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Show TMft? tt VOLUME 1. vrT JEW POLICY DIXIE DTXTF, THE FOB NBRMM. COLLEGE I). N. C. A SAINT GEORGE. SAINT GEORGE, UTAH, JANUARY 29, 1923. State to Take Over High Sehool Work COLLEGE. to Become Junior College Elder Stephen I.. Richards-- Apostle, and member ol the Church School Commission of Education visited our College and conducted important meetings with our Board of , Education lust Thursday and Friday. Friday morning he visited the Santa Clara Bench and the St. George Valley Projects and other projects of economic consequences to the future He returned to of the Dixie College. Salt Luke City Saturday. The purpose of Commissioner Richard's visit was to present to our College Board the educational policy of the Church and assist our College in the adoption of that policy. Briefly stated his message was that after about two and one-hayears of careful and searching investigation the Church School Board of Education had finally decided to discontinue all high school work by the spring of 1925. and confine its efforts thereafter to (1) religion class work in the grades, (2) seminary work in the high school, (3) junior college work at strategic points through the Church and (4) a great Latter-Da- y Saint University at Provo, The Brigham Young University. SotA of the chief reasons for the policy may be briefly stated as follows: (No effort in order of sig nificance is attempted). The State is equipped to (1)do and desires to do the general high school work. (2) Though the Church is expending for Church Schools more d of its total revenue than of its it is serving but membership and cannot hope to increase its program. The Church began high school work in Utah but the growth of the High School movement now exceeds the capacity of the Church. (3) Chin ehmen whose children attend Church schools are not in State interested sefhcientlv schools notwithstanding they pay taxes to support State schools. (4) The primary function of the Church is not general education in competition with the State but religious education to supplement the State work. 'iheiefoie the Church has adopted educational movement a Church-wid- e ottering all members equal opportunities in the fundamentals of religious education and Church Leadership through University at (1) A great Provo. lf . one-thir- one-fourt- li (2) A comprehensive system of unexcelled Junior Colleges whose curriculum comprises the Freshman and junior college years. . (3) Seminaries for every com munity having at least 150 high school students. (4) Religion class work for the grade schools. The justice of this policy cannot be questioned. Its significance is tar reaching and complementary to the high purposes of the Authorities of our Great Church. The importance of this educational policy, locally, can be understood in part from a recognition of the fact of Dixie's wonderful growth the past twelve years, and the projects of the immediate future which have been and are so inseparably connected with the work of the Dixie College. The High School movement in 'Washington County, The Santa Clara Bench and other land projects; the fruit, dairy, chicken and vegetable garden industries, the Arrowhead Trail linking California, Nevada, Arizona ,and Utah; the Zion National Park, are all within the history and in part due to the Dixie College. To contemplate a further enlargement of this College is most gratifyBut this new mission is not to ing. Our counbo born without sacrifice. ty and city must provide a modern High School building, creating a burden beyond the taxable limits of these coipoiate units. It seems impossible, yet we know it will be done. Our College can then serve all the surrounding Stakes of Zion from Millard, Kanab and Moapa into St. Here in this land of the George. Gods we shall live, worship and learn in a Temple-Colleg- "Face the Music A CHANGE Parowan and B. A. C. Defeated. Dixie Quintet Does Splendid Playing in League Game In two of the fastest games of this defeated Parowan league "Dixie . and the B. A. C. The game with Parowan, Jan 2 0, while hotly contested in the first half ended with "Dixie far in the lead. The endurance and accuracy of the D. N. C. players overwhelmed that of the opposing team with a score 70-- 3 4. Joseph M- rthur and Grant Em- first league game ''heir pey playir showed Tonally good form. That Csl' Prisbrey, Grant JS-- ' id McArthur and Paul Lund, )J.t "old hands at the game Platen could easily be seen. Their superior work shows the value of training and experience. We regret that Henry Crosby, an excellent guard, is perhaps perman- , February 2nd. COMING DERATES The D. N. C. is a member of the Southern Triangle within the Church Junior College Debating League. The question is: Resolved that the Cabinet Parliamentary form of Govt, is better than the Presidential. The D. N. C. negative team will meet the L. D. S. in Salt Lake City; the affirmative will meet the Snow Normal in this City. The debates are to be held March 16th. The teams are as follows: Neg. Juanita Davis, and Karl Winsor. Affirmative Cyril Bastian, and Letha Taylor. We are also anticipating a debate with the B. A. C. in the near future on the same subject. The team members are, Helen Gardner, Con-re- y Bryson, Orvel Plafen, Merril Sandberg, Paul Thurston, William Snowx State High School debates are ing negotiated. IX THE PRESIDENCY For more than a year President Joseph lx. Nicholes has desired a leave of absence from the College to continue his chosen field of study chemistry. A month ago President Snow, of the College Board of Education, acquiesced in the request that this leave be granted next June. When it became necessary, through the visit of Commissioner Richards, to prepare for the new College policy, the Board of Education felt the necessity of choosing immediately the President for the coming year. This was accomplished Sunday at a special meeting of the Board when Edgar M. PresJensen was made the ident. The Faculty accepted the appointment Monday afternoon and Mr. Jensen left for Provo Tuesday morning to attend the Junior College Presidents' Convention for the purpose of constructing the new College Curriculum. NUMBER V. DIXIE NORMAL COLLEGE city. e UTAH. FEB. 24. 1925 DEVOTIONAL Referees Price and Bleak, The game with the B. A. C. begun Dixie with both teams up and going. be- PROGRAM One of the most successful programs of this year was given Friday Jan. 26. Every Friday equally high class programs are given in our Devotional exercises. We invite the public to attend. The program as given follows: Pres. J. K. Nicholes Prayer D. N. C. Band Selection D. N. C. Chorus "Barcarolle Miss Evelyn Thurston Piano Solo Mrs. Mae McAllister Reading Vocal Duet ....Joseph McAllister and Leonard Sproul Mary Graham Reading D. N. C. Pickanniny Lullaby Ladies Chorus Dixie Doodle (advertisement), Karl Savage, Grace Royce and Co. D. N. C. "Bendemeers Stream Male Chorus D. N. C. Band Overature took the lead and maintained it the game. The first throughout half closed with a score 20-The final rush failed to find a weak spot in Dixies quintet. The B. A. C. was out played in the last half with a score 23-Arnold McArthur and Paul Platen pitched baskets with precision from the hardest positions. Grant Lund tho carefully guarded came in for his share. Glen Prisbrey and Joseph McArthur, guards, stayed xvitli their Tlieir part was men in expert style. in winning the game. no item small C. D. N. at S13 Friday night Bee Society is not safer and better than Subs Owen Frei and Grant Empey the Individual is loyal to the common in for part of the last half. came consult consult, Ere fancy you W. Snow. good. The lineup and summary are: Benjamin Franklin. xour purse. |