The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-15

Special to The Journal.
st. Peter, Mimi, Nov. 15.-County poor farms
and the methods used in their management fur
delegates to the Minnesota State Conference of
Charities and Corrections.
A paper, entitled "Almshouses,' written by
l.. P Case Of Chatfeld and presented by A. J.
Eckstein Of New Ulm, contained the statements
Of the members. 1t recommended the erection
Of roomy, well-built almshouses within easy
reach Of the county seat, to be provided with a
solitary room for the confinement of refractory
inmates, such a place being necessary to enforce
the rules and maintain discipline.
The paper counseled the commissioners against
buying large farms, and cited the necessity of
requiring the superintendent to keep regular
set Of books, showing the exact amount of ex-
pense incurred. Reasonable compensation should
be given the superintendent, per capita fee
being advisable. and the county should furnish
light fuel and rent. Persons able to work
ad be id to the bone and the
sar1ly be vested with power to open and INSPECT
mall addressed to patients and compel them to
do work as ordered. Superintendent would pro-
h1bit the use Of intoxicating liquors unless pre-
scribed by the county physician, and the in
f1acflon OF any rule should be sufficient
This system had worked admirably In Ohm
sted county for nine years. but L. A. Rosinp
of the state board of control questioned the
advisability Of giving the superintendent power
he commended, interfered with the personal liberty
Of the inmates, as did also the opening Of their
mail, and victory in the debate that followed
seemed to rest with the Cannon Falls man and
his associates.
Louis Pfund Of Ada read a paper on 1.-THE
Administration Of County Relief describing
conditions in Norman county, and DR.. l.. c.
county, Followed with one entitled care asA Of
the Sick Poor DR.. Weeks decried the legal
requirement compelling physicians to submit
BIDS treating the poor, branding the present
O alync
He favored the erection Of county inarmaries.
where eases requiring long treatment could be
taken. These should be in charge of a COM
peteDt superintendent and be equippedI with a
the sick poor suffer with tuberculosis, but lie
argued against sending the patients to higher
alhtudes and recommended open-air cures in
In her paper, "rndividualized Relief" Mrs.
c. G. Higbee Of st. Paul preached a doctrine
OF assistance by example and encoura cement,
rather than by the application Of material re.
| lief She warned settlement workers against
the adoption Of a double standard of manners
Good breeding must not be laid aside at the
doors OF the poor, and beneficial results cannot
| be obtaired by philanthropic workers whose all
! Is supercilious and condescending. Only br
meeting the dependent on footing as nearly
equal as possible, take the poor out
of his poverty and restore him to normal and
effective citizenship.
President Gutridge announced the following
committee appointments: Organization Of next
ses1 n D. Ro G
Hanson, st. Paul.
Time and place Of holding meeting, Louis
Pfund, Ada; DR.. F. L. McVey, Minneapolis
G. A. Merrill Owatonna. 81!
Resolutions F. A. Whittier, Red Wing; A.
Winon @.eS' A@n''Fv " Miss Jennie o. D'wd
More than 125 delegates attended the meet
1ngs yesterday, record number for the con
ference. All Of the audiences have been large
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so from the fact that seventy five students oil
the Mankato normal school drove to st; Pete,
ference.
Conference politics Is slowly assuming form
| and 1t Is now believed that St. Paul will VIII
! the contest for the next meeting. Frank l.
Randal nse of st. Cloud; Superintendent of the
president.
Professor Frank L. Mcvey Of the Universit,
of Minnesota addressed the delegates las
night, speaking on The Necessity for Con
schaper, also of the state university had beef
expected to appear, but wreck on the Oman,
made it impossible for him to reach the city
Leonard A. Rosing of the state board Of con
troll addressed the conference on "The Progress
of Charities and Corrections in Minnesota,
with esp especial reference to the DEVELOPMENT O.
symposium Of contributions from hi the ph heed -
each state institution, containing great dea
of valuable information. One table showed th
amount of money appropriated for the biennia
period beginning Aug. by. the legislature. TIL
for improvements, repairs and equipment
$2s9,0O0 for new buildings, and 1901 900 70
support. total Of S.. 664 800. The three school
for detectives have s3s,25o for improvements
$47, 500 for new buildings and S49SO00 for SUP
port The total for all correctional and char
| liable institutions is $2zS. improve
ments, 1894 900 for new buildings and 81. 300,
900 for support, grand total Of s., 932, 050 70
the two years. -a I'll. III 3. j..
The heads of insane hospitals and asylum
4 report progress several lines. The industrial
| work that has been installed has been helpful
to patients, and those on the asylum farm
are contented with their outdoor life and free
dom. The system of training nurses has bee
helpful, and higher wages have brought bette
employees. Dietary has also been improved. In
mates are given more expert medical attention
than formerly. The training department in tn
school for the feeble-mlnded has been fin
thing.
i Mr.. Rosing presented a table showing til
populat ton Of insane institutions according f
nationalitfes, follows:
!. Nationality Element in Insanity.