Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1919 — URGE THE PASSAGE OF A CHILD WELFARE MEASURE [ARTICLE]

URGE THE PASSAGE OF A CHILD WELFARE MEASURE

The following letter, from the National Child Labor Committee, of New York City, is self explanatory: January 27, 1919. To the County Chairman Child Welfare Department, Woman’s Section, State Council of Defense. My dear Madam:— We are asking your support of the school attendance bill which has been introduced in the legislature (House bill No. 41). This bill differs from the present law in certain important particulars. The most important of these changes are, (1) The provision for an active board of truancy and a state attendance officer, (2 the placing of an eighth grade education as the minimum for our citizens instead of the fifth grade education as at present, (3) the provision for full time, and competent local attendance officers, (4) the establishment of general continuation schools and (5) the correction of the work permit abuses under the present law. These improvements mean bettor opportunities to ail children and young people to secure an education and hence to become good citizens. Will you inform the people of yowr county concerning this bill and ask them to write, wire or talk to their representatives and senator, urging their support of the measure when it eomes to a vote? This is an important child welfare measure and as chairman of the Child Welfare Committee in your county, your work will have great weight in getting your community back of the biß.“. Very truly yours, EDWARD N. CLOPPER, ■ Acting Secretary. I desire to all other persons interested m the betterment of childhood to write our senator, Will Brown, and our representative, William L. Wood, asking that they vote for this measure. MRS. JOHN I. GWIN. Local Chairman.