Evening journal., 1915-04-13
new Certificate
FOR WORKING CHILDREN

Charles II. Grantland, State labor
inspector, has announced that the Of
fee of the school superintendent,
where the employment certificates are
issued to children. will be open be-
tween 2 p. m. and p. m. every day
except Saturday and Sunday, and all
children desiring certificates are re-
quested TO call there during those
hours
This change was made to facilitate
the work. as since II was announced
that the certificates would be issued
at the Office of the school superin-
tendent the children have been call
ing al all hours.
II is desired that when the children
call for the employment certificates
they bring their parents with them,
and also their employment ticket,
birth record. school record and physi-
clans certificate. The children
should come prepared TO state where
they arc to be employed and just what
kind Of work it will be.
Mr. Grantland announced that he
HAS also MNNAutM " hAAU AlAN ANhF'N
tors office. in the DUPONT building,
open only between the hours of TO
p. m. in order that he might de-
vote the remainder of the day to his
field work. which is really the fore
most duty Of the inspector. Hc is
required to make inspections Of the
various kinds of occupations to sec
that there arc no violations. and in
order 10 do this properly he could not
consistently spend more than two
hours a day in the Office. Mr. Grant
land has succeeded in getting Pro-
fessor Reuben H. Freidel, of Newark,
TO take charge Of the work in that dis
trict Mr.. Grantland has also engaged
Eugene II. Mowlds, of the Mt. Pleas
ant school district. to issue certil-
Gates in eastern Brandywine hundred.
Mr.. Grantland viii have round up
Of the newsboys for the purpose of as
certaining if all of them are legally
entitled TO sell newspapers on the
street
He desires that all the newsboys
call at the superintendent office at
the High School with their school and
birth records some day this week be-
tween and D. m, and get their
street permits.
Last Saturday night the inspector
made a visit of inspection through
the street markets on King street and
found many violations, especially
among the foreign population, In all
these cases Mr.. Grantland warned the
parents or employers of the children
that they must dispense with their
services. In some of these cases he
found that the children we're in the
markets with their parents. who pre-
ferred to have them with them than
to leave the children at home by them
selves. In such cases the inspector
warned the parents that they must
not allow the children TO do any work.
Arrangements have been made by
the executive committee of the Della
ware Labor Commission that Mr.
Grantland and his assistant Miss
Mary S. Malone should assist Miss
Jessie Culbertson. secretary to Su-
perintondent Scott. in issuing child
labor certificates, commencing with
tho week following the short spring
vacation OF the schools. The object
in having them assist in the work 1.
TO thoroughly familiarize them IL
this branch in order that their Owl
work may be more efficient
The two inspectors will take turns
at assisting Miss Culbertson, anC
will continue for about two weeks
They will work at the High School
between the hours of and p. m. on
school days.
Assistant Child Labor Inspector
Miss Mary Malone is spending sew
eral days in the lower part of the
State looking over the field in Sus.
sex county. Inspector Grantland has
succeeded in getting Professor Reu.
ber II. Freidel. of Newark. to take
I charge of the work in that district
and is endeavoring to secure some
one to handle the work in the east
district OF Brandywine hundred.
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