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Show DIXIE COLLEGE PHIS' PRISCILLA famous duet, MONDAY, DEC. FOUNDERS DAY PROGRAM 21TH What an immense debt we owe these men and women, who, through their vision and faith, m v'eie mstiumental founding the Dixie High and College, and vhat better way is there of showing our appieciation of them than that of helping to fulfill then dreams The piogram given today was m honor of these men and f t ? ftj . H v s. fr- X f has ' two t " " women, pioneeis of education Dixie Guests of honor were time that the armour of his heart was impiegnable, but as has been very no before, clenly demonstrated ore s nr nune from one particu-la- i disease And one didnt even have half a fair chance All he could see was the fluff v hair and of Cornelia dimples entrancing Ashby. How could he know that somethmg else was there, which him that would so far ensnare hed actually develop the habit of swinging on the gate with the child until they became awfully cold, or Rose called Cornelia in? NOV. to commonly spcken of as Mart and Tone, at last been separated into solos Tone thought for some 1, 1330 DEVOTION ALS K.VLL) We aie peifeetly well aware of the fact that this is a country of fice speech and fiee press, but wish Bish Fav cett would e do hnd some less public place than the auditorium, duimg a Founders aa program, to do his pressing cf La Rue Cox. That ST. GEOLGE, UTAH FOUNDERS HONORED ON 19TH ANNIVERSARY POISON ALS (By iLj cAuj CL. IX, NO. 5 I I , . 4 1 I .. ' . tf X ? j G AN", ,4 k G V -- 7 r VG 7 : b ' Thomas P Cottarn D H.isehi J T Woodbury " ST. E H Snow, Resident J G Bleak ei vle H j 4 ' F. MILES) Our founders hearts ever longed for the opportunities which the w'orld had for learn.ng, and which they were denied for conscience sake Far away m the quiet of the desert, under the shadows of great mountain ranges, under the silent stais, listening in the hush of mght to the rustle of fragrant sage, and murmuring of the pines and cedars, they put their trust m that God they had so recently ccme to woiship and to know, and adding prayer to their dreams and hopes, they sought IDs guidance and blessing m all that they should do, and under the spell of their great faith, selfishness vanfrom ished their hearts, and again a new race was born. One which should again carry the name of the one God to a glory overshadowing all that had been done by the people of Israel, and make Hls name great throughout every by every nation, end hallowed tongue and people to dwell upon the earth Their hearts and their spirits were now prepared for the work of evangelizing the whole world They lacked but one thing, the education of the intellect. They voiked like a hive of bees, bringing m to their midst information and learning from all over the before wcrld. It was not long men of learning found them m possession of knowledge equal to, and often m advance of theirs. Men of culture coming into their midst had no reason to be ashamed of them, for they had that gentleness of spirit, and that culture of the heart, that made them fit companions of people of every station in life The brotherhood of man was growing m their very being, and their goal was and intelligence bounded only God was develby the universe oping a new leaven, which m time is to leaven the whole lump. The world was to be their field and God the people their harvest planted in their hearts the highest ideal, and they by their faith have bent every energy to make tnat ideal real Behind these Dixie p.oneers ,v?s thirty yeais of this intensive trammg, and they held true to teir teachings, never onceHelosing who of their guiding star, ran-cogave all, even His life for a that His fellow man might Lv e, both now and eternally. Which evci'astmg l.fe is based upon his j t G . r r . G F 7j c Whitehead D H Morris Cannon the truth and knowing that truth he is made free of all his enemies, even death Step by step these hardy and noble men built a culture which will ever stand unsurpassed, perhaps never equaled, by any community similarly situated, bringing m now and then some superior teacher from larger centeis Tnese men and women did much to place our people in the superior knowing scale they occupied m education and the drama and which they have so long held The work was led by E H Snow, and his lieutenants were Thomas P. Cottarn, p George F Whitehead, James Andrus, Joseph cottam BENTLEY NICHOLES JCHN T WOODBURY, Jr GEORGE F WHITEHEAD JOHN T WOODBURY, Sr URIE MACFARLANE D H MORRIS MATTIE RUESCH Orval Hafen, Maggie Brooks, and Alumni Board Howaid Cannon, members The piogram which was under the direction of Orval Hafen, was distinctive m that it typifies the and the spirit of achievement dieam of a bigger and better D.xie Besides interesting talks by F Whitehead, President George Joseph K Nicholes and W O the following numbeis Bentley, were given Two selections by the band, leaves frem the first year book, by George Seegmiller, song from the opera, Eoccaccio, by the chorus; piano solo, by Miss Thurston; and a cornet solo by Prof E J Bleak Mr. Beaks cornet Old Folks at Home is the solo, one he played when he was Awarded his medal at the Los of Music Angeles Conservatory Mattie W. Ruesch gave a tribute to the founders m little girl style She has gamed the seciet of perpetual youth George F Whitehead m his of a talk on How a Dream a Reality, gave Scheel Became a tribute to those who had helped m the founding and building of the school, and to the L. D S church for their support and enPresident Nicholes couragement. stated that the Dixie College was a good investment for southern Utah, eastern Nevada and northern Arizona He looked forward to the time when the school will be that the bigger, but he knows school cannot grow any faster than the country surrounding it W O Bentley sounded a call for an endowment fund, which would profor needy stuvide scholarships dents, and also help m the on last page) JOSEPH STAKE Geoige D H the equ.pment cf the Dixie College And Seth A Pymm, who maiked and designated the rocks that went into the walls of the Dixie College building, and who, with his wife, Eliza Dent Pymm, founded the first scholarship in the Dixie College Their names might well be remembered by all the students of the Dixie. (By ARTHUR ' i GEORGE t. F MULES WILLIAM O A VV m det-liine- nt T jcbeph McAllister MRS Vj. & FIRST BOARD OF EBL CATION OF Mis Pulsipher had been putAND THE BEAnd FORERUNNERS ting questions to the class GINNINGS OF THE DIXIE a do w'e call what, she asked, person who goes on talking and By J. X. WOODBURY, Sr. talking when everyone is tired of Sec. First Education Board to him9 listening answered Jane, Please, maam, From the earliest settlement of a teacher Dixie the people here have been ambitious to secure the opportunIt would have taken something ities of education for their chilmoie substantial than Marlowes dren The first regular high school Mighty Line, to save Rulon Cot-ta- instruction was given m this school at the m the basement of the tabernacle, and Chick Jarvis Sophomore-Freshma- n party which and heie were giaduated the first was held m Wadsworths dance students ficm the fust year of hall last Thursday night. Our chief high school. But the basement of of police saw that the floor was the tabernacle was no suitable so the place to hold a school slippery, exceedingly strongest sort of life lines should Under the direction of the boaid have been provided for the cou- of trustees consisting of Edward ples, so that none of them would H Snow, Joseph Orton and George as did this Woodward, a number of meetings down have gene of the citizens were held, and it was decided to erect a building A disaimament policy should be where all the students of the city d'awn up, adopted, and enforced could be brought together under m this school A great deal of one roof carnage w'as done to complexions A local tax was levied for a and coiffeurs of a crowd which cf years and applied on number gathered m the bookstore, when and when the walls a battle royal was indulged in, m the building, it was possible to and were up i hich ammunition, consisting of fimsh it issuance of bonds, the by paper shavmgs was fired from voted the bonds, and the people hands which received their power was completed and fiom strong and brawny muscles the building W'oodward m honor the named of students arms This, however, had who Woodward was not so bad as is this pet of George toward its erecdonated liberally rehobby hoise the fellows have tion cently started riding. From whence The first principal of the Woodthe brilliant they ever received was A B Christensen, and ward or paidea, upon seemg buckshot instruction his direction, under per wads and elastic bands, that two years these two so unlike materials, was given m the first Woodwaid of high school But the should be put together to the soon taxed to its caof feminine pedal extremi-- t school was the demand for moie and But pacity, es we can not imagine. could be "each night when we kneel by high school work than was keenWoodward the in our bedside to pray, we rememgiven desired to beber them Ouch! ly felt Those who come teachers or who desired any school work The school has received a late great amount of high to of a w'eie compelled to go north, new addition m the form But or Lake Logan. or Salt Provo basketball player, or playess. She of limited means is known by the name of Bessie to many people It was seen net was possible. this from comes Richardson, and she would be people young many idea that Idaho. Some people have the school of high blessing the denied tnat all Tdahoans are frozen stiff of means the unless Bessie education see but wait until you at were provided warm up m a game of basketball. obtaining it need grew the That game, played with girls home Out of this was first callwhich school wm-thigh rules, wont be so slow this ed the St George stake academy, but which the students affectioncalled the Dixie academy, Recently we have, on occasion, ately Dixie College attended a few dances, and having and later the The name of Edward H Snow found them to be of quite an edmind will ever stand as the master ucational turn, we take this whose vision of man the our and to set dowm some of m the dedi earns v'ere realized observations. Dixie College the of velopment were three men who One of the most outstanding But there and thus left no childless, Aps used here is the Kanab of their work, monuments Luck most ably demonstrated by living to be remembeied Claience Pugh and Miss LaVee but who deserve the great factois for Pope The mam object of this step as among educational developm the seems to be to see which can good Geoige Woodward Dixie of kick the legs out at the back or ment been mentioned, D one side the more gracefully who has already whom the Wood- We would recommend it as a part as the man for was named Joseph Oi ton,w ard f the routine training for all of a lifewho gave the savings Piospective football men. and budding the m tune, to a.d CCont nued on last page) v k "v f ?. 4. S1' J v' m K Orton, Charles F. Foster, J F. W Seegmiller, Woodbury, Chas Jas. B Bracken, George T. Cot-taW. B Baker, Joseph T. Atkin and Seth A. Pymm A number of these men aided by splendid gifts, establishing departments of various kinds m the then academy. Some had made great gifts m the work of the construction of the academy And all had given their very hearts to the work God has said Sone, give me thine heart, and they, knowing this, gave in very deed their hearts, and with the hearts they also gave a great part of their lifes devotion to this work of culture for their fellows It is said that some of these have gone on Yes, their fleshly presence has passed from our sight But their memories will live in the hearts of men and women from far and near. The participants of their generosity and untiring labors the students of this grand institution, will drift ADVANCE BAND into every land and clime, and ORGANIZES the manhood, courage, zeal, enwhich to ergy, and character, they To accomplish more and stand for, will bring everlasting function more nearly like bands honor upon the memoiy of the of larger schools, officers were foundeis elected November 25 m advanced band class Earl J Bleak is director, with Howard Cannon, busi(By D. H. MORRIS) During the early part of Dixie ness manager, Milton Walker, lithe people were very poor There brarian, and Rulon V Cottam, was no money m circulation, and secretary and treasurer, as helpor piactieally all ers all business, business, was carried on barter and The American Legion showed its trade Theie was what was knowm appreciation for the band on Winsor Herd as T O Script, day by paying $20 for its Script, Canann Scnpt, and factory services This money, together with Scupt, and these senpts were ex- what can be earned later, will be changed m the trades of the used for- music and uniforms If you like the music of your people. But with the discovery of sil- band show your appreciation by ver at Silver Reef and the open- encouraging words and your atwhich ing up of that camp, the people tendance at the concert, obtained considerable money, and will very likely excell previous those who were more successful productions If you se Rhulm Pectol with than their ne'ghbois began sending their children noith to school a smile on his face, dont think The state board of education, m its because his baby is learning one of their meetings, took up the to walk It is because of relief in He now can question of sending our children his janitor work without to school, and after a suivey was sweep the band room made we discovered that we were moving two scoie instruments The sending out of the county for ed- band is responsible for this The ucational pui poses a little more instruments can now be found on brand new lacks made for the than $25,000 a year purpose (Continued on last page) - |