Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-09


TtItt-nuuse. Portland: Judge loren
n Saunorn. Portland; Mrs AIIulra
Cax. Portland: Ms. life II. w
rance. F1octzlanu: james =. CuIn2E,
Bangor. Mrs " =. brewster. DexIer.
The president was authorized .
The president was 4u1norIaed 20
fiji any vacancies = -he Isl u q.
1lcers uroNloeu Iu- y he "1IsLitu-
non II ne conference. Ar INVITA-
HON q mold ms -eXI Conference II
Bangor was referred 10 h executive
committee.
The subject T ne Tl9---srE'E us
cuss1on was SOCIAL nlsrrs lie 70
rrerI-l-. 1eficlencZ. ana -u0k -ns to---
O. Il synposIurr n teeDle ulinuec.-ss
rs Il IS found ny me ras1nUS wel+a,s
workers II -reGl-nE ne cases Jrpug:s:
70 their 1o-lca -he seaQer ~ the
morning Was Mrs. Bert n2 r Portion
gill. St-C-e1ErE = me a5soc.a-ea c--2r-
.Iies II Partlauo-
Mars 7e--,nuiN
Mrs. Pa-rerZ.u referred o ne .fs-g-
lyds u depression w1l3cr must NEG
cszsa-1ly sorne-u INES .,esec N <"c.al
w0rile-. VINO gets IN individual u :
family oIU ~ une noIs. Only % ms.
-h21 They soon I'll mt auo-ts.,-. III
getting apts ror fnen wno Won uuld
Them ana o. helping girls VINO WI
PERSIST II gg-EE wrnnE-
StIs mentioned a prominent soc-a.
worker VINO mas .ha1 81 per CEN -
her cases i1rese-- mental problems
ana sile -ofd VI similar ,erceHtaEe
recorded by nlnar workers Mothers
o. Illeg1ti-EaIe children. prIsor =
males PROSTITUTES ana l-nar -l1sses
OF delInQue1lIs All snow = !arce rro-
portion u 1e=nIe-Fr-ndeu. Tins aae
condition 5 ne IarEest single -ause
% ae!iluuencz-, snE saIl.
Not ouly nal. mn deEeneracv s
increasing out n All proportion %
Lhs population. EiSat- ray ceu- 4
al sucH cases are neredi-arv ana n
question IS wne-her W. =tlAu allow
-hese families . continue 10 sz-lst
and increase
Mrs. Pet1eugiL fin4s uu-n senrl-
Tnert wrllcn sn+ calls rn4uaI-n ~
EGru-ng -iIe spc.a4 wuraer s entering
s-nd breaking II -hese horrible homes
winch are breeding places n slcc.
crime ana disease. Il =. sns asked.
= kindness 20 Isl children grow ~
IL such homes? How LII bows ar5
girls VINO are forced q i've Il le-
grading euV1runIne1cs e-scape ay--. 80
Snf stated -aa1 tt@uie-Fr-uqe1
wuIneu sl-e twIce Is prollflc IS norma
women ana ~tE11t1-r1ec tgpr previous
statement that 50 DER renr u -eaiti.--
-C-nQeuuess s nsrnci1-arv ana daslE-
lla1ea a great problem which 5es II
thess cwu 1EC-s. The c.2let difficulty
II dealing win feeble II M eCtness IS
puulIc ignorance &nG aapa-hv ~rle
suggested maj public spirited mar
and women -Eke pains TO INFORM
themselves anG heir legislative -eD-
,-esertGtjves conce-r1nE -ne.r iocal
conditions ana SO hiring ab0u- def
TItIs ACTION 10 Ike care N ms u-ots-
lem.
or the percentage yasIs worked
ON by sxperrs OF -he subject. sf2e,
Jotd n detail the story = sucn
conple Aud their .nanv ziascendar-s.
none - whom G-r 4r7rl-eIy normal
The record WIS Z consistent ma II
C-1ne. VICE ana disease
Dr.. Vuspurrr
= paper N ms value ~ Z State
clearing house or mental detectives
wRs read ny Dr. Stephen =. vus-
oUrGn. suTre-InT erLieTI- u -hs STATE
school for ttle feeble minded IL POW
ma Dr.. NOsburEt declared cnac II
all the discussions u spclal wprE he
underlying difficulty Is me feeble
minded Individual anG stressed -rt
Importance Of caring fur hese iutti-
-louais before -hey marin society.
Continuing, DR.. F0sbUrGh salo
The term clearing HOUSE aGurr.ef;
trnT banking rerruinoIoEy. IS now be-
Ing applied 70 -ne socloi0glc problem
NJ human segregation. The osd E---oZ1r
method OF considering sorIaI sIuti-s aRy
beer s-auua--y replaced ~ riete-rnlIs-
Ing ne STATE ~ the parIIcu.4- o-rE-1
wnich makes them Unfit }usr IS we
have seen EtIe Old group ctIsEodial no
lion of care develop gradually ir-to cne
modern InuIvIG.41Ll euucaZiUrol id4al
Broadly, 4 clearing mouse method n
cIuries physically LTfSt rs well IS all
fu-rIls a1 mentally unfit To-day We are