Evening star., 1936-09-05
QUODDY YTOBECOME
SCHOOL FOR YOUTH
Roosevelt Temporarily
Turns Project to Train.
ing in Trades.
BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.
National attention again was focused
today on Passamaquoddy Village
where Congress halted work this
Spring on Names unique $4,000, 900
tidal power project, as New Deal
ofhcials. already arrived on the scene,
plunged into plans to use its abandoned
facilities as q model work camp and
training school for unemployed youths.
The immediate effect of President
Roosevelt's order turning the deserted
village" over to the National Youth
Administration was to defer until
next year, at least, the resumption Of
work on the huge Maine project
which the President started, without
authorization from Congress, with q
100000 work relief allotment What
the new Congress, to be elected Novem-
Der 3. decides to do about Quoddy
and the. Florida ship canal, which
the outgoing Congress also halted,
remains to be seen.
AS nucleus for the proposed youth
demonstration at Quoddy, the Govern
ment has an investment of $780,
900 in comfortable workmen's homes,
extensive machine shops and equip
ment.
To Take Over In Month.
Now only about 400 of the army of
workmen remain and engineers are
removing the machinery for the con-
struction Of the huge reservoirs for
harnessing the tide water to other
projects. Within a months time, the
Youth Administration is expected to
take complete possession.
The idea of converting the avail
able facilities at Quoddy into a con-
structive project to stimulate the
morale and train boys and girls to
earn a living in industry or at some
useful trade was conceived by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Ever since Congress
withdrew funds for continuing work
on the tidal power project, New Deal
planners have had their eyes on
Quoddy
The War Department announced
late yesterday that the loan" of
Quoddy to the National Youth Ad-
ministration was temporary.
Richard E. R. Brown, deputy exc
cutive director of N. Y. A., who came
here from the Denver public schools
to direct the expenditure of 71,0OO,-
900 provided from relief funds to
provide part-time jobs this year for
some 100000 young people, has am
bilious If immatured plans for the
project at Quoddy. }
MY idea." he said today, sis to
establish sort of Junior city govern
ment under official supervision, of
course, so that the young people
might be trained to sense of respon-
sibility and discipline
A group of four N. Y. A. officials,
he said, had just arrived at Quoddy
to make survey for the development
of a model work project for the en-
ployment Of youths and the establish
ment Of a training or vocational
school. Deputy w. P. A. Administra-
tor Aubrey Williams, who is also exc
cutive director of N. Y. A., Is planning
to visit the site next week.
Manufacturing Entailed.
In q formal announcement, Mr..
Brown said: "Our tentative plans are
to carry on q work project, including
prefabrication Of materials to be used
by youth programs throughout the
country. Emphasis will be placed
on vocational and skilled training
through the use of shop and other
facilities available"
He added there are ample facilities
for 5000 young people, but it is not
certain how many will be quartered
there.
The aid of the Federal Office of Edu-
cation also will be sought and confer
ences will be held with industrialists,
Brown said. to determine the best
methods and courses of instruction at
the training school that Is to be estab-
ushed.
Boys and girls will be selected from
those types which show an aptitude
and intelligence for special training in
trades. Special attention also will be
given to the training staff.
The machine and tool shops at
$uoouy Will DC uSeQ 10 MAKE furniture
and other equipment for N. Y. A. pro-
grams in various parts of the country.
They can be converted to such Use, it
was said, at little or no expense. For
the girls there will be special groups
for training in beauty culture, garment
making and such things as enter into
the usual program for young women.
The youths at Quoddy win receive
the regular N. Y. A. wage, which is
about q third Of the so-calleG "secur-
ity wage" and it will be regulated in
accordance with the kind Of work they
do. Those who are actually engaged
on work projects viii receive o higher
wage, for example. than those who are
being tEain6 70 work