village should have facilities in the House as previously, it being a “Deed of

Gift”. The tennis courts which had been sorely neglected during the war

years were brought back into use by Mr. Gray who had been appointed by

the Fife Youth Committee (Education Committee) as Caretaker and Grounds-

man; the courts were put at the disposal of the village for a nominal rent of

one shilling per annum.

‘When the County acquired the Youth House, it was used for residential

purposes by the County Youth Committee almost every weekend for training.

Holiday groups used it during the summer weeks when the village was not

using the building; they came with their own leaders, the Warden being res-

ponsible only for the welfare of the groups, but not for the actual programmes.

THE YOUTH HOUSE

‘In 1945 Miss McCormick was appointed Warden. She was responsible for

the maintenance of the building, and ran the Youth Club, which was not for

qirls only but was a mixed club. The official opening took place in 1945. In

1946 Miss McCormick was succeeded by Miss Walker, and Mrs. Gray was

appointed as part-time cook during residential periods. Miss Walker ran the

Club from 1946 to 1952 — although she did not run the Guides or Brownies.

‘In 1951 Miss Dorothy Robertson took over the Wardenship and Youth

Leadership in the village and also ran the Torch Club in St. Andrews. The

residential side of the Youth House was more fully developed in her time, and

a great deal of tact was needed to arrange for the village to have facilities in

the House when there were residents in it.

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