THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
LAWRENCE

EDUCATIONAL CLINIC

September 30, 1941

Dr. Forrest C. Allen,

Dept. of Physical Education,
University of Kansas,

Campus e

My dear Dr. Allen:

As you probably know, you have been asked to partici-
pate in a panel discussion at the District P.T.A. Convention
- —inOttawa, October 24 at the Methodist Church. They have
asked me to serve as chairman of the panel, and so at the
request of Mrs. E.A. Carlson, District President, I am writ-
ing to you concerning it.

 

Superintendent Richards of Emporia is to make an ad-=
dress at 1:30 on "Fitting P.T.A. to the Needs of School md
Youth." Our panel is supposed to pick up where he leaves
off, and to continue on the general problem of "Youth--our
greatest resource, and how we may contribute to it."

This panel is set up to represent the different areas
of committee functioning in the P.T.A. organization, and it
is designed to bring out to the members in attendance, some-
thing of the area of work in the different committess, md how
they might like to help local officers.

In order to have the panel run smoothly, I should like
to have each of you think over the points you might like to
bring out in the discussion. If you will send me a list o&
these points previous to the meeting, I will try to work out
an outlineof the discussion, so that I can direct it toward
your field and ask you specific questions which you will be
prepared to discuss. We want this discussion to be as spon-
taneous as possible, and yet be constructive and helpful.

If it works well, it is much better than a speech by any
one. I believe that the personnel of the panel is such
that it ought to be a very stimulating and interesting pro-
Erame