The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-12

Demanded.
The second general meeting Of the Ma
tional Child Conference For Research
and Welfare Is being planned for the
last days of June and early July.
This meeting will be at Worcester
Mass, where the conference came into
existence nearly a year ago. Leaders
in various forms of effort for the bet
terment of Juvenile citizens will adj
dress the sessions. The conference
will last five days. This organization
aims to be central clearing house for
| information and for definite action for
the welfare of children in all depart
ments Instead of taking some one
| phase of child nature. such as garden
| Ing or Fairgrounds or health. the con-
ference regards the coming citizen as
unit and attends to the units needs
| in their relation TO one another and TO
the community.
Speaking on this popularity of the
organization. Henry S. Curtis. the sec
rotary, said that thirty-thTee child
helping organizations were represent
ed at the first meeting in July. 1909
st is expected that there will be a
still more general representation this
year" he added AT these meetings
matters of general interest are dis
cussed and methods that might apply
to different fields are considered 1t
Is the purpose of the conference to
bring the different organizations closer
together. SO that there may be less
wasted and misguided effort
We all know the results of organi-
cation In the commercial world and the
increased business efficiency that fol
lows We want to secure some such
results for philanthropic movements.
We want to make 1t easy for various
kinds Of social workers In different
but allied fields to become acquainted
with each other with each others
troubles and methods. and TO provide
them with central source OF inf0rma-
ton and assistance when needed.
Plan For centralization.
Further, this centralizing Idea in
going to offer the general public an
easy way to keep in touch with prog
ress In the whole field. Ia these busy
days not many men or women have
time to look into the work of hun.
dreds of organizations scattered all
over the United States But when we
get central clearing house call 1t
philanthropy trust ii you like--then
any person can lind out with not much
trouble what is being done in any Civ
Ell line of effort $
Another benefit aimed al In this unity
of purpose is the. bringing together of
the scientific students and the prac-
teal workers The theorists and the
field workers have. not always ad.
ranced In step The conference In.
tends to assist each class to under
stand the other and thus benefit the
general purpose for which both are
striving by different but equally Inn
purtant methods fhe Child Conference
has It's eyes fixed OH Washington and
wants some day to secure federal
ehildren's bureau. Resolutions have
already been adopted fayoring bills be.
fore congress for that purpose.
The time has come, in the opinion of
this conference Il last years resolu
ton ran, when all efforts for the
amelioration of the conditions of child
hood of charitable and philanthronic
nature should be based upon aud 50
fur as practicable guided BY the re-
suits of scientific child study, and
only thus may the various lines be
given a more scientific and workers a
more professional character.
IN other words. this organization In
tends TO kill of a lot of haphazard
work that has been going on with the
avowed purpose Of helping children
and substitute work that Is more In
telligentiy directed and more bene.
Eicial to those who do ii. to those who
are the subjects and likewise to those
who support it by money or personal
interest
A National Organization.
DR.. G. Stanley Hall. president OF
Clark university. who is also presi-
aent Of the Child Conference. approves
this sort Of conservation Of organized
energy. There Is "A crying need TO
eorrelate" the societies of the country.
says he. we could present an inter-
ssting list Of overlapping and lack of
coordination Some committee of a
general scope which would not be local
1r connected with any one institution
and which could also comprise and
make contact with and have every
sne OF the child welfare societies rep
resented On it-fhaf Is fhe thing that
we chiefly desire.
To get at its work the Child Confer.
snee has established national organ
zatIon. which viii meet ii Worcester.
Mass. June % 10 July 2. inclusive Il
5 planned to have local conferences In
rarious eenters Throughout tlp United
States which will attend Il unifying
ocal organizations and Interests for
zeal purposes A start has already
deem made in this direction A local