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Show THE DIXIE SUN September 25, 1959 4 44444 4--4 4 4 444444444444 4 4 Miss Rodeo Utah Honors 4 4 ,g, g Off The Cuff Garnered By Dixie Coed 4-- 4 g g 444444444444444444 4' By MEL REISNER 4 4 Once again its autumn. The time of year when the leaves begin to fall, ducks fly south, and college students descend upon happy, unsus- By JOAN ESPLIN Look out! comes the screamed Bonnie Frei as dudes, she stumbled into the dining room. i Bonnie, as you may or may not i here know, spent the summer waitress-infor Utah Parks at Zion. Also working for dear ole U.P. this summer were Smiles Prince, Dick Frei, and Marian Wadsworth at Zion. Amy Lou Savage, Penny Hafen, Garna Olsen and Elaine Christian did their best at Grand Canyon, (North Rim). Holding down the fort on the South Rim were Brooks Pace and Geri Ann Follet, while Sandra Bybee and Elda Mae Marshal! were at Bryce. Pat Terry, Ruth Ann Hafen, Titine Soilsbury Marilyn Esplin, and Marilyn Fawson made an attractive Dixie delegation at the Brigham Young University for summer school. Wedding bells have been ringing for former Dixie coed Jerri Lund and Burgess Robinson. While at Dixie, Jeri held position at Cheerleader, D Day Queen, and Homecoming Queen. Leaving vacant the office of AWS President, Bonnie Leavitt will soon marry Henry Cook. Now to add a little male interest. John Riding, last years student-bodprexy and new missionary, is currently touring Nebraska with the mission choir. Marion J. Bentley, head of the speech department, spent a most fabulous summer in Europe, traveling. Contests of various kinds have kept many of our local girls busy this vacation. Joan Esplin and Mary Ann Reber were chosen to reign as Miss St. George and Princess during July and August. Miss Penny Hafen of Santa Clara won out over twelve other beauties this August to gain the title of journeyed to Salt Lake to compete Miss Washington County Fair, then with other girls for the title of Miss Utah State Fair. Judy McMullin of Leeds was chosen Miss Rodeo Utah at Rodeo Festivities where she reigned as Queen of the Dixie Roundup. She will compete for Miss Rodeo America in Las Vegas this fall. Three Dixie Highbeaut ies won places in the rodeo beauty parade. They are: Virginia Anderson, Nancy Jackson, and Lawana Carrol. Joan McConkie and Ilene Harmon were chosen at the Washington County Fair to model their dresses they tailored at the Style Dress Revue in Salt Lakke City, at the State Fair. Marilyn and Margaret Fawson reallv made news this summer. delegaMarilyn traveled with a tion to Washington, D. C., for a wonderful few days. Margaret won one of the highest honors that a girl can win. She was elected Governor of week long G:rls State at Logan this June. She was also runnerup for Senator to Girls Nation. This column has for the most about the girls part been chit-chand their doing but we have to sav about those new blazers. Boys, theyre really i . 4-- some-th;n- n h TVY! Fd. Note These have obviously toi'xie Doings. Any social nofes students are wekome at the Sun office in the Annex. m out-of-to- pecting towns. Welcome to campus upperclassmen, members. new students, and faculty As a community with 47 years of experience behind it, you would think St. George would have more sense than to try it again but the people down here are tough and they don't bluff easy. Wi.h only a few dissenting votes, for obvious reasons, from some expcriem ed turkey owners, we college students have been welcomed bad; o ,a vn for the 4Sth annual showing of the Dixie Follies. This year the Follies promise to be bigger and better ' dun ever. With an all star cast, headed by the Brent Crosby, we're all set to law-abidin- g y TIIKEE g go. The Follies will have a bit of everything this yearWincluding dancing, singing, acrobatics by the cheerleaders (and a demonstration of how to make a full sized battle axe disappear). And even a little studying during the intermissions. Talk about studying reminds me: Has anyone ever figured out how JUDY McMULLIN. From Leeds to keep his noce to the grindstone, his ear to the ground, his shoulder honeybuncher to to the wheel, and look the world in the peach- - pickin eye, all at the same time? n Utahs cowpuncher. prize-winni- Judy McMullin, 17, attractive college freshman from Leeds, Utah, was named Miss Rodeo Utah in the state finals held in conjunction with the Dixie Roundup here last week. Wearing a beautiful tan and turquoise riding outfit, Judy excelled in horsemanship and was chosen for her outstanding beauty and personality. brown-haire- d Judy is a graduate of Dixie High School where she was very active. In her Senior year she was chosen Harvest Queen and FFA Chapter Sweetheart. She has danced in several of the Dixie College musicals and has been a cheerleader for three years. Commenting on her experience, Judy said she was honored to represent the St. George Lions as Queen of the Dixie Roundup and proud to represent Utah as Miss Rodeo Utah. In November Judy will travel to Las Vegas to compete for Miss Rodeo America. By High School Femmes Top Beauty Avards Won Continued from Page 1 by the St. George Elks Lodge No. 1743. Second and third place honors went to Nancy Rose Jackson and beauties Lawana Carol, who rode floats sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Produce Company and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, respectively. The girls were judged on the basis of a contest held the preceding Thursday and on their appearance as they took part in the parade. dark-haire- d Miss Anderson, 16, a statuesque blonde, stopped the judges cold atop her beautiful blue birthday cake float. When told of her wincouldnt ning, Virginia said she believe it. For those of you who have a flair for big name entertainment, Red Buttons is on at the Hotel Riviera in Las Vegas, and just across the street at the Stardust is a show called Le Lido de Paris. Which leaves no doubt as to why that section of town is called the Strip. The first day in class I learned that Spanish is the romantic language. Too bad if you arent signed up, but welcome back to the campus, anyway. The Man In The Moon A heavy film of dust blurred the huge oval image of the moon. Everywhere the excitement of noisy cattle in dirty corrals,orange bustling, bearded muchachas in green shirts, and howling children in family herds gave crescendo to the boiling din that filled the air. night Ticket sales, hay bales, dirty dancing horses tails; the surgin' crowd. merging movement of a Over here. shouts a frantic father; "Under there. croaks a grubby horseman; moving, crowding, ev- erywhere the teeming, steaming, Creative Dance Class screaming of excited hungry hordes. Amid the murky fever of the rising tempo, a lone still figure Exhibit Art Enjoys raised a tousled head and two beady, gleaming eyes above a redJuan Valenzuela, creative dance wood counter. The is teacher at Dixie College, subtly face lowered its burning, sensual exposing his dance students to the stare to a sticky pair of hands other arts. cupped very tightly over a cold, wooden case crudely divided Hanging on the dance studio wet, 24 small sections. walls is a collection of water colors into There in the two trembling palms featuring artist Ray Kingston, a eyes found the motive of their orominent artist now in Salt Lake the wild dancing: 8 silver dimes, 5 City. worn nickels, 2 pennies, and a giThe pictures vary from gay gantic, heavy quarter. A crude, splashings and interesting designs hoarse, laugh started in the heaving chest. It rumbled, gained moto somber, sober prints. mentum, and raised itself and the Students of Mr. Valenzuela usu- grimy head to the heights of elawhirltion. ally see these pictures while The figure, panting as his emoing, or possibly upside down, so their view of the water colors may tion subsided, turned slowly, eyes be a trifle blurred; however, their still glued downward at the now enjoyment and appreciation should clenched hands. He started down not be affected. the cluttered gravel path atop a dozen rows of even more cluttered Mr. Valenzuela is also including cement bleachers, moving at a lectures on Acting in his creative pace toward the rising quickening dance classes. moon. A white card dangled Prepare to live tomorrow by liv- limply small, from a string on his rear ing every minute of today. belt loop. On it were five blue letIt takes a lot more sunlight to ters, sloppily painted to spell a bold, magnetic word: brighten a shady reputation. farm-drenche- pillow-packin- d g sweat-streake- d |