Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
DRIVE IS LAUNCHED
| T0MEP YOUTHOUT
|. OF LABOR MARKET
Conference Here Plans to
Encourage Schooling for
Those Under is.
UNFAIR COMPETITION
I'm EMPLOYMENT SEEN
State Legislatures and Educational
Authorities to Be Asked
to Aid Campaign.

A movement, Nationwide in scope. 10
keep the youth OF America In school
and out OF the field OF empioyment has
been started through the Presidents
Emergency Committee for Employment,
II was announced today by Fred g.
croxton. acting chairman.
Practically every national educational
organization and agency attended ) COM
ference here yesterday ct which the
campaign was put under way
Croxton said employment reports In
dicate young men and women are espe-
cialiy handicapped Ia such q period OF
depression. and they are found CON-
petfng with heads Of families who prop
erly are being favored by most esa-
ployefs, and with others OF considerable
experience Not only should this y0unE-
er class be kept In school because of
the necessity Of getting m education.
Croxton said, but he added that even
where they obtain employment this
employment usually proves 70 Be tempo
out the remainder Of the school year.
Those 1t Conference.
Yesterdays conference was attended
BY w. w husband, Assistant Secretary
OF Labor; John r. Frey, American
Federation Of Labor: James e. Cum
mines Of the National Catholic welfare
Conference; W.. El1w0od Baker, general
secretary Of the National Congress Of
Parents and Teachers; Louis a. Kalbach
and M. NJ Pr0ffitt. United States Once
OF Education; Miss Edith lockwood OF
the National League Of Women Voters:
Joy b. Morgan and L. H. Ashby Of the
National Education Association, Nkixn
Katherine r Lenrout Of the ChIIdrenss
Bureau and John Cummings and Frank
Cushman OF the Federal Board for WocA-
tional Education. Other ORGANISATIONS
it was said, have indicated their inten.
tiops OF cooperating ia this work,
The Presidents COMMITTEES b serving
III d co-ordinating capacity for tiss
other 0rgAnizaticns III this movement
and has obtained the services "a Mis-
ulEa a. 1onssS who has been iden<s<ea
with school WORK III the MiNdl9 west
TO assist III It'll q 0ft&.
There are three main ohlec1txes 81
the movement namely, 80 &&<n AlE eIlil@
dren urdef 10 years Of see IL school. ~
encourage undergraduates end nze5f&eF&
Of 1881 high school aud college &r&1li-
ating classes to yenaain II school Apd %
urge that increasing EFFORT he l11n6s ~
programs that win direct young people
into fields where their services will Be
IN demand.
Can Upon Authorities.
The conference, 1t was said, defer-
mined to encourage school authorities
and legislative bodies to maintain aee-
prate school facilities, despite the de-
preston. and local communities will BE
urged TO usR all possible resources ~ per-
init undergraduates OF secondary schools
and colleges to continue their training
this Fall.
Replies thus far received By che
Presidents committee from State super
intendents Of educatiCns indicate, u -
said, that school authorities are alive 70
the need OF making special efforts 70
keep young men and women IN school.
It was said In statement on the
conference that Virginia reported spec
eial efforts were being made to keep
children In school 50 they will not CONE
pete with heads Of families IN the labor
market. The report for Maryland said
that . record school attendance that
would tax its school facilities was ex-
peeted this year.
Faver Oklahoma Plan.
The committee realizes. It was said.
that its principal problem win lie Ia
dealing with the undergraduates OF
colleges or with those who under or
binary circumstances would be entering
college this year To solve the prob
lem Of these. It Is hoped to encourage
the use Of student labor wherever pos
sible In the educational institutions
plan that Is now being carried out sue
cessfnlly In Oklahoma, and to encourage
also the creation by individuals and Or
This student loan fund idea Is being
advanced successfully In Michigan, It
was said.