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Show Page 1 UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY PRESENTS THE SECOND ANNUAL festival oj thelmeiicati West JULY 24 THROUGH AUGUST 3 (CLOSED SUNDMS) Vie story of the settlement of the Great West is one monumental epics of history. Now the Old West is brougjit to life again in pageant and pioneer fair. . . of tlie The Festival of the American West was conceived two years ago by USU's president, Dr. Glen L. Taggart, as a means of focusing on the vision, courage, and industry of those who came to tame the western wilderness and who, in the process, gave the nation one of its most inspiring episodes. "The West was born survive in the face of hardships. Those who came to settle gave form to the American Dream and it is this legacy that we reaffirm in the presentation of the Festival." The celebration that Dr. Taggart envisioned is represented in its second season by the historical West: America's Odyssey," pageant, "The and by the Great West Fair, an exhibition of pioneer crafts and skills. Other activities during the festival are a nightly Old West Cook-out- , an exhibit of award-winnin- of human needs," President Taggart has said. "It was nurtured by faith and dedication, and sustained by the people's capacity for endurance, by their remarkable ability to g watercolors, three productions by the Lyric Repertory Theatre, and demonstra tions of pioneer farming. The Festival opens on Utah Pioneer Day, July 24, and closes Saturday, August 3. The held each evening while the Great West Fair will be staged for nine nights beginning July 25. The 1974 Festival carries a special Pageant (except Sunday) is theme celebrating the efforts of the Mormon pioneers to open up the Great Basin area of the American West. Supplement to Logan Herald Journal, Provo Daily Herald, Idaho State Journal, Box Elder News, Iron County Record, Wasatch Wave, Tooele Bulletin, Richfield Reaper, Tremonton Leader, Cache Citizen, Preston Citizen, Grace Citizen, Idaho Enterprise, Caribou County Sun, Montpelier News Examiner. |