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FH 100-9975 YOUTE QOOUNCILS mndSrattonea Touth Conference of the NAACP was held at Lincoln University, Oxford, Pa,, on October 29, 30, and 31, 1943, The Youth Conference represented the Mfth Annual Studert Conference, Tie effair, which is held annually at various loca- tione throughout the country, is open to both white and colores studerts. The obd- Ject of this conference was: First, to mobolire the strensth, enthusiasr, and or- garired sover of college students to help carry ont the progrem of the NAACP and epecial projects which are of particular interest to young peorle on the campus anc in the community; aml second, to develop personal interest in the problems af- fecting the Kegro in America ani to provide leadership training for those on whose shoulcers will goon fell the full responsibility for solving those probleme, Confidential Informant T-18 was present at this corference and renorted thet dele- gertes began to ascemtle anc regieter at Lincoln University on Friday morning, Octo— ber 20, 1942, Ther were hoteed in the dormitories of the school, Te following rerort was submitted by Confidential Informent f-18 on the proceedings of the conference? . The opening session of the conference wae held on Priday evening, Octeber 29, ism, in the Kary Dodd Erown Chapel located on the camous of Lincoln Universi« ts and the location where all conferences were held throughout thie meting, t “LIUS VT ENEINS, President of the KAACP at Lincoln University, presided as Chetenee @t the opening session and introduced the follovinz as the principal a viders at this session! news -RizY, Rezro, Youth Secretary of the NAACP WAL Tor pbs WEI GET, Prestdent of Lincoln Univers! ty WALTERS ‘WAITS Eegro, Executive Secretary of HAAG Mrs, ELEANOR) ROOSEVELE " ' secsion was dewted to the addresses of the above-nentioned persons, most f mz welcomed the delegates, with the exception of the adéress by WALTZR 5 “etl, who eriticized the reactionary forces in Washington end throughout the world, charsing them with being responsfsle for racial discrixination and for tle var which we are now fighting and attempting to sebotace the war effort by e"' trating the FxoG; th<t in America we have such liberal forces as the Fresi- dan+ end Myra, Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, Pearl Buck, and others, but these lib- eral forces cannot help us unless we all stand behind them,- These forces are trying to keeo alive the meaning of a true democracy, At the conclusion of his remaces, WHITE introduced Mra, ROOSEVELT ag the greatest human being of this or any other time Vese a Ves e 5 wh Mre, ROOSEVZU? related instances reganiing her trips to the various camps in the ze C1-3176-262