Show on a tone u of itiba Sell mr and mrs ted J parkinson of rexburg idaho arrived in grants vile v lie friday morn ng on a lecture tour of the high schools through out the state of utah having been sponsored by the national school av AR abl es of los angeles while in grantsville Grants ville they were house guests of mrs alex john son mrs parkinson will be rebern hared at the former miss mabel chapman havig taught in the d str ct school at grantsville Grants ville for several years the johnson were fuents of the parkinson at din ner saturday evening which was served in the L miland cruiser mr parkinson has toured seven teen western states in the linn iann land cru ser giving lectures in north and south dakota arizona colorado new mexico california oregon idaho and utah in presenting the contrasts be t veen india and the united states mr parkinson used two of the loc al g ris as models dressed in the native india costumes he ile gather ed the colorful costumes while in the service during the war having been stationed in ind a along with the native costumes mr parkinson showed a fine col lection of copper utensils Is that are used by the people of india such as bowls platters plates kettles etc he also showed the native costume the men of india wear the schools in india are main ta ned by each pupil paying his own tuition so that makes the poorer classes unable to attend the district schools and accounts for the illiteracy among the poorer classes of people mr parkinson speaks the indian language fluently and hopes to return to india in the very near future |