Show Nine Boys Attending Boys Boys' State at Logan Nine boys from ManU Manta High School are attending the annual American Legion Boys' Boys State at Utah State Uni University in Logan this week Boys' Boys State is a plan for trainIng training training train train- ing in the functional aspects of citizenship It is a program of education sponsored by The American Legion Department of Utah Its purpose is to teach the youth of today constructive attitudes toward the American form of government Boys' Boys State attempts to show that our scheme of government has not outworn its usefulness that all alla a democracy needs is an intelligent intelligent intelligent intel intel- citizenry and a clean honest and impartial administration administration administration admin admin- responsive to the will of the people This program originated in Illinois in 1934 has been adopted by the national organization of The American Legion and Isnow is isnow isnow now in operation in forty-eight forty states The 1973 camp is the session of the American Legion Boys' Boys State Citizens of Boys' Boys State not only will be required to review knowledge already acquired concerning the political machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery of a commonwealth but they will find themselves performing performing performing per per- forming exactly the same functions functions as real office holders Inthe in inthe inthe the everyday world In Boys' Boys State citizens organize their own city county and state governments They choose their own officials in accordance accordance accordance accor accor- dance with regular election pro pro- They learn the duties of the various city county and state offices They introduce and argue their own bills In Ina Ina ina a legislature Justice is ad administered administered administered ad- ad ministered by their own law lawen- lawen en enforcement enforcement en- en agencies and courts In Boys' Boys State the young citizen has the opportunity to learn for himself that his government is just what he makes it Here each boy learns to do by doing Those attending Include Russell Barton Donald Mike Graham Kenneth Rex Goodwin Glen Mark Nelson Mrs Maurine Fred Kay Jene Beal Alvin Mark Stoddard Robert Alan Johnson Glen Reid Cox Max |