The Boston Mental Hygiene Conference placed its emphasis on prevention and on the training of children¶

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q1 i? The conference's emphasis was placed on prevention and on the training of children, with a slogan stating that the chief business of society is to evolve adults fit for children to live with. → Wm. H. Burnham 1913

Evidence¶

Wm. H. Burnham 1913¶

Wm. H. Burnham. (1913). The Conference on Mental Hygiene at Boston. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/

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A descriptive report of the Boston Mental Hygiene Conference of March 31 to April 4, stating that "The emphasis was placed on pre- vention and on the training of children" and quoting the conference slogan. No data are reported; this is the reporter's descriptive account.

"The emphasis was placed on pre- vention and on the training of children. The slogan of the confer- ence was as follows: "The chief business of society is to evolve adults fit for children to live with.""

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