RURAL YOUTH GUIDANCE INSTITUTE 1947 Program

Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 21: RURAL YOUTH GUIDANCE INSTITUTE (RYGI)
Rural Youth Guidance Institute 1947 Program
Program for Harlan County Guidance Institute
Published 2021-03-13 HW/AAE

RURAL YOUTH GUIDANCE INSTITUTE 1947 Program

TAGS: Rural Youth Guidance Institute 1947 program, Harlan County Guidance Institute, Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth, James A. Cawood, Glyn Morris, Dr. Clark Bailey, Dr. Tracy Jones, committees, agendas, discussion groups, students’ needs, health and nutrition, juvenile delinquency, vocational guidance, Everts High School, adult education, Democratic ideals, guidance problems, handicrafts and arts, recreation, reading clinic, youth round table

CONTENTS: RURAL YOUTH GUIDANCE INSTITUTE 1947 Program

[000_1] Cover

PROGRAM FOR HARLAN COUNTY GUIDANCE INSTITUTE

Sponsored by
Harlan County Public Schools
Harlan County Planning Council
in cooperation with
ALLIANCE FOR GUIDANCE OF RURAL YOUTH
September 2-5, 1947
Harlan County, Kentucky

[000_2] “Program Committee”: A list of names of committee members with their titles, and associated institutions, including:
James A. Cawood, Chairman – Superintendent, Harlan County Public Schools
Glyn Morris, Executive Secretary – Principal, Evarts High School
Clark Bailey, M.D., Chairman – Harlan County Planning Council
Tracy Jones, M.D. – Harlan Lion’s Club
Amber Arthun Warburton, Executive Secretary, Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth and Technical Consultant for Institute
And others.

[000_3] “Program Review Committee in Washington, D.C.”: A list of names, including Dr. Howard A. Dawson, Chairman; Mrs. Warburton, Executive Secretary, Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth and Technical Consultant for Institute; and employees of various Federal agencies.

[000_4] Agenda for the Harlan County Guidance Institute, September 2, 1947: Meeting, Registration, Opening General Session, Introduction of Consultants, Response for Consultants and Address, Discussion (“Youth of Harlan County and Their Community”), Introducing the Discussion, Social Hour.

[001] “Background and Goals of the Harlan County Guidance Institute: The Harlan County Superintendent of Schools and the County Planning Council are interested in getting a fresh Post-War start on promoting better understanding between the school, the home, and the community and want to launch a comprehensive program for improving opportunity for the boys and girls of the County. The Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth has been invited to help plan and organize a Guidance Institute to help achieve these ends.”

“Early in June, Mrs. Amber Warburton visited Harlan County and talk with the school people and members of the planning committee” to set up goals, a program, general sessions, and discussion groups. Invitations would be extended to representative youth from each school area, 425 County teachers, parents, and the general public. Specific problems include: (1) Developing methods to determine and to meet individual student’s needs; (2) “Providing a comprehensive school and community health and nutrition program. (3) Dealing with juvenile delinquency; and (40 Organizing a vocational guidance program.”

“Specialists from Federal, Regional, State, and Local agencies and organizations have been invited as consultants. … Leaders in each school area are requested to [call] community meetings in advance… to (1) select delegates… (2) appoint Committee Chairmen” and Members for follow-up work. Morris and Warburton will be available to help.

[002] Page 2, Agenda for Wednesday, September 3, 1947: Registration; Morning General Session (Evarts High School Auditorium. Discussion – “Harlan County Points to Some Problems”); Recess and Music; Mid-Morning General Session – “Guidance Goals.”

[003] Page 3, Agenda for Wednesday, September 2, 1947, continued: Discussion Groups; General Session (Discussion – “Occupational Outlook and Training for Our Boys and Girls).”

Agenda for Thursday, September 4, 1947: Discussion Groups; General Session (Discussion – “Health, Food, and People”).

[004] Page 4, Agenda for Thursday, September 4, 1947, continued: General Session (Discussion – “Harlan: Its Place in the Nation’s Economy and Responsibility of the County Planning Council”)

Agenda for Friday, September 5, 1947: General Session (Discussion – “Juvenile Delinquency and Community Responsibility”); list of consultants includes H.R.S Benjamin, Director, Pine Mountain School.

[005] Page 5, Agenda for Friday, September 5, 1947, continued: General Session (Discussion – “Adult Education to Promote Welfare of Boys and Girls”); Discussion Groups; Dinner Meeting (Address – “Democratic Ideals and Our Youth Today”); “The Look Ahead” (James A. Cawood and Clark Bailey, M.D.)

[006] Page 6, Agenda for Friday, September 5, 1947, continued: Discussion Groups (procedures for conducting discussion groups). The chairman, recorder, and consultants are listed with each group.:

“Group A: Guidance Problems of Children in One and Two-Room Schools” (will meet in Little School)”

“Group B: Guidance Problems of Elementary School Children”

“Group C: Guidance Problems of Teen-Agers”

“Group D: Handicrafts, Art, and Music”

“Group E: Vocational Guidance for In-School and Out-of-School Youth”

[007] Page 7, Agenda for Friday, September 5, 1947: Discussion Groups, continued:

“Group F: Community Plans for Health of Boys and Girls”

“Group G: Importance of Food in Community” (Chairman: Marian Kingman, Berea College)

“Group H: Recreation and Youth Participation”

[008] Page 7, Agenda for Friday, September 5, 1947: Discussion Groups, continued:

“Group I: Contribution of the Home to the Development of the Child”

“Group J: Reading Clinic”