Spring -- and the Migrants.

The article focuses on the educational and health services for migrant workers and their children in Michigan. These services are provided by the Spanish-American Council. The council generally starts the year by reviewing the problems and laying plans for various aspects of the health and recreation program. People usually volunteer to help with jobs which are related to their own work. The health department may be asked to check on the purity of the water supply at the wells used by the migrants. Usually half the wells have become contaminated. Provisions for sanitation are checked also. A publicity committee member may go along on the tour of inspection and take photographs to be printed in the local paper. The school committee of the council has many duties and responsibilities. Homes must be visited and the program explained. Local Spanish-Americans are invaluable here. They can answer questions and dispel the very natural suspicion of some of the parents. The school committee must collect equipment and supplies for the summer school. This involves everything from beds for babies to art supplies for thirteen-year-olds.