Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-30 | Page 47 | Home and School League

.4 , , , . Home and School League 4 Tt is with feelings of elation that the officers of the U. E. A. announce the coming of Dr. George K. Vincent, head of the Rockefeller foundation, to the assembly as-sembly of I'tah teachers. Dr. Vincent Is far-famed ' for his wonderful lectures. Residents of Salt Lake City have heard him before, and are still discussing his talk. The officers of the Home and School league urge every one who can possibly do so to attend Dr. Vincent's lecture. Milton TT. Welling-, congressman from Utah, was asked by the U. K. A. officials offi-cials to work tliroueh Commissioner of Education P. P. Claxfon to secure a big man for this occasion. After much work, the following wire was received from Congressman Welling: "Have had great difficulty getting proper man for your meeting. Dr. Vincent not inclined to come, unless assured large meeting. Have given such assurance." The 1". TC. A. through its secretary, J. Fred Anderson, wired back immediately, guaranteeing to fill the tabernacle. Commissioner Clax-ton Clax-ton says tlis t Dr. Vincent is the best man in America today to meet our requirements. re-quirements. Dr. Vincent will speak nn "The Meaning Mean-ing of A merica" at the ts be made. January Jan-uary 2, at '2 p. m. Admission is free to everyone. 11 is hop?d by Mrs. George M. Rncnn that a goodly representation of parents will be in attendance, and the ad visibility of bein? eariy is urged. The Hon. A. I. Elkus, formerly ambassador ambas-sador to Tin key. will speak on some phase of t'ne far eastern njiestkm in c-n-eral a ssemblv at 11 o'c!o-'k a. m., V"ed-nesda V"ed-nesda v, in the tabernacle. According to Secretary J. Frd Anderson, Ander-son, the whole purpose of the convention conven-tion is to set before the educators of the state, and all others Interested, the viti needs of the hour. F.ea ring directly on this problem, the session of Friday morning, January 4. beginning at 9 a. m., will be composed of the following: "The War ai;'i AniTica's Duty." Pr. George Emery Fellow?: "TIic Enlistment Enlist-ment of the Public S0I100I5 jn i;-,e ya t i on ' s Grists , ' ' Dr. K. A . n i i 1 1-; "The X"tv Culture. ' pp'in Milton Ronninrr "Health Ed .;o;itG:i.'- V E. G. Gowai": "The Religious As-te of tlie War." Dr. Genres H. T?r!nihnl!. Ail v re welcome to Jenefit by these ard all other letres of - '; i". E. A. Koy;,i:iT, "r. Frdk M. ' T'rry Dm: espor 0f elementary educat V... r.,'-.' is, p-"j't..". '. sor J. W. S'earson of the Kansas State Agricultural college will bring messages to Utah teachers. The parents of the state are cordially invited to attend these lectures, with the assurance of their practical value. There will be six general sessions in the tabernacle, as follows: January 2 at 10 a. m., 2 p. m. and 7 p. m.; January 3 at 9 a. m.; January 4 at 9 a. m. and 2 p. m. There will be three big departmental meetings on January 3 at 10:30 a. m. as follows: Primary department. Salt Lake theater. Grammar department. Assembly hall. College and high school department, Barratt hall. The same day at 1:30 p. m., eleven section sec-tion meetings will be held at the East high school, and at the same place at 3:15 p. m., nine additional section meetings meet-ings will be held. The Home and School league section will be held Thursday afternoon from 3 :lf to 4:45 in the south studv room, floor B of the East high school. The following will the programme for this section: Song, "Old Glory," words by President Presi-dent George H. Brimhall. music by Professor Pro-fessor C. W. Reid. sung by Murry Roberts: Rob-erts: president s address. Mrs. John R. Stewart; election of officers: address, "The Value of Home and School League Work to Superintendents,'' Superintendent Superinten-dent L. .E. Eggertsen, Provo; address, Dr. George H. Brimhall ; address, "Evo lution of the Motion Picture. ' President Louis Marcus of Notable Feature Film company; address, "Extension Classes," Dr. T. S. Olson. Little Marie Osborne will be featured in "Shadows and Sunshine," with the usual Ditmar animal picture, and a good comedy com-edy cartoon. The visiting parents and teachers are invited by Mrs. John Malick, representing the better pictures committee, commit-tee, to attend this offering. January 5, at 10:30, at the Paramount-Empress theater. the-ater. A membership card In the U. E. A. will admit free of charge. The regular regu-lar price of admission is 5c to everybody.