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Show STUDENT SOLONS 'ENACT BILLS' AT CAPITOL SESSION 4 ; ; i y u () With all tht fir and oratory f to biennial aeuion of profes- iional lawmakers, student legis- " lators met at the capitol Monday in the second annual high school mock legislature. Representatives from a score of schools introduced "bills" containing contain-ing just as much dynamite and with just as mucht resultant phe-nagling phe-nagling as those appearing when Utah's senators and representatives representa-tives gather every two years. - Seventy-five "legislators" were filled with spectators. Franklin Riter, Salt Lake City attorney, presided, ; First bill to plunge the students Into debate was one Introduced by North Summit high school to abolish "all gambling devices." young Mlaa Ha tea argued. "But Ban Juan county, with fewer sources, (eta only 12 par capita. Other "measures" in trod weed were for repeal of the Bandar closing law. Imposition of aa ad Valorem tax an metals mines and ' placing of the state prison aa a elf-supporting basis. Lex Welling.- West high school student, commanded no little at- -tention with his argument for repeal re-peal of the Sunday closing law. "I believe then are Joo many laws on our books nuisance laws." he asserted. "These laws become weapons for . classes. The Sunday dosing law was unenforced for many years. Then It was revived by labor leaders and was mad a labor union Instrument." BARBARA ALLEN To abollfth gambling . . .' DEE Etol'ISE PARKER ttianre or skill . , . . HAROLD GREENE One-house legislature . 77" CHARLOTTE HENRIOD 'Repeal Sunday closing . . DEAN PONDER J My contention la .' MARGARET HATCH "Equal school funds . . The youngsters found they had bitten off something there, but finally passed it, 52 to 23. A "bill" to create a unioameral legislature for Utah, Introduced by West high school, was adopted. 48 to 27. Margaret Hatch of Parowan high school mads a stirring plea for adoption of resolution calling call-ing for a constitutional amendment amend-ment permitting a uniform school fund. She attacked discrimination among school districts I "Summit county, with its mlnea and other natural wealth, receives $93 per capita of school students," , ' |