Laurel outlook., 1949-12-07
State Institutions
For Children's Care
Described For Club

Mrs. o. A. Brohaugh, speaking
Monday afternoon at a meeting of
the Laurel Woman's club, describ-
ed Montana institutions for child
rem. The meeting was at the home
Of Mrs. l.. w. Hageman, with Mrs.
A. B. Warfield and Mrs. Harold
Propp as members of a lunch COM
mittee.
Mrs. S. S. Bliss, chairman Of
the Community Service board
which was formed last week by
representatives from local organ
izations, reported concerning the
board. The movement for it's crea-
ton was recently launched by the
Woman's club to avoid Implications
of local relief work by clubs and
societies and to provide a more
complete coverage.
Mrs. Brohaugh as program
speaker listed the various state
institutions for children and de-
S b ed their functions. She
enumerated the orphans home at
Twin Bridges, school for deaf and
dumb at Great Falls, vocational
school for girls at Helena, indus
trial school for boys at Miles City,
correspondence school of the Uni
versity of Montana at Missoula,
training school at Boulder, sight
saving loan library, and the state
department of public instruction at
Helena. All are under supervision
of the state board of education.
The correspondence department of
the university is for isolated child
ren and shut-ins and provides both
elementary and high school cours-
es. The training school at Bould-
Ell is for slow learners.
The school for deaf and blind
was established in September 1898
and until 1887 was located in
Boulder OF the campus with the
training school. In October 1887
it was separated from the train
ing school and moved to new
quarters in Great Falls. Pupils
between 6 and 10 years are adj
mitted. A complete education is
provided. Ninety-one n now en-
rolled.
The orphans home was estab-
lished in 1898 by an act of the
legislature for the support and
of dependent and neglected
children who are residents of the
state. Children who have reached
the age of three months may be
admitted for are. Three hundred
seven ere cared for in 1913 at
a per capita cost of 76 cents.
The state training school enroll
ment is about SIS and, in common
with other state institutions, is
badly overcrowded. A balanced
program is provided for work, play
and worship, and classes for both
Protestant and Catholic children
are conducted after regular school
hours. Aided by interested groups,
the school gives the children a
good recreation program which
would not be possible were it not
for gifts to a special recreation
fund. In connection with dona-
tons, Pres. Arthur E. Westwell
has said that good but outgrown
Boy Scout uniforms are needed. A
scout troop has been formed, but
there are no uniforms. A music
teacher has been engaged to teach
singing, and if the school had
used band or orchestra instruments
il could start a small music group.
Mrs. Brohaugh gave a short
sketch of other institutions and
their purposes. From the "Child-
ren's Charter" of the White House
conference in 1880 she quoted:
'For every child a home and that
love and security which a home
provides; and for that child who
must receive foster care, the near
est substitute for his own home"
The clubs annual Christmas
party will be at the home of