Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07

REV. CAROLINE BARTLETT CRANE.
the city and making il beautiful At
tached to the league was Il junior de-
partment whose members were tho
school children. 4 badge was given To
each member of this youthful band.
and upon 1t were the words, II Will
help Kalamazoo"
The boys and girls pledged them
selves to help keep the streets and side
walks clean by not throwing torn pa
per or fruit skins upon them and by
not splitting upon them: second. they
promised to protect and care for tho
wild birds, and third, to learn Ia grow
flowers. Prizes for the finest flower
beds were given to the children OF each
ward school.
Mrs. Crane knows that no home can
be happy or healthy unless the women
of the household know how to cook and
to keep IT, as well as the members OF
the family, in good sanitary condition.
So as chairman of the department of
household economics I'm the Michigan
Federation Of WOmen's Clubs she out
lined for women n printed scheme Of
Studies In Housekeeping" The scheme
includes scientific plumbing. heating
and ventilation. The famous woman
preacher and sociologlst is now work
ing to have IA trained nurse on duty In
all the state poorhOuses.
In the largest cities OF the Union
women are beginning to he employed
by the municipal authorities as proba-
tionary officers. In New York they
serve as such I'm both the police and
school departments. Several OF them
rank among the most efficient OF such
officers I'm the whole city. The feini-
nine probationary officers work espc-
cially among women and childreI.
First offenders are often released by
courts and put I'm charge of the proba-
ton officer.
Mrs A. Il. Ramsey. senior probation
officer of the New York Juvenile courf.
has made some interesting and most In
structive child studies among the
youthful thieves and school truants
that come under her care.
One of her contributions to child
throws strong light on how
criminals are built She has found in
her experience that a child has no nat
ural ideas of the property rights of
others. Ii he secs something he wants
he Just takes IL without knowing or
whether he has any right to
do so or not She has conycrseh with
clergymen on this subject. and many OF
them confessed that when they were
little. at the dawnIng OF their first rec
objection. they took on the sly small
articles they wanted.
Apparently children naturally stesl
things to eat and smah objects that
seem desirable to them. They know no
better. If. as they grow older. the
sense of justice. of right and wrong, IL
not carefully drilled into them by APP
peals TO their awakening moral nature
they many n time become the adult
thieves. burglars and embezZlers OF the
social organization. Mrs. Ramsey con-
cludes that petty larceny IL nm instinct
I'm children and that IL requires high
and pure moral training OH the part or
teacher and parent to educate this ami
NAL survival out Of them.
These intelligent women probation-
airy officers are looking into the causes
of things. Miss Alice Smith ~ connect
ed with one Of New York's police
Her mission lies largely with
neglected young girls. Her conclusion
Is that most of all are needed in this
case working girls hotels where those
earning from 81 TO 50 week can he
sheltered and fed comfortably In
house that Is inviting to their sense OF
beauty To the end that at least enc
such hotel shall be constructed In her
district Miss Saith Is devotiDg her
spare tine. Tie hotel can be erected