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Show I Jfe W ft AT NATIONAL PTA CONFAB. This Utah delegation attended the National PTA Convention at Atlanta this past week. They include, left to right: Mrs. C. Richard Hutchison, State ITA President of Salt Lake City; Miss Jean Duncan, National Fifth Vice President, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Ernest Burnside, newly elected Vice President of Region 8 including the state of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, also of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Robert Linford, Director of Region lfi of Utah, from Cedar City. National PTA Convention held "PTA Speaks Out!" was the theme -- and they got a lot said at the 82nd Annual National PTA Convention. Helen Linford, Region 16 PTA Director, was one of 1,500 delegates from around the country and Europe who attended the convention, which was held June 11 to 14 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Linford resides at 348 South 600 West, Cedar City. In Action Clinics (workshops), study sessions, and numerous discussion seminars, the major issues of the day pertaining to education, the schools, and the health and welfare of children and youth were presented and explained. "We want PTA members to be informed about the great many vital issues that are currently affecting, directly or indirectly, their children's well-being, academic achievements, and future," said Grace Baisinger, National PTA president. "We have tried to present at this convention the most important and significant areas of concern projects and convention procedures. Television violence, legislation, and leadership were covered, and a special "Speak Out" for all delegates gave them the opportunity to directly express their concerns to National PTA officers. The election of national officers and the presentation of proposed resolutions to delegates for action highlighted the business sessions of the convention. Re-elected national vice-president vice-president for leadership services is Ruth Swenson of Fall River Mills, California. Elected national secretary is Martha Huffine of Wilmington, North treasurer is Dr. Paul Vance of Des Moines, Iowa. Four regional vice-presidents vice-presidents were also elected. They are: Ann Weeks of Canton, Georgia, vice president of the National PTA's Region 3 (encompassing Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and lennessee); Eileen Dietz of Omaha, Nebraska, vice president of Region 5 (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota): Melba Worth of Milwaukie, Oregon, vice president of Region 7 (Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming) ; and Joan Burnside of Magna, Utah, vice president of Region 8 (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah). Resolutions which received PTA approval included tightening access to adult-rated films; providing community aid to rape victims: supporting child abuse awareness programs; and encouraging the observance ob-servance of the international year of the child in 1979. to PTA members, so that delegates can go back to their communities and act upon what they've learned." Among the convention's spakers were Carolyn Warner, Arizona state superintendent of public instruction, whose keynote address focused on the role parental participation can play in helping solve today's school problems; and the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, president of Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), who outlined how parents and teachers can work together to help children grow academically. Delegates received a thorough grounding in a wide range of subjects. Twenty-five Action Clinics offered information on energy in the schools, the new federal law regarding education of handicapped children, what PTA can do about abused, battered and neglected children, and various other topics. All delegates were asked to attend "Back to School" sessions, designed to reacquaint or introduce them to various PTA |