The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-09

Memphis, Tenn, May 8.--Practical- ly completing their third annual con yention with the election of officers and two general meetings today, the Southern Sociological congress re- cessed tonight to meet with the Ma tional Conference on Charities and Corrections at the opening session of that convention.
 Headed by former Governor w. H. Mann of Virginia as president, all the old officers were reelected except the second vice president, Mrs. J. A. Baker of Houston, Texas, who was succeeded by Miss Fannie Hicks of Raleigh, N. c. The selection of the next meeting place was left to the executive committee.
 The two meetings of the day were devoted to "Hindrances to Negro Progress and "The Church and So- cial Service TF speakers devot- ing themselves tW conditions of the negroes were Prof. A. M. Trawick and Prof, C. E. Haynes of Nashville, Dr. J D. Hammond of Augusta, Ga and Mrs Florence E. Kelley of New York. Organized society, it was pointed out, must recognize it's obli- cations and take up the work of i'm proving the status of the nepro by systematic education. Wherever the negro has been offered chances for improvement and encouraged to take advantage of them, it was declared, he has responded in a way to rejoice every friend of human responsibility.
 Other speakers today included J.. w. Magruder of Baltimore, Dr. C. A.. Gardner of Louisville and Dr. C. B. Mangold of St. Louis. Dr. Mangold spoke on "The New Profession of Social Service and the Training of Social Workers"
 Two essentials required for train ing in the field of social service are study of the social field and its intri- cate related problems and develop ment of skill in method and tech nique, according to pr. Mangold.
 We have entered on a new era in the development of social work" he said Most social workers have been occupied with the relief of suf- formg. We have been so busy with the relief we have given little time to the prevention of distress. A rev task. however, cannot depend on the work of noyices or on those who have no vision of the relations of life and the possibilities of community effort.
 'Iength of service is not a prime qualification; in fact, it frequently disqualifies. It is nonsense to give a broken-down professor the task of improving social conditions It is idle to use the superannuated preach CT or teacher in promoting the public welfare.
 Social service is an opportunity for the accomplishment of results; but 1t is more-it represents a body of principles to be applied to our whole life for better and happier liv- ing. The professions of medicine and the law have advanced from the old age when a few months reading in an office with others was adequate preparation for professional service. Those conditions have gone. Is it possible that in the face of this eX- perience in other professions we shall not recognize the changed con ditions and increased demands in the task of scientifically seeking social welfare?
 There is need of good will; We can never have too much. But hearts without heads are like trucks without roads. The social worker cannot sue ceed if he doesn't have intense sym pathy for human kind.
 But judgment must go along with if. and behind this judgment must he appreciation of the relation between many complex social problems
 "The gain is inadequate and disap- pointing if our philanthropy means nothing more than relieving distress here and helping family there. The permanent gains come only as we are able to work out policies that mean the establishment of improved social conditions"
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