Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15
TEACHING OF SEX
HYGIENE TALKED
Question of Introducing 1t in the
Schools Discussed at Char.
ties Conference.
is DIVISION OF SENTIMENT
Chicago Priest Holds Subject Frausht
With Terrible Conclusions
Hirsch President.

Rockford, H., Oct. 15-Considera- |
ton of the question whether sex by
giene should be taught in the public
schools was reserved for the closing
session of the Illinois conference of
charities, and its discussion brought
expressions from DR.. Edith B. Lowry
Of st. Charles, who spoke Affirmative
ly, and from DR.. John Webster Melody
OF Washington and Rev. Thomas
O'Malley of LoyoIa university, Chicago
All agreed the young should be inform
ed on the sex question. but differed
when II came to the point of diffusing
this knowledge.
DR.. Lowry, who favored its teaching
in the public schools. considered the
home the primary place for instruc-
tion in sex hygiene, but when parents.
through ignorance or other reasons,
withheld the knowledge so important
TO the growing child, she considered
it should be taught in the school.
DR.. Melody of the Catholic univer-
sity took the position the movement
to introduce the teaching of sex n.y.
eiene into the school is only another
expression of the effort to establish in
the school the theatre for the discharge
of duties and Offices heretofore re-
stricted to the sacred precincts of the
hcmc.
Rev Father OMalley of Chicago
said: There is no subject under dis
Cussicn in America that is fraught
with such terrible conclusions. We
know that in the colleges and high
schools of the country there are con-
diticns that are bad. There is only
one way to rule the animal in man and
that is by religion. Religion has held
man in the past. IS holding him in the
! present and will hold him in the fu-
ture"
Father OMalley considered instruc-
/ tiol on the subject in the school op-
posed TO the best interest of the child.
An animated discussion followed in
which many joined. La Sale was de-
cided on for the 1914 conference.
OFFICERS AXE ELECIED.
The following officers were elected
/ and committees appointed:
President-Dr Emil g. Hirsch, Chi
cage.
First Vice President-Dr. George 7.
Palmer. Springfield.
Second Vice Prcsident-Miss Kath-
arinc Gallagher, Canton.
Executive Secretary-A. l.. Bowen,
Springfield.
4. Executive Committee-W. S. Rey-
nclds, Chicago, chairman, and F, EN-
cry Lyon, Miss Minnie +. Low and
Sherman c Kingsley, Chicago; Rev
/ Thomas Rim. Rockford; Judge A. F.
Larden, Ottawa Dr. Barlow G. Car
pcnteY, Peoria; Mrs. w. z. SimoHds,
G2leshurg; ". R Blackwelder, Joliet;
Joseph Page. Jorseyvile.
Committee on Survey - Frank f.
Wing. Chicago, chairman; DIR. George
7. Palmer, Springfield; DR.. John Bart
lett, Galesburg; Professor Edwin c..
Hayes, Urbana; Perry n Hiser, Peo-
ria; A. J. Graham, Chicago; Mrs. Nan
ME Dunkin. Bloomington.
Committee on Eugenics-Dr. Clara
H. Town, Lincoln, chairman; Dean W.
T Sumner and DR.. William l.. Haaly,
Chicago: Dr. w H. c. Smith, Godfrey
DIR. Edith b. Lowry, ST Charles; DR..
Anna Dwyer and DR.. Charles B. Cald-
we'll, Chicago.
Committee on Medical Social Work
DR. Adam Szwaiksrt. Chicago, chair
man; DR. A. J. Brislen, Evanston, and
Helen NJ Crittenden. Miss Harriet
Fulmer, Miss Edna Foley. Miss AIDE
laide Walsh and Miss May Kennedy,
Chicago.
Committee on Probation and Proven
ton of Crime-Edmund n. Allen, 10
liet. chairman: Rev. P. J. O'Callaghan
and F. Emory Lyon, Chicago; Mrs.
James T. Joslin, Rockford Daniel
Mccain, Evanston: Miss Mary E. Bar
telme and John B. Ready, Chicago;
Judge Lawrence Allen, Danville.
Committee on Family-Mrs. Lenora
T. Meder, Chicago chairman; DR..
Charles r. Henderson, Chicago; Miss
Mary Humphrey, Springfield; r. p.
Dean, Chicago: Miss Clara Hummer
La Sale: Louis p. Wolf, Peoria; Wal
ter G. BrattOl Kankakee.
| Committee on Children-Leo a. Phil
lips. Glenwood. chairman Judge J. f
Killskotter. Edwsrdsville; Mrs. julie
n. Way, Rev. James Leddy, James
Kennedy, W. l. Bodine, Gertrude Howe
Britton and Mrs. w L. O'ConneH Chi
cago: Judge o. W. Smith, Decatur.
Committee on Exhibits and Publici
ty-Dr n. A Pattison. Rockford
chairman; Z. l.. Burchard, Chicago
DIT. S. Lee Gabbet, Kankakee; DR.. VII
liam Short. Peoria: l. W. Thompson
Rockford: Charles Wheeler and ".
J. HALEY. Chicago; Mrs. r. y. Nc
Cauley, Olney; r. W. Thompson, l.;
Sale
Committee on Labor and Compensa
tion-James Mullenbach, Chicago
chairman: Finley F. Bell. Springfield
Jane Adams and Edwin r. Wright
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