Statement of the problem. The purpose of this study was (1) to attempt to find how young people leaving school fit into recreational and occupational community life; (2) to help find how the school can improve their services to young people; (3) to aid in finding the reasons why young people leave high school before graduation; (4) to attempt to find how many of the young people have continued their education or some phase of training; and (5) eventually to determine the holding power of the Sweetwater High School by comparing the results of this study with others taking part in the California Cooperative Study.
