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Show UTON IAH i ¦ i: : Utah Traditions Are Utah traditions a thing of the past? This is the question that has been the bone of contention for the past nine months. Each year more restrictions have been applied to the student body as a whole, and especially the upperclassmen in their treatment of the lowly freshmen. At the present time the old boisterous entertainment has all disappeared; even the engineers are as tame as their well-known patron, Saint Patrick. The ducking of freshmen, as a penalty for non-observance of University rules, has completely been abolished, and although the seal is still considered sacred, it has lost much of its dignity. Who will punish one if it should be trod upon? The greatest and noblest tradition of all is fast fading into oblivion, "U" Day. Of course greater efforts were extended in the recent celebration of the day of days than ever before, and still, it lacked the old zest and thrill. (At least that is what some thought). But one cannot but feel that after all, there is developing a finer, nobler spirit than ever existed before. The rough-shod methods used by the older students in striving to teach freshmen correct principles of conduct are fast disappearing. This is true all over the country. At present there is a keen, competitive spirit for greater achievement not for the aggrandizement of petty self, or the extension of renown for fraternal organizations, but for a real school spirit. Class rivallry is being manifested in the desire of individuals to obtain the distinction of holding an office that requires a display of skill. The old independent attitude of the members of the student body is an abstract thing of the past. In its place there is a co-operative and compact school spirit arising. Utah, of course, has not yet reached this stage, but it is the desire of all true Utah men and women that this will be the ultimate thing which will emerge from the present chaps. Yes, Utah traditions, so-called, are no more, but there should be a concentrative effort to strive for a better and bigger thing,-the establishment of an abundance of collected and united Utah spirit. Personal volitions should be cast away, and all should work for one common end, the triumph of Utah and all her interests. 227 Ml *&> o u n d Up Humber |