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Show Youth Groups To Foster Model Firms Current plans for a nations expansion of achievement fiance fi-ance for youth focussed atteM ' this week on one of the aspects America's youth problems vvhil has no association with courts delinquency records. or This highlighted the more ious side of youthful questin? reflected in Junior Achieve,.!,3 Inc., of New York, a national ed ucational organization. Designed to provide a preview of the business world and its o portunities, this group is pressing a program which will carry it from coast to coast. Chas R. Hook, chairman of the board said that operation in 31 key jj dustrial centers is the goal of cur" rent efforts. The organization opens a novel route to vocational guidance hv encouraging young people to fori and operate miniature enterprises under the supervision of adult advisers. ad-visers. At present 1,000 compai nies are operating, Mr. Hook said and by 1951 the group hopes to serve more than 3 million you? people. |