Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-31 | Page 12 | S. L. Will Hear About 'Back to School' Drive

St sL WILL HEAR ABOUT BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE Anne Annc Davis Will Vill Speak Here Before Teacher Parent Association S The back hack to school drive which is in 3 being conducted b by the childrens children's bui bu- bu i cau of or the tho federal department of or la labor labor la- la bor will be considered at a public meeting in lu the tIme Assembly hall haJJ April 7 at S p. p pm p.m. rim m. Miss 1188 Anne Ammo Davis who Is helping helping- to direct the thc drive will be time the speaker Miss lIss Davis Da comes cornea to Salt Sail SaltI I Lake ake after touring thirty-nine thirty states Inthe in inthe inthe the Interest of oC tho the movement mo and Is IsI equipped to present this matter to tho the public The meeting will be under the I direction of or the tIme Teacher Parent a as asso- asso so- so o- o elation clation of Salt Lake Tho back to school drive was In Instituted instituted in- in I by tile the department of oC labor because of an alarming percentage e of ot otI Illiteracy among certain groups g of I children rs disclosed in figures published pub pub- recently U by the thc department More 1010 than one fourth of oC the children examined between bet the years ears of 14 14 and 16 years could 1 not sign their own names The back to school drive is proceeding proceed proceed- states and ing lug actively cly In thirty-eight thirty the District of ot Columbia It not only is is getting a few children back to school sChol but Is keeping In the schoolroom schoolroom school school- I room those who should be there It has made persons realize leaders sa say that If much of permanent value aille Is accomplished hed compulsory school at attendance at- at laws must be revised re The matter of child welfare and the back to school movement should be of ol vital Importance to all citizens of Utah it is s said id because e ause the they will tend to in In- In e the Industrial efficiency of the laborer r. r