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Show underprivileged children. Although Emily as not a politician, she was urged to run for the legislture by both Republicans and Democrats to'which party she belonged. She was particularly interested in bills relating to education and helped sponsor and promote them. In her first term, she served on the Municipal Affairs, Public Health, State Training School, Industrial School and School for the and Blind, Deaf State University and Agricultural College and Education Committees. Her second term assignments were chairperson, Utah State Hospital; member Municipal Affairs Committees. She In was of Appropriations, Education and known speaker and was in demand allover the state. and Mrs. Christen a trip around the world with Dr. president emeritus of BYU. a well 1936 she took Jensen, her all public activity, Emily Aird seldom talked of her accomplishments. It was only after her death at the age of 87, 1955, that her daughter, went through her mothers papers and put together this account of her activities. We are grateful for the For information. 99 |
