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IL, and Years Needs.

An appeal on behalf of the Juvenile
Protective Association was sent out
to-day by Charles P. Light, treasurer
fof the organization, asking ap-
sproximately $4,000 from the citizens
sof Washington by February ] to
scarry on the work of it's fiscal year
sjust beginning.
I Declared to be the only private
agency in Washington specializing in
fhe prevention of delinquency among
children. the Juvenile Protective As
fociation last year helped 23T
delinquent children. more than so per
Gent being given physical and mental
examinations, % per cent having
26 per cent being supplied with big
brothers" and big sisters
For Preventing Delinquency.
. The Juvenile Protective Associa-
fion, which has it's headquarters in
the Juvenile Court building, at 203
Z street northwest, exists for the
prevention more than for the cure of
Juvenile delinquency and to this end
Studies the young offender carefully
10 determine the cause of his de-
5inquency and then to cure that cause,
whether it be lack of proper recrea-
tion, bad environment, unsuspected
physical handicaps or any of the
pther difficulties which make child
hood the dangerous age" declared
Mr. Light.
\ Reorganization of the big sister"
and big brother" movement, one of
fhe most interesting phases of the
york OF the organization. will be eff
fected shortly, at preliminary meet
ing being held today. This work sup
plies to each child big brother, some
business man or other citizen who de-
eires to help personally some little one
Who, for the time being, has lost his
way in the uncharted paths of the
pecan of life. \ big sister" is some
woman who desires to render a like
intimate, personal service to some in
niVidual girl,
To BE Major Work.
In the past the big brother and sis
ter movement has been the work of a
Euocomm1ttee of the association. Re-
organized, it will be a major work
part of the association. but having its
own president and other officers.
( intensive study will be made by the
association this year of the child
school attendance bill. Plans will be
studied to supervise children leaving
school at fourteen years of age, either
TO keep them in school or get them
positions, rather than let them loaf be-
tween the ages of fourteen and six
teen.
Ih1s year the association plans to
90 more intensive work through
church groups, such as the Christia n
EndeaVor. Baptist Young Peoples
Union, Epworth League. etc In
qividual work with children, of
course. will comprise the leading fea-
ture of the work, as in the past.
DR.. l. w. GlaZebrook, a member of
the board, is examining all children
physically who come to the attention
or the association. The children also
viii be tested mentally. The asso-
citation has $50 volunteer workers.
Last year 742 residents of the District
contributed sS,66S.97 to its support.
Louis A. Simon is president; Mrs
George w. Cook. vice PRESIDENT; Miss
Louise F. King, secretary. and Charles
7. Light. treasurer. Mrs. Whitman
Cross and Miss Julia c. Lathrop are
honorary members. The staff con-
sists of Miss Dorothy H. Allen, acting
executive secretary; Miss Edith Coul-
son, field worker, and Miss Edith Nj.
Harlan, stenographer .