OF THE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

OF

SOCIAL WORK

Formerly National Conference of Charities and Correction

AT THE

FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL SESSION

HELD IN

CLEVELAND, OHIO

MAY 26-JUNE 2, 1926

PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS

277 EAST LONG STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO

PUBLISHED FOR THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL WORK

BY

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. GENERAL SESSIONS

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Some Significant Trends since Cleveland, 1912 (Presidential Address), Gertrude Vaile

A Wider Fellowship, Richard C. Cabot, M.D.

Personality in Social Work, Porter R. Lee

Wanted: A Philosophy for Social Workers, Rev. Samuel McChord Crothers, D.D.

Present Social Aspects of the Coal Industry, Edward T. Devine.

A Minority Report on the Bituminous Coal Problem, Warren S. Blauvelt

The Social Significance of the Coal Industry, H. S. Raushenbush

Observance of Memorial Day (Introductory Address), Rev. Abba Hillel Silver, D.D.

The Spiritual Element in Social Work, Rev. John A. Ryan, D.D.

Memorial Day Address, Rt. Rev. Francis J. McConnell

Law and Social Progress, Hon. M. B. Rosenberry

The Administration of Criminal Justice, Hon. Edward Lindsey

How Much Social Work Can a Community Afford?

From a Social and Economic Point of View, Lawson Purdy

From the Ethical Point of View, Jane Addams

International Aspects of Social Work, Dame Rachel E. Crowdy

International Social Action in Industry, Leifur Magnusson

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118

Participation in International Child Welfare Work, Julia C. Lathrop

126

B. DIVISION MEETINGS

I. CHILDREN

Progressive Methods of Care for Children Pending Juvenile Court Hearing, Katha-

rine F. Lenroot.

135

The Juvenile Court as a Case Working Agency: Its Limitations and Its Possibilities,

Francis H. Hiller.

How Much Child Dependency Is There in the United States? Henry W. Thurston 148

The American Legion's Program for Child Welfare, John W. Gorby

151

Changes in the Institution Field in Cleveland in the Last Decade, Rev. C. H. LeBlond 155

Protective Work with the Young:

Making the Community Safe for the Child, Jessie F. Binford .

Making the Child Safe for the Community, Douglas P. Falconer

Boyology, Brother Barnabas, F.S.C.

II. DELINQUENTS AND CORRECTION

The New Approach to the Problem of Delinquency: Punishment Versus Treatment,

A. L. Jacoby, M.D.

Forms of Cooperation between Law and Social Work, George W. Kirchwey

Legal Aid, John S. Bradway

• The Delinquent Adolescent: What the Institution Can Do for Him, Calvin Derrick 195

An Ideal Arrangement for Federal Health Activities, Lee K. Frankel and James A.

Tobey