Show DR GOWANS SCORES UTAH INDIFFERENCE T TO C FEEBLE FEEBLEMINDED MINDED Teaching of Se Sex Hygiene in Schools Urged by Social Workers Utah Is the only tate state In In the union n which has mado made no provision pro for the care caro of or tho the minded feeble declared Dr E. E G. G at a meeting of ot educators educators edu edu- to discuss Bo social lal problems at Barratt hall ball yesterday There are r rn n nuro 1010 oro cases of ot In Jn Utah Ulah than Insanity and yet et there Is la not a single Institution devoted devote to their Dr Gowans Gowan's subject was Various Methods of Approach to tho the Sex 1 less em Lantern sll slides es Intended for tor the use of ot older boys In ii high school were shown to Illustrate his point that sox sex education can be taught In the schools Tho second speaker was E. E F F. Van Buskirk assistant educational director United States public health service Washington D. D C. C on The Ilace of Sex Education in Biology Ho He said In part There aro three ways was of or meeting the sex problem The elimination of ot undesirable situations such as ns the Uie regulation of ot moving pictures pic plc- tures erotic literature etc proper provision for tor recreation for foY the child and adequate sex education In the schools He Ho urged that this subject bo be given Its natural place plate In tho the corn curri culum Mrs Mr A. A F F. Palm d of ot social of ot the Juvenile court cour- speaking speak speak- lag InS on Sex Education an and tho the Delinquent Delinquent De De- Girl denounced the tho craze for baving a good time u iy tu responsible for Cor much of or tho delinquency among girls an and said BAld a program to lo guide girls In high school should bo ho outlined Superintendent G. G N N. Child chairman of ot tho the meeting said no h ha had authoritative authoritative taUe Information that 50 59 per cent of ot othe the he delinquency In Salt Lako could have havo been pre prevented ent d Resolutions were ero pas passed paged e to Appeal to the next Legislature to establish an Institution for tor tho the minded feeble-minded and anda a permanent organisation The State Society for Cor Social and Mental Hygiene was effected Tho The following officers were chosen Dr Heber lichen J. J Sears head of ot tho the department of ot hygiene and pro pro- t U U- of ot U. U president Dr Th E. E G. G Gowans Cowans state director ct r of ct public p health Instruction vice president prel- prel d dent nt Arthur L. L Beeley neley chairman of ot tho the social advisory committee of ot the 1 L. L D. D S S. church |