The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-05
REPORT ON PROBATION.
For the Month of December Submitted
By Sec. Jeffrey.

By Sec jeffrey.
AT the December meeting of the state
board of charities and probation held at
the office of the state board of health in
Burlington Wednesday afternoon, Secre-
tary Jeffrey submitted his monthly re-
port, which was in part as follows.
Probation Department Number Of
cases Nov. |, sos; number cases of termi-
mated in November, So; number of new
cases received in November, ~; number
OF cases Dec. !, 500; warrants issued. 8
parolers and probationers visited 80, pro-
bationers before court for violation 2;
sent to industrial school upon our rec
ommendation Al; women taken from
house of correction to institution for
medical care, l.
Child Care-Children placed in tempo
rary or permanent homes, IL; 80 homes
visited involving children numbering So;
poorhorses inspected o. children ordered
10 hospitals 4; children entered hos
pitfalls i; children discharged from hos
pitfalls, / children entered preventorium
/; children committed to the board Of
charities and probation 6; children in
vestigated for surgical care IS; feeble-
minded cases investigated, 7; tubercular
cases investigated, 2,
When acknowledging the September
reports of our probationers and parol-
ers, sent out request for certain in
formation to get definite idea of the
earning capacity and number of depend
ents of each. / also made inquiry as
to the amount of bonds and stamps
which had been bought as patriotic
duty, and | am pleased to submit to
you the following facts covering this in
quiry so far as it was reported upon by
these people. am sure that Il will
compare favorably as to wages earned
and aid given TO the government with
the average men and women Of the
state
Three hundred and sixty Ave males,
averaging S20.36 per week; % females
reported wages averaging 1892 per
week; of 1927 filling and returning blanks
ITO reported holding Liberty bonds and
war saving stamps to the value of Sl6,
646.25, ranging in amounts from 81 to
81 900. The 265 males reported 533 per-
sons as dependent on them. The % fe-
males reported IA persons as dependent
on them. OF the total of 2sS persons
making report as to wages, lis are on
parole from penal institutions,
The foregoing summary as far as it
relates to wages earned and number Of
dependents is a strong argument in ia
vor of the parole and probation sys-
TEN. OF the 2SS persons making definite
report, 10 are probationers from the
courts and llS are parolers from our
penal institutions. Not only are they
maintaining themselves and families, but
more than fifty per cent have come TO
the assistance of their government dur
ing the war and purchased more than
| $4,000 of its securities.
Child Care--The enumerated child care
cases gives very little idea of the real
magnitude and scope Of the child care
work done Hundreds Of cases come to
our attention and some assistapce Is
given, but are so varied that in and
Of themselves they can hardly be tabu
lated for presentation.
Since our last meeting both Miss Ross
and myself have addressed many public
gatherings and | have been called in con
sultation with the city council of Barre
on the problems with which we have to
deal These public gatherings are Of
especial value as they assist in present.
ing to the public in an educational way
the work for which we were created
1t il of the greatest value and should be
continued whenever and wherever pos
sible / am refraining from discussing
child care eases in this report for the
reason that at the meeting this evening
we are to take up and discuss proposed
legislative program and what | would
here say would be largely a repetition
and is therefore unnecessary.
Mothers Aid am bringing to your
attention the question of aid for de-
serted and widowed mothers as provided
for in section 1912 Of the general laws.
l am submitting one application here.
with and would recommend that it be
favorably acted upon. The other cases
which bring to your attention are from
the city OF . While in con
ference with the mayor and city council
learned that there were some fifteen
widows with families ranging from one
to eight or ten children, nearly all OF
whom had become widowed as a result
of the recent epidemic and that in many
of these cases it would be better for the
children and the community if they
could be maintained in their natural
home and under the supervision and ten
der care of their mother. What is true
in this city is true throughout the state.
Many children have become orphaned
who ought not to be taken from their
home and yet their financial conditions
are such that some relief must be af-
forded or the Home broken up by the
children being taken away to institu-
lions. Viewed from every angle, section
1912 is very wise and desirable pro-
vision of the law and so far as this
board is able we should grant relief,