Just a bit of history information regarding the George Deen Act that Rebecca mentions in her April 2, 1942 letter to Emil:

In 1936, the United States government instituted the George-Deen Vocational Law. This law provided federal funds to states to improve vocational education in public schools and colleges. Under the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917, the federal government provided matching funds to states to provide vocational education in agriculture and home economics. The George-Deen Vocational Law extended funding to workers in "distributive" occupations. These jobs included any positions involving the sale of a product or of a service. Some examples of these occupations are store managers, purchasing agents, and salespeople, among others.

The George-Deen Vocational Law of 1936 helped provide students and workers with job training, helping them to attain better positions.