The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20
there is already a State institution
which merely needs development!
School for The Feeble minded.

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Schoo for The Predetermined.
Anon other visits to State insti-
tutions & visit was made 10 the
School for the Predetermined az
Kinston. and the committee was
pleased with its fine progress. The
general public cannot appreciate the
difficulties attending the establishment
Of a new institution. Much rduou
labor of the officials in charge must
precede any apparent result II IS
because of the weight OF the RESPONSE
bility successfully borne that the nnaA
triumph writes the names Of such men
on tho pages Of history. All honor 70
the General Assembly OF 1911 Wnlcn
established the North Carolina Schooi
for the Predetermined and TO the AS.
sembly Of 1913 which approprlateu
sufficient funds for it to go forWaru'
The friends Of this most helpless
| class Of children looked into the IL
| ture and scorned to weigh against q
handful Of silver the opportunity 20
make them happy, to soften the a..
Fiction to their parents and make l'
possible to prevent such human waste
in another generation. The reasons
for its existence are both economic
and philanthrOpic. 1t Is an1nveStInent
from which future generations Will
realize most, but 1t will save n STATE
money as we'll as prevent SUFFERING
With the gradual elimination OF the
unfit by segregation during their nat
ural lives IL need be, K them
happy where they can be made most
happy under the care OF those VINO
understand their limitations, our gen
eral citizenship will become a stronger
people, and who would dare limit the
possibilities Of such a people?
It is to be regretted that the age
limit of admission was made be
tween six and t~wenty-one" for these
| u~nfortunates never grow up they
are always children, time as COM
monty counted by men meal moth
ing to them, or very little, and fortu-
nately for them they do not grow
old, their usual span Of life is short.
Here long enough to impress upo
! normal men by their mute suffering
o the necessity for guarding and pre-
I pairing for tho coming of the new
! born soul so that it's wings may cleave
the skies and not trail in the u Of
6 earth weighted by physical and men
! tai inhrmfties. There should be nc
age limit. Certainly young womeI
\ grown in body and little children men.
tally should be received tor their owl
protection, for the protection Of tht
4 ace With unanimity Of purpose AND
a action among It's governing officials
the school has a bright future be
fore it.
l. A Social Service Board.
IS The secretary calls attention to tn
n act that the Board OF Public CHAR
" ties is a Social Service Board" rep
4 ~resentins the people OF the State. ]
De welcomes the State Social Servfc
'e Conference and the Mental Hygien
OF Society. 50 deeply did the boar
e. realize h significance to the Char
ties and Corrections Of III State
the creation Of these bodies that TIL
q chairman called two of the regula
ne sessions OF the board at the time an
place OF those meetings so the men
"a bers could express by their presene
D. their appreciation The board il
viteS their cooperation in feat
ct where the harvest is ripe and the Il
boFeFs nave been few.
GS