Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-20
Closing Session Of Chair
ties and Correction,
Address Of Prominent People at
Portland Convention
Able Men and Women from All Parts
of the Country Speak About AIievia-
ton of Human Race and Make Plans
for Future.

Portland, Me-, June 19.-Superinten.
dent F. II. Nibecker of the House OF
Refuge, Glen Mills, Penn, addressed
the National Conference of Charities
and Correction, today, On the Forward
Work of Boarding Schools for Delin.
qnents." The standing committee or
children" had charge. The best ways
Of; teaching good boys have beer
learned in rounding out bad boys into
first-rate men, according to Mr.. Nib
ecker.
Mrs. F. T. Morse, superintendent Of
the State Industrial School for Girls
Lancaster, Mass, spoke on the indus.
tries and methods most helpful to girls
Inmates of public institutions for the
care of hayward girls" said Mrs
Morse, "are commonly ignorant rather
than vicious and the great need of such
institutions is to give them the inilu-
ences of home, which have been lack
ing in their lives. The test Of such in
situations is found in the practical val
lie of their training for the ordinary af-
fairs of life. Enthusiasm, capability
and short terms of service are the re-
Quirements of the officials and the
course of education should include q
variety of occupation, both in labor
and recreation. Domestic training of d
practical type is an essential and care
is needed to avoid too strict an enforce
ment Of cut and dried rules, the aim
being to make over the girls into profit
hi Of ha
A general discussion followed. The
women of the Industrial schools held Il
meeting to discuss their problems. The
meeting was in charge of Mrs. Emma
F. Bland, superintendent of the Wis
consin State Industrial School for Girls
Milwaukee, Wis.
Prof. Charles r. Henderson of the
University of Chicago. in his report for
teh special committee on working
mans Insurance." appointed two years
ago, said;
THE committee hopes to offer. next
year, a collection of data that will pro-
vide an opening for n discussion 1t is
not probable that 1t will be able to reach
entire agreement as to the exact method
for securing such insurance in America
q
experience and sober reasoning on this
field of research and experiment.
1t was voted to hold the conference
next year. at Portland, Ore. the vote
standing IS states for that city and Ii
for Minneapolis. Mimi The New England
and Southern states stood for Oregon
from the first. The vote was made unan-
imouS.
The general topic of tonight's meet
ing was THE Proper Control and Man
agement of Criminals" Chairman Fred
erick Wines of the standing committee on
The Treatment of Criminals" presided.
Several papers We're read and We're fol-
lowed by brief discussions.
1.-THE Principle of Probation had been
the subject assigned to DIR. Charlton Il.
Lewis, president of the National Prison
Congress and New York Prison Associa-
ton. His paper, prepared some weeks
before his death. last month. in Norris
town. n. j.. was read by Prof. Hender-
son of Chicago. DIR. Lewis was easily i'm
the front rank of phrenologists in this
country and the circumstances surround
ing his paper gave special emphasis to
the plea for extension of the probation
system which had been made q part of
his life work.
The Sunday service in connection
with the national conference of Chari-
ties and Correction was attended by Il
large audience. The conference sermon
delivered by Rev. s. NJ. Crothers, d. d.
of Cambridge, Mass, was a plea for
a better understanding Of those who
are the objects of benevolent activity.
The text was Jesus Looking upon him
loved him and said unto him, ''one thing
thou lackest." DR.. Crothers spoke in
part as follows: This is IL conference
of specialist, but on Sunday we come
together not to consider special
methods. but rather the underlying
spirit of all phila nthropic. What is the
right attitude of the helper of men?
Is it a union of living appreciation and
of truthful criticism. Here Jesus stands
as an example. We We're told that
when he looked upon a young man
who came to him first he loved him
ard then he criticised him. He ac-
knowledged his lovable qualities before
the thought to remedy his defects.
1T is in the reversal of this order
that the most lamentable failures lay
The would be philanthropist often fix
es his mind solely on the defects Of
those whom he would help. He becomes
censorious He tried to redeem those
whom ne has not yet learned to love.
His well-meant endeavo-s antagonize
those whom he tries to reach.
THE end sought is the equaIfxing
not only of conditions and opportuni-
ties, but also the equalizing Of spiritual
responsibilities. The helper must be
willing to be helped. The parts must
be continually changed. and the bene-
ficiary Of today welcomed as the bene-
factor of tomorrow"