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- 2 2 emia a By £745 DAVES. (or. Paries ia Dirsctor of Zducation for the Jorough of Willes- den, As secratary of tho local Youth committee, he undortook the task of initiating the movement in the borough. He io in this sountry at the invitation of che United States Governmant to congult with educators and administrators. } For many years before the war, great iaterost bad boen shown in youth activities in Sritain, but the tional Youth Movement, as such, dates from the beginning of the war, On Octobor 3, 1939, the Board of Education and the Department of Ziucntion for Sdéotland assumed direct responsibility for the welfare of young oecole between the apne of 14 and 22, A Rotional Youth Com- mittes wae set up to Advise with the two agoucios. Thi June 1942 by @ Youth Advisory Council], to advise on any question put to it by the President of tne Board of Zducation, and to act aa a cimnnel for conveying to him the views and problems of youth taday, and to offer suggestion on the action taken, The Board of Blucation in Britain functions through the Local Eiscatios Authorities, There are 315 Education Authorities in Britain, all of witch control elementary oducation in their areas, and 146 of whic. contre) aigher education, both in their own arcas and in the arons of thove juthoritica for elementary education only witnin their borders. Tho duthoritira for highor edue&tion were acked by the Board of iducation to form Fouth toanittecs, with certain spenific dutien, Zach Gomiittee waato consiat cf aome noubers ef tho present committee togethor with repronentatives of enployers of lamr, trade unions, teschora, the cimarchon, magistrates of the Juvenile Sourt, juvonils and probation offices, and other offices concornnd with tho adaintetration of services connected with youth, ‘This Committe genoral ly moots once & month, has its own subcomailttecs, and reports roguisrly to the Education Comittee of the Biucation authority. ‘Thea Youth Committees has ite on treasurer and ite own secretary, the latter very often the Chief Zducation Officor for the aroa, The functiom of the Youth Comittes are as follows: (1) 7 estimate local interact and public opinion about all quos- tions affecting the welfare of young people, and to ensure that ae fer as posdible they have every opportunity of becoming hoalthy, bAppy and useful citisena, (2) %% ascertain the noads of young osopla, to survey and record how for theso needs aro boing mot by axisting orga izations, to atrangthen existing activitios. to suggest the line upon which new work should be undortakon, and to Ssaiet in ite dovolopmont, (pore) — Pe an ee ne a oe Fe temmeres we m ay ee “ wes vl _ Pan ™~eo a . F af aw ete ew cent ae ew, a aa x Bag wh Aa eT re ae Te