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Show T II E TWO February 19, 1960 DIXIE SUN Letters to the Editor EDITORIAL WIIATS WRONG? noses? But how about the time a of some University of Utah fraternity made I think it is time that A couple of days ago I asked the girl who occasionally Dixie 0ff with the BYU victory bell? Was at here students older our writes dorm dribbles if she had anything for this weeks told some of the newcomers how this a personal insult? Was it crude quiet. Why it was in the good old days. About and childish? Or was it part of the paper. She said no that the dorm was reallydull even mo- two or three years ago, things were college spirit of rivalry, should the dorm, of all places on campus, be What I am trying to say is this: the consideration. our different, and in my opinion namentarily? Well, this is worthy of a typical, college rivalry beneficial a of was difference THERE HAVE BEEN other things recently; no reaction ture. is a good thing. The way to the sounding board; no reactions to the school paper. Today much of the studentbody svstem is fundamental to our when of a stoical of life. Problems arise only There are really no absolute reactions to anything this year, at Dixie has the attitude idiot who hasnt seen the train go people with no respect or manners for or against. This year especially there has are the only ones who carry on the The CSU-Dixi- e contesting has seen some reactions, but by. recently been been a decided decline in the orig- rivalry. There has e good relathese were not the products of any thought. and general fun that was so organized a inality is comFor several months a sparse few students have been much a part of the Dixie College tions committee, ofwhich administrative primarily posed of Activities this yesterday. year. wondering what is wrong with Dixie This year we have no J. Wendell personnel. These people get togethcouldnt lie better. Student body leadership has been unusu- Bayles to attack the moral decay er to try to iron out problems caused by people who have been ally good. There are hardly any real troublmakers on the present or pseudo present at the Dixiana. This year we have no against them from the beginning. camnus. lint contests The vast majority of the student-bodie- s 'But something is wrong. Perhajts last quarters letter-to-- t Kent Hardy to initiate lunch concerned are nothing more hot to and spoons regarding assemblies was trying to make a into thesmuggle of unsuspecting than sheep, who take the advice pockets IKint. It feels as though the attitude here is one of compla- teachers (Huh, Mr. Smith). This given from a handful of adults. year we have no R. J. Snow, no These students have no direct relacency. Nolxxly cares. Irene Snow, no Squash Club, no tion with the rivalrys good or bad America? A recent article called Whats Wrong With Ski Club, no Reactionary Club, no They just sit and to about & these had World in U. S. News say things Report the Squash Club Club. In watch. Squash our nation today: there is a slackness and softness. There truth, this year we have no Rebels. Those who dont care one way or is an easy shallow complacent kind of faith. This lack of those who have the the other carry on with crude and activities to ask and initiate something admittedly uncalled-fo- r Quoting further: Think of the peasant masses who guts which have been exhibited during those be with that may unpopular all of mankind made up the great majority through history that be is the reason why recent years. A few of these: salt who still make up more than two thirds of the worlds powers I am disappointed with Dixie this in the lawns, paint in crucial spots, feel that this disap- destruction of property. These are population and who wrere always essentially passive, re- year. I also s ruled them. pointment is not felt solely by my- people to whom sportsmanship signed, obedient to whatever gods or shared opinion of is a word to laugh at. Why should THIS AUTHOR THEN asks if America, the land of one- self butof isthethestudents who were they care? A fist fight at a ball many time nigged individualism still has this great strength here when things happened. game is much more fun than an What has happened to the stu- ordinary brawl. through her ptxjple. body of Dixie. It is not a lack But getting back to college rival- Ilenry Ford said Thinking is the hardest work there is, dent of intellect or lack, of basically and improvement of relations w hich is the in so it. few reason engage probable why Things people, these we still have, between our two colleges. (Notice are so pitifully easy today. We dont have to think. We dont original Somehow or someway our attitude ollege; not school) 1. Let us have to do much of anything as long as we conform. has been changed around, today note that therehigh is no exchange of Rix'ent EDS fireside talks have been interesting along we would rather be organized than assemblies between CSU and Dixie. If this attitude continues 2. There have been arguthese lines. An example, why are our youth just tumble-weed- s original. to exist it will result in the re- Why? as whether or not we should who dont act according to what they themselves placement of originality with some- ments let CSU students have good seats think? Why dont we exchange partners more often at thing else. in our fieldhouse. When the This replacement may be vul- students voted onWhy? fiances? Why do stags stay home? One group said it was this subject a as seen was after the last vear ago, the vote was unanimous because Im afraid of what hell think of me if I ask to garity Dixie-CSgame. When original for giving CSU the best seats we trade. people are stifled, vulgar had to offer. 3. The Dixie student So we come back to personal issues again. We dont react appear because vulgar peoplepeople usucouncil has had virtually no voice to our school problems, or social problems, regardless of how ally just dont give a damn. in the affairs between these two Kent J. Wendell Bayles schools. There has been no effort Hardy, we might feel. People may not like us is we dare to say what ow were Sar to exchange witty college-leve- l half many of them may be thinking. So we drift along letting Joe people but they were original peotime activities at these athletic Blow think for us. p e. Today Dixie needs original peo-contests or anv other time It is shocking to think how many people are controlled P'e a!Qdes just What has expressed how we j" or-tsDixie needs Today feel about this rivalrv5 Well crude by 2 or 3 other people in various little societies in our nation, studentbody. iginal ideas and thought before the demonstrations at ball a nation which prides itself on democracy games But the people rule. oud mouths of vulgarity complete-- . are we going to have the THE POINT is not that we must enjoy classical music ,,S nZ r rema'n,n8 0rl8ln,, t? Tradi" and poetry. It is simply that we should be cultivating what LuSes ture say we are. If so, why cant One Who Remembers it be a ever creative abilities we have, using our own heads. There college rivalry? Why must dose our eves to the fact that has been no real test of Americas Telveision-Ag- e Ity Doar ;d'tor: strength the situation calls for spirited com- .vet. When that test comes, for our country or for us personLach time the athletic teams rep- - petition not sitting back to watch who'll us think for then? He may think wrong if we resenting our studentbody and the whatever a few daring souls ally, might " let him studentbody of our neighbor-to-the- try? meet there is an-- , There is a distinct difference from both schools of so- - tween vulgarity and STAFF OF T1IF, I)IIK SI S originality called unsportsmanlike or childish Too many times published by the sttidentbedy o! Dixie College mud slinging. This has been going vear the 4tav Hdi tor in th2 nrevailing Bruce Haft-on for many years, has ranged from straioht and narrow Campus Editor with no '" Joan Espltn V.VV.V.V.V Sports Editor needlings to pure riots, and tons acVfvt1 attitude has romplete- ....Jeff Holland is Exchange traditionalized as a part deeply Kl,'sllt"n 'hokpd anv Until Ann 'iinuiks1' HlVke." students Kathleen aila llafen. Heporters: Kay Bruhn of each resident of the two cities rn'"h have had todesres .lav Emir, Sandra B Jess Brown. Anita Wilson. do something involved. The Durant McArthur, lion Kverett. (nrr Sports Writers Eraxitt has commented CSU Thunderblrd unique and on a high creative that much of the nlane. with CSU involved or withFaculty Advlwen Heed Blake. rivalry is directlv from those who out her. Sometimes we might wonare not affiliated with the college. der just what I college rivalry is. Is this so unique? Are we the Tri State Welcomes You Aroused Rebel two only colleges in the country Dixie who a rivalry? It is not have such Drug School Supplies difficult to sometimes get the feeling on our campus that this rivalry Last Typewriters When Your Doctor is in a class by itself removed from any similar situations. But a Records & Record Players For Prescribes, Take Your of thinking tells us that there must be Tri-StathouTo literally Dixie Drug sands of Prescription Office SOUTHERN QUILL traditional rivals all over the American and college & Music high school picture. Alright Supply Entries Efficient Service Prompt, So CSU stole the Rebel flag 36 East Tabernacle Vhose fault was this? Is a Specialty Avoid the Rush Free St. George, Utah theirs perhaps ours; there Perhaps is that possibiltv where were we when Ice Cream for 1st Comers they took it out from under our rppr Fditor i high-grad- e two-part- y CSU-Dixi- lie-edit- or after-effect- s. god-king- y ,,J- - 1 "" . . . north-colleg- e oues-verb- I Week half-minu- te |
