A Study of Part-Time Jobs for Boys

Part-time work for boys who are attending school is often used as a device to help the boys to remain in school when economic pressure would tend to cause them to withdraw. As is true with any other device, its use must be justifiable. Those interested in boys make the criticisms that the boys who work are deprived of time to play, that they are forced to neglect their lessons, and that they have no time to participate in extra-curriculum activities. It is also said that the work is a menace to health and that it subjects the boys to moral hazards which they should avoid. If these criticisms cannot be answered, a strong case must be presented for the part-time job, or it must be abandoned and educators must assist those who would