| Show Rotarians Hear Report of Ogden Convention Alex If IL Rollo and Blaine Beten- Beten sen who represented the local Rotary Rotary Ro Ro- tai tary club at lit the District Convention Convention convention Conven Conven- tion held in Ogden last week were called In by President F. F B. B Parkinson Parkin Parkin- son to report on the at atthe atthe atthe the regular weekly kly meeting of the club Tuesday Mr Rollo reported on the Loyalty parade given by ten thousand children child ren of the Ogden schools which was staged as a prologue to the pro pro- gram The parade which represented represented each school In the Ogden system was ery very colorful and extremely ex extremely extremely ex- ex Impressive Mr Rollo Hollo said Each school had Its own band uniformed uni- uni formed in beautiful costumes and with its own drum major It took one hour and ten minutes for the school children marching six a abreast a. a breast to pass the reviewing stand The last unit of the parade was made up tip of members of the ROTC of the Weber College ge who gave the flag raL ratting raising and lowering ceremonies ceremonies I nies adding much to the spectators spectator's enjoyment He lie also commented on the excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent Idaho luncheon at which a very interesting program was given under under un un- der the direction of the Boise olse Rotary Ro Ito tary Club The Utah Luncheon held Tuesday was a high class entertainment entertainment entertainment enter enter- and one of the outstanding ing of the whole convention convention conven conven- tion with an Impressive array of talent of various kinds on the program pro pro- gram The Utah Luncheon w was un under under under der the direction of the Salt Lake City Rotarians Mr gave a report on the ideas expressed and the fa facts ts presen presented d by the various speakers b In the development of the theme of the convention which was Guiding Guiding Guid ing Youth in This Changing World The main suggestion brought out at atthe atthe atthe the convention was to have the youth choose the particular vocation they and that the schools and alleges col col- leges throughout the country train the students along these lines as ai aswell aswell well as along the regular academic lines Ines upon which the stress has fallen falen fallen fal- fal len en In the past The main theme for Utah said Mr seemed to be the enlarging of the Industries which could readily be done according to found sufficient youths skilled in inthe inthe inthe the speakers sneakers if it there could bethe be bethe the he various trades of the industries by jy starting several new industries and also in making of more jobs mentioned Each speaker claimed there need not be any Idle you youth h In the making In the state of Utah if tills this were don done f I The of training of the youths for what is known as white collar Jobs was stressed and It was urged that the educational educational educational Institutes train their students along the industrial lines so that all the youth would not grow into men who can do no other work than clerical or office work One speaker speak- speak er ei mentioned the fact that the Weber We- We ber jer College was outstanding In this line of work and that other schools class of training and that there was of the state were giving the same a marked improvement in the opportunities opportunities op op- op- op presented to trained youth In Utah A recent survey was quoted which showed that the average family of Utah consisting of the parents and four tour children with an average In Income Income In In- come of were able to support their family and educate the child chUd- ren This according to the survey Is the highest known in the United States being 35 percent higher than any of the Southern States New York standing second I Due to the lack of or time Mr Bet Bet- et- et ensen was Ras unable to finish his re report report report re- re port but undoubtedly it will be completed at the next meeting of he club Special guests at the luncheon Included Waldo Moe Mae of the Portland Portland Port Port- land Oregon Rotary club dub and Ralph R R. Moe of the Salt Lake City club |
