Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-23 | Page 9 | 'Mr. Speaker's and other Speakers of Sham Lawmaking Session

S Mr Speaker and Other B h m E 31 z S p 1 S x I J I q d S 'S S S'S S 'S S Iq S V VA A I b 2 e t Y I 1 11 I S 'S S 1 p 4 S a AS STUDENT LEGISLATORS MET AT CAPITOL Frederick C. C officer Theodore News n. n Robert Patrick Jack West High Debaters Sift Utah 5 l Problems in Mock Legislature In I a moot legislative session rivaling rival ng in dignity and high flown oratory those of the th states state's own lawmakers debate students from Utah high schools Friday at the capitol argued over constitutional amendments a en to be submitted to the voters oters November 3 With the West high school debating debating debat- debat J debat-J ing class as M sponsor Mrs MM Elva Y Van Winkle coach the morning and afternoon sessions were held in the house chamber Frederick C. C Loofbourow Loof- Loof presided In the morning meeting and Athol Rawlins in the afternoon Representatives were from West South and East high schools in Salt Lake City and from Provo Salina SaUna Murray Kamas Logan Ogden D Da Davis Davis Da- Da vis County Tooele Richfield and Lincoln high schools Vote for lor Pay Rise Apparently arguments that better legislators were worth better salaries salaries salaries sal sal- aries bore weight with the students a. a as the amendment that would In Increase Increase Increase In- In crease the lawmakers' lawmakers pay was v vot- vot Jt- Jt t- t 1 I Speakers of Sham Lawmaking Session I ed for 34 to 19 Opponents during heated arguments contended the legislators lived Jived like kings stayed at the best hotels Debate raged for an hour and one-half one over the proposal to exempt exempt exempt ex ex- ex- ex empt from taxation real property up to 2000 assessed valuation and personal property up to When the tumult and shouting died 31 stood against the amendment and 25 In favor More than students registered for the session each student being allowed to participate in m any or all arguments on the amendments Discussion Discussion Discussion Dis Dis- was limited to five minutes per per- student So rife rite was the enthusiasm that vot- vot Jt- Jt t- t 1 Mr Loofbourow often had difficulty In deciding which debater to rec rec- rec- rec z Upon recognition the speaker speak speak- er would give his name and identify his school Deep earnestness marked r the proceedings S Big Gallery Lending to the realism of the occasion occasion oc oc- oc- oc IS ISS casion was a gallery of spectators Provo high school having brought about 60 students in two buses to observe the proceedings At conclusion of the morning SS session Mr Loofbourow highly praised the preparation revealed in the students' students arguments ond urged that they continue their efforts This is one of the best means of arousing public Interest in government government govern govern- government ment he said He also lauded the work done by Mrs Van Winkle in arranging the session The morning session adjourned at noon to resume at 2 p p. m m. taking 5 up arguments on amendments that would remove double liability for holders of bank stock and make the office of state superintendent of public Instruction appointive rather than elective Robert Patrick acted as clerk while tellers were Theodore Newson Newson Newson New- New son and Jack All are West high school students rf r- r f S S S 7 S S I 5 it S 5 5 5 S 5 5 5 55 S 'S HELEN She strikes a legislative pose S I S 5 5 S S. S c s S S 5 S 55 5 S I 5 r 2 I 45 5 f S 5 5 S SS 5 5 S S t d 5 5 S t S S S 5 S RUTH EKINS Another of the feminine lawmakers