Show I CHAPTER I i ! I Introduction The THE PROBLEM Latter-da- y i Saint Seminaries provide weekday i i j religious education for high school youth of the Church of Jesus j i : Cali- - : ' Christ of Saints latter-da- y The seminary program ! t fornia has grown from in Southern six classes and an enrollment of 200 t students i in : to 1950 eighty-on- e classes and an enrollment of territory served stretches 2400 in from Bakersfield to San Diego i Teachers of these classes are local lay members of spective churches in the area where they live i : chosen because of Over fifty their The 1954 moral integrity their re- -! These people are and educational background per cent of the faculty are professional teachers and are presently engaged in instruction at the public schools or nearby colleges in the Southern California area All teachers are employed by the latter-da- y to teach one Saint Department of Education on a basis part-ti- me class each day throughout the school year - After con- t ducting classes starting between 6:30 am and 7:00 am with a duration from A5 to 60 minutes each morning teachers go on to their regular daily employment The creasing rapid expansion of the program has created an ever demand for audio-visu- al materials and equipment in- The partial solution to the program brought about by increased student enrollment will be the establishment of an audio-visu- al library which will be |