Roosevelt Standard | 1956-11-08 | Page 2 | Teachers Brought up to Date in Four Major Fields

Teachers Brought Up To Date In Four Major Fields Duchesne County teachers got latest information in four major' fields of American life and progress pro-gress from visiting speakers at the second teachers' institute held last Thursday at the Union, High School Subjects ranged from atomic energy to emotional problems of special education. Apearing as instructors and leaders of the institute were Dr. Keith P. Anderson, associate professor pro-fessor of chemistry' at Brigham Young University;. Dr. Stuart L. Grow, associate professor of political polit-ical science at B.Y.U.; Dr. Reed Morrill, B.Y.U. associate professor of education and his wife, Demaris Morrill, a Provo- teacher and expert ex-pert on special education and emotional emo-tional problems. I Dr. Anderson ' unfolded many new aspects of the application of atomic energy to practical uses. He discussed the energy of the various weapons atomic, hydrogen hydro-gen and cobalt and how the energy can be harnessed and how it is practical or impractical in various uses Egypt being in the news teachers welcomed a modern discussion of that ancient land by Dr. Grow. He discussed many of the basic causes and aims of the current unrest in the Middle East, related to Egypt's fierce struggle to be a strongly independent nation Dr. Morrill and his wife discussed dis-cussed newest trends in education and teacher-child-parent relationships. relation-ships. Mrs. Morrill .centered on special education the instruction of the child who is mentally and physically phys-ically capable of learning but doesn't. The institute was under the general direction of Supt Rowan C. Stutz and the program was directed by Ray Warner, supervisor super-visor of elementary education.