The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-20
EDUCirlOy AND CRIME.

The Philadelphia Times Of a re
cent date has long article review
| ing The connection between these .w.
topics. Il starts ont with The she
DRY that book etlncatioa aimin.shel
crime al.i winds up by quoting som,
statistics tnas stem to mater,ail7
s:!ake us confidence ia the theory
Hare IS lis original proposition wiz
The argument in snpportof ii:
llii1eaacy. in lie ssiea sense ~ wl,;cl
ssati ssic.aas use ti,e word, does nave N
obviot.s relation 10 crime. A p.ecsos
who cs'i nei.;lcs .ead .,os wire be.,:sl.
Eas oslt'e q lie ia ii Advantage. y I.
lsci I'll Rites OF ca.sii..lg al iioaesb Iis.
iaag 'saiEe,l, and lie :.;tt.i ~. Y lesie.
to llieaess, s'ie parent OF cfiGle.
We Geay positively t:ist an iil,se.
rate person tends TO i,ilcness. Just
tue contrary is the truth, as every.
body knows. Al ii:iterats person
woo aaows any trade 9;' is eypest a:
any kind OF lsbog IS just as lsc!u. 10
MS employer, tllougi, ignesalt OF
wing aud reading. as lie woa.u &c
i well educated. Independently OF
ta!as. he s noe ..ecd.t...s 3.3,: coase.
qatn.' Y aI.,.s !. dsin IA. 81. wiz.
&c she.: s',as :ea . se3G e i e;.e1s.
The 3;.::e-esf,icasc,... ;n.es s:e oo
proud e 'Gesa n usy .si1cf O, even
at tfade, No, shay mast ,;.avec!erk
ships, perhaps, professions. Tnag
afegssaes tie ms.ket; there are not
= s', secs scs a Large percentage OF linen,
a,',i t.iey g@na:a uaent,ioyed. They
a1e tac eGes hat are II. { condition
.s''...cls .sps1ss L, Il Guess; .e are
die; yi..s city Is ,s 81 s.e,.i, every
c,,sy s. s..j. every ao,ig Knows it.
50. thc-s e.leaess is iho parent
.. crime, v..,icl. 10 orc denies, il is
taS The ua!eaenel mechanic or labor
2. w;'o Is mos. isiiaoie &c 10 des.ruc
i've ageac1g, ba: rather the multi
tu,les OF na.f educated public school
tledseiings, TOO self-conceited To
work, sid. So, thrown upon an over.
:iaYs:ce' field Of Clerical employment.
'I,..s Guy Il .lronged with them nov
-7y.i.fs. fc.lsus H!le ,si:s Aos coz
1esecnu 70 manual lauof Gil s.le ieyse
Or IN The feds, who cannot get a
q. #;,iis,iatio5s ;l.ss vic, .hesesore, mus.
iiyn ga tjle;r wits.
llstlecd, lie figures given by the
i..'ees SCENE 10 bear oat ouf yieu
{ sc asise'y. Il says:
'aslse e eoaviets :. ceivct iato he
4 -t;..,a en:.eG.,iafy- la>ts gss:.s, It's had
.icyer Dee &, s:.,ooi; o;s- o.; 81 > ii :,e2.
ist.....lis, q 10 tended ni.siis schools,
q ii t,,eiG sTe..a con !eaviag schons,
was oye. II yeas, showing that their
has! not been conline,l TO
their childhood. The statistics of the
prisoners .'om ?i,illdeigh i;a are even
more disqlietiag, fof of a total OF 179
no les than 100 mad attended tile pub.
lilo schools, II had attended private
and caiy ti;irseci, are SCI dow,
rs never s.:a:s.ng been 20 school at all.
Only Is OUT OF 10 vino were Tilt
Grated. The Times goes on to argue
t...at this ca.M.aaii.y did not ar.s
from the eSlucayiaa received By tie
criminals ral rom the fact tl,aitEteg
had aai .ear4sd -rsdas eoi.a,ieielIgsE
VIII, choir sciloolii.g. IL says;
u sS,,n ii,iis;s;sci ao.ayicts received be-
SNeea Tie ages o. q s,,li5eea aid tssanty-
TIVE. here Were jlss 'sae rho i5.l.l
sa1yets IA ) ser, ,.ce.sss,i,,. AL Jhea 81 !
sIs 'sa rec bfcla5.i u ilseness at;a
.se! iaesy sc.,ooi..s,s proved 81 lssfis
,'V5s 8 seq saes.l q honest WAYS.
IT'S clearly, tslan. hot The seheoI
ias w!:;ca $ bey receives tAas keeps
n.M from future ,.iieaess. bua .te
.'tscS'cs. eus'-ess Wh'ch he ms
:. Waes'.ef i ssa''c o. some
:. s.,'s s's. = Joy mast 'e saagAs
y s@'ass DC 'aasas q 'aaa3l'
g. AIo"'e'ss y some cue Of sae
sa pay @eh1s y Wa'ea w
ma, :. Deis'as cam ~ noaess ''y'ils,
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