Proceedings Of The Annual Conference Of County Agents And Convention Of The Board Of Corrections And Charities PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...when expediency spur us onward. Hence one asks whether this is to be all an outlay for sentiment; is there any tangible return for their efforts? Will their labors pay? Public and private charity goes forth to a family upon whom the care and labor of a weak minded child devolves. The removal of such a child, relieves from labor, for self dependence one or more of the family. Such a school making the boy stronger in body and mind, better able to meet ill fortune, and less liable to be deceived by dishonest methods of stronger associates, he would therefore less probably by crime be thrown upon the State for punishment. Punishment for crime costs money to the people of the county and State. Is it not better to expend the money for the boy's education than the punishment of the man? The weak minded female, the victim of her lustful passions, under better moral education and protection, might not then year by year perhaps, cast upon the State her abnormal progeny, lower still mentally, morally and physically. Poor-houses would be relieved to some extent from unfit occupants. The State and our counties support at the lunatic asylum, at reformatories for boys and girls, at the jails and prisons, weak minded persons, (not pronounced idiots) by scores, who are sent to these several places as the one appeared more or less suitable than the other, because, there was no fitting home for them. Would the expense of board at an asylum (apart from its humane differences) be cheaper than a school? Vould not there be a saving to the taxpayers? Now with reference to the expense account. Assuming the schools and custodial home well established under a prudent management, with the opportunities suggested for school, and simple mechanical and manual...