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Show DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR PLEASES United SUites Commissioner of Education Ed-ucation P P. Claxton addressed a small but thoroughly interested audience audi-ence at the Presbyterian church Saturday Sat-urday evening. The meeting was a union one. In addition to the speech of Mr. Claxton, a special program of Instrumental and vocal music was ren-dored. ren-dored. Prof. Claxton proved himself to be an eloquent as well as forceful orator. In his address Saturday night he divided di-vided his attention between two subjects, sub-jects, international education and religion, re-ligion, and international peace. Tho speaker stated that international peace could be secured by UBlng the money expended for battleships on international interna-tional education. There wore several people in the audlenco Saturday evening who had heard tho professor's speech at tho national convention In St. Louis last year and it was through their efforts that an endeavor was made to bring the speaker to the west for tho Utah Educational association meeting. Prof. Claxton went to Salt Lake yesterday and he will remain there during the teachers' convention. Ho will stop In Denver to attend a meeting meet-ing of teachers there before returning to his home. |