Show Homecoming Con Confab ab I ISet Set in Salt Lake I I By The Range Society I IThe 1 I The annual convention of I I the American Society of Range I I Management 1 will be held in Salt I Lake City on Jan January ary 31 February February Feb Feb- Feb I I 1 2 and 3 according to I the Society president Fred Ken Ken- I nedy I Six to eight hundred range I technicians range managers and i livestock operators are expected to attend the four day convention convention convention conven conven- tion which will be headquartered headquarter headquarter- ed in the Newhouse Hotel The meeting this year will be known as the Homecoming Convention Convention Con Con- con I because it was in Salt Salti i I Lake City in January 1943 that I Ithe I the American Society of Range I I I I Management I held its first annual annual I I It was during this I I I i I I I I time also that the then j Ing organization formulated and adopted many of the plans and and andI I philosophies that have since guided the Society There were I members in the organization in 1948 Today membership ex exceeds exceeds exceeds ex- ex I In the past 13 years the Society has matured into a I highly respected organization which is recognized ed as continuing I 1 ing the leadership in the pro professional pro pro-I application of management management management manage manage- manage manage- ment to Americas America's rangelands I Despite the homecoming at atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere at- at which will prevail at atthe at the Salt Lake City convention the organization will be looking ahead and planning for the fu future fu- fu uI u- u ture tare according to President KenI Ken Ken- nedy The convention theme Outlook for the Next Fourteen Years will project the range managers into the future where they face a real challenge in keeping their profession proCession and the livestock industry in the forefront forefront forefront fore fore- front in a moving fast-moving and highly high high- ly y specialized society In keeping with this theme the Program Committee has developed an ex excellent excellent ex- ex and stimulating program much of which sets the sights for forI forthe forthe the range manager in the years ahead The convention will feature three special attractions On the evening of January 31 special recognition will be accorded all j of the past presidents of the So- So So 1 J I clety All of those now living are are expected to be in attendance On the evening of February 1 the Post Office Department will do special honor to the Society and to the service of range management management management man man- by making a public presentation of oC a range conservation conservation conservation conser conser- stamp at the convention banquet I On the evening of February 2 the famous Salt Lake Tabernacle I Choir will present a concert ref reI recital re- re I f I cital for the convention memI members members mem mem- bers bels in the Tabernacle I |