THE DIXIE SUN December 18, 1959 lAWi AilS TO THE EDITOR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Saturdays Leadership Conference was a decided success in terms of building a foundation to challenge future student officers. An experiment such as this could have been a flop or a success without much change in scheduled meetings and discussion sessions, depending on the enthusiasm and discussion spirit initiated by those at the helm of conference planning. A wise choice of speakers and location for the conference plus genuine interest in pertinent campus problems combined to show skeptics that such an outing can be enlightening and worthwhile. Many newcomers to Dixies leadership positions felt for their time. The conference moved according to a strict schdule and showed careful planning. IF ANYTHING were to be examined for improvement, and very little showed this need seriously, it would be: what did the conference do in support of its theme? We saw' an imposing sign there which read Your Place in Leadership. Did the conference tell us this? A GOOD DEAL of time was devoted to discussions regarding problems about which little will really be settled through the often ineffective medium of hearing everybodys gripes. The possible value in such social discussion is that it might help make key leaders more aware of personal well-reward- ed feelings. The only emphasis given the theme was in a pointed final talk during the evening banquet. If students whose primary concern is Dow can I become a better leader? were those for whom this conference was held, each facet of the days activity should hae been tied down to this question. It would seem that the only way individuals can become really effective leaders is by realizing what qualities they must develop and just what they are suposed to be doing as leaders. Many social and problems concern the entire studentbody. Leaders as students must be aware of these problems but their role in solving the problems is of a more personal and psychological nature. The ingeneral-information- al dividual must somehow be sparked internally tp discover just in leadership is. External methods or discussion may be helpful, but when the smoke clears, how determined are we to make ourselves better leaders? If acquaintanc with school policies and problems was the object of the convention, it was a huge success. General reactions have been very favorable. Of course, the real test of the effectiveness of Dixies first Leadership Conference will be in the quality of leadership exhibited during winter and spring quarters on the Dixie campus. what his place IKES CHRISTMAS GIFT The great annual theme of our Yule season is Peace and Good Will toward the nations of the earth. This phrase is the core of many g speeches made on appropriate occasions. The trouble with many of these is that they are given and accepted with some emotion but little actual work in response. We have come to the point that such talk is hardly more than what we say at Christmas. IT IS GRATIFYING to witness dynamic, concrete n by the man most qualified to take positive steps toward world peace. President Eisenhowers plea for peace and friendship in freedom in unprecedented personal appearances on the other side of the world is perhaps the gift anyone could offer humanity on Christmas 1959 greatest It is wrong to assume that this peace mission will make everything right between world powers, but there is real truth in the belief that if anything beyond shouting can be done, this is it. May I apologize publicly for my personal attack upon the author in my letter to the editor. I only meant to bring out some important points, to me at least, concerning our assemblies. You say I was attacking you, but dont you think using the phrase after Fridays fiasco was a form of attacking? That was a rather harsh term you used on our assembly. You might have ten: In view of our past assemblies this years, etc. You stated in your last letter, nowhere in my previous letter did I compare our assembly with television or the movies. Here I misinterpreted you. You wrote in your first letter, with a total enrollment of about 400 to 500 it is virto tually impossible, talent-wispresent a weekly assembly of which we can be proud. As a result, our assemblies are not good, and certain students, those with the enviable T, are burdened with a of the work. When you put so much emphasis on talent, entertainment was a natural assumption for which I am sorry. You also wrote, we also cannot afford to compete with education. I believe assemblies are a form of education. Education isnt confined to the test tubes, library, etc., many people major in music, dance, painting not to mention the educating we need in human relations. We arent competing with education we are furthering it. I did not proposed the abolishment of assemblies, as anyone who read the last paragraphs of letter could tell. Here again my I misinterpreted you when you wrote in your last paragraph until we have a good assembly (who is to judge?) let us stay in class Friday at eleven. Another quote from your last letter: I concede that the bnsf one has to offer is reason for applause, but it is still no excuse for mediocrity. (Now you are attacking me). Applause does not increase ones grade point average (it may in some majors) or produce intercontinental missiles. May be it doesnt build missiles but it mav do a lot of better things for international relations. I refer here to all the orchestras, entertainers, etc., the state e, ma-iori- . . . . . ty . stage-show- s, department sends abroad each year. I dont think it is any more far fetched to think that in our as- semblies is the beginning of international understanding through the arts than someones beginning for building a missile. In closing Id like to say that you left many of my questions unanswered, but as far as I am concerned this matter is closed. If I am ever on another assembly I will try my best to do better, and in the meantime you could study the philosophy of education. Please forgive me for misunderstanding vou but one thing we can say, Dick, we sure did increase the reader interest in the Dixie Sun. Kathleen Blake I am curious about the ability of our students to work together for something they probably all want. I, along with the rest of those attending the student leadership 'onference, was interested to learn of the problems facing publishing of our school paper. After having refreshed in my mind the objectives of a school oaper or any newspaper, it seems to me that the paper staff is trying to run water up hill in attempting to meet the objectives of a newspaper. It is virtually impossible for any newspaper to be a paper bearing news if it published only once everv two weeks. Instead of a newspaper, it becomes a periodi- cal. We as a studentbody are suffering because of this we are getting reports on events that have long since happened and instead of learning pertinent news of fresh events and events to happen. The point I wish to make is this you as a paper staff are not re- sponsible for the paper coming out pverv two weeks. You are operating under a budget that only allows you enough money to come out that often. The way I see it, the studentbody itself can remedy the situation by paying at least 5c a copy. Thus Im sure no one in the studentbody would object to paving 60c everv quarter to receive the benefits of having the Dixie Sun published every week. Marilyn Fawson onlv high-soundin- CONFERENCE CODIENTS worthwhile comments should be remembered Several Tom the Leadership Conference of Dec. 12. The first of hese is regarding the respect shown teachers by Dixie A student suggested that if we are to maintain successful. coUegiate relationships between faculty and students, must be shown instructors. More specifically, we might take a tip from the old stands- - ride-- of military courtesy such terms as by using man ondburv. and Miss TIunsaker. rather than first names. J5 a snle kut meaningful respect which these trained and de oted people deserve. SUS5e"tions woth considering deal with !ct It: 'vas recommended that our campus lift itscampus stand-area- 1 as conduct during assemblies and in the STAFF OF THE DIXIE Sl'X ne Several stances of crude manners have shown PUbIlShd S by the stndentbedy of Dixie College Editor line aut ,0tURh,lon ,hiMny "V Bruce Hafen Campus Editor m Joan Esplln anyone else. Sports Editor Holland W.W. Exchange v VAT'" V Ashhy Xancv Rushton tinnf3?ieTTPr0blem Business keePinS our campus clean was DouEl n Ruth Limb An 5iaf'en7 Ka th Reporters M you stopped to notice just how messy these Patsy Dover, Lida Brooks, Kav Bruhn Mel VeTsner q nL,0ili? McCook ie. become Brown, Tom Bjorndal, all class and chib Bybee, Jesse the thoughtlessness o people t Sp.rt, writers, Durant McArthur, Merrill reporters who XVebb ever seenthr,ough the waste cans on campus? Theres acuity Advlsen Reed Blake. loom for improvement stu-ent- s. ac-tio- 'm oo-tv-- ' SSt 1 I Tce- j1?" hi-eCn- ...