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Show Ml iinifrminir T1 (' i.Iri mu'j- - vw.e sung, friendship renewed md nostalgia for the inmpus was satisfied at the 19(59 at Biigbam Young University this past week Future of the ever grow ing school was glimpsed by ti e returning (oden's aad parents of present students as they participated in vanous Homecoming activities who h concluded this S., tu Jay Honey blonde Jovie Johnson, a junbr socioiogv major from Inglewood. C. f reigned over the entire week activities along wth her first attendant, Connie Joi gen-soa senior s; rial education major from Mountain View, Calif and second atteiidant Janet Muni, a senior from Bounti u1 Ut.d majoring in French. Kicking off ti o week, themed An Image of an Eia. was a fascinating lick , t Indonesias culture given by the Budaya Indonesian Dance Troupe Monday night. They portrayed a scene luni the love story of Rama and Sita with Javanese dnue and a battle scene through Home-comin- , , shadow-puppets- . A familiar stmy wth an unusual twist was used to present the 1969 Homecoming royalty to the student body at the annual Homecoming assembly held Tuesday. The three coeds had fea'u parts in the production Alice in BYU-lanwhich amused both students and alumni alike with its satire on campus life. Athletic and talented coeds stole the spotlight Wednesday as the annual "Powder Puff girls football game was held and campus housing decorations werp judged, The Cowsills, a family that plays, sings and makes money together, received a standing ovation following their exciting peiformance in the Smith Fieldhouse Thursday night. The group, featured in the Homecoming concert, performed most of their hits including two records. Also featured in the congold mil'.ion-sellirof Latin cert was The Carnival." a Sergio Mendez-typ- e American group. On Friday. Fmiudci's Day activities were held to commemorate th signing of the deed on Oct. 16, 187."). which established the Brigham Young Academy. Opening g event of the day was a formal ceremony in front of the Abraham 0. Smoot building with the combined sendees ROTC color guard. One woman and live men all distinguished in a varireceived special awards from the ety of professions Brigham Young University Alumni Association at the Founder's Day C invocation held at 10 a.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse. Recipient- - of the Alumni Distinguished Service Awards were D; . T. Rav Broadoenl, a Salt Lake plastic "Poet Lau surgeon; Mrs Bmth Kleinman. a reate of Arizona f'l-Mesa; George H. Mortimer, a New Yoik lawyei ; It. Roland Tietjen, a retired hanker now living in Provo and Stanley H. Watts, BYUs head basketball coach. The Ernest L. Wilkinson Medal was presented to Robert Ruff, a Salt Lake public relations executive, for outstanding seivice by a citizen to BYU. d g flag-raisin- Royalty of Homecoming are, from left, Connie Jorgerson, Queen Joyce Johnson, and Janet Murri. BYU unique careers seminar, featuring lectures by tanding alumni from the College of Biology and Agriculture, and the finals of the traditional Turtle Trot" -- picc-d up the Day's schedule. Hundreds of talented students from the Progiam Bureau presented an assortment of numbers from their world touis at the annual "Field house 1 rolics Friday night. Following the Frolics." darn os were held at several locations on campus. A out- - The highlight of the week, the annual Homecoming football game, was scheduled for Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in the Cougar Stadium. Coach Tommie Hudspeth's Cotig.ns were slated to meet tile Wildcats from the University of Ai iz.oin. Throughout the afternoon Saturday, class reunions were scheduled at various locations around the campus. Alumni from the classes of '21. '29, 31. '39, ll, '49, 54, '."9. '64 were special guests of the BYU Alumni Association. Concluding event of the day is the second performance of Fieldhouse Frolics in ttie Smith Fieldhouse at 8:13 p.m. A fireside featuring a General Authority will lie the final event of the week and will be held at 8 p.m. in the Fieldhouse. e LDSSA Is At Work On College Campuses Saint college student of The Latter-datoday is faced with challenges unlike those facing college students of the past In order to help the 130,000 LDS students keep balance in their lives the Latter-da- y Student Association Saint has licen organized by the (LDSSA) Church. During the l.i- -t tluee years pilot programs have been established on the campuses of many colleges and universities in the Western states. The First Presidency has now authorized LDSSA to be established wherever there is a coneentiation of LDS students. Managing tin eel or of the student association is Elder Manna D. Hanks. Assistant to the Twelve. Serving with Elder Hanks on the General Executive Committee is Harvey L. Taylor, Administrator of Church School, and associate chairman of the General Executive Committee. Also serving on the committoe av: W. Jay Eldredge. ' supei intomlent of the YMM1A; Floiome C Jacobsen, resident y and William E. Bcnett, Administrator, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion. Assistants to the managing director are Frank M. Bradshaw, J. Marvin Higbee and Mrs. Elaine Cannon. Purpose of the student association is to suppmt and strengthen the work of the institutes, the student stakes, the auxiliaries and other Church elements, according to Elder Hanks. The student association can bo rrgan ized on either a campus or regional basis. An executive committee is organized with a stake piesident being called by the First Presidency as the Priesthood Leader. He. m turn, (tills and sots apart four students ns membeis of the executive committee. The Priesthood Leader also invites the Institute Director, representatives from the MIA and bishops of student wards or brandies to serve on the executive committee. 'Hie fom students on the committee lead ol the YWMIA: a body of students called the student coun- cil. Forming the council aie student representatives from the vaium- - LDS organizations on campus. LDS student groups on i.impus include the institute, MIA, returned missionaries organizations. Lambda Delia Sigma, Sigma Gamma Chi, Delta Phi Rapp i and married students. On a few campuses the dental students are organized into LDS dental student organizations. Law students ami fot met servicemen have also oi g.mied into i labs on some campuses. All these organizations have repicsentu-tive- s on the student conned wliiiii is the vvoik or action group of t! t student association when compared to the executive committee, which is the policy making gtoup. The students, woiking together on the student council assess their own needs and the needs of their fellow LDS students. They discuss how these needs can lie best satisfied and then examine the circumstances of Church organizations on campus WEEK to see which can best fulfill their needs, according to Mr. Bradshaw. The four student members of the executive committee, who aLso serve on the stu- dent council, take proposals from the student council to the executive committee, where they are discussed. The representatives go back to the stu dent council and report decisions made hv the executive committee. The students have had a real voice and part in the making of the decisions. Elder Hanks said. They also have, for the first time, one priesthood loader representing all the students on a campus or in a region, explained Mr. lligiiee. In the Long Beach area there are five campuses with LDS oiganizations on them. Each has its own student council, who take their ideas and voice to one executive committee. In contrast, at the University of Utah there are an estimated 13.000 LDS students with representation on a single student council. ENDNIG NOVEMBER 1, 1969 CHURCH- -5 |