Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1951-12-06
CONFERENCE
ON CHILDREN
Conference on Children and
Youth at u. of ID. Satur-
day, December Sth
PROGRAM LISTED

PRUGKAM LISTED
Delaware is taking seriously tn
oft-repeated phrase that its chill
dren and youth constitute its great
est natural resource. One concret
evidence of this is the Forthcoming
Conference on Children and You'll
at the University of Delaware OIL
Saturday, December 9Th.
This conference under the aus
pieces of the Delaware Commission
on Children and Youth has beer
called for the benefit of the young.
sters of our State. The conference
will not be like the common gard.
en- variety conference with which
we are all familiar For such af-
fairs, the delegates drone on with
their ideas as to what is best for
the youth of our State. Rather
this Conference is planned as a
work-conference in which the best
thinking of all the delegates is
brought to bear on these two large
questions:
1. What immediate problems
confront the youth of the
State of Delaware in the
matter of family living, ed
ucation, guidance, health,
religion, human relations
and the like?
2. What can the State Com
mission on Children and
Youth specifically do to re-
solve one or two of these
identified problems?
In order to ensure that the think
ing of the delegates will be fully
utilized the Conference is being d.
vided after the opening brief plen-
airy session into twelve work
groups. Each work group under a
competent discussion leader, will
explore the particular area with
which it will be concerned whether
it be. for example, physical health
service schools, correctional agenc-
les, or, social welfare services. The
Delaware Commission on Children
and Youth frankly intends to ''Pick
the brains" of the workers in the
field of parents, community leaders
and representatives of PTA organ
izations during the December 9Th
Conference. The Commission will
be seeking their recommendation
on the problems of young people in
Delaware that they believe should
have high priority at this time and
their ideas on how to deal with
these problems for the benefit of
youth. These ideas will lpe collect
ed into q report to the Conference
which will guide the thinking and
policy of the Youth Commission in
its future work.
The Commission. aware of the
fine work being done throughout
the State by many agencies on be-.
half of young people. 1t sees its
function as recognized state body
to work closely with these agencies
to help coordinate, facilitate, and,
if possible. further improve their
work. Hence, the Commission has
projected the Delaware Conference
on Children and Youth for Satur-
day, December 9Th for the purpose
of obtaining the guidance and
counsel of workers and parents of
Delaware youth to the end that
the needs of our young people will
be ultimately better served.
It is the belief of the folks who
have planned this Conference that
not only will the Delaware Com
mission on Children and Youth de-
rive beaefits from it, but all who
participate will benefit from the
sharing of ideas and the meeting of
minds which always occur at such
a Work Conference. Not to be
overlooked, Of course, is the mere
tenuous but equally important
sense which aocrues to everyone
who participates in such Confer
ence on Youth Of contribution to
great cause. -
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