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Mathematics in CCC Education

Purpose of the CCC—In any discussion of the educational program of the Civilian Conservation Corps it should be borne in mind that, as established in 1933, it bad no primary educational objective in the sense of formal instruction. Rather, its purposes should be described as twofold: (a) work relief, and (b) conservation and development of natural resources.

Applicants for Work Relief: A Study of Massachusetts Families Under the FERA and WPA. Elizabeth W. Gilroy

<i>Applicants for Work Relief: A Study of Massachusetts Families Under the FERA and WPA</i>. Elizabeth W. Gilroy

The Administration of Federal Work Relief. By Arthur W. Macmahon, John D. Millett, and Gladys Ogden. (Chicago: Public Administration Service. 1941. Pp. ix, 407. $3.75.)

The Administration of Federal Work Relief. By Arthur W. Macmahon, John D. Millett, and Gladys Ogden. (Chicago: Public Administration Service. 1941. Pp. ix, 407. $3.75.)

Applicants for Work Relief. Elizabeth W. Gilboy

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook ReviewsApplicants for Work Relief. Elizabeth W. Gilboy William C. NewtonWilliam C. Newton Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Social Service Review Volume 15, Number 1Mar., 1941 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/633388 Views: 1Total views on this site PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Book Review: Social Work Book-of-the-Month: Applicants for Work Relief—A Study of Massachusetts Families under the FERA and WPA

Book Review: Social Work Book-of-the-Month: Applicants for Work Relief—A Study of Massachusetts Families under the FERA and WPA

Applicants for Work Relief: A Study of Massachusetts Families under the FERA and WPA.

Applicants for Work Relief: A Study of Massachusetts Families under the FERA and WPA.

The Advantages of Work Relief Over Direct Relief in Maintaining Morale in St. Paul in 1939

Does the W. P. A. program maintain a higher morale than the direct-relief program? This study attempts to secure an answer to this question by a control-group analysis in which a group of eighty W. P. A. workers was matched on fourteen controls against a group of forty-two direct-relief clients waiting assignment in St. Paul, in 1939. The morale was measured on the Rundquist-Sletto morale scale, and three other measures of comparative adjustment were used: general adjustment (Rundquist-Sletto), social participation (Chapin), and social status (Chapin). The average difference expressed as percentage of superiority of scores of the W. P. A. workers over the matched group of direct-relief clients was 5.67 per cent on the percentage gains of the four scales. Although the absolute differences in scores were small, all were favorable to the W. P. A. workers. When the multiple critical ratio of the four separate critical ratios was calculated, it showed that the probability of a chance difference in pattern of a...

ALCOHOLISM AND MENTAL DISORDER

British Journal of InebrietyVolume 37, Issue 2 p. 74-86 ALCOHOLISM AND MENTAL DISORDER* JACKSON M. THOMAS M.D, JACKSON M. THOMAS M.DSearch for more papers by this author JACKSON M. THOMAS M.D, JACKSON M. THOMAS M.DSearch for more papers by this author First published: October 1939 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1939.tb04469.x * This communication is Number Eight in a series of Lectures on Alcoholism recently given at the Boston City Hospital, and sponsored by the Social Service Committee of the Boston City Hospital and the Advisory Committee for the Study of Alcoholism, sponsors of the W.P.A. Alcoholism Survey. This Works Progress Administration is a Government agency providing work relief for needy unemployed persons in all classifications. Between 1936 and 1938 a grant was made to the Boston City Hospital under this administration for research in the problem of alcoholism. A part of the programme of the project was the sponsoring of a series of lectures by prominent physicians and professional persons. The lecture given by Dr. Thomas was one of these. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume37, Issue2October 1939Pages 74-86 RelatedInformation

Recent Trends in Public Welfare Legislation

AMID all the confusing detail of the great mass of federal and state bills introduced on welfare subjects in 19391 and the much smaller output of statutes enacted, a few trends are clearly discernible. Certain aspects of the social security program and state administration appear more stabilized, whereas other aspects of the general relief and work relief programs seem as far removed from permanent planning as ever. The interrelationship between the welfare programs of the federal and state governments is clearer, with federal policies and federal statutes or the lack thereof reflected in state legislation. Consistent state planning for general relief has been complicated and made almost impossible by changing federal policies. As a result, general relief these last few years contrasts sadly with the more orderly development of public assistance programs. With forty-four state legislatures and the Congress of the United States meeting in regular session, 1939 is known as a legislative year in contrast to the even-numbered years when comparatively few legislatures are in regular session. The election campaigns of last fall and the constitutional amendments voted on in November clearly indicated that welfare problems would claim much of the attention of the legislatures when they convened. By July 1, 1939, with the majority of the legislatures adjourned, over six hundred state welfare statutes had been enacted, covering a wide range of subjects, such as public assistance, child welfare, state and county public welfare organization, and unemployment compensation. 2 The federal social security program has affected state legislation to a large extent during the last four years. In 1935 the state legislatures then in session attempted to anticipate the requirements of

Unemployment Insurance and Work Relief

Stimulated by the Social Security Act of I935, every state in the Union has passed unemployment insurance legislation. While a system of state plans rather than one nation-wide system was adopted primarily to circumvent constitutional limitations, proponents of the former argued that a system composed of 48 or more independent units would provide greater opportunity for experimentation in an attempt to devise the most economical and effective system, than could be possible under one nation-wide system. At the present time the different state agencies administering the unemployment insurance acts are overburdened with the task of getting the administrative machinery functioning. Because of the depressed state of business activity, resulting in considerable unemployment of insured workers at this time, it is likely that for some time in the near future the administrators will have little

Personal Reactions of Assignees to W.P.A. in Chicago

Previous articleNext article No AccessPersonal Reactions of Assignees to W.P.A. in ChicagoMargaret C. BristolMargaret C. Bristol Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Social Service Review Volume 12, Number 1Mar., 1938 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/632180 Views: 1Total views on this site Copyright 1938 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act

With the enactment of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act,' signed by President Roosevelt on July 22nd of this year, another feature was added to the new national land policy that has been slowly evolving under the New Deal. This act gives outright and specific legislative authorization for the continuance of the federal programs of rural rehabilitation loans and submarginal land purchase and development, which have heretofore been carried out under executive orders and financed by funds from appropriations for relief and work relief projects.2 It places these programs under the administration of the Secretary of Agriculture, and, at the same time, authorizes him to inaugurate a system of long-term mortgage loans to aid landless rural families in becoming farm owners. From some viewpoints the Act is more important as a declaration of policy on the part of Congress than as an instrument for immediate accomplishments. Nevertheless, it lays the first foundation stones, upon which may eventually be built a comprehensive land program. The following discussion of the Act has three purposes: (i) to present a resume of the legislative history of the law; (2) to describe its principal provisions which directly pertain to the promotion of farm ownership; and (3) to point out some of the obvious weaknesses of those provisions, and make suggestions for their improvement. Those sections of the Act which provide for rural rehabilitation loans to distressed families and for the purchase and development of land unsuited for farming will be only briefly mentioned. They are, however, very significant parts of the law. I

Work Relief in Great Britain and Germany

WITH the creation of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in the spring of 1933, the launching of such large-scale work-relief undertakings as the C.W.A. and the W.P.A., and the appropriation of millions of dollars for the purpose of aiding the unemployed by providing work, work relief has become familiar to every American. The subject has gained a prominence unbelievable only a few years ago. It is realized by few, however, that work relief is not a creation of the recent depression but has been utilized for at least a century in different industrial countries, whenever unemployment became widespread. There can be no doubt that, by knowing what has taken place before, we shall be able to understand more fully and to evaluate our recent experiments. So it is, therefore, that we shall try to trace, in the following pages, the developments in England and Germany — two of the nations in which, even before the depression in 1929, efforts were made to find means by which work relief might be used most effectively in combating the sufferings which accompany mass unemployment.

Work Relief in New YorkWork Relief in the State of New York: A Review of Its Characteristics, Functioning, and Value. Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief

Previous articleNext article No AccessPublic DocumentsWork Relief in New York Work Relief in the State of New York: A Review of Its Characteristics, Functioning, and Value. Governor's Commission on Unemployment ReliefPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Social Service Review Volume 10, Number 3Sep., 1936 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/631915 Views: 1Total views on this site Copyright 1936 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Reports of the New York Commission on Unemployment ReliefPreliminary Report (Legislative Document [1935] No.55).State and Local Welfare Organization in the State of New York.Administration of Home Relief in New York City. June 24, 1935.Work Relief Projects of the Public Works Type in the State of New York August 15, 1935.

Reports of the New York Commission on Unemployment Relief<i>Preliminary Report (Legislative Document [1935] No.55)</i>.<i>State and Local Welfare Organization in the State of New York</i>.<i>Administration of Home Relief in New York City. June 24, 1935</i>.<i>Work Relief Projects of the Public Works Type in the State of New York August 15, 1935</i>.

Water Works Construction in New York State with Federal Aid

Since 1931 members of the American Water Works Association have played a prominent and important part in the promotion, planning, and supervision of water works construction as a means of relief of the large army of unemployed. Although much has been written on the subject and all authorities have been in general agreement as to the merits of water works construction from the standpoint of permanent value to the country, so far as the writer is aware no one has presented a record of the accomplishments in this particularly field in New York State. It would seem fitting, therefore, and it will be the writer's endeavor to present a review of the record of accomplishments in the field of water works construction in particular under the various federal and state agencies created to assist local authorities in initiating work relief projects with federal and state aid. With the creation of PWA, at the request of the State Advisory Board, the speaker was delegated by Dr. Thomas Parran, Jr., State Commissioner of Health, to cooperate with and assist Mr. Arthur S. Tuttle, then State PWA Engineer, and now Acting State Director for PWA, in passing on applications for Federal Aid covering sanitary projects submitted by municipal authorities in New York State. Subsequently the speaker was appointed by Governor Lehman to assist municipal authorities having projects pending before the Washington office of the PWA. Similarly with the creation of the State TERA, at the request of the Administration, the speaker was likewise delegated to assist the Administration in the undertaking of essential needed sanitary projects for the relief of the unemployed. More recently the speaker has been appointed State Consultant on Sanitation by Mr. Lester Herzog, State WPA Administrator, and

The Negro on Relief

The gravest problem which confronts the nation today is that of relief. It is the nightmare of the New Deal; the skeleton in the closet of our present economic system; the morning-afterthe-night-before for our harrassed taxpayers and the bete noir of the Brain Trust. In spite of a period of bold experimentation, there still remain in the United States approximately 22,000,000 who must drink at the public trough and listen to siren songs-Happy Days Are Here Again, Prosperity Is Just Around the Corner-which corner ?-and man, woman or child must go hungry in this the richest country on the face of the globe. A study of the attitudes of key citizens, in the communities we represent, towards the unfortunate souls who, through no fault of their own, must accept charity, would, make an amazing document. The distinguished Senator from Maryland, Millard Tydings, recently commented before an investigating committee that he could not understand why so many Negroes are on relief. One of the major topics for private conversations at luncheon clubs throughout the country is, why is there such a disproportionate number of Negroes on relief? Off-therecord conclusions most frequently reached and disseminated are that Negroes are shiftless, lazy, indolent, and irresponsible. The basic factors behind this crucial problem are seldom considered and never studied. For the purpose of providing a basis for discussion on this complex and comprehensive subject I shall limit my paper to: (1) The extent of the problem; (2) Discriminatory practices; (3) Apparent pauperization of Negroes and lowering of morale; and (4) Work relief projects.

Work Relief in Germany

Work Relief in Germany

AN OUTBREAK OF FOOD POISONING APPARENTLY DUE TO STAPHYLOCOCCI

A number of outbreaks of food poisoning due to staphylococci have been studied in recent years. Jordan and Burrows 1 have cited nine such outbreaks. The outbreak reported here is of interest since it involved a large number of people (206) and since specimens of food collected immediately following the illness were refrigerated and later frozen, so that the bacteriologic analyses are representative of the foods at the time of consumption. A recent outbreak of food illness occurred in a group from one of the shelters of the federal Transient Service Activities in Indianapolis. The men affected were only those on outside work relief projects. The menu, outlined by a trained dietitian, was served throughout all transient centers in the state with identical foods, the same meat, from the same source lots of food products of standardized quality from recognized reputable packers. The outbreak did not occur or recur in

Changes in Work Relief in Chicago

Previous articleNext article No AccessChanges in Work Relief in ChicagoMargaret Cochran BristolMargaret Cochran Bristol Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Social Service Review Volume 9, Number 2Jun., 1935 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/631629 Views: 1Total views on this site PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.