Foreword 
THIS thesis has been prepared under the direction of Miss 
Edna G. Henry, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the 
degree of Master of Arts in the Social Service Department of 
Indiana University. 
This opportunity is taken to express thanks to Miss Edna G. 
Henry, Director of the Social Service Department; to Dr. George 
S. Bond; and to the members of the Social Service Department 
for their interest and assistance in the preparation and comple- 
tion of this thesis. 
LELA FRANCES THOMPSON. 
Indiana University, June, 1917. 
