Conferences
| Author | Vivian Henderson,H.E. Norman |
| Date | 01 April 1931 |
| Published date | 01 April 1931 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455053100100703 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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Conferences.
By H. E. NORMAN (Secretary, National Association of Probation Officers
).
VVe are approaching the Annual Conference in London,
together in unity, renewing old friendships, building
and reading through the proceedings of earlier Confer-
new
ones, welcoming the youngest recruits-yet remem-
ences for guidance one cannot fail to be struck by the
bering the veterans of the service, and let us take the
vivid manner in which Mr. Sidney G. Edridge, O.B.E.,
fullest possible advantage of all the opportunities that
the father of the N.A.P.O. continually stressed the
will be provided for social intercourse. Secondly, let
value of annual Conferences as a means of attaining to
us co-operate in expediting all the formal business of
friendship and co-operation. Time and again he
the Conference so that proper time may be given to the
appealed for sympathy and understanding, and like a
very necessary and helpful session on the afternoon of
thread running through his appeals was always an urge
the first day for consideratlon of individual problems
on towards better ideals-a steel thread like reinforce-
and affairs. Thirdly, let us arrive at a clear decision
ment in the concrete with which great buildings are built,
upon the principle of After-Care by probation officers,
making for cohesion and for the vitality that is born of
and fourthly, let us seek to arrive at unanimity upon the
unity. &dquo; It is in meetings like these annual ones of
subject of preliminary investigations.
ours that we can feel the strength and dignity of the
In all progressive Probation Areas special provision is
work that binds us all, and by collective power we may
made by the Probation Committee for their officers to
raise our voices to a height which shall reach above the
attend the London Conference in May. So much
din and Clamour of party politics and get the needs of
importance is attached to these gatherings that the
our great work attended to. Our work was founded
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