Bruce Sharp, TC freshman, has been nominated by Texas Governor Preston Smith to be an official delegate to the White House Conference on Children Dec. 13-18 in Washington.
Bruce, with 18 other young people and 39 adults from across the state received their invitations from President Richard Nixon. President Nixon hopes to learn the views of young people concerning youth problems in America today.
Because Bruce was the local youth organizer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and because he was involved with summer recreation programs for children and youth, he was asked to represent the Bowie County Economic Advancement Co. (O.E.O.) in an Austin conference.
The first Austin Conference had 75 delegates between the ages of 14 and 22. A governor’s committee chose 35 young people from this conference to attend more Austin conferences.
Each meeting dealt with the specific problems of American children and youth. These conferences provided ideas and information for the Texas delegates to take to the White House.
Bruce, an 18-year-old, first semester student, is a member of Circle K and a D.J. on KADO. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sharp of Texarkana.
He is a 1970 Texas High graduate and served as vice-president of the Student Council. He was the first youth from East Texas to be chosen as an official visitor to the General Conference of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.