Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
FEEL D AGENT or
CH|LDREN'S AID SOCIETY
Miss Sybil Pease of This Citv
Appointed to Assist Miss
Josephine Webster in. Case
Work-Society Now Has &c
Wards in the State

AT the monthly meeting of the board %
directors Of the Vermont Childran,s A,a
society, Inc. he'd In this city Thursdav
INC directors confirmed the action of tho
executive committee in the appointment
u MISS Sybil II. Pease, daughter of Mr..
ana Mrs. Fred s. Pease of this civ a.,
neld agent TO assist Miss T.. Josepbine
Webster' general secretary in case work.
Mlss Tease has been working with Miss
WEBSTER since the first of November and
the action of the directors Thursdey
merely approves the action of the oxecu-
i've committee in securing her services
TOR this work. Miss Pease made the
preliminary survey Of child conditions in
Ner1nont which led to the organization Of
ne Children's Aid Society
An important part of the meeting Thurs
day was the reports of Miss l.,
Josephine Webster. the general secre
tary, and of Miss Harriet E. Abbott.
neld agent for the southern district of the
state According to these reports. IS new
cases were called to the attention of the
society during the last month. or this
number, eight children were taken into
custody, one being received by decree op
the court. while seven were surrendered
to the society
Ihe Children's Aid society now has Is
wards, located as follows: "a in boarding
homes; II in free homes: three in institu-
tons; one In hospital and one In the
Preventorium. During the last month. +,
homes have been invest gated with tho
view OF placing children in them.
INTERESTING CASES
The workers told the stories of two or
three Individual cases which have at.
tracted particu ar attention One of the
cases which came to the attention of the
workers was that Of young girl whose
parents sold her to gypsies. a story which
sounds almost unbelievable In these DAYS
OF enlightenment and In the State of YER
mont, but which is made authoritative bv
the report OF the Children's Aid society.
This young girl was later rescued and
recently came into the custody Of the
society. She has been given the necessary
preparation to place her in a good home,
and it is expected that such a home will
be found for her in the near future.
In another case. an illegitimate baby
was deserted in Winooski. There were
only sl'ght cues to work upon. but tho
father was finally located in another city
through the efforts Of the Children's Aid
workers, and the man was persuaded to
pay six dollars per week toward the sup
port of the child in the home selected BY
the society.
Two brothers, eight and 10 wears of age,
described as exceptional children. have
recently come into the care Of the society.
Though the younger is but eight years
old, he has already passed the mental
tests for child OF IA wears. and ths
der boy is also very bright. At present,
these boys are in a ch'ldren's home. buc
it Is hoped that suitable private home
or homes. may be found for them soon.
The brothers would nu-h prefer to re-
main together of course but II may not
he easy to find a good home for them
together. and separate homes will DO
considered for them.
ANNUAL REPORT ISSUED
The Vermont Children's Aid society is
issuing report in IS pages, which cams
from the press Thursday. This report in
cludes the report of the general secretary
on actual case work for the first IL
months since the society was organized;
true stories Of Vermont children by tho
field agent for the southern district, Miss
Harriet f. Abbott the address by Henry
W. Thurson head of the department Of
child welfare in the New York School OF
Social Work. who spoke on Standards OF
Child Helning" at the annual meeting in
Windsor, October 21 brief report of the
president of the society; q detailed treas
urers report and the bylaws of the So
ciety.
Copies of this report will be circulated
through the State and a copy viii be sent
to any address upon request made TO tho
office of the general secretary. Room &c.
Medical Building, University OF Vermont,
Burlington.
Those present at Thursdays meeting
were: Philip r. H. Pierson of Bennington;
Charles TuXbury of Windsor; Miss
Harriet +. Abbott. field agent. Of Bellows
Fa Is and the following from this city:
A. r. Clifford. president Guy w. Bailey.
treasurer; Mrs. +, A. Linderholm clerk:
Mss l. Josephine Webster, general secre-
tary: and Miss Sybil II. Pease. tho new
field agent.