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citizens went through what will become their morning routine
for the first time. Citizens woke up, showered, and cleaned
their rooms before going to breakfast at 7:00. Many cities
rearranged their rooms in unique, yet uniform manners, so
that they could catch the eye of the Governor and his attaché
as they did morning inspections. Citizens moved beds, desks,
and anything else they could find to make their rooms seem
better than the others. All of this effort was expended in
hopes of attaining the prestigious Model City award.
Following breakfast, citizens went to a worship
service of their choice. Citizens were given a choice of Protestant,
Catholic, or Jewish services. Following church, the citizens
attended a lecture on campaigning, speech-writing, and effective
speaking. Here, they learned how to express themselves well
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The citizens also attended their schools of
instruction. Throughout the program, the citizens will be
given the opportunity to get a brief overview of each of the
five schools: Law, Government Executive, Legislative, Law
Enforcement, Media, and the Democracy Academy. In these schools, citizens learn not
only how to do the things that will become their jobs this
week at Boys State, but also things that will make them an
effective citizen in society as a whole. This morning, the
citizens saw the first of these presentations, but more will
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Sunday afternoon, all citizens had a brief meeting
in which they learned the basics of parliamentary procedure
and the suggested voting procedures they would be following
at Boys State. Following that, they broke into their ward
meetings. Here, they selected candidates for city council,
and appointed other positions.
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 The Director of Missouri Boys State, Mike Plunkett (center), presents the American Legion with a plaque commemorating the 70th session of Missouri Boys State. The State Department Commander, Victor Stragliati (right), and Chairman of the Missouri Boys State Trust, Jim Whitfield (left) received the plague on behalf of the American Legion Department of Missouri.
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Did you know...
June 14th is Flag Day. This celebrates the day in 1977 that the Second Continental Congress passed the resolution adopting the flag of the United States. This day usually falls during the week of Boys State and we commemorate it during our evening colors ceremony.
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U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy (D-NY) addresses citizens in Henricks Hall on Sunday night. Murphy served as the governor of Missouri Boys State in
1987 and as a staff member in various capacities for 10 years. He was elected in a special election earlier this year. For a story about Murphy’s appearance, see tomorrow’s MBS Record.
