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Show Pru:ary department. It was a! decided, at a private meeting of the teachers, after the new organization had been dismissed in proper form; thai the sessions should be of one-and one-and a half h irs duration ;and a cer-t cer-t r. in i; mi) 1 1 r f li e Ict. hers weie assigned to each department. El'HRAIM'S RELIGION CLASS. According to the announcement made at the Tabernacle on Sunday, Jan. 18th, the persons,dcsiring to form the "Religion Class," met at the Central School House on Satur day Jan. 24th, Present were, Apostle Apos-tle Lund, Prests. Peterson and Heal, Bps. Doritis and Anderson, Professor Profess-or Alma Greenwood, and a large number of prominent church members, mem-bers, besides upwards of 200 pupils, mostly children and young people. peo-ple. The meeting was opened by the Congregation singing: "We Thank Thee O God for a prophet." Prayer by Apostle Lund. Singing, "Arise O Glorious Zion." Pres. Peterson made the opening reniaiks; Alma Greenwood at his request, read from the Juvenile Instructor In-structor the rules and regulations that should prevail in such assemblies; assemb-lies; and made some necesary explanations, ex-planations, and timely suggestions. Apostle Lund spoke kindly to the children; and in the highest terms of the field of labor to be opened up the susceptability of the human family fam-ily to improvement, and the grand opportunities here afforded for prac tical education. Pres. Henry Heal added a few approving and encourag ing remarks. Teachers were selected, and the school divided into two grades. The first comprising all above the Third reader grade;and those of the third and below, in the Primary grade. Rolls were made up; in the Advanced grade, 101; and in the Primary grade, 119. Lessons were assigned as follows: Advanced, "Faith and what it embraces," Fri-mary, Fri-mary, "Articles of Faith." The first regular session to be held on Saturday, Satur-day, Jan. 31st, in the upper room of the Central School House, at ten o'clock. The names of the instructors for the temporary organization are: P. C Anderson, C. R. Dorius, Carrie Aaderson, Sister Anderson, Carrie Kr'n'-alr, N. P. Peterson, Fred Je i sen, Theo; Christcnson, Ole Olsen, J. P. Hanson, John Peterson, Wm. Winters, Andras Larson, David Jen sen, Carrie Pe ersen, Caroline Thompson, Jennie Thompson, S. Anderson, Julia Christensen and others. C. R. Dorius was elected head teacher of the Advanced diss, and John Peterson head teacher of the |