ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX PROFESSIONAL LEADERS OF VOCATIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS AND OFFICE, DISTRIBUTION, HOME ECONOMICS, AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY FROM 46 STATES MET TO CONSIDER THE ROLE OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AS TEACHING DEVICES. MAJOR PRESENTATIONS WERE--(1)"EMERGING CONCEPTS OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR PURPOSES" BY D.L. BLAKE, (2) "THE ROLE OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION" BY E.P. HILTON, (3) "YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AS TEACHING DEVICES" BY F. JOHNSON, (4) "EXAMPLES OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING" BY H.G. TRIPP, (5) "GOOD AND POOR EXAMPLES OF USING ACTIVITIES OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING" BY C.L. KEELS, (6) "LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS--HOW THE PROGRAM HERE IS CONDUCTED" BY D. POTTER, (7) "DEVELOPING POST-SECONDARY VOCATIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS" BY W. CHOJNOWSKI, (8) "INVOLVEMENT OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN VOCATIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS" BY J.W. WARREN, (9) "THE LOCAL PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES, THE STARTING POINT" BY G. BARTON, (10) "DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND THE PUBLIC--TECHNIQUES AND MEDIA TO USE" BY R.J. MERCER, (11) "PREPARING TEACHERS FOR THEIR ROLE AS ADVISERS TO YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS" BY J.L. REED, (12) "THE PLACE OF RESEARCH IN YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION" BY G.Z. STEVENS, AND (13) "EVALUATION OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS" BY E. KANTNER. SPEECHES PRESENTED IN FOUR SYMPOSIA, SUMMARIES OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS, AND THE SEMINAR EVALUATION INSTRUMENT ARE INCLUDED. (WB)