Telegram-herald., 1888-12-06
CLOSED YESTERDAY
TIE MEETlNG Of COUNTY AGENTS
Able PsDszs nd Dtsenssisn Gov. Lace
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A. the continued e01fsrenos Of County
g~uis yesterday morniax Psss-dsnt A. ..
Hyde. Of AzrsaAll. presided
kss. Dr. GRAHAM offered prayer aud J. I.
Cote. OF Sch0olcraft vas made 5 crsl4ry.
Dr. E. l. Finch. u Gladsin coUsty. hAd
prepaFsi a payer On Idly Disposed CnA-
drsn. Which was read bs Miss Soosl in tie
absence OF The author. Some kood ideas on
the encouragement Of csildrsn ia Industries
we're advanced sn1 tee spse.ai capabilities
Il SOmen IA their S0Fsfnmeat and lnstr0c-
uOn saz advocated.
la the discussion which followed Bishop
Gillespie spoke Of the advantages OF a Law
" 0leh might plAcs wild girls sud boys
under the care OF women lnsls.1 OF lie
police.
Mrs Agnes d'Arcambsl, Of Detroit re
marked that the ladies' were willlne, but tue
oirncuily Vas that 40 one would AXE into
their homes even the younger fallen girls
and boys. She bad seen many such chill.
dren Who might have been saved ~ kind
word.
Rev. DR.. Grahsm and Mrs. Dewey. OF
Kalamazoo, also participated Ia the discus
sion.
The Trusnt school law was to have been
Armsn. of Barry. but Was postponed On ac-
count OF his absence.
Action on the death OF Comfy Agent
Nosher. of Mecosts, Was referred TO the
Committee on kes0 .utiOns. sf.er which the
reports OF other county agents not yet re-
ported were given.
Mrs Watson gave very interesting and
lengthy report OF the L. b. a. and the
WomAn's Home and Hospital. Her rs.
marks were supplemented with addition nal
reports oy Mr.. Wthey. President of the
| L. Is. A.
County Agent Holcomb, Of Kent, pres
erted has report.
County Agent Snow, OF MuskegOn, said
| that il had become quite a respects bic thing
| Tor Muskegon boz to 90 70 the reform
school, and would be still more so il some
| of the rich parents only had TO pay for
their boys tuition there. He thought that
| the girls who were sent there should De re-
leased as soon as the boys and no. be kept
| on Tor two or three years longer.
| Mrs. d'Arcambel reported on the condi-
tion and work OF the Industrial Home at De-
| troit where men ont of work particularly
| discharged prisoners were employed and
| paid TOR their work.
Mrs. 5. J. King gave report Ofthe Emer-
sou. which embraced IN account OF the con-
| version OF the late IlatrOn. Miss Young.
They hoped soon to nave buildingof their
own.
Superintendent Sears. of the State Public
School, said that be was glad 10 consult the
county agents as cO-Operstors. He said the
| Cold water kindergarten was the best in ths
State. the teacher being supplied with al
the material she needed for work. Com
parison was made With similar institution:
in Ohio and California showing that Michi-
| gan had the advantage.
D1. +. o. Bennett, Superintendent of the
Eastern ASYLUM gave a brief but interest
ing talk on asylum affairs.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Cobb
favoring the union of the three organiza
tions; the associations of County Agents
the Superintendent of the Poor and the
Board of Corrections and Charities.
After much spirited discussion q com
mittee was appointed to consider the matter
and report at the evening session.