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be only tolerated after securing license
from the state board.
>uper,n,enden. B. L. Olds Of the
State industrial school Led the discussion
by reading paper. He had misaPpre.
hended what Father AaIones address
would be. and his paper dealt with his
own line Of work.
Cleanliness. discipline. manual train
| ing and plenty Of work. with a parole
system as stimulus for good conduct.
were his Ideals in his work at Golden.
He declared that Industrial schools build
character. at least 70 70 50 per cent OF
the boys becoming good citizens. he re-
commended paid visitors after paroles
are given. armed with police powers. to
take the boy whenever be shall relapse
into bad habits
Mrs Sarah Curtis aud Superintendent
Cowan of the Home for Dependent
Children spoke interestingly of their
work. Mrs Curtis spoke of the ease
with which small children were located
IN good homes, but said the difficulty
was with the larger ones, who are want
ed solely for the work that is IN them.
She hopes to see the industrial system
introduced in the State home
William Shaw Ward. of Denver. Rev.
DIR. Sarrington, of Colorado Springs and
Rev. DR. Sykes. president of Associated
Charities, Of Denver. we're called tor and
responded, as did Mrs lie Fevre. The
latter praised the Catholic Home for
Denver, which is much finer than the
home of all the Protestant churches
there. OF the output of the Prosestan'
home, she said some who were children
during her 20 years Identification with
the work are now in governing positions
in the state.
Rev. Dr. Sykes made an earnest ap
peal to all to identify themselves with
the institutions for the care Of child err.
He gloried in being sort OF father 10
700 children and electrified the audience
by pen pictures of happy groups OF
children in the Denver public and
private institutions snatched from vici
Gus and ,mprovident homes. Governor
Thomas was not present as was expected
Penitentiary labor was the theme ol
the last discussion and it was bot one
1t was sprung upon the conference BY
the paper by Rev. Mr. Darlington Of Col
orado Springs. Charles R. Larson Of
Boulder was on hand to speak for orgar'
lied labor, but his presence was scarce y
necessary. President Baker seconded
Mr. Carrington's declaration that prison
labor must not be permitted 10 enter into
competition with free labor. but Rev. MI
Sykes of Denver demanded that prison
ers work and repay the state. at least a:
much as possible, the great cost of thei'
party. Mrs Lucy Harrington Of the prs
on board cried "Give the man chance
and urged that they be employed IN build
ing walls, even if they must be tori
down. Work and the chance to acquire
knowledge Of some useful trade, is the
main thing Mr. Larson thought that Il
this were don. free labor, denied the ad.
ventitious opportunities for training
would be comp lied to commit crimes in
order to get into the penitentiary and &C
quire trade knowledge. Small consider
alton was given this speeious plea and al
finally came to the same end or point
namely that Warden Hoyt is right in in
sisting upon labor. though many held ev
en- to the end that the products of prison
labor must never be permitted to come
in competition with free labor.
Mrs Mcdonald of Pueblo read the res
olutions, which thanked DR.. Baker, Rev
]. Marquis Wilson and the Presbyterian
society Of Boulder. and provided for the
appointment of committee Of FIVE Il
call delegate convention next year.
Mrs Sarah M. Platt-Decker presented
the report OF the committee on time, place
and organization which selected Colora
do Springs as the place for the next con
ference, subject to call. and ]. H. Bake
as the president. The report was unan
mously adopted. President Baker wa:
authorized to name committee of five
TO be an executive committee and to pre-
pare constitution which shall serve toI
a continuing organization separate anc
distinct from the State Board If Ch.
ties and Correcuon. This WAS done q
suggestion of Secretary S;onaker of ,b.
state board.
At l2I5 the conference adjourn, &
sine die. the delegates from The soutl
fastening to take the l2:4o Train fo'
Denver.