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Letter from William T. Elzinga to George W. Wickersham, Chairman of the Law Enforcement Commission, Stating that Trades Not Being Taught in School Leads to Boys Becoming Criminals
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Letter from William T. Elzinga to George W. Wickersham, Chairman of the Law Enforcement Commission, Stating that Trades Not Being Taught in School Leads to Boys Becoming Criminals
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1929-06-16
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108 Saurent st.
Santa Cuz. Calif.
June 16. 19R9.
Mr. ges W.Wikessam.
Chairman Saw Enforcement Commission,
Washington. B.C.
Dear Sir:
The neglect of apprenticeship. in America has
a great deal to do with unemployment. and this in
turn leads to lawbreaking.
there because they never had a chance to a
Thousands of those in our reformatories lear are
trade.
school Tinkering with a cutdown floor instead of
manr of them wasted their precious time in public
preparing automotive for a hade. workwas introduced into our schools
as a war measure. was a
This sad mistake.
The sooner A is taken out the better. .
Inclosed documents have been sent to Resident
koover, the secretary of the Interior, the secreturs of
Labor and the Commissioner of detention
Trusting this material will be afrom use to
the Commission,
I am,
bery truly yours,
Jhn T.Clings