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Show Page 2 - THE DIXIE SUN - November 1 2, 1 976 From The Editors Desk: .THE GREATEST SCHOOL ON EARTH Ba . The other day I called up old Rudy on the telephone and asked him for his feelings about Dixie. His exact Dixie is the words were: school on GREATEST earth." We all know how unbiased Rudy is. I tend to agree with him totally. I am positive that if we were to interview all the young men and women that go to Dixie now and all the alumni that ever went to Dixie in the past, we would come up with about 99 percent that feel the same way as Rudy does. Why is Dixie the greatest? I Dixie love personally because people are so friendThe campus is ly here. spotless and its because students care enough to throw their garbage away properly. The custodians care enough to work hard to keep this campus beautiful. Teachers are patient and they care - - they really care. Administrators take off from their valuable time to listen to complaints and handle problems that teachers and students might have. I guess what I am trying to say is that everyone works HARD. They work hard because Dixie is worth slaving over. I hope that this feeling will never change. The following letter from Mrs. Antonia Ahnsog to the Washington County News might be of interest to you. It is a refreshing example of great courage and faith something that is a rarity in this day and age. It seems that all of us are so wrapped up in ourselves and in our hectic routine of work and school that we sometimes forget the taste of what life is. Life is a precious commodity that we sometimes take for granted. This fine woman knows the value of her remaining days and perhaps if we take some of our valuable time to write to her we will learn something from her. The price of a stamp is a small thing to pay when it brings a such happy person company. Sincerely, Cynthia S. Gonzales Editor of the Dixie Sun Dear Helpline: My problem deals with my parents. I live in a town that is quite close by and my parents feel that I should visit them on the weekends or at least call once a week. At this moment I feel that I should have some privacy of my own and they are keep-tabon me which feel are I feel too strict. guilty because they are paying for my tuition and I am wondering if I am in debt to them because of this. They don't seem to trust me. How can I tell them in a kind way that I am old enough to be on my own without having to report to them all the time. Signed, Anonymous s Dear Anonymous: Parents do sometimes have a hard time realizing that children are growing up and need to be independent. Their overprotectiveness is probably nothing more than deep concern for you and hating to admit to themselves that you are ready to "leave the nest." Could you share with them your desires to be associated with friends and roommates and involved in the events and activities of the weekends? Perhaps at the beginning of each quarter you could work out with your parents a schedule of which weekends you would go home and which ones you would like to stay on campus. Part of the deal could be that on the weekends you on stay campus you would call to let them know how things are going. SEVENTY FIVE-- YEAR-OL- D ATTENDS DIXIE golf a week? Any of the choices may sound unreal for someone of that age, but Vera Stringham proves them all likely choices for school, travel the world, or she does them all and much, maybe play two rounds of much more. By Michael Perry What will you be doing when youre 75 years old? Write a book, go back to "RANKLY SPEAKING by phil frank the News. Washington papf Co I read it from begin to end and it is now one my treasured possession May God bless you for good you are doing in y0l and for publications help I have found m pages. I am a leper patient already deformed hands an feet, almost an invalid have 13 children, five br and eight girls. All atten school except the four olds boys and one older girl were forced to quit scho because of our family pro: lems. I have no parents help me in my poverty a: affliction. It would give me gm pleasure to see my humb name in print. I should very glad and thankful t some of your good readers write and spare this prese life of mine and belt kindly death will bring mti our heavenly home. Antonia Ahns Culion Sanitaria. Culion, Palaik Philippines tl win DEAR EDITOR, I sincerely hope this finds you well and in the very best of spirits this fine day. There can be no happier day in my life than that day when a kind friend gave me Dixie Helpline a copy of your fine Vera was born in Draper, Utah which is 20 miles outside of Salt Lake City. She attended Jordan High School for 2 years and then transferred to the LDS University where she graduated (L.D.S. University no longer exists in Salt Lake City.) She felt strongly about continuing her education and went after a degree at University of Utah. It was during her first quarter at the university that she met her future husband, Ralph Stringham and he made his plea. He said he could not live without her and Vera decided that it was better to save a life than get a degree. They were married during the depression after World War I, when Vera was just short of 20. Ralph began working at Park Utah Mine and he and Vera moved into one of the nine houses provided by the Mining Co. It was here that Ralph and Vera had their 4 children, 3 sons and a daughter. After their children grew up and left home, the Utah Park Mine started to slow down and was about to close. Ralph and Vera decided on a new business venture, buying up the lumber at the mine, moving back to Salt Lake City and forming the Stringham Lumber Company. They both worked hard, putting in long hours and soon the business grew quite successful. It is the story of Stringham Lumber Co. and their early life at Utah Park Mine which Vera is writing her book about. The books title will be The History of the Lumber Co. Stringham and Vera is giving herself three years to finish it. She projects that it will be about a thousand pages and she is taking English and Creative Writing classes here at Dixie to help her with her venture. Vera is mainly writing the book for her children and grandchildren, so they will have more insight into the richness of her life and what a joy it has been. 29i Ml talking to Vera one fee strongly her zest for life an the energized way si approaches each day. Being very much an Vei woman, spoken demands the best of herse and only expects it of other She says she has game strength from a saying Cicero, For those who hai no resources in themsehes any age is burdensome, "ar Vera seems to have Conner ed to a stream of endle resourcefulness . Vera has also been quite traveler, (from wanderu the streets of Leningrad ar Moscow to panning for go at Nome, Alaska. She to travel, but has bee mostly studying and writir since Ralphs death t years ago. She feels her mu work now is her family ar her book. She still manage to get a couple rounds golf each week, and jump the fence of a swimnur pool near her home take much loved swims. As Emily Dickinson ww once Today is the accum lation of all the yesterdav one could say that Vera d a fine accumulation, but kee never stops, she just going. om c i 1 Pe Th Marcl in the comir at th Game her 1 recen De: Calvn cial Band recen eastei States of I celeb Th band troph has p ent also apprt dent Sin band 350 t the Trair City, of R forni, Berry Zoo also p gary and bratii All muni this f Horn' at 10 St. C the tr The begir Dixie |