spend $1,500,000 for school counseling, one of the most effective services in preventing delinquency. If we were to reduce the ratio of pupils to counselor to 1 to 300 as recommended by the Conant report, we would be obliged to double our expenditure. Although we would not protest the allocation of hundreds of millions of dollars for highway and airport construction, we do urge that appropriations for delinquency be commensurate to the magnitude of the problem. We cannot afford to permit children so desperately in need of help to remain at the bottom of the totem pole. They deserve and must have top priority if we are to preserve the well-being of our Nation. Mr. ELLIOTT. Thank you very much, Mr. Snyder for your very fine statement. And I am sure that you will convey to Mr. Taber the thanks of the committee for your bringing it. At this point, without objection, the record will include a letter of Mr. William J. Villaume dated March 15, 1959, addressed to me. A telegram from Sylvia Carothers, director, Florida Childrens Commission, addressed to me. A letter from R. Winfred Tyndall, executive director of the Family and Child Service Agency. A letter from Leonor K. (Mrs. John B.) Sullivan, Member of Congress from the Third District of Missouri, and a letter from Mrs. Sullivan dated March 19, 1959. A letter dated March 17, 1959 from Mrs. Miles D. Kennedy, director, American Legion, with which she included a statement of Arthur W. Wilkie, chairman of the National Child Welfare Commission in the American Legion. A telegram from Clark W. Blackburn, general director of the Family Services Association, received by me on March 12, 1959. A statement of the American Public Health Association submitted to the Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency of the House Committee on Education and Labor, submitted for the record by Martha M. Eliot.. A letter of E. Preston Sharp, dated March 2, 1959 from the Osborne Association, Inc. A letter from Mrs. Margaret T. Groff, of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Philadelphia, dated March 7. A letter from Mr. E .R. Cass of the American Correctional Association, dated March 4, 1959. A letter of Samuel Rabin of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, directed to me on March 12, 1959. A letter of Jack C. Pulliam of the Boys Industrial Institute at Topeka, Kans. A letter of Thomas D. Gill, judge of the juvenile court of the State of Connecticut, dated March 13, 1959. A letter of Mr. Robert C. Taber of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Governor's Committee on Children and Youth, dated March 17, 1959. A letter of Clifford G. Bailey, Captain, Crime Prevention Bureau, Minneapolis Police Department, directed to me on March 13, 1959. A letter of Van R. Hinkle, supervisor, Division of Children and Youth Services, Department of Institutions, Olympia, Wash., directed to me and dated March 13, 1959. A letter and statement of Joseph H. Reid, executive director, Child Welfare League of America, Inc., dated March 13, 1959. A letter of Mr. Fred DelliQuadri, director, Division for Children and Youth, State Department of Public Welfare, State of Wisconsin, dated March 13, 1959, to which he appended a statement relating to H.R. 3464 and S. 694. (The documents above referred to follow :) Hon. CARL ELLIOTT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Special Education, House Committee on Education and Labor, House Office Building, Washington, D.C. DEAR COLLEAGUE: I have received the following telegram from the president and chairman of Boystown of Missouri in regard to H.R. 3464: "Will appreciate your active support and work for passage H.R. 3464 delinquency control projects bill. Federal assistance vital to increase local efforts for control, prevention, and treatment of juvenile delinquency. Kindly register our interest in this legislation with Representative Elliott for inclusion in record of current hearings, Subcommittee on Education." May I therefore request that this message be included in the record of the hearings on H.R. 3464 and related bills? Sincerely yours, LEONOR K. (Mrs. JOHN B.) SULLIVAN, Member of Congress, Third District, Missouri. Hon. CARL ELLIOTT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C., March 20, 1959. Chairman of the Subcommittee on Special Education, House Committee on Education and Labor, House Office Building, Washington, D.C. DEAR COLLEAGUE: I have received the following letter from Mrs. Henry Hitchcock, Route 2, Box 340, Chesterfield, Mo., in regard to H.R. 3464: "You as a well-informed, intelligent woman, are well aware of the serious spread of juvenile delinquency throughout this country and I hardly need urge your active support of H.R. 3464. "Having worked in the child welfare field for over 20 years, I feel that any positive step, or demonstrational project, however small, will be very meaningful and encouraging, to all the professional and lay people working with this problem. "Will you please forward this letter to Representative Elliott, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Special Education." May I therefore request that this letter be included in the record of the hearings on H.R. 3464 and related bills? Sincerely yours, LEONOR K. (Mrs. JOHN B.) SULLIVAN, Member of Congress, Third District, Missouri. THE FAMILY AND CHILD SERVICE AGENCY OF Hon. CARL ELLIOTT, House of Representatives, Hon. CARL ELLIOTT: As a professionally trained social worker, I deal continuously with those persons who are beset by the social ills of our society. One such individual is the juvenile delinquent. For this reason I am sincerely interested in the bills S. 694 and H.R. 3464. It is my sincere belief that our civilization is not endangered near so much by the threat of atomic warfare as it is by its lack of knowledge in knowing more about personality development and adjustment. Unless man increases his knowledge in these two areas; we are faced, in my opinion, with eventual destruction of civilization by atomic warfare accompanied and occasioned by social decadence. I believe our best defense, in the long run, will be more knowledge about personality development and human relations. For these reasons, and because the above bills are a start in this direction, I encourage your support for bills S. 694 and H.R. 3464. Sincerely yours, Hon. CARL ELLIOTT, R. WINFRED TYNDALL, MSW, Executive Director. TALLAHASSEE, FLA., March 19, 1958. Chairman, Subcommittee on Special Education, The Florida Childrens Commission has gone on record supporting any measure which would provide Federal assistance to State and or local programs designed to combat and treat juvenile delinquency. SYLVIA CAROTHERS, Director, Florida Childrens Commission, Caldwell Building, Tallahassee. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST Hon. CARL ELLIOTT, Chairman, Special Education Subcommittee, DEAR MR. ELLIOTT: I regret that I am unable to arrange my schedule to come to Washington during the current hearings on juvenile delinquency legislation. I deeply appreciate Mrs. Green's request of March 10, 1959, asking in my behalf that time be allotted, but it will not be necessary to include me. Although I cannot present testimony personally this year, I desire to have entered on the record my support of the general purposes of Federal legislation to combat juvenile delinquency, as stated in this letter. In my opinion and that of colleagues whom I have consulted, the representatives appointed to the National Council of Churches by its 33 member denominations agree in the main with the broad objectives of the current legislative proposals. My appearance before the Subcommittee on Special Education on April 16, 1957, was reported by the president of the National Council of Churches to the general board of the council, which is the council's highest governing body between triennial meetings of the general assembly. No objection was voiced by any member of the board. Nevertheless, I do not presume in this letter to make an official statement for the council or its member denominations. With the personal conviction that representatives appointed by denominations to the council are in substantial agreement with the objectives of the proposed legislation, I would like to go on record as favoring Federal grants to be used for demonstration projects and studies, encouragement of better planning and coordination of programs, and training of personnel to work with juvenile offenders. The authorization for appropriations and the duration of the program should be sufficient to constitute without doubt a fair test of efficacy. The creation of a Federal advisory council with representatives from national organizations and professional and religious groups which are giving leadership in dealing with this national problem is an important provison for the achievement of the objectives cited above. It was a pleasure to testify before the subcommittee in the past. I regret my inability to appear this year, but desire to have this testimony entered in the record of the hearings, and to assure the committee of the keen interest of the churches in helping juvenile offenders. Sincerely yours, WILLIAM J. VILLAUME. NEW YORK, N.Y., March 11, 1959. CARL ELLIOTT, Chairman, Subcommittee on Special Education, House Committee on Education and Labor, Old House Office Building, Washington, D.C.: The family service association of America wishes formally to record its support for H.R. 3464, the juvenile delinquency control project bill, and urges the Subcommittee on Special Education to report it favorably for early House action.. CLARK W. BLACKBURN, General Director. THE AMERICAN LEGION, Washington, D.C., March 17, 1959. Hon. CARL ELLIOTT, DEAR CONGRESSMAN ELLIOTT: Referring to the hearings now being held by the Special Education Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee on bills dealing with juvenile delinquency, I hand you herewith several copies of a statement by Mr. Arthur W. Wilkie, chairman of the national child welfare commission of the American Legion. While we are not asking for the privilege of a personal appearance by Mr. Wilkie, I respectfully requested that copies of his statement be given to the members of the subcommittee for their consideration. I also respectfully request that the statement be considered by the members of the subcommittee during their deliberations on the proposed legislation and that it be incorporated in the record of the hearings. Thanking you for your consideration of this request, and with kind personal regards, I am Sincerely yours, MILES D. KENNEDY, Director, Legislative Commission. STATEMENT OF ARTHUR W. WILKIE, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL CHILD WELFARE COMMISSION, THE AMERICAN LEGION, IN CONNECTION WITH HEARINGS ON THE SUBJECT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, the national organization of the American Legion appreciates the opportunity to present its views on legislation aimed at reducing the incidence of juvenile delinquency. The American Legion has conducted a number of program activities benefiting children and youth for nearly 35 years, some of which have been concerned directly and others indirectly with preventing juvenile delinquency. Our position has been and remains so today that the primary responsibility in this area lies first in the home and in the local community. Our child welfare program is aimed at strengthening family life and the development of sound community services for children. We have on numerous occasions initiated or supported State legislation relating to juvenile courts, probation services, detention home facilities, and improved standards for juvenile training schools. Without departing from our traditional position that the prevention and control of juvenile delinquency is primarily a local responsibility, we recognize that there are some functions in this area which can best be performed at the national level. These are continuing functions and should include stimulation of research, compilation of national statistics, and standard setting. Experience gained since 1949 has established that traditional methods of approaching the problem of delinquency are not sufficiently effective and some special activities initiated through the use of Federal funds appear warranted. The official position of the American Legion with regard to additional Federal assistance in the area of juvenile delinquency is stated in resolution No. 2 adopted by the American Legion national executive committee at its meeting held in October 1958. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY SERVICES Whereas juvenile delinquency rates are continuing their increase, and Whereas one of the most serious problems in the prevention and control of delinquency is the lack of trained personnel in this field, and Whereas resolution No. 21 adopted by the national executive committee of the American Legion, meeting April 30, May 1 and 2, 1958, requested Federal legislation to provide Federal matching grants to the States to assist in the training of personnel in methods more effective to the prevention and control of delinquency, and Whereas such legislation was not approved by the 85th Congress and resolution No. 21 is no longer effective: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, By the national executive committee, meeting in Indianapolis, Ind., October 8-10, 1958, That we reaffirm resolution No. 21. The American Legion has for a number of years noted that one of the major needs in coping with the problem of delinquency and other areas of service to children is an insufficient number of qualified personnel. The Senate Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency reported last year that one of the main problems observed throughout its years of study is the "lack of trained and skilled workers in the field of delinquency." (S. Rept. No. 1429, 2d sess., 85th Cong.) A review of the federally assisted, State administered program of child welfare services which provides protective and social services to children will show that approximately only one-half of the counties in the United States have the services of a full-time public child welfare worker. (U.S. Children's Bureau, "Children and Youth.") Only a fraction of this group have had specialized training. The American Legion has taken steps, although limited in scope, to assist with the aleviation of the problem of insufficient trained personnel in the delinquency field. For the past 4 years the American Legion child welfare foundation has assisted a number of police officers with a part of their maintenance expenses while attending the delinquency control institute at the University of Southern California. These police officers after completion of a 12-week training course, return to their home communities and are assigned to work with juvenile offenders. Such training pays real dividends to the few communities who have had representatives at this institute but such training programs need to be expanded and increased to include other specialized areas of the delinquency field. Our child welfare foundation also assisted with the financing of a training institute held at Rutgers University for juvenile training school personnel responsible for in-service training programs at such institutions. Funds have also been extended to Tulane University to help finance summer courses for individuals working in the correctional field who previously have not received specialized training. Although the American Legion has no official position at this time, either favoring or opposing Federal funds to assist with the development of a program of juvenile delinquency control projects as proposed in H.R. 3464, we do agree in principle with the purpose of such legislation. There is a need for this type research activity with central coordination, evaluation, and dissemination of information. Likewise, the American Legion is unable to either favor or oppose the establishment of a National Advisory Council on Junevile Delinquency, also set forth in H.R. 3464. The American Legion traditionally has believed that social services for children should be integrated in one program and services for delinquent children cannot safely be too far removed from the overall field of services to children and youth in general. The delinquency problem at this time is urgent, however, and special efforts to alleviate this situation do appear proper. We would hope that proposed Federal legislation dealing specifically with delinquency can reverse the trend and stimulate sufficient total community and State services for children so as to permit the Federal Government to soon discontinue grants for this purpose. The American Legion urges the subcommittee to take favorable action to provide matching funds to the States for the purpose of better preparing individuals for effective service in the various areas of juvenile delinquency. We also endorse the principle of juvenile delinquency projects as an effective research tool in discovering improved techniques for use in the prevention and control of juvenile delinquency. STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD BY MARTHA M. ELIOT The American Public Health Association is greatly concerned that Federal, State, and local governments, as well as the appropriate voluntary agencies, take more vigorous steps than they have so far in attacking the problem of the prevention of juvenile delinquency. It therefore gives its strong support to |