The Washington times., 1924-05-24
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Classification in School Groups
to Kill Earning Out" Is
Main intention

dren's Guardians and the creation
of a bureau for children's aid in
the District is provided in q bill
introduced in the House today by
Congressman Stuart F. Reed Of
West Virginia.
To Kill Farming Out"
The bill Is designed to do away
with the practice of farming out
minors who are residents Of the
District of Columbia" 1t provides
for classification and disposition Of
all children who are now, wards Of
the Board Of children's Guardians
as follows: - s
All children adjudged incorfigible,
If of sufficient age, shall be sent
by the courts to the National Train.
ing School for Boys or the National
Training School for Girls.
Delinquent or incorrlgible chill.
dren needing correction. who are
not subjects for either Of the train
ing schools, shall be committed to
the Industrial Home School.
Children over four years OF age
living in EVIL surroundings" shall
he committed to the Industrial Home
Schoo. until 1t is found that the
evil conditions in their homes have
been corrected or until relatives
can care for them.
Trilant children shall continue
under the supervision Of the Board
If Education.
Predetermined children shall be
provided for in the homo for feeble.
minded Of the District Of Columbia.
Orphans and foundlings for whom
no relative or organizatin IL willing
to care shall be placed in Institutions
or orphans homes of the proper
denomination or in hospitals, IL nee
essary.
In District Building.
The bill provides that the bureau
of children's aid, to be created un-
der the bill, shall administer the
children's aid fund and shall have
powers to place homeless orphans
and foundltngs. Office space 10
provided in the District building.
The measure, requires the Board
of Charities and the Industrial
Home Schools to cooperate with
the new bureau in handling the
business now taken care Of by the
| Board Of Children's Guardians. It
provides that Industrial Home
School shall be place under a
board of trustees.
The new bureau is to be under
, direction of a superintendent to
q an 40
years by the judges Of the Dis.
OF $1,000 a year. He Is to be given
! one or more assistants, who shall
act as Investigators, at salaries of
$4,000 a year.
The uperintendant is authorized
to appoint an advisory board, com.
posed Of twelve District women, to
serve without compensation, for
terms of two years each.
The District is to be divided into
as many sections as may be re-
quired, with two or more members
Of the advisory board acting as
"follow-up Investigators In each
section.
The bill provides q penalty of
| 500 or sixty days in Jail, or both,
for fraud in applying Tor children's
aid.
To Get Allowances.
The bill provides that any child
within the compulsory school at.
tendance age or younger who Is en-
titled to children's aid shall be en-
titled to monthly allowance to be
paid to proper guardian to keep the
child In proper living conditions
This allowance is not to exceed $50
a month for the first child taken
:; under care by each guardian, so
for the second child and $40 extra
for each additional child. An APP
preparation Of 100000 IL provided
to carry out the provisions Of the
act for payment Of salaries and tc
furnish allowances for children
coming under provision OF the act
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