Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-25

DR.. JONES TALKS
TO lECIsL
lasWsTs Charges Against HIS.
Educational Clinics

SOME LEGISLATION IS LIKELY
Ls~maksrs Of Opinion That Practice
Might ss Abused Unless Il ls
Strictly Regulated.
Pierre Especially - The notable
event OF the week was not precisely
legislative, but related to il. AT the
annual session Of the South Dakota
Educational association, held at Wa
tsrtown at Thanksgiving, . great, SEN
saaon was sprung by charges made
hy DR.. Parsons OF Sioux Falls against
Dr.. W. r. Jones. head Of the School
Of EAucation Of the state university,
claiming misconduct on the part Of
Jones in making sex examinations In
educational osinics'' conducted by
him. Both men were heard and Jones
was almost unanimously endorsed by
the educators and he was chosen presi-
dent Of the medical section Of the as
seciation. until that time held by DY.
Parsons. Tho aght against Jones was
carried into the newspapers and he
vas sssysrsly criticised by many of
the leading publications. The Sioux
Falls district medical society passed
strong revolutions against him. Soon
after the assembling OF the legislature
Mr.. Eyander OF Roberts county intro
dueed q resolution for a legislative
investigation Of Jones conduct and
operations. DIR. Jones came to Pierre
and appeared before the members Of
the joint body and made explicit de
Mai Of most OF the charges against
him. He told in detail exactly what
he had done and what he proposed to
de; made no apologies, but did explain
the things he had done to fit himself
for his life work as an educational
elinician. He gave q very vivid dis
eription Of how q clinic is conducted
and why and how in some cases sex
ual examinations were made, usually
Of infants in their parents arms and
in a few cases of older persons at
their own request and of their parents.
Later in the day he appeared before
the joint committees upon education
Of the two houses and submitted to
be INTERCEPTED upon every detail OF
his work. That he in a general way
v~indicatsd himself was admitted. The
only suggestion left was the fear that
others less competent, or less CON
scisntious than Jones, might abuse
the privilege IL educational clinics
are not strictly regulated. This is
conceded by DR.. Jones and his sup
porters and it is likely there will be
some legislation upon that line.
The legislative recess in the third
week Of each session has become an
institution which no one longer ques-
lions. On the Thursday of the third
week OF the session a recess is taken
until the following Tuesday to allow
the members to return tt their homes
and confer with their constituents
upon matters that have been propos.
Led In the early days Of the session.
Before the recess the organization is
perfected, . large number Of bills in
troduced and referred to the commit.
tees, and the bill for legislative ex.
penses becomes law. This year some
innovations have taken place. Both
houses have been considering legisla.
tion and have passed an unusual mum
her OF bills for the period. Tho ap,
preparations committees have almost
from the first day been swing hear
lfngs to the heads Of departments and
1t Is reported that the general bill is
already pretty well formulated. n
past sessions this has been deferred
until the last part of the session and
frequently the general appropriations
bill has not appeared until after the
fifteenth day. Governor Byrne &C
companied his message with a state
ment prepared by the tax commission
of the probable revenues for the mex
biennium and with q table OF the re
quests Of each department for supper
for the period. This has served Il
tighten the work Of the appropriation.
committee toa considerable degree.
i *
The proposed budget legislation Il
receiving more attention than an.
single proposition. While It Is under
stood that there ID 40 constitutions
warrant for It and that any legisla
ton upon the subject will be. in fact
only i recommendation to the govern
or In the premises, still the governo
lis In a position to- treat tho matte
seriously. for having made q bulge
according to the statute provided b