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Show 284 MADELYN CANNON STEWART SILVER high above his consciousness, ready to drop and pounce upon his prey, seize and carry it to the inventive lair of his mind." The high point for Madelyn was attending two different Latter-day Saint Sunday services-one in Honolulu and one in Waialua. Participants in the Honolulu Sunday School included Hawaiians, Japanese, Chinese, and Haolis (whites). This was "gloriously exciting" to Madelyn. The Sunday School lesson was given by Dr. Milton Backman, Jr., a visiting professor at BYU-Hawaii in Laie who had just finished his Ph. D. at the University of Pennsylvania and who had joined the Religious Instruction faculty at BYU. Madelyn's comment: "Dr. Backman School lesson I've ever gave the finest, most adroit Sunday heard, completely organized, subtle, and well-rounded. I was enthralled, and completely humbled about my own teaching. While at Waialua, where she stayed eleven days, Madelyn "17 "fired with excitement and a sense of my and emo my desire to write and express all the ideas wrote that she was calling ... tions that throng my being. "18 She was somewhat surprised at Harold's intense interest in the Joseph Fielding Smith family. A of Apostle Hyrum Smith, and grandnephew of Joseph Smith, Joseph Fielding Smith was head of drama and theater at son the University of Hawaii. His wife, Ruth Pingree Smith, was a long-time friend of Madelyn and had taught the sixth grade. The seven children of "Joe" and Ruth were now adults and regarded Harold as a kind of fairy-godfather. "Harold's true happiness on this trip has been to be with the Smiths." Wrote Madelyn: "The two beautiful girls, Pauline and Lynne, gave him him.?" flattering attention, preferring to sit by him, to talk with One wonders if Madelyn was the slightest bit jealous-if she thought her husband was unduly enthralled by the vibrant after all, have a suspicious side to young women. Did Madelyn, Silvers left the day after Madelyn the her character? In any case, had mentioned Harold's fascination in her diary. for June 1, 1961, was the big day. Harold received an order his cane sugar diffuser from the Honolulu Iron Works and the Company. This led Madelyn to review the Laupahoehoe Sugar six great milestones in Harold's career, only the first of which had occurred before their marriage: |
