TO GO TO GERMANY

Chronicle (Levin), 7 June 1946, Page 8

TO GO TO GERMANY

GXJIDE TEAM WITH N.Z. LEADEE, j A teani of (firl (luide experts, the | iirst of its kind to be seat to Furope, ; was ex])eeted to leave Britain a t'ew ; days ago to do work for Fnrra in (ter-i many. At its head is a Xew Zealander, | VI iss ilona Burgin, Doniinion (5irP thiide Foniniissioner for Training". The teani is going out at the invita- ; tion of Fnrru, to be attaelied to its! liead([Uarters, and it will be concerned j with recrentional and leisure tinui j activilies. Personnel will consist of British, Freni-h and Swiss (luide train- 1 ers whose services will be used in tliose canips allocated to thein by Ibirra, and their ]>rincipal duties will inchide liudi ng out wliat is al ready being done in the way of Guiding, nnd in wliat form help eun best be giveu in tliat realni. For the first inontli the work of the teain will be niaitily experiuiental, and two months later it is to be followed l»y nn Ainerican teani. Belween the two Sidieuies tliere will be a liaison otlieer. und it the s.-iieuie is su -ces.iful o'.ln'r teams will follow later from (ireat Britain. .Miss Burgin was in T.ondon 011 a reftosher course in youth leadership wlien she was ehosen for t.he position.