The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-07-03
Reformation Of Juvenile Driinquents..Strih-
ing Examples.
lord Brongham, in An elaborate article on
this subject, lately submitted to tho National
R.lnrma nrY Union nf EMglanl. ,aNs:

Lord Bronghan, in An elaborate article on
this subj -cl, lately submitted to thn National
Reforma Dry Union Of England. says:
There Is nothing NOR. cer,li, than hat
frs Offences may, by wnnalue.'mca. o. the
oil uicI>. be ais u..,' lt.' utioacos. Fagrg
Is IN most Of ,Do>. cases ln uabi, uf wrong
doing +.lw g n. ... a.sre'g'i-n. -. asr5-
bou.r cDntrlo.ri, a- ., n' .Ii.s.. fa..-uo
entire loss Of self respect jucurral, %, da.rs-
dation in the eyes Of others orra ion. .---
Then surely it is as wise ~ it i. h5uaa. .r.
rs polite n, it is Just, t. tax" ,l. -.a..g.-.
care that W. do not treat the oiiaul.t. ..> .o
! tamiliariz, him with guilt to make a.1 .ny
! lessIy ashamed aud openly di-grac.! Har
all, or almost all, magistrates admml-t.r l.r#
law rs il all offender, were Of the seii-Sam.
character, and belonged to the same cass-
1t il clear that the State should provide the
means of Furnishing the Young culprit. vet
unhardened III guilt without exposing him to
the contaminating fellowship Of older cnmi
nails, aud should cuable him to resume his
place in society, without either the disgrace
Of exposure, or the desperation If leaving
prislou for state of destitution. The Code
Senate Of Napoleon, under which, with few
alterations, France i now ruled. humanely
and judiclou,ly order, the Judge to give up
the young culprit to his relative, master, or
guardian, or tho undertaking of careful su
perintendencc and with the power retained
Of police watchiuuers. Mr.. Hill, the learn
I'd and able Recorder of Birmingham, has
adopted si,iar course, and with u success
which i, extremely encouraging.
In Warwickshire, at Slratton upon Duns- .
more the experiment was tried for eight and
thirty Years (and with great success,) Of plac-
ING young conyicts in wholesome, we'll reg
uatet aud properly supernten ded place of
labor, where they remained until they could .
be engaged in service, or received back by .
their families, without either the stain upon
their character which long imprisonment and
public disgrace intlictS, or the bad habits
which bad led to their coufnoment. But in
Germany and France thr d., .riiinent has been
tried on a larger scale.
After the eyampl' Of the establishment at
HON. near Hamburg, Il charitable society, or
rather two excellent individuals, formed in
1929, the admirable institution Of Mettray,
the success of which has been so complete
that five others have been since formed by in
dividuals Of societies, and six moro under the
authority of the Government. So that Ly-
ons, Bordeaux, Rouls, Orleans and other
places, all possess the incstmable advantages
Of such establishments NJ. Duchatel, for
merlv Minister Of that Interior, has been so
good as to give ine tuI detail of three in
stiutions, aud the result is, that nearly 1000
Young persons are now received into them,
rescued from guilt aud suffering, undergoing
the most wholesome discipline, and preparin.
for restoration to socety--not like gangrenel
limb, fitted to be cut off as incurable, but
Ike members of which the maady has been
entirely healed. / shall only mention n few
particulars of the Mcttray II stitution. because
it was first formed and has been the model
for all the rest.
OF GG9 boys received in six yeags, 1917
were placed on rs reformr !, of whom only
~ have relapscd. The deaths AZ, under
per cent. annually. and many constitutions
by disease have been restored %
sound health. Tho expenses are between | /
and pounds sterling ahead. The bows are
distributed into families of 40 each, under au
officer Of the establishment, called the father.
and two elder brethren, chosen bv them
selves no choic. has ever proved otherwise
han well directed. The food ahd clothing
al plain but comfortable, the labor reg lar, {
and tho instruction, both secular and religious,
is carefully attended to. Punishments are
rarely found necessary, and those consist chief
" in restraint from out door work aud walk
ng No restraint to prevent escape is neces- !
ary, the colhmon remark being, ave don't
want walls at Mettray." No instance e es. {
apo has occurred Far from any difficulty
icing found in obtaining places for them,
nasteg worknen, farmers and gardners, arc c