Back to school! [electronic resource]: suggestions for a fall campaign to reduce child labor and encourage attendance at school during the new school year.

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Title	Back to school! [electronic resource]: suggestions for a fall campaign to reduce child labor and encourage attendance at school during the new school year.
Item Number	l0011
Creator (Corporate)	United States. Children's Bureau. United States. Office of Education.
Government Publisher	Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor and Office of Education, Federal Security Agency,
Original Date	1943
Physical Description	12 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes	August 1943--cover.; Title from cover.
Summary	All of us, children and adults alike, must play the most effective part we can in this war. But for the million or more children under 16 at work this summer there can be no question that the best place now is in school. School is also the place for a large proportion of the 16- and 17-year-old summer workers if they are to be prepared to make their best contribution to the war and reconstruction and peace-time needs. If they are in jobs essential to the war and have capacities and aptitudes for going ahead with their schooling, we must find substitutes for them in suitable labor-force reserves not yet fully utilized -- or, if need be, work out properly guided projects for part-time work and part-time school. It is a Children's Crusade that is needed -- a 'Back to School' crusade. We must find the words that ring positive notes in the ears of our youngsters, that make them feel that they are important in a world at war and that their very youth is the most precious asset that the Nation owns. We must find the words to convince adults that the unplanned child labor we are permitting now is the most expensive way possible of meeting labor needs. This leaflet sets forth a few ideas for convincing children and grown-ups of the need of youth for education and the need of the country for educated youth.--p. 3.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Children--Employment--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Education and the war. Child labor--United States. School attendance--United States.
Gov Doc Classification	L 5.2:SCH 6
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	l0011.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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