EVENING SCHOOLS
EMPLOYERS' APATHY AND. HOSTILITY LORD CHELMSFORD'S COMPLAINT LIMIT WANTED FOR BOY LABOUR HOUHS. (Bj Telegraph.- Press Associatlon.—Copyrlghfc ) (Times— -Sydnpy Sun Special Cables.) (Received January G, 8.10 a.m.) LONDON, sth January. Lord Chelmsford in a letter dealing with evening continuation fchonls complains bitterly of the employers' apathy and hostility. Of 1340 cases investigated only nine boys worked 48 houre ucekly. 2?G worked j8 hours, and the rest between •60 and 70 hours. Unless the- employers \ oluntarily curtail the hours, it would bo necessary to approach Parliament to limit the hours of boy labour. COMPARATIVELY UN PROFITABLE. LONDON, sth January. The Teachers' Conference, with mem* bora of the Board of London University, stated that ' evening educational work was comparatively unprofitable. If the education of lads who left school wa-s to be continued by evening study the hours of labour in the daytime must be considerably reduced.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 4, 6 January 1914, Page 5
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146EVENING SCHOOLS Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 4, 6 January 1914, Page 5
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