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Show Page Four. . .. ... Two DEBATERS REPORT TRIP College of brisk . Because of the rigid wall of 'Censorship which surrounded the Dixie debaters1 invasion of California, .the con- tents not be of this official safely out of the belligerent ter- 'were but here follows the strange but accurate account of the rise and fall of the Dixie college debaters short but ritory, -- " long weeks of preparation and planning the Dixie men were met at St. George, amid the cheers of 3 interested grammar school students, by a convoy and Branch Aggies with the who, Dixie-ites- ,' the only .Utahns to make the the, trip. After theLastearful farewell, Vegas to enable the squad stopped in .capitalistic adviser, Mr. Miles, to colwere -- lect from the-slo- to sources machines enough t .various' secret' side make to .time from' time trips campaign. re- during the : . at Redlands U. , which' consisted of .three rounds of no doubt' by the: practice debates (lost., who over the BAC. squad anxiety ' After minor skirmish a the night before, because of Mr. Miles luck in calling "Heads", on the flipped 'penny,, were forced to sleep .on the floor) the entire Utah delegation- fought their way to Loo, Angeles, where a good time was had by The invaders, the way early) all. . bright and- early, (any- next morning began their dedious journey to 'San Francisco. At noontime, themselves . the' starving Utahns found nearing Bakersfield, so, re- last years hospitality, they on Bakersfield J.C. paid Bakersfields congenial debate manager in no uncertain tones told the visitors that they must debate to earn their membering a .dinner social call - sooner said than done. Donald Redds conscience must-havbothered him so much that i.t interfered with his digestion for, according toall reports (but his) his lovely dinner wa's wasted down 7 stories of a San. Francisco hotel. A reconnaissance tour of San Francisco, was taken by the entire group, with the; exception of "Romeo" Crosby and (Jr.) Gardner, who simply had: to find a valentine or two for somebody (name, not available) back home. which.- was no "Mark-Anthony- ". moment marked the no the letter came from team had no fight they succumbed after winning seven starts. and rounds The next in line was the team. of America , After to Junior, home a message of "Pinky. taking, care and, when Gardner; entered All were going the team of Brooks and Jr. of collapse a Slicker1 men Brooks received That After typical stride. to.p telling things. left, two "of- ' of a talk, the Dixie pep from home struggle against other misguided college students from western decisive and p strong' until , found the Utahns at. the" Pacific .s annual debate the Stockton, California. fray in the those involved later warm-u- Gardner communique could until' revealed at meet i I days out-o- DeMille, lapsed from withthe same Brooks and f Redd col- it is rumored, internal strife .and fell who, score as the team J. Gardner. .Sabotage of and subversive fifth column activities contributed to the downfall-othe team of Crosby and S. Gardner, .who humbled 4 out of. 7 of their opponents. bravely to. Fighting one was the the.-las- team .of Hirschi and Although constantly harried girls (and a few bigger remaining Cornelius. little by ones) they carried, on. until "Corny" deserted and joined with hife. opponents, forcing Hirschi to debate terriffic odds which,- of course, not even Hirschi was able to do. They, however, lost only 2 of the 7 debates. This concludes the saga of the Dixie debaters who went forth to pit their strength against the weaklings of other schools and who returned with only.tv;o things Fo boast of:l. 3 victories out of debates with B.A.C, 2,. A team average of 1.3 wins out of 28 starts', .As a fitting climax, to the entire trip, the Dixie boys, defeated in debate, but unbroken in their school spirit, gathered themselves in the 3 shower of which was falling-o- the. campus the beautiful College of the Pacific and,, smiling thru. the tears and rain on each face, they .sang the words of the song which ends, "Defeat, never comes to Dixie, for she has no alibi." And so ends the tale-- of a never-to-for"We came, gotten story of the, old adage, we saw, but they conquered." to C. the D. Special by Schuyler Gardner Special Correspondent be J-- " V Wonder around his .D. . why school and Dog house, now." face, Bill Swapp has been going with that happy smile humming on "Im out of the |