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Show BYU expects 16,000 at Education Week More than 16,000 participants from across the United States and from several foreign countries are expected to attend Campus Education Week at Brigham Young University Aug. 22-25. The four days will be filled with a variety of educational and cultural experiences for anyone 14 and above. The time will be packed with classes on subjects ranging from various aspects or religion to recreational dancing, genealogy, home buying, golf, home management skills, food processing, and customs and cultures of other lands. Participants will have 23 classes to choose from each hour from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the four days. And, for the first time, a total of 15 optional classes will be offered in the evening sessions (6-9:30 p.m.), Scott Froerer, supervisor of the Education Weeks Department in the BYU Division of Continuing Education, reported. Having run continuously since 1922, except for two years during World War II, Education Week has become the largest program of its kind in the United States, Mr. Froerer said. It is sponsored by the LDS Church Educational System and the Education Weeks Department. Highlights of the week will include an opening day devotional assembly at 10:00 a.m. in the Marriott Center featuring Elder Bruce R. McConkie, a member of the LDS Church's Council of the Twelve. He will speak on "Praise to the Man the Prophet Joseph," which is the theme for the week. The assembly is open to the general public. Special family-oriented presentations will be made each evening at 8 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center: Tuesday "Joseph the Man-the Seer," one-man per John Oldroyd accepts post Doctor John Wasylik, of Sandusky, Ohio, the 1977-78 1977-78 Commander-in-Chief of he Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, has appointed John Oldroyd, 420 North 500 East, Springville, Utah, V.F.W. Post 2162, as a member of the Convention Con-vention Committee on Veterans Service. The committee will meet during the 79th Annual National Convention of he organization, August 18-25, 18-25, 1978, in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Oldroyd is an active ac-tive member of the V.F.W. and has played an important role in the continuing membership growth of the oldest major veterans organization. "He understands un-derstands the vital part the V.F.W. has performed in the maintenance of our liberty and freedom for 79 years of our nation's existence and he will be an asset in formulating policies of both national o We're with 02CaD SuppDneo Filler Paper Type Paper Spiral Notebooks Pens Ring Binders Organizers Drafting Supplies UTAH U OFFICE SUPPLY 377 5170 225-9529' 489-7469 373-2430 FOR THE SHOP UTAH f :-: week," Mr. and international interest," in-terest," Wasylik stated. The committee will review all resolutions which pertain to veterans benefits and rights as well as those which relate to the Veterans Administration Ad-ministration and recommend a specific action to the convention delegates. ""In addition to planning and establishing V.F.W. objectives for the coming year, Mr. Oldroyd and his associates and committee members will have the opportunity to hear from national leaders on topics of national defense and security, veterans legislation and other issues of importance and concern. Among some primitive tribes, a person who dreamt of falling in the water would send a wizard with a net to fish out his soul the next day. loaded Pencils and More 69 Eat Center, Provo 748 South Stat, Orem 191 South Main, Springville 595 South Univerilty, Provo WarthouM Order Desk BEST BUY, OFFICE SUPPLY . formance by Bryce Chamberlain; Wednesday music theatre trio (Donna Dalton, soprano; Clayne Robison, bariton; Mark Harris, tenor; and Maxine Cameron at the piano) performing scenes from musical comedy and opera; Thursday The Deseret String Quartet Minus One BYU faculty members David Dalton, viola; Percy Kalt, violin, and Barbara Williams, violin; Friday Choir Festival featuring combined voices from Utah Valley choirs under the direction of Dr. A. Harold Goodman. At various times and places each day, the BYU Theatre and Cinematic Arts Department will present performances of "Kiss Me Kate," "Where's Charley," "Bye Bye Birdie," "Mormon Montage," Mon-tage," and "Androcles and the Lion." Mr. Froerer said Educations Weeks (or Days) are held in 100 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and England. By the end of August, the final 1978 Education Week programs will have been held and nearly 90,000 people will have participated. Last year, 52 percent of the 14,581 participants in campus ciuuiiiuuu Week were from outside Utah Valley. They represented 43 states and nine foreign countries. Enrollments for the campus program have increased about 1,800 each year for the past five years. : n cu i: rarucipanis musi De it years oi age or older and may pre-register at the Marriott Center ticket office through Saturday, Aug. 19. Registration is $8; senior citizens pay only $7. Many families plan vacations and family reunions in conjunction with the Froerer said, "and more man z,vuu participants live in campus housing for the week to sample university facilities while students are not in school." lllfllB High School driver education instructors practice motorcycle maneuverability skills through traffic cones in a sperial workshop at BYU. SHS students Football pass AP Twelve Springville High School graduates successfully passed the National Advanced Placement Test and will receive eight semester college credits of 12 quarter hours of college credit for passing the test. ' The AP English class was taught by Pat Hurry! Hurry! Now! Reg. at Newbury's Pre School Friday, Saturday, Sunday School Time 9-1 1 :30 am Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. 40 Hours Teaching as and 12:30 to 3:00 pm 3 Classes Per Week 30 Hours Teaching $35 2 Classes Per Week 20 Hours Teaching $25 Reason for the Hurry Twilla Newbury has an opportunity to teach 3rd grade at Heritage School, but she would rather teach Pre School here! I August 17, 1978 Drivers A I Teucners what they Thirty Utah high school driver education teachers practiced what they will be preaching this year as they completed a five-day motorcycle ' safety education workshop Friday (Aug. 11) at Rriahnm Ynnno UniversitV This was the fourth consecutive year for the workshop, which is sponsored by the Utah state Board of Education. - o -- ,- o the Utah Highway Saftey Office, and the Health Sciences Department of the BYU College of Physical Education. Dr. Darrell Josie, specialist for driver safety education for the State Board of Education, directed the program in conjunction with Dr. Alton L. Thygerson, BYU test Kauffman and students passing the test include Rhonda Barrus, Christine Bird, Jana Clements, Kim Georgedes, Bryant Haf en, Noel Pabst, Karen Peterson, Corine Phillips, Mark Roberts, Doris Rudolph, Todd Skabelund and Jenette Thorn. I education , professor of health sciences. "Utah now has more than 100 driver education instructors who have been certified in the past four years to teach motorcycle safety education in the high school", Dr. Josie said. "Our goals to certify all 230 driver education instructors." He said that the motoring public is not really educated to share the roadways with motorcyclists. "Most accidents in the Wasatch front area involving motorcycles occur at intersections," Dr. Josie reported. "And in most cases, the driver of the automobile is at fault. Statistics show that most of these accidents happen reminder Football equipment for all varsity candidates will be handed out Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at the high school. Practices will start Monday, August 21 at 8 a.m. All candidates must have physicals. Sophomore football players will check out equipment Monday August 21 at 1 p.m. with practices beginning Tuesday at 5 p.m. Call BLAINE R. THORN and compare. Maybe 1 can save you tome money on top-quality top-quality protection, whatever your insurance, needs. instate Set or phone BLAINE R. THORN 915 Hillcrest Drive Springville, Utah 419-41 2? Aiklat Inuiranct CompaniM AlUlat Ult iruuranc loms preach' iifittiMIIe ptt alo Springville (Utah) Herald for youth or older owners of the motorcycles within six months after they purchase the cycle." Through the driver education instructors, young drivers will be taught to share the road with motorcyclists-both emotionally and .physically. "Motorcycles are no longer joy-riding vehicles," Dr. Josie pointed out. "Because of the energy squeeze and for other reasons, sales of motorcycles in the United States since 1962 have increased six times while automobile sales increased only 60 percent." per-cent." He reported that Utah now has more than 54,000 registered motorcycles; nationwide, there are five i million registered. "These five million motorcycles represent Vk percent of the total registered motor vehicls on the road and are involved in-volved in eight percent of the fatal accidents across the nation," Dr. Josie said. "A total of 91 percent of these fatalities are male riders, and 83 percent of fatalities percent of fatalities nationally range from ages 15-34." course, driver education instructors spent the first three days in the classroom and on the motorcycles learning the prescribed safety program. Then, for two days, high school students were put through the program by the driver education teachers. The teachers then passed the test to become certified by the state. 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