Show Students air views I Ei and ninth I grade rade students can express surprising candor about the topic of politics and awareness about the realities of politics Even with comments to the effect that President Reagan is cute most students In an eighth and ninth grade social studies class at Vernal Junior High rais rais- rais raised ed their hands when asked if they would vote Tuesday A total of 40 students and three teachers Thursday traveled to the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City to a Republican party rally that featured President Reagan as the honored guest Reagan visited Utah to support the election re-election campaign of Sen Orrin G Hatch Students in Ken Burtons Burton's class support Reagan for the most part because of the job hes he's done after nearly two years in office The reasons range from the popularity he enjoyed as an incumbent president to his being better than former President Jimmy Carter Of the Utah Senate race Sen Hatch received a ma ma- majority over challenger Ted Wilson by a 9 to 7 tally Burton said the group waited two and a half hours to hear the president speak One student called the experience unbelievable Another Shelly Beynon expressed amazement about the number of policemen in the Salt Palace because of the presidents president's visit I knew hed he'd have a lot but not that many she said Miss Beynon also said that she understands President Reagan when he speaks than other presidents Like adults the students seemed to be tired of the campaigning Most in the class said enthusiastically they were sick of the television campaign commercials Few believe what they hear In the com com- commercials commercials They expressed mixed opi- opi opinions opinions about the credibility of newspaper reports Student Lynn Winward said a problem with campaign commercials is that they lack detail about a candidates candidate's views Real life elections bear a striking resemblance to the Vernal Junior High elections according to students Popularity figures heavily In the voting Regarding the Wilson Hatch senate race Michelle Caldwell said that Hatch deserved re ex- ex experience experience in the Senate President Reagan will listen to him added Mark Larson the schools school's student body president Cindi Oaks said that if Wilson became the Senator President Reagan would have to get ready for a change Miss Beynon said Wilson came across as a more convincing candidate lie He of- of offered offered i ideas not just slogans she added Winward said President Reagan should not be blamed for the country's economic problems You just cant can't do something and have ever everything th ng all of a sudden change he said A lot of people say Reagan Heagan is not good hes he's done all good things said June Anderson Lowering inflation helps us all Unemployment doesn't af af- af affect feet everybody as much Most of the students said their parents political views have little bearing on who they would vote for Winward has an in- in interesting interesting situation at his home however His mother Is a Democrat while his father is a Republican Sometimes they try to buy my vote he joked |