The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-14
Supt. Tarbell of the Indus
trial Board Points Out
the New Laws.
SENDS LETTERS TO FACTORIES
Declares That the Industrial Board is
Ready to Aid in Giving Employers
Better Understanding of the Laws in
Regard to Employing Children.


Regard to Employing Children.
With a view of securing better con-
ditions about the employment of child
labor in Kenosha, Superintendent Tar
bell of the industrial schools of the
city has sent a letter to all the manu-
facturers of the city inviting their CO.
operation to secure the proper observ-
ance Of the new laws. In his letter
Mr.. Tarbell has declared that he seeks
to be an aid to the manufacturers in
making it possible for them to better
conform with the provisions of the
statutes and he gives the assurance
that the industrial board of education
desires to aid rather than to prose
cute any manufacturer. The letter
says in part:
During the past year the state of
Wisconsin acting under recent legisla-
tion, has started a system of indus
trial education for various classes of
people throughout the state.
Schools have been running in Keno
sha duriss the past year and will re-
open on September 2, 1913. AS usual
in any new undertaking some expert
ments must be made before definite
organization can be effected.
The experience of one year in Keno
sha has determined few general rules
which may be Of assistance to employ
ers of children working on permits.
With that end in view this letter
has been prepared.
4. Children between the ages Of
fourteen and sixteen years may be EN-
ployed by obtaining a permit.
2. When an employer wishes to en-
ploy a child, letter should be sent
with the child to the Office of the sup
erintendent of schools, stating that
work will be given the child when a
permit is granted.
3. Permits are now made out in the
Office of superintendent of schools,
either by Superintendent Mrs. Mary
D Bradford or by R. W. Tarbell, super
visor Of continuation schools.
A. A card will accompany each per-
nit, which is to be filed out and re-
turned to the superintendent office,
stating that the child has been
employed.
5. AS soon as child leaves the
service Of its employer, the permit is
to be returned to the superintendent
Of schools Office, with statement Of rea-
sons for quitting.
6. During the school year a card
will be attached to each permit, upon
which will be kept a record Of the
school attendance Of the child The
card must remain with the permit.
This record will be checked up each
week and thus employers will know
about the behavior of children. Dur
ing the year 1928, one large shop
in Kenosha kept strict record of at
tendance at school of all children
working on permits and vigorously in
vestigated each case Of absence from
school. AS a result Of this, the child
rem working for this shop completed
the required attendance sooner than
most others.
7. A total number of twenty four
days Of five hours each must be spent.
in school during the school year. The
sooner the child completes this time,
the sooner will it be through This
office Will keep the secretary of the
manufacturers association advised con-
corning new permits, ages, etc., and
change of occupation.
5. When child has been assigned
to school on a certain day, it should
keep that same day Of the week
throughout the entire yea.
8. During the time that the child
is attending school five hours per week,
it can work only forty-three hours.
After the school requirement has been
completed, the child can work the full
forty-eight hours.
8. When child becomes sixteen
years, the permit is to be returned
to this office stating the fact.
More letters may follow in the fut-
ure. This Office is willing at all times
ito give information, if possible con-
corning children. The secretary of the