"In a field work placement as a student, this writer had his first experience in serving Runaways. This aroused questions such as: who are these people who run away; what are their family backgrounds; how do they come to the Atlanta Travelers Aid Society; how does that agency help them; and what becomes of them after leaving that agency. In an attempt to find answers to these questions several case records of Runaways were read. It was found that the details of working out solutions to each individual Runaway's problems obscured the general characteristics of the Runaways as a group and the services offered them. It is the purpose of this study to compile, in statistical form, the measurable data from the case records of all Runaways known to the Atlanta Travelers Aid Society in a one year period. These data are presented in a manner that will permit their comparison with the data found in other studies of Runaways and studies of non-runaway groups"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "May 16, 1952." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work." / Advisor: J. Benjamin Beyrer, Professor Directing Study. / Graduate study in social work. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-45).