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Show FIRST SECURITY DISTRIBUTES BOOKS ON GOVERNMENT Utah's youth are going to learn more about their state and local government. This week distribution of a new book, "State and Local Government Gov-ernment in Utah," began among Utah colleges, high schools, junior jun-ior high schools and libraries. The book is published by the Utah Foundation. A copy was presented to T. H. McMullin, principal, Bingham high school in Bingham this week by Dean T. Malan, manager of the Bingham Bing-ham office of First Security Bank of Utah, N.A. First Security Secur-ity has purchased 800 copies of the book for distribution among Utah school leaders and social science teachers. "First Security is Interested In encouraging better citizenship, and we believe this is one ol the best way9 to do it," said George S. Eccles, First Security president. presi-dent. Mr. Eccles and Henry R. Pearson, executive director, Utah Foundation, presented the first bound copies of the book to Elmer Elm-er K. -Hartvigsen, assistant state superintendent of public instruction. instruc-tion. The book was compiled and edited under the direction of Mr. Pearson. The book has been in preparation for eight yean, but was written in reference book form within the past year by the foundation staff. The foreword haa been written by Dr. G. Homer Hom-er Durham, vice president, University Uni-versity of Utah. Among these reviewing the book's manuscript and offering suggestions were Dr. Elroy Nelson, former director direc-tor of the University of Utah's Bureau of Economics and Business Busi-ness Research and recently named nam-ed vice president of First Security Secur-ity Corporation, and Mr. Hartvigsen. Hart-vigsen. The book's text, in the form of duplicated sheets, is currently serving as a course in some college col-lege political science classes in 'the state. ' |
