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Show JACK DEMPSEY'S RULES ADVISED FOR ALLYOUTHS L. E. Eggertsen Urges Living Rules at M. I. A. Convention. 'There is something wonderfully good in everybody if we could just find it," said L. E. Eggertson of Provo, at the M. I. A. conjoint meeting meet-ing of the four Springville wards, held in the Opera house, Sunday evening, "and if we could just touch the cord that would bring out the best that is in them what a wonderful wonder-ful world this would be," he continued. con-tinued. 'Some people do everything for themselves," he said, "but somebody has got to get together and be united in doing something for somebody else. Every boy and girl should get the feeling that I am going to prepare pre-pare myself so that I can do something some-thing for somebody else. But in order to do this, "he said, "you must spend hours and hours in private work. "When we see or hear others do something of value before the public it is always an incentive for those who look on to want to do something some-thing of service, but we must remember re-member that there were hours and hours spent in preparation. "You can win physicially, you can J win mentally, you can win morally, if you -will spend the necessary hours in hard private work." ' Mr. Eggertson referred to Jack Dempsey, the world champion pri&e fighter, as a man with virtues worthy of emuhuion. He quoted Mr. Dempsey's rules of Hying, as Demp-tsey Demp-tsey .expresses them' himself and recommended that they would be good rules for every boy and every girl to adopt These rules were read by Mr. Eggertson as follows: First, "I do not smoke. Second, "I do not drink. Third, "I do not stay out late at nights. Fourth, "I go to bed early. Fifth,. "I don't dissipate, j Sixth, "I don't overeat. Seventh, "I don't associate with rowdies or the sports of the world. Eighth, "I do not swear. Ninth, "I do not listen- to stories I would not want my mother to hear. Tenth, "I go to church at least onee or twice a week. Eleventh, "I take care of my body because it is my capital." The program was under the direction di-rection of the Fourth ward with Lindsay Parker in charge. A ladies quartet composed of Marjorie Parker, Park-er, Helen Palfreyman, Helen Salisbury Salis-bury and Inez Wheeler, gave the opening musical mimber. O. H. Childs gave a cello solo. The invocation invo-cation was offered by Burt Sumslon and benediction by Miss Hannah Rowland. |