Daily Press file photo courtesy Michigan Tech Steven Maurer, son of John and Lois Maurer of Gladstone, is shown operating a programmable controller, used to automate assembly lines, as part of the electrical engineering exploration, one of 42 explorations offered at the 12th annual Summer Youth Program recently held at Michigan Tech University, in this photo, which ran July 30, 1984. Maurer was about to enter his sophomore year at Gladstone High School. Approximately 977 students from 19 states, Canada, and Mexico participated in the four one-week sessions of technical, outdoors, and artistic programs.