Show lit Educators Educato s Discuss Sch School ool Problems Lv mt At Sessions Held This Week The three day school conference conference conference confer confer- ence sponsored Jointly by the J. J Garfield and Plute Flute school disI dis- dis I tracts which was concluded Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- b is being acclaimed Iby by man many who attended as one of or orthe j the most successful school scholl meets fin In fn the tho history of or the area I Outstanding educators who served as guest speakers and exI expert ex- ex I pert consultants upon local locala a school problems contributed greatly to this success as did t e a presence of man many parents It who were very active In the dis dis- Of lu w Dr E. E Allen Bateman Utah state Superintendent of Public Instruction was the the principal weaker at the opening session on Monday Dr Bateman defined education as the producing of changes In children which will fee He pointed out the dangers of four our our public education becoming too public education becoming too formalized formalized- formalized too divorced from the life of the people and com com- He urged teachers to tie Education into the life of the community and thus vitalize the curriculum and teaching As a result of group studies and discussions on Monday it twos was recommended that a system of teacher parent-teacher conferences replace replace replace re re- re- re place the traditional report card cardin cardin cardin in reporting pupil progress It was decided that an service in-service training program designed to give ive teachers preparation for such conferences and more trainIng trainIng training train- train Ing In guidance be made available to the teachers in the tho two school districts Principal speakers at the openIng openIng opening open- open Ing session on n Tuesday were A. A L L. L Elmer member of the State school board and Reid Morrill State Director of Secondary Ed Ed- At the general assembly Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues- Tues day afternoon brief talks were given by other guest consultants including Fred M. M Fowler State Director of Guidance and Personnel Person Person- nel Jennie Campbell State Director DIrector Director Di DI- rector of Elementary Education and Mary Neilson and Leon iLeon Newton Newton Newton New New- ton of the Sevier County schools On Wednesday at Tropic the program was in charge of C. C Price Allred Alired president of the Garfield Teachers Association Speakers Included Glen Snow president t of Dixie Junior College College College Col Col- lege and past president of the N. N E. E A. A Harold Peterson Public Public Public Pub Pub- lic Relations chairman of tho the U. U E E. A A. and John Walker of the U. U E. E A. A |