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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-
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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."