Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-07-05 | Page 9 | Opening Nears at Boys' State

OPENING NEARS AT BOY S STATE A TE About Utah Youths I Attend Camp Sunday I I Four hundred boys from all sections sections sec see of Utah will gather Sunday at Camp W. W G. G Williams at Jordan Jorjan Narrows Narrows' to gain experience in filling important offices in a a democratic democratic democratic demo demo- cratic system em of government At the third annual Boys' Boys State sponsor sponsored d' d by the American Legion the week two-week camp said O O. A. A president will be the most elaborate and comprehensive yet planned and will emphasize the patriotism and the benefits of the democratic type of government Vanguard of the youthful citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens of the mythical state arrived Saturday with the remainder sched scheduled led to register Sunday The program each day will include athletic athletic athletic ath ath- letic events lectures by persons prominent in business a and d government government government govern govern- ment and practical experience in politics The state will be divided into cities and counties with each subdivision subdivision subdivision sub sub- division electing officers through a two-party two system State officers including a full legislature also will be chosen Among the speakers will be Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur Gaeth instructor In history at Brigham Young university Herbert Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert M. M Schiller former Third district district district dis dis- dis- dis court judge and arid now professor of law at the University of Utah Dr P. P T. T Farnsworth Jr superintendent superintendent superintendent of Granite school district Justice Roger I. I McDonough of the st state te supreme court David Dvid J J J. Wilson Wil WH Wil Wilson son of Ogden st state te Republican chairman Parnell Black Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic state chairman Tracy Trac R. R Welling chairman of the state board of ot agriculture Grant Macfarland Mac- Mac farland s state ate senate president Wendell Grover former state senate president nt Mayor P. P L. L Jones of Nephi E. E Ray Christensen Christensen Christensen Chris Chris- city attorney attorney of ot S Salt lt Lake City Mrs Ant Anthony h n y C. C Lund Jund Salt Lake county re recorder order Detective Lester F. F Wire of the Salt Lake City police department Thomas W. W Dee police department first aid instructor or and Coach Vadal W. W Peterson of the University University sity of Utah S SF I F- F