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Show EXPLAIN NEED FOR EJPION Official Mass Session of N. E. A. Convention Held Monday Mon-day Night SALT LAKE. July 6 The real vital part that education bonis in the development de-velopment of the true American citizen, citi-zen, the essential element In the per-pi per-pi tully of the nation, was explained at the official mass session of the Nn-Itlonnl Nn-Itlonnl Education association, held last night in the Salt Lake tabernacli N el-comea el-comea to the dtleeules were hearty and sincere. I Th" official response to the greetings greet-ings w.-xa filled with grateful feeling and appreciation of the spirit of hos pitality and kindness manifested by I the people of the city and state Through all the addresses ran the undercurrent un-dercurrent that the educators of the .nation understand today more clearly !than ever before, tho solemnity of tho duty that Is laid upon them the high responsibility that is theirs In shaping lbs lives and characters of those who must soon control the destinies of thoi nation Dr. E A Smith, former superlnu-n-. dent of Salt Luke City schools, who' made ths address introducing Chair-! man George iJ- stray r, called attention atten-tion to the fact that the executive of- I fleers of tho N E. A. icallze the! sweeping change that hns come over, the minds of the people as to the im-l portance of education City Superintendent George N. Child, who delivered the first of the welcoming add reuses, pointed out the necessity for achool legislation, which, I like that of Utah, is aimed to make the student physically! mentally, vocu- tionally and morally efficient. Governor Bamberger declared that hli experience during and since the war has given him an Insight into the priceless value of education ho tlOVei before enjoyed. Lr. A. E Wlnship of Lloston, who' made the official response, Intermingled Intermin-gled hla pralfe of I't.ah's progress with.' "r,, oxpi er.sioiis i cg u dlng the power iind influence ot tle tencher. Con-j lousm j-s "f responslhlllly was the1 keynote of the annual address by lira Josephine Corliss Treston, president it the association Delegates and visitors In numbers lufflclent to llll the lower floor of: :he tabernacle were seated a few nun-: iitc-s before S o'cloi k Profsssor C. R lohnson, director of music. Utah Agricultural college, led the commu-, llty smgluK The U. A. C. Glee club.' Mated In the choir loft, took an active' uart. Tht- audience sang with ma.nl-1 rest 7-cst. "America,'' "My Wild Irish Roae. 'Smiles" and My Ronnie"' rhen the Glee club quarto: wng Dudley Dud-ley Ruck's Twilight," a college glee., in a manner that brought prolonged ipplSUSe The entire club thou gave "Old Black Joe. ' Tostl's "Qood-B md a "Laughing Song " that greatly I pleased Professor Johnson ha.s an ISCi excellent organiza.tlon. with good voices, well balanced and carefully H-' ; ;drllled. Their work wns tho aubject Kj Ol many warm congratulations H ' ' " |