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U.S. School Activities and Events: Truancy

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Figure 1.-- Here we have some truants in 1910. We are not sure just where the photograph was taken.

Not all children of course made it to school. Some children decided to play hookey. While away from school boys, and mosdt truants were boys, got up to all kinds of activitities. This was not a problem in the 19th century when school attendance until late in the 19th century was not manditory. With the 20th century, compulsory attendance law became increasingly strict. There were even truant officers to track down the micreants. Norice the truants here in 1910 are wearing suits to go to school (figure 1).







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