Show III Ie e m I l II 3 SCHOOLCHILDREN SCHOOL CHiLDREN EARN MUCH MONEY I Pupils in Three Grades Make a Year Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment Inquiry Shows FARM WORK ATTRACTS MANY Dissatisfaction Found by Experts toBe toBe to toBe Be Chief Cause of Large Number Number Num Num- ber of Boys and Girls Quitting Classes Schoolchildren of the sixth seventh nd md d eighth grades In the United States I earn arn about a year by working work I ing ag In summer vacations and out out-of- school ChOOl hours throughout the school year according to a report recently issued by Uncle Sams Sam's bureau of at edu edu- I I cation The estimate was based upon figures obtained from an on Investigation 1 of the cases of ot children i boys and girls distributed ov over r eleven states It was found that of ot I the total number of children investigated gated or 36 per cent were employed em cia- during the tho summer vacation I em-I and or 27 p per pr cent during the school out-of-school hours hoars throughout tho the I school year f The children employed In the summer summer summer sum sum- mer vacation earned a total of and from this It was estimated that the children of ot the three grades gi mentioned mentioned men men- tinned throughout the country earned from summer employment employ employ- ment The average overage summer earnings of the children listed amounted to 1319 1310 each ench but the Incomes of different differ ent eat children varied greatly The average average aver aver- age weekly earnings of those working I during school out-of-school hours amounted to l. l l. l Farm Work Attracts Most Concerning the nature of 01 employment employment employ employ- ment meat the report said that farm work attracted 33 per cent of the boys and I 26 per cent of 01 the girls housework more than 50 per cent of ot the girls delivery delivery delivery de de- de- de I livery and messenger service nearly 25 per cent of the boys personal service service ice lee 10 per cent of ot the boys and factories factories facto facto- ries des I mills and mines because of strict labor laws only 2 per cent of at all the tha children As a related subject the report discussed discussed dis dis- cu cussed sed the question of at why children 1 leave school and after t treating the desire to earn money and the wish to learn a trade trude as ns causes presented dissatisfaction I ds-I dis satisfaction of ot the child with the 1 school as the most Imp Important cause o ot of I the withdrawal of ot i Dissatisfaction is the dominating I ra factor actor tor In Jn school leaving said the r report re port and probably accounts for at least 50 GO per cent of ot the withdrawals It takes runny many forms farms Very often otte it If itis is 13 due to the inability on the parl ar arl of nf both Loth parent rent and child to realize the value or necessity of ot further schooling Many parents believe that the experience experience exper- exper I ence gained In sonic some of ot the common occupations of ot children Is more useful useful use use- ful fut In liz th the pr preparation for the earning of 01 a living than that gained In the ordinary or or- elementary school In many cases this is true and as investigation has fras shown age and work experience are ore the determining factors with the younger employees rather than school experience Backwardness Cause of Leaving Dissatisfaction Is sometimes due to toa toa toa a personal dislike to the teacher and to other trivial matters tut hut by far tar the most conspicuous source Is backwardness back back- or inability to keep keel up with J other children n of the saute same age Some Sonic J of 01 the pupils o of course are backward because of starting late but hut It is evident evident evi evi- I J dent that a n larger proportion of the tILe J J children fall fail to keep up with their J classes which necessitates a u. repetition of the work The solution of the Ule backward pupil J problem therefore should go a long longway longway way toward solving the school leaving J problem and at th the same time stop one of the tho most wasteful leaks lenks In n the thu J educational system The report sug suggested ested that the remedy remedy remedy rem rem- I J edy for tOr the school leaving problem I should provide for remunerative employment employment employment em em- for children while attending school a change In the educational education l I I j methods aiming to vitalize school work and thus make school more interesting InterestIng InterestIng Interest- Interest Ing and retardation less common and und the establishment of continuation courses for children who must leave school The effort to vitalize school schoolwork schoolwork schoolwork work should center according to the report about concrete occupational training |