Evening journal., 1921-01-01
TOOK CHILDREN
FOREARM WORK
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authorized The commissioner OF edu-
cation 10 prepare set Of rules con-
ceintng the importation Of children, |
TO report the attendance at school by /
children who had been placed in this |
State by outside agencies, and 10
formulate such rules and regulations
as might be deemed advisable.
IL soon became apparent 90 the
state Board OF Education that de-
pendent children were largely
brought into the state Of Delaware
Tor one purpose, namely. 10 work on
the farms. The fact that few, II any,
applications were made for the adop-
lion OF any Of these children and the
great diniculty Of securing proper
school attendance proved the asser-
ton. The reports OF the commission
cr Of education for the years i9t1-iS
and i9iS-iS further indicated that the
children were being taken for labor
only. Furthermore, there were re-
ports TO the effect that some OF the
children we've not properly treated
and that some OF the homes were not
desirable. Therefore. the State Board
Of Education decided 10 employ Miss
Jessie Logic as special visitor I'm
Of the homes the truth might be es-
tabhshed. Miss Logic has submitted
her report and the state Board OF
Education has given permission TO
the Children's Bureau OF Delaware
p with which Miss Logic Is connected,
10 have the report printed. In her
study and investigations, Miss Logic
has familiarizcd herself with the
p child-placing agencies which either
under the law or contrary 10 the law.
have been placing children in Della
/ ware since the passage OF the act for
. the importation N dependent chill
, dren In 1877.
1T would appear that the State Of
q Delaware. II she wishes 10 keep her
a name mtarnished, vii have 10 enact
: further legislation concerning the
importation OF dependent children
This docs not mean that there are no
- good homes in which these unfortl-
A nate children may not be properly
: cared for and treated as members OF
the family.
+ Prom a study OF Miss Logie's re-
port. 10 would apear that some or the
lchild-placing agencies have very low
standards or no standards at all. II d.
easily understood how dini,ult IL /.
for charitable Institutions TO conduct
their work efficiently. for i'm many in
stances there is a lack Of funds. How
ever. certain things should always ID
borne in mind, especially by Stat
receiving orphan children from out
A side agencies.
y "First-It is not desirable tina
agencies whose headquarters are hun
\ dreds Of miles from Delaware shoul'
be permitted 10 place children wltnAl
n this state, for 70 is Impossible 10
such societies 10 give proper super
"Second-That il IL is not possibl
to find homes in which the foster
a, PARENTS will give their love and car
d. 10 these unfortunate children. an
n will scr that they are sent 20 scho6
ne regularly there should he specific
ye rules concerning the placing OF chi
n dren whose ages would indicate ni
thev arc old enough 10 earn wages.
on 'SThNd-Thai tho State OF DelawaI
a. will have to set MP standards th'
e will eliminate greater percentage
Of mentally defective children. III en-
on dren - or IS years OF age are 10 I
lin brought into the state of DelaMal
rs for The purpose OF laoor, tne otate
IS nelaware should limit the number
IS hours such rhFldren may be require
nv to work per DAY The whole suble
il OF such vital importance That IT.
is recommended that Article II or u
lin school laws Of 1920 should be r
ite pealed and a new act governing u
re- imporiatiOn Of dependent childr.
ire written. placing the execution oi u
ne same under ile state Board OF Char
lies instead OF under the State Boa
led q EdiEatiOn.
I've "Fourih-It is very difficult. II n
i'd impossible. 10 prosecute child-pia
be- ing agency which has not bonde
ee. THE new law should provide a reg
an Iation placing the responsibility up
the ihc foster parents rather than mp
re the child-plaoing agency II a chllu
ed. brought into the state contrary
m law"