. The child-welfare special : A suggested method of reaching rural communities ... U. S. Department of labor. Children's bureau. un-til by the time the big truck swings into the public square it is sur-rounded by practically the entire floating population. Thus escorted,its parking place is sought and may prove to be near a church, aschool, a railway station, or the rear of a country store—with boxesof soap or shoes and cases of side meat for seats. In one small townthe staff of the Special was surprised to find a Young WomensChristian Association room, while at another an ex-pool room provedt
. The child-welfare special : A suggested method of reaching rural communities ... U. S. Department of labor. Children's bureau. un-til by the time the big truck swings into the public square it is sur-rounded by practically the entire floating population. Thus escorted,its parking place is sought and may prove to be near a church, aschool, a railway station, or the rear of a country store—with boxesof soap or shoes and cases of side meat for seats. In one small townthe staff of the Special was surprised to find a Young WomensChristian Association room, while at another an ex-pool room provedto be the only available place. The walls and green-topped tablescovered with sheets exhibited the panels and models to excellentadvantage; and while it is probable that the old habitues hardly rec-ognized it in its new capacity, they would assuredly admit that neverin its palmiest days had the pool room been used by a larger or moreenthusiastic company. Plate VII shows a family coming in from a dairy farm to attendthe conference held in town, while Plate VIII illustrates a townfamily within easy reach of the
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