Establishment of a free clinic in
Birmingham was the subject dis
cussed by Dr. Julian Pennington,
psychological analyst, the principal
speaker of the occasion.
"The Travelers club is very anxi
ous to establish in Birmingham a
free clinlo; my object here is not to
sell the idea, but to tell you some
thing of what we are doing in
Texas." said Dr. Pennington.
"Under the allspices of the Travel
ers olub numbers- of prominent peo
ple have been examined and have
testified to the efficacy and pos
-sibility of analysis. The time has al
ready cOmo.. when mere can be no
more question in Birmingham as to
the feasibility of this method. I have
the permission to use the names of a
number of the prominent eitiaens as
believing in it.
"A psychological clinic is a place
where We can take an examination
which will show us weak and strong
parts of each of qs, thus paving the
way to the building up of these parts.
This will be particularly interesting
and instructive work in connection
with the Juvenile court, public in-'
stitutions ftnd the disabled veterans
“The proposed clinic will especial
ly help the veterans, who are taking
vocational ' training; these men are
receiving money from the govern
ment to leat-n other employment and
It Is to their Interest to see what
they are fitted for.
“Ben Lindsay, the noted judge of
Colorado, has instituted for himself
la private clinic and a private ex
aminer and eaoh boy and-girl, before
he or she is tried, is thoroughly
examined. When they come up be
fore him h* knows their thoughts
and emotions; *helr temptations and
their line of strongest resistance.
