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Show THE DIXIE NEWS THE DIXIE NEWS Published by the students of the Dixie College. Subscription price fifty cents per year. semi-month- ly EDITORIAL STAFF Kllis Everett Editor Verna Cox Assistant Editor Howard Miller Assistant Editor Business Manager Mary Graham A. K. Hafen, L. A. Phillips Advisory Editors Lenzie Marie Sullivan, Deraid Webb Seegmiller, Typists Durward Terry Exchange Karl Starr Athletics Elvis B. Terry Society Class and Club reporters Special reporters this issue : II. L. Reid, B. G. Smith, El M. Jenson A SUGGESTION TO OUR OFFICERS DIXIE BASKET BALL SEASON CLOSES If we are to progress, we must The return of the team from the National Tournament at Chicago marks the close of the basket ball season at Dixie. It has been, without doubt, the most successful basket ball season in the history of the school. The team has passed through the perience. Experience has revealed the season with but one defeat. It fact that the Dixie News is not was able, not only to capture the on a foundation to serve the S tat Championship, and the Naschool and the student body as tional Consolational Championship, but it has gained higher efficiently as it should do. before atAccording to the present honors than was ever methods, the editor is not ap- tained by a Utah high school team. In all probability it will pointed until after the student be years before the same or body election, three week after the opening of school in the fall. higher honors will be brought to Without previous experience and Utah. In addition to the honors won without any means of knowing that this work was to devolve up- the Dixie boys were able to eson him, the editor is expected to tablish a name for clean sportsput out a paper that will do manship that is nation wide. credit to the student body and News reports, as contained in eastern newspapers, supplementthe institution. ed by letters received at the Either of two methods might school all bespeak the high esbe adopted to correct this condiin which the Dixie team is teem tion. The task of publishing the school paper could be turned held. Coach Whitehead and the over to a class in journalism, givmembers of the team deserve en in the English department and carrying credit. The publi- considerable credit for their cation of the Dixie News would achievement. Their work haf be the laboratory part of course. brought honor to themselves, the Under this plan the students do- school, the community and the State of Utah. ing the editing would receive credit ; the teacher in charge of the class, without any extra COMMENTS ON TEAM burden, would assume the position of advisory editor. (Tribune April 9, 1925) The second possible solution There are two great objects in lies in the proposition of appointife. The first is to achieve sucing the editor in the spring of the year, thus giving him time to cess, the second, expressed in think and plan. He would re- he colloquial, is to die game. In turn to school belter prepared to he realm of sports die game" select a staff and put over a implies several characteristics, one of which is to fight fairly creditable paper. and squarely, not foully. If a To correct this evil, the action must be taken by the outgoing manor team loses in any constudent body officers. To shirk test, he or it does not go praisethe responsibilitiy by "passing less so long as a sincere, extendthe buck on to the next admin- ed and honest effort has been to istration is only begging the made accomplish his goal. The return of Dixie high question. The new officers, to Utah was heralded by elected in the fall, cannot correct school the great majority because of the evil. The problem cannot be the fact it won the national that met unless the outgoing officers consolation tournament at Chiaccept the responsibility and corcago. But its warmest friends rect the present condition. at the spot it attained its triumThe Dixie News represents did not attach themselves to the institution. It is the one ph Dixie chiefly, because of its vicchannel through which the tories, eye witnesses say, but beideals of the school are placed cause of its beautiful style of before the public and it should be play which was unsullied by poor so operated as to reflect those sportsmanship. ideals accurately. So Dixie not only brings back to Utah a large number of trophies, but it brings back tne good Good music it seems has al- the campaign to advertise Utah. ways been thoroughly appreciat- The Tribune joins admiring the ed by the people of Dixie. This throng in welcoming them back spirit of appreciation seems to and in extending them hearty have been brought here by the wishes of a large group of sports early founders. During the followers. The players have early days when Brigham Young nobly contributed to the camand the quorum of the Twelve paign to advertise Utah. The made this their winter home the Tribune joins admiring the sprit of good music was here. throng in welcoming them back That spirit has been constantly and in extending them hearty stimulated and kept growing. congratulations. There are perhaps few communities in the West of the size It is much easier to be critical of St. George where a greater than to be correct. appreciation of good music will be found. This spirit is not to Diseases are the interest paid be found in any one group or for pleasures. class, but is widespread. The entire body of citizens seem to Clever men are good, but they respond to the better type of are not the best. music. profit by the experiences of the past. We learn only thru our mistakes. To error once indicates a lack of experience; to error twice reveals the fact that we have not profited by our ex- . OUR GRADUATES The fruitB of our school work are seen largely in our graduates. They carry our banner afar and assume various responsibilities in whatever communities they reside. We are proud of the record of our graduates of past years and feel the same confidence in the splendid group graduating this year. The graduates of the high school will not need to go from us to continue their work in college and we count them ours for at least two more years. Those finishing the two years college work will go out and assume the responsibilities of teachers and of social workers in other lines. Of the eighteen graduates from the college thirteen take Normal Diplomas and five receive Junior College Diplomas. Those applying for Junior College Diplomas are: June Bunker Rex R. Frei Wayne C. Gardner Helena Graham Howard 0. Miller Those Applying for Normal Diplomas are: Verna Cox STUDENTS PASS REQUIREMENTS FOR EAGLE RANK DEBATING AND DEBATERS Debating is coming into its own! For centuries it has been the art of politicans, diplomats, and linguistic artists who wished to secure prominence or probably stimulate action on a worthy students of the Dixie College high school have the honor of being the first scouts in the Zion National Park council to pass the examinations required motive. Today it is becoming to attain the Eagle rank. These tool the of the common people, bys are Bliss Jarvis and Carlyle the mental trainer" of the orThompson. student. dinary This honor is very distinctive In 1911 it was made the reinasmuch as it means the highquirement for the fifth term of est rank in scouting. To be English at the Los Angeles High granted this honor the boys have School. Since that time, every passed their tenderfoot, second graduate of that school has had class and first class tests, and instruction in public speaking merit have earned twenty-on- e two days a week throughout for badges each. Among the re- one term, and the instruction has quired merit badges are the fol- been mainly in debate. lowing: Personal health, pubThis subject now occupies an lic health, first aid, athletics, equally prominent position in pioneering, swimming, life sav- eighty-thre- e other high schools ing, civics, camping, cooking, of America, and ninety per cent pathfinding and bird study. of all such institutions give Among the electives the boys training either through the dehave passed tests in such subclubs or bating through competijects as signalling, plumbing, tive work. automobiling, carpentry and But debating produces its Two scholarship. problems and receives its critiBefore a scout can receive the cism. It is termed expensive, Eagle badge he must be passed making too heavy a financial upon by the National Court of drain in proposition to the value Alice Gates Honor in regular session. His received. It is not flashy and is Oliver Graff scholarship, character and com- therefore, poor advertising. Crayton Leavitt munity standing must be un- "Too much stress is put on trainGertrude McGregor questioned. The local Court of ing young men to make a good Florence Miles Honor is very proud to recom- argument for either right or Annie J. Miles mend such boys as Bliss and wrong. is not "Debating Mary J. Miles to the National Court of training the debaters to think Carlyle Helen Moody Honor. rightly but getting him to talk Ida Seegmiller of Court local The Honor, glibly on the side to which he is Vera Seegmiller are on these boys, which passed assigned, without regard either LaRue Snow K. Nicholes, E. J. Pickett, to what his convictions are or Joseph Ezra Tobler Arthur Paxman and B. Glen ought to be. Prospective Graduates From the Smith. Both Of such criticisms, Professor boys are from St. High School are: George Troop 1, Brigham Jarvis, ONeill of Stanford says: "The Alden S. Adams editors and correspondents who Jr., Scoutmaster. Leona Cox Atkin are moved from time to time to Bessie Atkin publish comment on this activity Lee Esplin PLATFORM OPPORTUN- in the various weekly journals of Valda Baker the United States are particularITIES Rulon J. Bastian ly given to furnishing us distinGlen Crosby Opportunity keeps knocking guished examples of abstinence Roma Church at the door of the zealous in- from both accurate information LeRoy Condie dividual who would use his tal- and clear thinking. Ellis Everett Excellence in debating places ents and more fully develop his Jesse L. Fish demands upon the student heavy ability. Two such chances are Helen Forsha wrho would attain it. Professor presenting themselves to the Effie Gardner platform artists; the extempor- ONeill goes on record as saying : Clawson Frei First, that skill in debate aneous speaking contest and the Cummings Gardner should mean ability effectively M. I. A. oratorical contest. Glenn Graff to select the best evidence and The first of these is made posMary Graham to and develop that organize sible by the Public Speaking deMinnie Hafen evidence the for elightmentofthe partment of the College. It is Edith Harris not the confusion for audience, to be conducted on the extemporAntone Harrison aneous plan where thinking, of the opponents ; that Albert Holt and all other knowledge, and organization of strategy, surprises Alston Isom tactics for the purpose planned thot count. The general subSmith Jones of defeating the opponents, Reed Langston ject, Religion and Life, has al- should be eliminated as cheap ready been announced. Two Grant Lund and poor preparation for days before the final contest, or practice George P. Lytle life ; that the chances for within the' next ten days, the public Ferol McQuarrie the attainment of real skill will special topics within this generMary Miller be increased unimmeasurably al subject will be announced. Rachel Miller der the supervision of instructThe contestants will draw for Joseph Murick ors who have sufficient backthe topics about one-ha- lf hour Ruth Morse in the fields in which before the coxitest. The aim of ground Mary Naegle most are selected to be questions this contest is to promote free Blanche Nelson to able intelligently discuss with and extemporaneous platform Irma Nelson the debaters not only the form work. The college winner will Jennie Palmer but the evidence itself. be awarded a medal and the high J. Clinton Snow that skill in debate Secondly, school, a book. Students who Ruth Sorenson sufficient inagina-tiv- e presupposes are taking no college work will Hilda Staheli power upon the part of the be considered as high school stuLafayette Staheli debaters to image his concepts dents. Lamond Stratton to address suggestively; Lenzi Sullivan The second opportunity is un- himself to his ability opponents case as Durward Terry der the direction of the M. I. A. it is ; a sense of humor Elvis B. Terry The aim is to select two orator, a keen developed enough to know his own Ashworth Thompson lady and a gentleman, to repre- limits and the limits of a college Bessie Thurston sent the St. George stake in the debate. Rosella Tobler Mutual Contest to be held in The arguments and rebuttals Deraid Webb Parowan in May. The winner of good debating ar not like Vilate Webb from that meet is to participate that pass in the night. ships in the June M. L A. Conference There Rodney Webb must be clash clash Carl Workman in Salt Lake City. which results from a thorough Wayne Wilson The points of judgment for comprehension of the so-call- ed the Mutual contest are twenty It's a fool that cant get angry, per cent for the subject, fifty but a wise man that wont. per cent for organization, and thirty per cent for the delivery. to be an appealing The secret of success is con- The oration is argument that begins directly stancy to purpose. and develops rapidly to a definite conclusion that is foreshadDo what thou oughtest, and owed in the introduction. come what can. Many of the students of public speaking of this and former He that has no shame has no years are preparing for these conscience. contests. They offer the real opportunities for development An oak is not felled with one that the Dixie student never perblow'. mits to pass. its being given. During the past four years, public speaking and debating have been given creditable attention at the Dixie. One hundred six students have received formal training in debating and public speaking classes. Many of this number have won honors for the school in debating and many-otherhave been active in oraschool and their varin the tory s ious communities. It is interesting to review the names of the D honor debaters of previous contests and contemplate their individual achievements. Among them are Arthur Crawford, Nina B. Blazzard, Lida C. Prince, Paul Thurston, Clara Farnsworth, Juanita Pulsipher, Cyril Bastian, Juanita Davis, Lewis Christian, Ethelga Beatty, Verna Cox, Ezra Toiler, Howard Miller, Helen Gardner, Karl Winsor, Karl Savage, Laron Andrus, Newell Frei, Lucile YVorthen, Durward Terry, June Bunker, Rodney YYrebb, Deraid Webb, Wayne Wilson, Mary Graham, Letha Taylor, Cor.rey Bryson, Merrill Sandberg, William Snow and Orval Hafen. By its fruits may a work be judged. WHY DIXIE GIRLS ARE LOVED They are loved for their beauty of form and face. They are loved for their culture, poise, and grace. They are loved for the cheery smile they wear. They are loved for their countenances, pure and fair. They are loved for their virture, theyre ever true. They are loved for. the noble works they do. They are loved for their modesty, flavored with sense, That will bring to their lives, sweet recompense. They are loved for the strength of a womans will. That leads them on ; their mission to fill. They reflect the grandeur of old Dixies hills They inspire to success that ever thrills. Fight on, Miss Dixie, be firm and true. The boys of Dixie, theyre fighting too. Fight onward and upward in the spirit of truth Fight onward and upward, for Dixies youth. H. L. Reid THE SEASONS Oh how I dread the Summer when its dry and scorching hot, When you have to get the hay all up and work an awful lot. Fun you say ? There is no fun, Dad says, No time to shirk. Theres nothing to look forward to except a lot of work. Octobers here, does she bring cheer? Oh not at all that way, The once green fields are ragged and bare, it looks like judg- ment day. Fun you say ? Where comes the fun, More so the rub of life, But cast your hopes for better days, push through these days of strife. When winter comes so sly and still, and spreads cross the land, subject, With cold noth winds and bleech-in- g keen, accurate analysis of the snows, she waves her icy relative merits of the evidence hand. resulting in a "real case as op- Fun you say ? There is no fun. posed to a debaters case, a Theres not a thing to do. store of general information of But stay up close around the the related subjects, of figurafire, or else get froze in two. tive speech, of concrete imagery The snows melt fast cold days suggestion are gone, of course you know analogies drawn from history, religion, science, its Spring, art, literature and everyday life. She bring the bees and blossoms, All these may be used to enrich and birds and everything. and fertilize the barren places, to Fun you say? Ill say theres illuminate dull themes. ' fun, Debating offers a challenge, a And fun there is galore. course in intensive mental train- I hope to see a hundred Springs ing, that is sufficient excuse for before by life is oer. |