Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-01-11

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protection from the terrors Of all
communicable diseases Beyond this.
! they have come 70 recognize that
there are laws OF health quite as
worthy OF observance as are the laws
of the state or as are the Ten Com
mandments
Medical Inspection
The children OF Michigan will never
have adequate protection until sys.
tenn OF medical inspection Is provided
Every child has a civil right IL not
the divine right. 10 enter our public
schools with as good eyes. as good
ears. as good teeth "a clean a throat.
as good body. as modern science can
give him. In order TO secure this. ad-
equate legislation and adequate appro-
priations must be made The initial
expenditure may seem costly but In
dustrially and socially. the end more
than justifies the expenditure
Housing Bill
The last Legislature attempted to
enact a Housing Bill No such bill
was passed but Housing Commission
was appointed to make such investi.
cation and offer such suggestions as
their best Judgment dictated. The
men on this commission have worked
diligently and without compensation
TO bring TO this Legislature valuable
information. Such a bill is in perfect
harmony with an effort TO improve
the general health OF the people OF
Michigan. II is absolutely impossible
In the larger cities 10 successfully
combat tuberculosis and many other
diseases under present housing con-
dtions. II is absolutely impossible to
overestimate the importance OF en-.
acting wholesome, workable. con-
ser, alive Housing Bill
The Industrial School for Boys
During my first administration did
not become thoroughly familiar with
the needs OF the Industrial School for
Boys and the Industrial School for
Girls. During my second administra-
ton | made more careful study OF
these two institutions No two insti.
tutions in the State or Michigan are
in greater need OF reorganization and
regeneration II is not necessary In
this report TO go into details. The In
dustrial School for Boys has a rs>-TIar
attendance of about eighs ,undrad
iheSe "o'S arc tnc Nyrds of the
State and are entitl"|l to The best DOS,
slDie care anu ,S,ining that the State
Us possible, under proper
luaH"seihept TO make this institution
sem Importing. II cannot be
uone ,oweyer without the necessary
"a expenditure OF considerable
1%oney Michigan is under solemn
obligation 20 train these eight hun.
dred boys for loyal citizenship Dur
ing the past year this Institution has
undergone tremendous change for
the better, but II is impossible 10 give
these boys the training they deserve
without further expenditure of con
siderable money The educational
features of this school have been un-
I'll recently twenty five years behind
the times. In actual examination we
have found that fifty boys belonged TO
the mentally defective class and
should be sent 10 the Michigan Home
and Training School al Lapeer Ac.
c0rdne 10 statement made by DR..
Haynes, superintendent of the Michi-
gan Home and Training School. the
number OF mental detectives that
should be sent 20 Lapeer annually rs
two hundred on that basis, we
would have two thousand more COM
mitments in ten years This ought TO
awaken tho Legislature to p realiza-
ton of the problem that confronts
the state We now have the machin.
ery Tor dom. something in the way
OF preventing this increase of mental
detectives These iity mental de
fective boys at the Industrial school
should moi De- allowed to 20 out IN the
State TO propagate their kind IL It's
hoped that provision IL being made for
transferring All OF these seriously
mentally defective boys from the In
dustrial School TO Lapeer The State
OF Michigan should make every pos
sibls effort 70 place the Industrial
School TOR BOYS on q sound basis, on
such basis as the school for the
Blind and the school for the Deaf now
occupy
The Industrial School for Girls.
The Industrial school for Girls con
tains three unfortunate classes few
that are criminal IN their habits and
tendencies q considerable number that
are mental detectives, fifty-four by ac-
tuaI count. and the larger number
who are delinquents proper What |
have already said about the detectives
in the Industrial School for Boys ap'
niles 10 the mental detectives in the
Industrial school Cor Girls, who when
they reach a certain age, 90 out OF the
institution automatically. only 70 pro
pagate their kind. Months ago re-
commended that the fifty-four men
tally defective girls OF the Industrial
school be sent to the Michigan Home
and Training School. If Michigan or
any other State, hopes 10 accomplish
ANYTHING along the line Of overcoming
this social menace, il must rigidly
carry out The provisions we now have.
and such other Legislation should be-
provided, especially for the Industrial
School for Girls. whereby the criminal
element can be eliminated or segre.
gated and the delinouents receive the
training and attendance they deserve.
These two institutions are deserving
of careful study and Investigation
/ Michigan cannot AFFORD. under any
circumstances TO be careless In deal
ing with this social problem
Michigan Prisons
The prisons are worthy OF careful
study and consideration al the hands
OF this Legislature. Il has been dem
Spstrated In the past Ave or six years
that the prisons can approximate .
| selfsupporting basis and at the same
time rsgenerate the largest possible
] number of their inmates Work II the
great reforming and regenerating