014_Weber College_1947

              An Even Greater Weber
Last year Weber college was named one of the fifteen best
junior colleges in the United States. Increased classroom space,
new modern facilities, expanded curricula, a larger faculty, and
an enlarged extra-curricular program, all ready and waiting for
a record smashing student enrollment, will assure parallel or
even greater recognition this year.
Weber has long been a recognized leader in terminal and
transfer education capable of giving to its students a variety
of ^academic or vocational courses, instructed by a highly competent faculty, that equals or surpasses that of any lower-division
institution in the rocky mountain area. Weber graduates of the
pre-professions, humanities, social sciences, and other departments, have been leaders in higher-division classes of the nation's
universities.
Nor is Weber a school where all is study with no play. Student body officers have promised the most active year in the
school's history, beginning with the Flaming "W" Hike September
20. A strong Wildcat eleven, who are expected to trounce all
comers, will meet the McKinley Mikalums from Hawaii in a battle
that is expected to match anything in the.college's fifty years of
football thrills. The Weber basketball quintet, last year"s inter- [
mountain jaycee hoop champs, will seek top competition among
western teams.
Looking at the whole picture, it appears that Weber is on
the threshold of its greatest year in all departments and activities.
It is another realization of the Weber family's constant cry for
a "Greater Weber College."
Announced by
Student 'Wheels'
Tentative announcement of the
fall quarter social calendar for student body activities was made on
September 4 by the Board of Control, governing body of the student
association.
Events are being given the starting push by the traditional Flaming W hike to Malan's peak and
will be followed by Idaho State
College football game and a get-
acquainted dance on Sept. 26; Mesa
college football game and tentative
weiner roast on October 3; Mick-
alums of Hawaii centennial football game, parade and dance on
October 10 with a rally on October
9; homecoming football game with
Compton, national JO football
champs^ parade and dance on October 24; student-body halloween:
party on October 31; thanksgiving
dance and student body party on
December 12.
Other events being planned for
the fall quarter social bandwagon
include the sophomore class Orchid
Ball and the Phoenix club Snowball. ■
Mecham Leads Eleven-
Stiff Slate Starting
Sept. 26 With Idaho S.
Four Home Games Slated;
Wellman and Gardner Assist
Weber's gridders to the tune of 55 first rate men climbed
into practice sessions beginning Tuesday with high hopes for
the greatest football season in the history of the college.
Scheduled to open the four home
game series against Idaho State
College of Pocatello on September
26, the 55 men began practice for
two periods a day under the direction of Head coach Milt Mecham
and assistant coaches Guy L. Well-
man and Dean Gardner, former
BYU great.
Only bad news emanating from
the practice fields have been appendicitis attack of Dale Blackburn,
former OHS and USAC star, an^
back Dick Williams recurring knee
injury. Ken Graser, rough and
tough lineman, has also been bothered by lung injury left over from
the War.
Back with the squad after sitting
on the bench with broken arm received early in last year's season is
Owen Koch, small but fast back-
fielder. Precision passer Jim Valen^
tine has returned to the old groove
along with such rear wondermen
as Odell Anderson, Ralph Eskelson
and Clark Brimhall, and fullback
Lloyd Thompson.
Wildcat line is filled with such
Weber greats as Merrill Crosbie,
Kendall Sedgewick, young Harry
Burchell, DeWayne Randall, Darrein Wilier, Gary Gourley, Wayne
Hansen and Harry Soteras.
Other games on the schedule include play with Mesa on October 3
a* (the Ogden stadium and the college centennial game with the Mik-
ahims of Hawaii on October 10.
Homecoming game will be played
with last years national jaycee
football champs, Compton College.
Traveling schedule includes Boise
Junior College, Branch Agricultural
College at Cedar City, Pasadena J.
C. and Modesto J. C. in southern
California.
Ticket campaign by the student
body and local Weber boosters was
hearled last night with the annual
kiokoff banquet in the college cafeteria.
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Milt Mecham returns to head
coaching staff with the able assistance of Guy Wellman, Ogden
Bed star; and Dean Gardner, new
addition to the college staff and
former Brigham Young University great.