The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-18
SOME INTERESTING MATTERS IN
RELATION TO WORK AND
MANAGEMENT
CHILDREN OF CHARITABLE
These Little Waits, the FIotsam Of q
Tide of INDECENT or Indifferent
r Cared for by Free
Will Offerings

the work Of the Children's Home is
mere child's play; but even the casual
visitor will notice that a tremendous
mount of work needs be accomplished
daily in order that the constant wants
OF the steady stream Of incoming and
outgoing children may be pro erly
looked after. Infants of a month and
over, boys and girls from three to
fourteen years are ever demanding at
t%ention, even If every real need is sup
plid. Toe vigorous play, or careless
actions often being little hurts which
must be soothed. Among a group o.
thirty children, one will find tempera-
ments of all shades. Not only the
modest, retiring child who fails to as
sert his right, but the pugnacious lit
tie And ew Jackson is in evidence e.
The little chap who has an abiding
faith in his divine right to pos ess al
that his eyes survey is sure to find
here another with a like faith, an
quite naturally a difference of o ini b
arises. A skilled g~overness, However
soon decides the divine right D OBJ
lens and speedily settles all questions.
To satisfy boundless appetltes OF s m
thirty children with good wholesome
food easily taxes the skill OF a cul
unary artist. The question of santa
ton, never to be forgotten, deman IS
constant attention. Rooms and hall
ways, beds and clothing must be free
from contamination of any so t.. G ca
Illness, therefore, is the best d sinfect-
ant or preventive. In dust pa tic q
may lurk some insidious disease, con
cnnITont1u duct ooarf 1otinno f,nt1cf nct
be allowed to gather. The matron whc
is a model housekeepe has long ag
been convinced that cleanliness Is ne {
to goodness" In the nursery the tiny
infant, neglected and u%nwanted, may
give evidence of the unnatural moth
er's lack of love. but no amount of ca e
is wanting to infuse the life God in
tended it should have. It's physical
condition and its greatest needs are
studied and every means used W icp
medical skill and trained nu SEES ex-
perience can command, to deve op the
strong child.
Sometimes, 1t Is true, all the en-
deavors seem useless, and the infah
babe which should have been the darl
ing of some mother heart, passes up
to the great author of life. SIEVE a
hundred visitors generally interested
friends, are shown through the Home
each week, whole delegations come IN
at one time to see the children and
inspect the conditions. Eve yone l.
cordially welcomed and really shown
all there is to be seen. The boarG
of charities and corrections dropped
in not long ago, as is required by ! W
for the purpose of making a thorough
investigation of the Home prior to FL
ing its annual report. One may judg
what impression was made upon them
by the following reference made in
the report to Governor Wesley:
I'm conformity with the law of the
state this board has at various times
visited and carefully inspected the
Children's Home at Sioux Falls. Under
the able and efficient supervision o
Superintendent and Mrs. Stu kema
the Home has improved and enlarge
in it's usefulness. We have ony
words OF commentator for t e man
agement, after having examined its
workings outside the Home, as well a
in. The Home is certainly emit tied to
the confidence of the charitably in
clined people of the state"
In the office the typewriter is click
ing information, giving advise, an
swering queries, or making arrange
ments for placing or receiving chil
dren. Reports, histories OF child en
legal papers, and records must be
properly filed. The t emendous r :
sponsibility which rests upon the SUI
p~erintendent in deciding the vel o
$3.50 m aLslIJr f,,f.rp IN io NM u1ct1roc IA
lightly. Due considerat' on of the
child's welfare and strict examination
of homes offered is surely ne essa y
Through ten hours of each day the
problems of the needy homeless CHI
is absorbing the attention Of tn Sc
upon whom the responsib lily of place
ment rests. Numerous calls for a d
are answered and many a child bur
den has been lightened and kept |
school, OF which no mention is n ade
in the reports. When family trouble
arise or sin has entered TO disrupt the
sacred ties which should not be bro e
and the child is left homeless or ha
become burdensome, this institu ION
nastens TO the relief Of the desires e
child, caring for it, till a new mothe
NAV be found who will take the boy
or girl into her sheltering arms VIVA
a pity that into their innocent youn
lives dist ess ng heartbreaking expert
ences come, but what gratitude should
not the people feel that the South Da
kota Children's Home Specify is eve
ready to assist In overcoming the eff
ferts OF those experiences by z wing
timely attention to the unto tuna
little ones Some stories told are
pathetic indeed. Little Eva AM he
brother were victims OF par n a
faith'essness. Her mothers affection
had entirely disappeared and son az
daughter had really become burden