Posted by James Elliott on June 24, 2000 at 21:39:53:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Family Values posted by Bernard on June 24, 2000 at 20:43:06:

Also in 1923, adolesence was not hyped up as much as it is today, at 15 a boy could and did do a man's work and if he was good at it, was respected as a man. In 1923, the depression was still new, and many families thought well off were staggering to recover their own self-respect and financial footing. A lot of teens left home to seek work so that they could help out the family, by sending a bit home out of their pay. Also if there were one less mouth to feed at home, then the others might have it a little easier. As LL said in one of his intro's or another, the Hobo trail, i.e., migrant workers, was one way that many people found available work.
Hope this makes sense and helps with understanding.
Happy Trails
Jim E.

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