The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-20
New Officers, Including Alexander
Johnson for President, Elected
at Night Session.
STATES CARE OF EPILEPTICS
RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Separation of WOman's Prison and In
dustriaI SchOOI-ROund Table
Talks of the Day.

The Indiana Conference of Charities and
Correction concluded it's three days ses-
sion at the Meridian-street NJ. Z. Church
last evening, after electing officers for the
ensuing year and adopting a set of reso-
lutions that will do much for the improve
ment of conditions in Indiana, providing.
of course, the members of the next Legisla-
ture can be induced to make the appropria-
tons for the improvements and changes
recommended. The committee on nominal
lions and place of next meeting. composed
of r. j. Terhune, A. III. Graham, w. c.
Ball, w. H. Whitaker, b. F. Wissler and
Mrs. Annie E. Palmateer, recommended
that the next conference be held at Fort
Wayne during October of 1903. The follow
ing officers were nominated and subsequent
ly elected by the conference:
President - Alexander Johnson, Fort
Wayne.
Vice Presidents-T. c. Day. Indianapolis;
John NJ. Bloss, Muncie; Rev. j. III. Guend-
ling, Peru: A. Herr, Terre Haute; T. A.
McGovern, Logansport; Mrs. Julia 8. Conk-
lin. WestfeId; Marvin Campbell, South
Bend; w. II. French Evansville; Mrs. l..
Nj: Beck, Bloomington; Mrs. John l.. Grit
fths, Indianapolis.
Secretary-Prof. Frank Moran, Lafayette.
Executive Committee-George A. H..
Shideler, Marion; T. E. Ellison, Fort
Wayne; Timothy Nicholson, Richmond; t.
son, Evansville; Prof: U. G: Weatherby,
Bloomington; Prof. w. A. Noyes. Terre
Haute; John H Holiday, Indianapolis: f.
"A. n. Hackett, Fort Wayne; w. c. Ball,
Terre Haute; c. NJ. Kimbrough, Muncie;
ID. J. Terhune, Linton: DR.. Samuel f.
Smith, Richmond; E. E. York, Plainfield !;
w +. Cooper, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Isaac
Wolf, Mount Vernon; Mrs. Nan B. Wood,
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE.
The committee on resolutions which pre-
sented such an interesting lot of recon-
mendations. was composed of Senator Ere
mont Gocdwine, T. z. Ellison, A T. Hert
John r. Elder, Mrs. l.. NJ Beck and Mrs.
Ellen Won HORST Among the recommended
tons set out in the resolutions were the
following:
THAT the Woman's Prison and Industrial
School for Girls should be separated soon
as 1T is possible to do so by act of Legisla-
ture.
THAT suitable provision should be made
for the care of insane criminals.
THAT the State should Immediately take
steps for the care of epileptics.
THAT such laws should be enacted as
will confer on the present or special courts
authority to deal with juvenile delinquents
and criminals and for the care thereof on
probation.
THAT encouragement and support should
be given to those reformatory methods
that have been inaugurated in our penal
institutions and also to all additional eff
forts that may be made to educate, up
lift and make good citizens of those SEN
fenced to those institutions and manual
training school.
I'VE believe that the high character,
efficiency and economy of our state insti-
tutions have been largely due to nonparti-
sanShlp management and we especially
commend that part of Governor Durbins
address in which he stated that ii was his
desire that such character of control should
be continued and made more permanent
THAT those churches and societies and
organizations who have sent delegates and
rendered aid to this conference are TO be
commended for so doing and that it is to
be hoped that they will continue to keep
closely in touch with all future confer
ences."
Many capable speakers were on the pro-
gramme last night to discuss the many
subjects on the general topic of Juvenile
Charities" Prior to the opening address
music was furnished by the Newsboys'
Band and cornet solo was played by
Master Morris Hamilton, a little lad not
much larger. 1t seemed, than the instru-
ment he so well played. John l.. Grifffths
Was the first speaker and he discussed
the Public Wards" He said the welfare
OF the child was the primary thing to
be considered by the management of an or
phans home. The orphan asylum is not
a temporary domicile where the child is
10 remain until a suitable home for il can
be secured. He said there had been
slight decrease from year to year i'm the
number of inmates of orphans asylums in
the State and of the children placed i'm
homes 81 per cent. are doing we'll The
mere establishment of an orphans home
creates dependent children and the object
is not to multiply orphans asylums, but
to see that those already established are
properly conducted.
JUDGE STUBS SPEAKS.
THE Juvenile Court was discussed by
George w. Stubs, judge of the Indian
apolis Police Court. He said the organiza-
ton of the Juvenile court was the out
growth of conditions when he assumed the
bench over year ago. Prior to the estab-
lishment of the juvenile court children ar
rested were tried with adult criminals. IT
was then directed that all children under
sixteen years of age should have separate
trials on Friday afternoons. He said manv
or the children are arrested for crimes that
would send older men TO the penitentiary.
Judge Stubs said he does not believe in
sending young boys to the workhouse. and
many times he releases the offenders under
suspended sentence. In some cases he
ordered that boys should be logged He adj
vocated an industrial school for boys where
they could be sent on probation.
ID. II. McAbee, State factory inspector.
discussed Child Labor in Indiana" He
made statement that So per cent of the
inmates Of prisons were formerly inmates
of reform schools, and this later caused
quite a discussion, as it was shown that
Mr.. McAbee had evidently been misin
formed. He said the law should be modi
fed so that children under sixteen years
or age should either be at work or in
school. and this would make an ideal com
pulsory educational law. He said that where
law does not forbid is where the greatest
evil exists.
Mrs. Julia S. Conklin pointed out the
advantages of the manual training i'm the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home and
the good that has been done since thai
kind OF education was improved Colonel
G. r. Stormont, commandant of the state
Soldiers Home at Lafayette. pointed ont
essential features where the Indiana homo
was far in advance OF soldiers homes i'm
other States. He said that at the I.afa-
yette home soldiers and their wives were
permitted TO 1--we together. and this made
the institution more homelike
Following the regular programme the
newly-elected president. Alexander John
son, made a short talk inviting the dele
gates to next years conference. TO he
held at Fort Wayne.