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Show BINGHAM HIGH P-TA FOUNDERS FETEJEB. 14 Fifty-five years ago on February Febru-ary 17 two women startled the nation with their courage and freshness of their idea. It was the novelty in those days for women to think of taking part in any undertaking outside of their home so Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hurst had to walk carefully but firmly knowing that the eyes of America were upon them. They did well and today 37,014 P-TA organizations will honor these two women in Founders' days programs in their various schools; In observance of the founding of the Parent Teachers Association, Associ-ation, the Bingham junior and i senior high school P-TA will . hold its Founders day program i in the high school auditorium at Copperton next Thursday night, February 14, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Elwood T. Johnson, the ' school's P-TA president, an-i an-i nounced the following program ' has been arranged by Mrs. John ; Dahlstrom, Founders day program pro-gram chairman: organ prelude music by Barbara Nix; posting of colors, Bingham Boy Scouts; invocation. Merlin Gi Christen-sen, Christen-sen, faculty member; vocal solo, Carol Wing; introduction of past presidents by Mrs. Albert Kas-telic, Kas-telic, and Miss Helen Kimball of Salt Lake City will review the book "Man of the Family" by Ralph Moody. Mrs. D. O. Stoker and committee will be at the door to welcome guests. Past presidents to be honored are: Mrs. David C. Lyon, Mrs. A. E. Mitchell, Mrs. L. F. Pett, Mrs. B. D. Bennion, Mrs. P. W. Peterson, Earl Rager, Mrs. Dale Johnston and Mrs. John Nilsson. The officers of the high school P-TA extend a cordial invitation to the public to attend this fine program. The meeting will start promptly at 7:30 p.m. and adjourn ad-journ in time for people to attend at-tend other functions scheduled for this same night. Buses will run. |