The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
Presidents Idea Endorsed by
Speakers at Session
He Called.
SOME BAD BOYS
MUST BE CURBED
Institutions Still Necessary to
Care for Hayward
Youths.

Ice placed I'M homes Ir cases of this
sort, it was pointed out, they should
be placed i'm Institutions, which. there
fore, should be maintained for such chill
dren
Richard Carroll, manager of the South
Carolina Industrial Home for Destitute
and Dependent. Coiored Children, deIiv-
erred an address. Immediately following
this speech the question Of the cottage
plan of institutions for children was
taken up.
Cottage Plan Favored.
That the majority of the delegates
iu attendance at the conference are iu
favor Of the cottoge plan Institution FOR
children who cannot be placed in homes
was evidenced ia the speeches made up
on that subject
Mrs. Frederick Schon, OF PhiIadeI-
phia, attempted to show that the cot
tage plaa is possible in large institu-
uons. Tie tenor Of the majority Of the
speeches, however. was TO the effect that
the division of children should be in
small colonies containing not more than
twenty or twenty-five
Dr. r. Il. ReedeT, superintendent OF
The Orphan Asylum Society of New
York city, opened the discussion on the
cottage plan.
No Normal Development.
The poorest type Of substitute home
is the cOHgTegate Institution. 1t ought
10 be born again and go out of business.
The life of the child in most Of these
institutions is so filled with marching
and eating and singing and lining up for
whatever is 10 be done, so Supplying
as to inhibit the child's normal develop
.meuL" said DR.. Reeder
The cottage type of institutional
home Offers such a wealth OF interests.
industries privileges and opportunities
compared 10 the cougregate home that
absolutely nothing is left to be said In
favor or the latter except that IL is
cheaper an6 even this, like the same
argument presented by the advocates of
child labor is not true in the long ruu.
no system which rails TO develop the
latent powers OF the child to It's fun
capacity can BE regarded ia the long run
as economical.
The cottage plan is so new in this
country lhaL rev or its possibilities
have been realized. As conceived of by
the writer. IL is not merely q modern
nome, but rather an all-rOuud, old
-asl-ioleo nome, "lLh school attached, /
iuot empty. undressing type of the
nome So common today, which is much .
y Ike a DOdrulug-hOUse, bat q home. of /
"a hundred years ago. ia which 0bedi- 4
ence. industrial traiuiuE, and daily mu- 4
ftual services among the members of .
the household were Important features +
Responsibility Placed.
in the institution cottage. the ma /
tron who is ia loco PARENTS is under
the supervision of one higher up, who
.hlmseLf is under the board Of trustees
or managers stiu higher up. The same
chain of supervision applies to the
cfildren's dietary, clothing, industrial.
and academic, and religious training.
E The system is analogous TO that OF
bringing the ola time, Isolated. rural
zScuool OF fifty years ago. with IT'S low
standards OF scholarship tts poorly
u uaune1 teachers. and its want Of ideals +
ana inspiration under the expert over
sight Of wei trained and scholarly
supervisors. as has been done in Massa- .
ehusettsr and is being done ln OsH.r
states The cottage plan efficiently adj
nlnlstered appeals 10 the initiative fu .
every child There is no dead-Ievelisr1 .
10 such a home and school"
pAoulo the state educational aufhOrf- f
Ees exercise supervision over the eGr- /
cauoual work of orphan asyIums and /
Aludted HsJl,luoust was the Hrst sub +
5ecL discussed at the morning session.
LI- LlIleF.E Brown. Commissioner OF /
LuueaLDu. maintained that she state /
should have supervision OF the nygierfri
gpullU0uS ana courses of instruction
rin clioreu.s institutions. He asserted
mat TINS could be done i'm such "a wav
.thal the state would not be put i'm the
position Of attempting 90 interfere with
private rights.