The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-06
HELPING VERMONT CHILDREN.
Secretary Jeffrey of Board of Charities
Makes Report.

The state board of charities and pro-
baton met in regular monthly session
at the State House annex last evening,
March ). Secretary Jeffrey submitted
his report covering tile various activities
of the board since the last meeting.
The tabulation covering the work for
the month was as follows;
Number of probation and parole
cases Feb. ! ,.......,,......... 599
New cases for the month. ~
Discharged NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IA
49, GA
He reported 40 practitioners and pa
rollers having been personally visited, job
found for one. and only one returned for
breach of probation.
In the child care department:
Children placed in temporary or per
manent homes .,..........,..... II
II homes investigated involving chill
dren numbering NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Oh
Children committed to the board. 6
A feature of the child care which is of
gripping interest is that part of the tab
uation covering defective child care. For
the month he reported:
Children investigated for surgical care II
Children approved for hospital treat
nent Observation-Disclosures.
Children treated in hospitals during
the month ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ... II
Discharged from hospitals ......... 10
Syphilitic cases Investigated. ...... 3
Syphilitic children designated for hos
pital treatment ................. 2
The operations performed and treat
ment given ranged from adenoids and
tonsils to the removal of tumors, cor
recting cripples, removing cataracts, skin
grating, bone grating and tubercular
hips. The department expended S49320
. for this class of work, all Of which was
contributed from outside sources and
was without expense to the state.
In commenting on probation and pa
role the secretary said; Since the last
meeting of the board, | have had pre-
pared a report form for personal vista
ton of probationers and parolers and as
fast as is reasonably possible and prac-
teal I am establishing the system of
personal visitation which we all, | am
sure, feel is the only satisfactory way
OF handling this part of our work, While
the letter writing system is vast i'm
provpment over the old printed report
nevertheless it is unsatisfactory. Per
sonal contract, looking into the eye of
the probationer by the probation officer
the extending of the warm hand grasp
the assurance of aid is the only, means
Of reaching the heart and developing the
best side Of those who have come in CON
tact with the law. | am certain that
we should increase our activities along
this line from month to month until
practically every probationer and paroler
receives a monthly visit from a respon-
sibe person under whose supervision he
has been placed
From the report of Secretary Jeffrey
it is evident that the board is in favor
of women probation officers for women
and children as the following new ap-
pOntments were announced: Deputy
State Probation Officer Victor Hurlburt
Of Grand Isle, and voluntary probation
officers for women and children, Mrs
Margaret n Haywood of st. Johnsbury
Miss Berenice futile Of Rutland and
Mrs. Harriet Tracy Of Montpelier. 1t
has come to be a fixed policy of the
board that woman probation officer
should be used for women probationers
and parolers and the success of Miss
Lena c. Ross of Rutland along this line
seems to confirm the Judgment of the
board
After the transaction of routine bust
ness the board discussed at some length
the legislative program so far as it af-
fects the board of charities and proba-
tioE