Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
PREPARATIONS MADE TO TREAT
MANY CHILDREN At STATE
EXPENSE.
LAW NOT EFFECTIVE
UNTIL EARLY IN JULY
state Board Of Education Issues Cir.
euIar Explaining Plans and Scope OF
Law-Any Court Has Power 20 VI.
der Children Treated, on Proper
Showing Being Made.


announced here the other DAY that q
local court had already directed Inc
sending to the hospital of the state
university some children in need OF
the care and treatment OF the nos
pital corps, the law authorizing such
sending does not become eHectiVe vi
til July 4th next. No commitments
can be made until that time ana no
patients received to be at county eA-
pense. =.
But the state board of education Is
seeing to it that proper preparations
are being made for the reception OF
a great many children who VIII pe
received for treatment at pupilc eA
pense. The inquiries that nave oeen
received regarding this law lnoicule
that it is going to be very popular
one and made much use OF by the
people.
The board Of education has hao
printed a slip telling about the law
it's purpose and how it works, anu mas
placed copies Of this in the hanos OIL
teachers all over the state ana Win
Judges Of the district court ana others
having to deal with the matter. me
entire bill will be printed for distri-
button.
Provision Of Bill.
The provisions of the bill may ne
thus shortly summed up. ANY Juuse
of q district or superior court slttlhs
as a Juvenile court may on MS own
motion or on information furnlsheu
by a probation officer an overseer o.
the poor regularly licensed phys
ician, or q public school teacher, OF
child under Is years OF age su1erlhs
with deformity or malady whlch may
probably be remedied. order neariis
on the facts in the case, the parents
and the county attorney being notl'!eo'
The judge is empowered to appoint
local physician to examine the cnilu
and report to him, on blanks iurnlsheu
by the state for this purpose, concern
ing the condition OF the chllo anu
whether in his opinion there IS a PROD
ability that he may be helped py
proper treatment. If it appears to the
court that such is the case, and the
parents give their consent. the chlld
may then be committed to the uni
versity hospital at Iowa City Tor treat
ment, and the actual expenses at the
hospital will be paid by the state on
the order Of the executive council. NO
fees are allowed to the physicians
for this treatment. The only expense
the state Will be put to will be the
actual expenses: of caring for the child
! in the university hospital.
Boon to Children.
Midland Schools said Of the new
law: This act will prove veritable
boon to many children In this state.
We have at Iowa City now one OF the
best medical colleges in the country.
1t is one Of twenty-five medical In
situations rated by the American Med
ical Association as in the "A plus
class. The medical faculty OF the uni
versity contains some Of the most
eminent specialists in the United
States, many OF whom are devotlng
the major portion Of their time to
clinical work and who make money
making a secondary matter. BY the
provisions of this act, the services OF
these skillful and conscientious spe-
cialists are made available to every
afflicted child within the borders OF
this state whose parents are not able
to pay for proper treatment in the
usual way. AS we look at IT, one OF
the wisest provisions of this Dill is the
one which permits public school teach
ers to take the initiative. Public school
teachers more than any other persons
know the needs of the children OF the
community in which they work, and
as a rule they know the circumstances
of the parents as we'll. We hope that
teachers everywhere will take note OF
this and if they have knowledge OF
children who properly come under the
! provisions Of this act, that they Will
bring the matter to the attention OF
the court in the county in which they
reside and thus secure for the chill
dren the relief which the bill offers.
No other service they can render Will
have such lasting effect for good