l'he new ins+i+u'l'e. A +ypicaI engineer's classroom. Veneiian blinds, comforiable furniiure, sound-proof waals, polished wood floors-lhe quiei digniiy of +he new lns+i+ul'e rooms is conducive io lhe medilalion and ihoughlful apprecialion accompanying religion. A special fealure of fhe new building is walls which disappear info ihe basemenf, making possible ihe conversion of 'ihree rooms inlo one large one 'for special occasions. The vocaiional building is a verilable siorehouse of machinery-lafhes, drills, oxy-aceiylene iorches. Hammers, nails, screws, saws, planes -Fill ihe carpenlry shop. 26