PROCEEDINGS OF

THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

OF THE DISABLED CIVILIAN

Certificate: This publication is issued pursuant to the provisions of the civilian vocational rehabilitation act approved June 2, 1920 (Pub. No. 236, 66th Cong.), as amended by act approved June 5, 1924 (Pub. No. 200, 68th Cong.).

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CONTENTS

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Foreword

Delegates to national conference on vocational rehabilitation of civilian
disabled.

OPENING SESSION, SEPTEMBER 29, 1925

Opening remarks by chairman, Dr. R. M. Little, chief, bureau of rehabili-

tation, New York State----

Address of welcome-C. B. Auel, president, National Safety Council___

Greetings from International Society for Crippled Children-Edgar F.

Allen, president.

Address of welcome-Clarence L. Collens, treasurer, Cleveland Associa-

tion for Crippled and Disabled___

The place of vocational rehabilitation in the social program-Hon. Homer

Folks, New York City-----

SECOND SESSION, SEPTEMBER 30, 1925, 10 A. M.

Opening remarks by chairman, Terry C. Foster, supervisor of rehabili-

tation, Alabama --

Compensation and rehabilitation-Dr. John B. Andrews, secretary, Ameri-

can Association for Labor Legislation---

Reporting cases-R. D. Thompson-District supervisor of rehabilitation,

Augusta, Ga--

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State registration of disabled workers-C. B. Auel, president, National

Safety Council ----

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Lump-sum settlements-Rufus Jarnagin, district director of rehabilita-

tion, Buffalo, N. Y‒‒‒‒‒‒‒

Artificial appliances-Edward I. Benson, district supervisor of rehabilita-

tion, Cleveland, Ohio-----

Maintenance H. C. Givens, rehabilitation agent, Arkansas.......

Second injuries-Percy Angove, supervisor of rehabilitation, Lansing,

Mich___.

Discussion-

Reporting cases-Herbert Zinn, assistant supervisor of rehabilita-

tion, Ohio -

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Lump-sum settlements-J. F. Marsh, director of rehabilitation, West

Virginia----

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Artificial appliances-Mrs. Mary C. Lewis, rehabilitation officer, De-

troit, Mich.

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Methods of placement in rural districts-Kenneth O. Snortum, St. Paul,

Minn_-__-

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Methods of placement in large cities-Helen M. Alvord, secretary, In-

dustrial Bureau Social Service Federation, Toledo, Ohio---

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Training methods: Feasibility-W. W. Grant, supervisor of rehabili-

tation, Iowa

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Training methods: Supervision-Russell R. Clark, assistant supervisor

of rehabilitation, Illinois_--_.

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Training methods: Length of course-C. N. Woodruff, rehabilitation

officer, Detroit, Mich__

Discussion-

Maintenance-J. H. Brown, rehabilitation agent, Wisconsin_

Methods of placement in small towns-H. W. Nichols, rehabilitation

supervisor, Kentucky-----

Training methods-S. S. Riddle, director, bureau of rehabilitation,

Pennsylvania....

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Second injuries-Jos. J. Endres, district director of rehabilitation,

Syracuse, N. Y_-_-_-

Methods of placement in large cities-Leslie S. Wood, district direc-

tor of rehabilitation, Rochester, N. Y

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THIRD SESSION, SEPTEMBER 30, 1925, 2 P. M.

Opening remarks by chairman, J. C. Wright, director, Federal Board

for Vocational Education

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Relation of civilian rehabilitation to compensation-Thomas J. Duffy,

chairman, Industrial Commission of Ohio...--

Rehabilitation as a conservation factor in industry-R. H. Lansburg,

secretary of labor and industry, Pennsylvania__.

Responsibility of industry in civilian rehabilitation movement-Clarence

L. Collens, president, Reliance Electric and Engineering Co., Cleveland,

Ohio-----

The responsibility of Government in the program of vocational rehabili-

tation-Hon. James J. Davis, United States Secretary of Labor__

Relation of organized labor to the civilian rehabilitation movement-

John M. O'Hanlon, secretary-treasurer, New York State Federation of

Labor, Albany, N. Y..........

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FOURTH SESSION, OCTOBER 1, 1925, 10 A. M.

Opening remarks by chairman, Frederic G. Elton, district director, re-
habilitation bureau, New York city district_-.

Social aspects of civilian rehabilitation-Dr. John A. Lapp, National

Catholic Welfare Council, Chicago, Ill‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒

Medical aspects of civilian rehabilitation-Dr. Fred Albee, New York

City

FIFTH SESSION, OCTOBER 1, 1925, 2 P. M.

Opening remarks by chairman, W. F. Faulkes, supervisor of rehabilita-

tion, Wisconsin____

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The relation of the industrial surgeon to rehabilitation-Dr. C. F. N.

Schram, Fairbanks-Morse Co., Beloit, Wis-----

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The future of the national program: Federal aid and administration-

John Aubel Kratz, chief, civilian vocational rehabilitation division,

Federal Board for Vocational Education___.

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