Evening star., 1955-11-29
.15-ChiId Study
Points 10 1877
Psychiotrists Give
Findings on s to 10
Age Group Here
By HARRIET GRIFFITHs

A rs per cent prediction Of
delinquency" was found by psy-
chiatrists in q group Of is Dis
trict school children aged 8 to 10
referred by their teachers fol
study. the Commissioners Youth
Council was informed today.
THAT means that there are
7s chances out Of 100 that each
win be a juvenile delinquent, ;
explained DR.. Addison M. Duval
of the councils professional ad-
visory committee. He added thai
individually. some Of the chill.
|dren were rated at 98 and one
child at 100 per cent.
DR.. Duval presented the fig-
|ures in illustration Of one phase
Iof the councils Maximum Bene-
flts Project, a cooperative ven-
|ture concerned with discovering
ways Of detecting, treating and
preventing delinquency in ele-
mentary schools.
Based ON Group Study
The figures were based on the
'so-called Glueek scales Of pre-
|dictability. developed from a
study Of a large group of chill
|dren who became delinquent.
The District group was the latest
studied under the Maximum
Benefits Project here.
Or. Duval called the results
rather alarming" and said they
point up the enormity Of the
need for treatment If something
is to be done about delinquency.
1t was brought out. with re-
spect to the general availability
|of phychotherapy treatment,
however. that the waiting period
|at the Districts Mental Health
Bureau Is SIX to nine months.
73 Cases Studied
Mrs. Nina Trevyett, executive
director Of the council, said that
73 cases were. studied last veal
in the Maximum Benefits Prof.
ect. which is centered at Thorn
son and Walker-Jones Schools
but that the council then Lacked
staff for followup work. Thu
council now has two social work.
ers and five graduate students
working on the project.
Mrs. Trevvett reported som.
gratifying" changes elreadI
coming out Of the project thil
year, with several children de.
scribed as less Of q problem nov
than they we're six weeks ago."
Another report concerned tn.
clothing distribution phase b
the project. Principals ane
teachers were quoted as sayint
attendance had improved motto.
ably because of the availability
|of proper clothing.
The clothing distribution, con-
Quoted at the Asbury Youth
Center. Tenth and L streets
NV. is being handled by the
Area L Board Of the Youth
Council. John A. White OF the
councils stan said that in this
years operation since November
II "a children have been served
and 1875 items Of clothing dis
tributed. He said that the area
board had done q tremendous
job Of collecting"
The council also heard q re-
port from its Employment Com
mittee by Thomas Hoge. The
committee is discussing, among
other things, possible ways to
help the school drop-out child. Z
perhaps through q combined
work-and-study program.
Summer Work Considered
In summer, it was thought,
some arrangements might be
considered for supervised work
on nearby farms and q program
of combined outdoor work ac-
tivity and recreation of the sum-
n1er camp type.
Mrs. Henry Grafton Doyle was
reelected chairman Of the coun-
ell for q third term. Also re-
elected unanimously was DR..
Duyal, vice chairman, and L.
Roscoe Evans, secretary.
The council voted to seek per-
mission to set up a bank account
with q gift Of $1,000 donated by
the Alcoholic Beverage Sales
mems Association to be spent at
tia A{lSn H. Il