The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-02-26
"pAGl. EIGHT
County Child Welfare
Board Has Very Busy Year
Over Twenty thousand Dollars Elk
pended-358 Cases Investigated
Sank Centre Woman Secy.

The sixth annual report OF the
Stearns county child welfare board
was submitted to the board OF coun-
tv commissioners at its session last
week, by Mrs. Emma Moynlhan, eA-
ecutive agent of the organization.
The report shows that 358 cases were
handled by the board of which eighty
a;ubt were carried over from the pre-
vious year and 270 were new cases:
OF these cases 103 were concerned
with the administration of mothers
pensions.
All the pensions being granted In
the county were reviewed during
lime and July with the result nlne-
teen of the same were discontinued
eight were reduced and three were
Increased. There were IA persons on
the pension roll of the county at the
beginning of the year and 70 at the
md There was a slight increase IN
number of children on which depend
ency money was paid, 299 receiving
the aid this year, an increase Oh thlr-
tv-eight. The average cost OF support
Der child per month was s7.S4. Inc
total county aid for widows ana ae>
nendents for 1924 was $21,963 Az
and in 1928 it was $21, 541.35. Twen-
tv-eieht of the widows this year were
residents of St. Cloud. Admlnlstra-
tive expense for the work done total
ed $2,007.66.
There were seventeen applications
for pension and in seven OF the cases
the court ordered payment made as
recommended by the board. In ten
cases the court ordered payment IN
excess of what the board has stlpu-
lated. Twenty old cases were dis
continued, nineteen of them on re-
view and one on application. Cases
were discontinued on the following
grounds: husband freed from prison,
3: left county, 3; now able to sup
port family, 8; remarked, D; PAD
conduct, l.
: There were thirty-two ;nvestlga-
tons of delinquent boys and girls as
against Twenty-Five in 1928. Ten OF
the cases concerned boys. One boy
was sent to Red Wing and one was
returned on parole from that lnstltu'
ton. Four received suspended SEN
fences to that place and four cases
were continued under supervision
The remainder of the delinquent cas-"
es concerned girls. Eighteen cases OF
feeble-mindedness were under sur
veileance. Five were sent to Farlbault
five are under the care of the board
Other disposition was made In the
remainder of the cases. Seventeen.
names were on this roll last year.
Ten detectives were cared for by
the board. Of this number three
blind persons were assisted In getting
the state aid accorded such unfor'
tunates. In two cases treatment was
arranged for victims or orthopedlt
defects. One sanity investigation was
conducted for the probate court ano
two disabled were assisted to rehabil
itation. One crippled orphan was
sent to the Morris home and one In
vestigation was conducted for the
county commission.
Forty-fve child placement cases re
ceived the attention of the board. lr
16 cases Investigations made on home
conditions relative to old cases, FOL
the board of control. Seven were in
vestigated for the juvenile court. NJ
adoptions were disapproved during
the year while seven adoption appli
cations were approved. Five place
ments were approved, and three
placements were banned. .
Three children were returned from
improper homes to the institution
whence they had been taken and ont
child returned to it's mother. Three
were placed for eventual adoption
Nine cases of child neglect were in