Boys State closes successful run
1,118 seniors set attendance mark
AND THE FLAG GOES DOWN
After a week of "playing" government over 1,100 high school senior boys have left KU, most of them to start their summer jobs.
One of the highlights of any Boys State session is the raising and lowering of the flag. Here members of this year's group watch in Lewi parking lot as the flag is lowered.
The third largest Boys State in the nation concluded Saturday after what was termed one of the best years.
Throw Miss Teenage America, Governor Robert Docking, Mayor Richard Raney, and 1,118 high school seniors together at KU and the result has to be a winner.
SANDRA ROBERTS, Miss Teenage America from Milpitas, Calif., attended the opening session. She addressed the first general assembly.
Sponsored by Ford Motor Company, Miss Roberts spoke on driving safety, using a film to illustrate her talk. She emphasized the role of individual responsibility in promoting and maintaining safe driving habits. Tracing the history of driving in America, Miss Roberts stressed the development, use and value of the safety features on the modern automobile.
MISS TEENAGE America closed with two challenges to Boys' Staters.
First, she urged "Teenagers everywhere to set a good example for all motorists . . . as the most direct and effective means of improving auto safety."
She also urged her listeners to take part in the National Jaycee Safe Driving Road-E-O, "an automobile skill competition open only to teenagers."
DAVID SCOTT ROSS, Wichita, was elected governor of American Legion Boys' State of Kansas.
Ross, son of Mrs. Cleda Belle Ross, ran on the Nationalist Party ticket to defeat Federalist Party candidate Ty Cobb, Great Bend. He was sworn in by outgoing Gov. Larry Wohlford, Hutchinson, at inaugural ceremonies Wednesday night. Thursday the new Boys' State officers met with their official counterparts from Topeka. County officials met with Douglas County counterparts.
The new governor attends Wichita High School East where he will be a senior next fall. He was sponsored at Boys' State by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita.
HE HAS BEEN active in his school orchestra, and holds a degree of distinction from the National Forensic League. Ross attends the Metropolitan Baptist Church where he is a member of the youth choir and president of the Youth Council.
Friday evening Ross hosted the annual Boys' State Governor's Ball, which climaxes the week of activities at Boys' State.
GOVERNOR DOCKING was one of the speakers early in the week. He said it is a great program both from immediate good for the participants and the long range good for the country.
"The good for America is the end product of Boys' State," Decking said.
He said the more than 1000 boys that participate in Kansas alone each year learn functions of government and the responsibilities of those who are to serve the future generation in positions of public trust at city, county and state levels.
"DELEGATES become acquainted with the rights and privileges of citizenship as well as the responsibilities." Docking said. "They become candidates for city, county and state offices."
This was the thirtieth session of Boys' State in Kansas. The program was initiated by the American Legion in Illinois and was nationalized a year later in 1936.
Kansas was one of the first to utilize this fine "learning-hydeoing" government program. Over the intervening years 15.420 Kansas high school seniors have participated in this program. This program, which functions under the American Legion National Americanism Commission is administered here in Kansas by the Executive Committee of the Department of Kansas American Legion under the direct supervision of the Kansas American Legion Americanism Committee.
For twenty-five years this learning-by-doing experience in government was offered in the city of Wichita, Kansas. In 1963 the sessions were moved to the University campus at Lawrence and accommodates more delegates each year than in any previous session.
JUNIORS IN HIGH school are chosen as citizens of Boys' State. Each boy is sponsored by an American Legion post or by some other patriotic, civic, fraternal or religious organization.
Delegates become acquainted with the rights and privileges of citizenship. Upon their arrival at State, each boy is assigned to a mythical political party and to a city and county.
They become candidates for city, county and state offices, conduct their campaigns, and elections according to the laws of the state. Legislative, administrative and judicial programs are developed. State legislative sessions, court trials, law and police schools, evening assemblies, band, chorus, etc., offer each boy the opportunity to participate.
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Continued from page 1 of popular movies. Some of the films in June and their dates will be "Shoot the Piano Player," June 21; "Key Largo," June 23; "Umberto-D," June 23; and "Casablanca." June 30.
THE FILMS will be shown at 7:30 for the Wednesday films and at 7 and 9 p.m. for the Friday films. All of them will be shown in Dyche Auditorium. Admission will be 40 cents, and advance sales will be conducted at the ticket booth in the lobby of the Kansas Union.
One of the outstanding features for summer entertainment will be a concert by Skitch Henderson and Doc Severinson at 8 p.m. July 20 in Hoch Auditorium.
The University Theatre will offer a season of four plays in repertory during the 1967 summer session. The general theme of the summer's bill will be an international one, with contemporary plays from four different countries.
Both performers are veterans of the "Tonight" television program, Henderson, a former conductor, and Severinson, a trumpeter. Henderson will also conduct the band concert July 23.
The following plays will be given between the dates of July
5 and July 29: "The Naive Swatlows," "Fireworks," "The Kitchen," and "The Owners of the Keys." Dates of each performance will be announced later in the Kansan.
**SEASON TICKET coupons are available at $4, a savings of $2 over the straight single admission price of $1.50. Curtain time for all productions is 8:20 p.m.**
The University Pool in New Robinson Gymnasium will be open for recreational swimming for University students and faculty members upon presentation of the pool privilege card. They can be obtained in the Physical Education Department office in New Robinson upon presentation of the identification card.
The pool will be open the following schedule for public swimming:
1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
7-6 p.m., Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday.
1-6 p.m., Saturday.
1-4 p.m. Sunday.
Family swim for faculty and staff will be held 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and 4-6 p.m. on Sunday. (Since the pool is quite deep all children who have a privilege card must demonstrate the ability to swim 50 yards.)
14 Summer Kansan
Summer Kansan Tuesday, June 13, 1967
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