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Show C. OF C. I (Continued from first page) tive of the church, and one who 1 has been in the thick of the fight to help secure the support of the school, told of some of ' the points in favor of the local school. Mr. Bentley pointed out ' the big advantage- that the Dixie climate offered to such an institution in-stitution and stated that should ', this college be abandoned local students would in all likelyhood go to the northern schools as there would be no advantage in attending the B. A. C. and many po.ints in favor of the larger schools. Mr. Bentley stated that it was I ' his opinion that the Dixie Junior college would be willing to op- erate on whatever amount the other schools were allotted, but thought, as did the other schools, that the $60 recommended by the committee of nine was in- sufficient- to maintain the requir-' requir-' ed academic standard. Other speakers were: Arthur " Miles, who called attention to the great need of this Dixie coun-ill' coun-ill' try for the Dixie College and pointed out the part that such a school played in the cultural side of any community, former Representative Re-presentative David Morris, who 1" told of his experiences at the legislature and told of some of the subterfuges that the northern schools used in bringing up their enrollment so that their revenue j could be increased. He also j pointed out howr t'ae people of ' Washington ?.;unty had stood be-j hind Iron county in its fight to 1 secure its schools and still were willing to give them their cooperation, co-operation, but felt that they in return should navt Iron county. i The meeting : : for general discus- : with the Chamber ( j i beino authorized 'i committee to lobby the necessary fund; : I the fight at the lei |