The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-01
CHILDREN'S CODE COMMISSION

Among the many Educational Laws
passed at the Special Session of the
Legislature was one creating a Child
ren's Code Commission. The duty of
this Commission is "To study social
conditions touching upon the welfare
of children in the State of North Da-
kota, and to recommend necessary re-
vision and codification of existing
laws and such new laws as may be
found necessary"
The Commission consists of serer
members appointed by the Governor
and serving two years or until lis or
her successor is appointed and quail
flied. The Commission makes all
necessary rules and regulations for
the conduct of it's meetings and for
the election of the Officers"
The members of the Commission
are:
Mr.. C. L. Young, Bismarck, Chair
man. Mrs. M. E. Strand, Glendale,
Secretary. Miss Hazel Farkasch, Bis
marck; Mrs. M. Froats, Grand Forks;
Miss H. Lund, Bismarck; DR.. A. j.
MCDANIEL, Minot, Mr.. G. L. Vigness,
Mayville. e,-
The Commission appoint the county
committee whoe duty it is to assist
in securing correct information con-
corning the welfare of all children in
their respective counties. The commit
tee for Bottineau County is: Mrs. e.
A. Leonard, Mr.. ]. J. Weeks, Miss A.
D. Burr.
The Annual meeting was held in
Fargo Saturday November 10 and was
presided over by Judge VIM. Nuessle
of Bismarck.
The following is the program car
ried out in full:
1000 Assembly Singing.
Invocation: Rev. r. A. Beard
Presidents Address, Judge Nuessle,
Bismarck
1850 Report of the National Confer
ence of Social Workers, DR.. Alice
c.. Hunter, Dickinson.
1880 The State Training School: Its
Past, Present and Future" Supt
W.. F. McClelland, Mandan.
j Afternoon
1880 Music
|"Relation of Illiteracy to Socia
/ Work., Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart
i Frankfort, Kentucky.
.E2:1O Report Of Code Commission
Hon. C. L. Young, President of th'
I! Children's Code Commission, Bis
nnarck.
500 General Discussion.
1 $3.50 Malnutrition and its relation t.
child welfare: Illustrated. Mrs. Ger
trude Hasbrouck, National Chill,
Welfare Association, New Yorl
City.
! 4:1O Business Session.
The object Of this work is best ex
pressed in the words Of the Presiden
Of the Commission Mr.. Young whic
were received in letter a short tim
ago. "What we want to do is TO bull
up a sentiment In this state which de
mands proper care Of dependent an
delinquent children and which insist
upon the very best that our condi
n N :"
.. tions will warrant in the way Of or
portunities for the Improvement q
child life" The work, "includes th
!, class above mentioned and publ
health, recreation, general child we
i fare, child labor, compulsory educs
!. ton, social conditions and in fact e,
4 cry activity which has accumulate
+ 10 benefit child life. / think we hay
\ all been asleep in this state. 4 though
t III was fairly intelligent, average 81
rlizen but as the Information comes
and 4 begin to realize what we hay
!. III the way Of laws and facilities 4
care for our children 4 am appalle'
q We are away behind the times
many branches of child welfare work
/. The cooperation Of all good peop
9 is needed III this line aof work.
we are indebted To The County 81
N .lperintandent of Schools tor the abo'
larticle. s1