tering mothers' pensions, if pensions are provided by the county. The County Board of Supervisors is the ultimate authority in allocating funds for county institutions, and for poor relief. The various officials, particularly the County Superintendent of the Poor, may be elected by popular vote, or may be appointed by the Commissioners. County jails are supervised by the Prison Commission, and occasionally other institutions by other agencies.

It is exceedingly difficult to chart all the details of the New York system. They differ from year to year, and many systematic attempts have been made to reorganize. Agencies not included in the chart are the following: State Board of Health, which has relations to state sanitaria similar to those of the Commissioner of Education to the schools for defectives; Salary Classification Commission; Building Improvement Commission; Board of Classification; New York State Commission for the Blind.

THE MINNESOTA PLAN

INSTITUTIONS

1. Home School for Girls

2. Reformatory for Women

3. State's Prison

NOTE a, a, a, etc., Superintendents, or chief executive officers of institutions.

b. Controlling boards of the normal schools of the state.

c. Trustees for the Soldiers' Home

d. Board of Capitol Commissioners.

7. State School for the Deaf

8. State School for the Blind

9. State Hospital for Crippled Children 10. Anoka Asylum

11. Hastings Asylum

12. Wilmar Asylum

13. School for the Feeble-Minded

14. Fergus Falls Hospital

15. Rochester Hospital

16. St. Peters Hospital

17. State Sanitarium

18. Normal schools of the state

19. Soldiers' Home

20. State Capitol Buildings.

LOCAL INSTITUTIONS

21. County jails

22. Lockups

23. Infirmaries

24. Hospitals

25. Asylums.

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

26. Maternity Hospitals

27. Infant Boarding Homes

28. Child Caring and Placing Agencies

29. Agencies transporting children into and out

of the state.

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

County child welfare boards are established by the state board at the request of county commissioners. They consist of three appointees of the state board, a representative of the commissioners, and the county superintendent of schools. They administer mothers' pensions, probation and parole for the juvenile court, and act as agent for the Board of Control in the counties. Court agents act with the state board where no county board exists. The county commissioners govern local institutions. The county Sanitarium Commission administers county sanitaria where they exist.

THE BOARD OF CONTROL

The Board consists of five members, two of whom must be women. It was increased from three to five several years ago, and the legislation of 1923 provides that it shall be reduced to three again as soon as the terms of the next two retiring members expire.

Tenure, six years, and until successors qualify. Salary, $4500 per year, and all expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties.

Appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate.

Vacancies filled as in the case of regular appointments.

Members removable by the Governor for mal

feasance, no feasance, or for any cause rendering unfit to discharge official duties.

Bonds, approved by the Governor, required to the sum of $25,000.

Must devote whole time to office, and accept no other lucrative employment.

Member whose term is first to expire shall be chairman of the board.

Books and affairs of the board are subject to examination by the public examiner.

The board is to be provided with suitably furnished offices at the seat of government, and may procure all the supplies needed for its own activities.

It shall have an official seal, be a body corporate, sue and be sued, etc.

A large share of the functions enumerated in Appendix II are attributable to this board. The board resembles in its constitution and powers those of Wisconsin and Iowa.

STATE INSTITUTIONS

1. Eastern State Hospital 2. Central State Hospital 3. Western State Hospital 4. Feeble-Minded Institute 5. State School for Girls