New-York tribune., 1900-05-11
CHARITIES AND CHILDREN
CONFERENCE DISCUSSES THEIR EDU-
CATION AND TRAINING.

Deputy Controller Edgar ]. Levey presided at the
second session of the Charities Conference, in the
Charities Building. al No. l05 East Twenty-second-
St, which convened 10 o'clock yesterday. The
subject was Educational Curriculum OF Childrens S
institutions" Deputy Controller Levey said that
there were twenty thousand children in institutions
IN New-york, and the magnitude OF the question
could be without discussion.
The Rev. T. i. Kinkead of St. Josephs Home,
al Peekskil thought that general educa-
ton for children was much better than training
children along particular lines. He said that no
ssiri who had received education in high
school would want TO go in a kitchen as servant.
He deprecated placing young girls in families,
where the sole requisite was their capacity Tor
work, but thought that the idea OF being sef-sus-
tanning by proper training could be inculcated.
Professor Hanford Henderson. of Pratt institute
said that he did not favor giving the children In
the institution a smattering of English branches.
He favored rather teaching them manual training
music and the English language, and some OF the
modern languages. preferably French
Superintendent Barnard of the Five Points House
of Industry told of the work done during long
term of years at the Five Points house.
Mrs Florence Hill Winterburn read paper deal
ing with the home care and home life OF children
and advocating more of such treatment in the in
stitutions for children.
DR. Stephen Smith, of the State Board of Chari-
tics took the chair in the afternoon. Dr. Frederic
r. sturgis who was introduced. prefaced his re-
Controllers office, and stating that average of
81 100000 a year expended by the city for char
ities This sum- he said. was divided up among some
two hundred different societies and organizations
Not of these institutions, he asserted, would
live without the aid furnished by the municipality
He declared there should be public aid to pri-
waite charities unless they became public charities
and a portion of the municipal government.
r. Delano Weekes. secretary of the Society Of
the Lying-In Hospital. took issue with the state
made yesterday by Commissioner Keller
that the Emergency Hospital. in East Twenty
sixth-st- little better than a stable. He said
however. that the hospital entirely inadequate
for the citys needs. IL contained only thirteen
beds for borough the population OF which was
million.
Mr.. Fairchild entered and took the chair. intro
ducing the Rev. DR.. ID. J. Mcmahon. supervisor Of
Catholic charities archdiocese Of New-York who
stated that his introduction into charity work
of such recent date that he did not feel competent
10 talk except in the most general terms.
Edward I. Devine general secretary of the
Charity Organization Society, read a paper, in
which he declared there was but ground upon
which the policy of public inspection of private
charities could be defended, and that that the
State should protect, safeguard and jealousy
watch over the personal welfare of the large
bers OF its poor.
Thomas W. Hynes OF the finance department,
and NJ. ]. Scanlon. vicepresdent of the Particular
Council OF the ST. Vincent de Paul Society. spoke
briefly The conference then adjourned having
closed its two days session.