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+e pte. 4 ott ak ee en ee ee MY DAY “OOSEVELT By FLFANOD NYDE ARK, Monday, duly Kiat Vaijthe ¢,ff.- NOt Youins, urer Thru NYA Closing’ h--We have had a very pleas- ant week-en'!, “A nomber of children to keep us busy. Qur san Jinimy and his wife were with me at the cottage and, with the exceplion. of yesterday, we had sun in which to hask after we swank Yet it was coal enough weather so that 1 did an upprecedents | thing—I had a fire in the fireplace in my sit- ting room ated we sat close to it and enjoyed it. On Saturday © - had a pienic lunch + --— -~—---—--—-——__-- -______- —_ and even at peo the sun did mot seem too fot te oake it pleasant M old friend, Mr. 1 «rl Robinson, who ts ou WIS Gay inl Anarics, spent one Teh! with us ard gave a concert in Te library in wich the soldicrs who were pble to get away from their duties joined ot think they had a very happy how astening to him and Ringing with hiss. . . FE have actually been reading soms port: aloud at old mo- ments, and thato:: always a joy._ Jan Siruther Jas, woitten anew potin called “War Tine Journey.” [bt may not as yet have heen published. It was () me g Mo: moving ang sensi- tive piece of writing and I was inter- ested to find Es! Robinsoti at once Butllag it tA ‘niu ic in Ais’ mind, for he asked ise Hf someone had written the music to if. 1! expresses che kind of emotion that ane can think of in terms of sound e painting. }owas saddenre’ yesterday to find that the Nationa! Youth Administra- tion is yong to be closed down. ft am ono. of rourse. particularly troubled about the effect this will BRAT MESSE RS Ben SEs iS train people to do certain kinds of work and set up organizations to ac- complsh definite objectives. It serms to me highly improbable tha‘ in the transition period between war and peace we will not need an organiza - tion such #s this to help our young people to prepare for new jobs. We did not have it in the past, but we have Jearned a great deal and I thought perhaps we could profit by our past. The cos; to the country has seemed very small. Perhaps we could even put it on the credit side. if it has been possible te compute how much this training really helped in using workers mere quickly. The decision is made and I onty hope that in the future it will not be youth which suffers. bul their elders whoa make these decisions Usen: and sometimes are slower [to make the cecisions to do the thiges which meet their needs when thes —— have on youth a! present. I have . felt all atong thal youth not cated inte Che service could. of cottrse. fo into industry and get its Leaning there. Tt seenwd to me, however, that mucin trainin, could be civen br NYA which woul! make young people more useful when hired and there- fore tess costly in) Industry. The _training given by NYA was basic, hot specialized, as often must be i industry and. therefore. it is mo waluable fur future use Hf you have to change your job. * HE main reason. hewever, that I alm sorry to sre NYA po is that I hevesleered. how difficul 7 - i | | on alt : 62-2578 -/1o a we fo pane ye a et Net il el ce ae ot D&M. eins, . a 1 cu fans o.” oe Sy as or: * ibutg eon