San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
COLLEGE STUDENTS
TO ATTEND SOCIAL
| WELFARE CONFERENCE
Effort to Be Made to In
terest Them in Social
Problems.

In an effort to arouse interest of
the college students of Texas in the
social problems of the state, each col
lege in Texas will be invited to send
delegates to the twelfth annual con-
vention of the State Conference of So
cial Welfare, which will be held. in
Wichita Falls on November 3, 5, 6
and Z.
1t will be the suggestion of the
conference that the delegates sent BY
the colleges be chosen to represent va
rious student organizations, or to rep.
resent the college itself. Every col
lege student. regardless of whether he
is a delegate or not, is invitd to at
tend the meeting.
Arrangements for some of the fore
most authorities of the day on social
problems TO speak have been made by
officials OF the conference. The stu
dent delegation will receive all posi-
bic attention. it has been announced,
and each student will be given the op-
, portunity of coming into personal con-
tact with the speakers.
To stimulate the interest Of the
students in the problem which will be
discussed at the convention, the con.
ference is offering a prize of 500 to
the student writing the best 1900
word essay on The Social Welfare
Needs of Texas"
In addition to the regular conven.
ton there will be special students
meeting and special students lun-
cheon.
All students who plan to 70 to the
convention are asked to communicate
with Miss Kate Adele Hill, student
secretary. Box rs. College of Indus
trial Arts. Denton. Texas.
A tentative program has been ar
ranged ms follows:
Sunday. November 4, general in
spirational meeting.
Monday. November 5. each section
will have a meeting at this hour to
discuss technical problems Of the
group. Section meetings on family.
children. health and delinquency. Cen
eral symposium on the family. Miss
Emma o. Lundberg on Family Case
Work" Child welfare dinner. c. G..
Carstens. "Child Welfare League Of
America" Charles Magoon. Nation
al Playground and Recreation Asso-
citation of Amrica.
General session: Clarence Beasley.
Sulphur Springs. on "Texrs Flee
mosvnary Institutions" William
Hodson. IN "RuSselI Sage Pounds
tion." "ChiIdrcn's Codes" W. r.
Hamilton. Wichita Falls. on "Some
Problems Of an Oil Boom Town"
Tuesday. November 6: Section
meeting FOR technical discussion Sec.
tion meetings on family. children.
health and DELINQUENCY. Annual hnsi-
ness meeting at luncheon. Symposium
on DELINQUENCY. William Hodson on
legal Status of the Juvenile Delin-
qupnt."
General meeting: DR.. Y. v. An
derson. national committee fo- men.
tai hygiene. "Prevention Of Insani-
ty." Miss Margaret Carey. child wei,
fare orga nization "Child Health and
Play" W. Fl. Parker. secretary Ma
| tional Conference NJ Social Work. m
"The National Program for Social
Work"
Wednesday. November Z: Techni,
cal discussions. Section meetings on
family. children. health and delin-
Onency. Publicity luncheon. Svmno-
stun on Health" nr. McKnight.
Texas State Sanatorium. on "The
Prevention Of Tuberculosis. Misc
Margaret Carey. Child Health DR.
ganization Health Play Demonstra-
ton.
General session: c. c. Carstens.. on
"Children in Homes and in .Institu-
TONS" Mrs. Minnie +. Cunning