The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-06
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WARE s JOB WILL
KEEP HIM BUSY
RANDOIPH-MACON STUDENT Is
STATE FIELD WORKER DUR
ING VACATION.
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HAS LONG VISITING LIST
MUST MAKE FIFTEEN CALLS EACH
DAY To SEE ALL HIS WARDS
WITHIN TIME LIMIT
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HAS LONG VISITING LIST

Students sometime excite merri-
nient the world over by the unique
methods to which they resort in order
to earn the money to defray the ex-
penses OF their education or while
away the tedium of the interim
between the closing and opening of
terms and In the way of procuring
unique situations In summer James
Ware OF Randolph Macon should un-
doubtedly be awarded the laurel
wreath over all Virginia college
youths.
Young Ware did not seek posi-
ton because he needed cash to carry
him through the next term but he
did want work that was different from
the ordinary tasks which students
shoulder In summer. There were jobs
innumerable and he could have been
a brakeman. waiter, soda dispenser,
shipping clerk. street car conductor.
day laborer or about any old thing
he wanted to be hit his aspirations
lay in the line of the unique.
He found what he was looking
for He signed a contract with the
State Of Virginia to visit all the In
sane persons, paroled prisoners and
orphan children within the boundar-
les of the Commonwealth. Further
of summer and for salary so small
However. his expenses will be paid
/ by the State and he gets all the fun
gratis,
Ware Is Field Worker.
Officially, Ware Is recorded on the
states salary books as field worker
for the State Board of Charities and
Corrections. His title is well-named
for his duties will carry him to every
section OF the Commonwealth, wher-
ever a ward of the Board of Chart
ties and Corrections may be found
Ware has about 1870 persons to visit
in three months and II he works on
Sunday he must pay fifteen Gale
every day. That is going some for a
youth who has not been able to per-
| form social duties to any great ex-
tent because his time has been de-
voted to his studies
! In Virginia there are 65T children
who have been placed In private
homes by various organizations and
societies. These childrens welfare
must be guarded by the Board of
! Charities and Corrections and a rep
! sentative of the board must visit
! them at least once a year. IT Is Wares
duty to learn II the lot OF the chill
dren Is q happy one and he must
make a separate report OF the con-
1 ditions under which each child Is
| living.
Long Visiting List.
There are also 402 children who
have been paroled from industrial
schools and are still recorded as wards
OF the Board of Charities and Cor
rections. These youngsters names
are also on Wares visiting list. In
the way of convicts Ware must pay
PSI calls for there are that many
persons who have been paroied from
the State penitentiary and are being
/ watched over by the Board Of Chari-
ties and Corrections to see that they
do. not gets behind prison bars again
Ware began his State-w wide visiting
several days ago. beginning his in
spections in Richmond. working out
through the suburbs and then stack
ing up against the State at large
He says he Will complete his work
in the time specified or die trying
IL he fails, however. 1t Is probable
Or. J. r. Mastin. secretary OF tbs
Board OF Charities and Corrections
will go to the rescue and do little
visiting ON the side himself.