Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-13
uariage Selection, Education
ChiId Environment and Duty
Of State Among Subjects
Discussed,
SEX HYGIENE FOR
SCHOOLS DENOUNCED
Parents Of Prize-Winning Chill
dreo Use Neither IntoxiCantS
Nor Tobacco, Is Announced
BY Judges,

IA, aoasns JOURNAL sPscihl LEASED wlsEl
Rattle Creek. Mich, Jan. l2,-
Marriage selection, education for race
betterment along lines of eugenics,
and Inc dependent child We're some
Of the principal topics Of discussion
a the closing session tonight Of the
NATIONAL conference ON race better
ment. Among the speakers were
prof Roswell i'm Johnson Of the
University Of Pittsburgh, Prof VIM
field Scott Hall of Northwestern uni
versiB. and Dr Gertrnda Z. Hail of
tbe state poard of charities OF New
York
Prof Johnson urged the widest pos
sble range Of acquaintance for young
people asserting that the school and
church do not offer sufficient adyan-
ngcs in that respect lie suggested
ihe municipal dance hall as q bencfi-
eal step In that direction Eugen-
he's seeks Improvement in both men
tai and physical racial qualities OF
future generations. he said.
School teachers should NOT shoulder
the responsibility of teaching sex hy-
siene 70 the young, Prof Han OF
Northwestern university said in the
discussion oi education for race bet
iement lie said it was important
however. that the school teacher
should supplement- home teachings
aHd should assure purity of atmos-
phs.e .n school Is close supcr ision
Of recreation periods.
ut will be no easy task to improve
The race so there VIII be few or no
dependent Children said DR. Ger
tude ban. INT gradual elimination
Of The dependent child, however. VIII
he one Of the best indications Of SUI
perorIty in our national stock and in
our civilization.
This country is big and rich
enough So that every family ought TO
nnd room to live and he sure Of steady
employment at a living wage. Society
should take measures to prevent the
grinding poverty and dlscords which
wreck homes and thereby create a
better parenthood and neighborhood
life American civilization must be
built on sound home life. on devo-
ion Of parents 10 their offspring. on
respect Of > kdren FOR their parents
and finally 4 the protection of the
home by philNnthropic agencies and
l5 the state itself"
nr said that the impulse to
give Abf - appeals in behalf OF
depend lidren should not be fol-
lowed ri first considering the
good u chat may result. She
asser ga Sew York state not
morc aalf OF the causes of de-
pende estimate causes.
otle addressed the confer
ehee ot fe'
Dr. j, K seen cattell Of Columbia
miserit aslings II. Hart, of New
fork,Rt t. Gilman, Of New York
Dr. CD. r NEWPORT. OF Cold Spring
llarbw \ E.. Dr. Maynard NJ. Met
calfe - gflin college. Prof. II. A.
Miller of Ulivetie college. and Prof.
Walter " sox, of Cornell university.
The con nlttee on awards in the
better babies contest this afternoon
awarded medals for the best babies
boy and girl. between the ages OF SIX
months and .hree years. to ALVIN
kinesley, tbree-year-old son OF MI
and Mrs Albert Kingsley, and Nlr.
sinia lunetNay. daughter of Mr.. ana
AIRS. $ r. Nay. II was said that the
winners or The awards were pfaeti-
eally perfect IN physique and mental
~ The parents 0f both children i've
10 Battle Creek. Tho father of the
boy is taSacab driver and the fathel
et the girl Is engaged in the optical
business. 10th fathers are ABSTAIN
ers, il was hnnglnced, from tobacco
aud alcohol.
New methods i'm prize baby contests
Were urged by Robbins Gilman head
worker of the University Settlement
society Of New York, IN addressinf
me conference here today.
The healthies, Or prize winning ha-
pits he said are of less immedi-
ate Importance TO the society OF TO-
morrow than the babies who are un-
able through lack Of health to win
prizes The uphealthiesi are the ohfs
~ which We should most interest our
selves.
II the contest is 10 consist OF fnd-
ing physically ft baby to single
oat one and to give It's parents 'he
proud distinction of bearing such q
prodigy, and incidentally arousing bae
'lood IN the parents Of the papA
VINO came SO near to winning ot''
"an I. then say LEI us have very rev
'oniests. As social worker ] am
'eore Interested in the possibility oi
inlpeffect babies growing mp inte
iaifiy fit physical manhood and wom-
'fhood. than in searching 'eut phy-
stailg perfect baby who may net se
tt"R up, but above an, am interested
'H having n pcrfectsor imperfect baby
st"Nn mp INTO moral and spiritual
Illness Tor parenthaod and citizenship
- make a baby health contest uI