Show utah boys state to convene july 7 at camp W G williams word comes from our local representative of the american legion committee paul sieber that applicants eligible to enter into the activities of the utah boys state at camp williams from july 7 to july SO 20 will be passed on by the he local committee of the american legion information concerning the purpose and the program of this splendid opportunity for some of our local youth is included in the following paragraphs and further suggestion is made that applina lions ions be presented promptly to mr sieber who will also give additional information to anyone calling on him PUR PURPOSES rOSES boys state is a plan for training in the functional aspects of citi 1 zenshin zen ship it is a program of education sponsored by the ameri can legion department of utah its purpose is to teach the youth of today loday constructive attitudes attitude 3 toward the american form of government boys state attempts to show that our scheme of government has not outworn its usefulness ful ness that all a needs is is an intelligent citizenry and a clean honest and impartial administration responsive to the will of the people continued on page 4 UTAH BOYS STATE continued from page one PROGRAM boys state purposes to educate 0 our clr youth in the duties dutie privileges rights and responsibilities bili ties of american citizenship it is wholly a pla plan n for training in the practical aspects of government it is functional in that applications of the principles of democratic government are made in every possible way the constitution and the statutes of the state of utah are the patterns from wh ch the fundamental law of utah boys state has been developed utah boys state should be thought of as being a mythical state with a constitution statutes and ordinances constructed by its citizens to govern themselves eligibility candidates for admission will be accepted subject to quota if they meet the following qualifications they must be boys who were juniors or seniors in senior high schools as of may 1 1940 or boys not in school of approximately the same age as senior high school juniors and seniors and all of good moral character all 1939 elective officers who held an elective office are eligible to return EXPENSE the entire cost for the period is 1500 to be paid by the sponsoring organization individual parent or guardian this sum covers r the cost of the entire program with the exception of transports tran i tion to and from camp and a small amount of spending money tor for the boy himself A canteen will be established so that the boys may purchase incidentals such as soft drinks candy etc QUOTA because of the limited number of boys that can be taken into the boys state program this year it has been found necessary to establish a quota for each community in the state of utah the committee has therefore deci decided deI that one candidate will be allowed to each community on the basis of each seven members of the american Ain erkan legion post that serves serves that community the local american can legion post will contact all organizations in its community ill connection with plo procuring curing boys state candida ates GENERAL sponsoring groups are requested to note thal that t boys state is in no sense an opportunity disciplinary or recreational camp only boys with outstanding qualifications in character service and leadership who will have a serious attitude toward an intensive citizenship training pr program should be se 1 ed |