The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-31
WELFARE OF CHILD
MUCH CONSIDERED
This Was an important Topic
Before the Club Women
Of the State.
STRONG ADDRESSES MADE.
RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED
ON SUGGESTION OF THE CON-
MITTEE ON EDUCATION THAT
WILL HELP TEACHERS.

of Indiana listened yesterday afternoon
to an eloquent appear in the interests
of the unprotected childhood OF the
cOuntry-an appeal that was full or
sound reasoning and logic and heart
interest and that touched the heart of
every delegate who is attending the
convention of the Indiana State FEEDER
alton of clubs.
| In his address on "The Club Wo-
mans Relation to the Child Problem"
Rabbi Morris NJ Feuerlicht, one of the
citys best known divines, asked the
women who listened to do something
for the children, and in plain practical
words he told them what to do.
He said that through the medium OF
the juvenile court and the probation
system the club women of the state and
nation may find an appropriate and
salutary relation to the child problem.
Educational Committee Reports.
Among the committee reports given
during the day was that of the educa-
tional committee The report came
early in the afternoon, and with it the
suggestion that the following resoln-
tions be adopted:
Resolved, That all the club men,
bers of this state, whether affiliated
with this organization or not, be asked
to secure the following: a. Maximum
salaries for teachers who can prove q
maximum grade of efficiency and di-
minishing scale of salaries commensu-
rate with inferior quality of teaching,
personal and educational qualifications
to be taken into account in addition to
ability to pass the prescribed eXamina-
ton. CO Increased efficiency in the
primary and intermediate grades Of
rural. town and city schools by always
employing teachers of recognized
strength of character and ability. 90
Adoption of a state system of insur-
ance for pensions to worthy teachers.
4) Cooperation with the state super
intendent of public instruction and the
general federation of WOman's clubs
and international committee on moral
training to introduce a system of moral
training in the schools of this state
country and world.
I'VE therefore, move that the above
recommendations be adopted and that
| the educational committee be authOriZ
ed to invite the superintendent of in
| structiOn, clergymen from Protestan
and Roman Catholic churches, rabbi
of Hebrew congregations and others in
terested to confer upon this importan
topic"
r Judge G. w. Stubs was not presen
to deliver a talk on The Mission o
the Juvenile Court" but a paper pre-
t pared by him was read to the conven
ton.
THE sweetest flower with which
l God has blessed the world is the littl
child" said Judge Stubbs. land if tn
Juvenile court can do anything to pre-
serve it's sweetness and purity, the es
=, tablishment of such tribunals will b.
, more than justified. The training o
children should be the principal bust
ness of all who love their country AM
! terests of our country will soon b
s committed to the hands Of those WIFI
are now our boys and girls
! The great increase during the las
few years in the number Of children il
all our large cities who violate the Law
8 Is alarming, and may we'll challeng
" the best and wisest thought not only o
a sociologists, but of all good citizens
a Our experienced in Indianapolis i
8 matched by the situation found to ex
a list in all the large cities of the coun
a try, so far as l have been able t.
l. learn"