South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
ORPHANS HOME A
WORTHY CHARITY
All Glasses Are Cared For al
InStitution-HomeS Given
to Many Children.

The board Of directors OF the or
phans home want the good people
o. South Bend. Mishawaka and ST.
Joseph county TO know something
Of the work they are trying 90 do
i'm finding homes for the homeless
and 20 make better citizens for In
diana of the boys and girls that
come under their care.
There are many different causes
that bring children 20 this home for
shelter and protection. Sometimes
il is the donth Of both parents.
Again. the death Of one parent viii
temporarily break up home and
thus make Institutional care OF the
children necessary. Many times
the children OF divorced parents
must be sheltered.
II is. Of course. recognized that
no institution is real home for
children. No matter how humble a
home may be. if il tends 20 make
healthy. moral children. 10 is far
better than any institutional home.
Though the board constantly seeks
10 provide hOmelike surroundings.
just as soon as possible. ii places
children in real homes. 20 live like
normal children and 10 have the
care and love Of foster parents. Not
all children cared for by the board
al the home can be placed in other
homes Some Of these children are
with us under court orders that they
be not sent from the institution
such children are sent for temper
arv care Their parents are separ-
ated for the time being and il is
the hope OF the judges that recon
ciliation will be possible and that
these children will be restored 20
their proper homes and the care of
their own parents There are other
children who unfortunately are
physically defective: il is impossible
10 place such children in private
homes. For various reasons Il
therefore becomes necessary 90 pro-
vide a home for certain children for
q 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
foundation for healthy childhood
and later happy. useful citizenship.
Under the very best conditions
The society can afford. there begins
a constant. unceasing effort TO inn |
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 i'm their own homes. |
OF special importance this year /
was the establishing OF dental in |
specuon. The home now has its
own dental Office with Or. Claud !
Geyer i'm attendance. The aid of
such work 20 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 !
cd and was taught the daily use of /
the 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- |
lishmcnt OF the dental Office at the |
home the he-lth OF the children will |
be better served than ever be- |
fore. There were many who assist |
ed i'm the establishment Of this Of
fee and the board very gratefully |
acknowledges the active interest |
and holm in this work
The Wyman Memorial hospital |
with its modern equipment forms |
an important part of the means of |
caring for tho physical welfare of
the children. EpidemiCs of measles. |
whooping cough and kindred ills of
childhood are short-liNed. Opera
lions for adenoids. diseased tonsils |
and for appendicitis were part Of
the surgical work for the year
Manual training OF the boys and