Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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GREFU MOTJNTAIN 30 ZS STATE I arrived at Boys State which w-- s held at Torwich University 8t 2 p.m., Sunday afternoon, June 15. The first two hours wer? taken up in re gis ter iter, finding your room and getting unpacked. After this we had a brief medic el examina- tion and then sooner. After sup'er we had our first assembly and were intro- duced to the various of icials of 3oys State. Prom 8-10 o.m. we hclc party caucuses to jr sa .e the different parties. At 10:30 everyone returned to their rooms and turned in. Every mornin v.w: v.ere taionec- at 6 a. . ■ one; ay morning between br- akfast and d.i icr, s filled with town meetings. The dormitories were divided into towns ano counties. Aftr-r dinner till l|. p.m, was 8 recreation priod for honday through Friday. Honday evening after supwer we wore ac dre ssed :■ Governor Davis, Aft r this, St te offic r candidates gave campaign spe ch s. Tuesday and Wed ties:'ay r or nines were mostly-, town m- e tings. During these town m e tin we elected officers and conducted all the business that c.oes on at a rf el town meeting. Aft r suoper on Tuesday evening we vrerc adc'r. ss d. oj Lieutenant Governor Hayes. Aft.r this we heard campaign speech-.s by our own state officer candidates till it was time to turn in. Wedn sday evenin? ku elected a BojS State Gov-- rnor and he was sworn in by Jam' s S, Holden, Chief Justice of Vermont Supreme Court. Tb' other B, ys Stat Offie ers w-v announced after this. Thursday we electer representatives to the state legisla- ture, he 1' to':n meetings a nr : 3 te nr d to a talk a ic film on Korwich Univerrity by Col. Lloyd Harper. Town m tings and the meeting of the State Legis!; t -re w- s held Friday morning, while in the afternoon, t r- wr'S a track m et. haiday evening was taken up with th Inaugural Ball of So s State nd Girls State. Pinal Town and S te t L 1 1 ture wcetin-s rc hi 1c. Saturday morning, after dim. r v ryotv w s packed le . v- ing for home, cringing to » cl. s an 0 njo aule and educational week at Boys State. Larry Bishop ’70