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Show Display at SUSC recalls early Southern Utah Pioneer History Early Southern Utah Pioneer Community Replicas are on display at the Southern Utah State College Library. Each replica expresses the community history, spirit of integrity, and hard work involved in the survival sur-vival and construction of early puthern Utah. The display began Monday, March 22, and one, especially in this bicentennial bicen-tennial year, emphasized Romana Chamberlain. The Dixie Cotton and Silk Mission display was co-ordinated by Lois Lang, Utah State Park Ranger. The display consists of silk worms, cacoons, worm eggs, raw silk, cotton seeds, and just picked cotton. "The Hole in the Rock" replica was created by Louise Liston, Escalante, with help from Wayne Baird, Escalante. High School senior. Mormon pioneers of San Juan Valley crossed the Colorado River at "Hole in the Rock" on . January 26, 1880. Twenty Six wagons were lowered over the cliff that day, and a total of 250 persons were in the party. will run for a full month. "A Glimpse of the Past" was prepared by Dixie High School students. It includes drawings of school buildings, by students Lorene Earl, Michael Moore, Leroy Black, Mike Spilker, Pat Stout, and Tricia Horlacher. An arrowhead collection with beaded necklace, leather gloves and N beaded moccasins were contributed by Nellie Hafen, Santa Clara. Indian artifacts of pottery, beads and leathers found in Santa Clara and Diamond Valley were displayed by Kelly Gates, also of Santa Clara. The applehead dolls and clothes of the Orderville exhibit were made by Clella Hepworth; tools and furniture by Keith Hepworth and the setting and large items were made by Jack Norton. "Orderville was established in March 1875 by a group of Mormon settlers who wished to live the United Order as commanded by revelation through their prophet Brigham Young," reads the display, "the community successfully lived the United Order for ten years, longer than any other com-tnunity com-tnunity in modern times." Orderville Or-derville settlers were a very industrious people, able to produce almost everything they needed, as the display indicates. Santa Clara's history with pictures is also on display, including in-cluding the following features: Peddling and Trucking, School Days, Chapels and Church Groups, Early Homes, The Older Generation, Water Supply road building, Music Indian Mission, Relief Society, Swiss Pioneers, Indians and the Town Bell. These efforts were contributions of Nellie Gubler and Donald Beacham of Santa Clara. Romana Chamberlain, Circulation Cir-culation Librarian at SUSC organized the Southern Utah Historical Exhibit. More displays are arriving each day, and the significance of the early pioneer history is an important |