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Show CSU-Dixie Student Prexies Make Axe Decision CSU-Dixie Students Resolve Problem Of Traditional"' A question of sports diplomacy in Utah's southland ranking in importance next to some of the recent U. S. State Department decisions de-cisions has now been resolved. Student body leaders of College of Southern Utah and Dixie Junior Ju-nior College have settled the rankling question of "What to do with the Ax?" The Ax, symbol of athletic supremacy su-premacy between the two institutions, insti-tutions, has passed back and forth between the schools as the fortunes of athletic wars dictated. dictat-ed. The original symbol was a huge wooden ax which was constructed con-structed in about 1936 and was used for some two years. In 1938, materials were purchased by the Associated Students of Dixie College Col-lege and shop instructor Charles Merkley fashioned the present emblem to give birth to a lively, bouncing tradition. It made a number of lengthy detours through nearby states in passing the short distance between St. George and Cedar City. First formal "Ax Pact" was apparently ap-parently concluded between the respective institutions in 1946-47 under the leadershhip of Lorraine Lor-raine Woodbury, Dixie and Clayton Clay-ton Sherman, CSU. Mr. Woodbury Wood-bury is presently Acting President Presi-dent of Dixie College. The Ax was traded to the victor in football, foot-ball, basketball and track and later baseball was added as part of the pact. This past year CSU ventured into the stream against 4-year athletic teams and this terminated terminat-ed a long and colorful tradition of sports competition In southern Utah. What ir io with the emblem em-blem remained it be solved and after many starts it was agreed to manufacture another exact duplicate of the original Ax. This was done by Rice Machine Shop and is in all ways identical. Dixie President of the student body Derril Larkin. St. George and CSU student chief Richard Henrie, Delta, flipped a coin and both schools now have the trophy tro-phy displayed in a prominent location lo-cation as a reminder of the fine tradition. Acting Dixie President Woodbury Wood-bury and CSU Director Royden Braithwaite indicated their satisfaction satis-faction to see the problem so agreeably solved. 'This should certainly be most conducive to the future good feelings between these two fine institutions," concluded con-cluded Mr. Woodbury. |