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Show U. E. A. CONVENTION DRAWS BIG MAJORITY OF COUNTYTEACHERS, Sixty-four per cent of the teachers of "Washington County. ! all the Dixie College faculty. J President of the Board. Leo A. j Snow, 'Superintendent, 'Milton E. ' Moody, deputy clerk, Rulon B. Everett, St. George P. T. A. President. Mrs. Helen Painter, and wives and friends of the teachers attended the U. E. A. convention at Salt Lake City last week-end. Most of the group arrived in Salt Lake City Wednesday evening even-ing so they attended Society of Superintendents, P. T. A. meetings meet-ings and visited schools during the day Thursday. The first general gen-eral meeting of the I". E. A. commenced at 7 p.m., Thursday evening in the L. D. S. Tabernacle. Taber-nacle. The meetings throughout the convention were both instructive in-structive and very interesting. The speakers urged interest in the current problems of life and ive many practical snpe-tions. '. The group c-f ohi'.dren and mothers who went from here to p-pcerit "The Pe.iro Li'y" report having had a wonderful trip. (Continued cn page four) DIXIE COLLEGE (Continued from page four) F. F. A. band which went to Kansas City have returned to school, and report a wonderful time. Carlos Schmutz stated, "It was very educational to meet so many different people, and see so much new country. I certainly cer-tainly enjoyed myself." Stanley (Schmutz said, "We saw and did a great many things of interest, educationally and otherwise." Howard Schmutz reported, "I had a very enjoyable time. I was especially interested in the Livestock Show, the Horse Show, and the Kansas City power and light building." The delegation from Utah, included in-cluded the band, vocal quartet, and judging team, numbered ninty-three boys. In competition with forty-seven other states, and 3,000 other students. Utah t fust place in four events, and placed in every one of them. The Toyack Chapter of Roose-! Roose-! velt, Utah, took first place in the Chapter contest. The degree of American Farmer, the highest degree obtainable and extended to only fifty-eight boys, was placed plac-ed upon Cecil C. Cope, Arcadia, Utah. J. Phelon Malouf, Richfield, Rich-field, Utah was awarded first in the public speaking contest. In the Livestock Judging contest, La Verne Hienstreet, Vernal, won the first place, and a $300 scholarship schol-arship to the A. C. The band which played at the events, was composed entirely of Utah F. F. A. members. This band played at fifteen concerts at the show; it also played in Salt Lake City, upon its return. The boys were met at the depot, de-pot, and later entertained at a breakfast, by Governor Henry H. Blood, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Charles H. Skidmore, President Heber J. Grant, of the L. D. S. Church, and many other notables. Stanley Schmutz, scheduled as a soloist, was unable to perform as such, because he could not obtain an accompanist. John Schmutz was the only father to travel back to Kansas City with the boys. "The Land O' Cotton," which Mr. McAllister is presenting within with-in the next two or three weeks, Is a complete minstrel show. There will be a chorus of sixty voices. The soloists have not been selected, and the exact date has not been set, but the minstrel min-strel is a very lively one, progressing pro-gressing rapidly, and there is an abundance of talent with which to present it. It promises to be one of his biggest successes. M.r. Bleak's department is planning plan-ning a concert, to be given sometime some-time in November, before Thanksgiving. Thanks-giving. His group is working on these numbers now. They are also working on some selections for Armistice Day. The cement floors of the tennis court have been completed, and the building of new fences will be started immediately, to accomodate ac-comodate the members of the Tennis club. 'The Phi Sigma Gamma is sponsoring spon-soring extemporaneous speaking contests, for this quarter's work. These contests are open to al! members. A suitable prize is to be given to the winner. The yearbook staff has been chosen. It consists of Ernest Lee, editor; Clark Blake, business manager; Ruth Bradshaw, assistant assist-ant editor; Ray Love, snapshot editor; Rudy Lortz, calendar editor; edi-tor; Dean Boyack, wit and humor hu-mor editor; Grand Miller, athletic ath-letic editor; Nedra Hurst, society editor; Rulon Orton, advertising manager; Virginia Moody, typist. Any of these students, or Mary Morris and Edwin DeMille have subscription books, and will be glad to take any subscriptions offered them. The assembly Tuesday, under the direction of Thelma Bleak, commissioner of amusements, for the student body, was a Hallowe'en Hallow-e'en program, and consisted of: A spooky one-act play, "A Night in an Inn." The players were, "Sniggers," Stanley Mosley; "Bill," Paul Wilson; "Albert," Harold Mace; "Toffy," George Whipple; "The Three Priests," Irene Tolton, Allene Lyons, and Fay Terry; "Kliesh," Rulon Larson. Lar-son. A skeleton dance, Fawn Schmutz. A reading, Virginia Moody. A stunt dance, to advertise" the Hallowe'en Ball. A stunt to advertise the yearbook. year-book. The assembly Friday, November Novem-ber 2, will include students from Santa Clara, New Harmony, and Ivins. The assembly Tuesday, November No-vember 9, win be given by all out-of-state students. This program pro-gram will conclude this series of assemblies, given by students of the different geographical areas represented in the school. A student body meeting was held Tuesday evening at five o'clock, to budget the school money. The officers deoided upon up-on the following distribution of the funds: . , A special fund of $250 for awards. The remaining money will be divided with thirty per cent to go for athletics, twenty Per cent for debating, nrteen ,)e, cent for the band aud thirty-'lve ti" fr mlscellneons activi- The "D" club was organized at the college last Tuesday night. This is an honorary organization, or-ganization, students being eligible eli-gible for membership only after they have won their "D" awards in athletics, public speaking, or student-body activities. The purpose pur-pose of this organization is to sponsor any and all worthwhile activities of the Dixie College. Their first project for the year is that of having the "D" on the hill re-whitewashed, because of the oil that is seeping through. They want to thank Milo Kemp, who is contributing the whitewash white-wash for this enterprise. Coach Leland Hafen is the faculty adviser and sponsor. Officers Of-ficers for the current year are: President, Paul Wilson, La Verkin; vice-president, Mary Morris, Mor-ris, St. George; secretary, Pheobe Lytle, St. George; and reporter, George Whipple, St. George. Miss McArthur is taking the following eighteen high school girls to Hurricane, Friday: Ada Hafen, Charlotte Bunting, Luclle Stone, Carma Fawcett, Helen Seaman, Berneice Moody, Virginia Nay, Maude Larson, Nola Lang, Vera Shakespear, Venice Spendlove, Pauline Sullivan, Sulli-van, Caddie Whipple, Edith Sullivan, Sul-livan, Esther Woodbury, La Vetta Earl, Agnes Cottam, and Pearl Hafen. Erma Sullivan will umpire, um-pire, and two games will be played at the same time. Students have been working on Armistice Day orations, sponsored spon-sored by the American Legion each year. These orations will be given in the tabernacle, Armistice Ar-mistice Day, and the winning contestant will be presented with an enviable medal, on Honor Day. |
