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thus far had requests from several large groups one con-
sisting of 200 teachers to observe the Convention in ses-
sion. It is of course highly desirable that this participa-
tion by the public be encouraged in every possible way, and,
at the same time, it must be done in such a way as not to
interfere with the work of the Convention or of its
committees. To assist in this and to make these visits
more meaningful, we hope to have each groups visiting the
Convention first assemble to view either a motion picture
or one of three narrated slide shows which are available
and to hear a brief talk from a member of the Convention staff
especially assigned for this purpose. This staff member will
then escort the group to committee rooms or to the Conven-
tion galleries. It will be the duty of the staff tour
leader to be familiar with the particular topic being discuss
by the committee or the Convention at the time of the tour
so that he may inform the visiting group about it and answer
any questions which may be asked.
Nearly two weeks ago, your officers and the chair-
men of all committees had a. lengthy session at which we
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