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Page Two WESCOLITE Wednesday, January 17, 1951 Volume XXIX. WESCOLITE Number 7, Published by the JOURNALISM CLUB WESTERN MONTANA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Dillon, Montana Wednesday, January 17 ,1951 Subscription Rates — $1.00 a Year STAFF EDITOR............................... .....................................................LYLE BERG ASSISTANT EDITOR ..... ............................ .......... MARV ECCLESTON BUSINESS MANAGERS ...................................... SHIRLEY CHAFFIN ED MONGER STAFF TYPIST ............... ..................................................BETTY BRAY ATHLETICS REPORTER.......................................CLAUDE ANKENY Staff: Rosemary Morse Jack Carriger Eloise Robbins Lois Ellwood Edna Tidball Beverly Petersen Kermit Cole Chanticleer President: Imogene Cole Marv Eccleston Don Ellsworth Faculty Advisor: Florence Gray Genevieve Albertson Journalism Class: Exchange Secretaries: Howard Hansen Betty Christensen Michael McMahon Betty Bray Edythe McPherson Bette Morgan William Milligan Rosemary Morse e Charles Soha AN OPPORTUNITY By Edna Tidball NEW YEAR’S GREETING from Western Montana College of Education to teachers who are on the campus, to yor who are in the schoolroom, and to the rest of us every where. The year 1951 brings what is probably the greatest challenge ever offered to teachers, the opportunity to carry on the work of guidance and leadership- to American youth during the global crisis. In the midst of our expansion of the military and the indus trial, the educational program must not be allowed to waver. The American teachers can provide the stimulus and concentrate on a unity of purpose to further the training of the future citizens of the world, regardless of the complexities of the international situation. It is not that the basic issues of American foreign policy make vulnerable to hesitation the promotion of education, but that we, in the teacher’s role, can give the children of the nation a better perspective of a brighter future for an enlightened world of tomorrow. Thus we must hold firmly to our beliefs and foster the prin ciples of American democracy and of the United Nations. Wars, we cannot prevent, but with faith for a better future we can endure, and find optimism in these words by Browning: “My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud earth ever stretched; * * * That what began best, ,can’t prove worst, Nor what God blessed once, prove accursed.” UNCERTAINTY REIGNS IN SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Students in the science depart ment seemed to have a great deal of difficulty last quarter. If you had noticed any confused feeling and wondered why, you will find the answer by asking “Who was your instructor?’’ Such a common question should not involve too much complexity. But in this case it did. When Mr. Pope, because of seri ous illness, left, the confusion started. Immediately the vacancy was filled by an experienced teacher of science, Don Evans. However, it was learned that Mr. Evans was retired and teaching only until an other instructor could be obtained. Then the other instructor, or rather instructors, came to WMCE to take over the department. William Haw kins and Frank Dunkle, 1950 grad uates of Montana State College, united in a collaborated presenta tion of science material. All went well until one day a freak accident was the cause of Mr. Hawkins’ fractured jaw. His brief absence as co-instructor left Mr. Dunkle with the upper hand. But just recently Mr. Dunkle, member of the naval reserve, received his orders from Uncle Sam. By some queer twist of fate it seems that the science departm ent uncertainty was justified. Now, however, all is se rene, for Jack Gaines is in com mand. Mrs. Dola (Nash) Fitzpatrick, 1931 diploma graduate, is the author of a story “Two Rounds with a Grizzly Bear,” published in the December number of Western Sportsman. She and her husband, with their two sons, make their home on a ranch near Dupuyer. Mrs. Fitzpatrick also writes a column for the Conrad In dependent. Weddings of Interest to Western Mary Lou Cooper, Western degree graduate in 1950, was married to Henry Meine, Jr., in the Federated Church at Three Forks, on Decem ber 28. The bride will continue teaching at Sheridan. Later Mr. and Mrs. Meine will make their home at his ranch near Dillon. Two graduates of Western College of Education, Mary Hansen, of Dell, and J. Phil Jones, of 1719 Whitman, Butte, were married December 26 at the Mountain View Methodist church in Butte. Mrs. Jones, 1946 degree graduate, is a member of the teaching staff at the Sherman school, and Mr. Jones, 1949 degree graduate, is employed at the Whittier, both in Butte. Leoan Manning of Lima and Jack G. Mattingly of Dillon were married January 7. Mrs. Mattingly, who was employed by the Missoula public schools, is a Western 1950 diploma graduate. Mr. Mattingly also grad-' uated from Western with a degree in 1949. The Golden Wedding Chapel in Yuma,, Arizona, was the scene for the wedding of Phyllis Jayne Davis of Butte, to Charles W. Bailey. Mrs. Bailey, a degree graduate of West ern, is a member of the teaching staff of the San Diego public schools. The marriage of Darlene Carkeet, of Butte, to Seumas V. Gallagher, took place in the Sacred Heart church at Bridger, on December 27. Both are 1950 diploma graduates of Western; both are teaching at Bridger. Jeannie Fifield and A1 Fidler were married Sunday, December 24. Both are teaching in Livingston. A1 is a degree graduate of Western, and Jeannie attended several quarters. Student Opinion CUT THE CLASS AND CUT YOUR THROAT By Howard Hansen A great deal of pressure is being exerted lately to inhibit the cutting of classes. Among the ingenious an noyances devised to clip the wings of this libertinism on the part of the students are the “reduced credit” plan, the “reduced grade” plan, and t h e “ b o o t ” plan. By the “reduced credit” plan, credits for the course are whittled down at the instructor’s discretion as your chair starts gathering dust. If the course happens to be a required, you might as well have had the “boot” plan, for you’ll have to repeat the course anyway. By the “reduced grade” plan, grade points go down as cuts go up. Maybe you can swallow this one when you recall that the grade is actually unimportant, since it rep resents an instructor’s opinion only; but remember you will be judged by it. When the officious administrator to whom you have applied for a po sition cogitates over your transcript, your lousy grades are his only in dex to what you actually know. The man who was there when the bell rang invariably gets the job. The “boot” plan needs no elabora tion. Regardless of how assiduously you pore over the pages, if you’re not on hand to hear it reworded, you soon find yourself carrying four credits less. It is premature, I suppose, to as- ME A News Wanda Bayers and Kermit Cole, W estern’s representatives at the Delegate Assembly, reported to the ME A January 10 on the issues taken up by the assembly. A breakfast was held for the stu dent locals and the current problems of the Student MEA were discussed. The issues of perhaps the greatest interest to prospective teachers were the recommendation and adoptions of a new salary schedule. It was recommended that a new minimum salary schedule geared to the “Cost of Living Index” be presented to the legislature and enacted into law if possible. According to this scale the present MEA schedule would be raised $500. The legislature will also be re quested to appropriate $3,000,000 more to fill in the state foundation program and to modify the Teacher Retirement Act. The desire for classification of the duties of the State Board of Exam iners and State Board of Education will be presented to the legislature as will the request of an addition of an Elementary Consultant in the State Board of Education. sume that college adults know where they are going and what is • good for them. For that reason, these plans are highly commendable. They conduce toward mass disci pline and reflect the regimentation of the age. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY • H. A. STANCHFIELD. M. D Physician and Surgeon Phone 36-W—36-J • A. L. JUERGENS, M. D. Office Phone 680-W Telephone Block • GEO. L. ROUTLEDGE, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Telephone Block Office Phone 22 Residence Phone 352 • DR. W. J. RÖMERS Dentist Bungalow Dental Office 108 South Washington St. Opposite Texaco Station Phone 114 • DR. L. L. LINDLEY Optometrist Office Phone 466 Rooms 8-9, Poindexter Bldg. • DR. W. E. MONGER Osteopathic Physician • DR. R. D. CURRY Dentist Telephone Bldg. Office Phone 355 Residence Phone 54-W