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Dear l.:.ra. Rooaevel t:

Plea•• aooept. our sincere oonaratulatlons on fOtll' appolntaent as Clla1riii4Jl or the HWll!ln Righto Coaaittee or the Uhlted Natione.

Thankyou tor your comments on our recent publication , "Oome Right In".

I ho»• you will find or interest tho enclosed PR03P£0TUS or ·a series ot monthly international trans-atlantic broadcaota. Through tho medium or tho broodonota it is tbo hope and doe1ro ot the New York State Cottmunity Service Couno11 to take &n aot1Ye part in furthering international undoratanding and good will.

t:e are aratetul tor your intere•t 1n tbe Cocau.nlty service Couno11, and therefore we take this opportunity to extend an 1AY-1tatlon to you to open tbla serlea ot broadC3ots as ~erator on the first prosr&ll>. .Utbough the Britlab Broadoasting Corporation hAS not CiVOD ita ttnal approYal to begin production on the •eries, ta". 1 . Warren W:o0all)1n, !o1orth AD:erloAn Sei"Yice Director 1n LOndon , bas stated thot tho BBC would be much honored and pleased to have you initiate tho series in the 1ntoroat or international undoratand­J.ng .

The pram1or broadcast will take place sometime in A~ril or !.Jay 194?. Tho topic for discussion 4ur1na that broa.dcaat 1a only t entatively oot, and we shall be pleosed to alter it to any topio you may wieh to d1aousa .

We still remoaber your intorolt in opeaki.ng in SObeDaotedy 1D 1942 at a prQ6raD plo.Jlned by the SOheneotady Chic Toutb Oounoll an<! tbe NT3030.

At your oonvenianca kindly lot matter wltb YOl\ or your aeoretarr .

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NJr/1 YORK STAT! OOIINOIIITr SIIRVIO'I OOUNOn

In Ooo9eration ~ith

'1m: UNIVERSITY 0!' Tll! STATI 07 1011 YORK

Throu&h Ita

Y011'lll COUNOn 9'1RVIOI!3 PROCR.U! OJ' '.1'!!'1 lllRUU OF ADULT EDUCATION

or The

STATE RIJUCA'l'ION O!PIJl'lMI!NT

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IB ml! IDEA 07 ON! WORlD

A l.tiTH - A SNARlS AND A

DIWJSION?

Wl!l DON' T THINK 90 I

I'll! l!lll.IIVI that it Bill 31oith and 11ar1 loan,

or tbe U3A, Met George 'llill1a.J:a and 9&11.7

Brown, or Great Brita1D, Russia, Peril, or anr

ot tile United Na tioas - and u· ther ahara ee.oh

other' 1 opinions and oonviotiono - mut11el oont­

idence born or Underotsnding Will grow between

t.bea.

CONYIDl!:NOII: and te.itb among 1nd1v1d~talo and nation•

1• the greatest e1ngle need todar.

'nil! UNI'l'lm NATI O}:S AND UNESCO are excellent loll8

range mean1 tor atta1n1Dg this contidence a1110ng

the ao.tioao or the world. But- roung adulte or

N"" York State want to do •=eth1ng r i ght !;cr.Y to

develop this atmolpbere or cont1denca between mea

and women or tbe United Nations - an atmosphere

Wbioh, when cultivated among t he lndivid~tal citi­

zens or tbe world , will grow into oontidenoe among.

national goveromento. Understanding each otbor

will create tbat taith wbich will enable thl ao:>al

or permanent g .. o. to b• n6&rer than a.re bog•.

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At the preaent time there ia in ez1etenoe no

international, intorou.l t llJ'al out-or-school

young adult progru. Little 1a bein4 done to

foater an understanding between the young people

ot Oreat Britain and the United states. Tbe New

York State OorzW1ity SerYioe Oouno11 otru s 112

interchange ot ideas on (l) currant topics ot

importance (2) mutual youth problems by radio.

IIYSOSO AO'!'ION NO:f:

'.'IE PROPOSE a aeries or monthly t1tteen minute

international tranaatlantio broedcaata orig­

inating in Stetion !ICY in conjunction with the

British Broadcasting Corporation .

PROG!Wl CO~'T will enable the young adulta ot New York 3tete to exchange ideas, Yiewa,

opinione end confldeneee with young people or

Ore&t Brita in. These exchanges or views will

be on the central th~e ot lnoreaaina the un­

derstanding or individuala tor each other .

Human i nterset will necessarily play an import-

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ant part i n theao broadoaata. Young adult houao­

w1Tea, husbanda, oarpen~ere, lawyera, truok-driTera , teaobere , s tudents aDd tho like will diocuee and

argue, as the oaee II&Y be, about t bin4a ot autual

inter11t.

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Starting at pointe Wllioh all rouna adult& ban

i n oo .. on, the prngr~a will than diaouaa iteaa

of current 1ntereet in the na t ional and intern­

ational scene. As confidence and faith in eaob

other's motives grow, routb will be able to sl•• i to an~rs to impOrtant and crucial problema facing tbe worl d .

Pl!OG!W.: PROOOCTIO!I and plalll\ing will be bandled by the Radio Planning Group or the Sobenectadf

Civic Youth Council under the guidance of Mr. Burrell Baitb of Station \'IRCB and 1iUY. Scripta

will be prepared witb the aid of the !lew York

State Departoents ot Commerce {Radio Division) and Education {BureAU Of Adult Educa tion) ,

Station WCY Will furnieb etation facilities,

announcer s, technical • toft , publicity , and will offer opportunit ies ror rehearsal and oonterencee

in ito studio and orticee. If the plan is at

flret successful , radio planning groupe or otber

yout h councils located in other oitiu and towna or the State will be i nvited to partici pate 1o the

production of tbaee programs. Tba Brit ioh Broad­

casting Corporation will handle all details of production rela t ing to sending and reoe1v1ng 1o

Croat Bri tain.

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IN mE PAST tbe RaUo PlaDAiJI& GJ'O"!' baa J>laDAad

and pro4uoed ror • pariJ>d or rour ,...... 1nolu4-1ng 1946, an anraga or ana rtrteen mtnute radio show a week. 'l'ba latest evtee or pi'OIJ'8Aa oYer WGY was entitled ~Youth Wanta to Know•, and was produoe4 ror a portod or 18 weeks endiDS sept­eoaber, lU6. TM New York State Co_,it7 senioa Council has produced two halt-hour 1nternattona1 transatlantic broadoaeta. 'l'ba first was ail'ed 4ur1ng the Third J.nnue.l State Conrerenoa, at Cornell University, oTer Statton WSCU on NoTembar 11, lQ44. The seoond was aired over WGY on Sept­ember l, 1Q46, during the rtrth J.nnual State Conf­

erence at the Hotel van Curler, in soheneotady.

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?~-..... EJ;':'I!,G ~·~tic1p1nts of the fifth 1nnuol ~onferenee

of your.r ~dults sl"tonsoT"ed by the ~;e',.,. Yo,..k State- ComnunitY ; .,

Servj('e Cou.nr.\.1/\An 1ntPT'n.3ti('mal tY:o- wey b .. of!d,.ast or1rln-

'1tir:P' in ... h(' stud1or; of '.'.'GY , SchenocterTr , September 1 , 1946 .

F1"anc1s : . S paulc!inp , :;c;r.-.• Y'oT'k State Co,!'11:;sioner for Education

Jo:tn Awnld , Schenectady , student at the University of Kansas

PAul Wollar.h , membe,.. of the Schene,.tady Cjv1e Youth Council

A~es Uarbor , menbe~ of the Glens Falls Young Adult League

HowaT'd Reig , nnnouncfr fo~ U.S . pe~t of program

P"E~H.rTHG &r itish participants of the international

bro1dcast nnpea•inF i n the London studios of the Bri t ish

Bro:l1!ra~ ti!lp Corporation .

LAft tn Plpht:

~uth Landa , pr oduc e,. o f the London pa,..t of the pT'Ofrarn

Torcnce Busby, for~er cha1• Me n of o local youth council

lob·s . Sadie Cnx , younp housewife

L.V. Wall , Youth Adviser, Ken I County Education Committee

Sub. Lieut . Bryon Andrews , for ner delegate froM local youth council to Borourh Youth Comn1 t tee

H. 'Rooney Pell etier , BBC Nor th American Service Director, "ho ac t ed as announcer for the London part of the program

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G!:NKRAL PLAN l'OR INITIAL 13 PRO<l!W!S

Pl!:RSONN'EL: Applicabl e to lacb Program ud to BBO aa well as WGY

1. '!'be Announcer

2. A ~oderator - a well- known individual in the field under diacussion, alter­na tely r or USA end Great Britain.

3 . TWo young adul ts (under thirty years or e.ge)

TECHNIQUES: 'l'ba entire program will be d18cussion with no aet speeches. Bowe•er, questions will be p lanned aavera l weeks in advance of eaob program. Each side will p ic~ t he ques tions it plans to aak the other side, Concrete examples or bow young adulte on each side or the Atlantic are actuelly answering t hese questions 1n practical experience is an important point. Tha adQlts may have a t ew minutes, not more t~ two minutes each in any case, to rebesh historical or background material for the bette r understanding of the sub­jec t under d iscussion .

COJ<Tl!NT: All subjects will be discussed with the following 1.o J:lind:

l. Tne common 1.o terest in tha gro ups to be emphasized,

2 . Al ways on the young adul t l evel and out l ook.

3, Intercultural 1.opl ica tiona brotlght out when possible .

4 . Controversial issues to be eteered away from. (The i dea 1o that 11' points in co ... on aro s tressed, the points of difference will ultimate l y iron tha~selvea out .)

Use of a tbemeaong such aa Geoffrey o•aara•e o~ WORLD, tor exampl e , if per~saion can be granted.

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PROOIWI I 11

'l011110 ADUL'IS 1

PROGRAU I 21

PROGR.U: I 3•

What ahollld be Ulll!SCO' a part in help­in& the younc adlllta or tha world cat a better underatandin& or each other?

Tbia aubJaot will be dilcuued troa the point or Tiew or EDUCATIOR.

The adult moderator r r om the United States could be a member ot lllii8C0' s education starr.

One bi&h school atudent, a aanior, and one collece atudent, preterabl7 a aanior also. J.a near as poss1ble1 the British younc a dill ta should be 1n lObe aaaa cat­agoriea .

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From the point or view or SCIENCE.

Adult Moderator •• • from Great Britain, UNESCO's so1ent1t1c starr. -

Younc ad Ill tOt two young scientia ta, aay rror:. OJ!' s starr or sil!ll.lar concem. J. z:an and WOII&n •

••• (Sue as above)

From the point or Tiew or the CULTURAL.

Adult rroo the United States ••• UNESCO's cultural a tart .

Youn& adults• two young artists, a mua­ician and a painter.

Field or Social Problees

PROG!Wi 1 4• What can the younc adult do 1n aeetinc the probl• or Juvenile dellnquency1

Adult• J.n adult rroa Great Britain who baa worked on specific practical problema and who can CiTe some concr ete ideaa.

Younc Adultal two who have actually done work in thia field .

In thia procraa it would se• wiae to be aa .,ecitio as poalible in anawerinc tbia queation, ciTinc apeci tic exaaplea or what younc people are dol.n& tOday.

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PROQJW( I 5'• Wbat opportun1t)' do the rural ar ... • otter routb toda7'

field ot £conQR1Cs

.ldul.ta .l rural eoci olociet troll tbe tlnited 8tat&l.

Youna A dill te a two rounc tl!'llere or t he like wbo can f i •e a practical anawer to what the rura oaawaD1t7 hal to otter.

PROORAll I 6a What hae hapJ*led to tbe 1N71J11 power ot the dollar and tbe poundJ and it there anrthioc we can do to keep it tree ohriok­ln& turther?

Adlllta .lo ecooOI:ll.st troa Great Bri tain.

Young .ldultsa A housewife and a etaoo­grapher diecussing the topic trom the womao•a point ot view.

PIIOOI\Al! fi 7• Same queetion aa Progru I 6.

fitld or Education

Adlllta Sue economist tr0<11 the United Statee.

Y oung Adul. tsa Two young workeriJ a truck-driY&r and a carpenter or painter, tor instance, dlscussinc the topic troa a man•a point ot •1ew.

PIIOGRAll I Sa What 11 the des1reable status ot younc w011en in hi&ber education?

Adulta An educator from Great Britain.

Y ounc Adultea A collece studaot and a 70Uill whl te collar worker w1 tb a collece education behind h1Jo or b.er . One 1rQN.n and. one can.

PIIOORAll I 9• What can be done to help prevent poet echool social and econODic mal adJustment• or a1et1tl

Adult • A paych1atr1st trom the United 8 t atee

Y GUlli Adultu One aan, a rounc pol1o•an 1 and one woaab1 a 70Uill adult eooial worker.

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/ PROOI\All I lOs B ow 11111 deni&l or entrance to our

OTercrowd.cl acboola and co11esea atrect the youns adulta i n Great Britain and !lew Yor k S tate?

Adults An educator !rom Great Britai n.

Youns Adultu be who bave been denied entrance becaus e ot overcrowded cond­ition•. (General discusaion or over­crowding or educational institution• i n botb eountriea. )

Field ot Personal Problega

PROGRAII fi 111 Wbat kind ot t rainins should young people bave tor marriage and parenthood?

Adults Prominent 1n the tield ot parent educatlOnJ trom tbe United States.

Young Adults • One recently married ind­ividual and one who contemplates marriage.

PROOI!Alol If 121 Can yout h bostel e mak.e vacation.• or older youth worthwhile?

Adults One prominent in youth hosteling. From Great Britain.

Y oung Adultss Two active hostelers .

PROGRAll /} 13 1 Bow can vocational testi ng, training and guidance belp young adulte?

Adult s Guidance Director in Vocational tield , !rom t he Uni ted -States .

Young Adult81 Two who have found cu1dance and used it in gettinc their present occ­Upations .

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PROGRAM FINANCING will be carried on by the Britisb

Broadcasting Corporation t or all costs which originate

in its offices in New York City and i n tbe British Iales.

Stat ion WGY will cover costa or produc1Ds i n its studios

in Schenectady.

The New York Stat e Community Service Council will cover

costs of land lines between Schenectady and Bow York City,

The charge t or class "B" telephone lines tor one hour

(tho mi nimum) bot h ways is one hundred and fifty dollars

($150.00), If the program i s ot ne t work caliber and

can ori ginate in other stations in New York State, cost

ot land lines will natural l y be eliminated.

Each uni t i . e . BBC, WGY and NYSCSC will cover its own

c l erical and stenographic costs, The BBC wil l ordinarilY

cover the cos ts tor all cables to and tram London and/or

other points i n Great Britain,

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1111 UI IVIUI TI' Of 1111 ITATI 0' 1111 YCII t'!tC IUTI I IUUTIH WAmiCif

1:11- or a:.ti.T 1'" .. 10> aLOMf 1

To : Com"'vn l ty Lttdtrt, Schoo l Actm l n l at r~~oto fl, Youn g Adu lt counc i lo rs, Gu I dMCt Ol r te to ra

.lthd'\O' you wl I I flnct tht pr'Og,.-n fof' t l'tt £ .. a t ern Ht• Yo t"k Con­fGre"ce o f yuun1J tctulu, spo,so r~ t)y tht ~ .. YorJt St•tt ~unity Se.N ice Courcl l ..,fth the COOI)eratlon o f tiot C.o•n.-..t.nt . Plea~• dhcuat trese pt,ns for \~o ~t•t•n's With y~ung ·~•ta you ~now. ~ey • Ill ~· 1n t e rett•d in ~nowfnt ~at tl'te Council t • oolno ~G •~~oy w~nt to join ~thor young peopl e • t Pcu~h~e~oalt over ~~anln,to~• • etrthd~y ~tktnd.

In l~t repor t of th~ Nove~ber ~eetlng of the ExLeutlve Co~l tt~t of t ho HYSCSC, l"tftl',.nce W'IS ll'e;Cie t o S(l'flt lnttl'ettlng jobs t hat e r t on foot. PIMs e ro btfng "'~u:te fu r 11 Wil li Nn E • .,tooher Memorl lllf Awa ,.d lfll'h l ch ·Nil! ba l'W'I.t·Ciec t o 60'1'18 young adu l t In t he Stf' t t. Wi l l $OI"'eon• In your co~lll\1n lty ?t t t t? lolto 1 we f' JCp'lct thM !1-1)11'1., )'':1Un1 r:du l ts $C)C'\~red by H·e S t.I\U Councrt wil l 11\1\kc \IISits to forei Qn c:oun t rlu In U"l v•ry ,.,,., futur~. Wil l 1 )'OtJnV adult I n yO~Jf CO""Y"Yunlty ll'tiiUf<t uo fo r stltetiOI'Il t t you Wt/1\ to "-t ip r~o~t ttlcse p i "'ns t..:ross and l.o n<' ucs wl t f'l .,evelol)!l"ttlt t , $&nd soee young adul ts t3 Pou;n~ceosle.

~lsslon Ol atrlct 1 Is ol.!.nn lng "liOrtn- .,...lle Md Jnteresttno o f ojc.c:t I n cooceratlon with I ts r ec..,.tly ,.A'oetlnted f ull - tlae conotlaston col'lsul t &.nt, ·· tat ThtodoM Jay, Stete Ec:fuc,t lon Dep& l"11'"'el't . Cc>mralaslon Ols trl e t II, tl'tt Coui'ICII't ouol lcatlona ltcpertf!l•nt, mo t In ~l ch f l &ld $ p r !n9s du fl ng the week o f JdnuMy t2ttr, Md t h 6 young &6ul U o f Ol stl"lct IV m,.t I n f t lvca on J'!nunrt 19 th to p i M t hei r act 1vl t l u .

Sev~rtl l ocol young fldul t g i"Cupa ht~v• dol'l e e• c e l lont j obs on COI!'.JnUn l ty C'baefv "-nC( I , especia l ly Nat lonel !!ro t l'le n-e!)d \\'eek (febNtfJ 16 tt1- 23dl ,_nd I MAn M:..,r l ce~~ Cay ttJJy IC»t h) . Y. ltl'l t he nu't eQI"'eunlcet lon regnrdlng ttl& PouQt'l~ttpsle con f e renc e, you • I l l h tA t' f!'.o f e o f the tome r~ 6o t h to plca will be dlsc.ussad At t he mf't tlng.

Inclose d han addreaud r eglst ra.tfO" tttd r eaerva t lon postllf c,erd fo r 50'M yow.np t-dUit '" you r ~nlty. Pleatt " t y rn by F~b nltr'J lilth, I f you dul,... t"',... plttae let sc kfiOW et 70-.J r uri l e n eonvenl.,ce. ~y we ~ .. t s overal iOUft8 a d4l t s f ro~ you r' co~n l ty at Pouql'l~•epsle.

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