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Show 400 Mend S. S. Meet Over 400 stake and ward officers and teachers attended the Sundav school convention which was held in the North Sanpete high school building Sunday for North Sanpete South Sanpete and Mcroni stakes! Elder George D. Pyper was the presiding pre-siding officer' representing the general gener-al L. D. S. authorities. The general theme of the convention conven-tion was: "For every child spiritual and moral training to help him stand firm under the pressure ol life." Thi' thesis was expounded by various representatives of the general gen-eral board in morning and afternoon general and departmental sessions. In the forenoon main gathering, which began at 10:30, Elder Percy Gcddard spoke on "The Theme and the Gospel." urging his listeners to cast aside the trivial things in favor cf the real essentials of iife. Denn MiUcn Bennion, speaking on "The Theme and the Teacher," stated that !" the church as in scholastic education edu-cation emphasis should be shifted from acquisition of facts and accumulation ac-cumulation of knowledge to character charac-ter development. "John Dewey made a mistake in concluding that character would ensue en-sue as a by-product from virtues developed de-veloped in the regular course of schooling," Dean Bennion said, adding ad-ding that it is necessary to definitely select purposes and objectives, their work for their fulfillment and realization. reali-zation. He pointed out that greatest character char-acter development results from identification iden-tification of the self with a great cause, dedicated to the betterment not cf self but of society. The teach -"r's method should be positive rather ra-ther than negative, he added. Elder A. E. Bowen spoke in the afternoon on "The Theme and the Individual," stating that the best teaching is that which creates a "conviction of the truth that God lives." Presidents L. R. Anderson of South Sanpete, Joseph R. Christiansen Chris-tiansen of Mcroni, and S. M. Nielsen cf North Sanpete stake also addressed addres-sed the afternoon general assembly, briefly. |