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Show Educators to Attend UEA Convention More than 300,000 students in Utah public schools will get a four-day weekend Oct. 7-10, when educators gather at the Salt Palace for the annual UEA convention. The convention's first general session begions at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Oct 7) with address by UEA President Lucille Taylor, UEA Executive Secretary Daryl J. McCarty and National Education Association President John Ryor. Ryor's keynote address will follow the convention'sBicen-tennial convention'sBicen-tennial theme-"Education; A Continuing Revolution." The NEA official heads an organization of 1.8 million educators throughout the United States, the nation's largest professional group. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform at the second general session of the convention which will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday. Speaking during that session will be ex U.S. Senator Sam Ervin, who chaired the Congressional Watergate Committee. He is a renowned story-teller. Admission to the Tabernacle Taber-nacle Choir-Senator Ervin session is available to members mem-bers of the general public without cost. Public educators will attend a round of sessions aimed at improvement of educational skills Thursday afternoon and Friday. Friday's sessions will be devoted to a wide array of educational specialties. National authorities on such topics as curriculum development, develop-ment, business education, library practices, math, reading and physical fitness will address educators at some of those sessions. The convention will end Friday at 8 p.m. in the Salt Lake Tabernacle with the traditional Grand Festival Concert. Performing in the concert will be Utah's All-State Chorus, All-State Band and All-State Orchestra. UEA President Lucille Taylor Praised the convention as "'for helping educators trade ideas, learn new techniques, listen to the authorities and gain a feeling of renewal." "In short, the UEA Convention Con-vention helps educators to become better practitioners." |