The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-11
National Youth
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But the division of youth personnel
goes beyond the internal resources of
the N. Y. A. far and afield in search
of every assistance for every youth
in difficulty. Hence it employs the
aid of those skilled in vocational guild
ance of the bureau of employment, of
relief agencies, of the surplus COM
modify corporation, of clergymen, doc
tors, community resources of churches,
schools, recreational centers, special
ICED talent and individual generosity.
In this connection Montana people will
be interested to know that the work
of the state university social work
laboratory of the department of eco
Monies and sociology and the work
of the youth personnel division of the
~ Y A. are being co-ordinated. A
plan is being worked out for the ex-
tention of the university social work
laboratory technique to the local COM
munity programs of the N. Y. A. Dr.
Harold Tascher is in charge of the
university social work laboratory and
is acting in an advisory capacity.
NYA Is Youth Service Agency
The ~ Y. A. is a youth service
agency. 1t functions in the interest
of all youth without distinction and
not merely for "the best" 1t is not
a duplication or substitution for the
public school system which gives in
formation and instruction for those
in school. Only those youth who for
one reason or another have dropped
out of school or been discarded are
eligible for N. Y. A. out-of-school work
program.
Nor is the N. Y A. a junior WPA
This last agency provides for the older
and skilled and semi-skilled workers.
The ~ Y A. provides for the youth
in need of work experience and good
work habits and for self exploration.
The personnel division accepts and
believes in the here and now practice
of the principles of Christianity and
of the Golden Rule, of the principles
of honest social work, and of honest
public services. These principles lead
to the conclusion that man does not
live by bread alone, that not merely
the best" youth who will be cared
for anyway, but especially the youth
who as misfits for mental, moral, emo
tional reasons is desperately needy. |
These have contribution to society, |
if they can be salvaged
The division of personnel is con-
cerned here and now not with how
tn eyouth became a misfit but that !
that youth is in need of help. All
the best" youth can get out of the |
N. Y. A. is a little money, little |
work experience, and possibly little |
training ON the side. The youth with |
troubles and disasters and failures, |
can get much more counseling, |
friendship. job, self-confidence, a |
chance for self expression, a place in
life.
Perhaps the problem-youth will not
go as far as the best" youth will
CO. but he might go farther. Edison
was considered stupid, and was deaf
in one ear Theodore Roosevelt was
"a puny boy with weak eyes,; Frank
lin d. Roosevelt was and is a cripple;
Stephen Foster was boy tramp
Helen Keller was deaf, dumb and /
blind; Paul Robson is a negro. The
list is indefinitely long. All these peo-
Die contributed their share to society. {
All these have had help without which t
hey might have persisted and con- I
ributed nothing. Many handicapped |
young people now living have great
talent. The N. Y. A. is de- g
that that talent shall not a
perish because of neglect, because of a
because of the sub-or- /
lination of human values and poten- I
ials to the demands of master things
Hence, the ~ Y. A. is more inter-
ested in the youth than the project. I
Of course buildings are important, but
or what? For other buildings? For
other things? Or for people and hui !
nan needs?
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