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Largestttendance In HistoryExpectedt Boy's State In JuneThe largest Boys State in the history of the Arizona citizenshipprogram, sponsored by the American Legion, will be held June 3-9on the campus, according to Delmar Layton, Mesa, director of theprogram.For the first time there will beboys in attendance from a foreign country. Two American boys whose homes are in Mexico City, Mexico, will attend the 1961 session of Arizona Boys State. They will be accompanied by an adult counselor. The boys and the counselor are sponsored by the American Legion post located inMexico City.Director Layton stated that this is a program of training that has been started by the legionnaires in Mexico. They hope, by sending boys to various Boys State programs in the United States and also sending adult counselors, that they will be able to build up a nucleus which will make possible the holding of an American Legion Boys State in Mexico in thenear future.program this year. Another alumnus of the college whose son will be in the program is GeorgeGieszl, superintendent of the school in Tuba City.The administrative staff of Boys State will meet in Phoenix, March 27 to work out the schedule.Through the courtesy of the Arizona Bar Association an instructional film will be made available to Bovs State thisBoysyear which will be of value to the law school instruction aswell as to all boy citizens for learning the fundamentals of American citizenship duties and responsibilities. This film has been arranged for by the Boys State Committee of the Arizona Bar Association, head-A total of 291 boys have been accepted by the 1961 Boys State at Flagstaff. This number is 17 more than last year. There has been a good response fromed by its chairman Laurance Wren, county attorney for Coconino County, Flagstaff.For the first time the officialBoys State flag will fly over theschools over the state, it was Boys State headquarters in the stated by Director Layton. All i Eastburn Education Center at theTlEdult;anmearnhigh schools in the state, except | college. The flag was made bythe Yuma post of American Le-two smaller ones, have signified plans to participate in the 1961 citizenship program.gion, according to specifications set up last year by a committee appointed by Steve Copple, Yu-It is interesting to friends of ASC, site of the annual Boys ma. Governor of Boys State. TheState that, according to director Layton, several of the college alumni are now beginning to send their sons to Boys State. Albert Ong, alumni and operator of Boys State, holding office un a cafe in Holbrook reports that til a new governor is elected.his son has been selected for theYuma post presented the flag to Copple recently, and he will bring it with him when he comes to take over as chief executive oftopi(ucatHiinch(1Frargav€ASUIge,legebacfccati(dentandof sucat(2specspecthrecernatesandHan(3entiition:StathavipresandSeer to rlt; tion Atla(4tivitA. IsystDr
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Flagstaff Lumberjack
Flagstaff, Arizona, US
Tue, Mar 28, 1961
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