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Show 1965 PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUNG CAREER WOMEN Many of you wi 11 remember that we started hearing about the Young Career Woman p.!) gram in when we were first asked by National President Virginia Allan to partieipate in such a program at the } National Convention. At that time, we felt it was out of the question because of finances, time, etc 1ty-six stotes did send young career women to that convention, and from oj I reports, it WQS Q most hwh i Ie undertaking. i .. We aU know how Dorothy Ford has stressed YOUTH through her years on the National Executive mittee and especially .0$1' year as National President. We participated in the program in the form of YOUTH POWER--U .S .A. Conferences on a state and loec I leve I. When the 1965 PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUNG CAREER WOMEN feature for the Notional Convention I we were still "bugged" he problem of finances and method of selection. The bri lIiant ideo of being represented by a Utah working in Washington, D. C., was the solution to our problem, and at our State Convention in M:Jy I .00 Was budgeted for the expenses of such a person. Now, how do you go about finding a Utah girl king in Washington, D. C.?! Our national representetlves were the most logical source of this our State President got bu right away writing to all our Senators and Representatives IrrnatiOfl,. I believe she hod replies from a II of them with suggested names of young career women :apitol ni I m thoy knew. Another round of correspondence to all the recommended girls brought response from Jlgrbora Jean tkrriU There was more correspondence, phone calls, communication with the f one rional Chairman, ,\An. Betty Ann Hammond, and the matter was finally settled. again presented to us, we felt we could not let the opportunity pass. However andl • - ... Those of us who went to the National Convention feel that the choice was a wise one and were ud of our protege. Barbara JeanJis still working in Washingtoni so she could not be here today to shore her eerlenees with us, but we do expect her at the Winter Board Meeting. Therefore, today I am iust ;n9 to tell you something about her, and we will wait to hear directly from her regarding the actual .gram that was planned and carried out for the Young Career Women in Washington. Barbara Jean Merri II was recommended by Senator Frank E. Ntoss, and after the initial :ommendation, he wrote a full 2-page letter giving her background.. She is 20 years old and is a ughter of Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army and I'vU'S. Eugene H. Merrill of Salt lake City. Her ther's government service has taken them abroad to live for a large portion of her years. Four early ors were spent in Berlin during the time of the Berlin Blockade and Airlift. Another period of 8 yeQrs Is spent in France where she attended french schools, studied bollet and piano, and had Q variety of :periences In between these periods, they lived in Wash; ngton, D. C., and whi Ie abroad trove led idely in other European countries. In 1961 they were recalled to Washington, where Barbaro Jean >mpleted high school with a 3.7 average and 0 number of honors to her credit. • last year she began her college career at the University of Utah, majoring in languages and inoring in po Utica I science. She was treasurer of University of Utah Young Democrats; pledge master : Psi Chapter, lambda Delto Sigma; and member of campus Tutor Society Committee She worked for N1CEF, Spotlight Committee, and Collegiate Council of the United Nations. Her grade average has )ntinued at 3.5 or better .. .. Ie This summer Barbara Jean is working as a clerk-stenographer with the United Stotes Air Force at Pentagon, but she wi II return soon to continue her studies at the University. In addition, she has always been an active member of the lOS church. |
