The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-15

ed to the end sought" he declared
but in its practical administration j
is absolutely destructive of that de
sired result"
Periods of Imprisonment, he assert
ed should be devoted to the "physca
regeneration, intellectual development
and moral instruction of the prisoner
Worked to Produce Revenue.
Under the present system" he con
tinued, "a convict is worked to pro
duCe revenue; for the time being he
| is an animal, a beast of burden q
slave; his moral and intellectual facul
ties being uneXercised, atrphy and
die"
Mr.. Oates told of reform accom-
plished in Alabama, the remodelinp
of pprisons with especial provision
that they are made sanitary and sc
constructed that sunlight and fresh
air may be freely admitted
Sunlight is a universal germicide,
he declared, "and fresh air its inval-.
liable ally"
j. T. Gilmour, warden of the Cen
tral prison at Toronto, Ontario, re-
viewed reformative and constructive
work in handling Canadian prisoners.
In addition to the prison at Toronto, a
7OO-acre tract within the city of To.
ronto is set aside where prisoners
work in the outdoors under unarmed
guards. In addition, 1000 acres OF
government land is located elsewhere
on which prisoners are similarly treat
ed. Prisoners, he declared, are not
put on their honor, but each man is
given the kind of work he likes to do,
thereby making them contented while
busy at something useful in paying
their penalty for crime,
improving Family Status.
Methods of improving the status OF
the family, from the standpoints OF
education and religion, recreation and
the charity workers, were handled by
prominent speakers from all parts of
the country at today's session of the
conference.
Taking the position that present-day
social and Industrial standards are
wrecking thousands of homes by fore
ing both parents to work away from
home in an effort to provide COM
Portable existence; permitting young
children to work in factories; thus
preventing them from acquiring that
religious and educational training
to fit them for citizenship, the various
speakers pointed to proper corrective
methods.
Those who discussed the subjects
were Miss Harriet L. Vittum, head of
the settlement at Northwestern Uni
yersity, Evanston, Ill.,; Rev J. Craih
Morris of Memphis; George A. Bella
my of Hiram House at Cleveland, Por,
ter r. l.. Lee of the New York School !
If Philanthropy, and Miss Martha p.
Ealconer, superintendent of the Sleigh |
on Farm al Darling, Pa.
Preceding the regular meeting OF
he conference. sectional meetings
we're held for the discussion Of stand.
rds of efficiency in child care, neigh
,orhood development and the treat
nent of prostitution
To Close Friday Afternoon.
The sessions of the conference will
e brought to a close Friday after
Don, instead of the night, to enable
he delegates to catch the night trains
Or their homes. At this meeting Mrs.
oun NJ. Glenn. the new president, and
ther officers will be formally pre-
anted to the conference.
With the exception Of Miss Jane
dams of Chicago, Mrs Glenn is the
My woman who has had the honor
T heading the national conference.
he is a southern woman by birth,
ut for many years has been identi-