Proceedings of the Conference on the Care of Dependent Children Held at Washington, D.C., January 25, 26, 1909: Special Message of the President of the United States Recommending Legislation Desired by the Conference on the Care of Dependent Children ... and Transmitting the Proceedings of the Conference. Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress on February 15, 1909: Second Session of the Sixtieth CongressU.S. Government Printing Office, 1909 - 231 Seiten |
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ADDRESS adopted Applause Associated Charities believe BIRTWELL board of charities Board of Children's Boston Children's cared Catholic Charities and Correction Charity Organization Society Chicago chil Child Labor Committee child-caring agencies child-saving children in family Children's Aid Society Children's Guardians Children's Home Society citizens Conference of Charities cooperation cottage plan delinquent dependent children desire destitute discussion District of Columbia dren experience fact family homes federal children's bureau Formerly girls Government home-finding individual industrial inspection institutions JANUARY 25 JULIAN W Juvenile Court legislation Massachusetts Member mother National Child Labor national children's bureau National Children's Home National Conference normal orphan asylums orphanage parents placing-out possible present proposition question reason recognize REMARKS Secretary speak speaker street Superintendent supervision THEODORE ROOSEVELT thing tion to-day topic Vincent de Paul Washington West York City
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Seite 6 - The said bureau shall investigate and report to said Department upon all matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life among all classes of our people, and shall especially investigate the questions of infant mortality, the birth rate, orphanage, juvenile courts, desertion, dangerous occupations, accidents and diseases of children employment, legislation affecting children in the several States and Territories.
Seite 9 - Home life is the highest and finest product of civilization. It is the great molding force of mind and character. Children should not be deprived of it except for urgent and compelling reasons.
Seite 193 - Children of parents of worthy character, suffering from temporary misfortune and children of reasonably efficient and deserving mothers who are without the support of the normal breadwinner, should, as a rule, be kept with their parents, such aid being given as may be necessary to maintain suitable homes for the rearing of the children.
Seite 202 - The functions of the new bureau as recited in the law are to investigate and report on all matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life among all classes of our people...
Seite 216 - There should be severe child-labor and factoryinspection laws. It is very desirable that married women should not work in factories. The prime duty of the man is to work, to be the breadwinner; the prime duty of the woman is to be the mother, the housewife.
Seite 6 - The said bureau shall investigate and report upon all matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life, and shall especially investigate the questions of infant mortality, the birth rate, physical degeneracy, orphanage, juvenile delinquency and juvenile courts, desertion and illegitimacy, dangerous occupations, accidents and diseases of children of the working classes, employment, legislation affecting children in the several States and Territories, and such other facts as have a bearing...
Seite 194 - SYSTEM 4. So far as it may be found necessary temporarily or permanently to care for certain classes of children in institutions, these institutions should be conducted on the cottage plan, in order that routine and impersonal care may not unduly suppress individuality and initiative.
Seite 10 - It is necessary, however, that a large number of carefully selected boarding homes be found if these children are to be cared for in families. The extent to which such families can be found should be ascertained by careful inquiry and experiment in each locality. Unless and until such homes are found, the use of institutions is necessary.
Seite 212 - The effort should be made to eradicate causes of dependency, such as disease and accident, and to substitute compensation and insurance for relief 3. Home Finding. Homeless and neglected children, if normal, should be cared for in families, when practicable 4.
Seite 11 - Cheap care of children is ultimately enormously expensive, and is unworthy of a strong community. Existing congregate institutions should so classify their inmates and segregate them into groups as to secure as many of the benefits of the cottage system as possible, and should look forward to the adoption of the cottage type when new buildings are constructed.