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Show Grant Seegmiller Receives Coveted Jaycee Distinguished Service Award I Announcement of the recipient of the coveted Distinguished Dis-tinguished Service Award for 1954 was made at the DSA banquet held by the Junior Chamber of Commerce Wednesday Wed-nesday evening at Hotel El Escalante. Winner of the award, which was given on the basis of community activity, business gains and leadership ability, was Grant Seegmiller. It was pointed out that Seegmiller is an active member of the Lions Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Jaycees. He has served as president of the Cedar City Wildlife Federation through 1954 and in No vember, In the Interest of government, govern-ment, was appointed to the city council to replace Marion F. Grames, deceased. The announcement and presentation presen-tation of the DSA pin was made at the climax of the banquet that was enjoyed by about 80 loyal supporters. J. Elliot Cameron, superintend-ent superintend-ent of Sevier County schools, was the principal speaker of the evening. eve-ning. A young man himself, 30, Cameron directed his remarks to the field of education. He pointed out that a basic education today does not simply include the three Rs, as it did in the past. He listed three additional addi-tional Rs that are necessary in our educational system of today. Tnese three Rs he lists as challenges chal-lenges to educators and instructors. instruc-tors. They are: 1. Rights, as set down by the constitution of the United States of America; 2, Re spect, for our fellowman, and 3. Responsibility for our actions. The American way of life, that of "doing it yourself," he compared com-pared to other types. "If," he stated, stat-ed, "you want the state to do it for you it's socialism, if you want your comrade to do it for you, that's communism, but if you do it yourself, that's Americanism and that is what we must teach in our schools today." McRay Cloward acted in the capacity of master of ceremonies for the evening and Chester Cripps, a past president of the Jaycees gave a brief history of the organization and its objectives. objec-tives. D. C. Dlx," first' Jayfee president presi-dent in Cedar City, and chairman chair-man of the selection committee for the D S A winner presented the DSA key while Seegmiller received a standing ovation. Christine H. Winterrose sang two vocal solos with Alan Seegmiller Seeg-miller as her accompanist. Special certificates of appreciation appre-ciation were also awarded during dur-ing the evening to various bussl-ness bussl-ness firms and civic groups who have helped the Jaycees during the year. All Thompson, Jaycee president made the presentations. Robert Linford, Immediate past president, was in charge of the affair. : I ' v X V jr.-.'. X: ' X ' -' ' GRANT SEEGMILLER |
