Weber State University - Acorn Yearbook (Ogden, UT)

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Radio and electronici students soon learn that there i» a certain knack to button- pushing. Weber’s technical division helps to satisfy the increasing demand for skilled workers. David S. Gailcy Blaine M. Hartog Howard M. Johnson Gene P. Mcskc Don A. Reynolds Earl R. Sanders John A. Gaz Grant F.. Horsley Clifton B. Larson Kent H. Randall Robert A. Salmond Verna K. Taylor 27

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One aim of Weber College is to serve the community, and one of Weber’s greatest services is the large output of skilled workers it provides. Some of these skilled workers serve their country in its defense plants. Technology is the greatest single ingredient in the operation of defense plants. In discussing defense in terms of production, we find that several aspects are necessary. Production involves drafting, mechanical draw- ing. electronics, machine tool technology, theory of machines, and machine processes. All these courses are offered at Weber College and arc regulated so that all phases arc complete. Classroom space, time, and subjects are arranged to meet the needs of students. Thiokol Chemical Corporation. $pcrry Rand, and Hercules Powder Company, in their expansion to Utah, need trained men and woemn in the technical fields. Weber College can furnish these skilled employees in two years. Under the tech- nician program, a student completes two years of specialized education, after which he is ready to be- employed as a skilled technician. A great opportunity is made available through this program to jxirsons who want and would enjoy a technical job for good pay with a minimum amount of schooling. Aboi f Watchmaking demands dexterity and patience in handling the innumerable parts that make things tick. . • : Students in auto mechanics learn proper care of the outside, as well as the inside, of automobiles. Richard S. Best Paul C Butterfield Arvilla Clark Young high school graduates arc not the only group which comes under the technician program. Classes arc offered to the apprentice which enable him to improve his status in business, and refresher courses arc available for journeymen. With our rapid rate of advancement a person ignorant of new facts and developments has no place in our technical society. The people of America demand a large number of services. By utilizing the many classes Weber's technical division pro- vides a student may become a servant of the community, or he may use the skills gained thereby for his own personal benefit. 26

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Weber College has its own ham radio station and operators' tlub. The student shown here is broadcasting on station W7NZZ nO» aiiiliU v t- -it A student in electronics practices soldering techniques. Learning this and other techniques will insure him of a good job in his chosen field. Hurschell G. Urie Richard Vandenberg 28 Left: Students in the department of cosmetology use new hair- dressing techniques on fellow students and local residents who come to the college for such services. These beauticians also learn the diseases and proper care of skin and nails, in addition to hairstyling, and can obtain their operator's license- after the completion of one year of training at Weber. (In this photograph the patron is having her hair rinsed during a permanent wave.) Below. A machine-tool student practices a threading technique on a lathe.