Women's Organizations Gather: Joint Committee's Work Outlined: No Room for Serious Study A. thorough study of leisure time problems of youth in Shanghai will occupy the attention of Shanghai women of all nationalities during the coming year. Just a hint of what may be started in Shanghai was given at the opening session of the ninth annual. Club "Institute of the Joint Commitee of Shanghai Women's Organizations, held on May 19 at the American Women's Club, Mrs, J. S. Whitney, the chairman of the Joint Committee, sounded the Keynote of this year's institute in her opening speech when she sald:—This year once again we deal with a subject on which we hope to work in the coming Joint Committee year. This is "Young People and Their Lelsure Time Activities."
"That the committee was conscious of the fact that the ramifications of the subject were too great to be completely covered was emphasized by Mrs, Whitney, who pointed out that what the committee endeavoured to do was to give a statistical picture of Shanghai's age group as a background to the talks; then to show what is cing accomplished for youth In other parts of the world, and finally return fo a discussion of leisure time prob-Jems and opportunities right here. She went on to say:—
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