Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-04 | Page 9 | Welfare Chief Praises State

WELFARE CHIEF PRAISES t STATE Declares Utah Is Best Area I for Experiments in Character Character Character Char Char- acter Building Utah presents the best area in th thi the United States for tor character I experimentation in the opinion of Dr Francis W. W Kirkham of New York director of New York director of th the C National Child Welfare association Dr Kirkham was formerly super of the Granite school dis dL H He Hd rr with D Dr Charles Skid Skidmore st state stale ci Ident I- I dent o of public instruction tion and D DJohn Dr Dr John A. A Widtsoe L L. D. D S 5 S. S church com corr I- I missioner of education Dr Kirkham pointed out the nee need 1 for a more reaching far-reaching character ed ec cc I. I program He said that th the e federal government had finally b become become be be- come interested in the work and tha that I there is an excellent possibility tin that I Utah will be selected as the place 1 to 0 carry carryon on some experimentation won work Utah officialdom he said should d dall do doall all po possible gible to bring brine this work to t 0 the state stat Turning to Juvenile crime a lem in which he is vitally interested he said that more law violations ar are being committed by boys bos 18 and 1 19 years of age Schools he said ca can n help cut down the crime way wave C through a character building program but added that the cooperation C o othe 01 CI the church and community Is needed I