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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1968
Page
9
The Ohio American Legion reports 28709 youths have earned certificates from the Buckeye Boys State citizenship program since its start in 1936 and expects to top 30000 after current sessions. The roster lists year by year locations and governors with party affiliations, highlighting Northeastern Ohio's dominance and Warren as a leading city.
Some 50 American Legion members from all parts of the state will assist Buckeye Boys State in Athens for eight days. They are volunteer commissioners who instruct inspect and judge all state government activities. They come from industry business government courts professions and organizations and stress the free processes of American life to youth. They will be joined by Columbus officials and later visit the State Capitol to meet public leaders.
Two Buckeye Boys State delegates from Ohio will attend Boys Nation in July 1926 at the University of Maryland near Washington. Selection by the Boys State Board will favor high officials but will also consider county leaders and mayors. One hundred delegates from 50 states will campaign, run a mock Federal government, and tour Washington. Governor William R. Welsh, Buckeye Boys State director, was a 1966 Boys Nation counselor.
A Boys State system assigns party affiliation by lot at the opening assembly and by registration number parity. Each delegate becomes aligned with Federalists or Nationalists and campaigns with those chosen peers in hopes of their party gaining power.
About 60 counselors support each Boys State session, many former delegates from the citizenship school. Chief Counselor Terry Taylor of Canton returns for his 10th year. a Canton native, Ohio University graduate, and teacher guides the group.
The Hetuck name, Indian in origin, means buckeye. It was adopted as the official Buckeye Boys State newspaper banner and has appeared as a full-page publication in The Athens Messenger for four consecutive years since its adoption in the late 1940s.
County city listings for Eaton Stone Coffey Kitchen Eldon Patterson McCaw Cobb Campbell Galbraith Darlington Bettman Baker Warner McQuigg Denny Ingersoll White Norbert First Aid Ronald Hartpence Smith Suhr Williams All Courts and Law Library Legislature House Senate All City and County Offices State Capitol Campaign Headquarters Supply Office Bird Arena Evening Assembly and Special Meetings composed as a public notice of municipal and state function sites and times.
William R. Welsh, Ohio Legion youth director, leads Buckeye Boys State as a long serving Cincinnati Boy Scout leader. The program has earned George Washington Gold Medals for its Americanism and Government Test efforts in Ohio high schools. Planning for 1969 begins before current session ends, with trustees and commissioners shaping policy and expanding activities to reach about 1370 junior high students annually.
Ohio Legion Commander P R Bob McBride and acting Secretary of State Merle F Brady briefed state delegates at Boys State on political activity ahead of Sunday morning election. The event emphasizes near perfect turnout with polls from 9 30 a m to 11 a m and rapid tabulation to decide mock state leadership.
One of the most popular facets of Boys State is the 150 piece band directed by former BBS co founder and director Wilbur Pete DeWeese. The group inspires enthusiasm at evenings through synchronized performance. Many boys are in high school bands and urged to bring instruments. Instruments are mainly brass with tailored arrangements. In the past two years DeWeese has also organized a chorus offering choral renditions with band.
Ohio continues to run the largest Boys State program in the country, with about 1300 attendees surpassing Illinois for the fifth consecutive year. National turnout nears 30,000 annually as The American Legion urges expansion while Ohio limits participation to six students per school. Buckeye Girls State at Capital University attracts over 1000 each year starting June 15, 1968.
A high school journalism staff was chosen to cover Boys State events for Hetuck and The Athens Messenger. The team works from Irvine Hall basement and will produce the next edition with stories aimed at both Stater readers and the broader newspaper audience.
Members of American Legion Post 21 Athens guided students arriving for Buckeye Boys State guiding them to West Green and at James Hall registrars gave credentials. Color guard to advance and retire colors at Sunday inaugural. Commander Richard Rypma and BBS Director William R. Welsh arranged participation and support.
This year the peace officers training program offers another chance for boys to explore law enforcement and related functions. The course, first offered in 1967, is conducted again by representatives from the Ohio Attorney General's office.
The National Commander William E. Galbraith greets Boys State citizens and urges understanding of liberty, duties, and the price of freedom. He emphasizes self government, citizenship, and readiness to defend heritage through the Boys State program.
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