The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-14
Tenth Confab
Opens At Y
March 70
Brilliant Array
OF Speakers On
Schedule

The tenth annual Older Boys and
Girls conference will present to De-
troit youth DR.. Howard Y. McClus-
ky OF the University OF Michigan
who will address the group on
Youth in the Present Crisis" DR..
McClusky will appear at the closing
session. March 81, with an added
point OF view developed during his
recent service with the American
Youth Administration. The COM
mitteen has elected Attorney Bel
ford V. Lawson, OF Washington,
DC. to open the session March 10
to share on a return invitation, two
appearances at this years confer
ence. DR.. Robert G. Foster of the
Merrill Palmer school will address
the conference as High School
Boy and Girl Relations" The devo-
tons and religious group will be
under the leadership OF Charles
Molden of Oberlin college who is
promising special devotions in keep
ing with the conference heme,
Youth in Our Present Crisis"
Group discussion will be on "War
Production and Education" TO be
led by Nathan Buren,, Horace Brad
field, and Willis Ward. "Interracial
Relations" under the leadership of
Ward McCreedy from Northwestern
High school, Trnest Marshall. Mrs.
Ernestine Postles, and Mrs. Geral-
dine Bledsoe. Boy and Girl Rela-
tons is under the leadership of
Miss Evelyn Solomon. Jenny Gam
bell, and James Fears. Religion"
will be developed by Mr.. Charles
+. Walden and Mrs. Esther Dade
as resource Speakers with Doris A.
Shivers as the youth leader. Co
operatives" will be under the lead
ership of Mrs. Fannie .. Peck who
has established herself in this field
through the organization OF the
Bethel Credit Union. Her associate
will be Amos Donaldson. Job
Opportunities will be under the
guidance OF Miss Hertha Priest and
William Loving with Oryil Johnson
serving as youth leader. Personal
Consultation" which the Commit
tee feels has a definite place in the
planning OF the 1912 Conference
is for boys and girls who have in
dividual problems that they may
consult, during discussion hours.
Lloyd Cofer, counsellor. Miller
High school or Miss Roberta Nc
CURE OF the Detroit school system.
The Committee has agreed to at
tend the Sunday services at Second
Baptist church in a body on March
II to hear a specially prepared
sermon on the conference theme
by Robert Brady, Jr.
The Conference Planning com
mittee has given much time TO the
music phase of the Conference
which will be under the leadership
OF Miss Margaret Matthews OF the
Detroit school System and Mrs.
Clara Young of the YWCA. Girls
Reserves committee. other must
cal numbers will include the APP
pearance OF Harold and Clarence
Mckinney and the appearance
OF the complete Nolan choir under
the lead ership OF its Director, Rob-
ert Nolan.
The Conference registration be-
gan Monday, March 0 and will
continue through March 10. The
conference dates are March 20.
81. and 22. The conference fee
is $3.50. 1t is very important that
registrations be made early in view
OF the heavy demands OF youth
wanting to attend the 1912 confer
ence. You may make your registra-
ton at either the st. Anotine YMCA
or the Lucy Thurman Branch
YWCA. For further information re-
lative to social and recreational
phases OF the Conference, follow
shf. column navf waak