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Show - Many Displays Attract B Y U Conclave Visitors !U- :'rk Li ONE OF EXHIBITS COMMANDING ATTENTION DURING LEADERSHIP WEEK Dr. Bertrand F. Harrison arranges botany exhibit at Brigham Young university Draft Helps to Insure Peace for U. S., Major Rich Tells BYU Throngs Earl Pardoe, chairman in charge of drama and speech. The play, a story of early Utah pioneer life depicting the state's history from 1863 through the story of the Carter family, has been prepared pre-pared by the Granger ward of the Oquirrh LDS stake, with Nathan and Ruth Hale, play authors, directing di-recting the production. Debate Arranged An Intercollegiate debate has also been arranged for Wednesday at S p. m. in the Little theater of the College building, with the BYU and Utah State Agricultural college speaking on the question, "Resolved, That the Nations of the Western Hemisphere Should Enter Into a Permanent Union." war,"' Major H. Arnold Rich, acting act-ing state selective service director, direc-tor, declared in the popular national na-tional defense problems section. Stressing the need for the present pres-ent selective program of the nation. na-tion. Major Rich declared It makes no difference how many warships, forts or armaments a country has if it does not have sufficient men trained to operate efficiently these units of defense. "One year out of a person's life should not impair his social or intellectual in-tellectual progress. In fact, it will help him, and every young man will come out of the army with a more patriotic view and a better citizen." he predicted. "If the draft does nothing else, It will offer the nation a check on Its health," he said. "Physically, we are below par and 40 per cent of our young men are physically unfit for the service at the present time," he declared. He urged a follow-up program to Correct this situation. Israel Had Draft By Telegram Leased Wire 1 PROVO The effect of the draft on youth, religious conditions Christ would find if he visited England Eng-land and hints on LDS MIA ward festival weeks featured Wednesday Wed-nesday morning sessions at Brig-ham Brig-ham Young university as leadership leader-ship week visltori went Into extensive ex-tensive class work In the third day of the twentieth annual event. By noon Wednesday the registrant regis-trant of leadership visitors had passed the 2000 mark, keeping abreast of the number of visitors at the same time last year, and the week's total was expected to top 3000, according to registration officials. The Wednesday program was highlighted by the address of J. Reuben Clark Jr. of the first presidency pres-idency of the LDS church, who talked to the Leadership week theme, "The Defense of Truth." President Clark said the best defense of truth is to live it. He spoke at the 2 p. m. general session in College hall. "To be prepared for war Is one of the best ways of preventing In the daily drama department, given each afternoon in College hall, Wednesday's one-act play will be "Glamor In Poconos," to be staged by Clifton Clingcr with a cast including Jules Karp, Jane Duke, Martha Breen, Amy Ferris, Basil Rainy, Henry Timberlake, Hugh Brown, Dorothy Lundgreen, June Butler, Beth Lund, Stanley Durrant and Wallace Beataon. Exhibits Attract As part of Leadership week attractions, at-tractions, exhibits are being displayed dis-played by various Brigham Young university departments. Dr. Bertrand Ber-trand F. Harrison, chairman of the botany department, reported. Major Rich quoted from the Bible Bi-ble to show that national conscription con-scription was practiced by the Israelites and received divine sanction; sanc-tion; that deferment classes were also set up In their system, married mar-ried men being deferred for a period pe-riod of one year after their marriage. mar-riage. "If Christ came to England at the present time, he would find an open forum of speech, hut whether the Son of God would find a hearing is to be questioned." Arthur Ar-thur Gaeth, Instructor in history, told visitors at the religion in ' world affairs section. "He would find English people 1 worshipping God with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him," he declared. War Levels Clauses 'The Church of England was a church of aristocracy, standing for things as they are, and was not concerned how the other half lived," he said. "However, the war has had a leveling Influence upon the classes and there is no rich or poor class, they are now all one big family," Gaeth explained. One of the most Important and Inclusive of the MIA activities, the ward theme festival, was demonstrated dem-onstrated to a capacity crowd in the Brigham Young high school auditorium as a feature of Wednesday Wed-nesday morning sessions. Officials of the MIA general I board outlined a program for festive fes-tive week, with each day to be set aside for some special aim. Instruction in the mass adult education program is being offered of-fered in more than 40 departments, depart-ments, with crowds attending the daily class sessions as well as the general assemblies and evening cultural attractions. Visitors Tuesday totaled 1680, and Leadership week officials predicted pre-dicted the figure would be 3000 by the close of the sessions Friday. Fri-day. Second of four evening entertainment enter-tainment features, the mixed choruses of the university, directed direct-ed by Dr. Franklin Madscn and Dr. Florence Jcppcrson Madscn, was presented Tuesday evening in College hall before a large audience. audi-ence. Participating ' were the male chorus, the ladies' glee club and the mixed choruses, with special numbers by a male quartet consisting con-sisting of Blaine Johnson, Edward Sandgren, William Purdy and Garth Pchrson, and piano solot by Loa Mathews. Drama highlight of the week will come in the Wednesday evening eve-ning entertainment, with the presentation pres-entation of a three-act play, "It Shall Keep Thee," at 8 p. m. in College hall, according to Dr. T. |