The Washington herald., 1922-06-23
CHARITIES REPORT
ASKS RETENTION OF
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Would Place Control of
Boards in Hands of
Commissioners.
ADMITS FRICTION
Organizations Involved in
Controversy Invited to Cen
eral Meeting Today.
ADMITS FRICTION

Continued use of the Wisconsin
Avenue Industrial Home School as
a receiving home for wards of the
District was recommended in a re-
port submitted to the Commits
sioners yesterday morning by the
Board of Charities.
The report. which was not re-
ceived by the Commissioners Until
10 o'clock yesterday morning, is
the result of several months inves-
tigation by a special committee OF
the Charities Board of homes used
by the Board of Children's Guar
dians in farming out" children.
While more than 900 children
have been placed in private insti-
tutions by the guardians. the re-
port submitted by the Board of
Charities covers only thirty-one
homes. accommodating 9S children.
Approximately nine-tenths of the
children, it is said, are unaccounted
for by the Charities report.
General Meeting Today.
Following receipt of the report
the Commissioners met and ex-
tended an invitation to membe rs
of all the charity organizations in
volved in the controversy TO meet
with them this morning. This in
cludes the Board of Charities,
Board of Children's Guardians and
the Board of Trustees of the In
dustrial Home School. Through
discussion. it is planned to arrive
at a mutually satisfactory settle
ment.
The text of the report of the
Board of Charities TO the District
Commissioners follows:
The Board of Children's Guar
dians of the District of Columbia
is a body corporate created by
Congress, having legal guardian
ship of all dependent children COM
mitted to it by the Juvenile Court
The members of the board are ap-
pointed by the judges OF the Police
Court and the judges holding
! Criminal Court.
The Industrial Home School is
an institution where children may
be placed by the Board of Chill
dren's Guardians for as long ii
time as that board may elect. The
home receives no other children.
The members of the Board of Trus-
tees of the home are appointed by
the Commissioners of the District.
Admit Policies Conflict.
These two organizations are
practically independent of each
other yet they deal with tie came
dependent children. They have con-
flicting policies and do not work
in harmony. One of them, the Board
| of Children's Guardians is charged
with the care of all dependent chill
dren. The other. the Industrial
Home School is an agency since the
Juvenile Court was established
which may be called upon by the
Board Nof Children's Guardians to
care for some of the children. but
it has no voice in determining the
assignments to It, This situation,
for which neither board is respon-
sible. naturally caused friction and
cannot be for the best interests of
the children. The Board Of Chill
dren's Guardians asserts the prin-
ciple that a family home is prefer
able to an institution for most chill
dren. and believes that sufficient
number of suitable homes can be
found. 1t believes that a child's
individual development is best at
tanned through family life undss
care of foster parents.
The members of the Industrial
Home School Board. while agree
rouf,nus6 o,t p0oe Eour