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Show (wcAirnora WEEK-AV- I INSTITUTES SEMINARIES GET UP EARLY Non released time seminary coordinators who supervise early morning seminary programs meet during confeienee. Front row, left to right, Frank M. Bradshaw, Don F. Coloin, Arthur R. Keeley, Harold S. Nelson, Seth D. Bedford, Boyd K. Backer, Wm. E. Berrett, vice of Unified Church School System. Back row, left to right, Roldo V. Dutson, Vernon A. Cooley, James Glenn, Lyman C. Berrett, Norman D. Baxter, J. Wesley Christensen, S. Voy Fairbanks and J. Blaine Holldday. WESTERNERS Released time Seminary coordinators from all parts of the West confer together while visiting at conference. Front, left to right, Alma A. Gardiner, Kenneth II. Sheffield, TreVor Christensen, Harold Nelson, William EL Berrett, Boyd K. Packer, Leland R. Bruderer. Back, left to right, Floyed G. Eyre, Ernest Eberhard Jr., Roy A. West, Ward Despair), Roy Hatch, Roldo V. Dutson, J. Edwin Baiid, H. Lester Peterson, FTank D. Day, Frank R. Walker. Coordinafors Of Seminaries Are Instructed Veteran Aide To Direct Phoenix Unit Released time and non released time seminary coordinators from the Western States met in a daylong session dui-inconference week to receive Ileiner, veteran Seminary worker from Ogden, II. Bartley Utah, has been appointed director of the Phoenix Insti'ute of Religion in Arizona. William E. Berrett, vice administrator of the Unified Church School system, announced that Eliler Ileiner would succeed Robert I Parsons, who was recently assigned as director of the Ogden Institute of Religion at Weber College. Elder Ileiner commenced work with the Department of Education in 1037 as principal of the Alterra Seminary near Roosevelt, Utah. lie then spent four years at the Roosevelt Seminary before being transferred to Weber Seminary in Ogden, where he served eight years as Instructor and principal before being made first principal of the large Ogden-BeLomond Seminary in 1933. The Department of Education gave further promotion to Elder Ileiner when he was sent to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as director of the Church institute of religion at the University of Alberta. After five years of service in Canada, Elder Ileiner returned home to Ogden to serve as assistant director at the Ogden Institute of Religion. His Church record includes an Australian mission and nun merous assignments In ward and stakes. He was bishop of the Ogden Seventh Ward when called to go to Canada. Academically, Elder Ileiner holds a bachelors and masters degree from Brigham Young University. He and his wife, LaVerne Farr, have four children. 14 CHURCH DESERET CLUBS instructions regarding their assignments. Meetings for the 23 coordinators were under the direction of President William E. vice administrator of the Ber-ret- H. BARTLEY IIF.INER . . . gets new job Wasatch Leaders Decorate Building For Meeting Place HEBER CITY, UTAH House cleaning and decorating has been on the agenda of Wasatch Stake Seminary leaders. A spare room in the seminary building has been completely renovated and redecorated by the group for use as a meeting place and head quarters for planning future activities. Hayndes. quiz games and other spring activities have helped the seminary classes raise $100 to complete the student officers' room project. Events projosed for the future Include a spring trip to Mormon Trail" historic sites, a dinner party and a graduation danee. Principal Richard H. Magel-band instructor Grant Elliott liave set the date for seminary graduation exercises for Miy 18 in the Wasatch Stake Tab- ernacle. Wasatch students will attend a special event sponsored by Brigham Young University, honoring and providing guid- - Week Ending April 16, 1960 t. Unified Church School System, and Elder Boyd K. Parker, general supervisor of institutes and seminaries. The coordinators were called in from their far flung districts for two purposes, according to Elder Berrett. In addition to getting the feel of the conference and the biethern, efforts were made to harmonize the work of the coordinators in the religious education program of the Church and to learn of program policies so tnat problems arising in the districts can be taken care of without referral to the administration. Elder Berrett pointed out how vast the program of religious education was becoming. He also emphasized how increasingly dependent the Department of Education was upon the service of the coordi- nators. Items considered in the Joint session of the coordinators included newrs articles and publicity, problems of financing and securing of equipment. seminary supplies, ward education committees, reports and correspondence, and the Indian program. Non released time coordina- tors then met with President Berrett and released time coordinators met with Elder Packer to discuss problems of their particular progiams. anee for the youth of the Church who have successfully completed the prescribed seminary program. INSPECT PROGRAM -- The third annual Southern Utah Seminary Youth Conference program gets the approval of Frank D. Day, distiict cooidinator, left, Juday Ashcroft, Cedar City Seminary student officer, and Dr. Royden C. Braithwaite, director of the College of Southern Utah. Candidates For Graduation Hold Conference In Cedar City CEDAR CITY, UTAH-T- he for graduation from the Southern Utah Seminary Districts 16 seminaries held their third annual youth conference at Cedar City with 400 students present. Highlight of the days activities which included a picture show, luncheon and matinee dance was the devotional service in the afternoon. Following a talk by Dr. Royden C. Braithwaite, director of 1900 candidates the College of Southern Utah, students were given the opportunity to bear their testimonies. Time would not permit all of the students to speak. The youth conference Is rapidly becoming an outstanding event during the years that students are enrolled In seminary, and is much anticipated by the graduates, said Frank D. Day, coordinator of the Southern Utah Seminary District and director of the Deseret Club Members At Stanford Attend Conference In Salt Lake City Members of the Deseret Club at Stanford University in California had the time of their lives at General Conference when ethereal plans to make the trip materialized. After considerable debate and planning, they chartered a bus and left Stanford Friday afternoon and got back to the campus Monday morning, April 4, which enabled them to attend the Conference Priesthood meeting and main ses sions Sunday. Bill Bushman, Deseret Club and Ted Bushman of General Board, president of son of Elder the YMMIA sparked the travel program. The group of 38 young men and women who signed up included Church members, a few recent converts, end non menv ber friends, some of them making their first visit to SaU Lake City. Tours were made to historic spots. |
