Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-18
Millions of CrippIes 1t Has
Created Cited by Dr.. James
E. Hagerty.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL
DEFECTS RETARD PUPILS
Cause 80 Per cent Of Juvenile De.
inquency, DR.. S. R. Pietrowicz
Tells Catholic Conference.

The great war, with its millions of
cripples, and the necessity of having
these people as well as the able-bodied
adapt themselves to the work Of the
world when the war closes. places
States, as we'll as in Europe, according
to DR.. James E. Hagerty, professor OF
economics at Ohio University Dr.
Hagerty spoke at the section meeting
on social and civic activities at today's
session of the fourth biennial meeting
Of the National Conference of Catholic
Charities. The conference extends
through Wednesday.
Sectional conferences of the big char
ity meeting. which opened yesterday.
are being held morning. afternoon and
night in Mcmahon Hall, at the Catholic
University. Brookland. Besides the
meeting Of the social and civic activi-
ties this morning, at which DR.. Hagerty
spoke, there was meeting OF the COM
mittee on children. and this afternoon
meeting devoted to sick and defective
children and relief of families.
Steps to Meet New Burden.
To adequately meet the new burden
placed upon society by the millions of
cripples. DR.. Hagerty declared. in his
paper, which aroused general interest
of the 700 delegates attending the con-
ference, I'VE must discover how work
may be done more successfully by a
very divergent class of workers, any OF
whom, under present circumstances,
would be wholly incompetent for work. "
rope" DIR. Hagerty asserted, will help
greatly in solving the problem in the
United States. problem in the solution
of which we have not made a respect
able beginning"
DR.. Frank OHara of the Catholic Uni
versity discussed The Relation of Pri-
vate and Public Employment Agencies
and Rev. DR.. J. Elliot Ross of Austin.
Tex. told of Methods of Catholic Re-
lief Agencies in Finding Employment"
Ore, led the discussion.
That approximately one-third Of the
public school children of this country
are retarded because of physical or
mental defects, and that about so per
cent of the juvenile delinquency Of the
country is traceable to the same sources
was the statement of DR.. S. R. Pietro-
wicz of Chicago, at the sectional meet
ing on backward children this after
noon.
Heredity overemphasized.
DR.. Moore of the Catholic University.
and head of the childrens clinic at the
Providence Hospital. at the same meet
ing this afternoon criticised the ten
dency in certain quarters to overem-
phasize Incredibly" and said that the
time is not yet ripe to pronounce def
nitely on the hereditary character of
feeble mfndedness.
Other speakers at today's sessions in
cluded Robert Eggs of the Maryland
board of charities, who spoke on the
policy of Catholic institutions in re-
tanning and placing children, and Miss
Mary Tinney of New York, who deliv-
cred an address on the placement of
5000 children by the New York Cath
Ollie home bureau.
Luncheon was furnished the delegates
in the new dining hall of the Catholic
University at 1890 o'clock. Tonight at
o'clock, in Mcmahon Hall, Rev. Bishop
Thomas J. Shahan. chairman Of the con-
ference, will tell a general session Of
the delegates What the National Con-
ference Has Accomplished in Six Years"
Rev. Dr. John A. Ryan of the Catholic
University, will outline plans for the
new Catholic Charities Monthly, soon to
be started