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Show Page Four Issued class at Friday by the Journalism the Dixie Junior College, St. each George, Utah STAFF EDITORIAL Joseph Black. . - Alta Englestead Assistant Editor Shirley Harper Staff Artists Schuyler Gardner ,H.T. Pace Aubrey Barker Jessie Lou Barker Elmo Sproul Ruth Cooper .Editor .Associate Editor Stencils Typist .Typist Exchange Halbert Lund, Gwen Lee Roy Whitney, Stewart, D.C. Watson Sylva Atkin, Gregorson, Melville Hirschi B. Glen Smith. Marjorie Reporters Adviser .D. TOO MANY CLUBS? There are so many clubs in school all that cannot possibly exist under students have gone "club crazy" and belong to as many as six clubs. One student is an officer n three clubs and a member of two oth- the ers. Wo der Some wonder the clubs are dying! No won- are a flop and aro by only a small portion of the tho meetings abuended dab setup. present and members, no wonder so either sleep in school, students unprepared to classes or else burn meny come "mid- night oil" in order to got their lessons. There are more than 25 major clubs in this school, besides dozens of "clicks," and "gangs". If this number were divided equally among the students it would make each student belong to one or two clubs. This is not the case, however. Many students do not belong to any clubs except the boys or the girls club, but those that do belong to clubs belong to a great many. in school that all students automatically belong to, the Boys club for the boys and the Amitia club for the girls. Perhaps a student should be allowed to join two clubs besides this. However, there should be a limit on how many clubs a student can There is one club next year? The answer to this question only ycu can solve. The next two weeks are to be devoted to elections. The primary elec-tio- n to determine who will run for president will be conducted next Friday. During this next week petiApril 18. tions will be circulated to decide who will run i,n this election. Campaigning will follow the next week, and the fine) election will be held on Friday, April 25. Each should make it his personal duty to look into the lives Perhaps there are too many clubs in the upper division and not enough for the lower division. Maybe lower division students should be allowed to join more of the clubs. some clubs are to be eliminated it decide which ones to will eliminate. Each supervisor favors the clubs under his or her supervision. Who be hard student activities his of to own ano fellow students for for make good leaders. You must decide who will administer the affairs of the student berg in the most efficient manner, and mate every effort to see that such are chosen to An be do persons so. active interest in elections should taken by every student, and not ins idea, let "Oh, about someone who knows such things president shall be; me who gets in." decide it will who be mes our nev o.k. w: A This is the wrong attitude and shou1: be avoided. The lower classes should be the most active, because they are tlm students who will be governed by their own decision. decide who is mo?,1; qualified and then give them the support look So around, that will elect them. Petitions for presidents must signed by 50 students, and presented me by next Wednesday be to night; so start that petition, students, as soon as po- ssible. I urge you to bo good sports, but mako citing; thon when the timo comes to the final vote, think long and' hard b- the coming elections interesting and ex- make efore making your is to J choice. "Johnny" .D. bo the judge to decide what is to be done about What join. If are to be your leaders who Students, qualifications that will EDITORIALS of them IN ELECTIONS RENCHER ASKS FOR INTEREST do this situation? you it! think about Do yon clubs A school? Do you think there should be a limit on the number of clubs a student is allowed to join? Give us your opinion on this question think there are too and what you would do to Comments are welcome other problem. member Hand many control this. or any contributions to aA of the staff.-- - on -- this J.B. ! |