Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-26
H|BBEN A CRITIC
OF PENAL SYSTEM
IN THIS COUNTRY
Princeton President Speaks at
Conference of Charities
and Corrections.

Special to the Evening Star.
NEW BRUNSWICK, April 26.-
The annual meeting of the New Jer-
sey Conference of Charities and Cor
rections began its business sessions
today, with the general topic for dis
cussion on 1.-THE States Needs and
Resources" Promjnent social work
ers are in attendance from all sec.
| tions of the State, and Governor
| Fielder has been invited,
Prison reforms will be the theme
| for discussion this eevning, and
Thomas Mott Osborne, warden of
Sing Sing, will be the principal
speaker. The sessions began yester-
day and will conclude tomorrow.
This mornings session was given
over to the discussion of Conserving
the Brain Power of the State" The
meeting was held in the Second Re-
formed Church, with DR.. Stewart
Patton, of Princeton, as chairman. He
gave report on Mental Hygiene
and Inebriety." DR.. William A.
White, superintendent of the govern
ment hospital for the insane at
Washington, spoke on Social Util-
ity, the New Standard of Conduct" ."
DIR. c. M Campbell, of Johns Hop
kins University, Baltimore, gave an
address on Fundamental Causes or
Dependency" and Everett 5. Eli
wood, secretary of the New YORK
State Hospital Commission, told OF
1.-The Value of knowledge of Mem
tai Hygiene to Teachers"
This afternoon Protective and
Correctional Care of Juvenile Delin-
ouents" was discussed. Harry v.
Osborne, of Newark, was the chair
man, and he reviewed the present sit
uation. The other speakers were Mrs:
Jessie D. Holder, superintendent OIL
the Women's Reformatory at South
Framington, Mass, on "Reformatory
Discipline for Girls THE Delin-
auent Boy from the institutional
Point of View was the topic of Dr..
Franklin H. Briggs, superintendent OF
the New York Training School for
Bows at yorktown Heights. The dis
cussion was taken part in by Mrs.
Paula Laddey, of Newark, member
of the board of managers, state home
for Girls. Mrs. H. Otto Wittpenn, OF
Jersey City, of the board of managers
of the Women's Reformatory; Ste
phen w. Meador, of Newark, secretary
of the Big Brother Movement; Jonn
C. Kalleen, superintendent of the
state Home for Boys at Jamesburg
and Don Shepard Gates, of Newark,
secretary of the North End Commu-
nity Boys Work of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Discuss Reform.
prison Reform and Prison Man
agement" will be discussed at the
meeting tonight to be held in Rut-
gers gymnasium. Walter NJ. Dear,
of Jersey City, inspector of State
prisons, will be the chairman. Ed
ward Morrell, of San Francisco, will
speak on prisons from the Inside"
Those who will take part in the dis
cussion will be Joseph F. Byer, of
| Trenton: DIR. Frank Moore. of Rah-
way; Amos H. Radcliffe, of Paterson,
sheriff of Passaic county; William
H. Thompson, of Morristown, sheriff
of Morris county, and Robert N.
Heath, of Hackensack, sheriff of
Bergen county.
At the session tomorrow morning
in the Second Reformed Church the
subject will be Public and Private
Relief" Frederick C. Donnelly, mayor
of Trenton, will be the chairman of
the meeting. The discussion on
From Viewpoint of Overseer of the
Poor" will be taken part in by Miss
Anita Crish, of Jersey City; M. A.
Fitzsimmons, of South Orange,
Thomas j. O'Neill, of Paterson; D. w.
Bishop, of Florence, and Mrs. Stella
Biddison, of Ridgefield Park.
Private Charities.
Arthur w. MacDougall superinten-
dent of the Bureau of Associated
Charities, of Newark; Walter w.
Whitson, superintendent of the Bu-
reau of Associated Charities, of Or
ange; ]. B. Gwin, superintendent OF
| the Societies of Organized Charities,
of Paterson; Miss Mabelle Phillips,
Plainfield; Miss Harriet Townsend
| Elizabeth; Miss Jennie Lois Ellis, OF
Atlantic City, and A. B. Hildebrecht
| of Trenton, will discuss From the
Viewpoint of Private Charities"
| In the afternoon session "Hospita
Work in New Jersey will be the sub
ject. DR.. Gordon K. Dickinson, Of
Jersey City, will be the chairman
The addresses will be Social Service
In "Hospitals'' and after Care al
Bellevue Hospital" Discussions will
be held on Hospital Social Service
from Volunteers Point of View" ant
1 AIItT 1dT6 IOI llC Iubpt ObiOh5s
President John Grier Hibben
of Princeton University, criti'
cized past treatment of criminals by
Americas penal institutions and
sounded a call for a greater interest
and sympathy as the means of re-
storing the criminals honor at the
opening service of the conference il
the Opera House yesterday. Th'
subject of his address was 1.-THE Con-
servation of Human Resources" Ir
part President Hibben said:
among the characteristic features
of the remarkable progress which ouI
country has made during the last
generation, perhaps the most con-
spicuous and significant has been the
effort to conserve our natural re-
sources and to prevent the loss oil
waste material. The machinery OF
society day by day is grinding out
its various product, but with what g
pitiful waste! A significant test oi
the enlightenment of State as wei
as its efficiency in dealing with the
problems of government is its ability
to deal wisely and successfully will
those human elements which may b.
so transformed as to prove the hear
of good things evil.
"You have shown profound under
standing of the peculiar psycholog.
L. H. L.. C~.A