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Adam Samuel Bennion, Superintendent of LDS Education - 1919-1928 Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1969 Adam Samuel Bennion, Superintendent of LDS Education - 1919-1928 Kenneth G. Bell Sr. Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Education Commons, and the Mormon Studies Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Bell, Kenneth G. Sr., "Adam Samuel Bennion, Superintendent of LDS Education - 1919-1928" (1969). Theses and Dissertations. 4517. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4517 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. ADAM SAMUEL BENNION superintendent OF LDS EDUCATION 1919 TO 1928 daadna000 A thesis presented to the department of graduate studies in the college of religious instruction brigham young university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of religious education by kenneth G bell august 19692969 acknowledgmentsacknowledgements the writerwriters who is indebted to many 9 gratefully and sincerely acknowledges the most helpful assistance rendered by dr james R clark as cammicommicommitteetteeatee chairman his scholarly insight and ttimelynelymely suggestsuggestionsions were most helpfulhelheihelpfulgpfulg also to drdro richard 000oo cowan for his suggestions as a member of the committecommitteecommitteescommitteejej to dr william Eeo berrett and the LDISlodosehodose department of education without whose assistance this thesis would not have been possible to Aao william lund and the staff at the church historians office for their most willing and able servicedservicservicegeg and for their many kindnesses 5 to hollis scott and the staff at the BYUboyauo library archives for their assistance and helpful suggestions to richard Yye bennionBennibenniougondoudoUg obert coC tanner 3so dilworth younyounggd sidney sperry willard ashtonashtono and frank mcghie for providing additional undoc- umented helps j to my sister catherine B fostefosterr for so willingly and ably typing the thesathesisstisiisty5 and finally to my wifegwinegwife donnadonnay whose unselfish devotion and encouragement made the completion of the thesis a reality TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTCHAPTER01 PAGE Iio1 0 introduction 0 e 0 a 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0 a 0 0 1 review of related literature 0 a a s 0 s v 0 0 1 purpose of the study 0 0 a 0 0 0ft 0 9a 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 3 delimitations 0 0a 0 0 0 a 0ft 0 0 0e 0 0 e 0 0 0 o 0a 4 s61sourcesrees 0 0 3 0 a 0 0a 0 0a 40 0a 0a 0 0e 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 IIiiollo11011 A BRIEF HISTORY OF LDS EDUCATION AND educational philosophy 6 PRIOR TO 1919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CO a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 the beginning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0a earlyear mormon education in utah 0 0 0 0 0 0 041 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 the protestant mission schools 0 0 ft 9 0e 0 0 0 0 0 16 the academies 0 0 0 a a 0 0a a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0e 0 0 a a 0 18 the public schools 0 0a 0 a 0a 0 0 0 0 ae 0 a 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 the religion class 0 v 0a 0a 0 0 0 0 a a 0 0 0 0 a 0e 0 0 0 0a 23 the firtfirst seminary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0a 0 25 surmsummaryurymry 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0 ar 6 a 0a a a 0 0 0 0 0 0 ai 0 0 0a 0 0 31 illIII111 EARLY educational achievemntsachievements OF ADAM S a BENNION a 0 a 0 0 343 LDS high school 0 a 0 0 0 e s 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 37 the masters thesis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 38 granite high school 0 e e 0 0 0 e 0 0 a 0 0 0 010 39 university of utah 0 0 0 0 a 0 a 0 e 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 ROLE OF EDUCATION IV 0 HIS AS superintendent leLDSdsoadso 0 e 0 0 0 0 474 appointment and duties 0 0 0 0 ft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0a 474 CHAPTER PAGE the policy of 1920 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0a 0 0 0 51 60 time out for additional educatieducatoeducationlon 0 a 0 0 0 0 e 0 0 0 0 0 0 the rise and growth of seminary 0 0 0 0a 0 0a 0 0 aD 0 0 0 0a 0 63 0 aims and objectives of seminary 0 0 0 0 0e0 a 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0a 70 simnersimmerstumer schools training periods for seminary teachers 0 0 75 the policy of 1926 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 the beginning of institute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0 93 ip 96 bennionsBennions resignation 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0a 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3marysnarysmaryamaryumxtiary 0 0 0 0 0 0a 09 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0a 0 0 0a 0a 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0 99 V HIS philosophypelloPHILOSOPHI OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 0 0a 0 0a 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0a 0 101 philosophical influences on bennion 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0 101 education defined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106106log religion defined 0 0 0e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 malcmulcmusicmusie in religion 0 0 0a 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0 109 teaching religionanreligion an artful profession 0 0 0 c 0 0v 0 0v 0 0 110 counsel to students 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 112 0 0a a 11 counsel to teachers v 0 0a 0 0 0 0e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217ll methods in teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0v 0 09 0 0 0 0 0a 0a 0 0 0 0 123 the rewards of teaching 0 0 0 0 ae 0 0 0a 0 ae 09 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0 126 optimism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 126 1 Ssummaryemmryummry 0 0 0 0 0e d0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 0a 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0a 0 0a 0 129 vio HIS LASTING contributions 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0a 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 132 his role in shaping policy 0 0 0 0a 0 0 0a 0 0a 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0e 132 A professionalism for church education 0 0a 0 0a 0 0 0 0a e 09 135 CHAPTER PAGE A teacher of todays leaders 138 A continued interest in youth 141 A continued interest in education 144 his writings and publications 148 summary 0 0 0a fsas a 0 4 fsas 0 it 0 V 011 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 150 bibliography 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153 appendices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 160 LISLISTT OF TATABLESS TABLE PAGE I1 name location and date of operingoberingoper4ngOpering of latterlatterdayday saint academies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0a 20 growth iliiiliilif seminary during bennion administration 0 0 9 0 0 65 111 program 28 9 9 a 6 illIII extent of seminary in 1927281927 0 0 0 9 67 CHUTERCHAPTER I1 introduction A decade has elapsed since the passing of elder adam S bennion who at the time of death was serving his church in one of the highest offices bestowed upon any of its members that of apostle ortheof the lord jesus christ that assignment was the culmination of a lifetime of dedicated service to his fellowmen through many churchandciricchurch and civic assign mentsmentse no doubtydoublymany remember his eloquenceeloquencezas aasaszas a public&public speakspeakerspeakerserserv the gifted ability which he possessed to reach into the very hearts and minds of men and inspire them to the nobler life fewer hovehoweverhoweverg would remember hisecontributioninanhis contribution in an earlier church call some thirtyfourthirty four years earlieroearlierearlierO when he served as super tendentinintendentintendant of education for the church ofofjesusjesus christ of latterlatterdayday saints it was in that earlier call that he helpedforgehelped forgerorge new educational policy for the churchy much of which is stillinstillinoperationoperation today to him may appropriately be given the title father of the seminary and institute program of the churchchurchy for it was through his workworky vision and philosophy that this program moved out of the experimental phase into a churchwidechurch wide program review of related literature in 1935 M lyllymlynn bennion completed his dissertation which centers mainly on thehistorythe history of educationeducationin in utahnutahvutahp with specspeespecial emphasis on an explanation of each phase of the educational program of the church as it 2 developdevelopeddevelopedoedo 1 aoA 19499 theodore tattlestuttles work in 199 9 centers in the area of re leased titinetimenepneg its legal status and a history of its development in the educational system of the church of jesus christ of latterlatterdayday saintssaintlosaintso 2 ray Llo10 deboer a non mormon discusses the effect of mormon educa- tion in shaping a philosphilosophyophy of education for the public school system in utahitahoutaho 3 james Rro clarkclarkaclarkp in his work in 195819589.19589 p outlined the history of the interaction between the churches of utah and the state as regards educa- tion his work emphasized the formulation of educational philosophies 4 and policies of both groupsgroupso rodney turners study involves the selection of teachers for the seminary program the policies of the church governing that selection am 1mmo lynn bennion the originoriginobriginogrowth and extension of the educational program of the mormon church in stahlutahlutah01 unpublished doctoral 0 dissertation 9 university of Californicaliforniaap berkeley 9 1935 o 2aaaao theodotheodoreretattleretuttlere tuttieTuttletuttlcp the released time education program of the church of jesus christ of latterlatterdayday saints published masters thesisvthesisp stanford university palo altoaitoaltop 199o19491990 3 ray lo10L deboer A historical study of mormon education and the influence of its philosophy on public education in utahutah01 unpublished doctoral dissertdissertationationo university of delverodenverodenverv1951o195101951 4 ajames4jamesjanesjames roR clarkclarkociarkochurch and state relationships in education in utah unpublished doctoral dissertation utah state thiversityuniversityp loganlogaup 1958o19580 3 and the procedures and criteria used for screening applicantapplicantsapplicantsoso
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