SATURDAY, June 13, 2010                                                     REGISTRATION DAY

9:30 am • REGISTRATION
Parking Area L4 - Duffy Lot (Rain Location: Hemingway Theater)
Boys' Staters should check in with their counselors to receive keys.
Boys are to unpack, change into a Boys' State shirt, fill out the poll, review this manual and “Mayor Augustine’s Dilemma” (see Section 2-20 on page 35).

11:45 am - 12:30 pm • LUNCH
Lunch will be picked up in the Hemingway Theatre and eaten in the municipal meeting rooms; locations are listed on Page 56.  Boys' State shirts and ID Cards are required.

12:30 - 1:30 pm • PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Locations listed on Page 56.  Review of Boys' State Rules (p.9), program schedule (pp.27-34), campus locations (pp.56-59), and seating in Roche Dining Commons Room A and Hemingway Theater (p.58).  Each community will select 2 election officials (1 from each party).  Note that elections cannot be held without election officials.  As the group responsible for all nomination papers and ballots, election officials may not run for office, but may later be appointed to other offices.  Counselors will collect the Boys' State Issues Poll.  Discussion topic -Mayor Augustine’s Dilemma (see Section 2-20 on p.35).

1:45 - 3:00 pm • GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Roche Dining Commons Room A.  Welcome from the Boys' State Committee.  Reciting of the Boys' State Pledge.  Explanation of athletic program by Mr. Terry and election procedures by Mr. Jackson.  Organization of Boys' State Band and organization of Boys’ State Newspaper.

3:00 - 4:00 pm • GENERAL EDUCATION
Roche Dining Commons Room A.  Mr. DiCara will introduce state issues (Section 2-18 on page 25) and the decision making process.  Forms will be distributed, including municipal nomination papers.  Note: Boys’ Staters can only run for one office at each level.  Introduction to parliamentary procedure (pp. 9-11).  Cities and towns will report on their decision with regard to the 12:30 p.m. discussion topic, specifically, which of the options Mayor Augustine has chosen and why.

4:15 pm - Meeting of election officials with Mr. Jackson.

5:00 pm -  Catholic Mass in Chapel of Mary
Protestant Prayer Service in Hemingway Theatre

5:30 - 6:20 pm • DINNER  (see Sec. 2-16, p.24)
Roche Dining Commons Room B
5:30 -- First Platoon (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5 & C6), Third Platoon to Colors
5:45 -- Second Platoon (T1, T2, T3, T4 & T5)
6:00 -- Third Platoon (T6, T7, T8, T9 & T10)

6:30 - 7:30 pm • MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Locations listed on page 56.  Appointment of Temporary Clerk who should tabulate the Boys' State Poll and have it ready for Mr. Jacques by Sunday breakfast.  Explanation of municipal offices (pp.13-15).  Each city and town will review its scenario (pp.15-19), and the role of zoning (see Section 2-19 on pp.25-26). 

7:45 - 8:15 pm • PARTY CAUCUS
Each municipality will divide into a Federalist and a Nationalist caucus.  Each caucus will choose one state committeeman.  On Sunday, each state committee will meet at breakfast to choose a party chairman and other party leaders.

8:30 pm • COUNTY ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONAL MTG
Each county will select its athletic representatives and organize its teams.  Each county will also select a High School Bowl Captain.  County Meeting room locations are listed on page 56.

9:15 pm • MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Discuss Gen Ed 2

10:30 pm • LIGHTS OUT
All Boys' Staters must be in their rooms, with the lights out, and accounted for at this time.  Counselors will conduct room checks.

SUNDAY, June 14, 2010                                                            DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS DAY

6:30 am • REVEILLE

7:00 - 8:00 am • BREAKFAST
7:00 - 2nd Platoon (Colors: 1st Platoon); 7:15 - 3rd Platoon; 7:30 - 1st Platoon
The State Committeemen elected on Saturday evening shall have breakfast in the Cleary Faculty / Staff Dining Room.  They will meet with Mr. DiCara and Mr. Jacques and then divide themselves into Nationalists and Federalists.  Each party will select a Party Chairman, Party Secretary and members of the Rules and Steering and Platform and Resolutions Committees who will serve throughout the week.

8:15 - 9:15 am • MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Select Mini Courses and work on nomination papers for municipal offices.  A report and a printed sample ballot must be passed in by the Election Officials to the Dean of Elections in the Boys' State Office (Duffy Hall Room 014) by 9:30 am today.  Form A and Form B must be utilized.  The number of signatures required can be found at the top of p.29.  Signatures must be from citizens in the respective city/town. Citizens may not sign more papers for an office than there are positions (e.g., 1 for Moderator, 7 for City Council, etc.).  If there are 20 or fewer citizens in a city or town, a counselor can reduce the number of signatures needed to secure a position on the ballot.

TOWNS              Positions      Signatures              CITIES                  Positions       Signatures
Moderator                  1                      7                      Mayor                          1                        7
Selectmen                 3                      7                      City Council                 7                        7
Planning Board          3                      7                      School Committee      3                        7
Treasurer                    1                      7
School Committee     3                      7

 9:30 - 10:30 am • PARTY CAUCUSES
Party Caucus room locations are listed on page 56.  Each county delegation will caucus to choose nominees for six constitutional offices and one for U.S. Senate.  Speech topics are listed in Section 2-18.  Each municipal delegation will then caucus to select nominees for State Legislature:  (1 State Senator and 2 State Reps).  Form C and Form F must be utilized.  Caucus Report must be delivered to Mr. Jackson’s mailbox in the lobby of the Roche Dining Commons by Noon, today.

10:30 - 11:15 am • GENERAL EDUCATION
All Boys’ Staters living in Towns will report to Roche Dining Commons Room A for a lecture on town government by Charles Stevens, a former member of the Board of Selectmen in West Boylston.  All Boys’ Staters living in Cities will report to Hemingway Theatre for a discussion of city government by Mr. DiCara.  All sessions will discuss governmental organization and budgeting.  Distribution of Prop 2 1/2 memo.  Review of Gen Ed 2.

11:30 am - 12:20 pm • LUNCH • 11:30 -- 3rd Platoon; 11:45 - 1st; 12:00 - 2nd
Election Officials must pick up ballots prior to 12:30 Municipal Meetings.
Completed Samsung Scholarship applications must be turned in to John Brady at lunch.

12:30 - 1:00 pm • MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Municipal Mtg. Rooms. Municipal office candidates will speak; voting by paper ballot.

1:15 - 2:00 pm • ELECTIVES
LAW - Hemingway Theater, GOV - Roche Dining Commons Room A,  ECON - Martin

2:00 - 5:00 pm • RECREATION PERIOD
All dorms are closed from 1:00 - 4:00 pm daily.

5:30 - 6:20 pm • DINNER
5:30 - 1st Platoon (Colors: 3rd Platoon); 5:45 - 2nd Platoon; 6:00 - 3rd Platoon
Guests:  American Legion Executive Board.  Mayors & moderators will eat at 5:30 with Mr. DiCara in the Cleary Faculty / Staff Dining Room.

6:30 - 7:45 pm • PARTY CONVENTION
Nationalist Convention - Roche Dining Commons Room A; Federalist Convention - Hemingway Theater. The Party Chairman will introduce the Party Secretary and the members of the Rules and Steering and Platform and Resolutions Committees.  The party will begin to plan its strategy for the week.  Speeches by Auditor, Sec. of State, Atty. General and Treasurer candidates.  See suggested party rules, Section 2-14 on p. 23 and speech topics in Section 2-18.

8:00 - 9:30 pm • GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Roche Dining Commons Room A.  Speaker:  Fr. Mark Cregan, President, Stonehill College.  Guests include the Department Commander and Executive Board, American Legion.  Long pants required.

9:30 - 10:00 pm • MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Cities and towns will meet in their dorms to discuss GEN ED #3  (see Section 2-23, pp.36-37). Each city & town shall report at Monday’s 8:00 AM assembly.

10:30 pm • LIGHTS OUT

MONDAY, June 15, 2010                        LEGISLATIVE   ORGANIZATION   DAY

6:30 am • REVEILLE

7:00 - 7:50 am • BREAKFAST
7:00 - Third Platoon (Colors: 2nd Platoon); 7:15 - First Platoon; 7:30 - Second Platoon
Election officials should pick up ballots from Mr. Jackson at breakfast.

8:00 - 8:45 am • GENERAL EDUCATION
Roche Dining Commons Room A.
Topic: Electoral Process.  Announcement of the Great Debate.  Trevor Harrison will coordinate.  Two teams will constitute themselves - liberals and conservatives.  Each team will have five minutes to address each of three topics provided to them.
Discussion of GEN ED #3 (see Section 2-23, p.36).

9:00 - 10:15 am • MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Elected officials assume roles and duties.  Appointment of municipal offices.  Candidates for state legislature will speak. Voting for state legislature by means of paper ballot.  Form J must be utilized.  Members of the American Legion will speak.  Discussion topic - municipal issues distributed at Sunday night's mayor and moderators' meeting.  Mini-course room assignments announced.

10:30 - 11:15 am • ELECTIVES
LAW - Hemingway Theater, GOV - Roche Dining Commons Room A, ECON - Martin

11:30 am - 12:20 pm • LUNCH
11:30 -- First Platoon; 11:45 - Second Platoon; 12:00 - Third Platoon

12:30 - 1:30 pm • MINI-COURSES
All state representatives and state senators should report to Roche Dining Commons Room A to be briefed about their duties by Trevor Harrison.  Immediately thereafter, each body will convene and select its officers.  Then the House will go to Duffy 019 and the Senate to Duffy 020 along with their advisors. Others report to mini courses in locations announced at 9AM.  The Boys’ State District Court will also be in session (Rooms TBA).

1:30 - 5:00 pm • RECREATION PERIOD

5:30 - 6:20 pm • DINNER
5:30 - Second Platoon (Colors: 1st Platoon); 5:45 - Third Platoon; 6:00 - First Platoon.
Select invitees may have dinner in the Cleary Faculty / Staff Dining Room.

6:30 - 7:45 pm • PARTY CONVENTIONS
Nationalist Convention - Roche Dining Commons Room A; Federalist Convention - Hemingway Theater. Speeches by candidates for Lt. Governor, Governor and U.S. Senator.  Initial presentation of platforms and resolutions to each convention.

8:00 pm  ALUMNI  NIGHT
Distinguished 1984 Boys’ State alumni will be present.  Guest Speaker:  T.J. Recupero, Esq.

10:30 pm • LIGHTS OUT

TUESDAY, June 16, 2010                                                            PRE-PRIMARY DAY

6:30 am • REVEILLE

7:00 - 7:50 am • BREAKFAST
7:00 - First Platoon (Colors: 3rd Platoon); 7:15 - Second Platoon; 7:30 - Third Platoon
Mayors & moderators meet with Mr. DiCara in the Cleary Faculty / Staff  Dining Room at 7:00 am.  Election officials should pick up ballots in their County Party mailboxes on their way into breakfast or see Mr. Jackson in the Dining Hall.

8:00 - 8:45 am • GENERAL EDUCATION
Roche Dining Commons Room A.  John J. Brady, Executive Director for Higher Education Relations, The College Board.  Topic: Getting Into College and Paying For It. 

9:00 am • PRE-PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Pre-Primary elections will be conducted by county in Party Caucus Rooms (p.56).

9:30 - 10:15 am • MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Each official should estimate the funds he desires for the coming year, and prepare a budget request  (See Section 2-12 on p.22) for presentation at Wednesday evening's meeting.  Clerk must pass in Appointment Sheet to Mr. Bedard’s mailbox.

10:30 - 11:15 am • ELECTIVES
LAW - Hemingway Theater, GOV - Roche Dining Commons Room A, ECON - Martin

11:30 am - 12:20 pm • LUNCH
11:30 -- Second Platoon; 11:45 - Third Platoon; 12:00 - First Platoon

12:30 - 1:30 pm • MINI-COURSES
House and Senate will also meet at this time.  House to D-019 and Senate to D-020.  The Boys’ State District Court will also be in session (Rooms TBA).

1:30 - 5:00 pm • RECREATION PERIOD

5:30 - 6:20 pm • DINNER
5:30 - Third Platoon (Colors: 2nd Platoon); 5:45 - First Platoon; 6:00 - Second Platoon.

6:30 - 7:45 pm • PARTY CONVENTIONS
Nationalist Convention - Roche Dining Commons Room A; Federalist Convention - Hemingway Theater. Platform and Resolutions will be presented and discussed.  Finalists will speak.

8:00 - 9:30 pm • GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Roche Dining Commons Room A
Guest Speaker:  John Hailer, Governor of Boys’ State 1978
                           President, Natixis Global Advisors

9:30 - 10:00 pm  MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Cities and towns will meet in their dorms to discuss General Education 4 (p. 37).  Each city and town shall be prepared to report at Wednesday’s 8:00 am assembly

10:30 pm • LIGHTS OUT