South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-30
ORPHANS HOME A
WORTHY CHARITY
All Glasses Are Cared For at
observation-disclosures Given
to Many Children.

Joseph county 10 know something
OF the work they are trying 10 do
in finding homes for the homeless
and TO make better citizens for In
diana Of the boys and girls that
come under their care.
There are many different causes
that bring children to this home for
shelter and protection. Sometimes
it is the doath of both parents.
Again, the death of one parent will
temporarily break up a home and
thus make institutional care OF the
children necessary. Many times
the children Of divorced parents
must be sheltered.
It is, OF course, recognized that
no institution is a real home for
children. No matter how humble a
home may be, if it tends to make
healthy. moral children, it is far
better than any institutional home.
Though the board constantly seeks
TO provide homelike surroundings,
just as soon as possible, it places
children in real homes. to live like
normal children and to have the
care and love of foster parents. Not
all children cared for by the board
at the home can be placed in other
Il. ~ a 70
with US under court orders that they
be not sent from the institution.
Such children are sent for temper
ary care. Their parents are separ-
ated for the time being and IL is
the hope Of the judges that recon
ciliaticn will be possible and that
these children will be restored 20
their proper homes and the care of
their own parents. There are other
physically defective; il is impossible
to place such children in private
homes. For various reasons il
therefore becomes necessary TO pro-
vide a home for certain children for
a number of years.
Child Started Right.
When a child is brought to the
home the first thing done is to get
him into normal physical condition
as the best means of laying a sound |
for healthy childhood |
and later happy. useful citizenship.
Under the very best conditions |
the society can afford, there begins
a constant. unceasing effort TO i'm
plant in the plastic mind ideals OF
health, morality and ambition. The |
board must in many cases provide |
the training which other children !
ordinarily get in their own homes.
OF special importance this year !
was the establishing of dental in
spection. The home now has its !
own dental office with DR.. Claud |
Geyer in attendance. The aid OF /
such work to the general health of /
the children is invaluable. Not only |
were decayed teeth filled or re-
moved but every child. except the !
nursery babies. had his teeth clean |
ed and was taught the daily use of ]
tho tooth brush. Real appreciation /
OF what this means requires first |
hand knowledge of the extent of |
dental decay these children showed |
Dental inspection of school children |
generally shows 95 per cent of them /
suffer from dental decay. The care |
Of children's teeth is imperative and |
the board feels that in the estab- /
lishment of the dental Office at the /
home the health Of the children will !
be better conserved than ever be-
fore There were many who assist
ed in the establishment Of this Of /
fee and the board very gratefully I
acknowledges the active interest I
and help in this work.
The Wyman Memorial hospital /
with its modern equipment forms |
an important part OF the means of |
caring for the physical welfare of
the children. Epidemics OF measles,
whoopinE cough and kindred ills of /
childhood are shOrt-lived. Opera
tons for adenOids. diseased tonsils
and for appendicitis were a part Of
the surgical work for the year
Manual training Of the boys and
household training for the girls are
among the most important forma-
tive factors in the lives OF the older
children. The most crying need of
the institution at present is a new
school building. with modern equip
nent and proper lighting and ven
.ilation. When such a building can
be erected 1t will contain domestic
science kitchens where the girls
may be taught cookery. At present
hey help in the laundry in the din,
ng room and with the sweeping and |
busting The older boys, in addi-
ton 20 manual training, help with |
he farm and garden work. gaining
valuable experience in the truck.
stock and dairy farming. At pres
ent. on the average. 200 orphans
are clothed. sheltered and fed and !
put into normal physical condition
AZ tremendous cost
Cost j. Increasing.
Each year the constantly growing |
demands OF the institution cause a
deficit which the community Is call
I'd upon 20 help meet II is for
this that the people are this year
10 contribute 10 the sup
port OF the home. Contributions
indicated for its use will be applied