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Show THE DIXIE NEWS REPORTS from deutchland CLUB THIRD YEAR NOTES From all appearances the Worms Am Rhein March 12, 1926. Dixie College Student Body St. George, Utah. Just a little word of thanks to the Student Body and to whomever is directly responsible for my receiving the Dixie News. It has been gratefully received and thoroughly read. Although I have been just about two years away from her, the Dixie College is still home to me. Her victories are just as thrilling and her defeats just as disappointing as they were when I was there to &ee them. I hope to hear that Dixie has gone to victoiy in both debating and basket ball again third years either took in the Prom or spent Sunday Easter-inSince Monday they have not had the pep they have been exhibiting all winter. They seem very slow in class and very tired when it comes to going up the steps. Apparently they have not caught up with the sleep lost last week end. The Prom and Easter had an effect, not soon to be forgotten, on some of our members are many are still promenading and Eastering. Just today Alma asleep in History class said, This is the best Prom I this year. And a few have ever been to. It has been my good fortune to minutes after that Reed, also see considerable of Germany in snoring, told the class that eggs the short time I have been here. tasted better when they were It is very interesting also very colored. educational. It is a land that is April fools day was celebrat- looked upon for its past, and its ed by the Snow Theology class. many historical places, etc. But As a result each member is now America is the land of the fuworking off a five hundred word ture. It is only the people of theme on the Crucifixion and the better class that are able to Resurrection. visit the higher institutions of The third year girls are looklearning. The majority of the ing forward to next Friday people learn a trade as soon as (Girls Day) when they will they leave the grade schools and make prominent the boys weak- have their life occupation. Their ness. chances of ever getting further A week from Saturday, April than this one occupation are 17th, the third years will go to very few. For this one reason, Hurricane for one of their big- and for many others, I have gest times. The fourth years learned to appreciate what we will accompany them. A dance have for opportunities in the in the Hurricane Gym and a educational line, and especiallj swim in the Mineral Springs will in having the influence of a be the most important performchurch institution. ances of the trip. I am working at present in Worms, made famous through FIRST YEAR REPORT the Avork of Martin Luther, in many ways the city is just as it We are not in the mood for ac- was at his time. The old town tivities now. We are thinking wall is in many places, still standtoo much of spring and what we ing. In fact part of the old will do when school is out in- Roman Town Wall with the stead of our school work. Some trench on the outside is still to of the first year boys are looking be seen. The house where forward for the practice track Luther was kept in 1521, when meet to be held in Parowan. brought to the Diet at Worms, They are anxiously awaiting the has been very well preserved. time for it to take place. The Also the Legend of Siegfried and first years are proud to claim Hagen had its setting here. So so many athletes. We have baswith a little imaginative ability ket ball players, foot racers, one could easily imagine himself high jumpers, and back in the days of Knighthood throwers of the shot. The Gospel is being preached here for the first time since before the war. We are however, GIRLS DAY, PUNISHfinding a few who are ready to MENT OR listen to the message which we have for them. But it is here as it is everywhere else, thouGirls Day, it seems, has alsands are hunting for joy and ways been regarded as one in which comes from which the girls of the institution happiness God alone, and in their hunting hold full sway; a day when it ceased to be the right of the male they push it unrecognized from a bubble members of the school to make, their paths, following which breaks and leaves them break, or get dates. Girls Day in bewilderment. We hope, has also been one day in the year to help a few of them however, when it ceased to be immodest and warn others. the for a shy maiden to ask some Thanking you again for the sleek haired Romeo to please esand with best wishes for cort her to the dance. It was paper the good of the school I am likewise permissible for the Brother in are Gospel, Your gentler sex to blossom forth in Elder William Snow. all their glory in gym suits during the day and proceed to exhibit their powers at racing, ising young fellow and innocentthe customjumping, and other athletic ly bedeck him with In the ribbon. of bow small stunts. ary tho mock second modesty place, The proposition now is, is it acI never have it seem, to may really a pleasure for the girls become thus privileged? Is not cumulated sufficient courage to the sudden jar detrimental to venture forth on the campus in gym suit. their frail constitutions? Is it the of articles not possible that many a shy and Those ignominious g. pole-vaulter- s, A Legend For Girls Day 5 f A bold young king who had not learned, The wealth his lands possessed ; His counsellors called to him one day, And orders thus addressed ; Go search my wide domain and bring To me its choiciest pearls. And being wdse, his counsellors brought An hundred lovely girls. Then not to be outdone by what Fie thought their clever jest; Said he, Oh, truly of such gems, Im proud to be possessed. Each one shall be a peeres In my royal coronet, And other kings shall envy me ; Such pearls theyll never get. But go ye now' and bring to me The priceless joys of earth; An hundred maidens more they brought, Who sang and danced in mirth. Tis well, again replied the King, $ i i A And now' would I secure, The mightiest promises from all My subjects, rich and poor. And he who sends the noblest pledge, Shall at my table sit. This once, he chuckled, On my crown, Ill test their clever wit. The men fared forth and in due time, In joyousness returned, And eagerness for their reports Within the kings heart burned. Spake one, Thy multitudes unite, This message great to send ; We pledge our Youth, that through the years Thy Kingdom may not end. With overwhelming heart, at length, The King replied, I see Great wisdom shining in these gifts Which you have brought to me. For now I know, my kingdoms wealth, In promises and pearls, Is, and shall henceforth ever be, Her priceless boys and girls. Mable Jarvis. j Z FROM GERMANY SPRING FEVER Bielefeld, Germany, March 6, 1926. The Dixie News Staff Dear Dixie, I received the good Dixie News the other day, issued on the 19th of January, and my thoughts turned back to the Dixie Spirit. I can still feel that spirit when I read the News, even though nearly seven thousand miles away. I attended the school and hope to spend another year of two there. Perhaps you would like to learn something of a land where it rains more than it shines and where the people have to take what they can get, not what they want, in material things and pertaining to freedom. One can see, as the Mormons believe, that Zion will be built upon the American continent, choice above all nations. The houses here are large, usually of three or four stories and one joins on to the other. They are covered with red tile roofing and contain from four to eight families. On the streets you see automobiles of all sorts. Some are American make ; others have only three wheels. The girls and women, as well as men and boys, ride bicycles. Bobbed hair is not in style here. The girls, women, and men all work in the factories to earn their livelihood. Many have been out of employ- What is the spring fever? It the disease of laziness, idleness, sluggishness, slothfulness, ment the past winter. Every few blocks we see a family store where candies, bread, cheese, vegetables and wurst are sold. The family bread and cake is all purchased from the stores. The meals of the common people consist largely of malt or barley coffee, bread, cheese and wurst, for breakfast; soup, vegetables and sometimes meat for dinner ; about the same victuals as are had for breakfast are used for ! slovenliness, slouchiness, slowness, drowsiness, soporiferous-nes- s, lethiferousness, and all the other nesses that an extended study of a great book of synonyms could produce. It is the only uncontagious disease from which no one escapes. Whom, in particular, does this malady attack? It attacks students, teachers, and parents; and unless I have the affection diagnosed wrongly, it attacks doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs, and rich men, poor men, beggar men, thieves. Moreover, there is another closs of people that never escapes the spring fever. What class is that? Lovers, of course. How does the spring fever affect those whom' it attacks? It causes students to leave their lessons, teachers to wish that they could leave their pupils, parents to neglect their duties. Thus, we could proceed indefinitely. It causes doctors to forget their patients, lawyers to cease lying, beggars to cease begging, and we wish it would! cause thieves to cease stealing. When does this fever that is characterized by natural pulse and normal temperature break out? It breaks out at any time when there is neither snow flying, rain falling, nor north wind blowing. There are always a few cases apparent when the sun shines brightly and warmly, even in But in the Spring of the year when the grass Is. cool and green, when the trees n are gorgeous with leaves, when the birds sing more cheerfully than usual, when old Sol shines with refreshened vigor, then is the time when everybody suffers indisposition from spring fever. What is the general condition of things during one of these mid-winte- r. half-grow- supper. In every town or city may be seen the church tower above all else. The people pay to belong NEW BAND INSTRUU. OF U. MUSICAL to a church to make a good liv- epidemics of idleness? The MENT ing for the pastor. They go to school auditorium (until recent(Continued from Page 1) church to pass the time and to ly known as the date orchard) years, and the Girls String Quarhear the pastors prepared contains groups of giggling, tittet is one that would be a credit Due to the interest and the speech. They are told not to tering, boys and girls, too severeto any State. support of the school, the Band take the tracts from such de- ly attacked by the fever to do Department is now the proud graded people as the Mormon anything other than giggle and of a new baritone horn. Missionaries. Ashworth and possessor Judd At present many titter. The school library is Findlay and was model a is and It recording because of packed with students who do alare Thompson spent Saturday Band In- people times. pressed out Martin the by Verkin. put La at hard Sunday They either have most everything except what strument Co. of Elkhart, Indiana to out or of the church, they should do in a library. The get pay at a cost of $135.00. in to some and churches they have street corners are held down' Miss Ella Naegle has gone We have given it a thorough to to out. As President by chewing, spitting men who intends she pay get Salt Lake City where and find it to be a won- Grant said. testing The of to- would do nothing even if they church summer. spending the derful instrument. Its tone, in- day is the church of man, not the were not attacked by the fevtonation, and ease of blowing in church of God. er. Romantic boys and girls personage if he will kindly con- all registers are remarkable. to the shadows of the red retire I am enjoying my work and descend to dance with her! members Mand The appreciate hill where enthey can bill and am glad to hear that more of the Such an act requirers such an much the support of Presicoo hand undisturband hold very I Dixie boys are being sent on misormous amount of nerve that dent Jenson and the school by Busied. School is dead. a of sions. I can say personally that for one, cannot conceive instruments of such our ness is dying. purchasing and principles organizations more difficult proposition. quality for their use. Can this yearly epidemic be can stand the test. The misHence, I again ask, is Girls of is the School workshop The consensus of to controlled? sionaries a are or privilalways eager Day a punishment meet differis of it cannot. The Girl. A the the that youth. opinion pastors ege? ent churches or sects who have best authorities agree that there no time nor interest to compare is no tangible cause. Scientists can discover no method by which, religions. We are making progress in this fever spreads. Thinking the work here in Bielefeld, and that perhaps it is a mental diswill hold another baptism soon ease, psychologists may be conwhich will be the second one ducting experiments with the since I have been here. Greet- object of discovering whether or ings and best wishes to all the not there is a tangible cause for Poem winning second place in But we are fearful the fever. students from Girls Day poem contest. that in reporting these experiYour brother in the Gospel, Elder Max Hafen. ments they will do as they do in We are just girls, with faults tis true, reporting all others spend a But we strive each day our best to do, wearing apparel inevitably regreat amount of time telling We seek a foundation firm and good veal many astounding facts rePROGRAM GIRLS what they do not know about the On which to build our womanhood. garding girls legs ; namely, that subject. We are just girls, but well do our share The Girls of the Dixie gave there are a great variety ; there bear. and Can this disease without a Humanitys burdens to lift are short legs, long legs, fat legs the following program to a large cause be cured? No. Because ; and grace maidenly for seek We beauty and appreciative audience in asand slim legs; curved legs, there is no cause for it, neither Not beauty alone of form and face, stick-lik- e and legs April 9. legs, sembly Friday straight and is there a cure. If fhe germ (or pure, But beauty of character strong bowed legs ; knocked knees also Girls Chorus endure. shall which always soul of psychologists might maintain The beauty are not uncommon. These startConvention true Spinsters are a is our hearts it brain that but microbe) could We are just girls, Piano Piece, Lida d ling revelations have, in many V can we be it is possido, then that isolated, only And theres many things Vivian Leavitt, Effie ble that cases, proved detrimental to a Snow, could be delivworlds plan, the great with humanity To help along Worthen. Clerfa gilds highly prized popularity. Bracken, killer ered from this great of For woman is useful as well as man. Grace Starr time. But as psychologists say, It has been supposed that girls Prize Story know dont but you are girls, We just derive a great deal of enjoyment Directed by Bessie it will be necessary to conduct a Dance ? Your mothers were girls not so long ago out of these athletic tourneys ; Thurston great number of experiments beWe are just girls, but this old world may Jennie but who could question the imPoem Prize Empey of fore anything definite can be of its today. girls Sometime be proud Lucile Worthen, Lillian Trio possibility of such a suggestion? Melissa Hopkins. And lastly, no one but a girl Atkin, Mary Atkin. W. Pearce, can appreciate the agony that Reading .... Mrs. Mae McAllister ? her English HL in Pirate Dance every girl undergoes male some to ask brave attempt A Just Girls J afore-mention- frightened maiden has overtaxed her nerve supply in getting up enough courage to attack some eligible young man ? As for appearing in a gym suit that is invariably either too tight or too baggy no amount of nerve can possibly ease the discomfort of such an act! And, as the saying goes, last but not least, the most trying event of the day comes when a girl is called upon to ask her boy friend to dance with her Is Girls Day really a pleasure r a punishment ? For me Girls Day has always been one of severe torture. Try tho I would, I have never yet succeeded in gathering my forces together sufficiently to approach a prom- - is f Eight-hande- |