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FORECAST

pUROPE, right now, holds the
center of interest despite the
troubles in the Orient, for in
Europe great world movements
which will affect this and all
other countries arc born. Elder
John A. Widtsoe, who for sev-
eral years as President of the
European Mission has been visit-
ing the various countries, con-
tributes an interesting article on
the European situation to our
May number.

A MONG other articles of in-
terest are, "With the Inter-
national Ice Patrol," "The Lion
House Social Center," "This
Thing of Being Unemployed."

(^ARLA WOLFE will be repre-
sented among the fiction with
a story, "A Tall Dark Man."
Other stories will be "The Cata-
logue Mother," "Old Shep," and
the second installment of the
serial, "Forever or Never."

The Cover

' I ^HE cover picture is a repro-
duction of J. T. Harwood's
famous painting of Christ on
Galilee calling his apostles to
service. The original, which
hung in the January exhibit at
the State Capitol, has won the
artist international fame.

For Every Member of the Fafnily
EDITORIALS

Welcome April - — 35 2

Apostle Reed Smoot _— — 35 2

Be Not Deceived -_ 352

June Conference Challenges _ 1 353

ARTICLES

Religion As Creative Experience . Adam S. Bennion 3 23

The Frontispiece - - — Alice M. Home 324

Bear Dance - Karl E. Young 328

Governor C. Ben Ross Lamont Johnson 332

Preparing the Soil for Flowers — J. H. Olsen 335

Let's Plant a Flower Garden __: Maud Chegwidden 3 37

Protecting the American Job _!-..____. ._ W. J. Holder 342

Why The Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference-- Ra/p/j J. Gilmore 346

Christmas Trees Alive at Our Doors J. H. Paul 350

Book Reviews -,- . 351

Silver Linings - j-_____— _„- Claire W. Noall 354

Glancing Through -—Elsie T. Brandley 356

Lights and Shadows on the Screen 358

FICTION

Forever Or Never -- — , - -- True B. Harmsen 3 26

KnoviTs All, Sees All and Tells All -.___-_. - Helen C. Lloyd 338

POETRY

April — — — - — .Donald A. Eraser 325

The Bear Dance — — Olive E. W. Burt 331

Indestructible - Allen Stephenson 344

Prayer . i -— -- Aurelia Pyper 345

Sixteen Sings -- Ardyth Kennelly 348

Evidence - - Alberta H. Christensen 3 62

The Trees ^ Fredrika Borchard 3 74

Friendship : Juanita Pulsipher 35 7

Resignation : Juanita Pulsipher 3 63

Awakening - ^ Juanita Pulsipher 3 70

DEPARTMENTS

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Aaronic Priesthood I 3 6 1

Mutual Messages

Executive Department 3 64

Seniors — — 3 67

M Men — Gleaners 368

Gleaner Girls - 3 69

Junior Girls 3 70

Bee-Hive Girls . 371

Vanguards — - 372

Boy Scouts ^ , : 373

Your Page and Ours _— 3 84

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DR. ADAM S. BENNION

^K^igion as
(Creative experience

The world is growing weary of religions which are passive^
ejfetninate and monotonous ; many sectarian churches are com-par-
atively empty and ministers are becoming discouraged. In the fol-
lowing article a man^ whose religion long has been the guiding force
of his life^ suggests m^ethods for keeping religion alive in the
hearts of others. A creative thing Dr. Bennion proves it to be^ and
he proves it in his own penetrating style.

TWO circumstances prompt-
ed the writing of this ar-
ticle. One was the reading
of the following article in College
Humor:

"What 6iO college students think
about religion these days? I shall
speak first of my own alma mater
because I happen to know it best.
When I entered Princeton five
years ago, they were just finishing
a lovely new chapel.

"Completed in the spring of
1928, the Chapel was rightly re-
garded as the most beautiful as
well as the largest of its kind
among American universities. Mr.
Cram, the architect, used a light
grey stone throughout and achieved
clear simplicity and great dignity
of line. The altar carvings and
stained glass windows were the
best that money could buy. The
eagle lectern, a gift from President
Hibben, came out of an old church
in France. And this and other
lovely details were united to in-
spire young men, in these icono-
clastic times, to a genuine religious
faith.

"Has it succeeded? It has not.
When I graduated a year ago, there
was no more religious feeling at
Princje'ton than when I entered.
And there was mighty little then.
We had 'kein talente dazu,' as our
old German professor used to say."

The other was the participation
in a convention in Logan, Utah,
in which four men stood up under
the distinction of having worked
as an officer or teacher in a partic-

T)t. Adam S. Bennion

ular organization for more than
fifty years. Each man testified
with that indefinable radiance in
his countenance that he had found
satisfaction and joy beyond meas-
ure in his service.

Everywhere this difference in
point of view is encountered. To
one young man, religion appears
to be empty formality, or vain
speculation, or idle disputation, or
unreasoned mythology. To an-
other it is the inspiration of his
life. It motivates his very being
and sets up ideals and aspirations

which give purpose to everything
he does.

Almost always when I have en-
countered young men out of sym-
pathy with religion they have had
a quarrel with some one's defini-
tion or interpretation of religion.
They have taken issue with prac-
tices or preachments clearly at
variance with Christian principles
of living. They have rebelled at
arbitrary rulings of orthodoxy or
at negative restraints which seemed
to strike at their personal liberty.

npO me, Life is a wonderful ad-
venture. Religion is a creative
interpretation of that adventure in
the light of God's revelations and
of man's finest thinking. Religion
really is the binding of us to God
and to one another. It is the most
creative of all the pursuits of life,
"Religion is man's search for
God and the cooperative quest of
the society of God upon earth."

What finer challenge to the in-
genuity and devotion of young

men

All too frequently, however, we
allow the creative aspect of religion
to be clouded under its formalism
or its restraints. As Harry Emer-
son Fosdick says in his "As I See
Religion:"

"We defend religion too much.
Vital religion, like good music,
needs not defense but rendition.
A wrangling controversy in sup-
port of religion is precisely as if
the members of an orchestra should
beat folk over the head with their
violins to prove that music is

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beautiful. But such procedure is
no way to prove that music is
beautiful. Play it!"

Religion, to the man who has
really caught its significance, car-
ries an idea of re-birth, or re-dedi-
cation. In the language of Rau-
schenbusch "The fundamental
purpose of Jesus was the establish-
ment of the kingdom of God,
which involved a thorough regen-
eration and reconstruction of so-
cial life." (From Christianity and
the Social Crisis.)

CAUL, on his way to Damascus,

caught the enthusiasm of this

regeneration. The scripture says:

"And immediately there fell
from his eyes as it had been scales.
And he received sight forthwith
and arose, and was baptized." —
Acts 9:18. Under the urge of
that rebirth this Saul, become Paul,
could declare:

"For to me to live is Christ,
and to die is gain." — Philippians
1:21.

The Master Himself would
have appreciated that full hearted
response for

"In him was life; and the life
was the light of man." — John 1 :
1, 4.

The creative genius of religion,
even in worship, is hinted in the
hymn:

"Gladly meeting, kindly greeting,
As each meeting shall return.

May our minds by study brighten,
May our aspirations heighten,

And may grace our souls enlighten
While we strive to learn."

When man becomes conscious of
the divinity that is in him — when
he views every experience as it may
affect his eternal development —
then his religion has become cre-
ative. Then his religious expe-
rience becomes an opportunity —
not an obligation.

The creative attitude becomes a
reality at every turn. Experience
comes to be a divine laboratory.
Man tries eternity under the
kindly supervision of The Great
Teacher. Ponder the creative rich-
ness of these challenges:

1 . The Glory of The Universe.
Did you ever stand alone under a
starlit sky and ask How?

"The heavens declare the glory
of God; and the firmament shew-
eth his handiwork." Psalms 19:1.

If you have difficulty in satis-
fying yourself as to just how God
directs the universe try projecting

The Frontispiece

By Alice Merrill Home

ORSON D. CAMPBELL, a well
known artist of Utah, slipped on
the ice on a walk of his home town,
Provo, Utah, and fell fracturing his skull.
The fracture resulted in his death ap-
proximately twelve hours tifiter. In his
passing the State of Utah and art gen-
erally has lost a devoted friend. The
Improvement Era had planned to use only
the paintings of living artists in this se-
ries, but since Mr. Campbell's painting
was listed to appear, and since his un-
timely death cut short his career unex-
pectedly, the magazine is showing his
painting this month.

"Noonday in the Wasatch," the Front-
ispiece for the April Era, is Orson Camp-
bell's typical rendition. He thought and
painted in terms of Timpanogos, Ameri-
can Fork Canyon, and the glacier-fed
Provo River.

This early summer lyric pictures a re-
cess in the American Fork Canyon, at
high noon. Yellow sunlight filters down
through leafy sprays of young aspens,
and dark pine tree-trunks, spotting
patches of lights and shadows over a grass-
green carpet, bef lowered with wild mal-
low and columbine. It seems but a brief
hour ago, that Campbell was painting
those two matchless winter pictures of
the dark Provo River, in the heart of
Utah's giant mountains that were shown
in January in the marble gallery of the
State Capitol at the 3 1 sf Exhibition of
the Utah Art Institute. But death sud-
denly stayed the painter's hand; no more
pictures can come from his brush. His
collection, which we thought but a be-
ginning of his great life's work, will be
brought together in a memorial exhibition,
April 16, 1933.

This lovely collection is a worth-while
heritage to the Campbell family, — nay,
it is denied none of us who seek joy in
its contemplation. We know already,
since the passing of John Hafen, George
Ottinger, Alfred Lambourne, and Law-
rence Squires, that artists are loved best
after Death stops their painting.

Already Orson Campbell's Memorial
Collection is a reality. This inspires hope
that this artist, too, will be appreciated
and kept in close remembrance. The little
Campbell farm, resting on the spurs of
the beautiful mountain will not be planted
this spring by Orson's careful hand. The
children will miss their tender father, the
wife, whose dually round of work con-
tributed greatly to what success her de-
voted husband wrung from an exacting
calling, will discover, on every hand, si-
lent witnesses of him who has gone. "This
is the mountain he loved best to paint;
that the river, the cloud, shadow, the
tree, the misty weather, the time of day,
the season of the year — he most enjoyed."

And we who have partaken, even
scantily of his exalted purpose, have
known something of his belief in his gift,
and have witnessed, even casually, the
courage with which he pursued his life's
quest, should take ample time to review
his work that is now complete, complete
inasmuch as it can never be added to in
this life.

the universe without Him. Try
to imagine any creation without
the personality of the creator. Ask
how a piano comes to be made!
or a radio, or a temple. How a
star?

Or watch a violet announce a
new spring. Or stand by while a
dahlia or a tulip takes on new life.
Just ask how much of certain at-
taches to each process. God in
life is religion, whether in the
field of biology or out across the
pulpit.

2. The Quiet of Meditation.
Being is a fascinating subject for
contemplation. Who Am I? How
Did I Become What I Am? What
Am I Destined To Become? Sure-
ly in these queries lie infinite pos-
sibilities for creative thinking. The
man who does not regularly with-
draw from the routine of daily life
to face these major issues fails to
sound life to its depths. One of
the major functions of religion is
to prompt and direct men to an
analysis of the status of their soul
growth. Even the dullest of ser-
mons can stimulate a thoughtful
man to take stock of himself. The
thought process once under way,
only he can set limits to the in-
quiries which his mind supplies.
To the man who thinks, religion
may become one of the most dy-
namic and one of the most chal-
lenging realities in the world.

3. Friendly Communion. Re-
ligion always carries a rich impli-
cation of fellowship. Fellowship
with God and with our fellow-
men. The two Great Commands
center in that fellowship. Jesus'
constant concern was that his fol-
lowers might be bound together
in the bonds of friendship. Re-
ligion teaches a common father-
hood and rests upon a common
brotherhood. In a strange way
everyone is a part of everyone else.
Literally religion has as its great
purpose the binding of us all into
one great fellowship.

"The Spirit itself beareth wit-
ness with our spirit, that we are
the children of God:

"And if children, then heirs;
heirs of God, and joint-heirs with
Christ; if so be that we suffer with
Him, that we may be also glorified
together." — Romians 8:16, 17.

It is true, of course, that we can
enjoy the comradeship of citizen-
ship and the friendliness of social
contacts but the heightened fellow-
ship of sacred communion tran-
scends all others. The group soul

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made possible in worship calls out
the best in men as does nothing else
in the world.

4, The Search For Truth. In
a unique way religion needs the
sustaining strength of truth. Re-
ligion undertakes to lead men to
the full development of their la-
tent potentialities. All truth help-
ful in the realization of that ideal

the ally of religion. Religion

is

welcomes all inquiry and is eager
to adopt newly discovered truths.
When a church discourages inves-
tigation it is only because some
one fails to grasp the all inclu-
sive scope of religion. It is really
suicidal for a church to proscribe
research. Of course, men may well
safeguard against the conclusions
and theories growing out of that
research until all of the evidence is
in. When a young man feels
hampered in following honest in-
quiry he should charge the dif-
ficulty to some one's narrow inter-
pretation and not to any limita-
tion which religion would set.
"The Truth Shall Make You
Free," is a religious promise.

5. The Heartening Stimulus of
History. So often young men feel
a sort of historical restraint. They
seem to charge the history of their
people with compelling them to
walk with their heads ever over
their shoulder. The shadow of the
past seems often to darken the way
ahead.

Again, of course, they suffer
from misinterpretation. "Our
Forefathers never did so and so"
should not be the basis of a ne-
gation. In what they did lies one
of the greatest challenges any gen-
eration ever received. Let the young
man read again the building of the
Salt Lake Temple. Let him recall
that its foundations were laid six
years after the pioneers reached this
valley. Let him see the sagebrush
being cleared while dreams of a
Holy House were shaping. Let
him follow through forty years of
sacrifice and devotion. The dedi-
cation of a temple will then
prompt him to a rededication of
his own energies to the cause which
his people championed.

Or let him trudge in fancy a
thousand miles behind a handcart
— let him stand by to see 200 com-
rades succumb to the exposure of
a cruelly early winter.

Or let him travel in fancy again
with those pioneers aboard the
Brooklyn as they journeyed 17,-
000 miles through seven months to
make a cheaper trip west by water.

Dr. Adam S. Bennion

'^JPHE author of this article, Dr.

-*■ Adam S. Bennion, needs no
introduction to the readers of this
magazine. As Superintendent of
the L. D. S. Church School System
and as an active worker in the
Church, he has visited practically
efery part of the inter-mountain
territory. Known everywhere for
his charming discourse from the
rostrum or pulpit, and for his
friendly approach to any subject in
which he is interested, he has be-
come one of the best known and
most loved speakers and writers of
the inter-mountain region. Al-
though Dr. Bennion is no longer
connected with the schools he is a
natural teacher and will continue to
teach by lecture, sermon, and es-
say, for undoubtedly teaching is
his "first love."

Let him read the hazards of that
trip and couple them with the su-
perb faith of those pioneers des-
tined to land finally in San Fran-
cisco Bay. There need be no dead-
ly repetition in the chronicle of the
Saints. Creative imagination is
heightened more in the realities of
that modern exodus than in the
pages of the most vivid fiction.
"Come, Come Ye Saints" would
make any religious body proud of
its forebears.

6. The Rhythmic Warmth of
Music. The man who has never
joined whole-heartedly jinto the
singing of a rousing anthem or
who has not partaken of the quiet
charm of a sacred hymn — that

April

By Donald A. Fraser

TTTHEN April sings her plaintive song,
' ^ And drops her tears along the

way,
I know the time will not be long
Before I hear the laugh of May!

For April sighs, she knows not why ;

She sheds her tears in gentle pain ;
She knows her sorrows are gone by :

She hears Hope whisper her again:

And yet the surge within her breast,
Beats moodily upon her heart;

Her pulses throb in wild unrest.

And tears in gushing fountains start!

New Joy is ever quick to thrill.
Yet sister is to poignant Grief,

And tears for each the measure fill:
To each they bring a sweet relief.

But though her tears are quick to shower,
Still, Joy dispels them oftenwhiles,

For when she sees a wayside flower,
Her misty eyes break into smiles!

man has never fully caught the
power of religious feeling. Music
is the great accompaniment to life
and sacred music is the refiner of
the soul. Listened to or partici-
pated in, music does something for
men w^hich no other agency can
do. Thought turned loose upon
a wonderful melody or interwoven
with sacred harmonies is led to
some of its finest heights. It is in-
conceivable that man could listen
understandingly to our noblest
hymns and not be moved. The
appreciation of worthy music is
always a creative experience. Per-
haps the fault is ours in not open-
ing thei souls of youth to such an
appreciation.

7. The Sustaining Power of
Faith. To every man comes crises.
Failure, disappointment, loss, sor-
row, death — ^all stalk the land —
eager to call even though unbid-
den. In the darkened hour of mis-
fortunes it is jwonderful to have
one refuge of never-failing com-
fort. One source of help — kind-
ly, wise, all powerful. A Father
who always will extend the help-
ing hand. Every man in his
weakness prays to be sustained. It
is a wonderful thing so to estab-
lish communion with God that in
the hour of need access to Him be-
comes as easy ,as it is natural.
Making Him the Rock of our Sal-
vation is a creative experience of
the first magnitude. Nothing of-
fers a safer anchor to youth. In
Him lies our surest hope.

8. The Assurance of Eternal
Life. When Robert S. Ingersoll
wrote:

"The sweetest flowers of life
grow on the edge of the grave" he
projected the creative force of his
mind past the curtains of mortal-
ity. Every man must upon occa-
sion take that long look. Only
religion gives an assurance of con-
tinued existence. The love of life
finds its fondest contemplation in
the thought of eternal being.
Shakespeare's memorable

"To Be— or Not To Be"
echoes still in the theatre of the
human soul. Every man ponders
that query — and the one hopeful
reply is the answer of religion.
Eternal life is its promise — and in
that promise lies the richest cre-
ative thought which crowds across
the pages of our contemplation.

If Life is the warp, then religion
is the woof of the Universe — a cre-
ative reality stamped into the pat-
tern of our being.

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orever

By TRUE

BANHEARDT
HARMSEN

NCLE J I M,"
Louise Stone looked hopefully at
the Bishop as they walked home
together one Saturday afternoon.
She held his hand as she had done
from earliest childhood. "We have
never asked a favor of the Ward,
not even since dad died."

"I know," Jim Taylor, tall and
portly, smiled and squeezed her
hand. "Your mother is the best
rustler of all my sisters. She's al-
ways found a way out. You're
just like her under the surface, but
you do take after your father on
the outside."

"You mean mc showing off, be-

ing what you old fogies call mod-
ernr

"Now, now, Louise, don't let's
quarrel about that again. You
were speaking of a favor?"

Louise drew a sharp breath, and
lifted her blue eyes trustfully to her
uncle's face. She was pretty in a
modern way.

"John Alder has got to come
home."

"That's the first Lve heard of
it." Bishop Taylor stopped and
looked searchingly at Louise. "He

"John Alder has got to come home.^'

has recently been appointed Pres-
ident of the Rotterdam District."

"Yes, I know. But I was just
talking to Mrs. Alder," Louise ex-
plained, "and she said that they
had been sending thirty dollars a
month to John. Mr. Alder got a
cut in wages, and fifteen dollars is
all they can scrape up to send him.
Can't the Ward help with the rest
of it? Or couldn't you — you own
a whole bank? I — I don't want

0rj\eu

ever

Louise Stone was a modern Mormon girl with a fiance on a mission.
Her uncle was the Bishop and, naturally, she went to htm for advice and — got
it. This installment is the prologue to a story which will appear in several
installments in the Improvement Era. It was written by Captain True B.
Harmsen, of Arizona, who was himself a missionary at one time. Captain
Harmsen knows his missionaries and also the true-blue but independent Mor-
mon girl, as well as the many difficulties which arise before a young man and
his fiancee who have been separated for long years, the one devoting himself
entirely to work for the Church, the other attempting bravety to fit into the
home society until he returns.

John to come home before — well,
before his time is up. I — I wear
his ring — haven't had a date since
he went away. Uncle Jim, you
call me frivolous, and modern, but
you know darn well I'm a true-
blue Mormon, and John has be-
come a wonderful man since going
on his mission. He's an example
to other missionaries. He's Dis-
trict President!"

"The Ward is helping so many
during these hard times, that it is
impossible to help John," her
uncle looked away from her as he
spoke. "As for me helping him,
that is out of the question. You
are a true-blue Mormon, why
don't you dig up the money?
After all, you're practically mar-
ried."

"I would," Louise's lip trem-
bled, "but I got a fifteen dollar a
month cut today. I just won't
have a penny to give to anybody."

"You just said you were a true-
blue Mormon, honey; where is
your faith? The Lord will pro-
vide!"

Louise looked down, and traced
the line in the sidewalk with the
toe of a. dainty shoe. She did not
look up as she murmured goodbye,
and turned to leave.

Bishop Taylor looked after her,
a puzzled look in his soft brown
eyes. "Now, I wonder if that was
the right thing to do after all?"
He shook his head, and added:
"Fll have to see her mother and
give her whatever amount Louise
sends to John — if she sends any."

Sunday evening af-
ter church. Bishop Taylor called
Louise to one side. "What did
vou do about John Alder?" he

asked. "Did you consult your
mother? What did she advise?"

A determined gleam appeared in
Louise's blue eyes. "I didn't say
anything to mother about it. Mrs.
Alder said John could get along on
twenty-five dollars a month, so I
gave her a ten spot. Fm going to
do so every month until he is re-
leased."

"Where are you getting the
money?"

"If I only knew!" Louise an-
swered, and it sounded like part
of a prayer. "It costs me five dol-
lars a month for silk stockings, so
I know where half of it is coming
from. But I sure don't know
where the other five is coming
from!"

"So that's why you are going
without stockings?" her uncle

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grinned. "Atta girl. The Lord
will provide!"

"Yeah? Well He won't pro-
vide any silk stockings for the little
girl, but He will stick a five spot
someplace where I can find it. Good
night."

Bishop Taylor nodded his head
and grinned. "Now, ain't that
sompin'?" he asked.

iHE fifteenth of the
month, Biishop Taylor met Louise
at the Blue Moon Cafe for lunch
as she had breathlessly requested
over the telephone. She was all
smiles as she sat down beside him.
She plopped her purse noisily
down upon the little table, then
jumped up, kissed the bald spot on
his head, and threw her arms
around him.

"Hey! Wait a minute!" he
protested, unfastening her arms
from around his neck.

"Can't wait!" Louise laughed,
then startdd crying, and buried
her face in her arms on the table.

"Now, now, honey," her uncle
slipped an arm around her. "Don't
cry over that. I just didn't want
you to carry on so here where
everybody can see you. You know
I wouldn't do anything to hurt
your feelings. No! Not for the
whole world! Why, you're my
favorite niece."

"It isn't that," Louise managed
between sobs. "It's this!"

She opened her purse and ex-
tracted a long green paper and
handed it to her uncle.

"It's a pay check," he said,
somewhat puzzled.

"Sure!" Louise gasped.

"It's for thirty-scven-fifty-^-
that's only seventy-five per month,
thought you got eighty-five?"

"I did, silly," Louise was almost
fierce in her explanation. "But I
got a fifteen dollar cut in salary — •

see

I"

"But this is only ,a ten dollar
cut," her uncle protested.

"Again you're a silly. Uncle
Jim," Louise laughed through her
tears. "The boss said I would not
get less than seventy-five, too.
Don't you realize what that is?
It's that extra five. I knew the
Lord would put it somewhere so
I could find it!"

In the next installment John
Alder comes home, and John has
acquired many ideas in Holland.
How does Elder John accept
Louise's sacrifice i*

328

"Bear T)ance

By KARL E. YOUNG

Go with Professor Karl E. Young y a
lover of tlie American Indian ^ and vieiv
with him the Spring Festival of the Utes.

Ute Mother and Papoose at the
''Bear Dance"

EVER since the ice went out
on the Green River in

northern Utah the Ute In-
dians had been talking Bear Dance.
All the first week, during a spell
of intoxicating spring weather,
they argued about when it should
start. But finally the good weather
broke; then they came to a con-
clusion. For a week thereafter
they kept coming in by twos and
threes ahorseback, or by family
lots in spring wagons, with squaws
and papooses piled on bedding and
hay behind the drivers' seats. When
enough men had assembled to cut
willows and build the dance corral,
they got at it.

As soon as I heard that the dance
was definitely on I set out for the
Reservation and penetrated as far
as the Uintah River. There the
sharp wheels of Indian wagons had
cut such deep ruts into the soft dirt
road that I had to abandon my car
and prcKeed the remaining ten miles
afoot.

After an hour's trudging I heard
the beat of hoofs behind me and
turned to see a young Indian burst
out of a side-path among the wil-
lows and overtake me at an easy
lope. He wore an absurd red
stocking-cap and looked anything
but a "noble red man." However,

Photo hy Karl E. Young

he was
friendly :
"Where you
goin', Bear
Dance?" he
grinned a t
me. I nod-
ded.

"Goin' to
get you a new
woman?" I
told him that
I hadn't re-
alized the*
possibilities
in that direc-
tion.

"Oh, yeah,
yeah, lots pretty school girls; nice
clean dresses, nice clean ribbons,
nice pretty shawls." His face be-
came meditative.

T WAS pondering these allure-
ments when, off to the left,
someone hailed us. The call was
more like the whistle of a quail
than a hjiman cry, but glancing off
in that direction we caught the
gleam of white tarpaulin, and saw
a patch of red shawl moving among
the willow clumps. An Indian
family was camped there. Nearby
an old man was hooking a pair of
skinny ponies to a buckboard and
a squaw was lifting a child up into
the vehicle. I asked my companion
if he knew them. "I don' know,"
he answer-
ed evasively,
as a Ute al-
ways does
when you
question
him direct-

ly.

Presently
we heard the
rattle of a
rig behind
us. Friend
Stocking
Cap sniffed

an opportunity. "Ask them to
give you ride," he suggested with
a sly grin. It struck me that to do
so would be no small gratification
to Indian self-esteem. However, I
was out to make contacts, not to
preserve class distinctions, so I
agreed. "All right, how do you
say it in Indian?" He shrugged
his shoulders and murmured again
the vague negative, "I don' know."
But he was eager to have me get
myself obligated to his race. There-
fore, presently, without any urging
on my part, he pronounced the
words — "Muen caro."

As the outfit drew alongside and
I perceived that there was room for
me I cried out, "Muen carol"

"Muen caro!" the old driver
shouted back at me, and he added
something else which I should well
like to have understood, for it set
them all laughing. But he pulled
up his team and I climbed into the
back to sit on the bare boards of
the wagon-bed with a young
squaw bearing the redundant name
of Stella Star.

CTELLA had two papooses. One,
- of about eleven months, was
slung in a blanket over her back;
a heavy strap, passed under the
baby's thighs and buckled over the
squaw's breast, held it snugly in

The "Bear Dance" in Progress

Photo by Karl E. Voinig

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329

place — where it slept. The other
papoose, a child of about two
years, sprawled on a thin scattering
of hay and rested his head on his
mother's knees. Stella was friendly
and polite and talked to me a little,
but I could see she was anxious to
hear what the young man on the
bronco could tell about me as he
shouted across the wheel to the
buck and squaw in front.

I succeeded in ingratiating my-
self with mother and child by sacri-
ficing a five-cent bag of candy to
the little! one. And thereby hangs
a tale. The bag of candy had been
put up for me along with several
other similar bags by the keeper
of the general store at Duchesne.
He had warned me that if I went
to the Bear Dance the squaws
would ask me to dance with them
and I should have to pay for each
dance with a quarter. However,
I was advised that when the squaws
sent their children to dance with
me I could get off cheaper by giving
them each a five-cent bag of candy.
The sack of candy would look big-
ger than a nickel — and besides one
could not be sure how much the
candy had cost.

The scent of willow smoke and
the rhythmic drubbing of the mor-
aches announced to us that we
were approaching the dancing
grounds. Our buckboard came to
a halt in an uneven clearing where
there were several shaggy little
teams and weather-beaten wagons.
As 1 stepped down to the ground,
my friend, the horseman reined his
bronco over close and spoke to me
confidentially, "I don' know. Meb-
be so they'll chase us. You bein'
white man, they might make you
pay." He looked at me sympa-
thetically.

I began to assure him that I
should not mind paying to see the
Bear Dance, but suddenly, he
sighted someone with whom he
had a great desire to speak, and,
waving me a hasty farewell, he
trotted off, winding his way
among the willow clumps. I
caught a glimpse of him ja moment
later in conversation with a tall
Indian wearing an enormously
high-brimmed black hat set off
with a tuft of yellow eagle feathers.

npHEN, in an open space ahead, I
beheld the dance gathering. A
large willow enclosure had been
erected on a piece of ground rising
out of the river bottoms. On a
tall pole at one end of the enclosure

fluttered a white fiour sack with a
crude drawing of a bear standing
upright in the middle of it. Out-
side of the willow wall was a fringe
of Indian ponies, and on every
pony an Indian youth leaning for-
ward in the saddle to see what was
going on inside the ring. From
within came the hollow zooming
of the moraches and the quavering
music of Indian song.

I stepped up to peer between the
branches of the \yillow wall. There
were two lines of dancers facing
each other in the middle of the
arena, and dancing at a rather fast
pace to the accompaniment of a
group of musicians who were
working vigorously over a wooden
object shaped like a horse-trough.
Here and there near the sides of
the enclosure were several fires
around which groups of ancient
squaws and playing infants were
gathered. An occasional papoose-
board leaned against the barrier
with a baby laced up in it fast
asleep while the mother danced.
One old squaw was warming a
baby by rocking the cradle board
before the fire and turning it from
time to time. All of the women
had bright, long-fringed shawls
over their shoulders, and the old
and very young wore handsome
lemon-colored buckskin moccasins
ornamented with beads. The men
were without decoration except for
heavily-beaded gauntlet gloves and
bpad bar-bands. Most of tbp vonriCT
fellows wore high-heeled cowboy
boots with big jingling spurs
which they did not remove when
they danced.

I felt a hand on my shoulder

'v»'4-l>i -vtj ■r ■■

The Picture of the Bear

and turned around. A tall Indian
in an enormously high-brimmed
black hat, set off with a tuft of
yellow eagle plumes confronted me.
"You got ticket?" he demanded.

I shook my head and looked
about for my red-capped horseman
who had worried for fear I might
have to buy one. He was riding
very unconcernedly round to the
other side of the enclosure, having
made sure that old "Yellow Feath-
er" would not fail to collect from
me.

I paid twenty-five cents for a
little piece of green wrapping paper.
But it was no sooner in my hand
than an aged buck approached me
and asked for it, saying, "Me take
tickets." I did not relinquish it
without misgivings, for how
should other ticket- sellers know I
had paid? I asked the old fellow
his name, intending to refer to it
in the event of an argument with
subsequent ticket-takers. I might
have anticipated his answer. It
was the inevitable "I don' know."

When I turned to the wall again
the music had stopped. The
dancers were going back to the
fires, the girls and squaws to the
far side of the enclosure, and the
men to the fires near the musicians.
I now had an opportunity to study
faces and dress, so I entered the
enclosure and approached a fire
around which Stella Star and her
family were sitting.

#~iN the opposite side of the dance
grounds a severe-looking fel-
low, with a purple silk handker-
chief knotted loosely over his nose
and hanging down over the lower
part of his face, was pointing at
me and, in evident bad temper,
addressing a group of men about
him. Presently, a middle-aged
fellow in ,3 ragged blue overcoat
and much-bedraggled black hat
crossed over to me and pointed at
a small leather case in which I kept
a Leica camera strapped to my belt.
"No make 'um pictures," he said,
and repeated it emphatically,
"They don' wan' you to make pic-
tures."

Had "they" all been of a com-
plexion with this fellow I should
not have considered this much of
a denial, for he was the ugliest
Indian I have ever seen. His broad,
dull face was deeply scarred with
pock marks, and his thick nose and
heavy lips gave him a negroid ap-
pearance to which the muddy color
of his skin gave emphasis. He
certainly did not look the image of

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authority, and consequently I was
surprised to see him leave me and
proceed directly to the middle of
the corral where he began to har-
angue the girls ,and women for
failing to answer the summons of
the orchestra to choose partners for
the next dance.

Immediately the squaws began
to string across the dance grounds.
They made straight for the gentle-
men of their choice, each one indi-
cating her man by a touch on the
shoulder or by waving her shawl
directly in his face. Every time an
especially attractive or peculiarly
unattractive squaw made her selec-
tion it was greeted by jests and
laughter from the rest of the bucks.
Then the women crossed back to
their own fires and waited for the
orchestral prelude to finish.

The "orchesitra" was composed
of fourteen men who sat, close-
packed together, around a deep
wooden trough made of heavy
planks and covered with a broad
sheet of zinc. Each man had in his
left hand a hardwood stick about
eighteen inches long and two inches
thick, down one side of which a
series of deep notches had been cut.
In the other hand was a rounded
bone about eight inches long.
Music was derived from this in-
strument, which is called the mor-
ache, by placing one end of the
notched stick on the zinc sounding-
board , and rubbing the bone over
the notches in rhythmic strokes.
In the old days the Indians used to
make resonators by digging a deep
pit in the ground and pegging a
skin down very tightly across it.
This "cave" or hollow place be-
neath the resonator was said "to
be connected with the bear," and
the deep, rasping noise which issued
from the "cave" was said "to imi-
tate the sound a bear makes."

XXTHEN all were ready a sharp
cry was given, and they be-
gan to dance, i. e., the rows surged
together, and then they swung
back. Forward and back. Two
long steps forward, and three short
steps back. It was a monotonous,
though not ungraceful movement
to watch. The dancers kept time
and they held their lines, for woe
unto him who lost a step! He was
immediately detected by the master
of the dance, our ugly man, who
walked up and down behind the
lines with a long, tough willow
which he laid sharply across the
calves of any offending member.
Each dance lasted from ten to

fifteen minutes, too long for some
of the older squaws who wobbled
visibly before the final "y-hah"
of the singers announced that the
number was ended. But there was
no variation. Every dance was like
the one which had preceded it and
the one which followed.

During the intermissions I
moved about from fire to fire, brib-
ing my way among the women and
children with bags of candy in an
attempt to find an informant. The
Utes are a secretive lot as early
writers testify (witness Humphre-
ville) , but I learned that the for-
midable fellow with the purple
handkerchief was a medicine-man,
and that like Kongra-Tonga, in
"The Oregon Trail," he had re-
ceived directions in a dream, upon
the strict observance of which his
success in life depended. He had
been warned by his "medicine"
never to expose his mouth and chin
to the sight of a human being.
This restriction he had carefully
observed for many years, and his
behavior had been accepted by the
Indians as being perfectly natural.
But the white men who lived on
the Reservation had, in their ignor-
ance, attempted to give a rational
explanation. They said that Yel-
low Crane was afflicted with facial
paralysis, and that he muffled his
face to keep the world from seeing
his deformity!

Deer in an open park in the
National Forest

As to the significance and origin
of the Bear Dance I was unable to
find out a ithing by blunt ques-
tioning. The; women would say
"Ask the mens," and the men
would say "I don' know." Evi-
dently I must change my tactics. I
surmised that the artist who had
painted the bear on the flour sack
would know something of the his-
tory of the dance.

He was a young fellow, not
overly superstitious, and, fortu-
nately, susceptible to praise. I ad-
mired his bear, engaging him to
paint me one for two' dollars, and
pumped him on the subject of the
dance. His information was not
copious. I had to supplement it
with what I could get from farmers
and government agents after the
dance had broken up. It seems
that the festival, which is given
annually to celebrate the advent of
the spring, originated in an ex-
perience which an old warrior had
with a bear one day in the woods.

npHE bear had been wakened
from Ms hibernation by a peal
of thunder, and upon emerging
from his winter den, he had shown
his joy at the coming of spring by
humming a little song and per-
forming a simple dance of greeting
to a tree. The Indian learned the
bear's song and watched his dance
until he could repeat it. Then he
taught both to the people of his
tribe. The people liked them but
did not know why the bear had
addressed his attentions to a tree.
Some claimed that he had danced
to a cedar- tree which is symbolic of
long life. Others thought he sang
merely as a recognition of flowing
sap and swelling buds, and that
his dance only meant that he was
feeling good.

In any event the Indians im-
proved on the bear's celebrations
and made a purely social occasion
out of it, such as it is today. All
the people come to the dance which
lasts five days and ends up with a
big feast. On the last day a man
and woman dress up like bears and
chase each other about the en-
closure. They pretend to get aw-
fully mad and scratch people up if
anyone -chances to poke fun at
them. This is only an attempt to
add color. But everyone enjoys it
hugely, and eats excessively and
goes home reluctantly to wait until
June brings hot weather and the
Sun Dance and another excuse to
leave home and live like their old
nomadic forefathers once again.

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'Ta-Mati-Na-Cup" — "The Bear Dance"

Photo Courtesy Prof. Win. F. Hanson, B. Y. U.

ance

By OLIVE F. WOOLLEY BURT

(As seen by an Indian girl who has been reared among white people)

npHIS is the Bear Dance, the dance of the spring time.

The love dance delighting my forefathers bold.
I stand aloof, a curious stranger,

For these crude displays leave me unmoved and cold.
I know from a vague but persistent memory

What measure of favor each symbol wins;
Yet I am a stranger, the adopted of white men;

I smile as the dance begins.

Forward and back with rhythmic beat,
The men are advancing; the women retreat.

These arc my people. How far I have traveled!

I'm no longer a squaw. I have no desire
To dress in their costumes, to lie in a wigwam,

To eat my meals squatting beside their low fire.
Those Braves are just Indians; they do not attract me;

There's but one who is handsome, but one I might choose.
I see him out yonder. Ah, he is not dancing.

Has nobody asked him, or did he refuse?

Forward and back. The tom-toms beat.
The men are advancing; — the women retreat.

His skin is like copper; his black hair is braided;

He is built like an arrow, straight, slender and long;
Beneath the dark skin his muscles move swiftly;

He is a runner and beautifully strong.
Why should I sit dreaming when I might be dancing.

Retreating before him? Oh, rapturous play!
He would advance, never to meet me;

Forward and backward with sensuous sway.

Forward and back; the motions repeat.

The men are advancing; — the women retreat.

Across the green meadow, O heart, I am going.

Slowly, sedately, that he may not know
How much of pain and how much of rapture,

What exquisite torture it costs me to go.
I nod. With a grunt his answer is given.

I wait, while my pulses keep time with the drums.
I saw the light that he hid 'neath his lashes;

I saw his eyes — But how slowly he comes!

Forward and back. Go, happy feet!

The men are advancing; — the women retreat.

I have watched the Pale Faces. The men asked the women.

Approaching them boldly, nor caring who saw.
But he whom I've chosen would die ere he sought me

For he is a Brave and I am a squaw.
The Americans dance with their arms 'round each other.

Heart upon heart, while strange music rings;
Ah, it would kill me before these, my people;

But tonight, 'neath the stars, — ah, how my heart sings!

Forward and back. How my pulses beat!
The men are advancing; — the women retreat.

Tonight when the dancers have awakened a frenzy.

When the pantomime courtship has fanned their desire.
When the beat of the dance and the urge of the music.

Have filled their wild veins with unconquerable fire;
When the grasses are warm with the sweet breath of spring
time.

When the moon smiles down softly and the breeze sings
its song,
When the still night enfolds me and shuts me from others.

He will come! He will come! Ah, the day is too long!

Forward and back. May our love be complete.
The men are advancing:- — the women retreat.

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In this article you are given a close-uf
portrait of His Excellency^

Governor

C. Ben Ross

A Qrusader

By LAMONT JOHNSON

"And ninety and nine are with dreams content,
But the hope of a world made new
Is the hundredth man who is grimly bent
On making the dream come true."

THAT inspiring little stanza from the
vers€ written by Ted Olsen, of Wyo-
ming, makes an appropriate start for a
real-life subject.

Governor C. Ben Ross occupies the Idaho state
capitol at Boise very largely because in his early
youth he resolved that he would some day be
there, and he never lost that ambition. That
is why he is such an interesting personality. His
going from farm boy to governor, or being the
first native-born Idahoan to reach that high
office, is interesting and inspiring, yet many a
man has done that in all the years of United
States history. Some have attained higher
honors from the same foundation. He did the
rarer and bigger thing of holding fast to an idea
that came to him when he was still too young
to realize what a long tough road he had to
travel before he could achieve it.

Ben Ross was only 13 when he decided that he
would like to be the governor. As he plowed on the
old homestead farm near Parma he thought of the
state capitol and of himself as governor there. It was
a typical boyhood dream, but the difference was that
most boys forget it or get over it, and Ben Ross didn't.

I had heard him tell some of these things in his
speeches over the state, so one November day I went
up to Boise to ask him about ,it. The election was
just over and he had been re-elected with the biggest
majority any Idaho governor ever had.

That wtas a quiet morning, but it was in his office
at the capitol building that I talked with him. He
said then that he was only 1 3 when he first got that
idea of being governor. He told his schoolmates in
Parma about it, and later, when he rode the range in
eastern Oregon and southern Idaho, he told his fellow
cowboys that they ought to feel proud because they
were riding around with the future governor of Idaho.
Maybe they laughed at him then, but some of those
ex-cowboys remember now what Ben Ross told them.

tJE had in him something of the crusader even in

those days. He must have had, or he would not

have clung to that idea with such earnestness. An-

Governor C. Ben Ross of Idaho

other ambition he had was to own the farm which
his pioneer parents had homesteaded in 1875. His
father, J. M. Ross, was a cattleman, and Ben was
a cowboy until he reached 18. Then he went to a
business school in Portland for three years, because
all this time he kept that notion of being governor
and he knew he needed to get ready for it. At 21 he
started farming and managed the old homestead for
1 7 years, living there on it. Not until he moved to
Pocatello in 1921 did he ever live in a town. During
those years he took an active part in cooperative farm
organizations, and from 1918 to 1923 was secretary,
then president of the Idaho State Farm Bureau which
has since given way to the farm granges.

With the idea of training sitill in mind as needed
preparation for the state capital job, he entered politics
in 1915 as commissioner of Canyon County and re-
mained in that position six years. So intent was he
in wanting to make good in whatever job he had —
and to be governor — that he almost made the court-
house his home. He has told many a time how he
often stayed up there until midnight, studying tax
records, valuations and assessments. It was that dili-
gence which gave him his first opportunity to demon-
strate bis genuine honesty of purpose in governmental

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Idaho State Capitol, Boise, Idaho

affairs. There were certain irregularities involving
tax funds. Other officials had overlooked them. Ben
Ross did not. He found where the money had been
misapplied and had the situation corrected.

Those six years not only gave him a valuable
foundation in practical economics leading toward the
governorship, they increased his respect for the idea of
doing service, and provided just the precise oppor-
tunity that was needed to reveal and develop the
crusader spirit which has become one of his dominant
characteristics. He found a wrong and corrected it,
and he has kept on trying to correct such wrongs as
are inflicted by the few over the many, for Governor
Ross's ideals are with the mass of people, heart and
soul.

"Everyone must have an ideal," he said that day in
the capitol building. "Young people cannot drift
and expect to get anywhere. They must want to give
service and be willing to sacrifice some of the more
alluring things in order to realize their ambition.
You've got to forget yourself. As soon as you begin
to think only of yourself you lower your ability. It
is one of God's laws. Anybody who peacocks around
never makes much of a success."

DEFORE that, in the same conversation, he had
said: "When I first wanted to be governor I
knew I had to prepare myself. There is no mere
'happenstance' about doing worthwhile things. You've
got to plan for it. That's why I went to business
school, and that's why I stayed up at night in the
courthouse at Caldwell. I studied tax records at
night and traveled the roads by day to see how things
were handled. As a young man I cut out cards and
dances and poolhalls. I couldn't waste time on those
things when I had something else in mind."

"The name of a great man travels ahead of him,"
a sage once said, and so the people of Pocatello did
not need much time to find out what Ben Ross was
like. Just two years after moving there in 1921 he
was elected m.ayor, and they kept on re-electing him
to that position until he again moved on to a higher
place. In 1928, for the first time, he tried to land
that job as governor. He did not make it, but in 1930
he tried it again, and that time he achieved the goal
he had been aiming at all through the years since he
was a 13-year old boy plowing on a farm near
Parma.

"One of the most important things in anyone's

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life," Governor Ross has said more than once, "is
that he must want to give service."

He wasted no time. The first thing was the legis-
lature in January, 1931. When that was over he
started in studying state business and visiting over
Idaho to find out things to be done. He found it
rapidly. It was another case of misapplied funds

and where he was born, that at the earliest oppor-
tunity he bought the place. He still calls it home
and returns there frequently with Mrs. Ross and their
daughter, Helen.

They also have two grown sons, Dewey and Earl.
Mrs. Ross is a pioneer in her own right, as she was
born in Wyoming while her parents were crossing the

As these funds belonged to the people of Idaho, he plains. She grew up in Idaho, was educated in that

went about finding and punishing the guilty like a state, taught school awhile, then married Ben Ross

crusader. and has worked in community affairs wherever they

There is a powerful earnestness about Governor have lived. She has been a good campaigner too, in

Governor C. Ben Ross, right; his son, Detcey, left, as cattle ranchers

Ross when he is cru-
sading for such a
cause. He literally
forgets himself in
the fervor of his
purpose. As though
to get directly into
the hearts and minds
of his listeners, he
often leaves the
platform and walks
down the aisles
where he can talk
more persuasively in
the midst of his
audience.

/^NCE, in a large
open gathering,
where a microphone
and loud speaker
were necessary to
carry his words even
to the front row
listeners, he became
so enthralled with
his subject that, of a
sudden, he aban-
doned the micro-
phone and went
directly to the front
of the crowd, orat-
ing and gesturing.
The instant he left
the microphone his
voice became inaud-
ible, as though he
had been shut off a
radio. The audience
laughed and some

called "speech, speech," until it dawned upon him that he was still there because the string of lights kept
he was talking to thin air. He lowered his arm, lengthening out along the avenue long after the lamp-
grinned and walked back to the "mike" on the rear lighter had disappeared in the darkness.
of the platform, where he resumed his talk. The lives of some people are like that. Harry

There arc no animosities in the makeup of Gover- Lauder thought, for the things they say and do
nor Ross. In the heat of a political campaign he will continue to lengthen and expand, giving light and
apologize if he feels forced to use harsh personalities inspiration even though they are not with us.
or criticisms concerning his opponents. He is fond A state is fortunate to have a leader with some-

of using scriptural references to drive home a vital thing more than the ability to supervise the economies
point. He pays high and earnest tribute to those who of government; whose idealism and personality
pioneered ^the land, because his parents were among throws out an influence that will inspire them in their
them. That crusader element makes him fight val- own yearning hopes and ambitions, and whose buoy-

Home of Governor Ross, Parma, Idaho

helping him to be-
come (governor and
remain governor.

J^ EARING him
in one of his
fervent moments,
when he is extolling
the fortitude of his
pioneer forebears, or
urging upon a 1 1
youth the need for
idealism and loyalty
towards the worth
while things of life,
one thinks of the
lesson Harry Lauder
gave the world. On
a lonely afternoon
in the city of In-
dianapolis, far from
his beloved Scot-
land, the famous
singer strolled out
into a park. As he
sat on a bench in the
evening, a lamp-
lighter started light-
ing the globes along
the street. One after
another he reached
the posts and the
lights flicked on. As
the shadows grew
deeper in the gath-
ering dusk, the
lamplighter moved
on until he could no
longer be seen. But
Harry Lauder knew

iantly for what he fights at all. The strength in the
things of nature is the strength of people to him be-
cause his own career is rooted in the rugged and honest
environment of farm life. He cannot get away from
it. He so revered the homestead his parents founded,

ant faith and high determination will reflect in a
beneficent way upon the institutions of which he is
the head.

The wish of that 13-year old lad on a western
Idaho farm back in pioneer (Continued on page 360)

335

PREPARING The SOIL For

C T leavers

K^ n

By J. H. OLSEN

Thousands of residents of Utah and tourists from other states
have enjoyed the beautiful landscaping at the Utah State Hospital
in Provo, Last summer the ^'Old Wom^an Who Lived in a Shoe"^^
was made of flowers and other m^aterials. Mr. John Olsen^ florist
at the hospital^ was asked how he succeeded so well with his flowers.
He replied with this article.

This bed during all
growing months is lovely

START a garden with the best
possible plant material, be-
cause plants will never attain
perfection of form or flower with-
out this preparation. The begin-
ning of a successful garden, then,
lies in getting healthy plants and
in preparing the soil to receive
them. Purchase good, fresh, seeds
that will germinate and come to
flower; by so doing you can be
pretty well assured of a good
healthy start.

The success or failure of the
garden depends upon the gardener
himself. He must see that his

plants have these four things —
nourishing soil, sun, water, and
cultivation. These four comprise
the necessary factors in creating a
right garden environment. From
the soil comes two per cent of the
plant's substance; the other ninety-
eight are drawn from moisture and
the air. To furnish that other
two per cent, we enrich the soil;
in order to furnish the remaining
ninety-eight per cent we plant our
flowers in spots where they will
enjoy the light and warmth of the
sun. We cultivate the soil in order
to let in air and then we must water

i bed of tulips in front
of the hospital

the garden. All of these make up
plant life.

There are more plants that love
the sun than plants that prefer
shade. A sunny spot, then, is the
first choice. Avoid planting too
close to trees, as they not only
shade the garden, but draw off the
nourishment in the soil through
their vast root systems. A sunny,
south, gentle slope is the ideal spot
because of the drainage.

The second desirable feature is
to locate the garden in order that
it can be appreciated from the
house; lay out the garden from

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the points of vantage in the
house — a group of windows, a
door, or a porch. Such a garden is
located at a distance from the house
and may be reached by a path or
across a stretch of lawn. Founda-
tion planting is designed to give the
house a pleasant and gradual rela-
tion to its immediate site. This is
usually a shrubbery planting, with
occasional pockets of perennials and
bulbs to give seasonal color.

AX^HERE your lot is small there
^^ is little choice in locating the
garden. Just place it along the
property line to frame the picture.
On a larger place, with varying
levels and different types of soil,
the kinds of gardens you can make
need be limited only by your purse
and your interest in flower grow-
ing.

Try to lay out your gardens so
they are related to one another. So
that you pass easily and gradually
from one part to another, then
their beauty is concentrated and
that, together with the house,
makes a beautiful picture. Picture
making should be your guide
throughout your work. It applies
just as much to the large place as
to the garden designed for a small
place.

If the place is large, make a

East Center Street, Provo, parked
and bedded by Mr. Olsen. One of the
most beautiful avenues in the West.

garden near the house, and this
will be the house garden; whatever
else you can afford will be extra
luxuries but the house garden is
essential.

Flowers are grouped together ac-
cording to color, height, and season
of bloom for the succeeding weeks
of spring, summer and autumn.
The other types of gardens, bog,
rock and shady, all depend upon
the nature of the property and the
kinds of flowers native to such
environment.

Preparing the Soil for the
Perennial Border

Since the perennial border is in-
tended to occupy one area for an
extended length of time, and since,
after it is planted, you cannot dis-
turb the roots by seasonal excava-
tions, the soil should be made per-
manently rich in the beginning and
deep, with good drainage, plenty
of well decayed manure forked in
good and deep. Clayey soil should
be worked late in the fall and left
rough so the frost will penetrate
it, and if too hard use a small
amount of lime and horse manure.
Be sure the drainage is good for

clay soil. Shallow preparation is
the cause of more failure than any
other factor. In the bottom of the
border scatter broken sod, leaf-
mold, manure and broken bone.
For the top course rake in lime,
bone meal, wood ashes and some
sandy soil. This soil preparation
will be sufficient for a thickly
planted border for five or six years,
after which the garden should be
dug up and more manure forked
in. By that time the average border
needs thinning out and the two
jobs can be done at the same time.

Preparing Annual Beds and
Borders

A S annuals last only one season
and most all shallow rooted,
there is no necessity for such per-
manent preparation. A good sandy
loam with well-rotted manure
forked in deep will answer the
purpose. When the annual bed or
border is planted to bulbs in the
autumn, and bulbs lifted after they
have flowered in the spring, to
make room for summer bedding
plants, the soil should be enriched
between these two crops. Annuals
have a short life and require plenty
of quick-acting nourishment to
keep them going; perennials lead a
(Continued on page 3 60)

J^'s ilant a

337

Qfio

wer

Garden

By MAUD CHEGWIDDEN

'A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot!

Rose plot,

Fringed pool,

Ferned grot;

The veriest school

Of peace. And yet the fool

Contends that God is not.

Not God — in gardens — when the eve is

cool?
Nay, for I have a sign:
'Tis very sure God walks in mine."

THE Lord God planted the
first garden, "eastward in
Eden," and yet to this day
there are folks who never set foot
to a spade, and do not realize their
iniquity!

Everybody, to make life com-
plete, should possess a flower
garden. Out here in the west,
where land may be bought so
cheaply, where we are not herded
into tenements like so many cliff
dwellers, we should have gardens
that will carry the fame of our
rich virgin lands and our marvelous
climate to the four corners of the
earth.

Cures for all ills abound in a
garden. Centuries before the birth

"Here in cool grot and mossy dell
The rural fays and fairies dwell,''

of Christ plants were eagerly
sought for and nurtured in gardens,
mainly for their medicinal qual-
ities. Today, although we may
scorn these simple herbs and their
reputed curative possibilities, we
may find health and happiness in
a garden.

Professional men who suffer
from lack of exercise in this strictly
automobile age, need to purchase a
plot of ground, to have it plough-
ed, and then to take their own
good hands and the necessary tools
and rake and pulverize the soil
(Continued on puge 1>77)

338

Knows ^11, Sees ^11

BRIEFLY (the situation was
this: Iris David had been
"told by Mme. Yerzini —
Knows All, Sees AH, and Tells
All; Readings $1.00, Walk In—
that the future clearly foretold her
marriage to an author. Unfor-
tunately Larry Hamilton was not
an author. His hobby during the
summer months away from school
and his prospective profession was
the breeding of pedigreed dogs.
The Glen Briar Kennels at his
father's country place were already
being heard tof in connection with
blue ribbons at dog shows.

Vainly had Larry argued with
Iris that Mme. Yerzini was as apt
to have mentioned any other pro-
fession, but she felt that to con-
tinue being engaged to Larry in
the face of such a clear call would
only be inviting disaster and had

cited such conclusive examples of
the Madame's mysitic powers that
even Larry was somewhat con-
vinced. In fact, love being what
it is, he was at this moment on his
way to commune with the Muses
of literary composition.

Upon entering the sacred portals
of the Iota Beta Chi house he went
straightway to his room which he
shared with one Digs Burton, It
was similar to the other rooms of
the house in that it was strewn
with a litter of hand towels which
had forfeited their heritage, socks
wilted by the wayside, and ties
relegated to the dishonor of dan-
gling over the waste-basket. There
was a rhythmic appearance and dis-
appearance of these articles begin-
ning with their absence on Satur-
day when the rooms were given
a thorough and purposeful cleaning

/ suppose
you're going
over to the
fair Iris and
announce
you^ve con-
quered the
Fates . . .

by Hulda and ending Friday in a
delightful array of masculine ap-
parel arranged with superb aban-
don.

Tc

.ODAY being Wed-
nesday, the door could be opened,
and was at this moment by Mr.
Hamilton. A familiar noise smote
his ears: ZZZZZZZZZ-ah, ZZZ-
ZZZZZ-ah. Larry hurled the Ad-
vance Principles of Organic Chem-
istry at the rising and falling
abdomen of Digs Burton, whose
knees and chest snapped together
like a steel trap. The Advanced
Principles of Organic Chemistry
was returned to its owner viciously
accompanied by a remark to the
effect that it was a burning shame
a man couldn't take a beauty sleep
unharmed. Whereupon Larry re-
torted that if beauty was the
purpose of his nap, Digs would do
well to emulate Rip Van Winkle.
But within half an hour peace was
restored and quiet reigned except
for Digs' throaty snoring and the
clacking of Larry's portable type-
writer.

It was three days before Digs

and Tells oAll

339

By HELEN
CARROLL LLOYD

noticed the persistency with which
Larry was pounding the type-
writer.

"What's the idea of copying
your notes so early in the semes-
ter?"

"Not copying notes."

"Don't tell me it takes you this
long to write home for money
after all the practice you've had?"

"Not writing letters."

Silence.

"Well, maybe our hero is writ-
ing for a living?"

"You'd be surprised."

Clack-clack, clack, clackety-
clack.

Curiosity conquered and Digs
satisfied it by employing the simple
expedient of peering over his com-
panion's shoulder to read: "The
night was spun of moonbeams and
memories, and Allan sat alone by
the fire dreaming of his lost love."

"You mean his last love don't
you?" inquired Digs.

"Say, you get out of here. This
is none of your business," cried
Larry, shielding the page in the
typewriter with both arms.

Digs rose gallantly to this chal-
lenge, made it his business and soon
had the entire tale from his friend.
He cursed Mme. Yerzini and all her
ilk to an eternal existence in boiling
oil and offered to proof-read the
masterpiece and give it a thorough
criticism.

When it was finally done, Larry
systematically made out a list of
prospective purchasers including all
of the popular magazines; selected
the one he would in a few days
pick up saying, "Yes, I have a
story in this issue," and sent the
manuscript out on its maiden voy-
age.

It was returned with
alarming dispatch. The printed
rejection slip held cold comfort as
prospect number one was crossed
off. A week or two passed and the
hateful self-addressed envelopes be-
came a bane to Larry's existence.
The multi-colored rejection slips
made an ironically gay streak on
the wall where they had been
thumbtacked.

The afternoon mail brought an-
other long white envelope with the

Larry was pounding the typewriter.

betraying crease down its middle.
A black check appeared against the
last name on the list.

"Well!"

"What's up? Another 'scrap of
paper r

"Yes. There must be some-
thing wrong w!ith my story."

"Really? Which side of the
family did your Uncle Sherlock
belong to?"

"Cut the gags Digs. This is
serious. Iris went to see that
greasy wop again yesterday and she
told her the same line. But Iris
says that if I could get just one
story published it would be enough
to be called a sure enough author
and then everything would be
creamy."

"Yes and if Caesar's mother had
lived in England I wouldn't be
breaking in new brain paths on
this Latin grammar."

"What about Caesar's father?
But lay off the dead languages,
Digs, and help me put some life
in this."

"Ask me something hard,"
pleaded Digs as he deserted the
mighty Roman Ruler.

After a lengthy consultation it
was decided that the root of the
undesirability of the manuscript

Iris David was told by a fortune teller
that she was to marry an author; harry was
not an author^ and therefore this story.

lay in the fact that Larry was try-
ing to write about something of
which he knew nothing. In cor-
recting this mistake it was but
natural that he should choose dogs
for the subject of his next literary
portrayal. The result was a de-
cided improvement. Even hanging
participles and split infinitives
could not hide the charm of new-
born, blind, wriggling puppies.
It was filled with sparkling bits of
quaint canine philosophy and in-
cidents Larry had garnered from
his long association with dogs.
Digs pronounced it unequalled but
Larry was a bit skeptical over the
success of his labor for love. How-
ever, the next morning a second
manuscript set sail over a chartered
route of ten or more editorial of-
fices.

The sun rose and set, and with
as fateful regularity appeared black
checks on the second list of "pros-
pects."

Larry was in a frightful mood
which even Digs could not pene-
trate.

"Look here, I ask you to read
this rot," Larry demanded one
night flinging down a popular
weekly publication. "If that man
knows dogs then I'm, an author —
ha, ha, ha. Business of laughing
hollowly."

"Listen, Vacuum, don't run a
temperature. It's hot enough in
here. Let's see what the thorn in
your side has to say." Digs picked
up the magazine and read the "rot"
under discussion. "And to think
he gets paid for it!" he said won-
deringly as he finished.

Th

LHERE followed a criti-
cism which would have put to
shame the most vitriolic literary
critic. In complete disgust Larry
strode to the desk to attack a
lengthy Economic assignment. He
read belligerently for almost an
hour when he stopped midway in
a page to ponder over the follow-

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ing words: "The value of any
product is directly dependent upon
the supply and demand." He read
them again. "H'm," he mused,
funny the idea had never struck
him before.

"Hey Digs, what do you think
of this for a sales idea?" He had
pounced on the bed and was talk-
ing excitedly.

The next morning the sound of
a portable typewriter awakened
several of the less ambitious mem-
bers of the Iota Beta Chi as it was
heard on the early morning air.
Instead of its usual sandwich of
two sheets of white and one sheet
of carbon paper, the typewriter was
being fed dignified slices of heavy
manila decorated with the Iota
Beta Chi seal. When the twenty-
fourth letter was finished, en-
velopes were served to the machine.
Whereupon they were stamped
and the letters inserted. But along
with every letter bearing the fra-
ternity's insignia, went another
missive already sealed and stamped.
Each of these envelopes was dif-
ferent and although everyone bore
the same address, they appeared to
have been written by 24 different
persons. This task completed,
Larry sealed the large envelopes
containing their double message
and grinned broadly.

Tt

HE Big Gun was
finishing his weekly conference
with the staff of the Plots and
Plans short story magazine. He
cleared his throat for the twentieth
time that morning and continued:
"And I would like to remind you
again that we are all one great big
family working to give our pub-
lic the best short stories written.
We must appeal to the tired busi-
ness man and woman, the vaca-
tionist, the sportsman, the house-
wife and farmer. Plots and Plans
must be a finger on the pulse of
the great American masses. The
correspondence department must
have an alert ear attuned to the de-
sires of our readers and such re-
quests as they make, we must try
to fulfill. Ar-umph. That will
be all until next Wednesday."

The staff of Plots and Plans
scattered to their posts, with ears
alert to the wishes of the masses
and the welcomje sound of the noon
gong.

That afternoon the Big Gun
was sitting in a haze of smoke,
pleasantly ruminating on the fu-
ture of Plots and Plans when a
cautious cough broke in on his

reverie. He swiveled around
slowly.

"What is it Miss Peterson?"

"I beg your pardon for inter-
rupting, Mr. Stone, but the cor-
respondence department has had
numerous requests for more dog
stories. They have been coming
in from all over the country."

The Big Gun was immediately
alert to the demands of his public.

"Well, what about Mr. Wiley
who has been writing dog stories
for us — "

"He has gone to Canada to do
special articles for the Home and
Family," apologized Miss Peter-
son faintly.

"The Home! and Family? Ar-
umph! Well, well, well. Let's
see. Haven't we any other con-
tributing authors who could give
us something along that line?"

"Mr. Jackson would be the only
one, sir, and his last story was not
— er — er exactly well received you
remember."

"Yes, yes, I remember," asserted
Mr. Stone, and he shuddered
slightly. Several derogatory com-
ments had been received by the
correspondence department follow-
ing its publication.

"But, Mr. Stone, I have here a
story that was submitted by a new
author which seems to fill the bill,
if you will allow me to use that
expression?"

"Well now, let's see the story.
How many letters did you say we
had received asking for another dog
story?"

"I should say about twenty, Mr.

Stone. Would you like to see
them?"

"No, no, not just now. I'll
read this manuscript tonight and
let you know in the morning what
to do about it. And, Miss Peter-
son, I appreciate your interest in
keeping your ear attuned to the
wishes of our readers."

"Yes sir, thank you sir," and
the door closed softly.

Di

'URING the next
day four more letters came to the
attention of the correspondence
editor of Plots and Plans stating
their preference for dog stories very
similar to the one submitted by
Mr. Larry Hamilton, only of
course they did not mention that
young man.

The fact that the twenty-four
letters were from the twenty-four
cities in the United States boasting
chapters of the Iota Beta Chi was
lost entirely upon Mr. Stone when
the letters were laid before him. He
was conscious only that his readers
wanted dog stories and he blessed
Mr. Hamilton for having stepped
so aptly into the breach left by the
departure of Mr. Wiley to the
ranks of Home and Family and
the unfortunate reception of Mr.
Jackson's tale. This was not a
bad story either. Full of heart
interest to dog-lovers and a rather
interesting style withal. So it was
not strange that a few days later
a check and letter of acceptance was
dispatched to the author of the
manuscript.

DiGS! Digs! Would
you, could you, believe it. Bite
this and see if it's real." Larry
exploded into the room waving a
white slip of paper above his head
like a banner of victory.

"What's the song and dance this
time?" said Digs, eyeing the paper
suspiciously, "We have read your
story with interest but regret that
it does not fill any immediate need
of this magazine?"

"I'll say not. Words and music
by First National playing the
march of fifty iron men — and see
here's the letter they wrote accept-
ing the story."

"There, there, now just lie
down and relax. It'll go away
pretty soon. Digs' I'il roommate
been studying too hard."

"Oh yeah? Well it hadn't bet-
ter go away until I show Iris. I
hope this convinces Mme. Yerzini
that you can't keep a good man
down and that love will out. Gee,

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341

to think that plan worked Uke it
did. Here, gimme the letter and
check. I'm going over to see Iris
now." Larry was prancing around
like a young colt, eager to be off.

"Listen fever, 'becalmed, be-
calmed' as the seamen cried when
the wind left the sails, I suppose
you're going over and present
yourself before the fair Iris and
announce that you've conquered
the Fates and all's well again with
the cards and crystals?"

"Well why not?" What do
you think I've been plunking that
portable for? What do you think
I wrote to all the other chapters
for, asking them to forward those
letters at certain dates if it wasn't
to square myself with Iris? Now
c'mon, give me that check and
letter."

"Yes, that's just it. Square
yourself with Iris, but for how
long will you stay squared? Well
I'll tell you. Exactly up to but
not including the time that Iris
visits another fortune teller or
numerologist. She's bugs on 'em
and will believe anything they tell
her." Djigs was warming to his
subject. "How many of these
fakes do you think will tell her
that she is destined to be the soul
mate of Mr. Laurence Hamilton.
■How many, I'm just asking you,
how many?"

TTELEN CARROLL LLOYD
■*- -* comes by her writing natur-
ally, as she is a daughter of Elsie
Chamberlain Carroll, one of the
best known writers in the Church.
Mrs. Lloyd is the wife of Don
Lloyd and is making her home in
Salt Lake City. Both Mts. Lloyd
and her husband uKre graduated
from Brigham Young University
and since that time have spent tuM
or three years in Washington, D. C.

"Oh tell her you went to visit
Mme. Yerzini yourself, then hand
her a big line of hooey about your
future prospects."

As the scowl on Larry's face did
not lift at this suggestion Digs
went on pityingly, "You don't
catch on so quick do you? Well
I'll go over it once more. Now
concentrate."

Tv.

Ai

.S Larry started to
give the results of his computations
as to "how many" would give this
answer he was silenced by Digs'
waving finger.

"You just keep quiet until I get
through and then if you still want
to go and make a fool of yourself,
why go ahead; I won't lift my
finger to stop you. You finally
sold a story by pulling off a regular
sales campaign. How long do you
think it would have taken you if
you hadn't written all those let-
ters? No, I'm not through yet.
If I gave you a chance to talk you'd
say, 'Well, I sold a story and
that's all I bargained to do, wasn't
it? I'm an author.' But was
that all you bargained for? What
if Mme. Yerzini had said "archi-
tect" or "artist" instead of "au-
thor?" You were just lucky the
first time. When Iris goes mystic
again what'U prevent the All-
Powerful Crystal Gazer from an-
swering her when she asks 'what
kind of man am I going to marry?'
by saying that she is destined to
become the wife of an aviator or
sea captain. I can see you sailing

the high seas or lofty clouds when
a merry-go-round makes you lose
interest in food. I'm telling you
this for your own good, old pal.
You've gotta cure her of that
medium complex. You've gotta
show her who's boss, and that she
can't run you around from one
profession to another, depending
on how the cards lie. All this
I'm telling you hurts you more
than it does me, but it's what you
need. Now if you still wantjo go
trotting over to Iris and tell her
you've slain the three-headed dra-
gon and what's next on the pro-
gram, why go ahead and blessing
on you, little man." Digs pulled a
handkerchief of questionable color
from his nether pocket and mopped
his brow. As he did so he stole a
glance at Larry who was standing
silent with a sharp pucker between
his eyes. Finally he spoke :

"You — you mean Iris would —
would ask another fortune teller
that same question after — after
this?"

"Sure."

"But why. You said yourself
she believed in such things. Why
would she ask again after I'd made
the first prediction come true?"

"Don't ask me. Just the nature
of the species. They've always
asked that question — and they al-
ways will," he added prophetically.

Larry sank to the edge of the
bed, the thrilling letter and check
forgotten in the face of new ob-
stacles.

"Aw cheer up. The case isn't
hopeless. It's just like I was tell-
ing you — you've gotta cure her of
believing in these fortune tellers
and crystal gazers."

"Well what would you suggest.
Should I write a book disclosing
their evil practices?" Larry offered
sarcastically.

"Now that you mention it —
no!" brightly responded Digs,
"Why don't you try playing her
at her own game?"

"How?"

.HE sun was almost
history for the day by the time
Digs felt that Larry was well forti-
fied enough to brave an interview
with Miss Iris David. He accom-
panied him down the steps to the
community telephone booth, talk-
ing to him earnestly, and waited
without while Larry made certain
that young lady was at home and
would welcome his appearance.
Then the two boys departed from
the fraternity house and started
down the street.

"Do you think you can remem-
ber all that?" Digs questioned.

"Sure," replied Larry, "and
probably a lot more I make up on
the scene." His eyes were alight
with conspiracy.

"That's right, lay it on thick.
You can't tell her too much. Well,
I'll leave you here. Got to go up
to the library — remember, get
started before she does and good
luck."

Digs swung off at right angles
after giving Larry a hearty slap on
his broad sweatered back.

Presently Larry sauntering up
the walk of the House of David
spied Iris clad in white organdie
and looking lovely as she sat idly
swaying the porch swing.

"Hi there," he called, "you look
as cool as a snow princess."

"Then I'm downright deceit-
ful," she laughed as she made
room for him beside her on the
swing. "But what did you have
to tell me Larry. I've been simply
consumed with curiosity ever since
you phoned. Is — is it something
about your being an — an author?"
she asked expectantly, her eyes
shining up at him.

"Well sort of," Larry drew an
envelope from the fold in his
sweater and handed it to her. The
lamp light from the window en-
abled her to read its contents and
when she had finished she breathed
softly.

{Continued on page 378)

342

In this article a man who
has suffered from the invasion
of the m^achine^ as all have
suffered directly or indirectly y
comes to the support of the
machine y but insists that in-
telligent people should m^ake
the m^achine support them^
rather than be compelled to
support the machine. Above
ally he believes the Am-eri-
can^s Job should be protected.

A REPORT of a group of
American Engineers, esti-
mated that there would be
11,000,000 wage-earners out of
employment during the winter.
The Engineers also predicted that
20,000,000 wage-earners would
be jobless within two years.

The engineers' survey was not
concerned with the problem of
starving men, women and children,
but was the result of ten years'
effort and study of technological

^i

mertcan

By

W. J. HOLDER

unemployment — unemployment
which resulted when machines dis-
placed men.

They said nothing the govern-
ment had proposed constituted a
constructive policy. "Such a pol-
icy must involve an industrial
solution, some method of solving
the unemployment problem. Some
system must be achieved with the
widest dispensation of benefits and
the least incidental misery.

"The 'five-day week, the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation, low
cost housing projects, and similar
measures enlisted in the fight to
bring back prosperity will have
little or no effect on the steady
growth in the number of wage-
earners displaced by machines,"
they said.

This being the case, some feas-
ible method must be devised to
protect the American job, for if
the workers are not employed, we
cannot build up an adequate pur-
chasing power for our nation's
business.

M

Before we can really understand
a method of protecting the Amer-
ican job, we must understand a
little of what has happened to
cause the American job to need
protection, and how it has come
about. We must know a little
about the workings of machinery
and how it is employed to displace
workers, and why it is employed to
displace workers in many cases.
We must understand that we have
two classes of machinery: one, a
progressive class, the other a retro-
gressive type; or, in other words,
one that produces labor and creates
jobs, the other that absorbs labor
and abolishes jobs. Until one un-
derstands the difference between
these two classes of machines, it is
difficult to understand how a job-
protecting system could work. So
we shall begin first by learning
why and how machines displace
men, and if this displacement is al-
ways for the welfare of our nation
and the good of the people gener-
ally, or, if it is most generally for
the greed of a few profit-mad in-
dividuals.

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343

T TP until the beginning of the
twentieth century, machinery
was in a stage of more or less ex-
perimentation. It took many men
to build machines, and many more
to operate them. The automatic
device and remote control systems
were unheard of. But from the
beginning of the twentieth century
rapid gains have been made in the
progress of labor saving machinery,
not with the intention of lighten-
ing the work of 'the people gener-
ally, but for the sole purpose of
obtaining high profits and low
labor costs. Each year conditions
have grown worse, until now, we
are on the brink of an unemploy-
ment disaster. Some call it a busi-
ness depression.

According to the National In-
dustrial Conference Board, for the
average of all manufacturing in-
dustries, an output that required
109 workers in 1900, was pro-
duced by 100 workers in 1914,
and by only 71 workers in 1925.
Later statistics are not now avail-

able, but it is certain that the
figures for the present time are con-
siderably smaller. Some estimate
them to be as low as 40 workers.

Before going further into the
discussion of protecting the Amer-
ican job, let us look up a few sta-
tistics which can be found at most
any public library.

One American automobile
worker in 1929 did as much work
as 14 such workers did 25 years
before. This is shown by the re-
searches of a group of scientists In
the industrial engineering depart-
ment of Columbia University.
They back the astounding state-
ments with figures, as follows:

A man-hour in their discussion
is one man working for one hour.

"In 1904, it took 1,291 man-
hours to make a car. In 1919, it
took 313 man-hours to make a car.
In 1929, it took 92 man-hours to
make a car — incidentally, a much
better car.

"In 1919, the auto plants of the
United States employed 606,410,-
000 man-hours to make 1,600,-
000 automobiles.

"Ten years later, in 1929, it
took only 521,469,000 man-hours
to make 5,600,000 automobiles.
In ten years, the output had been
multiplied by three and a half,
while the employment had drop-
ped 14 per cent."

TN another research in the coal
fields, we find, that in 1919, it
took an average of 1600 man-
hours to produce 1200 tons of
coal. While in 1931, it took an
average of 320 man-hours to pro-
duce 1800 tons of coal.

We read from The Literary Di-
gest, March 7, 1931, page 30:

"A new era in sugar-cane har-
vesting dawned in Florida today.

"Seven huge harvesting-ma-
chines, each designed to cut 500
tons a day, took to the undulating
fields of the Southern Sugar Com-
pany in the Everglades, near here,
for the first time in the history of
the industry, and eight more sim-
ilar harvesters are to be put to work
shortly.

"Each miachine is capable of
doing the work of 200 hand-la-
borers. Sugar-men say they expect
the harvesters to do for the cane-
growers what 'the combines have
done for the wheat-farmer In the
Middle West.

"P. G. Bishop, receiver for the
sugar company, estimated that
with the machines In operation,
the company could reap a net
profit of $1,500,000 from this
year's crop."

From the Musicians' Magazine,
we read: "More than 300,000
musicians have lost their jobs in
the picture show houses since the
advent of the talking pictures."

From The Literary Digest,
April 25, 1931, page 19, we read:

"This 'piano' -type control key-
board was designed by the com-
pany so that one person can easily
control a large number of auxiliary
mill drives."

From The Electrical Journal, we
read: "Gone are the days when
the traveling public and railway
employees take chances on flaws
occurring in the rails over which
our transcontinental trains whiz
along at the rate of 60 miles an
hour, all because a robot investi-
gator is employed to detect the
flaws In the rails as well as paint
the rail at the location of the flaw
— thereby relegating the track
walker with his keen eye to the
ranks of the unemployed."

344

The Improvement Era for April, 1933

'"pHIS robot, operated by two
men, will travel over 160 miles
of track daily, thus doing the work
that formerly required 8 men to
watch. No doubt the machine can
do this job better, but why should
the machine not be made respons-
ible for the support of a part of
the six men whose jobs it has taken
permanently. The two men, who
remain to operate it, will most
likely be assessed a small percentage
of their wages to help support the
unemployed. But what will the
machine that has taken their jobs
be assessed? So far nothing has
ever been paid by the machines, for
supporting the unemployed, whose
jobs they have taken.

The Telephone Company has
displaced many thousands of girl-
operators at their switchboards
with the dial, or rather an auto-
matic system. The newspapers
carried a news item stating that
3,000 girls had been displaced in
one city. That was a few years
ago, and at that time we thought
it a great and clever labor-saving
scheme; but today we are begin-
ning to see the folly lof the scheme.
For such schemes have put millions
of people out of work, and left us
without a purchasing power.

One could go on indefinitely
citing cases where industrial and
manufacturing concerns have dis-
placed many workers with me-
chanical contrivances; some, for
the betterment of mankind, but far
in the majority for the sole purpose
of high profit and low labor costs.

We are told that the depression
began in 1929. This may be
when big business began to feel it;
but to the working class, it has
existed ever since the end of the late
World War.

There were no jobs waiting for
the returning soldiers as they ar-
rived home from the military
camps. From that date, one could
find hundreds of men at the gates
of the industrial plants of our na-
tion, every morning, looking for
jobs. Each year it has grown
worse, until today men know there
are no jobs left, and so we find
them now walking the streets, cry-
ing for bonuses, doles, charity, or
whatever they can get, which isn't
much. They will continue to walk
the streets, if they don't do some-
thing worse, until we have pro-
tection for the American jobs.
After that there will be no cry for
bonuses or doles. Men will be at
work with the machine and there

will be no need for bonuses or
charity.

We hear daily the plea for the
creation of more jobs for our
workers, in order to get them back
to work. Of what use is there in
creating more jobs, until some
method is worked out to protect
the jobs that are already created?
If a job is created, it is no time
until some labor-saving scheme for
high profit is devised to do the
work mechanically, and the ma-
jority of the men employed are
forced to rejoin the ranks of the
unemployed.

ANYONE doubting the asser-
tion, in regard to machines
being built rapidly to displace men,
has but to turn to the weekly news
magazine, "Time," of June 15,
1931, page 5 1 . There he will find
an advertisement by an engineering
company, offering to build any
kind of a machine needed to dis-
place the "slow, costly hand la-
bor." But as slow and costly as
the hand labor may seem, it gives
to us something that the swift
moving machine can never give us.
It gives us a purchasing power, a
power, that the machinery of the
labor saving class can never give
us, without which all machinery is
worthless.

We do not wish to abolish the
machine age, as some writers have
suggested; we just want to use it
intelligently. Everyone knows,
who has studied, that we must use
machinery if we are to progress.
But we must not try to use it con-
trary to the laws of nature. It
must be used to help all mankind,
and not used for the sole purpose

Indestructible

By Alien Stephenson

COMMON table salt
Can be broken up
Into sodium and chlorine.
The sodium exists
And the chlorine exists
And nothing is lost.

The beauty of a sunset, too,

Is broken up

Into a thousand

Constituent parts

That fade

And seem as nothing.

But that beauty exists

* * * (Somewhere * ♦ *
And glows again — •
Always and ever again —

* * * Somewhere * * *
In a human 'Soul!

of high profits and low labor costs,
to help just a few people create
great wealth.

We must learn that a permanent
prosperity of any part of our peo-
ple was conditioned upon the pros-
perity of all; and that on the other
hand any effort to raise the general
level of happiness by striking at the
well-being of a portion of the peo-
ple could not be but in the end
disastrous to all.

We readily see the necessity of
the emigration laws, to protect the
people against the invasion of for-
eign labor; but so far we have
failed to see the necessity of a law
protecting our people against the
invasion of certain kinds of ma-
chines, without paying part of the
price of displacement of the laborer.

At the beginning of this article
I showed how the automobile in-
dustry had lowered the amount of
man-hours to produce a car. Yet,
the automobile in itself is the great-
est producer of labor that we have.
It produces almost one-fourth of
the labor in our country. Accord-
ing to the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, there were
more than 8,000,000 workers di-
rectly employed in making auto-
mobiles and parts, at one time in
1926. There were another 4,-
000,000 workers employed by in-
dustries created by the automobile,
such as road building and supply-
ing of raw materials, details of
equipment, oil, gasoline, and serv-
ices of various kinds. This must
all be figured as produce of the
automobile.

'"pHE automobile in itself, takes
no man's job, but is constant-
ly creating jobs. Although there
have been many labor saving
schemes used in the automobile) in-
dustry that would come under the
job protection system, the auto-
mobile in itself would not be in-
cluded in this class. The auto-
mobile is now taxed from 4 to 17
times more than any other piece
of machinery of the same valuation
in the country. The taxes on the
automobile should be drastically
lowered, and shifted on to the ma-
chines that are used for high profit.
In this way we would create a
better market for the automobile,
and it would create still more jobs.
The radio, if used in the home,
is a job producer; but when used
in a public place for profit, it be-
comes a labor saving scheme, if it
takes the place of musicians in pub-
lic performances. The same is true

The Improvement Era for April, 1933

345

of the phonograph, or any mechan-
ical form of music. And when
used for public performances, for
profit, it should come under the
job protection system.

Under our present laws, if used
in a public performance for profit,
it is privately taxed, by a group of
individuals, known as The Amer-
ican Society of Composers and
Publishers.

Any device used in the medical
profession, if used in any way to
heal the sick, cannot be classed as a
labor saving scheme, for it is not
used for the sole purpose of dis-
placing other people in the profes-
sion or for high profits for the
people who use it. Such a device
is of the real progressive type of
machinery.

The telephone, when not con-
nected with an automatic device, is
a labor producer; but when it be-
comes an automatic system, it be-
comes a dangerous labor saving
scheme.

When the telephone company
built an automatic system in one
of the large eastern cities, at the
cost of $5,000,000 many people
wondered how they could get their
investment returned to them in
any reasonable length of time. This
automatic system was built to dis-
place 3,000 girl telephone oper-
ators who welre receiving an aver-
age wage of $18 a week at that
time. Now if we figure for a
minute, we shall find that the
wages saved by using the auto-
matic system for 22 months will
be $5,148,000. From this date
on the wages saved by using the
machine are practically clear profits,
as the expense of maintenance is
very small.

There are many of these labor
saving schemes being used,
through the nation, that have
gradually broken down the pur-
chasing power of our country, and
must be stopped if we are to regain
the purchasing power that is neces-
sary to keep business functioning
properly.

'M'O thinking person should be
opposed to machine labor, but
every patriotic citizen should be
opposed to the profits which ma-
chine labor has created the last few
years at the expense of the working
people.

I might cite the effects of a few
more of the machines that can be
classed as of the dangerous labor-
saving type. For instance, let me
refer to the "cane-harvester" that

is being used at present in Florida.

Each machine displaces 200 men
who were formerly paid $3.00 per
day. These men received $600
per day for wages. The machine
that has displaced them cost $15,-
000. By using the machine for
only 25 days, the original cost of
the machine can be met from
money saved in wages. The 200
men who were formerly employed
in the cane-fields are now jobless,
and have ceased to have a purchas-
ing power. The $18,000 per
month that was formerly paid in
wages, to be spent by the workers
for the necessities of life, which
created a purchasing power for the
nation, are now paid as profits to
a few people. But, if we remem-
ber there are 1 5 machines at work,
each displacing 200 men, for a
total of 3000 harvest hands, the
savings in wages for the sugar
company amounts to $270,000
per month. This money no longer
is used as a purchasing power for
our nation, but is used to divert
wealth into the hands of a few
people.

Mr. Bishop, receiver for the
sugar company, was not far wrong
in his estimating, that the com-
pany would reap a net profit of
$1,500,000 from the year's labor
saving scheme.

We find, on investigation, that
very few firms will invest more
than $2500 per man displaced, for
machinery. They must be pretty
sure that their investment will be
returned within two years or they
will not take the chance of the
investment. Many will not go
beyond $1500 per man-cost-dis-
placement, and others must be as-
sured that the machine will save its
price in wages the first year, before

Prayer

By Aurelia Pyper

TT'S such a simple thing,
-* A prayer —

A few words breathed in faith and trust,
A plea for help when someone must.
And it is there.

It's such a humble thing,

A prayer^ —
Sincerely asked on bended knee,
From hearts in deep humility;

And souls laid bare.

It's such a precious thing,

A prayer —
A talk with God across the veil,
The knowledge that He will not fail
His love to share.

they will buy. After that, very
little of the money goes to the
public as a purchasing power for
the nation, but goes into the banks
as created wealth.

It is this kind of labor-saving
scheme introduced during the last
1 5 years, that has given the nation
so many unemployed people, and
so small a purchasing power.

TX7HEN a mining company in-
stalled a car-dumping ma-
chine at one of their concentrate
mills at a cost of $125,000, they
received no little mention in the
state papers where the work was
done, commenting upon the won-
derful device. One paper even
stated how the company was look-
ing out for the welfare of its em-
ployees, by making their plant all
modern. Here is the inside story
of that change from man to ma-
chine. It required 30 men on a
shift to dump cars and break up
the rocks that were too large to
go into the crushers. By installing
the dumper and a larger rock
crusher two men on a shift could
do the work that was before re-
quiring 30 men. The outlay for
the change would be $125,000.
The men at that time received
$4.50 per day. The machine dis-
placed 84 men (28 on each shift) .
We find that the saving in wages
of $4.50 pejr day, on 84 men will
a little more than pay for the
change in 331 days.

There are countless numbers of
these labor saving schemes being
used today to displace workers.

Ten years ago, these men, dis-
placed by machines, stood a pretty
good chance of being absorbed in
other lines of industry; but the
scheme of using machines has
grown to such large proportions
that today there is very little op-
portunity of men's getting jobs.
Efiiciency has increased on the
average so rapidly that new activ-
ities are not sufficient to care for
the growing number of workers
displaced by machines. That's
why we must have "Protection for
the American Job" if we want a
purchasing power for our country.

A protective labor system,
which could be made very effective
in protecting the workers against
unemployment, would work some-
thing like this: If a firm was
employing 200 men on a job, and
a machine was invented that would
displace 100 workers, the firm
could be compelled to use the ma-
(Continued on page 380)

34S

WHY THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FACULTY

<^thletic (onference

By RALPH J. GILMORE

Since the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference includes the
most thickly -populated area of the Churchy and since thousands of
young men of this region^ including a high percentage of Latter-day
Saint men^ participate in athletics in one or the other of these in-
stitutions of higher learning^ this article by Professor R . J. Gilm^ore,
■ secretary of the Conference ought to be of paramount interest.

THE widespread interest in
college athletics is one of the
most striking developments
of modern times. With this inter-
est has come the obligation of edu-
cational institutions to so control
and direct athletic activities that
they might prevent too serious in-
terference with the academic pro-
gram and to develop and safeguard
any educational values peculiar to
organized games.

Individual colleges sought to
establish their own rules and to
control their own athletic affairs.
A few of the larger stronger ones
succeeded rather well. But the
great majority, however strong,
found it highly desirable to pool
their several experiences and to
evolve common codes under which
all should operate. And so de-
veloped the idea of the athletic con-
ference. The first of these to be
organized, the Western Intercol-
legiate Athletic Conference, came
into existence in 1895. Since then
^7 have been organized with a

membership of nearly four hun-
dred universities and colleges.

The Rocky Mountain Faculty
Athletic Conference organized
1909 is now listed among the ten
most prominent and best operated
conferences in the United States.

r^N January 30, 1909, represen-
tatives of the University of
Colorado, Colorado College, and
the Colorado Agricultural College
organized the Colorado Faculty
Athletic Conference. A constitu-
tion land eligibility rules were
formally adopted. The first rules
were chiefly a codification of the
generally accepted unwritten rules
under which intercollegiate con-
tests had been held in the Rocky
Mountain region up to that time.
Representatives from the Colorado
School of Mines and the University
of Denver attended conference
sessions as guests from the begin-
ning, while a representative from
the University of Utah was pres-
ent at the December meeting of

TACVVTY

REPRESEJ\.

TATIVES

Front rotv, left
to right: H. L,
Marshall, V. of
v.; Ralph J.
Giltnore, C, C;
A. C. Nelson,
D, v.; A, IS.
Sorenson, JJ. S.

A. Ci C. Hen-

ry Smith, C.

v. Back row,

left to right :

C. E. Davis, W. S. C; S. H. Knight, Wyoming I/.; D. B.

Swingle, M. S.; J. C. Fitterer, C. Mines, Parley A.

Christenson, B. Y. V,

1909 and one from Utah State
Agricultural College at the meet-
ings of 1911-12-13. The Colo-
rado School of Mines joined the
conference November 4, 1909,
University of Utah March 26,
1910, University of Denver May
7, 1910. At this latter date the
name was changed to the Rocky
Mountain Faculty Athletic Con-
ference.

Utah State Agricultural College
was admitted February 28, 1914,
Montana State College January 6,
1917, Brigham Young University
January 12, 1918, University of
Wyoming January 8, 1921, West-
ern State College and Colorado
State Teachers College, December
6, 1924; the University of New
Mexico was affiliated with the con-
ference from 1910 until 1931,
when the Border States Athletic
Conference was organized; Mt. St.
Charles has been affiliated since
1927.

Each institution is represented
in the conference by a member of

COACHES
R. M. A. C.

Front row, left
to right: T. L.
Mead, W. S,
C; Fred IF.
Dixon (Asst,
Coach), B. Y.
f/. ; Harry
Hughes, C. A.
C. ; Ike Arm-
strong, JJ. of
U ; Myron E.
Witham (For-
nt e r Coach),
C. JJ.', ISewelt
J. Cravath, D»
JJ. Back row, left to right : J. R. Rhodes, W. JJ. ; C. H. Allen,
C. M.; W. H. Saunders, C. JJ.; E. L. Romney, JJ. S, A. C,;
G. O. Romney, B. Y. JJ. ; V under graaf, C. C.

The Improvement Era for April., 1933

347

Brighani Young University

the faculty of professorial rank
and entrusted with power to act.
An organization of Athletic Direc-
tors consisting of one representative
from each conference institution
works with the faculty group.

r^URING the twenty-three years
of its active existence the con-
ference has built up an elaborate
code of rules and machinery for
enforcement. A large group of

UTAH MEMBERS R. M. F. A. C.
Utah State Agricultural College

rules affect the eligibility of the
student to participate in intercol-
legiate contests. Such rules include
regulations as to registration and
residence, scholarship previous to
participation, scholarship during
participation, absence from college,
migration, transfers from junior
college, extent of participation, and
compensation. All questions of
eligibility are referred to a com-
mittee of three conference members

University of Utah

who make recommendations to the
institutions involved. During the
past 10 years 125 decisions have
been recorded. Many questions
are settled without committee ac-
tion. Where literal enforcement
works a clear injustice an appeal to
the conference may be made. This
is known as the "manifest hard-
ship" rule.

Another group of rules deal with
(Continued on page 382)

ADMimSTRATlON BUILDINGS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES BELONGING TO R. M. F. A. C.

Top row, left to right: Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Teachers College, Colorado A. C.

Center: Montana State College, Wyoming University.

Bottom row, left to right: Colorado College, Colorado University, Western State College.

34S

■"•"%.,

IXTEEN

too ^ •'^atf «o». *»ooti' .°«o. ^^«*

'^^^.T

«ee J

My Birthday Comes

JT'S sweet, now that I'm this old.

I can do my hair up when it grows longer.
I can buy some pink fingernail polish.
And go to dances in long dresses.

I can have high heels and bright buckles.

In my heart I can call David my Beau,
Though now he's just the boy next door.

How happy and surprising, how sweet
Everything is — now that I'm this old.

%

^V

Idea of Ambition

nnHERE is in me something
•^ That tugs and pushes.* * *

I want to go very far away.
And get very rich and famous.
And be kind to people,
And have people love me
And think I am beautiful.

I can't sleep when there's a moon.
I stand by the window and dream

There is In nic something
That tugs and pushes. * * *

mice

^UNICE died last night.

She was a Senior, and tall,
And seventeen. She debated
And wrote poetry sometimes.

She had a lot of things:

A notebook with all our names scrawled

Every which way, and an agate ring,

And many linen collars and cuflFs.

I remember her scarf with the red dots

And her dark blue coat and tarn.

I remember the way she laughed
And how smooth her hair was.

I didn't think she could die.

Party

HTHE girls talk all day about the party.
They talk warmly about their dresses.
"What are you going to wear?" they say
To me. "What are you going to wear?"

"My green," I say. "Oh, my green dress,"

Carelessly.

I bought it yesterday.

I never had a Formal before.

I'm so happy I could cry easy as laughing.
It's sewed all over with little petals, my dress.
And my slippers pose and tilt and twinkle.

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Decorations by^-^
C. NELSON WHITE

And Now

J THINK I'd like to be an actress,

A sweet tall blonde one with a wide mouth

I think I'd like to be a dancer.

Bright, gold-slippered, loved by a Prince.

I think I'd like to write a book.

Brilliant, tender, thatpeople would cry over.

I think I'd like to be 'John's mother.
He is all over pink and his eyelashes
Curl and touch his silky eyebrows.
Hisjnouth is queer and soft.

He hugged me today with his small arms jl
And cried -against my throat. -^

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Orientation Process

/fi^^y^ T ^EPT today because Life was futile.
And strange and disappointing.

I wept because I have freckles,

And because an actor that I love has died.

, I wept because nobody understands me,
/ _ Or loves me, or realizes about me.

But in the afternoon I walked with David
And in the nice sun felt kind and lovely.
'<

'—/' We had a chocolate malt together.

And in the cool drug store we talked a long time.

The world is beautiful.
It puzzles me.

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U

T SIT in the shadows and stare

At the good Librarian. She is old and thin
And her glasses tilt. Her hair goes wispy
And her neck looks very soft and loose.

I feel as' if, suddenly, I could weep for her.

I feel as if she needs me to Weep for what is gone.

Outside th^re is a sky all amazingly gilt

And a bright-curled girl blows by in a blue dress.

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Crush

^HE Latin teacher is beautiful and sweet.
He wears glasses and has white teeth.

I put the lace collar on my red dress

This morning, and combed my hair a new way.

I think it looks like Norma Shearer.

I think he'll look at me some morning soon.
And I'll look back, and look, and smile.
And he'll see how important, how nice, I am.
He will say, "This — why, this is my soul mate!'

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People Go Talking

^N old man sat in the sun and rocked.

His eyes smiling and blinking. He told me
I could get anything at all — by waiting.

Once there was a lecturer at school.
He stopped, me on the stairs and said,
"Be surprised forever at things.
Then you'll be always young."

Mrs. Carroll, across the street, leaned
And looked at her big-eyed Baby John..
vShe said Love was the dearest thing in life.

The girl with chrysanthemum-colored hair,
Working down at the drug store, said not
To live with what is finished and done.

Once David, in a queer mood by the lilacs.
Told me I had a pretty nose.
Told me be loved my hair. * * *

Scatter-Brained

J STAND and look at Miss Baum.

She teaches History. Her eyes.
Behind glass, have near tears;

She is cross because my notebook
Isn't in today, nor was yesterday.

I look at her and think, "Did anyone
Ever love you a great deal? Have you
Cried yourself to sleep over anyone, ever.'"
And, "Do you have a dress with little petals?
Do you go singing inside yourself?"

' She says, "I don t know what's come over you.
Can't you keep your mind on anything? "

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Qhristmas Trees ^live at
Our T)oors

A little early to be talking about Christmas
trees? Head the article and see.

By J. H. PAUL

SHALL we not halt the muti-
lation of Western Forests and
rtijake beautiful our parks,
lanes, and gardens? This project
for scout leaders, and all citizens,
would put a stop to the enormous
destruction at Christmas time of
the evergreen trees in Western for-
ests. Endless trainloads of young
conifers, each averaging 30 years in
growth, roll into market every De-
cember for use as Christmas trees.
The waste is monumental. Sup-
posing that ten million trees are
thus cut each year, we have a total of
ten million times thirty years or 300
million years of growth sacrificed
— that much of the labor of nature
annually "slaughtered to make a
Roman holiday," ^as Byron puts
it; but not so, for the Romans
perpetrated no such prodigal waste
of potential wealth as we permit;
they didn't have it to throw away.
Shall we not preserve these free
gifts of the bounty of nature, many
of them irreplaceable after even
thirty years of waiting for them
to grow again after replanting?
Wantonly wasted by a thoughtless
public, though in a most worthy
cause — the cause of Christmas cheer
— shall we never succeed in making
an end of this supreme folly?

In all canyons of the Rocky
Mountains the cutting of native
evergreens for Christmas trees
should be prohibited by law and
discountenanced by public senti-
ment. These continuous yearly
raids for millions of trees from our
Western forests will yet be our
undoing. We have no coniferous
trees to spare. We need them all
in their place on the mountains.
Only as Western forest trees are
replaced by systematic re-planting,
should any of the immature trees
ever be cut down. Nor should they
in any way be injured by needless
and preventable practices.

Christmas trees should be ob-
tained from nurseries only, where
they are grown for this purpose, as
in Oregon, and people of the Rocky

Eternal Christtiias Trees

Mountain states should plant and
rear as many native evergreens as
possible, both to beautify parks
and private grounds, to make
screens for out-buildings, wind-
breaks about cattle and sheep en-
closures, and to serve as Christmas
trees for the market when they re-
quire to be thinned out.

npHE conifers are marvelous for
midwinter decoration. These
cone-bearers, green foliaged in win-
ter, impart a background of beauty
to any landscape, especially to a
landscape of ice and snow. Yet
some kinds are more attractive than
others; and it is to call attention to
these that this article is written.

To the writer's taste, the finest
of all our local evergreens for
Christmas-time decoration is the
white fir (the "black balsam" of
early days) , Abies concolor of the
books. It is a noble species, with
broad base and tall top, tapering
and sharp-pointed while young.
Its needles, long and more or less
silvery, not very sharp but rather
blunt and soft, are close together in
feathery plumes — altogether a

thing of beauty. Its cones, about
the size of a large man's fist, are
apple green in color, rarely borne,
and occurring in small erect clusters
at the very tip of the pointed spire
in which the tree culminates.

The strength, the grace, the sil-
very hue, make this species striking
and elegant. As a Christmas tree
it has the further advantage of
holding its leaves long after being
brought into use for decorative
purposes. But my thought is that
it should rarely be cut down and
placed inside the house, but should
be planted in the garden in little
clumps where it will not obstruct
the view from and to (the windows.
Decorated as it stands alive in the
open, it would be an object of in-
describable beauty, typical of last-
ing life rather than of the wither-
ing and decay that trees cut down
signify all too soon.

This tree, the writer has long
since ventured to maintain, should
be cultivated in gardens and parks,
and used to elevate the taste of tree
lovers, besides being suitably dec-
orated as a symbol of the life
eternal during Christmas celebra-
tions. Only a few specimens, it
seems, have ever been grown in the
valleys of Utah; but wherever
grown, they look rich and ornate,
with a fulness of life and beauty
that distinguish this glorious tree
from all its noble kindred in West-
ern forests. Far south, the yellow
pine, majestic and bright green,
with its long needles imparting a
fox-tail aspect to the branches of
younger trees, should become the
living Christmas tree of the south-
ern counties, as the white fir should
be in the northern belt.

'\X7'ILL they grow in cultivation?
The yellow pine is of easy
growth in garden culture. The
white fir has been so little tried that
its adaptability to general valley
culture is not yet established.
Nevertheless, foresters with whom
the writer has consulted agree that
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"There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. When the mind is braced by
labor and invention the page of whatever book we read becomes luminous with manifold
allusions. Every sentence is doubly significant, and the sense of our author is as broad as the
world. We then see, what is always true, that as the seer's hour is short and rare among heavy
days and months, so is its record, perchance, the least part of his volume." — Emerson.

"The Truth of Christianity''

By LT.-COL. W. H. TRUXTON,
D. S. O.

Late Royal Engineers

(Wells Gardmer, Datton ^ Co., Ltd.,
Paternoster Buildings, E. C. 4., Lon-
don, England)

HERE is a book that many peo-
ple interested in convincing
arguments with which to
bolster their faith will wel-
come. Colonel Truxton has a logical
mind and has lined up his arguments
in marching formation, one sup-
porting the other admirably.

The Colonel is not content with de-
bating the truth of Christianity, but
goes back to natural religion in order
to establish, without doubt, a God in
the heavens. After that he argues that
God might make some revelations to
man and that, indeed, it is entirely
credible that God would use miraculous
revelations.

From that point the author takes
up the Jewish religion and presents
logical arguments which, to him, prove
that the Jewish religion as found in
the Old Testament is not only credible,
but really convincing.

From the Jewish religion the author
passes to Christianity. He examines
the evidence which supports the claims
of Jesus and his followers, including
the examination of the Four Gospels.
He arrives at the conclusion that the
character of Christ confirms the truth
of Christianity; that the history of
Christianity confirms its truth; and that
the truth of Christianity is extremely
probable.

On the whole, the argument set forth
in the book is most interesting and
convincing. The Latter-day Saint
will not agree with some of the Colo-
nel's conclusions, but he will heartily
endorse much of what is found in the
book.

A letter from Dr. John A, Widtsoc,
President of the European Mission, to
Colonel Truxton says this of the vol-
ume: "Your book. The Truth of
Christianity, is a splendid presentation
of the evidences for Christianity, clear-
ly and forcefully written. You have
had unusual success, while developing
your argument for Christianity in

avoiding secondary, controversial mat-
ters. I have recommended the book
freely to my fellow-believers. You are
at full liberty to use this letter as you
may desire.

With the best of wishes,
Sincerely,
John A. Widtsoe.

Mission President."

Games and Game Leadership

By CHARLES F. SMITH

(Dodd, Mead and Co., New York)

/^F particular interest to recreation
^^ leaders is a new six hundred and
fifty page book of games and leader-
ship now off the press. Compiled by
a man whose experience and ability in
these fields is well known, it contains
the fundamental information in lead-
ership and new, delightful suggestions
and details in play ways. The first
chapter is on leadership of games and
recreations, and under such headings
as ''Be Enthusiastic," "Overlook Mis-
takes," "An'llacipate Blunders," "Be
Lenient," "Develop Confidence
Through Preparedness," "Lead Just
Enough," "Expect The Best," Disci-
pline Positively," "Know Your Peo-
ple," etc., he gives in terse, crisp style,
the basic qualifications of a good leader
in a manner to inspire such leadership.
Following this, several chapters are de-
voted to games for children- — home,
school, outdoor, gymnasium, and men-
tal recreation for schools, camps and
clubs.

Chapter 14 goes again into leader-
ship principles, this time for social rec-
reation. Stunts, party games, social
mixers, musical games, dances, relays,
paper and pencil games, fun games, in-
formal dramatics and stunts for parties,
clubs and camps, are the subjects con-
sidered next. Chapter 23 takes the
reader into picnic and other outdoor
forms of play, treasure hunts, woodsy
activities, fire-building and cooking,
Scout and club activities being the con-
cluding part. Needless to say, leaders
of all departments in the M. I. A. will
find immeasurable help in the pages of
this volume. It will cause a little
happy pride to know that considerable
material on Home Recreation, Dancing,
and Parties is quoted from the liter-
ature of the M. I. A. A number of

other reference books are given, also.

It is impossible to describe in detail
many of the games and plays suggested,
but one, a word-building game, chal-
lenged the interest of the reviewer and
several other people, who devoted much
time to the playing of it, which should
have been devoted to other things. It
is a chain of words, made by changing
one letter of the preceding word in the
following word, and this going from
one thing to another. For example:
from Rain to Hail is accomplished by
changing the n in rain to /, making
Rail; the r in rail is changed to h, mak-
ing hail. From Boy to Man goes: Boy,
Bay, May, Man. Notice that the letter
which is changed must hold the exact
position of the one above.

Other suggested chains are: from Cot
to Bed; from Soup to Nuts; from
Flour to Bread; from Brown to Bread;
from Black to White; from Wet to
Dry; from Eye to Lid; from Sad to
Fun; from Pig to Sty; Pen to Ink;
Poor to Rich; Tears to Smile; Wheat
to Bread; Bread to Toast; Tree to
Wood; Elm to Oak; Call to Help; Eye
to Era; Fat to Pig; Joy to Woe; Mole
to Hill; Seed to Bean; Ring to Hand;
Ham to Fry; Wash to Line; Head to
Tail; Hock to Shop; Kiss to Girl; Mail
to Home; Wind to Gale. It is suggest-
ed that if any member of a group does
this too fast, put him on "Right to
Wrong," which cannot be done — that
is, in word-building. Black to White
requires seven intermediate words,
thus: black, clack, crack, track, trace,
trice, trite, write, white. The game is
great fun, especially for a literary
group or a vocabulary-building class.

The book sells for $2.50.

Books Others Have
Recommended

Y)R. N. A. PEDERSEN. dean of the
School of Arts and Sciences, Utah
State Agricultural College, says: "The
best book I have read for many a day
is Abbe Dimnet's 'What We Live By.'
It shows clearly what is worth while in
life."

"Climbing Manward," by F. H.
Cheley, is highly recommended by
Scout Executive Russell Scott, of Twin
Falls, Idaho.

What good book have you read re-
cently?

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Lmi^^uil

We/come, April

/JPRIL is more than the first month of spring
to the Latter-day Saint — it is the month of
the birth of Christ, the Lord, as well as of the
organization of the Church. It, in all probabil-
ity, is also the month of the resurrection.

How appropriate and how welcome were all
of those events! April, the month of new life,
when all things are made over, when the old de-
cayed things — the things of corruption — have
been laid aside or have become food out of which
new life springs, is the month of hope.

Jesus found a world pinned to the soil by
superstition and fear and the mismanagement of
man. He swept away superstition; he did his
best to instill in his followers a faith that would
conquer fear; and he struck at the mismanagement
of mian. Then he departed leaving men to build
upon His foundation.

Men struggled, in some cases nobly. The faith
of which Jesus spoke worked miracles in lives.
Men were able to endure ignominy and painful
death for ideals. But selfishness still remained,
therefore, Christ came again, a new witness, this
time accompanied by the Father, to start man out
once more, imbued with a new and conquering
faith. His Church was organized. Men went
out with new zeal proclaiming the old truths of
the Gospels and the epistles now clothed in new
light.

And so — welcome fair Spring! As the sap
drawn up by the sun will conquer apparent death
in trees and shrubs and flowers, the power of ever
recurring faith will conquer the grave, and many
of our dead hopes will rise again to walk forth
in newness of life this April.

Apostle Reed Smoot

Jp^OR more than a quarter of a century Elder
Reed Smoot, of the quorum of the Twelve
Apostles, has been a member of the senate of the
United States. During that period he has become
known wherever civilized men meet and converse.
In fact, his name has come to represent devotion
to duty as he saw it, and to unceasing effort to
change the world to harmonize with his ideas.
For those characteristics he has been honored
everywhere and his name has been a power in the
world.

With this conference Elder Smoot returns to
his people to give his life and his great powers to
the welfare of the Church for which he has stood
in season and out of season. Never, even when
his connection with the Church seemed to mitigate
against his success, has he attempted in any way
to excuse himself publicly or privately for being
a follower of the lowly Jesus and a believer in
the mission of the unpopular Joseph Smith. His
fearless stand has done much to allay prejudice
against the Church and to bring it recognition
as a power for good among men.

Now that his time will not be divided, between

the Church and the Nation, both dear to his heart.
Elder Smoot will undoubtedly be able to assist
very materially in furthering the progress of his
organization. His acquaintance with national
and international affairs, his knowledge of the
workings of political bodies, his understanding
of the needs of humanity will all be of use in
the Councils of the Church.

Though we have no way of knowing just how
Elder Smoot's talents will be put to work, we
feel certain that they will be used in a manner
which will be pleasing to his people and to his
brethren, the other authorities of the Church.

To Senator Smoot this conference will, indeed,
be a home-coming. He will feel a welcome on
every side; will be proud once more to take up
his labors for the Church, knowing that he can
give his undivided attention to them.

Thirty years ago he went away in honor to
represent his state at the nation's capital when
his people were unpopular; now he returns with
honor after honor heaped upon his head and
with the full knowledge that he has been true
to his state and his people as well as to his nation,
and with the added knowledge that he has been
instrumental in giving his Church a hearing be-
fore the mighty.

Be Not Deceived

TOURING these times many schemes are being
concocted to separate those with a little hard-
earned savings from their property and cash.
Many men and women instead of living the
Christian law have gone back to that which
maintained ip primitive times — the Survival of
the Fittest. To them the Fittest are those who
are strong enough or crafty enough to obtain that
which they desire regardless of the heart-breaks
or suffering which might ensue.

Some of these people masquerade as spiritually-
minded persons with the welfare of their brothers
and sisters and of the Church at heart. Even
the dead are not spared by them, as frequently
they declare they have received manifestations that
if certain people will put money at their disposal
that work for the dead will be furthered.

Often, stocks of concerns, and especially of
mines, are sold with the statement that money
which is certain to accrue from the investments
is to be used for the benefit of the Church. These
people frequently declare that they have been
shown the rich veins in vision.

Here are some paragraphs taken from a letter
from one "sister" to another. The writer of the
letter was financially interested in the sale of
stock:

"Three very faithful men of mining experience were told
by the Spirit to go out to the mine and help bring it forth.
One was shown the hill previously in a dream, and a, regi-
ment of Nephite soldiers who were guarding the mine and
were anxiously Waiting for the time when those who were
worthy would come to take out the treasure hidden there.

"When they arrived at the mine the men there had be-
come discouraged, but after fasting and prayer were plainly
told to go back some distance and follow a vein. After

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continued supplication a Nephite, who had sealed the mine
when his people had become wicked previous to their com-
plete destruction, came and pointed the way. After going
eight feet in the direction he pointed they came into the
main vein. . . .

"We have not come into an ore body yet but we will as
soon as we are prepared. This had been definitely shown
to us. It is very near and one of our men said he was told
that the Nephite who sealed the treasures is waiting to
unlock the treasure house as soon as we are ready to receive
it. About thirty of us are fasting today and will meet to-
night with our men from the mine who tell us they have
much to tell us that is very sacred that has been given to
them in the past six weeks. They went out about the
middle of February and have received wonderful manifesta-
tions on that sacred hill. ..."

If Space would permit the whole of the letter
would make most interesting reading.

A few excerpts must be given, however, as they
are typical of much that is being circulated.

"You see, after the stock has been dedicated to the Lord
it becomes sacred and cannot be speculated with and used
for ordinary commercial purposes.

"A complete stewardship can be purchased for $1,000.00
if purchased soon before the ore body is reached, after that
there will be but little for sale. ..."

"Now, sister dear, I pray that you might feel the spirit
of this work and that your way will open up to partici-
pate fully with us and be able to accomplish all the good
that is in your big generous heart and the work you desire
to accomplish will continue throughout the ages." She
goes on — ■"! have dedicated two hundred thousand shares
for the redemption of the seed of Lehi . . ." And then,
sad news . . . "You have received notice of the one half
cent assessment. This was made necessary because so many
lost faith and did not pay their last assessment."

But there is a postscript to the letter: "Tell only those
whom you are impressed will understand."

These people who advance these schemes are so
apparently sincere and in some cases are so sincere
in their approach that sometimes they deceive
intelligent people.

Years ago the First Presidency of the Church
said:

"We feel it our duty to warn the Latter-day Saints
against fake mining schemes which have no warrant for
success beyond the professed spiritual manifestations of
their projectors and the influence gained over the excited
minds of their victims. We caution the saints against
investing money or property in shares of stock which bring
no profit to any one but those who issue and trade in
them. ..."

"Fanciful schemes to make money for the alleged pur-
pose of 'redeeming Zion' or providing means for the 'Sal-
vation of the dead' or other seeming worthy objects, should
not deceive anyone acquainted with the order of the Church,
and will result only in waste of time and labor, which
might be devoted now to doing something tangible and
worthy of record on earth and in heaven.

"Be not led by any spirit or influence that discredits
established authority, contradicts true scientific principles
and discoveries, or leads away from the direct revelations of
God for the government of the Church." .

These paragraphs were taken from a statement
issued and signed by the First Presidency then
composed of Joseph F. Smith, Anthon H. Lund,
and Charles W. Penrose. The present First Pres-
idency of the Church has reaffirmed tHat stand on
the matter. ,

A safe rule to follow would be to h^ve nothing
to do with schemes that are presented with an air

of mystery, and promising great things to the
Church, for against all such the people have been
repeatedly warned by their spiritual leaders.

~H. R. M.

June Conference Challenges

'J^HE coming of April makes one think of grassy
lanes, apple blossoms, and — June Conference!
And June Conference makes one think of culmi-
nating programs, — of eight thousand amateur ac-
tors, twenty thousand dancers, two thousand pub-
lic speakers — ^finalists for wards — as many re-told
story tellers, scores of archers. Boy Scouts, Junior
Girls, Gleaner Girls, M Men, Vanguards, Seniors
and Adults.

What a program it is that will mobilize tens
of thousands of people from the age of twelve to
the four score mark ! Throughout the world dur-
ing these spring weeks young people and old are
finishing up their winter programs. They have
had Gold and Green Balls, dramas, archery con-
tests, debates, socials, class work, projects, in a
rnighty effort to enrich life, to use leisure construc-
tively, and to be of use to fellow men.

In June all of the various groups will assemble
in Salt Lake City to participate in one grand finale,
a magnificent Commencement. To many a young
person that June Conference is worth a year of
sacrifice. The inspirational meetings, the thrilling
contests, the unusual social opportunity, the mag-
nificent weather, the matchless City of the Saints
and the Salten Sea — everything offers attractions
in June.

Two months now, and then the finals. The
best brains of the Church, the most fluent tongues,
the most graceful bodies will be pitted against
one another in a fine, friendly competition for
honors. The flower of the Church will be pres-
ent to hear the story of the Gospel repeated and to
carry away new ideas for another year of worth-
while struggle toward higher levels of living.

June Conference Challenges!

To the Legislators

I

F tobacco is injurious, and it is; if tobacco adds
a dangerous fire hazard to our arid country,
and it does; if tobacco is "smelly" and disagree-
able, and it is; if tobacco is especially injurious to
growing and impressionable young people, and
it is; if tobacco makes for unsightly litter in pub-
lic and private places, and it does; if tobacco is
expensive, and it is; if tobacco adds to burdens of
the human race, and it does; then, why should
any legislator vote to have it flaunted in lying
colors before the eyes of children and adults alike?
Every legislator from every county in the state
should be asked by his constituents to say how he
voted and if he voted for repeal of the law
prohibiting tobacco advertising on billboards,
why he voted as he did.

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(Silver cQnings

Tricky Mr. Debit and Stingy Mr. Credit

By CLAIRE W. NOALL

HAVE you ever been on the
toboggan of Spendthrift

Hill, sliding swiftly
down, gay, thoughtless, and free
from care? Have you known
what it means to toil up Inch-by-
I n c h Mountain, parsimonious,
care-worn, and full of fears? Per-
haps you have had both experi-
ences. No matter! Though the
past may have held plenty of
money or too little, too many in-
stallments to meet, or savings that
went down to destruction in stocks,
bonds, and banks, we are all facing
new economic conditions now.
Whether our earnings be large or
small, or we are receiving relief as-
sistance, there is a tool which will
help everyone to solve his financial
problems, and make the most of
what income he has — the budget.

The chief purpose of this tool is
to give you exact information as to
your income and expenditures and
to enable you to use your money
to the greatest possible advantage.
By keeping careful accounts you
can estimate accurately just how to
make the most efficient use of your
resources and thus wisely appor-
tion your distribution for neces-
sities, luxuries, and savings. With
credit and debit chanting a duet on
the low-ebbing tide of finance, how

is one to live in a world where
money is the basis of exchange?
The illusion of the rich Joneses,
your opulent selves, your wealthy
neighbors to the left, and all the
easy plenty of the past, has van-
ished along with the balance in
the bank, for a time at least. But
knowing how to use what money
you have will make the difference
between a happy and a miserable
existence. For money, or the lack
of it, will master you if you don't
gain the upper hand of it. No
matter what the income, there is
a way of living on it if one has
the courage and the stamina. Hard
times do not support palaces, but
budgets can keep one out of bank-
ruptcy and the debtor's prison.

In this period of post-prosperity
false pride must hide its face with
lost credit. Time-honored qual-
ities such as sincerity, self-suffi-
ciency, unadulterated genuineness,
and old fashioned simplicity must
be relied upon to give a feeling of
security and self-respect. The tin-
sel and baubles by which people
have been wont to set their stan-
dards are now as passe as the in-
stallment plan for buying unneces-
sary luxuries.

Moreover, order in financial af-
fairs facilitates domestic peace and
happiness. Intelligent use of

money is one of the first essentials
to good home-making. One of
Reno's sad disclosures is, that about
one-half of ,all unhappy marriages
crash on the rcKks of financial de-
spair. Apparently many people
do not face facts in their spending.
Seemingly oblivious that one dol-
lar won't buy la dollar's worth of
goods or fun for each member of
the family, too often, father,
mother and children all clamor for
its use at one time. The miracle
of having the siame greenback buy
an overcoat for each of them has
not yet come to pass, but trans-
forming financial chaos into order
is at the command of everyone who
intelligently plans his spending.

jpVERY family should have an
adequate spending scheme of
its own, an entirely individualistic
plan, for there is no feasible average
in budgeting to suit different peo-
ple's needs. Tastes and expenses
vary as surely as statures and com-
plexions. No sample budget, de-
voted to typical percentages, will
be effective for any one family's
requirements, because food, shelter,
and clothing items differ tremen-
dously for families of equal size.
Thrift, which is desirable to one
person, is odious to another. Some
people save for trips, others to own

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3SS

a home, some to buy la yacht, and
some to replace the kitchen lino-
leum. But one thing should be
common to all spending schemes,
a good system for recording receipts
and disbursements. And herein
lies the value of the budget! It
gives you a general view of your
classified accounts, and it makes
possible a fairly accurate estimate
of your future expenses. It pro-
vides a factual basis which enables
you to equalize your income and
outgo, and it reveals the true status
of your bank account — no more
cross-eyed squinting at a lean bal-
ance on the first of the month when
you have been expecting a fat one.

To be successful, budgeting re-
quires the earnest cooperation of
the whole family. Gone are the
days when the father is the sole
breadwinner and also the single-
voiced dictator of the family ex-
chequer. Often there are several
earners in a family, and all the
members, except the infants, should
be the spenders. Heretofore chil-
dren have been taught almost ex-
clusively how to save.

"Here's a penny. Run put it in
your savings bank!" and Johnny
would jingle the coins in his bank
with complacent satisfaction as he
completed the command. That
was the thing to do.

Now Johnny is supposed to
learn at an early age the meaning
of profit and loss, and he should
know how to use his allowance,
what proportion of it should be
saved, and how to receive the great-
est value for what he spends. All
this takes instruction and experi-
ence. As the allowance increases
with added years, the responsibility
for an intelligent use of it should
increase. Buying powers should
be enlarged gradually from the
small child's random spending of
the nickel or dime for anything he
wants to the eight or nine year
old's use of his margin on his earn-
ings for some desired object.

TXTHERE practicable the adoles-
cent should have an allow-
ance which covers clothing costs,
school expenses, amusements, and
sundries. If family accounts have
been kept carefully the parents
should have a fair idea of what an
adolescent's yearly expenses amount
to. Exclusive of room and board,
at least to begin with, young peo-
ple should be allowed to handle
cheir own accounts. One twelfth
of the estimated annual sum could

be given as a regular monthly al-
lowance, and boys and girls could
be responsible for all personal ex-
penses. They would soon learn
the approximate cost of various
items, and they could get some fine
experience in planning their ex-
penditures and in learning to avoid
treasury leaks and extravagances.
Coming out ahead one month is
not the same as having a good sum
to one's credit at the end of a year.
It would not take long to learn
that any excess money over the
current month's expenses should
not be squandered, but should be
consistently saved in order to take
care of heavier expenses at some
future time. Such knowledge and
experience, gained in budgeting, is
helpful in developing a general
sense of proportion and balance.
To be successful this work requires
a good deal of practice and self-
restraint, but if a child has been
taught from his earliest years how
to spend and save wisely, and to
take pleasure in delayed rewards,
he will not find the financial re-
sponsibilities of his adolescence too
great. In taking over such re-
sponsibilities, he will gain some
splendid preparation for his adult
life.

The college student who lives
away from home should also bud-
get his allowance and assume the
responsibility of planning his ex-
penses. He should know the exact
cost of his room and board, his tu-
ition fees, club dues, etc., and
knowing the amount of his allow-
ance, hel should be able to estimate
the available percentage for clothes,
amusements, and miscellaneous ex-
penses. These suggestions also
apply to girls, and therefore, as a
matter of being fitted for life, every
child should be taught how to
budget, and the whole family
should plan and support its spend-
ing scheme.

'T^HE matter of recording the in-
come and expenditures is not
difficult. You can easily make
your own account book in a loose-
leaf tablet, or a five cent notebook;
you can purchase one for a small
sum, or you can send to the Cities
Service Corporation, 60 Wall St.,
New York City, and a nice one
will be forwarded ito you free of
charge. Your record should be
sufficiently detailed to give you an
accurate picture of all your receipts
and disbursements. Your appor-
tionment and spending scheme

should be sufficiently elastic to al-
low for constant readjustment if
necessary, and for unforeseen ex-
penses, and also for replacements
in personal and household equip-
ment. If you are making your
own account book, you might in-
clude any or all the following clas-
sifications: Food, with the subdivi-
sions of groceries, meat and milk ;
shelter, including all maintenance
for home, rent, or the monthly
payment towards owning a home;
laundry, cleaning and service;
household equipment; carfare; auto
expenses; education, church, books,
and magazines; amusements and
recreation; miscellaneous; and sav-
ings.

The surest and easiest way to
keep your accounts is to enter all
your expenses in your daily record
every night. Never fail to do this!
When forming a habit, allow no
exceptions to occur; so if you are
just commencing the budget habit,
never fail to make your entries be-
fore retiring. Having done this
for a month or two, and having
duly considered your balances, you
will be prepared to shape your
budget to your ends and to answer
your own questions in regard to
what should be spent in different
ways. Your needs and desires are
entirely individualistic, and no one
can plan your spending as well as
you can. Do not be discouraged
if your balance shows some dis-
crepancies. They are bound to oc-
cur, due to some' oversight in the
entries. Place their amount in
your miscellaneous column, and be
watchful that they do not become
too large or disproportionate. Set
a goal for saving a certain amount
for future needs. Whether the un-
foreseen should prove to be a rainy
day or ja. glowing experience, it is
best to he prepared for cnr'rgencies.

BUDGETING is one game in
which the safe play is abso-
lutely the only successful play.
You can't take chances on dollars
you haven't got, nor should you
spend them, trusting that the
charge account will be paid. One
valuable thing about the budget is
that it reveals the fact that a debt
is a debt, and that it is just as hard
to pay for an article in a month
or two as it is at the current mo-
ment.

The usual reaction to anyone's
first attempt at budgeting is a long
drawn out sigh, and an exclama-
tion to the effect that it just can't
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356

A Home For $130

By KATRINA HINCKS

(March, 1932. Forum)

DURING the summer of 1932 a
sturdy little gray stone house
was built on a Connecticut
hillside, by Bill and Ann Car-
ter, two years out of college and tem-
porarily out of a job. The little house
represents a new way of tackling 1933.
Before they were married, Bill and Ann
decided that the Carter farm would be
a lovely place to build a little shack for
weekends; then last April when Bill
was told that he wouldn't be needed in
his job, they began to make plans for
the house which was to be much more
than a summer plaything.

I can hardly picture Ann living the
rugged country life, for at school she
lived the gardenia and house-party life,
studying advanced art and other things
little calculated to make a country-
dweller of her. But I know she does
live the simple life, for I visited their
home and found out for myself. Ann
was waiting for me at the top of the
hill, an oil lantern alight to point our
way; Bill was chopping wood — that
being the only fuel they used. He had
been most energetic at it, for we had
to climb over a great pile of it which
he had stacked in front of the door.

Inside, I found a warm, stone- walled
room with a big fire crackling and
steam coming out of a kettle hung on
the crane over the open fire. Opposite
the hearth was a wide double-bunk,
built in. Ann lighted two kerosene
lamps, and the room sprang into re-
lief. She and Bill began preparations
for supper, cooking over the open fire,
which, they assured me, was simple,
once one was used to it. "I can boil
anything by hanging pots and kettles
from the crane. I can broil anything
by resting a broiler on an iron frame
we had made; and I can bake things
in my pet oven." The only difficulty
was, it appeared, that dinner might be
at 6:30 or at 8, depending upon the
particular fire of the evening.

After a delicious meal, they ex-
plained how they managed about liv-
ing expenses- — ^and how they had built
the house. The latter had been ac-
complished by such means as dragging
stones from an old wall above the pas-

ture, beams and floor-planks and tim-
bers from an old barn belonging to the
place; the rest of the material, as well
as the furnishing, had been obtained
by fair means or foul.

It took six months to build, the
mornings being spent in gathering ma-
terials and the afternoons in actual con-
struction. Ann's version of the build-
ing of the house was somewhat less ac-
tive than Bill's but interesting (and
she but two years away from the study
of manuscript illumination in col-
lege) . At first, she said she simply sat
around on the edge of the excavation
and made idle remarks; later she ran
back and forth looking for small rocks
to fill in between the large ones. From
there she was promoted to stone-crack-
er, for which occupation she soon
learned to close her eyes. She even
learned to mix concrete. When they
reached the roof. Bill put up the rafters
and roof-boards, and Ann followed
with shingles. When the floor was to
be laid. Bill put the boards down and
Ann followed on hand and knees to
plane and scrape — a back-breaking job
which she soon relinquished in favor
of staining rafters and ceiling. Together
they made the tables and bunks, and
then brightened up the place with ar-
ticles purchased at the five and ten cent
store. The total cost of the house was
as follows:

Building materials $ 34.15

Tools 13.71

Cement, lime, sand 26.15

Hardware 19.37

Furnishings 36.43

Total -$129.81

Since they did not have to buy the
land, they were able to do the thing
much more cheaply than other couples
who were less fortunate in the be-
ginning. But there are still in Amer-
ica millions of acres of land to be
bought cheap.

Living expenses they summed up as
follows:
Light (kerosene for lamps and

lanterns) $ .80

Food (including staples the

first month) 26.00

Heat (wood chopped by Bill

and gathered from the place) 0.00
Cooking expense 0.00

Total - $26.80

Travel, mostly by way of Bill's
Ford, comes very reasonably. So far
almost no clothes have been purchased.
Bill has earned the necessary milk and
eggs by helping with the work on the
farm.

Bill is not working for someone else
at a job he might hate, and yet would
feel he should be grateful for in times
like these. He and Ann have an ob-
ject which is their own, and fascinat-
ing— they are fighting tangible diffi-
culties like the frozen spring, endless
wood to be cut and food cooked. Their
solution is not one that everyone could
attempt, but it represents courage and
gaity. They are finding a way out,
and having fun in doing it.

The Forgotten Man to His

President

By WILSON FOLLETT

(Atlantic Monthly for Mar., 1933)

TTT'E have given you what you asked
^ ^ for — our votes. Millions of us
have helped you to the office to which
you aspired — thousands who never had
cast a ballot before. You go to your
office as the choice of all parties, social
classes and sections of country in a way
and to a degree never granted to any
man in America before. It would be
natural for you to surrender yourself
to the elation of victor in a partisan
contest, but we want you to see your-
self in a different light than that. Rather
than a victorious general, a conquer-
ing hero in plumed and gilded coach,
as you might be human enough to re-
gard yourself, we should like you to
go to your task clothed in the sack-
cloth of an invulnerable humility, not
arrayed in self-confidence and pride, or
vestured in the illusion of power, glory
and importance to which we might
succumb in your place.

We have given you the votes you
wanted, but along with them goes a de-
mand that you gain a simple under-
standing of what we meant when we
voted for you. To whom can you
turn for this urgently necessary under-
standing? Not your late campaign
managers and workers — their game is
not truth, but flattery. Their interpre-
tation is that we gave you a stupendous
demonstration of our confidence in you
— and therein you have the measure of

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357

their hopeless remoteness from us plain,
non-political folk and our mental post-
ure. It was an inevitable bit of comedy
that they should make you that hollow
declaration, but if you believe a word
of it, you will become a victim of
tragedy. To gain a true knowledge of
what has really been happening in the
minds of Americans, there is only one
quarter to which you can turn — the
quarter occupied by the "Forgotten
man" made memorable in the phrase
you borrowed from William Graham
Sumner for your campaign. By the
forgotten man we think you mean as
— the forgotten people of America —
the plain folk, distrustful of politics
and politicians, who put you where
you are. If, having once understood
that we really exist, you are resolved to
keep us in mind and work for the ad-
vancement of our legitimate hopes, all
advice to the contrary notwithstanding,
then you possess the first and greatest
qualification for becoming the Presi-
dent of all the people, and you can have
any degree of support from the people
that you will ever require. If, on the
other hand, you lose touch with us;
if you let politicians sell you their polit-
ical interpretations of our extremely
non-political state of mind, then you
are primed for the disaster which over-
took your predecessor in office. We
hope that since your election, you have
been mlealsuring and collecting your
merely human powers against the ap-
palling demands ahead, studying to
make yourself a better man than we
elected. We hope you have been feel-
ing out the spirit of the country, striv-
ing to penetrate the smoke screen of
mere party strategy to the realities of
your forgotten man. You will find
in these pages the voice and spirit of
the forgotten man trying to speak to
you. There is nothing here which
does not faithfully represent the
thoughts of unnumbered Americans —
clerks and sales persons trying to get
along on a third of a job apiece; fore-
closed ranchers; ruined farmers and
planters; newspaper men who revile the
policies of their managing editors;
mechanics in garages; waiters in res-
taurants; mill operatives; fishermen;
those on charity and those giving char-
ity to their neighbors; movie extras;
librarians, teachers, writers, mining en-
gineers of closed mines — -in short — us.
We are the only ones from whom you
will hear the actual truth, for we arc
the only ones who ask nothing for
themselves and who expect nothing ex-
cept the common good.

You must not mistake our vote for
a vote of confidence. It was a vote of
hope. What we really gave you was
a chance to earn our confidence. Your
opponents elected you — it was not so
much that they chose you as they re-
jected the others who had taken ad-
vantage of every major opportunity to
be wrong since 1919, as one of them
said, and our cumulative realization of

that wrong defeated them. You be-
came the beneficiary of our conviction
that a change of administration might
possibly improve our condition, and
could not possibly make it worse. You
were elected by our universal belief that
the worst possible calamity which
could befall us was four years more of
what we had just had.

About you personally, we know lit-
tle. We think you are a good fellow,
and that you are a good man. We can
imagine that you would make personal
sacrifice to relieve sufi^ering among
your fellows. We do not think you
will use your ofiice to further self-in-
terest. We admire you as a man who
confronts his work with the healthy
gusto which a good many persons de-
vote only to play, and who does his
work better for finding in it a pleasur-
able excitement.

If you had had the destitute marchers
in the bonus army on your hands last
summer, we suspect that you would
have gone to them informally, talked
companionably with them, had a grand
time yourself, and gone away leaving
them with the feeling that you were
their friend. If you had found it ne-
cessary to put them out, your tact and
candor would have made it easy for
you to show them why — and they
would have left cheering you. You
have the great gift of making it easy
for all sorts of people to like you. It
will give you the advantage of doing
the thing which is politically advan-
tageous and morally g|enuine. Our
only question is how many wrong,
evasive things are you capable of do-
ing to win support?

We see clearly that it will take a very
great President indeed to bring about
any positive betterment during the
next few years. We do not believe
that any party caused the depression,
nor that any party can end it. All we
can really demand of the political sys-
tem is that it shall keep out of our light
while we ourselves take the steps which
will end the depression which we our-
selves brought about.

You see how it is. We expect of
you the great things for which the
emergency calls — things greater than
have been required of any President
since Lincoln — and yet we have been
led to wonder if there is enough sheer
power in your composition to meet
with inspired energy the stupendous
demands of the time. We want to
see that you are a leader — let us see
that, and there is no length to which
we would not go to support you. But

Friendship

By Juanita Pulsipher

'T^HE glow of friendship is to me
-*• Like moonlight on a gnarled old tree,
lUum'ing the whole, soft'ning each scar,
Gilding each day-time blemish and mar,
Transforming the common to majesty.

if, as President, you try to please
everyone; if you substitute policy and
diplomacy for uncompromising cour-
age, we can only then heave the old
familiar sigh of relief for wasted votes.
We shall have asked for the bread of
leadership only to be given the cut-
glass of graceful forensic diction. Are
you a savior for our country or only an
attractive and facile man, an able poli-
tician, a fluent compromiser whose im-
portance to history in the long run will
be that he called attention to the
neglected works of Sumner who spoke
of the "Forgotten Man"?

We could forgive you many political
errors if you show the fight necessary
to win along lines of your own con-
victions. It is your spirit which will
count. You cannot give us prosper-
ity, but you can help to create the at-
mosphere in which real prosperity
breeds. You can lay the basis for a
new definition of prosperity to take
the place of the wrong one we have
had. Many of us realize that true
prosperity is not the thing we had
before 1929, but that it is based on
security, continuity, thrift — values
which will last longer. What we arc
awaiting is the assurance that you share
in the realization — and that bankers,
financiers, wild-cat promoters, members
of the Stock exchange, and every ven-
dor of insecurities share it, also. We
can stand any length of dark passage,
if we are assured of coming out into the
light at the end. What we cannot
stand is much more false encourage-
ment. If there is ever a social revolu-
tion in this country, it will be the
product of unfulfillable reactionary
promises made to keep us quiet.

If you want us to support you in
1936, lead us now. Grasp and use
the elements of unity and serenity un-
derlying the troubled surface of Amer-
ican life today. What a magnificent,
what an unparalleled opportunity is
yours to be the President of all the
people. No President of modern times
has been more free to respond to the
changing demands of current facts and
fixed demands of his own principles.
When the knowing ones suggest to you,
as they will, that the Presidency is not
social philosophy or generalizationls,
however inspiring, but simply the oil-
ing of an incredibly complicate ma-
chine, and that anything else is dis-
loyalty to the party, think of that im-
mense majority who voted for you —
think of us. We shall not bother you
much; we do not clamor at officials,
nor hound them. You will wonder,
sometimes, if we really exist, for we
shall be so quiet compared with those
at your very ears. But we do exist; and
we are watching you. We will be here
when you have need of us. Work for
us and we will stand by you. Let us
feel that you believe in us and nothing
can undo our belief in you. Remem-
ber the forgotten man and he will make
you a remembered President!

358

Destination Unknown

Another attempt to suggest the crea-
tion of a Christ as an actual participant
in human affairs. This time it takes
place on a rum-running ship. Not very
convincing, niot highly entertaining.
Only passable. Adults.

The Great Jasper

Story of a lovable, fun-loving Irish-
man, married to a narrow-minded
woman and taking his fun where he
finds it. Plot and treatment out of the
ordinary. Direction excellent. Adults.

Humanity

Tale of a doctor in New York who
sacrifices himself to save his son and
redeem him to the realities of his work.
Family.
The Keyhole

Romance of a lady and private de-
tective— not very strong in dramatic
values and not particularly well played.
Fair entertainment for Adults.
Life of Jimmie Dolan

Farm life, child interests, the lifting
of the mortgage and prize-fighting all
combined. Fair, in a rough way,
though not outstanding. Family.
Men Must Fight

Picture of woman's futile battle
against war spirit. Excellent acting.
Not interesting to children. Adults.
Man Hunt

Junior Durkin appears as an am-
ateur detective in a small-town crime.
Clean, cheerful, fairly amusing. Fam-
ily.
Rome Express

The thief of a famous painting
boards the train and the lives of several
people are changed. Good photography
and characterizations. Adults and
young people.

Secrets of Madame Blanche

Old story of sacrifice of mother love.
Acceptably played. Fair for adults who
like the type.

Secrets

Delightful beginning leaps disap-
pointingly into western, politics, old
age and other things which produce a
curiously discontinuous story, with
some parts excellently done. Family.

State Fair

Humor, romance, popular stars and

genuine interest will make State Fair
a winner. Some suggestive details —
one scene in particular — detract from
the production and lets down the Gay-
nor and Rogers standards. Because of
this, it cannot be recommended.
Crime of the Century

Well handled murder mystery.
Adults and young people.
Employees Entrance

The marriage of a young department
store head and a beautiful girl is almost
wrecked through the schemes of the
store-manager, an immoral man who
tries to dominate the lives of his em-
ployees. Well directed and well-
acted. Recommendation necessarily
withheld because of drinking scenes
and other unwholesome details.

The following plays are not recom-
mended by any of the groups preview-
ing and reporting:

Child of Manhattan, Sailor Be
Good, Wax Museum, What, No Beer!

A list of pictures chosen as suitable
for children is herewith submitted:

Pictures Suitable for Children Between
the Ages of 8-12 Years

1. Amateur Daddy Fox

2. Beyond the Rockies RKO

3. The Big Broadcast Paramount

4. The Big Stampede Warner

5. Bring 'Em Back Alive RKO

6. Business and Pleasxire Fox

7. Come On, Danger RKO

8. Come On, Tarzan_-_World Wide

9. Congorilla Fox

10. Cornered Columbia

11. Crooked Circle World Wide

12. Dangers of the Arctic

Explorers Film Co.

13. Destry Rides Again Universal

14. Fast Companions Universal

15. Fireman Save My Child Warner

1 6. Ghost Valley RKO

1 7. The Golden West Fox

18. Hell Fire Austin Tiffany

19. Haunted Gold Warner

20. Heritage of the Desert._Paramount

21. Heroes of the West Universal

22. Hidden Gold Universal

23. Hold 'Em Jail RKO

24. Little Orphan Annie RKO

25. McKenna of the Mounted

Columbia

26. Make Me a Star Paramount

2 7. The Man from Mexico

Monogram

28. Marked Men Universal

29. Movie Crazy Paramount

30. Mr. Robinson Crusoe

United Artists

31. My Pal, The King Universal

32. Pack Up Your Troubles M-G-M

33. Partners RKO

34. The Phantom President

Paramount

35. Racing Youth Universal

36. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Fox

3 7. Renegades of the West RKO

38. Ride 'Em, Cowboy Warner

39. Rider of Death Valley__Universal

40. Robbers' Roost Fox

41. The Saddle Buster RKO

42. Texas Cyclone Columbia

43. Tom Brown at Culver-Universal

44. Too Busy to Work Fox

45. Trailing the Killer__„ World Wide

46. The Vanishing Frontier

Paramount

47. When a Feller Needs a Friend
1 M-G-M

48. Wild Horse Mesa Paramount

49. Wild Horse Stampede„Columbia

50. With Williamson Beneath the
Sea Principal

51. You Said a Mouthful Warner

The Best of the Short Subjects

Aesop Fables RKO-Pathe

Cannibals of the Deep Educational

Fisherman's Paradise M-G-M

Fitzpatrick Traveltalks M-G-M

Hodge-Podge, by Lyman Howe

Educational

The Magic Carpet Series Fox

Mickey Mouse

Columbia and United Artists

E. M. Newman Travel Talks

Vitaphone

Silly Symphonies United Artists

Vagabond Adventure Series RKO

359

<iJKelchizedek 'Priesthood

The Talkie Goes to Church

"And it came to pass that while they
were thus conversing one with another,
they heard a voice as if it came out of
heaven; and they cast their eyes around
about, for they understood not the voice
which they heard; and it was not a harsh
voice, neither was it a loud voice; never-
theless, and notwithstanding it being a
small voice, it did pierce them that did
hear to the center, so much that there was
no part of their frame that it did not
cause to quake; yea, it did pierce them to
the very soul, and did cause their hearts
to burn." Ill Nephi, Chapter II, Verse 3.

PRIOR to the year 1930 many
M^ards of the church purchased
motion picture equipment
which was used not only for the
purpose of adding to the recreational
program of the ward by presenting
wholesome motion pictures to the
members, but at the same time provid-
ing maintenance funds for the upkeep
of the church property without levying
a direct tax upon members of the ward
for this purpose. With the develop-
ment of the sound motion picture, the
bishops of these wards discovered that
it was difficult to secure suitable pictures
to meet their purposes. They found
expensive equipment on hand, in some
cases not fully paid for, and yet useless.
A few enterprising wards, feeling the
need of modern equipment with which
to carry on their recreational program,
entered into contracts for sound equip-
ment. In many cases this equipment
was largely experimental because it was
found the better equipment was too
expensive for use in the wards. In
a few cases after only a few months
some of this equipment first purchased
became obsolete, and the matter was
called to the attention of the Presidency
of the Church who felt that some effort
should be made to protect wards from
salesmen who had equipment to sell
and whose only interest apparently was
the profit to be had through such sale.
After nearly a year of investigation
during which the purposes for which
sound picture equipment could be used
were considered, and also the cost of
purchase, maintenance, and operation
of such equipment, the committee

By DAVID A. SMITH
F/rsr Counselor to the Presiding Bishop

recommended to the First Presidency
that if a favorable contract could be
entered into with one company to pro-
vide equipment for wards, this should
be done. The committee was instruct-
ed to continue their negotiations for the
purpose of getting for the wards a con-
tract which would permit them to make
purchase on an easy payment plan. Af-
ter months of negotiations, a contract
with one of the largest producers of
sound picture equipment in the world
was accepted. This contract provided
that such equipment could be purchased
by the wards on a monthly payment
plan which it was thought by the com-
mittee would make it possible for
members of the church in the outlying
sections especially to enjoy modern en-
tertainment while paying for that priv-
ilege. This plan provided for the com-
plete ownership of such equipment after
the contract price had been paid.

Many wards have taken advantage
of this opportunity and are finding the
sound equipment not only entertain-
ing, but educational. With non-syn-
chronous equipment, music of the best
kind can be furnished for entertain-
ments, music for the dance, as well as
for concert purposes, but they are now
finding the most valuable feature of
such equipment is its educational possi-
bilities. As an experiment, a picture
was taken of President Grant, President
Ivins, and some other church leaders.
This picture has been used by some of
the wards.

One bishop announced that President
Grant would meet with them on a cer-
tain night and deliver an address. The
meeting house was filled, but Presi-
dent Grant did not make an appearance.
The services were carried on in the
usual manner. Finally the lights were
turned off, the picture was thrown up-
on the screen, and before this group
of church members and invited guests
stood President Grant. His voice was
heard as he delivered a message to the
audience he could not see.

Another ward reported the follow-
ing: "Since the installation of our
picture machine about a month ago.

we have been fortunate in securing a
number of reels which we used on each
Sunday night at sacrament meeting.
Our children for the first time saw and
heard President Grant, President Ivins,
David O. McKay, Bishop Sylvester Q.
Cannon. They saw and heard the
great organ with Edward P. Kimball
at the console, and next Sunday night
we will hear the tabernacle choir in
'Let the Mountains Shout for Joy.*
I doubt if you realize the true value
these church films are going to bring
to the outlying wards. Religious or
educational pictures are going to do
much to help bring out the attendance.
Last night we had an outside brother
65 years of age who had never heard
a sound picture."

While this is only the beginning of
a great modern educational enterprise,
we hardly need pause to realize the
great possibilities which are before us
and the opportunity afforded for the
Presidency of the Church, who now be-
cause of the great amount of detail
work required of them, find it almost
impossible to visit the members of the
church as was the custom in earlier days.

As the radio with its modern de-
velopments has made the whole world
almost as one small community, how
long will it be until the Gospel mes-
sage delivered by our leaders as if in
person will be delivered to the church
often through the medium of the sound
motion picture? What an opportunity
for taking to the remote places the art
of teacher training and the demonstra-
tion of class work to strengthen the
work of the Sabbath Schools, for a
study of the drama, opera, or the sweet
tones of the symphony — contests for
the M. I. A., music of sweet tones and
a rhythm that will encourage the
graceful dance, the rhythm of motion
to music, harmonious — suggesting
grace and refinement — subjects of in-
terest to the M Men, the Vanguards,
Scouts, Bee Hive Girls, and even those
of the Primary Organization. Marvel-
ous is the work of the Lord, and won-
derful are His ways.

Weekly Thoughts On Tithing

nnHE payment of tithing weekly or
monthly according to the system by
which one's income is paid makes tithe-
paying easier.

April 2. The paying of tithing

By DR. FRANKLIN MADSEN

induces the habit of obedience not only
to that law but to allied laws.

April 9. The paying of tithing is
often a fortification against a dark,
sinful life.

April 16. The law of tithing is a
fundamental principle of progressive
and dynamic sociology.

April 23, The paying of tith-
ing is a preparation against judgments

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and calamities that arc to come upon
the earth in the last days. This is
definitely stated in Verse 23, Section
64 of the "Doctrine and Covenants"
as follows:

"Behold, now it is called today until
the coming of the Son of Man, and
verily it is a day of sacrifice, and a day
for the tithing of my people; for he
that is tithed shall not be burned at
his coming,"

April 30. One of the purposes
of paying tithing is to build a house
unto God for the perfecting of the
saints. This is declared in the "Doc-
trine and Covenants," Section 119,
Verse 2.

Suggested Ward Teachers'
Message

APPLICATION OF THE GOLDEN
RULE

Partly as an economy measure and
partly because the Improvement Era
goes into practically all of the homes
of ward teachers, or should do, the
monthly suggestion for ward teachers
is to be printed in these pages. This
will obviate the necessity of having
them printed by the various stakes.

"Therefore all things whatsoever ye
would that men should do to you, do
ye even so to them: For this is the
law and the prophets." Matthew,
7:12.

' I *HERE never was a time when the
consistent application of this divine
rule of conduct as between men was
more greatly needed than the present.

People everywhere today are urging
more than ever before the observance
of the second great commandment of
the Savior: "Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself." A most effective
means of approach to the observance of
this great commandment is to cultivate
the practice of the Golden Rule in lit-
tle, as well as in greater, things. The
Latter-day Saints accept this teaching
fully. Our example is most potent in
its influence upon others.

How may we manifest our accept-
ance of this principle in our daily as-
sociation with our fellows? By dem-
onstration, the possession and applica-
tion of various qualities, among which
are the following:

Courfest/.— One of the most im-
portant qualities in our daily contacts.

Self-control, whereby we retain
mastery over our feelings and actions,
and thus avoid those things which breed
strife.

Judgment, whereby we resist fault-
finding and carping criticism; and pro-
mote constructive, helpful suggestions.

Consideration, the prevention of
nuisances; the spread of contagion; care
in prevention of accidents, injuries, etc.

Charity, the true spirit of helpful-
ness and the promotion of the real
welfare of others.

Tolerance, in which we show proper
respect for the opinions and feelings of
others.

Let us each keep these things con-
stantly in our minds. Let us develop
the habit of reviewing our acts of each
day to determine if they have conform-

ed to the spirit of this great principle.

Let us go further and develop the
habit of analyzing our motives as we
plan our actions, to be sure they arc in
harmony with this commandment.

Thus, we shall be learning day by
day, to manifest by our acts our love
for our fellowmen more fully, and pro-
viding a leaven that will spread its
beneficial effects to others.

^Preparing' the Soil for Flowers-

slow life and a steady one and are
not quick eaters like the annuals.

In addition plants require sun
and air. From the air they take
carbon dioxide, which mixed with
the water from the soil, forms car-
bohydrates in which the plant cells
live. They need nitrogen to build
up the leaf and woody parts, phos-
phoric acid to stimulate root de-
velopment and to hasten ripening.
Since this is the way plants get their
food they then must have sunlight,
agreeable temperature and plenty
of water*

^Silver Linings-

Continued from
page 33 6

"The three cardinal rules of Land-
scaping;
Preserve open lawn center,
Avoid straight lines,
Plant in masses, not isolated."

"The best things are nearest —
breath in your nostrils, light in
your eyes, flowers at your feet,
duties at your hand, the path of
God just before you. Then do not
grasp at the stars, but do life's
plain common work as it conies,
certain that daily duties and daily
bread are the sweetest things of
life," — Lord Houghton.

Continued from
page 355

be done! Your income doesn't
allow for your necessities! Well,
what are you going to do about it?
Pursue a running train all your
life, or be forever financially wor-
ried ? The wise and thrifty person
will face his money facts, using
the pruning knife quite heartlessly
where necessary to balance his bud-
get. He may have a case of
wounded pride for having placed
himself on the rightful rung of the
ladder of standards which his in-
come indicates, but this will not be
as serious or as hard to cure as an
acute or chronic case of financial
distress. There are many saving
graces to offset rigid economies, and
the person who succeeds in bud-
getary matters can attain his goal
and live within his income, for
that's what the budget says to do.

It's best to heed its warning at all
times, but especially so in these
uncertain days.

One more satisfaction that bud-
geting makes possible is thei ac-
cumulation of a few savings.
Savings spent for travel or in
gaining some long desired experi-
ence may bring lasting satisfaction
as a means of enriching your life.
Rational economy, and neither
hoarding nor unnecessary stinting,
is the thing that is needed at this
time. So, if you can succeed in sav-
ing some money, why not put it to
the best use that you can possibly
imagine? Would it not be splen-
did if everyone could plan a budget
which would enable him to know
financial peace and to realize some
dream of happiness!

^Governor C. Ben Ross-

days, when he wanted to be the
governor, has developed into the
fighting zeal of a man who wants
to go on serving his people; who
has advanced into the position of
doing it through sheer ambition

Continued from
page 344

and determination, and by exercis-
ing the qualities he was bom with.
But nobody has a monopoly on
those qualities, and that is what
Governor Ross tells young people
whenever he gets the chance.

(LAaronic rriesthood

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Sacrament Service in Highland Park Ward, Granite Stake

Highland Park Ward Sacra-
ment Service

By EARL JAY GLADE, JR.

WHITE shirts and black bow
ties play an important part
in the sacrament system of
the Highland Park Ward of
Granite Stake. Dark trousers complete
the boy's costumes. This has been the
customary Sunday attire of the younger
Lesser Priesthood members in this ward
for over four years.

The immediate reason for adopting
this uniform dress was to do away with
the motley array of vividly colored
sweaters, seldom pressed coats, and
shirt sleeves of varying degrees of color
and cleanliness.

No opposition was found in intro-
ducing the plan. The boys were con-
sulted one Sunday. A week later eigh-
teen of their number turned out prop-
erly attired. The ward members at
once expressed their approval. Parents
of sons who were not properly equip-
ped, provided white shirts and black
ties immediately.

Younger boys in the ward wait anx-
iously for their twelfth birthdays so
they can take part in the passing of the
sacrament. Many of them appear in
their shirts and ties long before they
are eligible for ordination. In some
cases, when a boy is financially unable
to get the required clothing, the ward
Relief Society has cooperated.

The system of passing the sacra-
ment in Highland Park Ward, has a
number of additional features. The
18 or 20 deacons who pass are ar-
ranged according to their height
around the sacrament table. Each dea-
con is assigned a definite section. This
is done in such a way that they all
finish their sections at the same time.
Arriving at their positions, the dea-
cons stand at attention until the signal
is given by the supervisor. When all
are through the signal is again given
and the deacons return to the Sacra-
ment table.

An important result of the white

shirt-black tie system has been a no-
ticeable increase of boys in attendance
at Sunday School, and Sacrament meet-
ing and in the number participating in
the passing of the sacrament. The
members of the ward have expressed
themselves as being greatly impressed
with the sacredness of the ordinance by
the solemnity of administration.

The deacons have been encouraged
by many prominent church leaders who
have visited the Ward and expressed
their approval of their method of con-
ducting the sacrament service.

The four deacons' quorums com-
pete for an annual award which is pre-
sented by the bishop. The award is
made on a point basis. Points are
given by the supervisor for attendance
at Sunday School and sacrament meet-
ing, filling assignments (passing sac-
rament, speaking, praying, lesson par-
ticipation) , behavior, etc.

Quorum officers have charge of their
meetings, making of assignments and
seeing that they are filled. The class
leaders supervise these activities. These
leaders are James Hodgson, Jack Sal-
mon, Dr. J. T. Robinson and Charles
Burnette.

The ward Lesser Priesthood commit-
tee has an office in the chapel basement
where the records are kept and meetings
are held.

Ward Teaching and Public
Speaking Urged by Priests

Thoughts Suggested

By BISHOP DAVID A. SMITH

TT is the duty of the Priest to preach,
teach, exhort, and baptize. Occa-
sionally, the question is raised as to
the wisdom of placing such a respon-
sibility upon young men between 1 7
and 20 years of age. If we turn to
section 84 of the Doctrine and Cove-
nants, we find that the Aaronic Priest-
hood is a preparatory Priesthood, that
according to the plan of the Priesthood,
those holding the higher Priesthood are
instructed to send before them, the les-

ser priests to prepare the way for them.

Some remarkable incidents, as a re-
sult of literally carrying out this in-
struction, are coming to the attention
of the Presiding Bishopric. Through
the present plan of correlating our
work, the spirit of service is growing.
We feel more than ever before that the
greatest protection which can come to a
young man is to have placed upon
him some responsibility which requires
of him not only studious thought, but
action. Anything that will help cause
these young men to realize that God
is the Father of all, is in reality our
Father, whom we may approach when
we have learned the meaning of the
Gospel message, with every assurance
that we may converse with Him and
receive a reply to our supplication is de-
sirable. To do this, we must, of course,
so live that we arc susceptible to the
actions of the Holy Spirit, which moves
upon us in devious ways and helps to
control our actions, our thoughts, our
habits, in harmony with the princi-
ples of the Gospel. If not, there must
be some discord, and where there is
discord, there can be no communica-
tion with our Heavenly Father.

With these facts before the young
man and clearly understood, he is
equipped to enter the homes of mem-
bers of the church to there kneel in
prayer with them, to deliver a simple
message, reminding them of the acti-
vities of the ward in which he re-
sides, and of which he is at the time
a representative. If members of a
family are neglecting their duties, a
kind invitation to join with those who
are engaged in such activities will ac-
complish more than to remind de-
linquent members of their delinquency.
Such action on the part of a young
man will develop the spirit of toler-
ance, of brotherly love, and such a
visit is bound to leave that same feeling
in the home, and thus they preach not
through sermons, but through actions
which are sermons without words.

If this Aaronic Priesthood is a pre-
paratory priesthood; if it is the duty
of the Priest to preach, teach, exhort,
and baptize, is it not the duty of all
officers to provide a means for such
training, and the duty of church mem-
bers to look upon such efforts in a
spirit of appreciation and kindness?
To assist both ward officers and young
men called to this office, a course of
study for the Priests has been arranged
to provide a sermon for each Sabbath
sacramental meeting. The subject
matter is not extensive. It is not ex-
pected that they speak for more than
five minutes, and where this is being
done, young men of the church are

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not only developing through this ex-
perience afforded them, the art of ad-
dressing a congregation, but every
speech delivered helps to establish in
the soul of the young man so favored,
if his efforts have been received kind-
ly, a desire to increase his powers to
do and thus he is unconsciously de-
veloping faith and a knowledge of Gos-
pel principles, which go before him as
a guiding star all his days.

The Priesthood meeting is the train-
ing school. Here he should discuss these
problems with his associates. He
should ask questions on matters he does
not understand, and he should be ever
ready to give others the benefit of his
knowledge. And so if we follow day
by day the Lord's plan, we are led in
our youth to the fountain of knowl-
edge, which gives strength not only to
the mind, but to the body, and power
to withstand the ravages of a tem-
poral world destined to decay.

Use of Lesson Outlines

"C^VERY quorum of Aaronic Priest-
hood in the Church is urged to
use the lesson outlines prepared by the
Presiding Bishopric. These outlines
contain the complete program for
training young men in Priesthood ac-
tivity. In wards where the quorum
meeting is merged with the Sunday
School class, if the Sunday School les-
son is used instead of the Priesthood
lesson each quorum member should be
urged to secure the quorum lesson out-
line and the lessons should be assigned
each week by the supervisor for home
reading. It is important that every
quorum supervisor have the lesson out-
line as it contains instructions and
suggestions for carrying forward the
quorum work.

Outstanding Success in the
Correlation Plan

By PHILO T. FARNSWORTH,

Chairman Aaronic Priesthood Com-
mittee of Grant Stake

T AM reminded of a class of mid-
shipmen at a naval academy who
were taking examinations. The ques-
tion had been placed on the board.
One boy looked at it, wrote hastily on
his paper and handed it in. The in-
structor had been watching him and
shook his head, thinking that the boy
must not have given the question mucli
attention. The question was: "Why
did the Spanish Armada fail?" The
boy had answered the question as fol-
lows: "The Spanish Armada failed
because it lacked three ships — mark-
manship, seamanship and leadership."
The work in which you are engaged is
dependent upon its success for leader-
ship. If there has been anything ac-
complished in Grant Stake, it has been

because of the leadership we have had.
We have a united stake presidency back
of the correlation work. We have a
second counselor in the presidency who
eats, breathes, sleeps and dreams cor-
relation work. No small share of our
success is due to the stake correlation
secretary. Brother Leonard Aamodt
has been untiring in seeing that the
reports are prepared and sent in. The
bishops of our wards have been out-
standing in their support of this work.
I have outlined six items that seem
to be paramount in the success of this
work.

First, we attempted to organize, to
bring our boy leadership together, to
inform them and to convert them, if
need be, to this work. In these meet-
ings we have attempted to bring in-
spiration to them. We have tried to
follow the plan of organization printed
in the Deseret News on January 22,
1932.

As the second principle, we have set
out to get the facts. The surveys we
have made have been for the purpose
of giving us information. We found
out that 181 boys in our stake have not
been ordained to any office in the Priest-
hood. This is an appalling thing. We
spend thousands of dollars to send mis-
sionaries abroad to convert others but
we have in our own back yard a fruit-
ful field. We have given the names of
these 181 boys to our bishops and they
are working with them. We found out
that some 48% of our Priesthood
groups are over age. We found by go-
ing to Scout headquarters that we had
356 Scouts registered. Brother Nich-
oUs, who has been in charge of our
Scout work, said, when the facts were
presented to him: "I never believed
that this condition existed in our stake.
It seemed to me that every boy was in
Scouting. There are 660 boys who are
not in Scouting."

As the third principle, we have
brought our groups together. We have

Evidence

By Alberta Huish Christensen

/I PRIL, are you here again?
•^ I think it must be true, —
Who else could rouse the torpid sap
From somnolence, but you?

Who else could lure the linnet back.
Could put the frost to flight,

Or clothe in perfumed loveliness
The plum hedge overnight?

April, you ARE here again, . . .

Deep streams once more are blue,
Who could release their ice-bound lips

To chant again, but you?

In furrowed loam seeds throb with life,
Who else could bid them grow?

Who else could lift from stifled hearts
The winter's burdening snow?

attempted to show the Sunday School,
the Mutual and Aaronic Priesthood
groups what their responsibility is and
how they can approach these boys.

Fourth, we have gone forward to su-
pervise, visit and encourage the men in
the various wards. Men on the Stake
Sunday School Board were asked to
visit and help their wards, and to return
to the stake the information they had
obtained. The Scout men and the
Aaronic Priesthood men bring in their
information.

As a fifth principle, we have at-
tempted to put over a leadership train-
ing course in these meetings. We have
attempted to show what individual and
"case" work really is; that some of
these boys have had a mental upset;
that there may be economic conditions;
that in some cases indifference on the
part of the boys may be due to some
unkind response on the part of the
leader. We have urged our men to
take advantage of the specialization
courses of the Scouts.

And sixth, we plan in future visits
and at correlation meetings to follow
up the information.

If we have had any success, it has
been largely because we have attempted
to follow the plan proposed by our
presiding officers which we think is the
most worthwhile we have any knowl-
edge of for the guidance of youth from
12 to 20.

April in Church History

A PRIL is rich in church anniversa-
ries. It is the belief of many that
April 6th is not only the anniversary
of the organization of the Church and
several other important events in church
history, but that two other extremely
important events occurred on that date
namely, the birth of the Savior and
Joseph Smith's first vision. In secular
history Peary discovered the north pole
and the United States entered the world
war, to mention but two outstanding
events. Other important events of in-
terest to young men of the Church are
listed here.

April 12, 1807, Parley P. Pratt
born, Burlington, Vermont.

April 5, 1829, Joseph Smith and
Oliver Cowdery first met.

April 6, 1830, Our Church was or-
ganized at Fayette, Seneca County,
New York. First Elders were ordained.

April 11, 1830, Oliver Cowdery
delivered first public sermon on the
restored gospel.

April 14, 1832, Brigham Young
was baptized at Mendon, New York.

April 23, 1839, Site of Nauvoo,
(then Commerce) was selected to be-
come headquarters of the church,

April 6, 1841, Corner stone of Nau-
voo Temple laid.

April 2, 1843, Joseph Smith made
second prophecy regarding Civil War

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— that it would be caused by slavery
and begin at South Carolina.

April 5, 1847, Advance company
of "Mormon" pioneers left Winter
Quarters for "Upper California," now
Utah.

April 14, 1847, Brigham Young
and official party of leaders left Win-
ter Quarters for west.

April 6, 1853, Corner stone of Salt
Lake Temple laid.

April 7, 1860, First Pony Express
from west reached Salt Lake.

April 9, i860, First Pony Express
from east reached Salt Lake.

April 14, 1879, Corner stone of
Manti Temple laid.

April 8, 1889, Wilford Woodruff
became President of the Church.

April 6, 1893, Salt Lake Temple
dedicated.

Prepare Now for Aaronic
Priesthood Day

\4"AY 15, 1829, the Aaronic Priest-
hood was restored in this dispen-
sation. Sunday, May 14, 1933, has
been designated as the day for observ-
ing the anniversary of this important
event. It is suggested that Bishops
and Counselors and Ward Supervisors
of the Aaronic Priesthood begin at
once to prepare for this event. Boys'
choruses should be organized wherever
possible, rehearsing appropriate songs.
Books of Remembrance should be com-
pleted as far as possible and ready for
the exhibit planned in each ward as
outlined in the Lesson Books for
Aaronic Priesthood quorums. The
complete program suggested by the
Presiding Bishopric will be sent out
shortly and will be published in the
Era for May.

Thumbnail Sketches of
Church History

Organization of the Church

npHE Church (afterwards named by
revelation the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints) was or-
ganized according to the laws of the
State of New York, April 6, 1830,
in the house of Peter Whitmer, sen., at
Fayette, Seneca Co., N. Y., with six
members, namely, Joseph Smith, jun.,
Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Peter
Whitmer, jun., Samuel H. Smith and
David Whitmer. Joseph Smith, jun.,
and Oliver Cowdery ordained each
other Elders — the first Elders in the
Church — according to commandment
from God. They then laid hands on
all the baptized members present, "that
they might receive the gift of the Holy
Ghost and be confirmed members of
the Church." The Holy Ghost was
poured out upon them "to a very great
degree." Some prophesied and "all

praised the Lord and rejoiced exceed-
ingly."

"The Church was commanded by
revelation to keep a record, and Joseph
Smith, jun., was named by the Lord a
Seer, a Revelator, a Prophet, an Apos-
tle of Jesus Christ, etc. (Doc. and
Cov., Sec. 20.)

"Soon after the organization of the
Church the Prophet's parents (Joseph
Smith, sen., and Lucy Smith), Martin
Harris and A. Rockwell were bap-
tized.

"Some persons who had been bap-
tized in the sectarian denominations
desired to join the Church without
further baptism, but the Lord, by rev-
elation through the Prophet Joseph
Smith, instructed them to enter in at
the gate, as He had commanded, and
not seek to counsel God." (Doc. and
Cov., Sec. 22.)

Since the date upon which the
Church was organized, more light has
been poured out upon the world than
in hundreds of years of previous world
history and more progress has been
made scientifically, industrially, so-
cially and religiously. Among future
generations of the world this date will
undoubtedly stand out as an important
one in world History.

Aaronic Priesthood
Organization Gains

"TOURING the past year more than
"^ 200 additional members have
been added to Stake Aaronic Priest-
hood Committees as a result of the
organization campaign conducted by
(the Presiding Bishopric. This is an
increase of 50 per cent.

Ward supervisors have been in-
creased by more than 200, bringing
the total to approximately 650 wards
now conducting Aaronic Priesthood
work, with supervisors assisting the
bishopric.

During this year a plan of intensive
leadership training is being carried out
for the purpose of assisting these new
members of stake and ward committees
lin becoming acquainted with their
work.

Resignation

By Juanita Pulsipher

/BRUISED my wings on convention's
bars,
I longed to be free, to aspire, to soar,
To move, if I could, among the stars.
But my brief flight of song was quickly

spent ;
It left in my heart neither peace nor con-
tent.

A cage is so sheltered, so safe, so secure.

The Priesthood Class
Exercise

SUGGESTIONS TO SUPER-
VISORS

'npHE class exercise is divided into
two periods. — (a) Activity and
(b) Lesson work. The first period,
that of the preliminary exercises and
checking of duties performed and to
be performed, is of vital importance
and should be given first consideration
each week. It may require, with prop-
er system, about fifteen minutes time.
Following the review of activities the
second period, that of lesson work,
should follow. About twenty to thir-
ty minutes should be available, depend-
ing upon the time allotted to quorum
work.

When the various quorums separate
following the opening exercises they
should carry out the class exercises un-
der the presidency of the quorum with
the direct guidance of the supervisor.
and under the general direction of a
member of the bishopric. If there be
more than one quorum, each quorum
should meet separately with a super-
visor for each quorum.

The bishop's counselor should act
in an advisory capacity with the quo-
rum presidency in carrying out the
order of business in the class and in
discussing such items of instruction as
may be desirable. He should, of course,
take charge of the ordination of any
member. The supervisor should co-
operate with the presidency in making
assignments of duties and following up
the same, in promoting attendance and
in social activities. He should take
charge of the lesson work.

A suggested order of business to be
followed by the quorum presidency
during the thirty to forty -five minutes
allotted for this work is as follows:

(a) Activity Period:

1 . Prayer.

2. Roll Call.

3. Consider ways of increasing
attendance of absent mem-
bers.

4. Report on assignment of du-
ties performed,

5. Assignment of duties for en-
suing week.

6. Social and fraternal activi-
ties.

7. Any instruction by member
of bishopric. (15 minutes,
more or less.)

(b) Lesson Period:

Lesson work under direction
of supervisor. (20 to 30 min-
utes.)
Increasing Attendance. Every effort
should be made to account for the ab-
sence of any member. The supervisor
and the quorum presidency, with the
cooperation of the members, should
adopt such measures as will insure the
best attendance and the greatest in-
terest.

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Executive Departmem\

General Superintendency
Y. M. M. I. A.

GEORGE ALBERT SMITH,
RICHARD R. LYMAN,
MELVIN' J. BALLARD,

Executive Secretary:
OSCAR A.

KIRKHAM

Send all Correspondence to Committees Direct to General •■Offices

General Offices Y. M. M. I. A.

47 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE STREET

General Offices Y. L. M. I. A.

33 BISHOP'S BUILDING
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

General Presidency
Y. L. M. I. A.

RUTH MAY FOX,
LUCY GRANT CANNON,
CLARISSA A. BEESLEY.

General Secretary:

ELSIE HOGAN

So. Davis Stake

ONE of the best plans ever used
in South Davis Stake for the
encouragement of participa-
tion in drama by inexperienced
members was tried out during the
past few weeks. The play "Stoves"
was chosen, casts to be made up en-
tirely of those who had had no pre-
vious experience on the stage, and
directed by inexperienced directors.
All wards agreed to join, with the
result that three of the eight wards
had eliminations of three, two and two
casts respectively. The remaining
wards had but one cast. Because some
wards objected to the contest feature,
it was decided to present the plays in
demonstration, with competent people
invited to see the plays and give con-
structive criticism. The results of this
project were many and varied, but
most interesting. Seventy-eight peo-
ple participated in the performances,
and the fact that none of them had ap-
peared on the stage before gave con-
fidence to all. One result of it has been
that some individuals who had not had
courage to enter in contest plays, have
tried out with the others, and are on
their way toward some interesting ex-
perience on the stage.

Gold and Green Balls

Reports from the Field

El Paso Ward

The Gold and Green Ball of El Paso
ward proved to be a most successful af-
fair. The Contest dance was demon-
strated before a large crowd in a hall
beautifully decorated in the M. I. A.
colors. Gold and green refreshments
were served, and an excellent time was
had by all.

Great Falls

The Gold and Green Ball at Great
Falls, Montana, was a most delightful
aifair, many young people attending,
and a most interesting evening being
spent. The hall was decorated in the
colors of the organization, and excel-
lent music was a feature of the occa-
sion. A queen was selected and
crowned, then presented with a great
bouquet of flowers. All voted the
affair most successful.

T

Sacramento District

HE Gold and Green Ball has become
one of the outstanding social
events of the city; this year it was held
in one of the finest halls of the town,
commodious, charming in appoint-
ment, and beautifully decorated. More
than 500 people were present, and the
entire affair was characterized by an
atmosphere of excellence in conduct
and buoyancy of spirit. Following
the ball, several non-members of the
Church made favorable and enthusi-
astic comment on the success of the
function, observing especially the ab-
sence of tobacco, liquor and unrefined
behavior. It was one of the best
balls ever held in the district.

Union Ward

The Gold and Green Ball, held at La
Grande, Oregon, attracted the largest
crowd which has gathered in any so-
cial activity this sea,son. The hall
was attractively decorated, a false ceil-
ing of green and gold streamers being
suspended between chandeliers and bal-
cony, and small Japanese lanterns being
hung profusely. The orchestra played
from a gold and green bower on the
stage. The queen, chosen from a num-
ber of gold-and-green-gowned girls,^
was presented with a bouquet of daf-
fodils. The Contest dance was dem-
onstrated as a feature of the evening.

Palmyra Stake

About 800 people attended the Pal-
myra Stake Gold and Green Ball, and
unusual success followed. The spe-
cial feature was a demonstration for

Queen and Attendants, Gold and Green Ball, Spokane, Washington

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San Diego "Heart of a Rose"

each month in the year — Passing of the
Old Year and Entering of the New; a
red heart opening to admit George and
Martha Washington (in miniature)
who danced the Minuet; a couple in
Irish costume dancing the Irish Jig;
Flowers, sleeping, wakened by the
warm rays of April sunshine; Queen
of the May; fishing trip; Uncle Sam
and Goddess of Liberty; Beach Picnic;
Queen of Autumn leaves. Labor Day,
commencement of school from begin-
ners to college (this won the prize)
an enormous pumpkin carrying an Au-
tumn fairy scattering leaves; Armis-
tice; burlesque on M. I. A. Stake Board
Xmas Tree. Another feature was a
demonstration of the Gold and Green
contest dance, which added interest to
the affair.

Fremont Stake

The Gold and Green Ball of the
Fremont Stake for this year was ad-
vertised as the biggest social event of
the season, and its realization surpassed
all expectations.

The pavilion was decorated beau-
tifully, the ceiling being cobwebbed
with shaded tints of gold and green
and a large gold and green chandelier
was hanging in the center. Pots of
flowers were placed artistically around
the hall and the windows were cur-
tained with gold and green drapes.

A demonstration of the Gold and
Green fox-trot was given during in-
termission. The four wards of Rex-
burg and the Sugar and Teton Wards
were represented. It was a thrilling and
beautiful sight to see the many couples
moving in the rhythmical measures of
this dance. The original Stake dance
was also demonstrated.

The music was furnished by a lo-
cal ten piece orchestra.

A large crowd attended the dance
and it resulted in a financial success
as well as a social one.

South Sevier' Stake

The annual Gold and Green Ball of
the South Sevier Stake was held Fri-
day, Jan. 27th, in the Stake Pavilion
at Monroe under the direction and man-
agement of the M. I. A. Stake Presiden-
cies.

The building was beautifully deco-
rated in gold and green, and formed a
very appropriate background for the
huge crowd which filled it almost to
capacity. It is estimated that over
nine hundred people attended this func-
tion. A queen and attendants were
chosen. Ten couples from the dif-
ferent wards demonstrated the contest
dance adding to the evening's entertain-
ment and success.

Saturday night, Jan. 28th, from sev-
en to ten o'clock the Junior Gold and
Green Ball was held in the same place
and under the same direction and man-
agement.

This was the outstanding social

event for the young people from
twelve to fourteen years old of the
Stake.

They also had their queens chosen
from the six wards represented. The
contest dance was demonstrated here
also. The dances were well conducted
and the officers in charge are to be
congratulated on the success of the
two evening's entertainment.

San Diego District
The annual Gold and Green Ball
was held in the 10th street auditorium
in San Diego as a district affair, all
three branches participating. Each
branch presented some idea pertain-
ing to Mutual Work. The three
groups were announced by fanfare, af-
ter which a Page dressed in a court
costume of green, announced the three
groups and their ideas.

San Diego won first place with "The
Heart of a Rose" idea. A huge rose of
gold crepe paper was constructed on
a platform on casters. The stem ot
the rose formed a handle. Two at-
tendants gowned in green garden dress-
es brought in the rose in which was
seated the Queen. Before the group
appeared, six young girls sang the re-
frain, "In the Heart of a Rose." This
music accompanied the group around
the hall, during which time the Rose
opened and the Queen revealed herself
as the heart of pure gold.

East San Diego presented the Era
idea. A hand-painted replica of the
January issue formed the cover of a
book, which, when opened, revealed
a blank page. The page was torn by
a Boy Scout and out of it stepped a
little girl dressed as a Bee, represent-
ing the Bee-Hive organizations. She
was followed by the queen, who ap-
peared in a quaint ruiBed dress of green
and carried a bouquet of gold roses.
The queen's attendants were dressed in
gold. One carried a plaque with the
slogan and the other an Era.

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Queen of Gold and Green Ball,
Le Grande Ward, Union Stake

Logan Heights very effectively treat-
ed part of the slogan, "We Stand for
Enrichment of Life." The queen, in
a formal gown of green satin was pre-
ceded by a toddling lad of three repre-
senting 1933. A bower of green fern
with gold roses formed a canopy over
the queen and was carried by her two
attendants, followed by two Boy
Scouts.

While awaiting the judges' decision
of the three groups, the contest dance
was demonstrated.

The Big Horn Stake

The Gold and Green Ball held in
this Stake was a very successful event.

Gold and Green Queen, Sacramento
Branch

Although the largest dancing floor in
the stake was used, it was crowded to
capacity. Approximately six hundred
people attended the dance.

Every detail of the plan had been
carefully worked out by the committee
in charge so that the event was a real
triumph. At the sound of a trumpet
each main feature was presented. Four
thrones were in readiness for the queens
who had been chosen from the Gleaner
class of each ward. The queen entered
followed by her attendants. The mem-
bers of her ward joined in a march led
by their queen. She then took her
throne and the next queen entered.

When the four queens had been pre-
sented, the gold and green fox-trot
was given in their honor. Under the
direction of the stake dance director,
twenty couples participated in th2
dance.

The success of the evening may be
attributed to the loyal cooperation
which the ward officers are giving in
carrying out a stake dancing program.
Our greatest difficulty another year will
be to find a hall large enough to ac-
commodate the crowd.

Oquirrh Stake

The annual Gold and Green Ball of
Oquirrh Stake was held in the Pleas-
ant Green Ward recreation hall, attend-
ed by the largest crowd present at a
stake affair in the last three years.
Features of the evening were the grand
march of queen and escorts, contest
dance demonstration and general danc-
ing. The queen was chosen by points
of honor, instead of popular vote, the
points being based as follows:

40% for ward with highest per-
centage of attendance at M. L A.

15% for ward having highest per-
centage of Era subscriptions.

15 % for ward with highest percent-
age of officers present at Dec. Union
meeting.

15% for ward with highest per-
centage of officers present at Jan. Union
meeting.

15% for ward having collected
highest percentage of M. I. A, fund.

The Queen was selected from Pleas-
ant Green Ward.

Wasatch Stake

For the Gold and Green Ball of this
stake the hall and throne for the Queen
were colorful in the M. I. A. colors,
with flowers, lamps and illuminated
monogram adding to the general effect.
The Gleaners, Junior Girls, Bee-Hive
Girls, Vanguards and Scouts had a
booth in which to display their work.
As the queens marched in, each was
given a corsage bouquet, after which
they marched to the throne for the
crowning of the Queen of Queens.

The demonstration of the new con-
test dance was a most interesting feat-
ure, and the entire affair delightful.

Queen of Gold and Green Ball,
Great Falls, Montana

Bear Lake Stake Music Festival

The stake tabernacle was filled to
capacity at the Music Festival held re-
cently, approximately 1300 people
being present. The festival was a
great success, and the directors deserve
the highest praise for their efforts. The
chorus work, solos and instrumental
work was most delightful, especially
since there were representatives of every
ward participating. The promise given
by the event was one of greater musical
activity and interest in this stake.

Queen of Gold and Green Ball,
El Paso Ward

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Stake and Ward Officers and
Teachers, and Members are
Invited to send in Suggestions
for 1933-34 Slogan.

A T this season of the year the Gen-
-^^ eral Boards of the M. I. A. select
the slogan to be used by the Associa-
tions during the following year. It
has been suggested that superintendents
and presidents, both stake and ward,
teachers and members might have a
desire to offer suggestions. All those
who would like to assist in building a
1933-34 slogan arc invited to send
their suggestions to the Secretary of
the General M. I. A. Board, 47 East
South Temple St., Salt Lakje City,
Utah, on or before May 1.

Sunday Evening Joint
Session — May

/GENERAL Subject: The Restora-
^-^ tion.

1. Singing— "An Angel From on
High" or similar hymn.

2. Prayer — A Vanguard.

3. Singing — "What Was Witnessed
in the Heavens," or a similar hymn.

4. Presentation of the Slogan.

5. Retold Story — Vanguard or
Junior Girl.

6. Testimony — -By a Junior Girl —
What the course — "Believing and Do-
ing, and the Activity, Have Done For
Me." See Chap. 24, Junior Girl Man-
ual, especially the last paragraph. Five
to seven minutes.

7. The Lands My Parents Came
From in Answer to the Gospel Call —
a Junior Girl. Five minutes. For
suggestion sec February number, 1933,
Improvement Era, page 242.

8. Special Music, instrumental or
vocal.

9. How a Young Man Views the
Restoration — A Vanguard. (Remem-
ber that Joseph Smith was younger
than a vanguard at the time of his first
vision. The restoration of the Gospel
and the restoration of the Priesthood
may both be mentioned. See Joseph
Smith's own account which may be
had free by sending to the Presiding
Bishop's Office.)

1 0. Patterns set by the Prophet Jos-
eph Smith for Young Men to Live By
— A Vanguard.

1 1. Closing Music.

12. Benediction.

In connection with No. 10 the
Vanguard speaker could mention the
Word of Wisdom and the duties of
those holding the Aaronic Priesthood.
Stories of the young man, Nephi,
might also be told.

Seniors

Get Acquainted

/^NE of the chief objectives of the
^^^ Senior class is sociability, an en-
larging of acquaintanceship. In line
with this objective it is suggested that
the Senior classes in each stake join
in a stake Senior social or Get Acquaint-
ed. At the earliest possible meeting, ar-
rangements should be made and officers
selected or elected to carry forward
plans for your stake gathering. Each
ward may be assigned the part it is to
take and a suitable place be chosen.
You will of course be guided by your
facilities in the stake and the number
of Seniors in your M. I. A. May pre-
sents several special days such as May
Day, Mothers' Da'y, and Memorial
Day, but any day chosen by the Senior
department is special enough.

Your social may take the form of a
dance, a party of progressive games, or
if the latter part of May or the first
of June is chosen it might well be a
picnic out-of-doors. It might be a
hard-times party or dance or an almost
formal affair. Be sure that a place is
chosen which can 'be made sociable
and attractive. Then let your Decora-
tion committee, your Music and Pro-
gram committees, your Refreshment
committee do their best. Be sure that
every one is made acquainted and that
all enjoy themselves. It is well to
feature more than one activity if your
group is mixed.

A Spring picnic might be any
amount of fun. You might feature
your playground baseball and have a
tournament. Sign up your ward teams
and let them draw for opponents and
play off the first series towards a stake
Senior baseball championship team.
Other events might be featured from
the Senior program as volley ball or
horseshoes. Feature the picnic as much
as possible — hot steak and rolls,
weinies, baked beans, hot chocolate,
things which will not be too great a
burden either by way of expense or
preparation.

If a social gathering is planned keep
the games moving. Introduce the
guests with some well chosen "ice-
breakers" that will keep them moving
and not give them a chance to get seat-
ed for the evening. Make the games
short enough not to die on your
hands and have every one taking part.

You yourselves may have many bet-
ter suggestions. Have a good time.
Make it an objective of the social to
see how many new friends you can
add to your acquaintanceship.

The California Mission

The California Mission reports that
9 of its Mutuals have each organized

a Senior Class. The letter continues:
"The reports of this department are
very good. Five feel that the Senior
is one of their most successful classes.
This department is following the out-
lined course of study together with
their social evening, as given in the
Manual.

"Many of our part time Mission-
aries have joined this class, and the
investigators as a rule visit this de-
partment."

THE Northwestern States
Mission

"Reports are all very favorable. One
organization said that this class was the
largest of the entire Mutual."

North Weber Stake

"In some of the wards this class, al-
though not large as yet, is very suc-
cessful. The lesson material is enjoyed
very much and members of the class.
seem interested. In other Wards, how-
ever, they are not meeting with much
success. The biggest problem seems,
to be to get good attendance and a.
larger enrollment."

Montpelier Stake:

"Some wards have organized the
Senior class. There is a good attend-
ance and the lessons are interesting.
Some are attending this class who have-
not attended the M. I. A. before."

Cache Stake

"Our Senior classes are organized
well and are, we consider, very success-
ful."

Alpine Stake

"Two Wards arc very successful, the
other two wards are just average. While
all four wards seem to be enjoying,
the class and having very enjoyable
times."

Los Angeles Stake

"The Senior Classes seem to be very-
successful in every Ward in which they
arc held. They have enthusiastic and
harmonious entertainments of various,
kinds, from skating parties to house
parties and dances."

South Sevier Stake

"We enjoy the interesting lessons-
and get a splendid response from the
class."

"At the beginning of Mutual we-
gave a Senior party at our home and

(Continued on page 3 70)

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M Men-Gleaners

M Men-Gleaners

'"pHE "M" Men-Gleaner program for
May will be "Our Social Obliga-
tion During Vacation Time."

"What is so rare as a day in June?"
wrote Lowell in his "The Vision of Sir
Launfal."

What is more delightful than the
coming of spring and summer after
the snows and the frosts of winter?
The period of the year we are now
entering is the vacation time of the
year. Those who have been attending
school have laid aside their books and
their studies and before them lies a
delightful period of leisure time. How
properly to utilize the opportunities
presented during this period of the
year is the problem that confronts us.
Through the reading of good books we
can contact the thoughts of great minds,
thereby greatly enriching ourselves.
Emerson expressed a great truth when
he said, "Give me a good book, health,
and a June day, and I will make the
pomp of kings appear ridiculous."

Springtime finds us in the midst of
the awakening of nature; the hills
and the canyons put on a new and
beautiful garb, and the lakes and woods
become most inviting. The making of
fine comradeships and pleasant associ-
ations with those for whom we care,
makes it possible for us to enjoy the
pleasures thus afforded. God intended
that we should have joy. It is our
heritage that happiness should fill our
lives and no season of the year affords
greater opportunities for the accom-
plishment of these things.

Bessie A. Stanley expresses some fine
thoughts in her definition of success.
She wrote: "He has achieved success
who has lived well, laughed often, and
loved much; who has gained the re-
spect of intelligent men, the trust of
pure women and the love of little chil-
dren; who has filled his niche and ac-
complished his task; who has left the
world better than he found it, whether
by an improved poppy, a perfect poem,
or a rescued soul; who has never lacked
appreciation of earth's beauty or failed
to express it; who has looked for the
best in others and given them the best
he had; whose life was an inspiration,
whose memory a benediction."

Is it not, then, our responsibility to
fill our leisure time, during this won-
derful period of the year, in refreshing
our minds with the thoughts of the
great writers; to so arrange our affairs
that we can spend much time in pleas-
ant association with others; to devote
some portion of each day to the devis-
ing of ways and means to make other
people a little bit happier, and in the
rendition of service that will aid those
in need of help; to keep ourselves in

harmony with the charm and beauty
of the seasons, thereby making our
presence and association desirable to
others? Molly Anderson Haley has ex-
pressed these thoughts in the little poem
which she entitles

A Prayer for the Everyday

T ET me not shut myself within my-
^-' self.

Nor dedicate my days to petty
things.
Let there be many windows in my life,
The entrance to my heart a door
that swings
Where through I go and come with
eyes that smile ;
And folk without as gladly come to
me.
That haply I may learn that thing
worth while —
The art of human hospitality.
Save me from self-preferment that
would gain
Its cloistered place, safe-sheltered
from the strife;
But, purposeful and calm and sweet
and sane,
Lord, keep me in the Living-Room
of Life!

Late Spring and Summer with all
its color and sunshine was just meant
for rest and enjoyment. To many
people summer hours bring much leis-
ure time, the time which is really our
own. How often do we long for time
that belongs to us, to use as we see
fit, to do the things we enjoy doing.
Happiness is intelligent satisfaction and
great happiness may come through the
realization of delightful activities
which satisfy and develop the very
best in us. The urge to play in the
sunshine, to wander through the hills
and canyons, to lunch in the shady
nook, to swim, to dance, to ride and
play golf and, tennis, are only a few of
the delights that come with summer.
The world is so full of life and joy
and color that we truly spend the long
winter happily because we know spring
and summer must follow. But still
a beautiful thing may be made ugly
if not treated sanely and with utmost
care. In the far off land of India
two weavers sat side by side daily,
weaving rugs. The rugs of one of
them sold immediately and there were
orders waiting, but the rugs of the other
weaver would lay in a pile and many
times he would reduce the price in
order to dispose of them. The rugs
of the first one were beautiful and
smooth with a harmony of color and
beauty in design. The rugs made by
the second man were spasmodic and
irregular. The designs were vicious
and unattractive. The same materials

and shades were used by both men.
The one created and enriched the world
and brought happiness to his own life
by his contribution, the other carelessly
wove his pattern to buy tobacco for
his pipe.

In our quest for happiness and joy
we may find the delightful relaxation
which lightens hearts and builds souls.
In our summer activities let us educate
ourselves to choose the higher things
and feel a real satisfaction when the
summer is gone. Let us shun the ac-
tivities that would tend to mar the
beautiful design that we have visioned
as bringing satisfaction and great joy.
When the leisure hours of summer come
to us with their wonderful opportuni-
ties let us fill them with a response
from the best that is within us. "Man
is that he might have joy" — let it be
the joy that comes from delightful,
high class recreation.

This is the evening when the Junior
girls have been invited to join the "M"
Men-Gleaners in their evening's pro-
gram. We hope they will enjoy parti-
cipating with the older group and
that the outing scheduled for this
night's activity has been well planned
and will result in a delightful occasion
for all.

M Men-Gleaner Speech

A GAIN the M. I. A. is nearing the
climax of the winter's activities —
contests. Of particular interest to M
Men and Gleaners is the contest in
Public Speaking, for it has long been
considered their event. By way of
reminder some of the regulations gov-
erning the event are given here: The
speech given in contest shall have as
its subject the slogan of the present
year, "We stand for enrichment of life
through constructive use of leisure and
personal service to fellow-man." Each
person entering the contest shall have
taken a course- in an M. I. A. group
in Speech, or have read and studied
the material in the Activity Manual,
pages 294 to 396, and must, as well,
have appeared three times (twice before
groups of ten or more people, and at
least once in public) presenting a
speech, carefully prepared, of from 5
to 1 0 minutes' duration. Contestants
shall be of 17 to 23 years of age, per-
sons having reached their 24th birth-
day or their 1 7th birthday during the
M. I. A. season being eligible. "A"
standard must be reached in Thought
(worthwhile material and a single and
definite thought) ; Language (message
adequately clothed in words) ; Voice
(vocally pleasing and sufiiciently au-
dible, and conversational in manner) ;
Action (every action — posture, facial
expression, postures, etc., must further
the meaning) . Also, the speech must
be integrated as a whole.

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Gleaner Girls

>•

The Grave of Martin Harris Pictures add Interest

Gleaner Course of Study

APRIL PROGRAM: There will
be but one manual discussion in
the month of April. On April 11,
Chapter XIV, A Group of Six Proph-
ecies, will be considered. (See Glean-
er Manual, p. 126.) According to the
Gleaner calendar, April 18 and 25 are
reserved for Ward and Stake Honor
Nights. (However, these dates may
have been changed to meet your local
conditions.)

May Program: For the month of
May our manual discussions will be
Chapter XV, The Preservation of the
Nephite Record and the Coming Forth
of the Book of Mormon and Chapter
XVI, The Last Days. (See Gleaner
Manual pp. 131-140 inclusive.)

Treasures of Truth: No project
evening is scheduled in the Gleaner cal-
endar for the month of April.

On the project evening, Tuesday,
May 23, the division of "History" will
be taken up. (See Gleaner Manual,
p. 52.)

npHE Gleaner girls of Hyrum Stake
sponsored a visit to the grave of
Martin Harris in Clarkston, Cache
County, Utah, in May, 1932. Ap-
proximately one hundred people gath-
ered at the grave where a short program
consisting of prayer, singing, sketches
of the life and incidents in the life of
this witness to the Book of Mormon
was given. The above picture was
taken at the grave. The picture, to-
gether with details of the visit to the
grave and a brief history of the life
of Martin Harris make a choice "treas-
ure" for the "History" division of the
books of the Gleaner girls of Hyrum
Stake.

piCTURES of events and places will
add interest and color to the di-
vision of "History" in "Treasures of
Truth" books. On page 18 of the
Gleaner Manual we give pictures of
the Temples, with notation that the
Acme Photo Company, 873 South 7th
East Street, Salt Lake City, has pre-
pared this sheet containing pictures of
all nine Temples and that it may be
purchased from this company for 25c.
The company has now prepared a sim-
ilar sheet containing the Presidents of
the Church, in size 8x10, for 25c.
Pictures of each individual Temple,
scenes of early and present day Church
activities, buildings, monuments, the
Presidents of the Church and mis-
cellaneous views of Church inter-
est, in size 3 x 4j/4, may be ob-
tained from the Acme Photo Company,
for 5c each. Upon request you may
see sample copy of these views at the
General Board Office, 33 Bishop's
Building, Orders for all pictures should
be placed with the Acme Photo Com-
pany direct.

Radio Program

' I ^HE radio services of Sunday, Jan-
uary, 1933, under the direction of
the M. I. A., presented the Gleaner
and Junior Projects in a most interest-
ing and delightful manner. This pro-
gram is published in the Church De-
partment of the Deseret News of Sat-
urday, January 28. If it is available
locally and can be presented in the vari-
ous wards of the Church, it will be oi
real value in furthering the project.

Open Night

"^[0 program is outlined for Tues-
^^ day, May 30.

M. /. A. Girls at the Grave of Martin Harris, One of the Three Witnesses

of the Book of Mormon

Ward, Stake and Church
Books

pLEASE read carefully the instruc-
tions given on pages 15 and 16
of the Gleaner Manual regarding Ward,
Stake and Church "Treasures of
Truth" books. We appreciate the con-
tributions which have come to us and
again ask the cooperation of all ward
and Sitake Gleaner leaders. Where
stake leaders have already sent in con-
tributions and now have additional se-
lections from Gleaner books which are
outstanding, we should be very happy
to receive them. Ward books are to
be retained in the wards and stake books
are to be kept in the stakes; we desire
only copies of contributions, with at-
testation, date and signature, the same
as the original, from stake books. We
hope to receive your selections by
May 1.

Two Poems

By HELENA MAY WILLIAMS
A Gleaner Girl

To A Fair Weather Friend

^~pHE skies were bright, the sun

shone down.
We laughed and sang, forgot to frown.
We danced and played and just loved

life,
Forgot there was trouble or worldly

strife.

And I called you friend and held youi

hand,
And was glad that by me you chose to

stand.
But one day the sun went under a

cloud.
Of me you seemed to grow less proud.

Then the lightning came and thunder

and hail,
And beat me like an unmerciful flail.
When at last I looked up through tear-

diramed eyes,
Lo! you'd gone to a place with bluer

skies.

And so, my dear, I say to you.
Anyone's skies can't always be blue.
Mine now are grey and my heart is torn,
Yet soon a glad day for me will be
born.

For every life must have sunshine and

rain,
And every heart must know gladness

and pain.
If skies now are bright, they may turn

grey,
If black now and raining, soon they'll

be gay.

Far off, in the distance, I see my hope

shine.
Soon my skies will brighten, my life

outshine

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Any that you've ever felt or seen, — >
But my eyes are becoming very keen.
So goodbye for ever, fair weather

friend.
It's better that this should be the end
Than that my skies should darken

again
Losing you, yet needing friends — ^bad-
ly— then.

Loneliness

n^HERE was a girl at college

We all felt sorry for;
She seemed so often lonely,

We wished to give her more
Of joy and true companionship.

But while we laughed and played,
She read and thought and pondered,

And lovely poems made.
My dears, I read her poems

At twilight, yesterday —
Her thoughts, her hopes, her ideas;

How such things do repay.
She whom we thought was lonely.

Is blest with friends ten-fold.
While we in poverty of thought

Are lonely now we're old.

Junior Girls

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Continued from
page 367

played games using the word Senior.
One game was making up poems using
a letter of the word S E N I O R for
the beginning of each line. For this
game, we gave the Senior Manual as
a prize. One of the poems follows:

"S is for service, we give

Each to each,
E is for effort to grow

Within reach;
N is "No Evil," a slogan

We need.
To guide us all onward

In thought and deed,
I is intelligent seeking

For facts,
O is for order to govern

Our acts,
R is right knowledge we

Hope to attain
Our name? It is Seniors

Our goal we shall gain."

"We have three active activity lead-
ers and expect to put on an entertain-
ment from our class for the entire
V/ard."

Box Elder Stake:

"We have six Senior classes in Box
Elder Stake. Three of these classes are
very successful in their lesson work
and attendance but the other three are
in an experimental state.

"Our Stake Senior leader thinks the
lessons are wonderful and that next
season she and the wards will be able
to accomplish more. The class fills a
need in our M. I. A. group."

"When we look into the long ave-
nue of the future and see the good
there is for each one of us to do we
realize after all what a beautiful thing
it is to work and to live and be hap-
py."— Stevenson.

'npHIS Mutual year soon drawing to
a close has shown splendid progress
in the Junior department. The quality
of the work done by the leaders has
been so fine, that the results are mani-
fest in the interest of the girls them-
selves.

The program as presented and car-
ried out, has been thoroughly spiritual
in its character, and that, combined
with enough recreational features,
makes it ideal for our Junior girls.

The Junior committee of the Gen-
eral Board feels at this time to express
praise and appreciation for the splen-
did accomplishments of the past year.

In the class discussion on "Believing
and Doing," the girls have caught the
spirit of the subject, and have come to
know that there is a Supreme Being,
a loving Father in Heaven who is
guiding the destinies of His children
here on earth. They have learned the
first steps in the Gospel plan and have
thereby built a foundation for their
future faith, safety, and strength in the
Gospel.

We now come to the closing chap-
ters in our course of study "Believing
and Doing." These splendid lessons
include the consideration of the last
of the Articles of Faith, and finish the
journey step by step which they have
taken through the Gospel plan. As
they draw near the conclusion of this
course, their enthusiasm should in-
crease. Your responsibility. Junior
leaders, is to keep the interest in these
lessons burning, so that when the girls
leave this department, they will enter
the Gleaner Class with a deep love for
the gospel, and with a desire to make
it a part of their daily lives.

With the increasing interest in our
project, "My Story," and the added
one of Contest work, these last few
meetings should surpass the earlier
ones for enthusiasm and interest.

Can't you make these activities so
alluring to the Junior Girls that you
will end this year with larger classes

Awakening

By Juanita Pulsipher

THE harp of my heart was out of tune,
Discordant, inert; then suddenly
Something happened — nothing much —
But all seemed so perfectly right that soon
It sang a long-dreamed melody
To the magic of your touch.

than you had at first? That will be
the real test of your leadership!

We are happy that the story telling
course has found favor with our Junior
Girls the past Mutual season. One
writer on the art of story telling has
said: "When we use our imagination
and emotion to tell a story, we are
using the same forces that underlie all
creative work." Contest time is near
at hand and contest requirements as
given in the Supplement should be
brought to the attention of all who
plan to enter. Junior girls can also
contest in dance, drama, and music.

Leaders

"DEFER to the calendar, page 108
of the Manual and check on work
for the balance of this season. Use
your best efforts to make each night
outstanding.

The project — "Review and Display
of Books" should be teeming with in-
terest.

Note that May 2nd the Juniors are
to be the guests of the M-Men-Gleaners.

Begin to plan for the Class Party
on May 23rd.

My Prayer

By MARIANA THOMAS
Junior Girl from Ogden

H Father,

0

Give me this day an inspiration,
Something for which to live, to look

up to, to desire.
Spare me a part of the blessings which
Are thine to bestow;
Give me an ideal which will let me
Do only the best.
And, Father,

Make me worthy of my home, my
school, my friends.

God's Painting
By MARIANA THOMAS

TTTIRES and posts,

'^ And chimneys and trees.
Lightning rods, houses.

Mountains and bees!
All in God's painting

So wondrous, so grand.
Would that all men

He could help understand.

Pocatello Story-Writing
Contest

pOCATELLO Stake has had a con-
test in story-writing, the first place
being won by a Junior Girl, La Ree
Whittier of Rockland Ward. Her
story, "To Make a House a Home,"
brought out Latter-day Saint ideals in
a splendid way.

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371

Bee-Hive Girls

TF you have not already done so, be
sure and read the Bee-Hive notes in
the March Era. You will find them
very helpful in finishing up your Bee-
Hive work. In this connection we
hope that many Bee-Hive girls will
have completed their scrap books. The
Bee-Hive scrap book should contain
a history of the Bee-Hive girl's activi-
ties and her cell filling for the two
years.

Swarm Day

' I ^HE Bee-Hive Committee was de-
lighted with many of the Swarm
Day exercises last year, but in some
instances stakes presented just ordi-
nary programs, which had no connec-
tion with Bee-Hive work except for the
awarding of the Bee-Hive certificates.
The Swarm Day of the bees is a day of
rejoicing over their accomplishments;
it is a day of feasting together. This
is what we want to make our Swarm
Day, one in which the girls rejoice
over the Bee-Hive accomplishments, a
review more or less of the past two
years' experiences together. Some Bee-
Keepers have expressed the thought that
they get tired of presenting Bee-Hive
programs year after year at Swa'rm
Day, that they want to do something
different. Graduation exercises at
schools are much the same each year,
certain phases of the program having
become traditional and so it should be
with our Swarm Day. Each year we
have a new group of girls taking part;
it is their day, one they should long
remember, one that leaves with them
the beautiful spirit of Bee-Hive. For
Swarm Day suggestions see pages 192
to 195 Bee-Keeper's Book.

Summer Work

OEE-KEEPERS arc inclined to slack-
en their responsibilities during the
summer time, since Mutual doesn't
meet in regular session. However, we
feel this is the time when a Bee-Keeper
should keep in even closer touch with
her girls, because of the leisure time
which they have when not in school.
Handcraft, making some practical use
of the symbol, working on their scrap
books, etc., are interesting summer ac-
tivities for the girls.

Last year the Bee-Hive Committee
prepared an excellent summer bulletin.
Some 1500 copies were sent out, so
there should be at least one copy in
every ward in the Church. The Stake
Bee-Keepers received copies also. These
bulletins were sent without charge and
we hope that they have been used to
good advantage and have been pre-
served for future use. We would re-
fer you to this bulletin for suggestions

on summer outings. The bulletin con-
tains, also, games, handcraft, first aid,
etc. In Stakes having summer camps,
we hope that plans will be made where-
by every Bee-Hive girl may have the
delightful experience of spending one
day or more at the camp.

Mrs. Edith Butler, Stake Bee-Keeper
of Shelley Stake writes as follows:

"Our Shelley stake Bee-Hive Swarms
have accomplished a great deal this
winter in spite of the big drifts of snow
and we are hoping to have a real Swarm
Day. One Swarm of Builders enter-
tained their mothers at a banquet and
surprised them with an apron each,
which the girls had made in their Bee-
Hive class.

Editor of Improvement Era.

Dear Sir: I'm enclosing two poems
written by Bee-Hive girls of South Da-
vis stake. I have been urging the Bee-
Keepers to encourage the girls to write
poetry as a development in the love
for beautiful things. I have promised
the girls I would mail their poems to
the Era.

Sincerely,
Bertha Muir,
Stake Bee-Keeper,

South Davis.

A Prayer

By AFTON GRANT
Age 14, West Bountiful

p\EAR Lord,

^"^ As the bees build their hives.
Help us to build our lives;
As we seek knowledge, give us faith
To do and say the things thou saith
We should do.

And help us. Father, to love truth; —
Taste the sweetness of service through-
out our youth.
Teach us to know Thy Holy work;
And when we from our duties shirk,
Guide our way.

Dear Father in Heaven, give us beauty

in health;
We need not worldly gold for wealth.
We thank Thee for our womanhood —
Oh, help us defend it as we should! —
We'll feel joy —
Amen.

A Beehive Girl

By JANET HIGGS
Age 13, Woods Cross, Utah

A BEE-HIVE girl is a lively girl
With lots of gaiety.
She's level headed, cool and calm

In an emergency.
She always knows just what to do.

She's helpful, full of cheer;
She's kind, polite, obedient.

To all whom she holds dear.
Her courage never falters.

She will protect the weak.
She never flaunts her kindly deeds,

For she is modest, meek.

She's reverent to her God and church.

Their teaching she obeys.
In generous acts, sweet thoughts and
prayer,

She daily lives their praise.
She's loyal to her country.

Salutes when flags unfurl;
And I may surely say I'm proud

That I'm a Bee-Hive girl.

Envelopes for Scrap Books

By MILDRED MOSS
Woods Cross, Utah

Service is the rent we pay for the
space we occupy upon the earth. I
shall be pleased if the accompanying
suggestions, which I have been request-
to send in, are of use.

While building my Bee-Hive Scrap
Book, I found that I did not always
have time to care for my material prop-
erly. Sometimes I lost valuable clip-
pings by putting them aside when I
lacked time. Some work which Moth-
er was doing at the same time gave
us much concern as to how to care
for such things. Together we de-
vised a system of "homemade" en-
velopes. We made large envelopes
from laundry and wrapping paper.

The envelopes were made about one
inch shorter each way than the scrap
book cover. In order to give more
room, a fold was made in each length-
wise end of the envelope. Before past-
ing together, we placed a Peter Pan
patch about one inch from the outer
edge and in the center of the flap;
punched a hole in the center of the
patch; made a pencil dot on the upper
side of the envelope to correspond
and push a brass brad through, at the
dot, from the underside. Over the
head of the brass brad we placed a
piece of adhesive tape to keep the brad
in place. (We tried other things but
found the adhesive tape best.) Between
the upper and under sides of the en-
velope at the bottom, and inside, we
placed a strip of unbleached muslin
about one or one and one-half inches
wide, and stitched it across on the
sewing machine.

I placed my symbol on the ones I
used, and printed the name of that
which I wished to put into it in one
corner. I had an envelope for each
of the seven fields and three or four
extra ones for any other material I
considered important enough, such as
recipes, pictures, party plans and po-
ems. These envelopes were fastened
in my scrap book cover the same as
pages. From the material gathered
and placed in these folders, I made
pages for my permanent scrap book.

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Vanguards

Vanball Finals Thrill

'T~*HAT Vanball from now on will
have to be reckoned with as one
of the outstanding floor games was
demonstrated to a crowd of several
hundred spectators in the Deseret Gym-
nasium, Saturday, February 25, 1933.

In the grand finals for the entire
Church, Emigration Ward of Liberty
Stake, and Ephraim North Ward of
South Sanpete Stake, exchanged posi-
tions from the finish of last year. Em-
igration Ward won the championship,
after winning a thrilling semi-final
from Logan Fifth Ward of the Cache
Stake and then out-pointing Ephraim
North Ward, last year's champions.

The order of finish of the eight teams
that won their way to the Grand
Finals was as follows:

1st — Emigration Ward, Liberty
Stake, Salt Lake Council.

2nd — Ephraim North Ward, South
Sanpete Stake, Bryce Canyon Council.

3rd — Logan Fifth Ward, Cache
Stake, Cache Valley Council.

4th — Mapleton Ward, Kolob Stake,
Timpanogos Council.

5th — Logan Ninth Ward, Cache
Stake, Cache Valley Council.

6th^Tremonton Ward, Bear River
Stake, Ogden Gateway Council.

7th — Rexburg First Ward, Fre-
mont Stake, Teton Peaks Council.

8th — ^Pocatello First W^ard, Poca-
tello Stake, Eastern Idaho Area Coun-
cil.

The wmners were dressed in white
trousers and white shirts, with a large
green block "E" on the front. The
suits for the entire team were earned
by selling coal during the winter.

'f' "T^ 'P

Story Telling Contest

T TNUSUAL interest is being mani-
^-^ fested this year in the story telling
contest for Vanguards. The number
of participants in the various wards
far exceeds any previous year. Fol-
lowing competition in the wards, stakes
and divisions, the finals will be held in
Salt Lake at June Conference. Con-
testants in story will participate
through the M. I. A. in all units and
not through Scout Councils as in other
contest events. Full details are printed
in the M. I. A. supplement. It is im-
portant that contestants learn to actu-
ally re-tell a story and not simply mem-
orize the story and present a reading.

Archery Finals in June

PREPARATION for the Grand Fi-
nals in Archery are under way in

>«-

various parts of the Church, according
to reports received by the Vanguard
Committee. Preparations are also go-
ing forward in Salt Lake to make the
Archery Finals one of the outstanding
features of June Conference. Com-
plete details of the program and plans
for the finals will appear in the Im-
provement Era for May.

Vanguards, Here^s an Idea

TN these days of the almost universal
use of the typewriter it is often
made to serve a purpose outside of
that of regular routine work. One
such special use was made of it re-
cently by two college boys on an auto
vacation trip from California to
Bryce, Zion and Grand Canyons, go-
ing by Salt Lake and returning via
the Mojave Desert.

The boys took along a portable
typewriter and as one drove the auto-
mobile the other, the typewriter rest-
ing on his knees, tapped off an account

of the trip, sights seen, odd experiences,
main impressions and other interest-
ing data. In this way a vivid, accur-
ate and continuous record of the jour-
ney was kept.

The portable, light, handy and
compact, proved more serviceable than
a note book and pencil. It was found
that the slight jar of the traveling auto-
mobile on ordinary roads interfered
very little with the turning out of clear
and fairly correct copy. Only once
was a word or two somewhat mangled.
That was when the auto hit an un-
seen hole in the highway in Nevada
and plunged into the ditch alongside.
But the operator managed to hold the
typewriter on his knees despite this
brisk bouncing.

Upon returning home one of the
boys pasted his copy in a large scrap
book with the pictures taken or pur-
chased along the way. Thus the
unique use of the typewriter gave him
a complete and handy record of his
pleasant vacation that will serve to
bring back, upon perusal, many in-
teresting reminders of the experience
that might otherwise slip from mem-
ory.— Oscar H. Roesner, Live Oak,
Calif.

Top: Emigration Ward Van-Ball Champions.
Bottom: Ephraim Ward Van Ball Runncrsup.

The Improvement Era for April^ 1933

373

Boy Scouts

A Tribute to Scouting

By GEO. R. HILL

/^N this, the week of the twenty-
^■"^ third anniversary of your birth in
America, O Scouting — Builder of Boy
Character — we salute you. As a chal-
lenging answer to every natural urge of
boyhood you are without a peer.

You take the Scouts to the moun-
tains, to the woods, to the fields, to the
wide open starry spaces, there to in-
terpret for him the many sights and
sounds that greet him. You point out
to his wondering eyes the butterfly just
emerging in gorgeous splendor from
the lowly chrysallis, the exquisite nest
of the shy water ouzel hidden so care-
fully in the cavity of an over-hanging
rock behind a waterfall. You teach
him to distinguish between the exu-
berant love songs of the wild creatures
and their distress signals. You make
of him a protecting partner of all wild
life. You unlock the windows of his
soul, O Scouting, and lend wings to
his understanding.

You teach the Scout true sportsman-
ship, alike on skiing parties, while fish-
ing for the wily trout, in an archery
contest, at the Boy Scout Camp, on a
hike in sweltering heat, or while selling
his papers on a crowded street. On
all such excursions you teach him to
depend on himself and to do for him-
self. You bid him walk without blis-
tering his feet, or if they do blister,
you tell him what to do for them. You
show him how to make his bed so that
he can sleep warm in comfort even
under an open sky and with frost in
the air. You show him how to cook
a good meal in camp, or on a hike, or
for his mother at home; how to make a
bow and a quiver of arrows; how to
sew on buttons or repair a rent in his
clothing; how to track deer to moun-
tain meadows, and how and where to
so conceal himself that he can watch
them without disturbing them. You
teach him how to build a bridge across
a stream, or a shelter to protect himself
from storm; how to build a camp-
fire, and how to put it out.

You make of him a clean and fit
companion for himself when he is
alone, and a jovial comrade when he
is with others. You give to him the
ability to play and team with other
boys, to be a good loser, and a modest
considerate winner.

You give to the Scout a religion —
the religion of service. He thrills as
he repeats your scout oath:

"On my honor I will do my best:

To do my duty to God and my
Country, and to obey the Scout Law;

To help other people at all times;

To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight."

In it, you have created for him an i-
deal which he loves and to the perform-
ance of which, he consecrates his life.

You are the basis of a friendliness
and an understanding between boys of
all nations — a potent force for uni-
versal peace.

Above all, O Scouting, you help the
boy to find God, to know God, to love
God, and to be a partner with God in
the accomplishment of His purposes.

H'

What Is A Boy?

E is the person who is going to
carry on what you have started.

"He is to sit where you are sitting
and attend to those things you think
are so important, when you are gone.

"You may adopt all the policies you
please, but how they will be carried
out depends on him.

"Even if you make leagues and treat-
ies, he will have to manage them.

"He is going to sit at your desk in
the Senate and occupy your place on
the Supreme Bench.

"He will assume control of your
cities, states, and nation.

"He is going to move in and take
over your prisons, churches, schools,
universities, and corporations.

"All your work is going to be judged
and praised or condemned by him.

"Your reputation and your fortune
are in his hands.

"He is the only source of manhood.

"All your work is for him, and the
fate of the nation and of humanity is
in his hands.

"So it might be as well to pay HIM
some attention."

Good Turns

As reported by individual Scouts in a

Troop
^T^HE gauge of a real Scout is the
daily good turn.

1. Took neighbor's ash can in;
which had been knockjed into the
street.

2. Went after a baby that had tod-
dled into the street.

3. Helped a small child home from
school in a storm.

4. Gave first aid to a dog's injured
leg.

5. Removed a piece of wire from
school grounds, neck of a broken bot-
tle from street and turned a board over
that had nails in it, so that the points
were down.

6. Packed a suit case to the station
for a woman.

7. Picked barbed wire out of road.

8. Took a cat out of water that was
drowning.

9. Helped old man across the street.

10. I took one of my chickens to a
sick man.

11. I picked up some coats and hats
from the floor and put them on the
rack.

12. Helped give first aid to fainted
person.

13. Carried water out of a widow's
cellar.

14. Fixed some loose pickets on a
neighbor's fence.

15. Gathered papers in street and
burned them.

16. Picked up a part of a broken
windshield and put it in the garbage
can.

17. Drained the water off an old
lady's path.

18. Gave first aid to a knockcd-oui
boy.

19. Propped up a fence that was
bent over.

20. Helped an old blind paper man
across the busy streets.

2 1 . Helped an old lady with some
parcels on the street car.

22. Carried coal up two flights of
stairs for an old lady.

Make Scouting a Game

T ISTED below are several interesting
Scout games that can be used very
effectively as inter-patrol contests in
the troop or used as the foundation for
a great District or Council rally pro-
gram.

When used as a district program the
events should be used as an inter-troop
demonstration or conte'st and when
used as a Council program the events
should be on an inter-district basis with
the best troops in each district represent-
ing their district in each of the events.

Scout Relay

n^EAM of Eight. Rope Coiling— 5
legged race- — whittling — Flint and
Steel.

Materials: 2 pieces of ^ inch rope
— one 50 feet long — one 15 inches
long. Pocket knife (this does not
mean a hunting knife) — 6 neckerchiefs
— 2 Flint and Steel Fire Making Sets.

Teams line up in one end of the
hall. Each No. 1 man has the short
length of J4 i^^ch rope. The 50 foot
length of J4 i^ch rope is stretched out
from the opposite end of the hall to-
ward the team. At the word GO No.
1 man runs to the opposite end of the
hall, coils the 50 foot rope into 14
coils, ties the coils together, using
square knot with the short rope and re-
turns and touches off the next group,
numbers 2-3-4-5 men. Those 4 men,
each equipped with neckerchiefs worn

374

The Improvement Era for April, 1933

with a slide and two of them with one
extra neckerchief each carried as de-
sired, line up side by side this way. No.
2 Man-No. 3 man-No. 4 man-No, 5
man. Using their neckerchiefs, the right
leg of No. 2 man is tied to the left leg of
No. 3 man: the right leg of No. 3 man
to the left leg of No. 4 man; the right
leg of No. 4 man to the left leg of No.
5 man. The legs are tied in each in-
stance using one neckerchief at the
ankles and one at the knees, square
knots are used to tie. Thus tied the
four scouts run to the opposite end
around a given object and return and
touch off the next man No. 6. He
runs to the opposite end where he is
given a piece of wood 2 in. x 2 in. x
1 6 in. which he cuts into 2 pieces with
his pocket knife. He then returns and
touches off the 2 flint and steel fire
makers who go to the middle of hall
and proceed to make fires. When cither
:gets a flame the relay is complete. The
first team completing in the finals
will win.

1. The rope must be coiled in the
hands as a cowboy coils his lariat. Not
around the elbow or knee or on the
iloor.

2. Coils must be approximately the
same size, (a poorly coiled rope may
disqualify a team.)

3. When the rope is coiled if the
two ends are of sufficient length to
overlap and form another coil making
a total of 15 coils instead of 14 it
will be considered improperly coiled
and ruled out.

4. As No. 1 man touches off No. 2-
3-4-5 he hands his coiled rope to the
judge for inspection.

5. In the whittling event the stick
provided must be cut into two (2)
pieces the middle ten inches of the
stick being used for the cut.

6. The stick must be cut complete-
ly. If any part is broken the partici-
pant is disqualified.

Centipede Rope Race

Tj^IGHT Scout Team. — Teams lined
up in relay formation. Each scout
has 2 pieces of J4 '"<^^ sas/j cord 30
inches long. At the word go each end
scout, front and rear, ties a bowline
knot around each ankle, and each scout
in between the end scouts ties a rope
around each ankle using the square
knot, with one end toward the front
and the other the rear. The ends of
the ropes between each scout are tied
together using square knots making a
'Centipede. The team then runs around
a given object about 40 feet or more
away and returns. Knots are then in-
spected. The first team returning with
all knots correct in the finals wins.

1 . Ropes must not be over 3 0 inches
long. A team with longer ropes will
he ruled out.

2. 34 i^'^h sash cord must be used.

3. All knots will be examined after

the race. One improperly tied knot
will disqualify any team.

4. A team can stop and correct or
tie a rope after start is made, but can-
not do this after finish line is crossed.

First Aid Carry Relay

CEVEN Scout team using firearms
^ drag — 3 man lift — blanket stretch-
er—one man lift — 4 hand chair carry
— horseback carry.

Position of Team at Start

0 1

0 5

0 2

0 6

0 3

0—7

0—4

No. 1 is the patient. No. 2 takes
the patient to the opposite end using
the fireman's drag. (Neckerchief can
be removed if desired.) After they
arrive 5-6-7 make a blanket stretcher
(blanket and 2 poles, no pins) and
test it. 5-6-7 assisted by No. 2 (No.
2 to place stretcher under patient when
he is raised from the floor) , place No.
1 on the stretcher using the three man
lift. No. 5 and No. 6 carry the stretcher
to the opposite end. After they arrive
No. 3 and No. 4 make a 4 hand chair.
No. 1 on the stretcher is lowered to
the floor in a supine position. No. 5
or No. 6 then picks up the patient
using the one man lift, similar to the
arm carry and places him in the chair
made by No. 3 and No. 4. He is then
carried to the opposite end and placed
on the back of No. 7, horseback style
who takes him back to place of begin-
ning. Any undue roughness will make
a team subject to disqualification.

1 , No. 2 must wear the neckerchief,
used to tie No. I's hands together for
the firemans' drag, in proper place and
fastened with a slide. Square knot is
used to tie. No. 1 is lying on floor
to start.

2. The blanket for the stretcher is
to be laid out flat on the floor (with-
out folds) until the stretcher is made.
Single blanket or double, folded single
size.

The Trees

By Fredrika Borckard

*~nHE little trees and the old trees,
-*• Inception and the end,

With all the span of life between.

Oh can't you see the trend
From the little trees like babies,

The tender little trees
Just basking in the sunshine

And whispering in the breeze,
To the old trees, the great trees

Benevolent and kind.
The brooding trees, the mystic trees

That rustle in the wind.
The shielding trees, protective trees

That cast their shadows! wide —
In the fastness of their branches

The Forest Gods abide.

3. Any kind of poles (without
tacks or nails) can be used. Poles arc
held upright until patient is dragged
over line.

4. The stretcher must not be made
until the patient has been dragged over
the designated line. It must be tested
before being used by raising test patient
knee high from the floor. The test
patient must be on the stretcher flat
on his back.

5. The three man lift must be made
by orders as follows: prepare to lift —
lift — lower. The patient is lifted only
to the knees and the stretcher can then
be placed under by No. 2.

6. Running with patients per-
mitted.

7. Chair carry must not be made
until patient arrives.

Skin the Snake

npEAM of 10 Scouts. See Scout-
master Handbook Page 327, for
general idea.

1 . Race begins with teams in forma-
tion standing erect and hands over head.

2. At word GO the scouts lock
hands and proceed. They may use
either hand back.

3. Last man in line must lie down
flat touching head to floor before he
leads his team back to starting posi-
tion.

4. In any heat the team wins that
has made the fastest time and has all
scouts back on their feet and over
finish line with an unbroken line of
scouts.

5. A break in the line disqualifies
a team. Team to remain unbroken
until over the line, and until the judges
have inspected the team.

Wall Scaling

npEAM of 8 Scouts. Team runs 25
feet and goes over the wall. Time
is taken when the last man hits the
ground on the other side. Ropes and
staves not allowed. The wall is 9
feet 6 inches high and the face is
smooth. A 2 X 4 will be fastened on
the back of the wall 30 inches from the
top as a foot hold.

Start: All teams on line in forma-
tion about 25 feet from wall.

Finish: When last scout hits floor
over wall.

Aids: Ropes — staves — grasping ends
of wall, etc., not allowed. If used,
team is disqualified. Top and face
of wall only part that can be touched.

Harmonica Band

"^TOT less than 4 and not more than

8 members.

Each band will be required to play

"Springtime in the Rockies" and, one

piece to be selected by the band itself.

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375

1. Adults cannot be included. (18
years and over.)

2. Order of playing will be deter-
mined by seating arrangements.

3. Basis of judgment:

1/^ — Spirit: Tempo and General
Interpretation.

l/^ — Quality : Tunefulness and
Harmony.

3/3 — Carry over: Effect on Audi-
ence.

Song Contest

■pjERE are two songs. Both should
''-•^ be learned and practiced. Either
or both may be called for in the con-
test. All Registered members of the
troop, scout and scouiters, who arc
present sing.

Fighting for Right
Tune: "Anchors Aweigh"

Fighting for right, old Scout,

That's life's great sport.

Heads up and to the front,

You'll always find us.

Day time — night time.

Fighting for right, old Scout,

Fighting for right.

No matter where you find us,

Down with error, Up with honor —

FIGHT!

Here's to the Good Old Troop
Boys

Tune: "Frat"

Here's to the good old troop. Boys,

Here's to our happy days,
Bring out the good old songs. Boys,

Sing out the good old lays.
Here's to the good old scouters

Patient and kind al - ways, —
Here's to the good old troop. Boys,

Here's to the happy days.

1. All registered members of the
troop, scouts and scouters, present at
the Circus must participate. (Not a
selected group from a troop.)

2. The leader must be a registered
Scout or Scouter.

3. No musical accompaniment, ex-
cept pitch pipe.

4. The position of the districts at
the gymnasium will determine the order
in which they will sing.

5 . Basis of judgment:

33^/^ — Spirit: Tempo and Gen-
eral Interpretation.

333/3 — Qi^ality- Tunefulness and
Harmony.

333/3 — Carry Over: Effect on au-
dience and Enunciation (words).

6. Both songs to be sung. Troops
may sing each song through twice.

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Dec.

Jan.

Alberta

12

6

6

2

4

1

2

3

4

4

3

2

Alpine

6

6

5

6

5

1

4

5

B

3

2

2

6

B

1

Bannock

9

4

4

B

3

1

1

1

*

3

8

Bear Lake

8

8

8

4

6

1

3

3

2

*

6

4

Bear River

12
6

12

12
4

10

8
5

2

4
2

8

6
3

1

7
2

7

1

7
2

7

8
8

6

Beaver

3

Benson

14

12

11

9

11

2

9

8

10

•

6

3

Big Horn

6

5

5

4

5

1

4

4

4

*

5

&

Blackfoot

14

6

6

5

2

1

5

5

5

*

6

6

Blaine

7

2

2

1

2

1

1

1

2

2

Boise

10

9

9

4

7

4

4

3

4

10

7

6

Box Elder

13
9

13
5

13
5

9

2

10

4

2

8
3

8
1

8
2

4
*

10
5

8

Burley

5

Cache _....

8

8

8

7

8

4

7

8

7

4

7

6

7

8

7

2

Carbon

14

14

4

2

2

2

3

3

3

•

3

2

Cassia

5

5

5

5

4

4

2

3

1

1

3

3

3

5

4

4

Cottonwood

10

9

10

9

8

2

7

10

8

8

8

*

9

6

Curlew

7

5

5

B

4

1

3

4

4

5

1

1

3

3

Deseret

12

9

9

3

9

3

4

4

4

9

9

8

East Jordan

11

6

11

6

11

7

6

7

1

7

7

6

•

9

8

Emery

11

5

8

5

7

3

6

5

7

5

5

5

5

6

6

Ensign

8
11

8
9

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8
9

8

8
8

2

8
8

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1
9

6

8

7
8

7
8

8

*

8
8

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Franklin

8

Fremont

14

14

14

10

9

1

7

12

11

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14

14

Garfield

8
10

7

5

10

7

5
10

4

3

7

5

4
9

1
8

3
9

4
9

4

*

5
9

4

Granite

2

Grant

14

13

13

9

13

12

12

12

3

13

9

Hollywood

15

9

11

9

11

7

6

7

7

14

9

10

9

3

11

7

Hyrum

10

9

7

.

5

9

1

5

5

5

1

7

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Idaho

8

4

4

4

3

2

1

1

1

2

4

2

Idaho Falls

14

5

14

12

14
5

12

6
1

7

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5

10

3

1

9

4

9

6

9

5

8
5

12
2

11

Juab

Kanab

7

6

6

3

4

3

3

5

3

3

6

6

Kolob

6

6

6

3

4

1

4

5

5

1

6

b

Lehi

7

6

6

6

6

4

5

6

6

4

5

5

*

6

4

Liberty

12

12

12

7

12

2

12

12

12

*

12

6

Logan ,...

11
12

10
5

9

12

10

5

9
12

8
4

7
9

10
5

9
10

5
3

7
9

8
9

8
10

9
12

7
12

5

Los Angeles

11

Lyman

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3

5

7

3

5

7

1

3
3

3

3

4

2

3
3

2

4

3

3

2

4
7

4

Malad

7

Maricopa

10

9

10

9

10

8

8

9

9

6

10

10

10

10

10

10

Millard

7

4

6

4

6

1

4

4

6

4

4

4

4

6

6

Minidoka

7

4

2

4

2

1

3

1

2

2

1

1

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2

2

Moapa

9

7

4

3

2

1

2

2

5

B

B

Montpelier ..

14

8

9

12

5

9

12
5

3

7
4

7

11
4

4
3

7
5

7
4

8
5

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8
4

7

Morgan

Moroni

5

4

4

4

4

3

2

2

1

4

4

Mt. Ogden

8

6

5

6

7

3

3

6

5

4

7

6

6

8

6

6

Nebo

9

5

5

4

4

3

3

4

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B

B

Nevada

7

6

6

6

6

6

4

1

5

1

2

2

3

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6

6

North Davis

7

4

4

1

4

1

3

4

3

4

3

North Sanpete....

6

6

6

6

6

4

3

5

5

5

5

6

*

4

3

North Sevier

4

4

4

2

3

4

4

3

*

2

2

North Weber

14

10

14

9

14

4

7

6

8

3

8

6

6

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11

8

Ogden

12
11

12

7

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12
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6
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12

9

12
8

12
7

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12

7

10

Oneida

6

Oquirrh

6

5

6

5

6

1

1

4

4

5

6

3

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6

3

Palmyra

9

7

7

7

7

1

6

6

7

2

7

7

6

*

4

4

Panguitch

6

4

6

4

6

3

3

3

5

3

3

3

5

6

S

Parowan

11

8

7

5

7

3

4

5

i

5

3

Pioneer

11
10

9
9

10

9
9

10

2

4

3

8
9

10
2

1
8

8
8

8
8

8
7

*

10
9

8

Pocatello

9

Portneuf

8

4

5

4

5

2

3

4

4

1

4

3

2

4

4

4

Raft River

5

4

3

2

3

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

Rigby

13

5

4

5

4

4

3

2

4

1

4

4

3

3

4

4

Roosevelt

9

5

5

1

2

1

2

2

2

5

3

Salt Lake

13
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7

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12
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12
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San Francisco ....

7

San Juan

3

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2

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2

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2

2

1

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2

2

San Luis

3

8

3

8

3

7

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7

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3

2
3

2
3

2

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6

2

Sevier

6

Shelley

9

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6

4

1

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5

4

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6

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Sharon

7

5

5

1

4

1

1

2

4

2

Snowflake

12

8

8

5

5

6

4

4

4

3

6

5

South Davis

8

6

6

4

5

5

4

4

*

4

2

South Sanpete ....

7

7

6

5

5

2

4

4

4

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4

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South Sevier

8

8

8

7

8

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5

5

7

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4

4

5

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Star Valley

11

11

11

8

9

3

8

7

7

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7

St. George

10

8

6

6

8

1

5

5

5

3

4

4

St. Johns

5

3

5

3

4

2

1

2

1

1

1

1

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4

2

St. Joseph

16

11

11

7

9

5

11

11

10

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11

Summit

14

6

5

5

5

2

2

2

5

2

Taylor

6

6

6

2

2

3

4

4

4

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4

3

Teton

7

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

Timpanogos

6

5

5

5

5

2

5

5

5

1

3

3

2

5

2

Tintie

4

4

4

2

2

1

1

1

1

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4

4

Tooele

11

7

9

7

9

4

7

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5

B

6

7

6

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4

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

2

3

3

Uintah

9

6

7

6

7

3

3

3

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7

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6

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9
9

7

9

8

4

10

6

43

14

12

9

16

5

25

8
8
4

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6
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16

9

7

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4
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San Diego Chapter; Troop 9

'"PHE boys of troop 9 of the local Boy
Scouts of America conducted the
conjoint meeting February 5, 1933.
Everything from leading the congre-
gation in prayer and song to preaching
the sermon was directed by the Scouts.
Robert HolHday, Senior Patrol
Leader, delivered the sermon using the
following scripture for text: (Matt.
25:37-41) "Lord, when saw we thee
an hungered, and fed thee or thirsty
and gave thee drink. When saw we
thee a stranger and took thee in, or
naked and clothed thee, Or when saw

WP thee .sick or in nrison anr) ramp nnrn

thee. And the king shall answer and
say unto them, Verily I say unto you
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of
the least of these my brethren, ye have
done it unto me."

Every boy, upon being introduced
to the congregation arose and talked on
one of the twelve Scout laws.

The scribe, Edward Sadlier, ex-
plained the significance of the Scout
oath and sign.

The bugler, Lee Mendenhall, dem-
onstrated the various calls. Paul John-
son was chorister. Prayers were of-
fered by Ross Tenney and Keith Pace.

The Scoutmaster, Mr. Melvin Free-
bairn, spoke on the Spirit of Scout
work. Pointing out the fact that any-
one who does a good turn to someone
every day is a Scout at heart and enjoys
the great enrichment of life through
personal service to fellowman.

Marie Kemp and Leila Wright sang
a duet "A Flag Without a Stain."

Scout work is progressing in the
San Diego Chapter by the use of the
slogan: "We stand for enrichment of
life, through constructive use of leis-
ure and personal service to fellow-
man."

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377

^Let's Plant a Flower Garden-

into prime condition, before they
sow seeds, cultivate the plants, and
so lose their superfluous averdupois
in adverse ratio to the growth of
their marigolds.

For women, gardening is an
ideal occupation. They will soon
omit the use of rouge and lip stick,
when the dew kisses their faces as
they bend over the roses, and the
sun paints them with living pink
as they tie the dahlias to stakes.

TF you are beginning seriously to
dislike your husband because he
cannot provide you with modern-
istic furniture and cloth-of-gold
gowns and diamond necklaces, go
in for gardening. Learn about
annuals and perennials and vines
and shrubs and trees and lily pools.

Plant some seeds right now, in
a box, and watch for the miracle of
germination. Then, when April
suns have warmed the earth and
May is here, transplant the green
infants to their places outside.
Water them, keep the earth stirred
up around them, and wait for the
first buds to burst into glory of
perfect bloom.

Before you know it,' you will
have forgotten all about fine
clothes, and you will yearn only
for some stout gardening gloves
and a pair of high laced boots,
which you can wear in the garden
to prevent pebbles from worming
their way under your toes. And
as for diamonds and such-like
foolishness, you will revel in
myriads of dew diamonds spark-
ling on the hollyhocks and daisies,
nor will you crave any other.

When you have finally reached
the stage where you can answer
your husband's magnanimous
offer of:

"Here, my dear, take this dollar
I have no use for, and go buy
yourself a swell new dress" with
answering phrase:

"No, indeed, I don't need a
dress, but I'll buy a package of
meconopsis Baileyi seeds with it,"
then you are a real, honest-to-
goodness, dyed in the wool gar-
dener!

If you are a woman full of fear,
trembling with the knowledge that
youth has passed you by and that
age, with greying hair and faded
eyes, is pursuing you, start a flower
garden.

Make a hobby of irises or climb-
ing roses or delphiniums. Every
day spent in your garden, with
trowel in the sweet brown earth
and with hands training the roses,
will cause two days of age to drop

Continued from

page 33 7

from your shoulders. Before long
you'll be younger than you were
at one-and-twenty! You will re-
gard the heavenly blue spires of
the delphiniums with such eyes of
love that your face will be pre-

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Advertisers in The Improvement Era may be depended upon.

Patronize them
Company Page

American Smelting i^ Refining Co. 383

Beneficial Life Insurance Co. Back Cover

Bennett Glass ^ Paint Co. 380

Brigham Young University 376

Deseret News Press - 3 82

Grant, Heber J. SJ Co. 381

Hotel Temple Square _ 381

Kewanee Boiler Co. 376

L. D. S. Business College 377

MacMillan Co. - 3 8 1

Mitchell Beauty Shoppe 382

Quish School of Beauty Culture 3 76

Ramshaw Hatcheries ^^^

Salt Lake Knitting Works 383

Standard Brands, Inc. 379

Taylor ^ Co. — . , 376

Utah Agricultural College Inside Front Cover

Utah Beet Sugar Co. 383

Utah Gas ^ Coke Co. 378

Utah Oil Refining Co. . Inside Back Cover

Utah Power « Light Co. _.„_ 379

Z. C. M. I. . : 380

How young people can
create their own jobs

A prominent educator recently said,
"No young man or young woman
need be idle today. If they will
enroll in a good business school, they
will immedii^tely be faced with the
job of learning business methods.
When they are graduated, they will
have specialized ability and knowl-
edge to sell; and then they will have
the job of "selling" their ability to
some business man who needs it.
Certainly there is no reason to be out
of a job when these opportunities are
open."

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It will give you an opportun-
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hour of the day or night.

No home can be called really
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Come in or phone us for
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sented to the world shining with
a new beauty.

V'ES, gardening is a wonderful
thing. The simplest food is
ambrosia and pure water is nectar
when you come indoors from the
perennial borders, with a raven-
ous appetite. Your first thought
on awakening will be, not of the
worries and trials of the day ahead,
but of the sweet breath of the lilac
beneath your window. Your first
act will be, not to attack the
kitchen stove with the frying pan,
but to run out to the Shirley pop-
pies that you may see what new
gowns they have donned since
yesterday.

And before you climb into bed,
deliciously tired from the most de-
lightful labor in the world, you
will slip out to say goodnight to
the garden, and you will find the
moonlight making radiant the
webs of the spiders, who are busily
engaged in devouring the aphids
which are the flowers' enemies.

There is no happier place on
earth than a garden, one you have
made yourself with the help of
God, and no better place in which
to grow old. A white painted
bench beneath the apple tree is
finer than all the modernistic furn-
iture in the world, and the dresses
worn by the larkspurs and corn-
flowers put our worldly fripperies
to shame.

Gardeners never dread the
thought of death, for they dream
of what the gardens must be like
in heaven, where the weeds will all
be glorified; or where, no doubt,
we shall see through diff^erent eyes
and so observe loveliness in the
dandelion, and learn lessons from
the wild morning glory.

"The kiss of the sun for pardon.
The song of the birds for
mirth;
We are nearer God's heart in a
garden
Than anywhere else on earth."
— Garnet/.

^Knows All^ Sees All and Tells All

"Oh, oh Larry! Oh, isn't it
wonderful? You're an author.
Mme. Yerzini knows everything.
Didn't I tell you she was a \von-
der?"

"Yeah you told me," replied
Larry, thinking of the long hours
spent with the portable and the
service rendered him by the brother
chapters of Iota Beta Chi.

"Now maybe you'll listen to me
Mr. Hamilton when I talk about
fortune tellers. I should think
this would convince you that they
know what they're talking about,"
she exclaimed triumphantly.

Larry felt his cue at hand and
grasped it quickly. "Oh Fm about
convinced all right. I had
terview with Mme
day," he informed
antly.

"You did? Why Larry, you
didn't tell me over the phone.
What did she say. I'm so excited."

"Oh she told me a lot; a lot
about my future I never could have
dreamed about, and if I had, I
would have called it a bad dream
and hoped it wouldn't ever come
true," he informed dolefully.

"What do you mean Larry?
Good heavens, I never saw you so
provoking. Tell me all about it

an m-
Yerzini to-
Iris nonchal-

Continued from

page 341

and don't make me drag it out
of you syllable by syllable."

"Well," said Larry slowly, "I
was sort of surprised to hear that
my wife was going to be a bru-
nette." He glanced slyly at the
fair halo of curls framing Iris' face
and continued, "Then I was told
she would be taller than the
average girl and have blue eyes."

iNOW prominent
among the charms of Miss David
were her dainty diminutiveness and
deep brown eyes fringed with
golden lashes. A hurt "Oh!"
seemed to escape from her lips but
Larry's voice continued inexorably.

"And do you know what struck
me so funny is that Mme. Yerzini
could go into such detail. She said
this girl would be ,an artist who-
designed and made all her own
clothes and also that she could cook
marvelously."

Iris could play the piano.

"That's a funny combination
isn't it? I never would have
picked out a girl like that for me,
but I guess these soothsayers know
what they're talking about.

"Yes, I guess so," Iris replied in
a quiet voice, so quiet as to be al-
most inaudible. "And I guess they

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379

don't ever make mistakes do they?"
she questioned with vague pleading
in her voice.

"No, I suppose not. At least
not fortune tellers like Mme. Yer-
zini. She's regular," Larry spoke
with a warmth of feeling toward
the Madame which he most cer-
tainly had not felt before tonight.

"Oh, do you think so?"

"Why sure. Don't you?" Larry
queried incredulously.

"Well you know everyone must
make mistakes sometimes and I
was thinking maybe she was
wrong about- — -about — "

"About what?" Larry was per-
sistent.

"About the girl you are going
to marry," Iris blurted out almost
tearfully.

"You mean you don't trust her
— you don't believe what she said
— what she told me with her very
own lips?" Larry's tone was hor-
rified at such sacrilege but his grin
hidden by the darkness was broad
and gleeful.

"Well do you?" Iris parried.

"Why yes. How could I help
it? She seemed so uncanny in
knowing my genius for writing.
It might never have been brought
to light but for her telling you."

Iris sensed sarcasm but could not
put her finger on it.

"Well it doesn't come natural
to you. I'll bet you couldn't write
another story if you had to — much
less sell it." She had risen to her
feet and was half sobbing. "Mme.
Yerzini's a great fat old fraud and
I don't believe a word she says.
Fortune tellers are all frauds. They
only say what happens to come
into their minds. She just alter-
nates with tall dark girls with blue
eyes and small light brown-eyed
ones. You heard the wrong one
was all."

"Do you mean that Iris. Do
you mean they're all fakes and you
don't believe them?"

"Yes, every word of it. I hate
them and I'll never go near one
again!"

"Is that a promise? Can I de-
pend on it Iris?" Larry's tone was
so eager, so happy and triumphant
that Iris, trying to dry her tears
with a small square of lace, looked
up out of one brown eye at him.

He was standing close to her
now. She felt his arms around
her. "Larry, why did you ask me
if it was a promise?"

Larry; S head bent down,
and he was whispering in her ear:

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"I just wanted to hear you say
you wouldn't ever trust your
future again to a stranger. I think
it's much nicer to have someone
you know handle things like that.
Now for instance I'd advise you to
keep close to a tall dark young
man," he said, tightening his arms
about her, "because he isn't en-
tirely responsible for himself when
he's near an adorable little girl
with blond curls and brown eyes,
and he might need first aid.

There was silence on the porch
while the small blond girl rendered
first aid with her eyes closed.

"Oh," she said finally, taking a
deep breath, "I'm so happy."

"Are you," said Larry huskily,
so m 1.

They were sitting in the porch
swing lagain, his arms still about
her. She was leaning back on his
shoulder contentedly and the swing
moved back and forth slowly.
Suddenly Larry spoke.

"Iris when you told me that day
you'd seen Mme. Yerzini the sec-
ond time, did she really pull the
same line about you marrying an
author?"

Iris giggled delightfully and
snuggled closer.

"No she didn't. The second
time she said I was going to marry
a young man who was greatly in-
terested in animals — dogs partic-
ularly, but you'd worked so hard
on that story I didn't dare tell
you."

^Protecting the American Job

chine to lighten the work on the
people, but they should also be
required to employ at least 90 per
cent of the workers on the job
with the machine or pay into an
employment protective fund an
amount equal to 90 per cent of the
wages saved by the displacement
of the workers laid ofi^.

The firm could work their em-
ployees on the 4 hour a day, the
3 day a week, or any combination
they wished to work out, but they
would have to pay ^a minimum
wage of $25 per week whether they
employed the workers one hour a
week or 48 hours a week.

^WENTY-FIVE dollars per
week minimum wage, may
seem a little high, but if we build
the nation's business on a $25 a
week standard, the nation's busi-
ness will rise to the $25 per week
standard as easily as it will to a
$ 1 0 per week standard. The only
difference is, that the larger the
volume of money in circulation the
higher the standard of living.

If we are to use the machine as
a standard of labor, then we must
have a minimum wage standard
for labor.

If the American job is protected
in this way, it will soon create a
purchasing power for the nation,
and business will soon function
again properly. If we continually
allow machinery to be used as a
means of displacing men, as a profit
saving scheme, without any restric-
tion, then we are failing to protect

Continued from
page 345

the purchasing power of the na-
tion. Men must be employed at a
reasonable wage or men will not
have a reasonable purchasing
power.

The tax money, collected from
the protection of American jobs,
should not go into the general tax
fund, but a new tax system should
be created with it, to be known by
some such name as the Protective
Employment Fund, this money to
be used only as a means of creating
jobs for men whom industry could
not use.

Our government should not in-
dulge in any kind of industrial
pursuit or business other than
governmental business, but should
devotei the Employment Fund to
road building, park building and
other work necessary to the safety,
comfort, and education of the peo-
ple, and should leave industry to
the public, in order to give the
people an incentive to work to.

There are enough dangerous
railroad crossings and bad curves
on our pub Tic roads to employ
the majority of our unemployed
for a year or two, and other work
could easily be developed from
time to time. All that is needed is
the necessary capital, and labor
saving machinery can furnish that
capital if it is governed correctly.
With a labor protective tax on
labor saving m'achinery, a great
many people would be put back
to work in the many industries and
businesses that are now using all

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381

labor saving devices. More jobs
would also give us back that buy-
ing power that we now miss so
much, and that we' must have if we
are to remain a progressive com-
merical nation.

TXfE have already modernized
our nation's business, now
let us go to work modernizing the
nation's tax system. Our present
tax system is as ancient as the
history of the world. Let us tax
justly the machine that makes the
profits, that creates great wealth.
If we bring our taxing system up
to date, we will not have to worry
about taxing million dollar a year
incomes.

We must not go to work with
the thought in our minds of de-
stroying machinery, but only with
the thought of distributing the
wealth that large labor saving
machines create. We must make
the machine age support all the
people, instead of trying to make
a few of the people support the
machine age. A man should be
allowed a fair profit on his in-
vestment, but he should not be al-
lowed all the profit at the expense
of other people who are forced
into starvation by the large profits.

If we do this, the dark shadow
of depression will gradually lift
from the nation. If we fail then
we are doomed to travel on in the
ruts of depression. Business de-
pends on buying power, and buy-
ing power depends on the number
of people employed, plus the wages
paid those people, and all the
tongue wagging and money jug-
gling in the world cannot change
that fact.

Let us "Protect the American
Job." For in that way, and that
way only, can we protect the pur-
chasing power of our nation, and
prosperity can never return until
we have a purchasing power.

^Christmas Trees
Alive at Our Doors

Continued from

page 350

with special care in choice situa-
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so, we have at hand the means of
making beautiful our parks and
gardens and of providing in open
city spaces live trees that will pre-
vent and make unnecessary the
destruction of the vast numbers of
young evergreens now carelessly
wasted for the Christmas market.

"// / were sunk in the lowest pit, with all the Rocky
Mountains piled upon me, still would I hope and strive. . . ."

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^I Why the Rocky Mountain Faculty
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length of playing season, beginning
of football practise, and length of
practise periods, nature of awards,
rules for championships, conference
records and rules under which
various sports are conducted.

At the beginning of each season
in any sport a complete list of
eligible players is sent to all mem-
bers t)f the conference. This list
contains data concerning the ac-
ademic status of each player, his
athletic participation, his means of
support, and sources of income.
Any questions arising with regard
to a player are referred directly to
his faculty representative. If the
question is not satisfactorily an-
swered a protest may be entered.
A third representative is then called
in to review the evidence. His de-
cision is binding.

During the playing season the
academic work of players is checked
before each game. If not doing
passing work in two-thirds of full
work, a player is declared tempo-
rarily ineligible. He may restore
his eligibility by bringing his work
up to passing level.

pRESHMEN are not allowed to
play intercollegiate football.
However, they may participate in
winter and spring sports. Junior
college transfers are not eligible to
play freshman football. Otherwise,
they are treated as entering fresh-
men, except that all competition
other than first year football counts
against their total participation.

Good sportsmanship demands
that games shall be well conducted
and by .competent officials. To
meet this demand the conference in
1921 created the o&ce of Adjuster.
This office has been held by C.
Henry Smith, Librarian, Univer-
sity of Colorado. At present all
football officials are required to take
a written examination on the rules
of the game. The rating given
them by this test and the record of
their ability to apply their knowl-
edge in the handling of games de-
termines appointments for games.
This system has been remarkably
successful in maintaining a high
standard of efficiency among offi-
cials. It has gone far toward
elimination of suspicion of favor-
itism toward one team or another.

While taking care of its own

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internal affairs the conference has
had an active interest in national
activities. From the very first it
has had a representative on the
executive committee of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association.
Dr. H. L. Marshall, representative
of the University of Utah since
1916, has served on this committee
for the past four years. One of the
most important functions of the
national body is the formulation
of the rules which govern conduct
of intercollegiate sports. The
Rocky Mountain region has been
represented on all of the important
committees for a number of years.
H. W. Hughes, athletic director of
Colorado Agricultural College, and
C. Henry Smith, faculty athletic
representative, University of Colo-
rado, have served on the football
rules committee. E. L. Roberts,
formerly of Brigham Young Uni-
versity, has been an important
member of the Basketball rules
committee. D. B. Swingle, faculty
representative of Montana State
College since 1917, is a rftember of
the wrestling committee. Others,
prominent in track, swimming and
minor sports, have served from
time to time.

TN March, 1928, the North Cen-
tral Association of Colleges and
secondary schools adopted a set of
standards of athletic control which
should guide the athletic policy of
its members. In order to bring
these standards clearly before its
members the association was ex-
tremely desirous that some well or-
ganized conference should adopt
them. On March 7, 1930, a meet-
ing of all conference members with
presidents of conference institutions
was called in Denver. The stand-
ards were adopted and are now

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383

being enforced in the several insti-
tutions.

The standards follow:

(1) Final decision in all matters of ath-
letic policy shall rest with the faculty
or with administrative officers repre-
senting the faculty.

(2) Academic requirements and assign-
ments of scholarships, student aid
funds, and remunerative employment
for students, shall be immediately
and finally controlled by the faculty,
acting directly or through its regu-
larly constituted officers of commit-
tees, without discrimination either in
favor of or against athletics.

(3) Payments of money to students for
services as athletes, hiring athletes or
the equivalent of such procedure and
maintenance of free training tables
are not permissible.

(4) Personal solicitation of prospective
students by athletic coaches through
the offering of any such special in-
ducements, as 'are indicated in Sec.
3 above, is not permissible.

(5) Coaches should be regularly consti-
tuted members of the faculty, fully
responsible to the administration.

(6) Faculties should control and keep
within reasonable limits the amount
of time devoted to athletics. This
refers to hours of daily practice as
well as to the number of contests
and length of trips, or any other
athletic requirement which detracts
from academic efficiency.

(7) Athletic conditions should be normal
and stabilized and tenure of office on
approximately the same basis as in
other departments, and where this
is the case, salaries of coaches should
be commensurate with salaries paid
to men of equal rank in other depart-
ments, and should be paid directly
by the institution for services ren-
dered to the institution and must not
be supplemented from any other
fund.

(8) All athletic funds shall be either
regularly audited by or directly
handled and disbursed by the institu-
tion's business office. All athletic
expenditures should be included in
the institution's budget.

pURSUANT to acceptance of the
standards and unanimous
pledge to endeavor to enforce them
the Rocky Mountain Faculty Ath-
letic Conference was the first to be
listed as an approved conference by
the North Central Association.
Since that time ten conferences have
been approved. North Central
territory includes twenty states
from Ohio to Colorado, south to
New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma
and Arkansas with only West Vir-
ginia south of the Ohio river, north
to the border of Canada. Within
this territory thirty-six athletic
conferences operate. R. J. Gilmore,
secretary of the conference and since
1920 faculty representative of
Colorado College, has served as a
member of the North Central As-
sociation committee on athletics.

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Association will be held at Salt Lake City, Utah. General Board Committees are now
working on the details of the program and new courses of study and activities which will
then be ready for distribution include —

1. The introduction of programs of all departments for 1933-1934.

2. Grand Finals in all Church-wide M. I. A. Contests.

3. A big Scout celebration commemorating the Twentieth anniversary of Scouting
in the Church.

4. A special course for leaders in camping and recreation.

5. Special mass meetings promoting greater understanding and enthusiasm for our
Leisure-time program.

6. The introduction of the Third Year feature of the Three- Year-Plan — a special
Church-wide project in recreation.

7. Annual M. I. A. reception and Grand Ball.

8. A final meeting Sunday evening in the Tabernacle emphasizing the spiritual
values of our program.

Of unusual interest will be the Grand Finals in the new M. L A. contest in Operetta.

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