Albert C. Long, Delaware high school senior, was elected Governor of the Eighth Annual Boy’s State held at Ohio Wesleyan in June of this year. He is the son of A. C. Long, ’22, well known horse-breeder.
Al was elected to this position, probably the highest honor which can be given to a high school hoy in Ohio, in a hotly con tested race. However, his ability as a public speaker, and as a politician, made him the dominant candidate.
He was also nominated and elected for a second term in the first primary and election run by Boy Staters in its eighth year history.
Boy’s State is sponsored each year by the American Legion to give the youth of tomorrow a knowledge of the mechanics of government in the hope that it will inculcate a sense of individual obligation to government, and inspire good citizenship. The boys who attend are the leaders of the youth in the various communities throughout Ohio.
Besides having been elected governor of Boy’s State, Al was president of the Junior Class and is the Chief Executive of the Delaware High School student body. He was chosen All-Central Buckeye tackle, and is captain of the team next year.
Al was pledged by Theta chapter at the mid-year rushing, along with several other of Delaware’s high school leaders. He expects to enter Wesleyan next February under the Navy plan.
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