California Boys State - Yearbook (Sacramento, CA)

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1 Boys State Staff - 1940 Legionnaires acted as Senior Counselors and Coordinators. Most of the junior Counselors were Law College students. In 1940 Boys State consisted of 20 cities and 5 counties. YEAR 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 THE PRE-WAR YEARS 254 389 667 829 699 LIE UT. GOV. ? Wm. Ulyate Dave Hurford Don Hitchcock Victor Hancock Lt. -Gov. Don Hitchcock and Gov. Cleary with other constitutional MH'

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GOVERNOR ' S COUNCIL Gov. Ralph Miller and other state officers with 23 appointees to the Governor's Council. This 1938 session brought 389 boys, an increase from 254 in 1937. RALPH MILLER TAKES OATH as 2nd governor of Boys' State. justice john Pullen is administering oath as Governor Frank E. Merriam looks on. LEGION LEADERS RECOMMEND BOYS' STATE AS A LEGION ACTIVITY In his report to the 1937 Convention DEPARTMENT COMMANDER THOMAS 1. RIORDAN stated: The California Boys' State program enlarged and improved will be the most practical program that the American Legion can sponsor as a subsequent year activity. CHAIRMAN BERT MANN OF THE AMERICANISM COMMISSION: --- it is the most un- selfish program in which the Americanism Commission ever engaged. He urged that it be continued. THE FIRST BOYS STATE GOVERNOR, TOM HOWARD, addressed the Convention: I am proud to be the first governor of California Boys' State and as such I earnestly ask you to give California youth a lift and to continue this program. The Third Inaugural. C. A. Yank Harelson, Chairman, at the Jack Maiben Takes Oath mike. Seated behind table are Gov. jack Maiben, Department Commander Doc Watters and judge Pullen. State, county and With Jim Howie looking on justice john Pullen ad- city officials in background with local Legionnaires. ministers oath of office to jack Maiben. iglsuuulu 1 mam ma-l m nil- I 1 l -azwnnamnn

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YEAR 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 3. 5 BOYS 537 538 735 779 THE AME RICANISM PROGRAM ln addition to the operation of the school of practical govern- ment vvhere the boys learn by doing, the schedule includes an Americanism program. The boys are taught that love of our country and respect for our flag are an integral part of the duty of all citizens. For many years P. A. Dick Horton presented a pageant of the history of the flag. Recently the program has been under the direction of Willard Wilt. THE WAR YEARS GOVERNOR PARTY SPONSORING POST LIEUT. -GOV . Gale McGuire Fed Hanford Post 3 Reed Waters -W Albert Rubey Whig Hollywood Women's Siegfried Hesse - F jack Mauck Whig Hollywood WW 2 Frank Mahoney - W - - - - - - No Session Was Held This Year - - - - Bob Harmon Fed Bakersfield Peter Algra -W Site of 1942 session: U.C. Agric. College at Davis Site of 1943, 1944, 1946 sessions: Grant Union H.S ., North Sacramento Lt-Gov. Fred I-louser administers oath to Governor Rubey Gov. Rubey and State Officers with Counselors Chambers and johnson Marching to Capitol on a rainy day in june 1944 W 3-1 V .aa .x S., - . ,. .9 1 ff' - V XFLQQ , Q3 ,P V- 'f - git - 'xmas f'.w':i,ii?s?1fw-rwrv fn