Show E L I I 1 Speech 1947 Convention I Weld In Utah The unusual cultural achievements achievements achieve- achieve ments of or the Mormon pioneers and their heir descendants will be among the he subjects discussed at the 1947 1941 Convention of the Speech Association ion tion of America to be held at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City Dec 29 30 and 31 according to Miss Mary Wooley Ogden High School speech teacher who is In charge of or I the he organizations organization's promotion fo for this his convention Dr Wallace A. A Goates University of Utah is chairman of the ar arI arrangements ar- ar states This will be beI bethe bethe the greatest convention of or this type ever staged in this part o othe of the country and will be highly in interesting interesting interesting in- in to people in nearly every type of activity since sessions wilbe will wil willbe willbe be held on all aspects of speech work This convention will be the last lastor of or a series of Centennial Events to tobe tobe tobe be held In Utah and the honor of holding it was conceded to Utah because this Is her Centennial year This will be a great gathering of national and international figures figures figures fig fig- ures who are famous in the field fieldI lof of or speech and offers an opportunity for anyone who is interested to meet and hear these great men This gathering of speech teachers teach teach- ers theatre and radio personnel will have discussed many subjects some of them being The Theatre in Mormon Community Life by Joseph F. F Smith University of Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Haw Haw- The Radio Audience Talks Ba Back k by James H H. Me Mc McBurney Burney Northwestern University Authors of speech texts will be in attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance by the scores Convention members will not spend all their time in meetings however for many activities have been planned Those present will willbe willbe willbe be Invited to attend among many events the Tabernacle Choirs Choir's singing singing singing sing sing- ing of or The Messiah on Sunday afternoon December 28 the University University University Uni Uni- of or Utah's production of Ibsen's Peer and a Children's Childrens Childrens Children's Childrens Children's Child Child- rens ren's Theatre Play Jacob Hamblin Hamblin Hamblin Hamb- Hamb lin and luncheons for the alumni alum alum- ni of many of the country's great universities When the first general session opens at a. a m. m Monday Dec 29 national members of the The Speech Association of America The American Educational Theatre Association Association Association As As- The American Speech Correction and the Western Speech Association will be present Miss Wooley states that attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance at the convention however is not limited to members of any any of the above organizations but is open to anyone interested stating that this is an excellent opportunity ity for everyone but especially for all mutual workers and those interested interested interested in in- in problems of speech and the theatre as well as debating are urged to take advantage of this great convention Registration will take place on the mezzanine floor loor of Hotel Utah If anyone seeks further information on the convention they are invited to correspond with Holbert S. S Greaves University of Utah |