Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-28
IN THE CAPITAL CITY
NINTH STATE CONFERENCE To
BE HELD FEB. 2-5

AtduiSOl, OSi41 20.
The ninth state conference Of cnar-
tiles and corrections will be held IL
the Presbyterian church, Madison, Feb.
2, and 4, and promises to be produc
tive OF much good on account OF the
notable men and women whose names
appear upon the program. Feb.
the session win close with a civil
service reform meeting in the assem-
bly, chamber at which seven distin-
guished gentlemen will speak on that
subject of such vital importance. The
program follows:
Tuesday, 8 p. m.-Music; addresses
of welcome by Governor Scofeld, May
or A. A. Dye, James e. Heg, presi-
dent of board of control; Prof. w. A.
Scott; response by w. H. Graebnor,
president of state conference; music A.;
address on the Responsibility of Soci-
ETY. for Pauperism and Crime, Rev.
Judson Ellsworth, Milwaukee; music
Wednesday, 9 a m.-Address by
President w. H. Graebner; report OF
committee on associated charities and
charity organizations; paper: Cooper
alton of Charity Organizations, Mrs.
Mary w. Crosby; discussion, led by
Thomas w. Buell., Milwaukee; G. H.
Lee, Racine; Mrs. Frank NJ. Hoyt,
Madison; Mrs. c.. D. Cleveland, Osh-
kosh; general discussion; report Of
committee on custody and training oil
the fec minded; paper: The Feeble
Minded of Wisconsin, James E. Heg;
election OF officers. At 2 p. m.-re-
port of committee on continent, de-
tention and care of the insane, Super
intendent Frederick Wilkins; papers; ;
Modern Adjuncts tC Hospital Treat
ment of the Insane in the Light of the
Past, Present and Future Possibilities,
DR.. w. A. Gordon, Oshkosh, superin-
tendant Northern hospital; Are County
Asylums for the Insane in Wisconsin
Properly equipped for the Due and 8
ficient Care of Patients?- Superintend-
ent c. S. McKnown, La Crosse asy-
lum; The Employment Of Patients in
County Asylums in Summer and in
Winter, Superintendent A. J. Whiffen
Sheboygan asylum: The Treatment of
Violent, Refractory, Destructive and
Filthy Patients in County Asylums
superintendent William Andrus. Sank
asylum; Hindrances to Proper and Eff :
hclent Management and Control Of
Poor Houses and Jails, E. O. Holden
superintendent of poor, Baraboo; The
Medico-Legal Beari1 gs of the Com :
II itment of'the' Insane and the Pro-
posed Amendments to Our Law, DR..
w. F. Becker, chairman of joint COM
mittee Of State Medical and Milwau-
kee Bar associations. At 8 D. NJ
Music; address, State Care of Depend
ent Children, Prof. A. L. Graebner,
ConcOrdia college, St. Louis: discus
sion.
Thursday, 9 a. N. -ReIort Of COM
mittee on child saving work; paper: A
Few Of the Vital Questions in Child
Saving, with Suggestions from the
Work in Other States, Mrs. w. F.
Allen; discussion led by J. P. Dysart,
Milwaukee; F. l.. Sanborn. Portage;
Rev. John Schlerf, Milwaukee; Prof
A. o. Wright, Madison; paper, Sym
pathy and Reason, Prof. E. D. Jones,
Madison. At 2 p. m.-Address, The
Juvenile Delinquent, H. H. Hart, sec
rotary Of national conference charities
and corrections, st. Paul; report of
committee on reformatories and peni-
tentiaries, Superintendent Frederick
Wilkins; report Of committee on educa-
ton of deaf and blind; paper: Some
Relations Between the State and It's
Schools for the Deaf and Blind, Mrs.
j. w. Stearns
Civil service reform session at as
sembly chamber, Thursday at 100 p
m. and the organization of state civil
service reform league; address: Civil
Service Reform, Rev. E. G.. Updike
addresses by Joshua Stark, Milwaukee,
superintendent Frederick Wilkins. vi
roqua, Burr w. Jones, Madison; Eu-
gene S. Elliott, Milwaukee, J. H.
Stout, Menomonie, Prof. Charles n.
Gregory, Madison, and others.