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Advisory Board Tohavisury Liuaiu * ^Assist Labor Commission witwhcWafactiotcusAt the last meeting of the Labor Commission of Delaware the commission took up a general problem covering the important question of the commission’s relation to the public and the securing of the it i best public co-operation to enforce 1 tioi the laws and assist in the study of i the child and woman labor conditions in the State.The discussion of this question i ( came about through a written ed statement presented by Miss Jean- da; nette Eckman of Wilmington. Miss Ga Eckman has been acting for about i ha a year as secretary to the organ-1 be izing committee for the general to( service board of Delaware. A por- j sp, tion of her work in this capacity nil has required extensive field study we of civic and social problems in many centers throughout the United States which she has been undertaking the last six months. This field work has convinced Miss ™ Eckman of the large advantage arising in many other states by the use of voluntary advisory boards i at of citizens selected from among ™ those interested in each particular problem. These boards, where in- w* — • • •». tovited by various official commis sions and official bureaus, serve a “ valuable purpose in collecting in- » formation more thoroughly from d the public as to violations of the ,)( law and as to conditions which j alt; need improvement by rulings of the official bodies or by legal en- *actment.These voluntary boards assume a responsibility and form a con_ . neeting link between the official ‘ body and the citizens which bynoay auu me -* .lt;practical experience has been found of great service in other 11states •Miss Eckman’s forceful presentation of the subject to the Labor Commission resulted in the Labor Commission unanimously approving of a motion offered by Commissioner Sypherd for the establishment of a Voluntary Advisory Board. According to the resolution, the new Advisory Board shall not exceed fifteen in number at r any time and shall be Selected 8 from names to be submitted to the 1 chairman, Charles Warner, and re- * ferred to the commission by let- ( ter vote from time to time.As the Labor Commission of \ Delaware appreciates the big problem it is confronted with in the administration of the present ^ lawrs, as well as the study of all the conditions affecting the woman and child labor within the State of lt;Delaware, it is earnestly seeking through every co-operative step possible to secure the interest and assistance of the citizens.This general plan has possibilities of wide adaptation in assisting many official bodies in the bet-ter conduct of their duties and in arriving at a clearer understanding of the best methods to apply in rendering public service.
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Newark Post
Newark, Delaware, US
Wed, Aug 25, 1915
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