The relationship between persistence in school and home conditions . ed is probably anoverestimation instead of an underestimation. It was more difficult toestimate the education of those who had never gone beyond the ele-mentary school. The educational level of a home, however, is probably a rather con-stant factor, changing but little after the parents have started to reartheir children. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AS TO NUMBER OF YEARS OF SCHOOLING Fathers and mothers are much alike with reference to the number ofyears of schooling they have received. Mothers as a group are slightlyless v
The relationship between persistence in school and home conditions . ed is probably anoverestimation instead of an underestimation. It was more difficult toestimate the education of those who had never gone beyond the ele-mentary school. The educational level of a home, however, is probably a rather con-stant factor, changing but little after the parents have started to reartheir children. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AS TO NUMBER OF YEARS OF SCHOOLING Fathers and mothers are much alike with reference to the number ofyears of schooling they have received. Mothers as a group are slightlyless variable in the matter of education than fathers (Fig. 1). The modeand the median fall at eight years for both mothers and fathers. The PERSISTENCE IN SCHOOL AND HOME CONDITIONS 41 last two years of the elementary school is where a large number of parentsfinished their schooling, probably because many of them were reared inthe country, and rural schools did not extend beyond the eighth the high school constitutes another division of the school, we again. o 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Fig. 1.—Education of Urbana Fathers and Mothers: Years of Schooling find, what common-sense has already taught us, that the end of the highschool was also a stopping-place for a large number. Only a small num-ber of people went to a college or university. This is somewhat sur-prising, until an explanation is sought, for Urbana has been the seat of 42 THE FIFTEENTH YEARBOOK the state university since its foundation in 1869. When it is rememberedthat university work until quite recently did little except prepare for theprofessions, this scarcity of college people seems more natural. Further, TABLE XXXIIICorrelation between Education of Fathers and Education of Mothers Years of Schooling Years of Schooling of Mothers of Fathers 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 n 12 13 14 is 20 1 19 1 18 1 17 I 16 3 1 3 11215331 1 15 IIII673328212 1 1 11 14 1 13 12 I I S3 4 5 2 210 1 9 12 122 1 3 II IO III is 72 9 I I
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