Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-08
has reached the age Of fourteen wear,
single infraction secures its refrr, 81.

d SinSio inlr"oeioh SECURES It's return n y"
THE TRUANT SCHOOL lgGf,tp
If the child becomes incorrig.G'.
this treatment, it is brought j.. -acss
| magistrate and sentenced dfrar. we
ordinary industrial school NJ Ill., L
absolute confinement; ami i cor5l,s,'g, Il
labor like any other criminal. M ti-el .
wood-chopping, and making brT,.I . 1;
Sennit mats; and the girls n, -: ~.
coarse stockings and making coarSs --t..d,2s
This is called putting the caf'i ,-Es.
and is regarded as an achitye!u,-- ~, ,,.s,
school visitors" and authorize, A
sionally a boy or girl is licensed wa
service; but these licenses mus. W, .
newed, on good behavior. cre~, :, r.
months, and they are reyok... i. N. --Ees
|, industrial school board CONN. La. ~, ~ 4;
of by magistrate. 'ell
The food of these children Is -s-.-.
upon starvation basis as can le ~ '--'I
by expert keepers. II comprises 5-s-7l
fast of bread and treacle. or bras - -
and porridge; dinner Of reg So :
bread, boiled rice and bread ~ -. q!
Ga Stewed scrap meat aHG lt.s-., 50
podge) on rare occasions uuic:.r., -se'
of cocoa, bread aud treacle. or i.=t rs.
and treacle. They are also f,.rlisI..-i ~.
prayers three times each day. III
A trick of the authorities Is % ,sis,,...
a child, whose term OF seuIe.y,. dos -
reach to the compulsory age l;,u... =. ~,
previous to expiration OF comm. men -, -
This throws it back into the ,o--r,,- =
elementary status under court ,.,,54-N.i
At the first dereliction, ii IS r.seu,,r,,.5. :.
another three or five years term To
are many instances where chi Ir.., t ,,''
thus been compelled to serve Two ms
terms before they Were fourteen y.--s.
age; and if these wise authorizes ars ,,s
GENTLY alert, third term, is i'll ..-.'.
rigible,"
CAN EASILY BE ADMINISTERED.
In the meantime police magistrates -.
busy timing parents and sentencing hon
for pon-payment of fees aud f-,-s. ~
ever the fees may have been il ~ -
tary school. they are far large att :.
child has become prisoner. t. ~, :.
paid as a rule, because they cat u. -
They are allowed TO run Up tu e..
three pounds sum. Then the VI. a.,
now dog the parents and who ~. -
collecting constableS,' secure -
for the payment of about ten st..l..s :
cash, and two shlllings per wee ~
found, the father or mother mus 49,
pay as per the court order, or mrs. ia
city constable follows. They AZ ...--!-
Jail until the amount is paid ~ 5 So
off at the rate of one pound for ,z,-- ,T-sz.
durance. | believe that the s7s-s-. h,
ruined more homes and hulnlr s.--s
England than ever has rum Al - =.
telligent English social economists .r-:ts;
to wonder why the Drawn of tine .,- Il.--. :
gradually disappearing to other .a-.s.
The so-called free" educdtioz bill passst
by the last British parIiauen. Kit. )
high exultation, is not bill f0r f-es el-...s
ton. The English government la, .lz-f-s
given grant of ten Shiliiugs gssr. a..
capita of attending scholars. to al. c,s1.e.ss
airy standards. 1t is simply IN a 50!
education measure. And It oulg ass.s,s
in the matter of fees to the thre-ssl.i- r..
week point. Beyond that, the aid.lit1-
fees, on the former basis, must ~ .5.--.
coming, under penalty. And i IL EJw.ss
limits, effects or lessons the chiii-bz--.
among scholars or iguominy anu perscc-
tion of parents. nor in the slightest degree
modifieS the inhuman system which has
made possible or necessary these British
Dragged schools" EDGAR L. WAKENAS q,