Weber State University - Acorn Yearbook (Ogden, UT)

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S a Jie Jlawhind 2b, Pat Erickson tweaks an udder. Barrels of fun in match box race at Phoenix-Sharmea party, especi- ally Tom Burton and Bunny Payne. It was tcc-hee for Bill Barnes and ha-ha for Bob Burnside too. All day for two hours Oiyokwa in co- operation with Phoenix and Excelsior sponsored Sadie Hawkins Day. The two-hour part of the event occur- red between 11 a.m. with the Phoenix Milkmaid candidates tugging at Old Bes- sie, visiting in Ogden front out Layton way for just the day, and 1 p.m. and reconvening of classes. Meanwhile the greased porker was liberated by a com- mittee of Excelsior men headed by Val Richardson. Fortunately the diminutive swine, valued at $10 by the farmer who reared it, was immediately captured by Ron I.owder, a member of the self-same club. He plans to rear it some more to say a $15 value. Otyokwa sponsored the races, which included sack races and all kinds of races, you know. They also put on the noon dance with music by the Music Limited Combo, made up of musicians from Phoenix, Sigma, Excelsior, and two juven- iles from Ogden High School and Weber High School. Then in the middle of things some guys lined up and members of the Otyokwa club chased them with varying success, so far as has been reported. The all-day part of the program was exclusively Ot- yokwa when the members pirouetted through classes and program events “mighty fetching in outfits done up es- pecially by Hoxcr Tent and Awning Company just for them. The winnah, Lois Poison, present- ed cup by IcGronde Fletcher for Phoenix. Greased pig committee, from left, is Judd Glissmeyer, Joe Florence, Neil Visser, Ted Morris, Bill Chandler, Ron Twom- ey; front, Val Richardson, Kent Weathers.

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Wesley Rose Jo Ann Roscnlof Joanne Russell Jo Ann Shultz Doris Simonscn Carolyn Skeen Jean Smith Kent Smith Sue Sodcrquist Raelene Sommers Joyce Sorenson lllene Stanfield Jay Stark Dee Stevenson Virgil Stratford Anna Stringfcllow Stuort Stringham Joone Taggart lora Dean Taylor Kazuo Teramoto Wilford Tcrkclson Barbara Whitehead Afton Thomas Bob Tolmon Ron Twomey Barbara Von Eschen Aleto Van Sickle Jean Von Winkle Celia Varner Mar Deannc Wahlen Elizabeth Wahlquist Reed Wahlquist Mary Walker lew Wangsgard Lelond Ward Nelda Wardle Mildred Waymcnl Kent Weathers Francme Wiggins Dean Wilcox Garth Willie Arlene Wilson Dee Woods Reed Wood Larry Wright Kathryn Zele

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An Era Begins Continued from page 2 eminence now rests upon the most able shoulders, I think, upon which they could be placed in order to have this institu- tion maintain and keep its place among the great institutions of our country.” The address of Mr. McKay, great early president of Weber and now the head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, followed a tremendous appeal by Dr. Dixon for a four-year college. In a day filled with events memorial- izing the founding of the college and foretelling an even greater future, the afternoon ground-breaking rites were the other main feature to share public atten- tion. After the speeches ground was broken by Dr. Dixon, with shovels of soil Just a nice float, but with the spelling correct and fine by the Technical Division. You should have seen the Humanities float. Who did it? The spelling was all cockeyed. Delmar Dickson directs the com- bined bands and audience in the closing number at the ground breaking ceremony. The hymn was Purple and White. Actual ground - breaking, with Carol Barker, Dr. Dixon and Fred Ball hoisting the good earth. 24