New-York tribune., 1922-10-26

theory Va. that adopted BY the pre-
vious administration. My attitude ss
most definitely the latter, combining
with good custodial care preventive
and curative methods to make custodial
care unnecessary. This treatment /
favor because 1t saves human lives TO
society and does away with the neces-
sity OF building 40 many more hcs-
pitals, homes for tho feebieminded and
jails. This work initialiy requires d
greater outlay Of money. but Ii will be
returned MANIFOLD in the happiness
secured to human beings. as web as
n the ultimate saving of large annual
expenditures by the STATE
First among the specific things which
his administration, acting on this
theory, has done for the general social
welfare OF the state, Governor Miller
said, is the appropriation of $4,000 900
more for the. support OF the common
schools.
Death Rate Lowered
Next, preventive measures have been
instituted to protect the public health,
with resultant death rate which is
toe lowest IN the history of the state.
The training of blind and deaf chit
dren has Deen taken over by the state"
he continued. These unfortunates can
now receive proper care without being
stigmatized by having to be committed
as county charges
The institution for the care and
treatment Of crippled children has been
extended and the establishment of an
other such institution is contemplated.
The physical inspection of the chill
dren IN the. schools is to be supple
mented by foliow-up work which will
seek to eliminate the physical handi-
caps discovered, under a plan to be
worked out By the Department of
heaith and the Department of Educa-
ton"
Additional provision, the Governor
went on, has been made for the train.
ing of teachers especially to teach
backward hoys and girls.
The field work under the commits
SION for mental detectives has been
extended he said. so as TO divert the
human stream that now flows either
iEto the custodial or the penal institu-
tions and flt those less favored with
instead OF forming group from which
CRIMINALS arc recruited and from
which the inmates OF the custodial in
stitutions are obtained.
1000 Visit Clinics
Arrangements have been made for
more intensive and curative work /
among those mentally or physically |
Rffiicted, to make custodial care un- I
necessary and to save human material.
IS has been evidenced by the increase
Of more than 1000 visitors to the out
patient clinics last year.
More intensive curative work in the
hospitals. particularly by extending
nT ,,,1 ~
oeen evidenced By an increase of 800 in
he parole patients" continued the
Governor.
An increase OF more than 100000
'or additional nurses and attendants
n the state hospitals and charitable
Institutions to give better personal
are and attention to the inmates is
another feature of the welfare work.
Sound industrial methods have been
naugurated in the states prisons to
'eelaim the human material there.
"The rule has been established that
here is no limit to the obligation of
physical, mental or moral handicap Of
hildren.
The division Of maternity and child
'ygiene has been formed to lower the
resent high death rate in many parts
u the state or infants of tender years
md of mothers in childbirth.
Children's Courts Opened
"Children's courts have been estab-
ished to deal with juvenile delinGuen-
les, not as crimes to be punished, but
IS acts of childhood to be corrected.
Finally" the Governor concluded.
the jurisdiction of child welfare
'oards has been extended on the ap-
'roval Of boards of supervisors TO the
are OF dependent and neglected chill
rem"
The Governor then turned to re-
ital of the achievements of the last
wo years in behalf of labor.
THE labor laws have been revised
o as to improve their enforcement"