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Show EDOGATORS BET II SALT UK Leaders in Education From All Oyer Country Meet in Convention and Discuss Problcnis : . r PROMINENT PERSONS PRESENT Among Whom Are Some of the Greatest Educational Authorities Author-ities of Present Time Salt Lake City, July 7. -Magnificent was the opening meeting meet-ing of the general sessions of the N. E. A. convention, which took place in the ' tabernacle yesterday yes-terday afternoon, commencing aiittld after 2 q,' clock. Present were leaders -in the great national association, in the state of Utah and in the city of Salt Lake, and an audience of approximately approx-imately 5,000 presons, the majority ma-jority of whom were school superintendents, principals and teachers from all sections of the United States. Addresses of hearty welcome and of grateful response were sincere, and they w.erf.geived TSlspp i nfjwffllWWfl t inteT-rupted inteT-rupted the speakers. rThe big tabernacle waa appropriately decorated with flags, 1 bunting in the national colors, ferns and flowers. No better July day could have been asked, so far as Jlther wasxpneerned, and altogether alto-gether the meeting passed into history as a pleasant, profitable 'memory to all who attended. President Edward T. Fairchild of the N. E, A., in his annual address, introduced some new ideas that are likely to cause comment and discusison among the delegates. He advocated down-to-date business methods in the conduct of the association's business, in order to bring the organization Up to a condition to meet twentieth century changes. Carroll G. Pearse, superintendent superin-tendent of schools of Milwaukee, Wis., was the presiding officer up to the point when President Fairchild was introduced, after the addresses of welcome had been delivered, Mr. Pearse, in a brief talk, said that he was greatly pleased to call to order the fifty-first sesison of the National Educational association 44 in this splendid audience room, in which we have been waiting Cor fifty-one years to hold such a meeting." The musical numbers num-bers were given under direction of Fred C. Graham, chairman of the music committee. Invocation was uttered by the Rev. J. E. Carver, pastor of the first Presbyterian church of Ogden. when Governor William Spry was introduced to welcome the delegates on behalf of the state of Utah, |