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Show Girls State atSUSC for 8th Year and judicial structures of each level of government. The newly elected governor, secretary of state, and representatives selected to attend Girls Nation in Washington, DC, will be in charge of the 1979-80 program. Graduation ceremonies will mark the end of the week's activities. SUSC President Hoyden C. Braith-waite Braith-waite will be the special guest at this event. Over 350 Utah Girls State participants will arrive at Southern Utah State College June 4 for a week-long stay to learn the mechanics of the American system of government. Each of the 354 girls will take part in the June 4-10 session to learn about local, state and federal government, govern-ment, then will take the firsthand first-hand knowledge back to their respective high schools for the 1978-79 school year. "SUSC has hosted Utah Girls State for the past eight years and we're very happy to have the girls on campus for a ninth time. Once again, we'll be able to devote the entire campus to their needs," H. Ralph Starr, SUSC Coordinator of Public Services, said. The American Legion Auxiliary-sponsored event is traditionally held at SUSC the week following graduation which also preceeds the beginning of the busy summer school session. "During that time the campus is relatively quiet and the girls can really get into the spirit of Girls State philosophy," Dr. Starr said. Responsibility for the week's activity and for preliminary planning is under the direction of Girls State Director Judy Oar, Bountiful; First Assistant Director Frances Funk, Ogden; and Second Assistant Director Letitia Thompson, Greenriver. All sessions are opened and closed by Auxiliary Department President Wanda Parkinson, Kearns. An additional 21 volunteer Auxiliary members will serve as staff members, counselors and educational directors. Directing the many Girls State sessions will be Governor Allison Barlow, Kaysville; Secretary of State Tracy Lynn Hill, Ephriam; and Girls Nation representatives Becky Coombs, Spanish Fork, and Kelly Arnold, Provo. During the week the girls will be assigned to 14 cities -Territorial Young, Matheson, and 12 others named after past Utah governorsand will gain practical experience organizing party conventions con-ventions and making legislation. They will elect city, county and state officials of-ficials while studying the administrative, legislative |