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~;* r; ¢ r; ¢ Q. 0 i Q. THE VICE PRESIDENT Q. ,c, W A SHINGTON r; August 20, 1969 1?~ ·-~ OPEN LETTER TO MAYORS ? / As Chairman of the President ' s Council on Youth Qpportunity, I ask your assistance in encouraging the young people i n your community to return to school this fall. Last y ea r, m ore t h an 6 75 , 000 youths chose not to s t a y in scho ol. T hey joine d another tw o million dropouts al rea d y i n the y outh p opulat ion, ne a r l y half of w ho m w ere un emplo y e d . One mayor of a la r g e city i s mailing p er son al le tt e r s t o 3,000 d r opout s o r p o t ent i a l d r opou ts in his com m unity t his s ummer , urg i ng t he m t o r eturn t o s chool. Th e l etter i s bein g fo llo we d by an a d v er t ising c a m pai gn a n d p er sona l v i sits to the young p e op l e b y c omm uni ty v olunt eer s . Y o u c a n h e lp by fo c u s ing c omm unity attention o n th e subject , w he t her throu gh proclamation, p re s s re l e as e , p erson al l e tter , or o t her means . Employers s ho ul d be e nc ou ra g ed t o o ffe r pa r t -time employment t o t ho se y ou th w ho need i t to s t a y in s c hool. Y ou may wish t o formulate spe c ial c o m m u n i t y e ffo r ts to locate part-time w o rk in city a g en c i e s . Thank y o u for your assis t a nce . S i ncer ely , · �