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Show THE CHURCH IN ACTION Around The World uHRHMBiiiiiimniiiBiiaiagiiiuuiiiiiRiii rrrrirrrrrrirrrrrrbrrbsrd SCHENECTADY: Named COLUMBUS PROVO: Tuition Increased At BYU Scout Commissioner Donald S. Brereton, first counselor in Brigham Young University officials have announced a $13 per semester increase in tuition at the Church-operate- d the Cumorah Mission Presidency, has just been named Special National Field Scout Commissioner. representing the East Coast. He will represent Folkmaa D. Brown, National Director of Mormon Relationships for the Boy Scouts of school1. The hike, to he effective in September, will increase tuition to $240 a semester from, the current $223. members will pay $375 a semester, up from die present $360. A $10 laboratory fee will be eliminated. Despite the increase, however, university officials pointed out that BYU is still far below other large1 private universities and colleges. For example, one semesters tuition at Texas Christian University is $100 and $380 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Others include Columbia, $1,000; Duke, $650; Stanford, $800; University of Southern California, $300,, and University of Pres. Brereton currently serves as the first vice presiDoanM Brereton dent of the Sche nectady County Council and a representative to the National Council. In his youth he became an Eagle Scout and a Quartermaster Sea Explorer. He has also received the Silver Beaver and Council President's Michigan,, $350, Church Books For The Mayor Award. For the 1957 and 1963 National Jamborees be served on the national staff as a Mormon Chaplain and has been asked to da so again for the 19(3 National Jamboree to be held at the Fhrragut State Park. Idaho. Hie is also on the staff for the second Canadian-ILS-. Boy Scout Mormon Encampment to be held at the Letchwarth State Park, New York, in 1973. WILCOX, ARtZ.: Primary Boy For 12 Years Dale Coots Cyril Coots HENDERSON, KY.: Brothers Serve In Mission Field Two brothers of a family of seven boys and five girls, are now serving on missions. Dale E. Coats. 22, has served for 16 months in the California Missions, and Cyril T. Cbots, Jr.. 19, bos served tile past seven months itr the Pacific Northwest Missions Both sons send home letters filled with wonderful experiences and blessings of being a missionary. The dream of having a sea an a mission began 18 years agw for Mr. and Mrs. Cyril T. Coots, Sr., when they and their 1 children were converted ta the Church, NEW JERSEY: Employes Collect As Non-Smoke- rs Thirty-thre- e employes of a manufacturing plant in Shrewsbury. N.J.. received $42103 in bonus checks at Christmas-timfor not suing tobacco during the year. Tim company paid at tae rate of $1 for every month that each employe either kicked" the habit or refrained from smoke er- JAY LYBBERT . . . college instructor Robert Zabel and James Staples, seniors at South High in Fargo, N. Dt, were the two male soloists in a Christmas album made by the Delta Recording Co. of Chicago. of their school choir of 103 members. They are the ouly LDS students, in the choir. There are only 11 ether LDS students at South High, which has an enrollment of about 1,60ft The choir is directed by Lawrence Cuid-mara graduate of SL Cloud State College with degrees of bachelor of education, bachelor of music education and master of public school music. The choir has made TV appearances and performed for numer- ous school and civfc functions. It was said that when the company which made the recording played it back, someone remarked that the Hallelujah Chorus from "The Messiah, sounded almost as good as the Mormon Tabernacle Choirs rendition of the number. Other songs in the album include, I Heard the Bells on Marys Lullaby. Christmas Day, Still, Still, Still," The album was titled "We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Besides singing in the choir, Bob is president of Key Club, and Jim participates in debating and has been in student congress and drama. Both are charter members of Fargo Eranch early morning seminary which, is now in its third year. Jim fs seminary organist this year and also priesthood organist where Bob is music director. Jim was also one of the three merit front the school. scholarship Bob is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Zabel and Jim is the sen of Dr. and1 Mrs. George Staples. k. The Tallahassee District of the Florida Pres. Sims is from Marianna, Fla., where he takes am active part in civic affairs. He as preoeatly vice president in one of Marianna's foremost banks. Prior to his call as district president, he served as a counselor to the TbHahaosee District Presidency. IBs counselors are Barkely XL Gause and Kenneth Brock. Were Album Soloists t FLORIDA: Leaders For Mission District Pres. Lybbert. former head of the Tallahassee Branch, is on the faculty of the Tallahassee Junior College as an instructor of political science. He has served as the director of the Tallahassee Institute of Re Iigion, which includes students from both tiie junior college and Florida State University. His counselors are R. Malone Peddle and L. Cameron Mosher. FARGO, N.D.: LDS Seniors Elders Wayne L. GoodseB, Portland, Ore., and Don Smith, Salt Lake City, present Meet the Mormons" and s Book o Mormon to Mayor B. Ed Johnson of Columbus, Georgia. The books were presented on behalf of the Cblumbus Second Ward, Macon Stake. Pres. Brereton is an engineering consultant with the General Electric Co. and has a family of eig'it children. Lybbert, and the new Chipola District president is Henry E. Sims. , v America.. Mission was recently divided, creating the Tallahassee and Chipola Districts. President of the Tallahassee District is Jay N. ' W. Alex MvOnrinn, the executive who launched the program a year ago. thinks it probably will prove the best investment the firm has ever made. The program works on the honor system. It is strictly voluntary. N pressures are exerted, no pamphlets are issued and sates pitch is modto. The pay eff" ceremony took phier in a corner f the employes' lounge where lut year a cigai'ctto machine had stood. Mr. McClendon said the vending company removed it when hs sales fell front lilft packs a day to a mere handful. David Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thel-me- r Smith of Wilcox, Ariz., has graduated from Primary with a perfect attendance for nine years. In fact, be has been attending Primary with his mother since he was two weeks old and actually has only missed one time in 12 years. He graduated as aavid Smith Class Scout and has completed all his memorization and reading work for his first Certificate of Achievement in the Aaronic Priest! rood. a Second HAWAII: Statue Cast For Washington A former art professor at the Church College of Hawaii recently finished casting a statue to stand in tire National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. Ortho Fairbanks spent more than a year supervising the making of a mold, casting and shipping the statue of King Kamehameha I. Ine Hawaiian national hero who united the Islands under one government in 1793. Each state of the nation is allowed two statues in the hall and the statue of the king fills Hawaii's allowance. The earlier statue is of a priest whs operated a leper colony in Hawaii until he caught the disease himself. The original statue of the king stands in the middle of the government center in Honolulu and was dime many years age by an American sculp'er named Could," explained Mr. Fairbanks. The state came to me and asked if I would supervise the work of casting a duplicate in- bronze to be sent to Washington." he continued. The project included more than a month in Florence, Italy, where tile casting was done. It's always, seemed a lil.de ironic that the original statue was made in Florence and then we end up back there to have a duplicate made," said Mr. Fairbanks. VYCftC. ENDIg semi-finalis- ts Robert Zabel and James Stapels . . . featured singers JANyARY,. 25,. J?$9 p |