ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-05-08
Children'S Home Part III

OHIG l. uIL Ii
Supreme President
d. The Committee finds that the social development of
the children has been overemphaszed and that there
lack of proper recognition of the values of maintaining high
educational standards.
The Committee finds that the library facilities and
studyroom facilities very inadequate and lack superv
sion, equipment and supplies
Personnel and Employees
a. The Committee notes the fact that there has been
an unusually high turnover of during the present
administration of the Superintendent Chdrens Home
b. The Committee finds that some of the present en-
poyees at the Chidrens Home properly qualified
to maintain the duties for which they have been employed
c. The Committee finds that the morale of the per-
sonne and employees at the Chidrens Home is strongly
in need of improvement. The Committee has noted
OF discipline and respect for authority the part
OF the employees and personnel of the Chidren's Home
The Committee, after thorough review of the test
mony statistics and evidence submitted to this Committee
makes the following Conclusions and Recommendations
to the Supreme Board of the Croaan Fratena Union of
America:
Financial Operations
a. The Committee strongly recommends that the Chill
drens Home Committee in conjunction with the Superin
tenden CT the Childrens Home Immediately prepare bud
get for the next fiscal year. earlier date
with the accounting period.
b. The Committee recommends to the Chldrens Home
Committee proposed budget for the and guidance of
the Childrens Home Committee and the Superintendent of
the Children's Home.
The Committee recommends to the Supreme
Board of Directors and Executive Board of the Croaan
Fraternal Union of America that the assets of the Chill
dren's Home appears the Balance Sheets now a
vailable, be revised in accordance with the findings of
fact made herewith. The following specific recommends
tiOns made
) That the valuation of the land be increased to
less than S1OOOO0
(2) That the valuation of the buildings, taking into
account the replacement cost be increased to less than
900.
(3) That the valuation of the swimming pool taking
into account the replacement cost be increased to less
than $4,000.
Accounts Receivable
&. The Committee recommends to the Childrens Home
Committee and to the Superintendent that immediate
accounting be furnished the Executive current
Accounts Receivable from pay members.
b. The Committee recommends to the Executive
Board and to the Chdrens Home Committee that stems
be taken Immediately to determine the exact status of
past past due accounts receivable from pay members and
that collection effort be Immediately instituted by
General Counsel with respect to past due accounts
ceivable
c. The Committee recommends to the Supreme Board
OF Directors that all determined uncoecabe accounts be
written off from the books.
d. The Committee recommends to the Superintendent
of the Chdrens Home that he furnish to the Chldrens
Home Committee and to the Executive Board of the
attain Fraerna Union regular monthly inventory of foods
merchandise and jantors supplies on hand
Buildings Cottages and Land
a The Committee recommends to the Chldren's Home
Committee and to the Superintendent that consistent with
tho findings of fact relative physical condition
state of depreciation and obsoescence of the buildings and
cottages and equipment noted in the findings of fact
made herewith that the Chldrens Home Committee and
the Superintendent take such steps formulate long
range program consistent with the budget allowances to
begin and to formulate program for needed repair and
replacement and maintenance.
b. The Committee recommends to the Chdren's Home
Committee that future expenditures relative to capital
provements be thoroughly studied and investigated before
making any commitments relative to the same and that
the Supreme Board of Directors of the Croaan Faterna
Union of America be furnished with report at their semi
annual meetings. of the conditions of the buildings and
tages, outbuidings and equipment the Chdrens Home
Educational Standards ard Care of Children
a. The Committee recommends to the Superintendent
OF the Chldrens Home and to the Childrens Home Com
mtee that consistent with the findings of fact made
connection with the education and of children that
they take immediate steps to recty the situation
exists and that the Superintendent particularly be advised
and instructed to improve the academic standard the
chdren and to take such other steps to remedy the sua
ton present in the findings fact The Committee further
recommends that the Superintendent alone be directly
sponsbe for the moral social spiritual and educational de-
velopment of the children.
Administration of Chdren's Home
a. The Committee recommends to the Supreme Board
of Directors Of the Croatan Fraternal Union
that disciplinary action be taken against the Supernten
dent members of the Chdrens Home Committee
action taken outlined in the findings of fact made
b. Your Committee recommends to the Supreme
Board of Directors that the superintendent of the Chill
dren's Home and the Chldrens Home Committee be ad