South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-22
BOYS AND GIRLS
MUST GET BUSY
Will Either Have to Work or Go
to School as Officials Are
Planning Campaign to En-
force Recent Law.


That is the slogan now Of the city
board OF education in its efforts 70
keep all boys and girls between the
ages Of Il and IS or the streets.
The board will be backed up in its
fight for the boys and girls by the
new statute passed at the last legisla-
ture which provides that all children
between the ages of IA and 16 must
either be in school or at work.
Supt Montgomery and his assist
ants are now busy preparing for the
inauguration OF the new regime this
fall Data and Information on chill
dren Is being gathered, tabulated and
filed 10 be used in keeping track Of
the children during school Gays. Mr..
Montgomery stated that the law Is
just as effective however. during va
cation days.
All employers Will cooperate with
the school authorities. Printed forms
called employment tickets have been
furnished TO all the city factories
The method OF procedure will be this:
Must Give Information.
If a boy or girl over IA or under
Is desires to stop school and go 10
work he will apply at the factory. If
he is employed the employer must fiji
out one Of the printed forms on which
he designates the name Of the appli-
cant. the name OF the occupation. the
name Of the applicants parents anf
address and signature OF the child
The child then presents this TO the
proper school authority who deter
mines the age Of the child and wheth-
er IL has complied with the require
ments OF the statute by investigating
records kept OF the child. If the rec
ord is O. X. a card is sent to the en-
plOyer giving him permission 10 en-
plOy the child. IF the child has de-
ceived the employer as TO his age.
which fact the school authorities de-
termine from school records, he is not
permitted TO go to work. If the en-
plOyer employs the child then he is
held liable
Should a child decide TO change it's
place OF employment the same pro-
cedure will be necessary. Each new
employer will have TO obtain from
the school authorities permission 70
employ the child on what is known
as the age and schooling certificate.
The truant officer will play the
important part in the scneme. If he
finds a child missing from school he
learns if it is employed or not. and
its employer and determines If the
child and it's employer have secured
the proper certificates from the school
authorities
Causes Extra Work
The work OF tabulating each school
child's records from the census taken
recently is entailing much labor and
will keep Supt. MOntgOmery's force
busy for some time. Blanks have
been sent to the majority of the en-
plOyers Of the city many Of whom
have already responded. The double
system Of requiring a certificate from
both the child and employer will
make it difficult for the child or en-
ployer either to deceive the school
authorities in the matter.
The superintendent Office is also
busy in preparing general data on all
school children of South Bend in com
pliance with a national move. Form
cards are being filled and filed away
for each child Of the city schools on
which will be kept a detailed record.
The name of the child and residence,
it's parents name. and occupation,
change if any in school attendance,
it's age. its grade. conduct. health.
scholarship and other similar details.