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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1954)
t The Valley at Its Best for the State PTA Parley 104Lh Yoar ill - S3 ; Oregon's cani'cu city :s best this week to Salem's largest convention of 1954. Approximately 1,500 dele- gates will be -here Wednes day, Thursday and Friday for the annual assembly of the Oregon Congress of Par ents and Teachers. Theme ct the convention is "Three Keys to the Future Better Kernes, Better Schools, Better Communities." Dennis Patch Chairman General chairman for the event :s Dennis W. Patch, Salem. Presiding officer is Mrs. Heirr.er Lindstrcm ot As toria, state president of the organization, and honored guest ct the convention is Mrs. Herman Nordfors cf Lcngview, Wash., who is vice president of the National Congress from Region VII. Mrs. Nordfors will deliver the keynote address at the first General Session Wed nesday morning. Being wel comed also is Dr. Louise Bates Ames. New Haven, Conn., who will address the convention Friday morning. Educators to Speak Nine men and women pro minent in the educational field will speak at various general sessions and dinner meetings. These are: Dr. Thomas Bennett, Willamette University; Jack Wright, Seat tier Dr. Lloyd Millhollen. University of Oregon; Mrs. Lillian Van Loan, Oregon State College; Miss Dorothea lensch, Portland; Dr. Frank 3ennett, Eastern Oregon Col ege of Education at La Grande; Dr. William Jones, Eugene; Dr. John Schulz, Eu jene; and E. Dean Ander-' son, Portland. Main point of business at the convention will be a re- a 3 m rZ&f' S"' ".ic, 7 organization plan which has been discussed at local units throughout the state during the past year. Election of state regional vice presidents and a treasurer will also be held. Delegates will find that a closely-packed schedule has been arranged for them. Be sides six general sessions which will be held at the El sinore Theater and Salem High School auditorium, the program also includes an in formal reception for Mrs. Nordfors Wednesday eve ning; ten regional luncheons which will be held simultane ously Friday, four major din ners Thursday; tool shops at Willamette University Wed nesday and Thursday after- Y MRS. J. W. STAGGS OF 1ULTON-FREEWATES Vice President, Oreea Ceafress ef Parents and Teachers t if f .... ' lit" -i Jar J C or noens, a men's .breakfast, and a Cherry Juice Special Breakfast at the new YWCA Friday morning. , Registration of delegates is at the new Marion County Courthouse where; a staff of 18 members of local units collects registration fees, in- sues credential cards. col- lects for meal tickets and tours, and arranges for hous ing. Credentials are checked by a member of the State Board of Managers. Assist ing in the registration are members of the Salem Secre tarial Association.- For the convenience of delegates be ing registered, Lincoln Coun ty" units have planned and are operating a Snack Bar at the. Court House. t I j - - x Y warn Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, April 21. 1954 if 1 ' HIGHLIGHTS WEDNESDAY Highlights of the first session Wednesday morning, in addition to Mrs. Nordfors' address, will be greetings from the general chair man, Dennis W. Patch; Rex Put nam, state superintendent of pub lic instruction; the Oregon Edu cation Association; School' Board's Association, Mayor Al fred Loucks, and Dr. Walter Sny der, superintendent of Salem schools. Dr. Thomas Bennett will speak at General Session II Wednesday evening. Following the meeting delegates will greet Mrs. Nord fors at an informal reception. HIGHLIGHTS THURSDAY "Community Vision" is the ti tle of the address to be given by Jack Wright during General Ses sion III Thursday morning. Dr. Milhollen, Mrs. Van Loan and Miss Lensch will speak as com mentators. Thursday night's program will include four dinners. Featured as speakers at this time will be Dr. Frank Bennett, Dr. William j ones, mrs. rnoraiors ana ut. Louise Ames. A panel discussion "Together We Build Home and School" will feature General Session IV Thursday night Dr. John Schulz will lead the panel, composed of two Salem high school students, Karen M. Johnson and Fred Min ifie; Loraine Fletcher, Portland teacher; Mrs. Norton Peck, Bea verton parent; and Gardner Knapp, Salem school board mem ber. HIGHLIGHTS FRIDAY General Session V will follow the Cherry Juice Special break fast Friday morning. After the business session, Dr. Louise Bates Ames will speak on "Mental Locks." President Lands trom will then make her report to the dele fates. After the regional luncheons, Friday noon, the delegates will convene for the final session. A symposium, 'Putting the Keys on tlu Bins." will be held. E. Dean Anderson will act as moderator for the main speakers of the con vention. Dr. Ames, Mrs. Nordfors, Jack Wright, and Dr. Thomas Bennett The speakers will be followed by the installation of new officers. v. NDBsD 1651 V " J? SW, Greetings From PTA Committee Welcome Delegates! The Convention Committees take a deep pleasure in wel coming each one of you to Sa lem for this 41st Annual Con vention of the Oregon Con gress of Parents and Teachers. We sincerely hope the convention will provide ideas, inspiration and en- tertainment that will assist each of you in better meet ing the needs and problems of the unit you represent. We are equally concerned that you give liberally to the convention the benefit of your thinking, experi ence and riendltness. We are sore yon will enjoy year visit to Salem. We are equally sore Salem will enjoy year visit. We are glad to have you with us. Dennis W. Patch, Convention Chairman .! ttrui... ir- :!. I The Oregon Congress cirentS cm Important By PTA Important changes in the struc tural setup of the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers will be recommeded by the board of managers to the state convention this week. One of the changes en which convention delegates will act would make the term of office for major congress leaders tw years instead of the present three years. Another would reduce state re gions in size ard change the name and duties of regional vice presidents. A third would reduce the size of the state board from 66 to about 50 or 55. This would be effected by having departments of work rep resented on the board by the vice presidents and by key chairmen rather than by all state chairmen as at present These changes have been under consideration since last June by a committee beaded by Mrs. J. W. Staggs, state vice president, Mil ton Freewater. Last fall the com mittee's report was discussed at the schools of instruction conduct ed throughout the state for PTA officers and members. A revised report was submitted to the ex ecutive committee of the organi zation, and approved by the board of managers. Mrs. Helmer Lind strom, president of the Oregon Congress, states that the proposed revision represents the result of "good and considered judgment of PTAs all over Oregon". Biggest change, according to Mrs. Lindstrom, would be in- the status of regional vice presidents, now 10 in number, who travel about the state as representatives of the state congress in their own 11 elcomed 'ea.ch.er5 i ' - - "e V fiMB i Decisions Are Faced Convention Delegates regions and work with local units and county councils. If the pro posed changes would be accepted, their number would be reduced to eight, their name would be chan ped to junior vice presidents and their major duties would be those of supervising heads of state or ganization's departments of work. If the reorganization plans is adopted, state chairmen will be represented on the board of man agers by the junior vice presidents under whose direction they work. MRS. HELMER LINDSTROM OF ASTORIA President, Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers Special Section Sponsored hy Salem Merchants No. 25 3 - v. : 3 The executive committee may ap point as many of the key chairmen to the board each year as it thinks necessary. If a change is made in terms of office, Mrs. Lindstrom and other officers elected with her in 1953 would serve only two years instead of three. This provision, Mrs. Lindstrom believes, will give the congress -an opportunity "to use more of the fine leadership we are training in our PTAs."
