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Show the dixie sun September 22, 1959 t!ev Instructors Highf School Gets Into Swing At Dixie A round of marked the events exciting first weeks of high school as things got in swing for the coming year. The swinging began during the noon hours when impromptu matinee dances were held in the student lounge and in nearby halls. The swinging continued Thursday night at a party held by the students officers at the city park. Two elections were held. One for student officers. The second for cheerleaders. Elected to the post of cheerleaders for the coming year for the Flyers athletic contests were: Pat Terry, hold over from last years leaders, Peggy Pitchforth, and Robert Cooper from St. George, and Kaye Tobler from Santa Clara. College Receives Message From Mayor PhD. Barnum. From X-cl- State and back again. to Iowa Four new instructors were added to the college faculty this year reports Arthur F. Bruhn, president. This brings the total number of faculty members to 35. College President Arthur Bruhn recently received a warm greeting to Dixie students as part of a letter from St. George Mayor William A. Barlocker. In addition to his duties as Mayor, Mr. Barlocker is very active in civic and business affairs throughout the state. He is presently President of the Bank of St. George, owner and manager of Barlocker Farms end Hatchery, of Federated Security Insurance Company of Salt Lake Citv, President of Dixie Building. and President of Dixie Bowling, vice-nreside- Added to the division of biological sciences is Dr. Andrew Barnum. He is a former Dixie student. Inc. The following is a greeting from the young Dixie Mayor: I feel very honored to be the Mayor of the City of St. George, and in that capacity I want to extend a very sincere welcome to the returnees and newcomers alike, at Dixie Junior College and tell you that the City of St. George is happy that you are here and wants you to know that everything possible A returned missionary, he has will be done to make your sojourn spent three years in the armed at Dixie happy and worthwhile. forces. Dr. Barnum is married and Dixie is known for hospitality and sunshine but is ready to hand you has three children. While at Dixie he was a member of the X Club, lab assistant, editor of the yearbook, and graduated as valedictorian of his class. Dr. Barnum received his AB and MA from the Brigham Young University and his PhD from Iowa State University. Returning to the campus after a years leave of absence is Mrs. Nadine T. Ashby. Mrs. Ashby has been studying at Colorado State at Greeley where she obtained her masters degree this spring. While at the Colorado school she was a member of Delta Pi Epsilon, national honorary business fraternity for graduate students. in Harold Crawley, instructor English and auto mechanics, received his BS from the Brigham Young University, and also has a journeymans certificate in auto mechanics. He has ior High taught in Springville JunSchool, and has worked for the Utah State Library Board. Mr. Crawley is married and has two children. Reed H. Blake, another former Dixie student, received both his BS and MS from the Brigham Young University. He is instructor in journalism and director of public relations. While at BYU he was president of AMS, member of the ASBYU Cabinet and Senate, presi- dent of Val Hyric and Dixie Club, and staff editor of the newspaper. many wonderful opportunities. I know vou will appreciate, as I have done since my graduation, the personal attention, as well as the academic foundation, offered by the faculty at Dixie. New Courses At Dixie Several new courses are being offered at Dixie College this year. Dr. Barnum, new to the college faculty, will teach a class in Introductory Entomologv. This will involve the study of insects. A course in the History of Music is available, with William Purdy, whose doctorate studies are in this field, instructing. Contemporary Civilization will be taught by A. Karl Larsen and a course in Consumer Economic problems will be offered by Mrs. Nadine Ashby. New speech classes at Dixie in the speech and drama department include: Introduction toa Drama, a course that involves complete range of drama in addition to being a fundamental course for all theatre students; Introduction to Theatre Arts studies, radio, TV, movies, and theatre; Principles of Oral reading. Marion J. Bentley will conduct these classes. FIVE President Bri hn's Message Were a genie to grant me the greater the challenge; the greater answer to a single wish for Dixie the growth if we just approach it during the forthcoming school year, with the right mental attitude. Id ask that the students and the staff be blessed with a wholesome mental attitude toward the circum' s stances and events which await us. i t Individually and collectively there will be problems. They are an inA $ tegral part of being alive, and an essential ingredient of growth. Problems are the common denominator of all human kind. Rich or poor, black or white, tall or short, pretty or plain we all have prob-- ' lems. Although everyone dreads problems, and often we work hard to prevent them, we cannot intelligently wish that thev will never come. Franklin said. Kites rise against the wind, not with it. This vear, in addition to those which life will manufacture without our help, vour teachers will consciously create additional ones with each assignment, each examination and each classroom discussion. The .. ' r Fine Arts Department To Present Films President Bruhn. There is no sabs.i-tutfor work. Kites rise against the wind, not with it. Several ingredients will, I think, be an essential part of this attitu le. First of all we must accept the inevitability of the reality of problems. and more problems. And striving, our solutions will not alwavs be the best. Sometimes. regardless of our best in.ent we will blunder. This second immutability must also be accepted, the lesson learned, and the details forgotten lest yesterday consume too much of today. A final additive to our mental prescription is one of hope and confidence. The proverbial silver lining is one of lifes most happy realities. In the months ahead we will have our ups and downs The ups will he easy, but the downs will he the most profitable when faced wi'b resignation, determination, and with abiding faith. e The Dixie College Fine Arts Department will present three unusually worthwhile dance films on Oct. 7 in the Dixie College auditorium, according to Mr. Jaun Valenzuela, dance instructor. The film, "A Dancers will feature Martha GraWorld, ham and her dance company. This is a remarkable new dance film, in which Martha Graham, the noted choreographer and modern dancer, discusses the dancer as a creative artist. Miss Graham explains the dancers crafts simply and clearly as members of the company illustrate her theories in a beautifully executed dance, choreographed by Miss Graham especially for the film. Woven into the movements of the dance are all the basic techniques required by the modem dancer. The dance concludes with excerpts from the company dance repertoire. Miss Grahams intensely personal and revealing insights into the psychology of the dancer provide a unique experience. No one can fail Is to be moved bv that sense of dedication which has always marked A most efficient servMiss Grahams contribution to the ice is now availablecounseling at Dive Colworld of dance. lege. A staff of qualifier! conn A great film with a philosophy headed bv B. Glen Smith, it 'hat is applicable to all artists. available to all students on campus Helen Hayes. for help in any problem area a An exquisitely beautiful experi- student may have reels' rat ion, ence. scholastic, personal, or emot.onal. Katherine Cornell. Summer counseling was given Lament, the second film, is a beautiful dance film featuring this past summer on eamnus to Americas most famous male mod- students in the local area. Nearlv ern dancer, Jose Limon, in a dra- all local high school s'uden's wem under the new polmatic interpretation of Garcia Loras poem, Lament for Ignacio icy. This phase was handle bv Sanchez. Assisting Mr. Limon are Mr. Smith. Five area counselors arc the dancers Letitia Ide and Ellen Love. The late Doris Humphrey of to students. Thev are- V i Clifford A was choreographer. prepara-'college A profound work . . Limon is Dean; area of applied science and arts. Harold N. Cmvlev area of an extraordinary dancer. His living, Hannah H. Wells; area is magnificent. John home of business preparation. Nadine T. Martin, N. Y. Times. Ashby; area of fine arts and modThe last film, Dance in the Sun. is danced by Daniel Nagrin. The ern languages, William E. Purdy. Employment placement is also following is a commentary bv Arthur Knight from Dance Magazine: supervised by this department. Movement begun in a studio From September through October the United States Employment ends on a distant beach, suggesting at once the development and the- Service will ge giving aptitude tests matic sources of a modem dance. to all high school iuniors and anyThe first film by Shirley Clarke one else interested in taking th makes significant use of the cam- general aptitude test batery, which eras ability to cut freely from one indicate where a students aptitude Diace to another. A refreshing ap- lies and what for what vocation he or she is most suited. proach to film choreography. first Counseling Service Available 1 n'ai-able i : . 1 1 |