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Show factor for such improvement laid with parental interest and concern for the schools. Mr. Smith urged teachers to caution and teach against the "encroachment of state" and urged them to remember always that "people are the most important things in life." He continued that "the disease of apathy, pessimism and inertia is dangerous" and unless checked would destroy us all. Dr. Bennion pointed out that America's survival as a free nation depended on education. The city schools will open for students Thursday, Sept. 3. Plea For Interest In Schools Made At Institute Some 1,300 city school teachers met at the Sugar House Highland High School Tuesday at the annual fall institute. in-stitute. At the opening session teachers heard counsel from Virgil II. Smith, president of the Board of Education, and Dr. M. Lynn Bennion, superintendent. superin-tendent. The need for improving education ed-ucation was stressed by the speakers and cited the main |