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Show Parents Throng Conference On County Youth The first days of the Child-Youth Conference to be held in Delta closed clos-ed Wednesday at 3:30 p. m., following fol-lowing sessions that were equally gratifying to parents, teachers, students stu-dents and visiting educators. Thursday, Thurs-day, April 1, is the second and last day of the Conference in Delta, arid the last opportunity for parents to sit in on these sessions that are developing a new and vital project pro-ject in Millard county schools. The following outline of the two days program will show what is being be-ing done, and at what times, so that parents may see what mental fare is offered: Wednesday: 9-30 to 12:00 general gen-eral session. Selections were played play-ed by the Delta high school band, under the direction of Evan Christ-ensen. Christ-ensen. Community singing was led by Ladd Cropper. Invocation by President Harold R. Morris. Introduction Intro-duction to Conference by Supt. A. M. Maughan, followed by report of conference in 1946, by Ferrill Smith. Music by the Hinckley high school mixed quartet, directed by Ladd Cropper. Crystal R. Rex, primary supervisor supervis-or introduced the guests. Speakers were Dr. Shirley Cooper, state Supt. A. E. Batement, Prof H. B. Hunsaker, Hun-saker, Dr. E. A. Jacobson and Dr. Antone K. Romney.' A piano duet, from Tschaikowsky, was played by Laurel Anderson and Eugene Holman. Hol-man. From 12 till 1 p. m. was the lunch hour, when several hundred guests were served a hot plate dinner din-ner in the hot lunch rooms. An educational film was shown later, and at 1 p. m. classes were held for the discussion groups, in Rooms 7 and 2 and the auditorium. The program for Thursday opens op-ens at 9:30 a. m., with a general session until 10:30. Evan Christen-sen Christen-sen will lead community singing, invocation will be offered by Bishop Bish-op E. L. Moody. After announcements announce-ments by Supt. Maughan, the chorus chor-us from the Delta elementary school, under the direction of Gertrude Gert-rude Western, principal, will sing. Colleen Mortensen will give a reading. read-ing. Five minute reports will be given from the discussion groups, and Jennie Campbell, state director of Elementary Education, has prepared pre-pared a short talk. Another session- of group discussion will fill the time from 10:30 until 12. Free lunch will be served from 12 till 1 p. m., when the afternoon general session will convene. A dance, by the first grade of Delta elementary school, students of Thelma Seegmiller, are first on the program. They will be follow-, follow-, ed by reports and recommendations ; by group leaders of the discussion ! groups, and from these will come I the benefits of the previous meetings meet-ings and advice on how to carry , them through. The Delta high ' school girls double trio will sing. I A summary of the conference, : which will be of special interest to all, will-then be given by Dr. Coop-. Coop-. er. Supt. Maughan, through whose J interest and assistance these con-j con-j ferences have grown, will close the program with a short talk. |