Show SEMINARY COURSE OFFERED UINTAH AU BASIN STUDENTS BY H GRANT aRANT VEST Principal of Vernal SemInary That the Uintah Basin Dasin Is Inter inter- interested Interested Interested ested In Its spiritual and cultural progress and well sell eIl being as well eIl as its material is indi- indi indicated Indi Indicated asI I Gated by the fact that seminaries are found in connection with all I the high schools in the Basin During the forth-coming forth school year five fire teachers will sill be employ employ- employed emPlOY I employed ed in this thio area At Duchesne Gol Golden Got Got- den deh Benett Bernett Mount Emmons Wal Walter Wal- Wal Walter ter Kerksiek Roosevelt Roose B D A Childs Mr Heiner Helner wal-I wal Ver Vernal Ver- Ver Vernal Vernal nal H Grant Vest and Harold Sunsets Sunset's SUt e s and studies throughout I Ithe the coutry have shown sho the need for more and more religious I instruction Instruction tion to supplement the public school 1 program Speaking of the nation las as ahole a whole hole a small proportion of I the children hUdren have any contact with the church This need has given rise to the seminary system In our own communities and to an extensive e program of week-day week religious ed education ed- ed education education In many other states These various Carious systems function under what Is known as a released released released ed time program The pupil Is released re released re- re relea leased lea ed from his regular school program pro program pro pro- program gram for some specified period of time with the understanding that the church Instructors take com com- complete com com- complete complete charge of him and be responsible responsible sible for him during that period The movement mO Is based on the Continued on page eight i I H r f rI I I j t t el i tt v i L dt r rt t tN n y y's s 's t tJ J r rw tb Ps i f tx w t c rl 4 f f y s I tt u v vi i t tr r r rI J 1 I tl h 1 i dt l Y L Sf Y Building Being Built at a Cost of Is of ot Beautiful French Architecture l r SEMINARY COURSES OFFERED IN BASIN I Seminary Courses Offer Offer- Offered Offered ed Basin Students I Com from from page page on ono right of r the of child chUd children children ren to a final voice in n their thelt education education tion r Public educators have readily re- re re recognized I cognized the benefits derived from this system and have responded heartedly wh whole heartedly le in assisting the program Although the movement Is na- na na nationwide wide tion-wide perhaps the most i exten-i exten extensive live sive lve and complete experiment day l week day education Is carried out In our oW own communities communities ties ties through the seminary system I I Beautiful seminary buildings now grace race the campuses of many many of thel the ugh the grace high schools in the states tates of Utah Idaho and Arizona Competent in- in instructors Instructors in instructors I are arc employed and the system Is conducted on an basis Great strides have been made since the first seminary was est established near the Granite high school in Salt Lak Lake City Gity In 1912 Last year 1 37 1936 there were three ninety-three seminaries servIng more than 17 students This program Is extended into l areas of oC higher education Semi Seminaries arlea arles aries 01 of Institutes have been es- es established es established I In connection with many of the colleges and junior colleges bes in n Utah Idaho Wyoming Arizon and California The aim of this thia program Is to l t provide spiritual experiences forthe for forthe forthe the student an and and to supplement the ethical program of ot the pUblic schools school by leading the pupil Into a Study of the field of ot morality and I religion Since one of ot the tile main O of r experiences is 15 i I the me Bible the course of study con con- consists con consists I of a course In Old Testament history for which one half unit unitI I is given This is followed d with a course in New Testament t I history for tor which wl on halt half half unit unitI I credit Is given also The final course In church history and doc doc- doctrine doctrine doc doctrine trine deals with the story of the Church No credit 4 Is asked fr r given for thy thi course I The s in Uintah Basin are symbols of refinement and cul cuI culture They are Institutions institution ot of which y sou OU may be justly proud They sugg-ot sugg in a re- re religious re religious Sl bS-Sl basis for wholesome re in- in ina In a democracy I I I |