The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-22

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t'rested in the general welfare of the
con munity will be present at the diff
ert nj meetings to be conducted in tn e
city in the interest Of our youth, by
Theodore Hanson who is the superin-
tendent of the National Public Welfare
League. The meetings will begin with
mass meeting for men and MIR. Han
son will speak on The Other Fellow"
The schedule for the series of ad |
dresses and meetings is given below
and we can assure the public that this
campaign is worthy of their most hear
ty support and cooperation. Mr.. Ham
son is lot only conversant on his theme
an authority on matters of which he
speaks but discusses same in an inten e
ly interesting and forceful manner,
Mr.. Hanson. who Is an expert IN
welfare work, in talking yesterday
about the movement said:
''When we come to the final analy-
Sis OF our social problems as regards
| crime, dependents and the soc al vices,
1t takes US back to the child. Our most
| serious business must be that of pre-
vention rather than cure, TO prevent
the crime rather than to prosecute the
criminal
"Evely boy and girl should have the
the right to grow and develop into man
hood and womanhood under the most
favorable environment possible. The
Unnecessary eviis-lhat is evils con-
doned or supplied by the community,
should be prohibited and thus removed
from the path Of tn e ehiid, and in their
place the wholesome and constructive
supplied. The social llte of the child is
very largely what the community
makes it. The social atmosphere and
environment in the life Of the youth
today is very largely influenced by the
commerclalIZed amusement world.
When a careful study is made of the in
huences eminating from this sour ce it
is quite apparent wnat the inevitable
must be.
"ihe local community y must be made
he unit of supervision and be brought
to assume moral responsibility with re-
spect to every child and every home.
On the one hauu the commu-
nisy should exercise a sane, but
gid cen sorship over all the CONNER
ciaiized amusemenis, prohibiting every
Thing that tends to violate the right
9 .Andards OF life or suggest the impure
or criminal and on the other hand rec
ognize the social element and play life
of the youth and cooperate in supply
ing the wholesome and constructive.
We can much better afford to spend
little money here in constructive
character and home building than
much larger amount now expended in
handling and caring for the wreckage
under present conditions
There IS no reason why every city
and county should not have superin-
tendendent of public welfare. This
man should be an expert, trained as
well as naturally endowed for this i'm
portAnt ministry. When the city needs
a head and supervior for their schools
they seek q man trained and efficient.
hold it more important that the city
should provide the efficient and trained
expert to direct and supervise in that
broad field that tends to the making
and unmaking of the youth and which
underlies all others
Program
Sunday Aug. 22-3 p. m. Men Only
City Hxll-Subject, The Other Fellow
Sunday, 7.3O p Ill EVERYBODY
Methodist Church, Subject, "Commu.
nifty Welfare"
Monday 3p m Women
Assembly room Central School building
Child Training"
Monday. 7.S0 p. m.
Central School Building
Subject Conservation"
Nots:-At this meeting citizens com
miteee will report to this meeting Of
eitissos and steps taken to organize an
Idaho Springs Community Welfare
Soeisty.
Tuesday . m. Women
School Building. Subject
''Child Supervision"
It il desired that we emphasize the
fact that while 1t il necessary to use
the Methodist church Sunday evening
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