per cent. The Proceedings of former years may also be obtained by application to Mrs. Barrows, those published since. 1880 for $1.25 in paper, and since 1883 for $1.50 in muslin. The volumes for 1876, 1877, and 1878 are out of print.

The Fifteenth Session of the Conference will be held at Buffalo, N. Y., July 5 to 11, 1888. The president for the year is Dr. C. S. Hoyt. The names of the other officers and committees will be found on page ix.

BOSTON, December, 1887.

PREFACE,

TABLE OF CONTENTS,

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE FOR 1888,

STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 1888,

I. OPENING SESSION:

Address of J. A. Gillespie, Chairman of Local Committee,

II. REPORTS FROM STATES,- Methods, Statistics, and Results:

Report from California,

III. STATE BOARDS OF CHARITIES:

*Work accomplished by the State Boards, Report of Standing Com-

mittee, by F. B. Sanborn, Chairman,

Discussion on State Boards,

IV. PRISON AND POLICE REFORM:

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106

The Convict Contract Labor System, by Gen. R. Brinkerhoff,

Convict Labor from a Manufacturer's Stand-point, by W. T. Lewis, . 113

The Police System of Milwaukee, by Col. F. J. Ries,

V. ORGANIZATION OF CHARITIES:

*Report of the Committee on the Organization of Charities, by

Charles D. Kellogg, Chairman,

* How to adapt Charity Organization Methods to Small Commu-

nities, by Mrs. C. R. Lowell,

*The Savings Society, by Anne Townsend Scribner,

*Friendly Visiting, by Marian C. Putnam,

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*How to get and keep Visitors, by Zilpha D. Smith,

156

VI. AFRICAN AND INDIAN RACES:

Our Duty to the African and Indian Races, Report of Committee,

Philip C. Garrett, Chairman,

163

The Future of the American Negro, by Gen. S. C. Armstrong, .

Alien Paupers and Criminals, Report of Standing Committee,

Alien Paupers, Insane, and Criminals in New York, by Dr. Charles

S. Hoyt,

192

197

The Proper Remedy for Defects in our Immigration System, by

Philip C. Garrett,

*The Colony System as proposed in Michigan, by Henry M.

Hurd, M.D.,

215

*Training Schools for Attendants in Asylums for the Insane, by

Richard Dewey, M.D.,

221

Discussion on Care of the Insane,

311

IX. CHILD-SAVING WORK:

The Children of "Shinbone Alley," by Rev. R. W. Hill, D.D.,

Reclamation of Children, by Albert S. White,

The Economy of the State in the Care of Dependent and Neglected

Children, by Mrs. V. T. Smith,

Discussion on Child-saving Work,

X. MORAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING:

Preventive Work, by Rev. M. McG. Dana, D.D.,

Moral Education, by Albert S. White,

XI. PROVISION FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDed:

*The Care and Training of Feeble-minded Children, by F. M.

Powell, M.D.,

XII. MINUTES AND DISCUSSIONS:

First Session, Thursday Night, August 25, 1887, .

Second Session, Friday Morning,

Third Session, Friday Night,

Fourth Session, Saturday Morning, at Lincoln, Neb.,

Fifth Session, Sunday Night,

Sixth Session, Monday Morning,

Seventh Session, Monday Afternoon,

Eighth Session, Monday Night,

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Ninth Session, Tuesday Morning,

Tenth Session, Tuesday Afternoon,

Eleventh Session, Tuesday Night,

FINANCIAL STATEMENT,

LIST OF DELEGATES,

LIST OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1887 (including Local Committee), 359

MEMBERS OF STATE BOARDS OF THE UNITED States,

INDEX OF SPEAKERS AND WRITERS,.

INDEX OF SUBJECTS,

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