Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-05-20

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NATIONAL SOCIETY ORGANIZED
Workers In Different but Allied Fields
viii Be Brought Together at Big
Meeting In Worcester, Mass-or-
aanization and Increased Efficiency
Demanded.
The second general meeting Of the Ne
monal 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 year ago. Leaders
IN various forms of effort for the bet
Germent Of juvenile citizens will ad-
dress the sessions. The conference
win 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
a unit and attends to the units needs
IN their relation to one another and to
the community
Speaking on this peculiarly of the
organization. Henry s. Curtis. the sec-
rotary, said that thirty-three child
helping organizations were represent
ed at the first meeting in July, 1909.
ut is expected that there will be
Btin more general representation this
year" he added. AT these meetings
matters Of general interest are dis
enssed and methods that might apply
to different fields are considered. 1t
3s the purpose of the conference to
hiring the different organizations closer
together, SO that there may be less
wasted and misguided effort
I'VE all know the results Of organi-
ration 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 it easy for various
Kinds of social workers in Different
Dur allied fields to become acquainted
with each other, with each others
troubles and methods. and TO provide
them with central source of i1forma-
seaOn and assistance when needed.
Plan For Capitalization.
"Further, this centralizing idea Is
going to offer the general public an
sassy way to keep ip touch with prog
aEess In the whole field. In these, busy
nays. not many men or women have
time to look into the work of hun
Nareds Of organizations scattered al
over the United States. But when W.
set central clearing house-call It {
philanthropy trust II you iike-the1
amy person can find out with not mucl
trouble what is being done in any Civ
On line Of effort
Another benefit aimed at in this unit,
of purpose is the bringing together o
the scientific students and thp prnt
ideal workers The theorists and til
Held workers have not always =ad
wanced in step The conference In
tends to assist each class 10 under
stand the other land thus bpnptif III
general purpose for which both aI
striving by differen, but equally In
portant methods The Child Confrrru,
has its eyes fixed on Washington 5n'
wants some day to secure a tedpr:l
ehildren's bureau Resolutions nay
already been adopted favoring bills b.
fore congress for that purpose
ga>... The. time has come, in the opinion O
this conference a last years resolu
f1on ran, when all efforts for th
:amelforation of the conditions Of chic
hood of charitable and philanthropi
mature should be based upon and )
Ear as practicable guided by the re
sgults of scientific child study, an
only thus may the various line, b
given a more scientific and workers
more professional character -
#: In other words. this organization iI
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!! work that has been going on with tn
saVowed purpose Of helping chiIdre
and substitute work that IS more il
telligently directed and more bens
Gcial to those who do it, to those VIII
are the subjects and likewise to thos
who support It by money or persona
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!, Il. A National Organisation. g T.: y
ss% DR.. G. Stanley Hall, president Q
CLARK university, who Is also pres
! dent Of the Child Conference, approve
4 this sort Of conservation OF organize
energy. There is "a crying need /
eprrelate'' the societies Of the countr,
+ nays be We could present an fntel
asting list OF overlapping and lack q
Oordination. Some committee OF z
general scope which would not be locs
.sasr connected with any one institutio
Al md which could also comprise an
make contact with and have ever
4'one of the child welfare societies rel
resented ON II that Isl the thing tina
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