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Show I REXBURG i I f t? r . i k . Phone Call To Sweden Completes Home Teaching IDAHO Homo toothing is a solidus thing with Duane Morton of the Third Ward, Ricks College Second Stake. So seiious he called Sweden to get the job done. Duane, von of Mr. and Mrs. D. A Morton of Sinta Ana, Calif, callt-- Norritoping, Sweden, and asked to speak with Jessica Gemland. Miss Gemland is on Duanes teaching beat in R burg She is coming to the United States to teach in the Language Training Mission at Ricks. Her only drawback has been the quota number t flowing her to come to the United States. She is still waiting for it. Put for Duane, Jessica was a member of his home teaching beat. She is to lne in Rexburg with Mrs. John Hasley and is part of a home teaching family at Ricks College. Duane and nine other students at Ricks, members f the family, got togeher and he put in he call for Jessica. It took about 15 minutes to complete, he 'aid And when her family heard the call was fiorri Amer-- i a, Jessica was at the phone m seconds. Duane said she speaks beautiful so anxious to come to Rexburg. Engli-- h rd is He sail he telephone call cut him serial i do- llars. But it was woith it. I wanted her to know ve weie waiting to see her and ve all wanted to krow that she was well and happy. Isnt that the idea of home teaching? Duane is a humanities major at Ricks and sen.d he Church in the North Central Sates Mission ID said he enjoys his studies but he also enjovs doing his Church work, which includes home teaching and isiting with othei studer s at Ricks and talking about the Gospel. 6 Utah Performances Planned By BYU Folk Dancers PROVO The first big show of the season for the fan eu Biighuni Yung Urihersiiy Imerna tonal Folk Dancers a'swted by the BYU Bdl-ooDan. e Temi. will be ghen the st put of next month. The 200 member Folk Dancers wear luthentic costumes from the areas represented in their presentations. Among these m fi-- are Austrian, Russian, Polish, Israeli, and newr this ear is Mexican. The opening shows will be Dec. 2 in the BYU Fieldfiouse for the MIA of the 92 wards in the 10 stakes on campus; Dec. 3 at 8 p m. for students, faculty and the public; Dec. 5 at 9:15 a m. and 10:30 a m. for public schools, and Dec. 5 at 6 and 8 pm. in Kearns High School in Salt Lake County for the Granger stakes. Mrs. Mary Bee Jensen, who organized the Folk Dancers in 1956, aid authentic Mexican costumes were purchased in Mexico City for the new unit. Rene Alba, a BYU student dancer, assisted Mrs. Jensen in the choreography of the Mexican numbers. He was a member of the Folklorica Nationale of Mexico, a professional dance company, before coming to BYU. Scenery in this years kickoff presenta- Ukra-nima- Garth Peay goes high in the air during Ukrainian dance. Girls in Ukrainian costume smile approval. New in this year's repertoire is the Mexican section. Kada North and Rene Alba show authentic costumes. WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 29, 1969 n mamnid i.ii will be an old w.ul.i C i I'tnus trees in the b u ' j coloifu' v uh For tl e pun las will mii d Mexican numbers the arbors. The Ballroom Danre To m .11 jioi form n Latin. Viennese ard mdrii ballroom d nice sets. Ins Lysy, at the BYU fioin Canada, for n oly performed with Ukrainian dar.ee toupes. Her parents are Ukainian and the f unily now lives in Post Arthur. Canada c; e is professionally trained in the tradition rf her ancestors. Her sister Helene, and It other, Eugene, formeih were members of the Folk Dancers at BYU. The Folk Dancers hae pei formed thioughout the world and will go to Europe again in the spring. The troupe members pay their own transportation, but their livsuh as meals ing costs while abroad and housing are borne b Chinch members and the entrepeneuis who book the group. V hen the group tours Europe and other areas outside the USA, they present only .American dances from early Indian, pioneer squares, runing sets, Smoky Mountain clogs, etc. h mg f' nm Students show one of the intricate steps in an Israeli folk dance |