The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-13
IN. e. RURAL YOUTH
|PARLEY Scheduled
Annual Conference Will Bel
Held At N. C. State Col
1ege On June Al

AAow " make d living, TO establish
a home; to strengthen spiritual
values; and to participate in COM
mun1ty, county, state and national
affairs will be some of the TOPICS
discussed at the fourth annual Older
Rural Youth conference at N. G.
State college June At. Farm bows
ana girls between the ages of 1S
and rs have been invited to this
meeting where a week Of inspiration.
recreation, and study will be offered
for 1925, which includes meals, room
rent, and registration fee.
L. r. Marrill, state All club lead.
er, is in charge of arrangements for
the Older Youth conference, Most
OF those who will attend are mem.
bers of the 81 Service clubs or Older
Youth groups organized by county
farm n home agents in 40 coun.
ties. However, Harrill has extended
an Invitation to any rural boy or
girl within the age limit to attend
the conference.
There are 962 young women and
7S7 young men-a total of 1,749-in
the Service clubs, which are formed
to reach that group of boys and girls
between the All club age and the
adult farm organization age. Most
OF the members are young people
who do not have the opportunity to
attend college, and have not def
nitely decided on their life's work.
Theme Is Announced
1t is to meet this condition that
Harrill announced that this years
Older Youth conference at State
college will have as it's theme: "Ru-
raj Youth Face Life Situations"
Each day of the conference, which
will open with a "Get-acquainted
Party" on Tuesday evening, June
4, will be devoted to a discussion
period, a conference summary, and
la lecture period. Recreational fea-
lures will include one and one-half
hours of organized play each eve
ming, tours of the Capital City, a
picnic, a pipe organ recital, and a
banquet at which Governor Clyde r.
Hoey has been invited to speak.
Eugene Merritt of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. c., will be the general dis
|cussion leader. Miss Bess Rosa, field
worker in home-making and parent
education for the Woman's college
of the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, has been asked to
speak on Rural Youth Faces the
Establishment of a Home"
Other topics not as yet definitely
assigned to speakers include: Rural
Youth Faces Income Earning" and
Rural Youth Faces the Need for
Participation in Community, Coun-
ty, State and National Affairs"
In discussing plans for the event,
All Leader Harrill said: "We have
arranged what we believe to be an
outstanding program, and one that
will be of real value to those people
who attend the Older Youth confer
ence We would like to have every
Service club or Older Rural Youth
organization in the state represented,
and if there is not such an organiza-
ton in a county, farm and home
agents will gladly arrange for
young people between the ages of
IS and rs to attend. There is no linn
itation as to the number that may
attend from anv one c%olntv.n
Talent Night Program Planned
The opening nights "Get-acquaint-
ed Party" will be in the form of a
Talent Night Program" with the
various Service clubs presenting skits
which they RI busy arranging at
the present time.
Last years third annual Older
Youth conference at State college
attracted 1870 young people from 46
counties. This was IN increase of 16
counties over the representation at
the second annual conference in
1888, and Harrill says he expects at
least SO counties to send delegations
this year.
The officers of the State Older
Youth organization, elected at last
years conference, r as follows:
Russell Knowles of BERTHE county,
president; Mildred Mallard of Jones
county, secretary; Maurice Haigler
Of Union county, vice-president; and
Lorraine Thorpe of Wilkes county,
historian.