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Show Churches Will Observe Purpose of Christmas The true purpose of Christmas to commemorate the birth of the Christ Child will be observed ob-served throughout Central Utah today in - church services made doubly significant by the fact that they occur both on Sunday and the anniversary of Hit birth. , Observances were begun Sat-Urday Sat-Urday In the various church and will be continued today. ' LDS churches will hold Christmas Christ-mas programs during either Sun- 76 Seminary Students Awarded Pins ; AMERICAN FORK Seventy-six Seventy-six students of the LDS Seminary were presented with pins Wednesday Wed-nesday night. The presentation ceremonies were attended by parents', par-ents', and friends of the young people as well as their instructors. instruct-ors. , The students, who this coming spring will graduate from the seminary, will have completed three years of studies. In order to qualify for wearing the pins the students must not only complete the prescribed course of study, but must live up otthe standards of the church, such as living the Word of- Wisdom, payment of tithing, attendance at church services, etc. , .-. ' Boyd Strong, president of, the seminary officers, was master i of ceremonies. Eldon Haag spoke on the meaning of the sympolisms expressed in the pins design. . President Edward W. Burgess of Alpine stake told what is expected ex-pected of the graduates if the pins are worn worthily. ; The program Included a violin and cello duet by Connie Robinson Robin-son and Nancy Moss; a vocal quartet, Blaine Johnson, Jr., Steve Rush ton, Fred Richards and Lee Walker; vocal solo, Mary Vance. Guy Conder and Elaine Steel offered of-fered the opening and closing prayers. . Open house was held from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. at which time the program began. Girls from the junior high seminary classes assisted as-sisted In serving. ' ' The seminary is appropriately decorated for the Christmas season. sea-son. A large tree stands in the foyer. ' Japanese Girls One Year Younger YOKOHAMA, Dec. 24 (U.F9 Japanese girls are more than usually happy this Christmas because be-cause Gen. Douglas MacArthur is making them all one year younger during 1950. Under occupation tutelage the Japanese legislature " recently passed a law changing the age-old system of age counting in Japan. The effect will be to turn back the clock 12 months for everyone beginning In 1950. Hitherto a baby born in Japan on Dec. 31 would automatically become two years old on New Year's day because of the system under which everybody Is one upon his birth and becomes a year older the following New Year's day. This has been abolished under un-der the American occupation as Illogical. ." TEACHER CONFUSED - SANFORD, N. C. U.R) Mrs. , W. C Harward, a fourth grade teacher at Deep River school, has a ..problem in Identification. Among her 30 students are four sets of Identical twins. IS -:T: Good Luck! e Fine Friend! e Happiness I Good Health I (I. Fine Friends! e Prosperity! May all then pleasures KELSCH'S SHOE REBUILDERS at BOOTERIE Today day school or evening services. Starting time on these services were announced earlier. St. Francis Catholic church will hold 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. masses this morning in the Provo church. Holy Communion will be held at 10 a.m. at the St. Mary's Epis copal church. Sunday school and regular church service at St Mary's will be omitted. Regular Christmas day. wor ship service will be held at the St. Mark's Lutheran church to day at 11 a.m. Community church services will also be held today at 11 a.m. Training union at the First Baptist church will present the program at the church beginning at 7:30 p.m. tonight. . Children of the Assembly of God church also will present a Christmas program tonight beginning be-ginning at 7:30 p.m. Provo's First Church of Christ Science .will observe Christmas in the regular lesson-sermon presented pre-sented at 11 a.m. today. . The ser mon will have a yule time theme. Christian Science Church Lists Sunday Program The lesson-sermon' at 11 a.m. services at the Christian Science church today will be "Glory to God in the Highest, and On Earth Peace, Good Will Toward Men." Biblican citations and corre lative passages from the Christian Science textbook, 'Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures", Scrip-tures", by Mary Baker Eddy, comprise com-prise the sermon. In Matthew (13:33) it is recorded record-ed that Christ Jesus speaking to the multitudes that gathered, declared de-clared that "The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto leaven which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal till the whole was leavened." There is a Christian Science radio program every Sunday morning at 9:45 a.m. over KOVO. Utah Stake MIA Special Interest Group Sets Dance Advanced ' special .Interest classes -of Utah stake MIA will hold 'a New Year's eve party in the Third ward church amusement amuse-ment hall Dec. 31 beginning at 8 p.m. ' An orchestra will furnish music for dancing and during the evening eve-ning a program will be presented present-ed as well as other types of entertainment. en-tertainment. Prizes and fun makers will also be available. Buffet supper will be served under direction of the Third ward, hosts for the occasion. LDS Services FOURTH WARD Sacred Christmas morning pro gram at Sunday school, 10 a. m. Speaker, Charles D. Sessions; Special Spe-cial music. No other services scheduled during the day. GENEVA WARD An MIA Xmas social will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. at the Timpanogos-Geneva ward amuse ment hall. There will be a dance and a program. Everyone has been invited to attend. PROVO STAKE Special Christmas. services will be held during both the morning and evening services. be yourt this Chrittmasl Tv-Hl w ajw )uh ( 1 uv Wa ----- tv" V'lm at a 5: '. FOR WINDSOR LDS WARD Jack E. Horman, O rem, with his huge Good Shepherd, painted for the Windsor ward to which he belongs. ward in special services tonight. Orem Youth Paints Impressive Portrait of Christ For Church OREM Many churches have beautiful paintings of the. Savior, but seldom is the work done by a member of that church's own congregation. In view of this, a huge oil painting of Christ as the Good Shepherd will hold double, significance for the Windsor LDS ward in Orem. It is planned by Jack E. Horman of Orem, a member of the ward, who has never had formal art training . but has displayed outstanding talent since he was a boy. The painting, nine feet high by 7Vi feet wide, will be formally form-ally accepted by the ward and hung permanently in the chapel at special services tonight beginning at 7:30 p.m. The 21-year-old artist worked six months oft the impressive portrait in his spare time. He is an employe of the Geneva Steel company. The ward Primary claims a share of credit for the paint- ing. Primary children raised $75 in inumerable ways to buy the canvas, oil paints and frame for the huge portrait. The services tonight will features talks by the young artist, and by Clifford E. Young, American Fork, assistant to the LDS . 1 quorum of 12 apostles. Heber News Mrs. Ethel Broadbent enter tained the officers and teachers of the First ward Relief society at her home recently. The society's annual Christmas .party was held Tuesday afternoon - in the ward chapel. A good program was presented and refreshments served. A short play, titled, "Under the Spreading Christmas Tree," a musical reading by Glenna Thur-man Thur-man and special musical numbers were presented by the MIA' on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Louise A verett, assisted by Mrs. Clyde Broadbent, entertain ed at a family dinner in the A verett ver-ett home last Sunday. Guest of honor was Mrs. Doris Brierley of Los Angeles, who is visUlng with to ALL bur noiglibbro from ALL of lis atf omsolidated CORP. 255 West Center, Provo, Utah eras ?v?3f?' crrtr. jcsvjw rsu:? her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Ben-nett Lindsay. - . - 0 Mrs. Mary Mahoney will be hostess to the Merrie Eves club, at her home on Thursday evening. eve-ning. Home made candy and gifts will be exchanged. The Shakespearean club met at the Turner party rooms on Monday Mon-day evening and enjoyed a turkey tur-key dinner. Places were set for 28 members and gifests. The tables were beautifully decorated with pine boughs, Christmas tapers and balls. Favors of home made candy were wrapped in silver and blue. Leathe Tatge told a story of the Mirinnna inri Slant f!lsn arriv ed to distribute the exchange gifts under the tree. The committee in charge of the entertainment included in-cluded Alda Strebel, Chris Jones, Atha Montgomery, Lavon Milner, Nell Kowallis, Thelma Wootton and Helen Hlatt. 'A Phone 2070 portrait in oil of Christ as the It will be accepted by the Timp Ward Gleaner Girls, M Men To Stage Sleigh Ride OREM The last social of the season for M Men and Gleaners ot Timpanogos ward before the division of the ward is made will be in the form of a sleighing party to be held Monday evening, Dec. 28. The group will gather at the home of Mrs. Bernice Cox, Gleaner Glean-er leader promptly at 6 p. m. A chill supper will be served following fol-lowing the sleigh ride. Blrdene Terry and Jesse Asay are in eharge of arrangements. All M Men and Gleaners of the ward are invited, to participate. Kivanians Hear Christmas Talk "What Does Christmas Mean to You?" was the challenging subject used by Mrs. Arta Ballif in a talk to the Provo Kiwanis club at the Thursday luncheon program. She was introduced by ' a ft A n - " - - i I ' f ' I . m A K . :: .x-y J, . x1" m '-I ' I SUNDAY HERALD Sunday, December 25, 1949 City Schools Welcome Yule With Special Events Provo city, schools this week welcomed in the yule time with various activities in their individual indi-vidual schools. Schools ended Thursday for the Christmas holidays, holi-days, and will resume Jan. 3. Farrer junior high school celebrated cele-brated with a dance in the school gym which was especially decorated for the occasion. Pre- 'fvious to this, students of . the school erected a nativity scene on the building, presented a cantata can-tata and attended a picture show In a local theater. The-theater party was sponsored by the schools mayor and commissioners. commission-ers. Home room parties climaxed the week's activities. Dixon Junior high school students stu-dents elected a snow queen and attendants who reigned over a Christmas ball at the school Friday Fri-day evening. The annual cantata can-tata program was presented during dur-ing the latter part of . the . week and followed by home room parties. par-ties. Barbara Farret was elected queen, Mar jorie Kllpack and Gwen Rasmussen attendants. Provost elementary school has been decorated for the past week; with a Christmas scene of Santa and his reindeer topping the outside out-side of the lighted building. The students of the primary unit had as one of their projects making recordings of their voices as they read for the first time, sang and gave a Christmas greeting. Kindergarten Kin-dergarten children made prints and plaster, stocking dolls and other gifts for their trees. Teachers Teach-ers sponsoring the various activities ac-tivities included Ruby Jacobsen, Beth Archibald, Manda Snow, Anna Marie Palfreyman and Lar-raine Lar-raine Wrissell. Timpanogos elementary students stu-dents saw a special Christmas film and program as a feature of the holiday season. In coopera tion with the PTA officers and home room mothers working with teachers arranged for Santa to visit the school to distribute gifts to the children. Grandview school students were visited in their home rooms by Santa Claus who gave each child a gift. This activity climaxed cli-maxed the week's Christmas pro gram which included a scnooi play, and a dance for FUtn ana Sixth graders. , Franklin school teachers organ-1 ized as a talent group and pre-! sented a Christmas program to ' the children which consisted of songs, instrumental and choral ! music. Other activities included home room parties and a visit from Santa Claus. Maesar elementary Fifth and Sixth grade students carolled at the various schools throughout William R. Firmage, club president-elect. W. Raymond Green, president, was in charge of the meeting. Byron Jensen playet". Christmas music on the piano. Announcements were made about the installation meeting next week to be conducted by H. W. McCune, Nephi, newly elected district governor and the Ladies' Night to He held Jan. 9. Sterling Ercanbrack is chairman of the event. y. mm. l III Provo. Primary unit students were entertained with a play by the students of Kate Mattews. Room parties and a visit from Santa comprised the rest of the holiday program. Joaquin school had a special Christmas program of films. stories and music this week. Each school morning for the past two weeks the students have gathered around the decorated tree in the hall to sing carols before the morning bell. Wasatch elementary students each made a gift to take to his parents. Also a special program was presented by the students for their parents.' r Timpanogos school tackled something new in the way of plays this week. The students presented present-ed their parts entirely unmem-orized unmem-orized and although there had been several rehearsals of play, the lines spoken by the students each time were entirely spontaneous. spontane-ous. Each child was ."acquainted with the story and had learned the songs which were sung. Teachers directing the play were Norma Deene Halladay and her trainee, Sharie Booth. The play was entitled "Why the Chimes Rang." Up pops Santa brimming with cheer to help us wish you most joyful Christmas chock-full of all the most wonderful things! MADSEN CLEANING PHONE 476 v. V-KV Mf yct bolkby be merry, .your tee h6en with good things and your happiness tmending. Simple pleasures of the oWf ashioned, homespun variety are stitl the most enjoyable at Christmas time even ki this streamlined age! So in the modern manner, with old-fashioned old-fashioned sincerity, we say, MMefry, Merry Qsnstsaas. B. & H. PHARMACY Provo, Utah I I IV U MHni ImmW0 ITIIJJIVIIUI J To Be Honored At Testimonial A farewell testimonial is sche& uled for 7 p.m. tonight in the University LDS ware for Rich ard Sperry, son of Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Sperry. Richard is leaving soon for an LDS mission in Jerusalem, where his father., accompanied ac-companied an a r chaeological expedition and -. has done ex tensive re. search. Dr. Sperry, head of -the department of religion at Brigham Young " university, i a noted as one of America's out standing scholars schol-ars on the Holy : Land. . Elder Sperry His son will leave for the mission home In Salt Lake City on Jan. 9. and will depart on his mission January 19. ANSWER WAS YES BOSTON Wj A lawyer in , court asked Dr. William Lanigaa a single question in connection with a $100,000 damage suit. The question droned on. Five minutes . . . ten .. . fifteen . . . twenty , When the attorney finished, the ' doctor replied: 'Yes.,, mm sT M ' |