1YA Committee

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 3, 3 August 1928, Page 59

1YA Committee

FrRoM the inception of broadcasting at 1YA two years ago, the children’s sessions have always proved a very popular part of the station’s activities, but it was not until November of last year that children’s sessions were organised on any definite scheme at 1YA. Up till this time children’s sessions had been conducted twice per week, each session being of half an hour's duration, but from November a daily session was introduced running from G6 till 7 p.m., and a children’s organiser was appointed by the company in a full-time position to control miatters in connection with this session. A further step was taken in June, when a conference of representatives of various societies and organisations interested in children’s movements ‘was called to form a committee, which, with the special knowledge at its command, would be able to advise and comment on the conduct of the children’s work.

S secretary of the Auckland branch of the Y.W.C.A. I had very much pleasure in accepting the company’s invitation to attend this conference, and felt that if the committee dealt with the matters coming before its attention in the manner anticipated by the company, considerable benefit. would acerue both to the child listeners and those organising and conduct-

ing the sessicns. It was pleasing to note the large attendance of societies’ representatives at the conference, and at the subsequent committee meeting, ‘and members entered very enthusiastically into discussion of this branch of the Broadcasting Company’s activities. E are as yet hardly on our feet as a committee, being the youngest of the three advisory committees that have been established in Auckland, but I have no doubt, in view of the work which has already been accomplished both at the conference and at the committee meeting, that under the able guidance of the Rev. Lionel B. Fletcher as chairman, this committee must have i very significant effect which cannot but be appreciated in due course by the enthusiastic listeners whose attention is always turned to the 6 till 7 session. It appears to me that the station is to be congratulated on securing. the fine type of persons who are acting as Uncles, and in the various other capacities in connection with the children’s

session, although of course one finds, as a rule. that little difficulty is experienced in obtaining assistance when the matter of benefiting the children is mentioned.-Jean Begg, Y.W.C.A., Auckland.