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Show Vocational Day at SUSC April 29 ' Letters. In addition to the areas of competition, demonstrations will -be held in string quilting, patchwork and gingham embroidery. "SUSC .Vocational Day, with competition in areas of agriculture, business and home economics has long been a traditional event," Mrs. Carpenter said. "We are very pleased to have the students visit SUSC and to have them compete in areas in which they have excelled during the school year. in areas of filing, business math, accounting, spelling, and first and second year typewriting and shorthand. "We have invited over 40 schools to compete in these contests," says Larry A. Olsen, associate professor of business. Visiting business students will be treated to a SUSC talent show prior to the annual awards assembly when the winners of the various areas of business competition will be announced. an-nounced. In the third area of competition scheduled for Vocational Day, some 200 . students will visit the SUSC Family Living Center to test ' their prowess in making cheese souffles and in developing preschool activities. ac-tivities. Also included this year will be a fashion show featuring clothing constructed con-structed and modeled by students from the participating par-ticipating schools says Ada Carpenter, chairman of the SUSC Department of Family Life, School of Arts and Over 800 students from junior and senior high schools in Utah, Nevada and Arizona will visit Southern Utah State College April 29 for Vocational Day activities. ac-tivities. Contests in business, agriculture and home economics will be sponsored by a trio of SUSC departments. depart-ments. In agricultural competition, com-petition, high school students will compete in soil and livestock judging in activities held at the SUSC Valley Farm which is located three miles west of Cedar City. Competition will be held in both team and individual events. Agricultural competition will be sponsored by the SUSC Division of Agriculture, School of Science, with assistance from the SUSC Ag Club. "We estimate that about 300 students will participate in contests and demonstrations demon-strations at the Valley Farm," Darrell H. Matthews, Mat-thews, division chairman, said. "Winners of this contest will compete in state agricultural contests later at Utah State University. Another 350-400 students are expected to meet for contests sponsored by the business department, School of Business and Technology, |