Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-30
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
IN FARM WORK
Plans Outlined by Charles Warner,
State Director, in Student
Conference.

Charles Warner, the newly appointed
State Director of the BOYS Working
Reserve, met with the older male stu
dents of the High School at that building.
at 1890 yesterday afternoon, and dis
cusscd the project of obtaining their
services on farms in the State. Mr.. Warner
explained to the bows the work that would
be required of them and went INTO the
farm situation In so far aS it concerned
youthful labor
There were about 800 bows who at
tended the conference.
MIR Warner referred to the preliminary
Investigations that had been mgdc - 20
the labor conditions on the farms in
Delaware which had showed that the rc"l
time of big need in the agricultural dis
tricts would be during the harvest periods;
therefore that the Boys Working Reserve
could he of greatest use by preparing
themselves to help the farmers during
July. August and September periods.
Ii WAS pointed out that 1t was decidedly
undesirable and against the best interests
of everybody to have any removal or
curtailmcnt of school effort during the
balance of the spring term and that
President Wilson had particularly called
attention to the fact that the cause Of
education should not be sacrificed for the
youth of our nation, even under tins
emergency, where reasonable adjustments
could be made to meet the conditions
On account Of the needs not coming until
the latter part of the summer and during
the first fall month. September Mr.
Warner explained that through the cN-
cellcnt cooperation of Superintendent
Scott and Professor Berlin it would be
possible for those BOYS who were still
needed on certain farms during the
month of September to delay thclr return
to school until about October and that
this could be done without any material
dctriment to the work of the new term
starting next fall
All the boys were asked 70 think most
seriously over the special wishes expressed
bv President Wilson Mir Warner out
lined the steps that were being arranged
for to have the specific conditions on each
farm studied where the farmer had eX-
pressed willingness To take one or more
bows into his service during the summer
period Ii was announced that while
the bows would be located on tho various
farms in the State 81 Delaware n repre-
sentative Of the state director would keep
in personal touch with them throughout
the active season. 10 see that conditions
were going (AvorabIv and that the farmers
ana Ih}NS NtIt StttiSilttl WI " si4 j4tl
urged every hoy To discuss the problem
with his parents At home. SO that tile
parents may be satisfied The enroll
mcnts II the High School were IN placed
in the hands Of Prof Berlin Superln-
tendent Scott made s short and foIccfll
closing address supporting the plans and
arrangements explained hy Nlr Warner
The new central offices 81 the Boys
Working Reserve arc being consolidated
with the offices Of the Puhlic Serllre Ec-
serve by Mr. " Warmer. who IS now seryluC
as State director for both OF these divisions
of the L. : Department Of Labor. and
the central offices will be opened At the
labor headquarters in the Old Federal
Building. Sixth and King streets. be-
ginning tomorrow.