Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-03

I CorEGCI10u 4I Lne DuslneSS session nek0 in Ellks' hall Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
 The list Of odicers elected follows:
 Vice dents-W1l lillian C. Hunger ford. New Britain; Rev. John Neaie, Heriden; George $. Palmer, New Lon don; George IF. Edwards, Bridgeport; Edgar M. Warner. Putnam; Henry II. Bridgman. Norfolk; Robert H. Fife, Jr.. Midd1etown; George Forster. Rock
 Treasurer Frederick H. Rillard.
 Secretary = John D. Strain. Meri- den.
 Executive comnaittee-Rabh Fl. W. Ettleson, Hartford; Miss Elsie C. os- born, New Britain; Miss Hilda Peck, Bristol; Austin Cheney, South Man chester; Mrs A K Rogers, New Ha- yeni David Gibbs, Meriden; Thomas L. Reilly, Meriden: Julius Stregn1au, Meriden; Miss Edith Cummirrs Meri- dent; Miss Elsie Lyon. Meriden; Allan Fl. White, Meriden; Darragh de Lam cy, Waterbury; Charles P. Kellogg, Waterbury; Mrs. Robert B. Chappe1l, New London; Ernest B. Rogers. New London: Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell. Nor wien; Miss Anna c. Walter. Middle town; Rev. c. W. Areson, Bridgeport; Miss Mildred Carpenter, Stamford; s. B. Treadwell, Danbury; F. A. O. Schwartz, Greenwich, and Miss Lena Phipps, New Haven.
 Next Conference at Meriden.
 It was voted to hold the 1917 confer ence in Meriden, and an invitation was extended by the New London Cham Der of Commerce through George s. Palmer to hold the 1918 conference in New London
 Judge Edgar M Warner of Putnam, a member of the membership and ton thanking the city of Norwich for it's cordial hospitality in receiving and entertaining the sixth annual confer ence of charities and correction.
 The resolution also thanked the E1ks for their generosity in extending the use of their building for the confer ence, the newspapers for full notices and reports of the meetings, and Leon ard O. Smith, president of the confer ence, and Mrs. Smith for the delight full reception at their home. Oldelms, on Monday afternoon, the local com- mittees for their continuous and suc- cessful labors, the Boy Scouts for their services, the soloist, Mrs. CroweI, the orch at the Davis theatre Sum- day evening, and the various churches for emitting their Sunday evening services. thereby assisting greatly to bring together a very large and appre- ciative audience to hear the admirable instructive and inspiring addresses ot Prof Graham Taylor and John Collier. 1 the people Of the city who have So
 cordially opened their homes to the
 delegates, and every one who in any f way contributed to make the confer 3 ence one of the most successful ever : held.
 5 Schuyler Merritt of Stamford, David l Gibbs of AGeriden and Charles P. Kel. l logg of Waterbury.
 Tuesday Afternoon Session. Charles H. Johnson. superintendent i. :. of the Connecticut Reformatory, pre- . sided at the afternoon session. Mrs : Martha IF. Falconer, superintendent oi , an address of the Need of a Woman's : Reformatory and Prof. William B. Bai- . ley of New Haven led the discussion : The subject of Probation was treat 2 ed by Herbert c. Parsons, secretary oi the Massachusetts Probation Coumis-
 sion. The discussion was opened by I c. M. Thompson, secretary of the Con- necticut Prison Association, Hartford I A highly interesting address or Newer Ideals in Prisons was deliV- cred by MT. Johnson.
 l. In the field of prison management " there have been ideals in the past and
 some of them expressed long ago are
 still in the distance and some are i, gradually being realized, said Supt l Johnson.
 Many of the ideals have yet to be
 realized but in the reaching out for
 these ideals presented by the leaders
 in this field of humanitarian endeayor 3 much has been accomplished. And never before has there been a brighter I prospect for the realization of more of these ideals than today. So much has been accomplished within the last two decades that the future is brighter with hopefulness. Years ago the stripes, the 1ocl1step and the shaved heads were done away with in New York state, the silent system, the long : hours of confinement in cells, the me- chanical routine which made men cogs in a system and robbed them of health and reason, have either disappeared or are silently passing into oblivion.
 Let us consider very briefly to what aspects of prison management these ideals pertain.
 Ideals of Construction.
 Tn the course of time, there has
 been created a conventional type oi
 prison structure It is the interior eel
 lution of the prison structure from the very primitive attempt at housing in the older prisons of a century ago r The ideal of prison construction need not necessarily include an interior cell block but as in the plans drawr
 under the auspices of the New Yorl
 Prison Association for new institu-
 ton, the prison might be on a group 8 system, permitting a much better clas- siflcation and providing much better housing facilities than the convention al type. The new prison in Buffalo
 and the prison in Guelph, Canada , show that type of building may be :, constructed which will be an improve.
 ment in light, and sanitary conditions l upon the interior cell block type. Int
 prison should be constructed in a sec
 ton where. land is available for agri-
 cultural and forestry purposes.
 Ideals of Administration. :. It is a technical task to conduct ar i. l institution for the care and reforma. |. tion of morally sick individuals It is :, as technical as the management of z hospital or a college, and more difdcul l than either. In the hospital the in. 2 mates know they are i'll and willingly subject themselves to treatment. II . the college the inmates are gathered | voluntarily and are usually eager an(
 anxious to avail themselves of evers
 opportunity for advancement, afford
 ed by the institute. In the prtsoI e there Is a group, most of them nor ally abnormal and many mentally ant physically so, but are willing to admi lnsually that they are and usually un d willing to accept treatment. They rep = resent the failures and misfits of SO e ciety whom society has been com pelled to isolate or segregate for it