BYU's 1980 Women's Conference

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I media and the equally strong pressure to make it’s media operations pay off." Arch Madsen, President of the holding company for Church broadcast operations, Bonneville International Corporation, is cited as representative pdate of many in the LDS hierarchy: "The proper use of mass media (according to Madsen) is going to mean the difference between chaos and the solid val- BYU’s 1980 Women’s Conference can Mainstream in Historical Narra- ues of civilization." In the context of "Blueprints for Living" is the theme for tive," by R. Laurence Moore, Profes- this responsibility Madsen is quoted as the 1980 Women’s Conference to be held sor of History, Cornell (October 30) saying, "I’m not one of those people at Brigham Young University during the "Joseph Smith and the Apocalyptic who subscribes to the notion that the last three days of Women’s Week Tradition," C. Wilfred Griggs, news side is separate from the corpo- January 31 to February 2, 1980. Accord- Brigham Young University rate side. Journalists don’t know every- ing to Kimberly Ford, chairman of the (November 19) thing." conference, workshops will be based on "The Book of Mormon as Typological The article describes in some detail such admonitions as: "Study the scrip- Narrative,’" by Bruce W. Jorgensen, recent developments at the Church- tures," "The righteous woman can help Brigham Young University (De- owned Deseret News and KSL-TV (as save the home," "Let there be no ques- cember 3) well as providing an overall view of tion in your mind about your value as an The series will continue during the Church media holdings). Demographic individual," and "Learn all you can." spring, concluding with a mini- studies in the late 1960’s showed that A complete class schedule will be availa- conference to take place on April 30, while both operations had a stable and 1980, titled, "Contemporary Ap- profitable audience base, particularly ble in December by writing: ASBYU proaches to Mormon History." Particip- among older viewers and readers, they Women’s Office, 432 Wilkinson Center, ants at the mini-conference will include were not reaching "the prime BYU, Provo, Utah, 84602, Attention: Leonard J. Arrington, Richard L. eighteen-to-thirty-four year old audi- Women’s Conference. Bushman, and Jan Shipps. ence." In 1974 the Deseret News re- Society for the Sociological sponded with the city’s first investiga- Study of Mormon Life tive journalism group, the three- The Society was officially organized at a member Pinpoint Team headed by Dale meeting held in conjunction with the Van Atta (now with Jack Anderson). Pacific Sociological Association April Similarly, in 1977 KSL created the 1979. Membership is open to anyone in- Probe 5 Unit to do occasional in-depth terested in the scholarly study of Mor- investigative reporting and also in- mon life. Officers include: Glenn M. itiated the local TV news magazine Di- Vernon, University of Utah; Armand mension Five. But the article points out: Mauss, Washington State University; "It is hard to investigate in Utah with- Marie Cornwall, University of Min- out turning up a Mormon connection. nesota; Joan Menke, UCLA; and Arland The Church either owns or has sub- Thornton, University of Michigan. stantial influence in banks, department The 1979 annual meeting was held in stores, insurance, real estate, agribusi- conjunction with the American hess, and energy and utility com- Soci61ogical Association meetings in panies." Boston August 29. The following papers "Static in Zion" then details con- were presented: "Quackery and Mor- troversies arising from aggressive re- monism: A Latter-Day Dilemma," by L. porting by these teams of journalists, Kay Gillespie, Weber State College; notably the Deseret News on Mountain "Peripheral Mormondom: The Frenetic Fuel Supply (attempts to secretly tape- Frontier," by Dean R. Louder, Univer- A Churchly Media? record consumer groups and to set up a site Laval, Quebec; summary by Arland "Long stuck with a churchly image, non-regulated subsidiary which would Thornton, University of Michigan, of re- the Mormon media reach out for the allow the company to pass on costs of cent publication by Jon P. Altson and young--and are called back by the el- exploration to utility rate-payers) and David Johnson of Texas A & M on "A ders" is the lead-in for a feature article Dimension Five on the subject of Mor- . Cross-Cultural Analysis of Mormon "Static in Zion," written by Bob mon women and depression. The can- Missionary Success." Gottlieb and Peter Wiley and published celing of the original show on depres- in the respected Columbia Journalism Re- sion produced by Louise Degn promp- Cornell University Lectures view (July/August 1979). Citing tensions ted sharp internal and external protest "Scholarly Perspectives on Mormonism within the Church regarding acceler- and eventually the show was revamped after 150 Years" is the subject of a lecture ated growth worldwide and fear of and aired--according to the article series being sponsored at Cornell Uni- losing control at home, the article fo- "more flattened than rounded." (Full vesity by the Religious Studies Commit- cuses on related tensions concerning transcript of the show as finally aired tee and the Society for the Humanities the role of the Church’s vast flung appeared in Sunstone, Vol. 4, No. 2.) there. Lectures for the fall series include: media business: "between the Church’s The article concludes on a some- "Mormon Outsiders and the Ameri- stress on the moral mission of the what pessimistic note. The furors oc- III casioned by these stories (and others) mounting (AP articles in SL Tribune defended Gary Gilmore in 1977, says may have subsided, but "the conflict September 8, and October 23, 1979). that he will ask that the case be dismis- between the interests of journalism and Provo Police Chief Swen Nielsen and sed on the grounds of entrapment. He those of ideology remains." Manage- Utah County Sheriff Mack Holley, who maintains that his client may have been ment is more willing to intervene and share their jurisdictions with BYU, say set up for arrest when he responded to news staffs feel more cautious about they are on good terms with BYU Sec- a letter, written by a BYU detective and controversial programs. "In another urity Chief Robert Kelshaw. They ap- published in a gay Salt Lake news- city,"is the final comment by the au- preciate BYU’s security force, contain- paper, the Open Door, asking for the thors, "this conflict would make an in- ing experienced officers and often names of students interested in form- teresting subject for a documentary." utilizing sophisticated surveillance and ing a "BYU gay underground." Kel- Computer Analyzes Book of Mormon other equipment ahead of city and shaw says the letter was unauthorized, Computer analysis has shown that county units, but admit some uneasi- and BYU President Dallin Oaks says he the Book of Mormon was not the work ness. "There’s never been a problem ordered a halt to such tactics as soon as of one man, but the work of dozens, with the present people involved," found out about them. according to Alvin C. Rencher, statis- says Holley, "but there could be at But Utah’s homosexual community tics professor at BYU and Wayne Lar- some time, under this new law." remains unconvinced. Rev. Robert sen, statistician at Eyring Research Shirley Pedler, director of the Waldrop, an ex-Mormon who ministers Center. (AP article in Salt Lake American Civil Liberties Union in Utah, to Salt Lake’s gays, and Joe Redburn, Tribune, October 7, 1979.) says the ACLU plans to test the law in owner of Salt Lake’s gay bar the Sun, The researchers say that different court. "The law is blatantly unconstitu- suspect that BYU security officers have authors develop different patterns in tional for allowing police power to be staked out the bar. the frequency of such non-contextual used to enforce views, if not exclusively BYU’s President Dallin Oaks has words as "for," "it," "as," and limited to, at least included in church denied that the school is harassing "which." Three different methods of doctrine," she said. homosexuals but says that the campus wordprint analysis were used to Other groups fear the potential security force will continue to enforce analyze these differences. According to power of a police force responsible to all laws forbidding illicit sexual ac- authors, one analysis indicated that Church officials. Attention was recently tivities. He denies that university police "odds against a single author exceeded focused on the situation when David "have a mission to enforce the univer- 100 billion to one." Chipman, not a BYU student, was ar- sity Code of Honor except for violations Comparisons indicated that Joseph rested by BYU’s security force off cam- of the law." Kelshaw adds that BYU Smith could not have authored the pus and charged with forcible sexual has no intention of using its statewide book and that at least 24 different writ- abuse of a BYU student acting as an police authority and that officers are ers were involved, said the statisticians. undercover agent. Chipman’s attorney confining their activities to the BYU Ron Stanger, a Mormon lawyer who Antitrust Suit Against Church Dismissed campus. An antitrust suit against LDS Church owned Elberta Farms Corp. and Deseret Title Holding Co. has been dismissed by Judge Bruce S. Jenkins, U.S. District Court for Utah. Utah County cherry growers, Garn L. and Peggy Baum, failed to prove that a ews boycott by the two LDS-owned firms forced them out of business, the judge ruled. (SL Tribune, October, 23, 1979.) The Baums, who ran a cherry proces- The Highest in Us sing plant in Provo, claimed that sometime Teacher-Priest outing; when Daddy is Truman G. Madsen mostly gone on stake assignments; or after 1973 a boycott was organized against Bookcraft, 1978 when Mommy is called to serve as nur- them. In 1975 Deseret Title obtained own- 107 pages, $5.95 ership of their operation. The case was filed sery leader, the natural consequences in 1977. don’t seem very blessed. As one totally inactive, formerly active member put it, Groups Protest Power of BYU Police "We discovered that we were working Action by Utah’s state legislature hard and weren’t happy, so we decided last year gave BYU’s 24 member private to get out." security force investigation and arrest The Mormon Church has powers rivaling those of the Utah State a lot to offer the natural In The Highest in Us, Truman Madsen Police. Prior to May 10, when the new man. Glossily displayed describes and illuminates the spiritual law took effect, BYU officers had to be in the Reader’s Digest in- power which one must obtain in order to serts, Meet the Mormons, progress beyond the level of the natural appointed deputy county sheriffs to or Public Communications productions function off campus. City police and Mormon. The book is a collection of es- county sheriff’s departments through- are the natural results of keeping the says which were originally given as out the state still have assigned juris- commandments. Those who keep the speeches between 1971 and 1974. In the dictions; the independent status of the Word of Wisdom are healthy; those who Preface, Madsen outlines his theme: BYU police is, therefore, unique. pay tithing learn to manage money; The power of God is in places we those who hold Family Home Evening consistently neglect--in the spiritual Criticism and uneasiness about the have close, happy families. 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The Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the MORMON HISTORY ASSOCIATION will be held at the SHERATON INN in Canandaigua, New York May 1-4, 1980

PROGRAM PLANS INCLUDE ¯ VISITS TO HISTORIC SITES in Palmyra, Mendon and elsewhere in the area ¯ An outstanding array of CONCURRENT SESSIONS ¯ PLENARY SESSIONS on "The First Vision Tradition," "150 Years of Mormonism," and "Landmarks of the Restoration" ¯ MHA-TANNER FOUNDATION INVITED ADDRESSES on the American religious and cultural situations into which Mormonism came in 1830, given by Timothy L. Smith and Gordon Wood ¯ RECEPTION for Past MHA Presidents ¯ ANNUAL BANQUET, business meeting, presentation of MHA awards and a presidential address entitled "The Creation of the Mormon World" SUNDAY MORNING MEETING IN THE SACRED GROVE. A Crawford Gates choral work (to be performed by Baritone Roy Samuelson, chorus, brass quintet, and percussion) has been specially commissioned for this inter- and intra-faith worship time.

Canandaigua has plenty of motel accommodations. The Sheraton Inn and lodgings nearby, however, are filling up fast. For more information and reservations, write to Larry Porter, MHA Secretary-Treasurer, P.O. Box 7010, University Station, Provo, Utah 84602, or telephone (801) 374-3691.

76 Company owned by Marriner, George southern Idaho cities until 1928, when Spencer, and Willard Eccles which the First Security Corporation was Challenge and Response: The First controlled Thatcher Brothers Bank in organized. In the meantime, George Security Corporation’s First Fifty Logan and two smaller banks in and Marriner Eccles had expanded Years, 1928-1978 Hyrum and Richmond, Utah. These their holdings in Utah and the group Sidney Hyman holdings were expanded by 1920 to controlled fifteen banks in Idaho and University of Utah include banks in Preston and Blackfoot, Utah and two in Wyoming plus a Graduate School of Business Idaho, and Ogden, Utah. In addition to savings and loan company in Pocatello. 462 pages, index, photographs, maps; the banks, the Eccles Investment After successfully weathering the $1s.oo Company had an interest in a number economic stagnation of the 1920’s and of other businesses including Anderson the depression of the 1930’s, the First When we returned to Lumber Company; Sego Milk; hotels in Security System expanded enormously Utah from California in Logan, Blackfoot, and Rexburg; in the period following World War II in 1964, one of the first Amalgamated Sugar Company; and both Utah and Idaho. By 1952, it things we did was to Utah Construction Company. In 1922, controlled forty-four banks in Utah look for a bank to the bank operations were further and Idaho and the First Security Bank handle our checking expanded in Ogden by the addition of of Rock Springs, Wyoming. First account. We chose Utah National Bank, controlled by Security’s largest expansion has taken First Security largely Matthew Browning. This originated place since 1960, until what started in because of the the term Eccles-Browning banks which 1928 as a company with resources of reputation and accomplishments of has largely characterized the First $28 million was in 1977 a $2.8 billion Marriner S. Eccles. As a historian, I Security system. The Eccles interests in corporation. The largest system of was aware of the enormous contribu- Ogden were managed by Orval Adams banks in the Intermountain West, its tion this man had made to the until 1925 when Adams left to join banking interests stretch through development of New Deal policies and Utah State National Bank in Salt Lake Utah, Idaho, and Western Wyoming. In to the reformation of the Federal City and later to figure in the addition, a broad range of financial Reserve System. An institution that expansion of Zions First National operations such as mortgages, con- large founded by a man of that calibre Banking system. sumer loans, leasing, insurance, trust seemed to deserve our business. The subsequent expansion of the services, and investment services reach Sidney Hyman has done a fine job of Eccles-Browning banks in Idaho was through these states and some have telling the First Security story. First partly the work of Elbert G. Bennett. spread into the Pacific Coastal states Security Corporation had its genesis in Working for the group, Bennett and the Southwest. the activities of Eccles Investment acquired banks in a number of To say that First Security Corporation

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I I 77 was a pioneer would not be an spurs through fifteen years of service as the remainder of the United States overstatement. One of the first sys- in Utah and Idaho in addition to until it began rapidly to surpass the tems in the United States to use the education and training which suited remainder of the nation in World War bank holding company method of him for the position. II. By 1970, Utah was the tenth most urbanization, it was also among the urbanized state in the nation. Hyman first in the Mountain West to accept The story of First Security, however, has largely been the story of George speaks of "The absence of densely the Federal Housing Administration packed urban centers in the Inter- loans during the depression wracked Eccles. Marriner preferred to play the role of advisor to the corporation adn mountain West" (p. 261) when, in fact, 1930’s and was one of the first group more than three-fourths of Utah’s of banks outside of California to was taken away by his activities with the Treasury Department and the population is concentrated on a narrow pioneer the Bank-Americard (now urban strip between Ogden and Provo. Visa) credit card system. The Eccles Federal Reserve System during the maturing years of the 1930’s and Other mistakes apparently deriving group was largely responsible for from his unfamiliarity with the Inter- writing the legislation allowing branch 1940"s. George, on the other hand was present on the firing line in Utah--first mountain West and its development banking in Utah and Idaho and was are obvious. They include the creation among the first to take advantage of in Ogden, then in Salt Lake City, where the corporation headquarters of the nonexistant "Wasatch National branching after the Glass-Steagal Act Park," (p. 297) the identification of the allowed it for National Banks. Its were moved in 1953. It was largely at his instigation that the expansion into namesake of Orem as A. J. rather than acquisition of the Deseret National Walter C. and of J. William Knight as J. Bank in 1931 allows it rightfully to new areas and operations were under- taken. Walter (pp. 239 and 119), and the claim the distinction of being the oldest characterization of the percentage of banking system in the Intermountain If First Security has been fortunate in Indian population in Utah and Idaho as West with a heritage stretching back to the brilliance of its management, its lower than the national average (p. Brigham Young. officers made a less happy choice in the 370) whereas each has more than Despite the fact that First Security is a selection of a bank historian. Though, double the national average. as indicated above, the chronology and multi-billion dollar operation with Perhaps most unfortunate is his use of more than 4,000 employees, it has personnel of the bank are outlined in admirable detail, it seems clear that tha Orval W. Adams as a foil against remained largely under the control of which the Eccles family is played. the Eccles family. George S. Eccles and author’s familiarity with the general economic development of Utah and the Adams, who left the Eccles banks in Spencer F. Eccles are members of the 1925 to become senior vice president of Board of Directors of both First Mountain West leaves much to be desired. He characterizes Utah for the Utah State National Bank, was as Security Bank of Utah and First clever as the Eccles’ in weathering the Security Bank if Idaho. In 1975, when instance as basically an agricultural . state when, in fact, the percentage was bank runs of 1932 and 1933 and was Marriner S. Eccles moved to the post eventually instrumental in the merger of honorary chairman and George only slightly higher than the national average prior to World War II. Since which created Zions First National Eccles became chairman of the board, Bank. More importantly, when the Spencer F. Eccles, son of their brother World War II, it has slipped behind the remainder of the nation, until by 1977, First Security system was created in Spencer S. became president of the 1928, Adams proposed the inclusion of corporation. This is not to say that the percentage in Utah was 2 while the nation had more than 3 percent. the LDS Church-owned banks in the Spencer Eccles accepted the position as system, but his suggestion was vetoed a sinecure. A financier of considerable Utah’s urban development on the other by Heber J. Grant on the ground that ability and energy, he had earned his hand proceeded at about the same rate such a merger might be viewed as the

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10 South~ Main -- Suite 701 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 m (801) 363-5335 creation of a monopoly and looked upon unfavorably by Church members and critics alike. Hyman’s failure to uncover this information about Adams is a symptom of a further problem with the book. A cursory look at the end- notes reveals that research was largely confined to his interviews and corre- The NEW unique and stylish way to carry and spondence with bank principals, annual protect L.D.S. scriptures. reports, and employee reminiscences. Hyman was either not given access to or failed to gather other information which would have allowed a more detached perspective. An organization of the stature and influence of the First Security Corpo- ration deserves better. The principal value of the history of a corporation The Perfect like First Security is not to eulogize the Gift officers. Men like George and Marriner Eccles need no such eulogies. Their accomplishments and philanthropies are emblazoned on the pages of Intermountain development. Nor should it be basically the source of lists of officers and the divisions for which they have been responsible. ¯ Does not damage books, binding edges, or marking ribbon ¯ Rather, such a corporate history ought Only one object to keep track of to provide insight into the reasons for ¯ Inside compartment for ruler and pencil the successes and the failures of ¯ Easy access to books when needed important business undertakings. ¯ Outside pocket Hyman hints at some of these things, ¯ Easy to hold but his presentation lacks insight. He ¯ Carries mismatched books says, for instance, that First Security ¯ Same size fits quadruple combination has had difficulty in holding well- ¯ Available for pocket, regular, and large pdnt L.D.S. scriptures trained employees. Yet, his analysis ¯ Handstrap for easy handling credits these employees with the ¯ Stylish design failure to recognize the difference ¯ Available in many colors, including colors to match between total compensation and scriptures present salary. It seems unlikely that ¯ Large enough to hold the new L.O.S. Bible employees who lacked sufficient insight to compute their total compensation NEW STYLE "E"--PERFECT FOR THE MISSIONARY would provide much help with the complex problems of a major financial ¯ Attaches easily to bicycle institution. Most seriously, he seems handle bars. unwilling to deal forthrightly with ¯ Either the nylon loop with problems as indicated in his failure to snap fastener or the D-ring provide specific information in several can be used as a handle for cases (e.g. pp. 146 and 368) and his easy carrying. circumspect discussion of the contro- versy with the Gianninis. It is the lack Available where L.D.S. books are sold of a forthright handling of problems -- or order direct. like these and many others which are Pocket $7.50 / Regular $8.50 introduced then as glibly dismissed Economy $8.95 / Large Print $10.50 which indicate the lack of analytical Colors: Red / Green / Blue / Black Brown / White / Tan / Pebble depth present in this volume. Tan / Cinnamon Brown The book is a rich store of chrono- logical and descriptive information on Utah residents add 5% sales tax. the development of the First Security System. An analytical history of the Scripture-Tote 1670 East 1300 South #203 banking system, however, remains to Salt Lake City, Utah 84105 be written. Phone (801) 583-3027 Thomas G. Alexander DR. THOMAS G. ALEXANDER is a professor of history at Brisham Young University. He is a widely published scholar and co-editor of the recently published Utak’s History. GENEALOGY CLUB of AMERICA 10th Year Anniversary

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