The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-17
UNIVERSITY GRAD
IN SOCIAL WORK IS
FAIR SEX COP plan
Community Council and Fedora
ton Have Hundreds of
Signers on Petition
WOULD AID MISS CASHEL
Supervision Of Dances, Juvenile
Cooperation With District
Court Are Included
WOULD AID MISS CASHEL

Appointment OF a policcWoman for
Bismarck is shortly to be requested
Of the city commission by the Wom-
ems Community council and the Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs.
1t may be that an ordinance first
will have to be enacted before the ap-
pointment can be made. That has
been the course in other cities.
The matter will be presented to the
commission. as SOC as a canvass for
signerS to the necessary petitions
have reached the number the council
and Federation desire. Several hum
drcd names already have been affixed
in favor of the creation of the post
on the police force.
Four copies of the petition are in
circulation. One is being circulated
by Mrs. Alfred Zuger. another by Mrs.
j. H. Taylor, a third by Mrs. r. 8.
Tngc and a fourth by Mrs. G. G.
Boise.
Five Cities In N. ID. Have Them
Mrs. Zuger is making the main
canvass. She is. besides obtaining
signers. presenting the project to
clubs and church organizations. So
far she has addressed &c bodies in
favor of the proposal.
Minot, Grand Forks, Fargo. James,
town, Valley City have ~policewomen.
Mrs. Zuger has obtained letters from
the holders Of the position from sew
oral Of these cities. in which the idea
is highly recommended.
Judge Fred Jansonius also has Civ
en- Mrs. Zuger a letter indorsing the
movement and expressing the belief
that such a woman could be of great
benefit to the administration of the
police laws and preserving morals.
pointing out that she could, with good
effect exercise watch on the dance
halls and night clubs on both sides
of the river.
The Idea of the sponsoring women'S
organizations is to 60 outside the city
and bring in a woman trained for So
cial service and juvenile work. In
situations giving women training for
such activities which have been rec
commended to the clubs are the New
York School of Social Work, the
graduate school of social service ad-
m~inistration of the University of
Chicago, the University of Chicago
Settlement. Hull House, directed by
Jane Addama, Chicago. and the Uni
versity of Minnesota social welfare
department.
Wanted For Social Work
The conception which the women of
the Bismarck clubs have of the po-
licewoman is that she should be a So
cial worker rather than a club swing
er going about bent on spying and
arreSting. However, n of the ad-
vocates of the post on the Bismarck
force stresses the opportunities such
a woman officer would have at the
public dances for spotting hip TASKS
end protecting girls from indulgence
in their contents.
This advocate also comments in be-
half of the policewoman idea that
1.-The smoking which has become a
craze also is a menac or. at least, q
bad habit: for the young girls tell
u.s." she comments further, they
cannot participate in these parties of
today unless they are willing to
smoke, drink and pet. Again. some
thing could be done by a kind, n
Outstanding woman who is clad with
authority, coming and going when
m least expected. She would soon
make some of these disgraceful scenes
less and perhaps wipe them out alto
gcther."
Might Cost $500
The idea rather of the Bismarck
advocates of the ~policewoman is that
she could relieved Miss Mary Cashel
Of a lot Of the work which the Red
Cross worker assume now in the abb
sence Of any other functionary to per-
form it. That is she would engage
in juvenile supervision in connection
with the city and district courts and
would take over social work which
Miss Cashel and Esther Teichmann.
school nurse, now divide between
them. 1t is for that reason that the
plan is to bring in a trained univer-
sity worker, instead of appointing an
unframed resident woman.
The cost of a policewoman might
be about $500 q year. Grand Forks
pays Miss Berg. its policewoman, $3.50
a month and the upkeep Of her car.
Fargo pays Alice Duffy. who was rec
commended by Jane Addams, $3.50 q
year, to which amount the salary was
raised from an initial $1,000.