nale chiefs and a iff of 10 females, e of the ranking ty. In addition to both men and continue to be, us societies for urposes. Palauan ly linked into tituting the mu. These village linked in alliance semistates, north aded by a high change in this however, it has oday’s younger, Ime positions of nity. 1 reached a peak cial classes were e three lowest lrukese-speaking ied to a subordi‘orm ofthis class iportant on Yap Yap dominated ; empire which far as Kusaie in s. Today, rem: found in the here a landlordexists through s and familiesin al Municipality. es customarily ‘ap for food and th were urgently ids. In turn, the vide manpower projects as well ‘ts, such as the . This exchange Vestern family pted; the tradi‘ture of nobles morro society is completely gone. Within the Saipan concerned mainly with athletics, the area, however, are central Caroliniagg communities which became establish® performane® of community labor and, ed during the first half of the 19gin some mnor instances, wath affairs century andstill retain a more typicaley of local and.higher howls.have ly Micronesian matrilineal social of ed for social and discussion oo, . OF ganization. Eo proups in all districts. With the enf couragement of American residents, Most of the inhabitants of theBoy Scout troops have been organized Territory today are Christians, wi Fi, the Mariana Islands, Marshall the Catholic and Protestant faiths, Islands. Truk, and Ponape districts. about equally represented. The inde’. pendent Marshallese Protestant’ been ; al subsect, i Church, a Congregation Youth organ izations have we ar in in Micronesia since Japanese ove ver 100 years old. ; Catholicism, intro, popular days. both as a vehicle for community duced into the Marianas before 1680; vcr for;whole-ervice e aand as a focus aps labor servic tri othe i and transmit “Youth tional activity. cts : F some . recrea r distri ae the late nemitt 19th edand early 20th centuries§, ; . is represented by the Capuchin order young Corps” men laborwith batallions to provide needed work experi- in the Guam diocese, which include E ence and a sense of civic responsibility # ; the Marianas; elsewhereg: SPC° *S oF one have been initiated in Palau, Ponape, el of th s S Catholic missionary activity is cong, oo. ; all island 4 and the Marshail Islands districts. Most F Me’ successtul of these was a special Eve Jesus. of Society the by ducted where religious faith is strong. Aborig\ | f loved inal superstitions and taboos are still I2-month program for The& oyes found among manyislanders, however A YOUTIE males on Ebeye. ae particr and in several areas. traditional folie P2!'% received a dollar daily stipend ° .. . . we ancl performed needed community medicine is still known, used, an i: a Elsewhere these programs alued. k WOT. k value Pfoundered due to insufficient local P financial support. All districts this past Fyesr have participated enthusiastically Social Organizations Fin the US. Office of Economic Op_. eo: . me portunity (OEO)-funded, Trust TerriTraditional “social clubs” for mej tory Government-sponsored Neighborare important. in the Western angi we hood Youth Corps program, described Central Carolines to this day. Oth@i@in part vil, Chapter 6. The Marianas non-governmental social organization f District has achieved notable success in Pal rare, except for the village clubsif Organizing and financing youth clubs van which of pay Otheeens Min cach of its village communities, role in the social lite of the comMUMP though to date program emphasis has nity for the middle-aged and old CleeEbeen exclusively pre recreational.P groups. . In the area of organized recreation, One of the outstanding events of the ganizations, particularly for men, as ereporting period was the Micronesian means of modernization. Some 9me Olympics Conference, held in Saipan these organizations, in modified form Fin June 1968. With Peace Corps exist today in Yap and Palau and a Ffinancial assistance, representatives couraged formation of age-graded og from all six districts assembled to discuss ways and means to organize an “Olympics,” tentatively planned for Saipan in 1969. Also noteworthy was the formation of the Marshall Islands Recreation and Amateur Athletic Association. The association of diverse sports groups into a unified groupwill no doubt contribute to increased sports activities in that district. Under the stimulus and guidance of Peace Corps Volunteers assigned to sports and recreation, similar associations or federations are planned for other districts in the Territory. Trained recreation leaders, especially among Micronesians, are scarce in the Territory. To help alleviate this situation, discussions have begun with officials at the East-West Center in Hawaii aimed at creating a special course of study there for indigenous sports and recreation leaders. The American expatriate population continues actively to support the many sporting and recreation events in the Territory. Recreation !eaders from the large American community of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands have been especially generous in contributing athletic equipment and supplies to the Marshall Islands District where sports activities are centered in Majuro. With the support of the Mariana Islands District Community Action Agency, Western-style day camping was introduced for children of Saipan in the summer of 1968. A 2-week session in late June to train the staff of 25 Micronesian high school students was to be followed by 8 weeks of camping for 7 to 13-year old children. The camp featured the Territory’s first American Red Cross swim instruction program as well as other traditional campactivities. Part ViII—Social Advancement Fiscal Year 1968 <AAENBIO oRAME MEE= 79 Po re = fe ee el