The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-05-25

at Least One Young Worker-Na.
tional Court For Children Advocat.
ed by Mrs. Corinne Brown.
If Miss Mary Bartelme, public guard
Ian ia Chicago, has her way the chilly
spare room with shades drawn to pro-
ser' the tapestries from fading will
| disappear, says the Chicago Tribune.
The SIN will be allowed entrance, the
lace spread removed from the mahog-
ally four poster, and little street gam
il will be invited to rest his thatch on
the carefully bleached pillowcases.
Miss Bartelme recently told 600 mem
bers Of the Chicago Council Of Jewish
Women and nearly 100 others, repre-
senting clubs in all sections of the city,
That every woman should open the door
of her spare room to a Juvenile lodger
picked up in the factory, workroom or
shop.
The subject discussed by the speak
ers was 1.-THE Outlook For Children In
America"
persons with MEANS" she said,
could do no more good than to give
their spare room to some boy who has
to earn his living. Find some worthy
working youngster and give him bed
in your house and q breakfast in the
morning. Save him from the ten cent
lodging house and its communicating In
duences. The working boys and girls
who have to go out into the world to
earn q livelihood feel the lack Of
home more than anything else. The
the only places open to them. In these
places they meet demoralizing infiu-
enceS.
Every woman should become per-
sonally interested in some one child In
an institution. Suppose you go out to
Glenwood and meet little boy named
John, we'll say. The next time you
60 out there speak to John by name.
Let him see that you have remembered
him. Ask him to write to you, and you
write to him. When he comes out Of
the institution get your husband to in
terest himself in John. Get position
for him. Invite him to a meal at your
house. Take personal interest in
him. A little individual attention to
one boy will do more good than all the
committees that ever went to Glen
wood and reported. how the boys
marched into dinner ever have done.
Do something practical"
A national court for children, which
will also supervise their education, CO.
equal in power with the supreme court
Of the United States, its members be-
ing mostly women and under famin1ne
Jurisdiction, was advocated by Mrs.
Corinne Brown Of Lagrange, ILL.,, at the
recent reciprocity meeting Of the Coun-
Gil Of Jewish Women at Sinai temple
In Chicago. Presidents Of several Of
the leading women's clubs Of Chicago
had been invited to speak on 1.-THE Out
look For Children In America" Mrs.
Brown represented the Social Econom.
les club in place Of DR.. Frances Dick
inson, who was i'll, says the Chicago
Post
There are three times as many chill
dren in this country as grown people,"
said Mrs. Brown in her address. "They
constitute great, helpless, dependent
class. Ought not their affairs, COM
plants and troubles to be as much Of
concern to the nation as those Of citi-
Gems who have reached their majority
1 propose that the government estab-
lish court at Washington to deal
with the wrongs against children and
their education. 1t should be composed
mostly of women, because they can
deal with these situations far better
than men.
at should have fully as much pow
er as the supreme court. It's decisions
should be final, so that no appeal
against them would be possible. I'm
der present conditions employers and
factory owners when brought to &C.
count for unhealthful and slavish con-
dit1ons among their young employees
can appeal to higher court and by
skillful legal manipulations Of the stat
utes escape from all penalty and con-
tinue their law breaking methods.
'"The government should establish
great system Of education under the
jurisdiction Of this court. Primary,
grammar and high schools and public
universities would be included within
its scope. 1 wish to lay stress on the
fact that we need public universities
where tuition is absolutely free, max
ing them advanced high schools. The
| present privately endowed system is
deplorable.
1.-THE report Of the national educa.
donal bureau for 1903 shows that only
one-tenth of 1 per cent of 100000
who enter the primary schools gradu-
ate from the universities. This means
that only this one-tenth Of 1 per cent
Is receiving fair az just treatment
from society. Those chosen few, In
spite of their far superior wisdom, are
q homage in the government Of the
country, the ignorant masses, with
power OF numbers, being the rulers.
According to the report, 100000
OF tie 10000, 900 drop out Of school on
reaching fourth grade, and only 8,o0o,-
600 enter high school. There are 1700,-