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Show N. L A. Convention Offers Big Program Further steps have been taken toward to-ward getting things in shape for the Utah Education Association convention conven-tion to be held in Salt Lake City on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of this month. President James T. Worlton of the big association states that arrangements 'have been made for two additional nationally known speakers to be present! on the occasion. occa-sion. One is Dr. Leon J. Richardsen and the other is Dr. E. C. Branson. Dr. Richardsen is director of the extension division of the University of California, Berkeley, California, and has made special study of problems pro-blems relating to adult education which he will discuss at the convention. conven-tion. He is scheduled to appear before be-fore the Part Time Session meeting of the convention on the afternoon of Friday, October 23rd, and before the general meeting in the Mormon Tabernacle Tab-ernacle ,on the evening of the same day. Dr. Richardsen is a scholarly man and a polished speaker and. is one of the public lecturers maintained maintain-ed by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Dr. Branson's special line has to do principally with rural problems. Hp is nrofessor of rural economics and sociology in the University of North Carolina and at present, for a few weeks, is engaged at the Utah Agricultural College at Logan. As an educator and author he is widely known and as an authority on problems prob-lems in his chosen field is .generally recognized. He has spent considerable consider-able time in Europe in studying questions ques-tions relating to farm life, methods of production, distribution and sale of products, and the like. Special attention at-tention was given by him to , farm problems in Denmark and to factors that have made the Danes the most prosperous farmers of both Europe and America. Dr. Branson will address the meet-I meet-I ing of the Business Section of the j convention at 2 p. m., October 23rd. I At noon, the same day, this section will lunch at the Chamber of Com- i merce, Salt Lake City, and have Dr. Branson as the guest and luncheon speaker. President. Worlton also announces that arrangements have been made whereby members of the association I may attend the annual, "hot blooded" football game between the University Univers-ity of Utah and the University of Colorado (Boulder) teams at reduced rates. The game is to be played on : the University of Utah gridiron at! 2:30 p. m., October 24th and plans of i the convention leave the way clear for teachers to attend. Reserved j seats are $1.50 and $2.00 and generel J admission $1.00. These prices will bv 50 cents less to each person present-; I ing a U. E. A. membership card. |