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Show cars." During the evening, special tribute was paid to all past stake young women presidents. Seventeen had held this important position during the past one hundred years. At the time, several were still living and were "honored with a corsage and a special song, "My Best to You." Those honored were Lilly Clark, Clara Turner, Florene Heiner and Emma Loo Bell, then current president.63 Yearling Award— Under the direction of Lola Walker, ninety-eight girls between the ages of twelve to twenty, plus twenty-two leaders attended the Shingle Creek camp located above Kamas in July 1969- This was the first time that MIA girls in Morgan "had ever availed themselves ofthe opportunity to gain the coveted Yearling (first year) Camperafter Certificate." Much preparation by the leaders had been spent to make this a significant event in the lives of the young ladies. As part of this preparation, on 1 July, Sister Walker took the advisors on an overnight camping trip up East Canyon. Each advisor was required to pass the tests and camping skills that would be expected of the girls. Those who participated were Patsy Duncan, Gale Haskell, Julia Porter, Virginia Pendleton, Betty Shupe, Debra Hopkin, Ida Peterson, Shirley Dawson, Ruth Kirk, Pauline Gorder, and Jeanine Carter. Seven ofthe eight wards in the Stake participated. Afterayear ofworking at various projects to raise the necessary funds, the camp was finally held 9-11 July. The requirements for the Yearling Award were as follows: "Plan and go on a hike and cookout; know proper dress and care for clothing; know local hiking rules; find north by stars and sun; observe something new in nature; prepare a safe place to build a fire, build, tend and extinguish it; know how to use a knife; cook and eat one item; tie two knots, know how to use them; present a poem, story or picture describing the outdoors; develop a new craft for the arts and crafts section; make a bedroll; know emergency first aid; and complete a special assignment."64 So successful was this camping experience that it became an annual event for the young ladies. Each year the number increased of those desiring to participate, and new leaders continued to certify so they could be involved in a program that was indeed beneficial to all. All-Church Dance Festival The final all-church dance festival was held Friday and Saturday, 25 and 26 June 1971, at Rice Stadium at the University of Utah. Tickets were $1 for chair seats and 50 cents for general admission. The theme was "Dancing Around The World" with the participants doing dances in American Ballroom, Latin Ballroom, International, Folk Section, Original, All Girls, and MIA Pop. The youth from Morgan were involved in American Ballroom performing the waltz, swing and Charleston. There were seventy-two stakes on the field at one time. Each dance section had 1,000 youth participants with a total of 7,000 youth participating in the various sections throughout the evening. |