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iy THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSEMBLY - GENER.L DESCRIPTION, <2, MEMBERSHIP, A. THE DIRECTORATE: par rr rn Ue It has alroady been stated that the I.S.a. wae sponsored by the 1.5.5, of the United States. On the morning of the opening day of the International S*tuicnt Assembly, at ite “organizing session", tho directing committces of the <ssembly ware set up. The first, and of primary importance, was the Prosiding Corrmittce, which consisted of the chairman of ecoch of the national delegations, Mrs, Pratt, General Secretary of the I,8.5, in the United States became the chairman of this committee ond hence the chicf exccutive of the I,8... The Chairman of the Presiding ome ttee appointed the following committecs: Nominating, Steering, Credentials and Drafting, The chairmen of the national delegations belonging to the Nominating Committee, were not members of the Steering Comittce and vice verso, Mrs, Pratt was ex-officio momber of all conmittces, ieee Over, above and apart from this official directorate was m unofficial group which exercised much of the actual control, This group consisted of Urs. F. D. * Roosevelt, Joe Lash, Molly Yard and Mrs, Pratt, MRS, ROOSEVELT'S intcrest in youth groups and in “young people" generally, is well known, She wos a strong supporter of Joc Lash and Molly Yard during the turbulent days of the American Youth Congress and the Amcrican Student Union, de- fending then against charges: of comnunism levelled against them by various organiza- tions, newspapers and the House Committee invistigating Un-jimerican Activitics, The members of the observing staff of Pax Romana arc of the opinien that Mrs, ie ee _eeeo a eee evelt haa a sincere intcrest in youth, She scems to bc a humanitarian, using Lene Pye . ec NI AEE - - her influence and-uminent posificn to further what she considers great youth move- ae ee ma ee ee -- an . an coune . : Cae ments and good humanitarian pelicies, She herself cnphasized her rcsponsibility { — Tots com ae ns - . ag First Lady and as a citizen, to do 211 in her payer for the social and intellectud good of the people of this country ond of the world. Unioubtedly, without her strong noe oe Se mT mm oe . coms . tee ee — persiatent patronage, youth movements and organizations, such as the I,S.A,, would ee ee