Milford chronicle., 1932-10-07
SECTY. WILBUR TO
SPEAK AT DOVER
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relation TO health, milk production
and control.
Section III, education and train
ing, Wesley NJ. E. Church. The fam
lily and parent education, the infant
and pre-school child, the school
child, vocational guidance, child la
Dor and school attendance, health
and physical education in schools,
safety education, youth outside the
home, special classes for blind,
deaf, etc.
Section ", the handicapped, Wes-
ley NJ. E. Church. State and local
organizations for the handicapped,
physically and mentally handicap
ped, socially handicapped, depend
ency and neglect, socially handi-
capped, delinquency.
In order to distribute the labor
and enlist the aid of workers in each
field, the major committees have
been divided to make final total of
fifty committees. The personnel of
these has been predominantly pro-
fessional, a fact which has made
possible, even in the short space OF
time at their command, evaluation
of conditions existing in Delaware
by comparison with the recommen-
dations Of the National Conference.
1t is hoped that an outcome of the
summers work may be the adop-
tion of definite goals which will in
sure greater unity and co-ordina-
tion of all phases of welfare work.
The wealth of material available
for those interested in the 1880
White House Conference follow-up'
work is indicated by the publica-
tions of the medical service section
alone, which already total nine vol
umes averaging more than 250
pages.
AS there has been no appropria-
tion for the work of the Delaware
White House Conference on Child
Health and Protection it's success
has been dependent upon volunteer
effort. That all groups concerned
with child welfare appreciate the
importance of the task has been in
dicated by the splendid response to
the formal call to service issued by
Governor Buck at the preliminary
conference.
The State Board of Education.
recognizing the conference as an ed
ucative process to stimulate the
study of reports made by the coun-
try's most progressive thinkers, has
offered to furnish the programs,
The Delaware ent-Teacher Asso-
citation, interested since 1880 in the
development of such a conference, is
providing the auditorium for the af-
ternoon meeting.
After the general session Cover
nor and Mrs. Buck will give a re-
ception in honor of the committee
members who have contributed to
the plans success. Mrs. Frank G.
Tallman, general chairman of the
conference executive committee, has
issued personal invitations to COM
mittee chairmen to a luncheon at
the Dover Country Club.
Headquarters and secretarial as
have been furnished by the
Delaware Citizens Association since
April. Many offers of help received
by the reduced staff of this. organi-
zation nave indicated the importance
to this public service by
those eager for the best for Della
ware childhood.
Invitatins to the conference were
sent out by Governor Buck during
and Delawareans, educators, doc
he past week to more than thous-
tors, professional and volunteer So
eial workers, nurses, club women,
school board representa-
ives and other laymen. The mailing
list represents an effort to recognize
hose who have given time and en-
srgy to service in health, education,
ind welfare work in the State.