The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21
NEXT MEETING HERE
DR.. H. A. Tomlinson Of St. Peter Is
Elected to Presidency Of C.
and G. Conference.
1903 Convention to Be in Minneap-
olis-New County Commits
sioner Association.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Rochester. Mimi, Nov. 21.-The state |
convention of charities and corrections ad-
journed at AS this forenoon. DR.. H. A.
Tominson of st. Peter was elected pres
ident; James F. Jackson of Minneapolis,
first vice president; l.. C. Case Of Chat
field, second vice president: A. w. Gut
ridge Of st. Paul, secretary; DR.. l. G. |
Clark of Saltwater, enrolling secretary.
The new executive committee will con-
sst of Mrs e. Sanborn of st. Paul, Mrs. !
H. A. Towne Of Minnea polls DR.. Thomas
Russell of Grand Rapids, T. j. Martin Of
Detroit. j. r. Schain Of Browns Valley, |
and Almont Gates Of st. Paul. The next
meeting will be held in Minneapolis dur
ing the first week in November, 1903.
The closing session this forenoon was di- |
rected to the subject: ''The Prevention Of
Pauperism and the speakers were A. w.
Gutridge Of st. Paul. Mrs. F. A. Rising Of
Winona and John O'Donnell of st. Paul. |
Mr.. Gutrdge discussed social methods and
Mrs. Rising home Improvement. The Re- |
lation of Child Labor to Pauperism" was
the subject Of Mr.. O'Donnell's address,,
There were discussions led by Rev. John
A. Eakin of Waseca and others; in which
many good thoughts and suggestions were
brought out.
Commissioners Organize. /
At the close of yesterday afternoon
session of the convention an association
of county commissioners was organized
to work in conjunction with the state con-
ference. l.. T. Case Of Chatfeld was
elected president and A. O. COwles of
Othelo secretary. Twelve counties are
already represented in the new organiza-
ton, and it is expected to make it Of state
wide significance and Importance. 1t will
hold special meetings at each state con-
ference and enlist more general interest
and movement inttfe work. =
Covers were laid for 800 at the ban
quet held in the big dining hall in, the
basement of the state hospital last night.
President Faulkner Of. the state assocta-
ton presided and the speakers were
Rev. Father Long Of Waseca, Rev. W. W.
Fowler of Rochester, Dr. w. J. Mayo Of
Rochester and Superintendent Ktlbourne Of
the hospital. -.
Rankin and Shutter.
The session of last evening was Of
great interest and drew a large audience.
Professor A. w. Rankin of Minneapolis,
speaking on secular teaching, said that
while the possibility Of the prevention Of
| crime by the school is limited, owing to
the fact that home environments are pow
erful, the school may and ought to be
more than it is. First, the almost purely
academic school S we now have 1t, said
the speaker, should be enlarged to an in
stitutiona school and the age limit should
| be removed. The second way is in re-
| gard to the curriculum of the school.
Much time would be saved by an intel
| ligent Encouragement Of the work The
| Industrial age does not seem to think Of |
! the boy. He cannot work as an APP
| pI entice because Of the rules of trade
| unions. and the school must see to this.
| because idleness leads to crime and the
empty mind is a lurking place for devils.
A Shot at Ames' Administration.
| DR.. Marion D. Shutter of Minneapolis
| in q reference to religious teaching. said
| that he: believed firmly in the doctrine of
| Individual responsibility. and referred to
| the late 1runicipal investigation In Min
| neapolis as an example of degeneracy in
| high places. He spoke Of the general in
| difference to law which permeated society
| AMI the undue worship of wealth. He
said that young men of to-day. winning
| their places in life by questionab BILE means
| knew that when success finally crowned
| their er'orts society would forgive all
| shortcomings. but those who did this de-
| liberately fostered the spirit Of crininality
! in the young.
Another fault Of the age, he said, is the
general spirit of Indifference in regard to
. the sanctity of human life.
The principal address of the evening was
made by the secretary of the board Of
state charities of Indiana, Amos W. But
Ter, who said that Minnesota had good
record in work Of the kind under discus
sion, and Indiana had profited by it. Re-
Gently statistics were compiled regarding
the last 500 inmates received at the In
diana reformatory at Jeffersonville Thir-
teen per cent were illiterate,' SO per cent
had not reached the fourth grade in the
public schools and per cent had reached
the high school, 81 per cent claimed to
have no trade, SO per cent stated that
they were unemployed when sentenced, e.
per cent used liquor, "a per cent smoked
cigarettes, 81 per cent used tobacco in
some form, 81 per cent had never attended
Sunday school, and only one of the 500
had belonged to the Y. M c.. A. Ninety
per cent were between the ages of 10
and 16 years. ..-.. ..-s..
w. Almon Gates of ST. Paul gave short
talk on the County Jail as Means of Pre-
vention.' This was heartily discussed by
a large number. The amusement hall at
the state hospital where the session was
held, was filled with delegates and citi-.
Zens. -. g.. ,,,.t. ..-.e.#
| DR.. William P. Spratling of Sonyea,
N. Y, who was to have been present, was
/. unable to come, but sent his paper, which
was on Modern Methods in the Treat
ment of Epilepsy"
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