Evening journal., 1918-04-30
DETAILS Of BOYS
WORKING RESERVE
State Director Warner Tells
ghSchool Students What
Uncle Sam Expects
MANY ARE NEEDED
FOR FARM WORK

The plans or the Boys Working Re-
serve were explained more fully to a
meeting OF about three hundred OF the
older boys at The Wilmington High
school at a special meeting in the
auditorium Yesterday.
! Charles Warner. the new state dircc-
I tor. presented the latest views from the
i administration at Washington particli-
larly as 90 tho importance OF farm
work during The coming summer and
carly fan season short addresses were
also made by Prof Berlin and Or. Cliff
ford j. scott strongly endorsing the
working plans now agreed upon.
Mr.. Warner explained the Importance
OF this work, both for patriotic reasons
! and for self-education OF The boys
through opportunities Of learning farm
work al first hand. Hc pointed ont
that the Boys Working Reserve was
founded entirely on volunteer service,
and that we, as citizens Of the United
Staies, must take as our guiding siag
the wishes and plans laid down by the
administration at Washington il We are
20 win The present world war.
10 was explained TO the boys that
while there were other lines OF service
that We're quite important and were
war essentials. yet the administration
at Washington had called special at
lcniiOn. so far as the BOYS Working
Reserve was concerned 10 the par
iicular application for helping the
farmers.
Mr. Warner referred to the prelimi-
nary Investigations that had been made
as TO tho labor conditions on the farms
in Delaware which had showed that the
real time OF big need In The agricul-
tural districts would be during the
harvest periods; therefore that the
Boys Working Reserve could be Of
greatest use by preparing themselves
to help the farmers during July, All
gust and September periods.
II was pointed out that 10 was de-
cidedly undesirable and against the
! best interests OF everybody to have any
] removal or curiaailmenl Of school ef-
fort during the balance Of the spring
term. and that President Wilson had
particularly called attention 20 the faci
2 that the cause OF education should moi
:, be sacrificed for the youths Of our ma
. tion. even under this emergency. where
reasonable adjustments could be- made
d to meet the conditions ON account ol
II the needs not coming until the latter
r. part OF the summer and during the iirsl
fall month, September Mr.. Warner OK
= planned that through the excellent CO.
a operation Of Dr. Scott and Prof Berlir
y it would be possible Tor those boys
q who were stll needed on certain farmi
y during the north Of September 10 de
n lay their return 90 school until abou
n October ISL and that This could b.
l. done without any material detrimen
TO the work OF the new term startinl
p next fall
e An the hoys were asked 70 thinl
q most seriously over the special wishc
% expressed by President Wilson an'
u other members OF the administration q
p Washington for the boys TO consde
% actively spending suitable part o
II their vacation period on farm work
u Mr.. Warner further outlined the step
that were being arranged for to hav
a- the specific conditions on each farm
y lstudied where tho farmer had express
ed willingness 20 take one, or NOR
le boys Into his service during tho sum
" mer period This is for the purpos
81 or having the Boys Working Resery
le assured that the farmer. and his VIII
tc would be sufficiently interested In an
o. boy or boys that might be placed Wit
h, them 10 take good care OF them an
lo than the surrounding conditions ar
rs healthy.
ed II was also reported that while IN
k- boys would be located on the variou
a farms in the state a representative
ag the State director would keep In per
ds s0nal touch with ihcm throughout IN
a active season, 90 see that condition
were going faNorablv and that The fal
4 lINf-flnI
,g Mr. Warner also urged that every bo
,s discuss the plohlem with his parents
10 home so that they may understand Oh
{. working plans under which the Boy
Working Reserve Will handle its wor
o., during the coming season, so that th
a., parents in an cases may he satisilC
that proper interest in tho welfare
fhe bows Will be continued during u
harvest season.
The enrollmenls at the High Scho
were all placed In the hands u Pro
ili Berlin. Dr. Scott made a short an
ng forceful closing address supporting q
NJ plans and arrangements explained
-e- Mr.. Warner and urging the boys
lr- taake seriously 10 heart the patriot
ity Importance Of the work that has be,
iiy arranged for by our Government
lis The new central offices of the Boy
Working Reserve are being consolidate
an with the offices of the Public servi
sd Reserve by Mr. Warner, who Is no
lso serving as state director for both
3e- these divisions Of The L. s. nepartme
I'm Of Labor. and The central offices W
for be opened at the Labor Headquarters
the old Federal Building. sixth al
"A King streets, beginning next Wedne
day. May ist.
Announcement will be made later
--, tho man who VII undertake The 81
cial study Of farms Suitable Tor b
employment and who Will have char
OF following up the boys after they 9
placed on these farms during
months Of July. August and Sepiemb
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