SOUTHERN ILLINOIS STUDENTS TOUR WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D.C. Five students representing the Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative on the 1992 Youth to Washington Tour witnessed firsthand their government in action recently.

The students were part of a contingent of 62 outstanding rural youth leaders from downstate Illinois who participated in the annual tour of Washington.

During the weeklong trip to the nation's capital, the students met with U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard of Carterville.

They also visited the National Cathedral, U.S. Capitol, The Smithsonian museums, Ford's Theatre, George Washington's home at Mount Vernon, the Supreme Court, the FBI, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, National Geographic and a host of memorials and monuments.

They also were greeted by foreign diplomats during a unique reception at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. En route to Washington they toured the Civil War battlefields at Gettysburg, Pa.