Foreword 



This thesis has been prepared under the direction of Dr. Edna 

 G. Henry, as a partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Social 

 Service Department of Indiana University for the degree of 

 Master of Arts. 



I wish to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to 

 Dr. Edna G. Henry, to Miss Catherine Murray, Miss Elizabeth 

 Tandy, and other members of the Social Service Department for 

 their assistance, and to the Charity Organization Society, the 

 Children's Aid Association, the Department of School Attend- 

 ance, and the Juvenile Court for the use of their records. 



Helen Hunt Andrev^^s. 



Indiana University, June, 1919. 



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