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Show TEACHERS COXVEXTIOX The teachers of Utah are to hold their big, annual convention in Salt Lake City on the 22nd, 24th. and 24th. of next monih. It is expected expect-ed that practically 100 rer cent of 'the teachers of the state will be in attendance. Reports according to Mr. J. T. Worlton, p eoldeut of the association, indicate that one of the best conventions in the 'history of the association l3 fast taking form and that a real treat is in store for the educators of Utah. j Mr. Worlton says that leading educators ed-ucators f:om both ea-it and w-est will addres.s the . meetings. '.Mr. Aaron Sapiro of Chicago will discuss problems pro-blems relating' to the schoots and cooperative marketing and ways iu which the school and farm o:janlz ations can work together to the betterment of both. ?Ir. Sapiro is jn great j demand thrnMytrqut our country to attend meetings' of both educator si and farmers. v MiS3 Frances Jenkins of the Cincinnati Cin-cinnati University, Cincinnati, Ohio, will be present to disccuss problems relating principally to the youngei school children. She is one ol America's foremost authorities on pi'-maii-y trade education and is constantly con-stantly appearing on programs cf leading educational conventions throughout our country. Dr. L. Thomas Hopkins of th? University of Colorado, a recogniz-: recogniz-: ed authority on technical school problems, will deliver a number of 'addresses and, according to reports Xn.i stimulating messages that. mean much toward the promotion of real professional efforts on the part of teachers. Education and school problems from the parents view point will bo treated by Mrs. A. H. Reeve, the pres-'( 5eht'"of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. Mrs. Reeve is nationally known for her efforts to create close working relationships relation-ships btween the home and tha school and as a public speaker of unusual ability. From the far West come Mr9. Saidle Onr Dunbar of Portland, Ore-ton. Ore-ton. She is an. outstanding figure In health education and public school nurse work. The Utah Public Health Association has joined with the school people of our state in securing .the services of this distinguished dis-tinguished lady. . The slogan for this year's convention con-vention is "Every Child, His Opportunity" Oppor-tunity" and this will serve 89 tlin central theme for most of the discussions. dis-cussions. The convention will consist of both general and section meeting ' " |