Evening journal., 1917-01-03
HOME FOR FEEBLE
minded DESIRED.
Friends OF Movement Open
Exhibit TO Arouse In
terest in the Plan
WILL APPEAL 10
THE LEGISLATURE

For the purpose OF awakening inter
est in the question Of the feeble-mind
ed and with the determination OF seek
ing to secure from the present Della
ware Legislature an appropriation TO
establish an institution in this State
for subnormals, an interesting exhibit
in the Goldey College Building opened
TO the public yesterday afternoon TO
remain open each afternoon this week.
The exhibit is being conducted under
the auspices of the Delaware Commis-
sion for the Predetermined. which was
appointed this fall by Governor Miller
Miss Elizabeth S. Kite, who is con
nected with the research department
of the Nineland Training School, in
New Jersey. was in charge Of placing
the exhibit and she and-several other
members Of the commission were pres
ent yesterday and Informally discuss
ed the subject Of having this State
provide for it's feeble-minded
Miss Kite, VINO recently made tour
OF this State, will be assisted IN her
work here by Miss Georgia Hemphill
and Miss Lena Allen
Announcement is made mat from
now On The members Of the commits
sion and all others who are working
IN cooperation with it will leave no
stone unturned toward inipresslng the
need upon the people Of Delaware for
providing an institution for their
feeble minded persons. Lectures will
be delivered by Alexander Johnson, an
authority on the subject. the first OF
which will be delivered before the
/ Social Service Club dinner on Tues
4 day evening and the other at the
New Century Club on January
i19. The idea is TO have such an
institution located in the rural dis.
trict where land can be procured
cheaply. Statistics show that there
are at least 600 feeble minded persons
/ in Delaware. Four hundred Of these
cases are known and recorded, 75 are
white women Of child-bearing age and
45 are feeble-minded people in the
State hospitals. This number is con-
sidered alarming and a menace to the
community Two hundred and twelve
Of that number reside in New Castle
county.
The charts on exhibition show
! classification of the three types Of
feeble-minded, which are idiots, I'M
} beetles and morons. II is planned
{ TO publish statistics and stories bear
], ing on the question in pamphlet form
\ and have them distributed throughout
] the state. Slides will also be placed
in several Of the motion picture thea
4 tres. The exhibit is open from ten
to six every day this week. Members
OF the Commission for Predetermined,
! which was appointed this fall by
u Governor Miller, are: Mrs. Selden S.
Deemer. chairman; T. Allen Hilles,
\ DR.. ]. W. Clifton, Smyrna; Hervey
Hall. Smyrna; George A. Hill, Bridge
VILE: Mrs. Lena Messick, Bridgeville
Mrs. Frank Morton Jones, DR.. W. II.
Kraemer, Thomas NJ. Monaghan
Thomas f. Gormley. Mrs. r. L. Holli-
day, OF Dover; Dr. Charles A. Wag-
ner. Of Dover; Mrs Philip Burnet
Dover: John b. Hutton, Dover; Miss
Julia Burton. Georgetown; Samuel j.
Reynolds, Smyrna; Horace L. Dill
worth, Centreville, and Newton l.
Grubb. of Grubbs Landing.
Members Of the commission VIII
meet in the near future at Dover at
which time final details concerning
the drawing OF the proposed feeble
minded bill and arrangements for us
presentation 70 the Legislature will
be made