The herald., 1893-12-14
PASADENA.
Tho whittier School Should B 10 Brought
to Time-NOtes.

Tho Whittier School Should Be Brought
to Time-Notes.
PASADENA, Dec. ia case which
came up in Justice Merrism's court
yesterday shows that some change would
appear necessary in the rules governing
the Whittier school, in order that it
may accomplish the work for which it
was organized and for which it is sup
ported by the people of the state.
The case cited is that OF a young girl
named Becker, who was up charged
with petty larceny in stealing a number
OF articles and some money from a
family for whom she worked. The
case was clearly proven and the girl de-
fendant pleaded guilty to the charge,
making it necessary to tako some action
in the case. The girl was only II years
old and WAS more in need of having
good Influences thrown around her than
anything else. The court decided that
she should be sent to the Whittier
state school, and notified the authori-
ties Of the institution to that effect,
only to receive reply after couple Of
days waiting that the girl could not be
admitted. No reason was given, but it
was not presumably because the order
came from justice court.
Accordingly, there was nothing left to
be doue but to send her to the county
jail for 80 days. Justice Merriam has,
however, interested himself in the case
and will endeavor TO have her committed
to Whittier through the superior court.
1t would certainly be ehame to send
any young girl or boy down among the
hardened criminals of the county Jail,
where they will certainly not improve
and stand good chance OF coming out
much worse than they went in. While
there is no doubt but that the power of
committal. which previous to the last
Legislature was fully vested in justices
of the peace, has been more or less
abused, with the limitations which
were made at the last session
the officials of the school should be sat-
lated. BY the provision OF this last act
all power OF committal was taken out of
justice courte, except where minor has
been found guilty of acrime, when the
justice may commit the defendant to
the reform school inetead of the Jail.
In the present case the district attor-
ney is to be appealed to to reverse the
decision OF the Whittier officials, if pos
sibe.
FINAL ARRANG EMENTs.
At a meeting Of the general committee
on arrangements held in w. E. Arthur's
Office this morning, complete details for
the coming Throop celebration on De.
cember 2lst next were decided upon.
The principal points az outlined in
yesterdays HERALD were followed.
DR.. Walter Lindley, Judge Enoch
knight, Rev. ]. w. Phelps and P. IA.
Green have been added to the list of
speakers already published, and poem
will be read by Mrs. Grinnell.
The exercises at the tabernacle in the
afternoon promise to be OF very inter-
esting nature, including addresses by
Governor Markham, Mayor Weed and
President Kayes of the Throop Poly
technic. An Grafton by Judge Cheney
will be responded to by Father Throop,
following the unveiling of portrait OF
the gentleman in whose honor the cele-
bration 10 to be held.
Tickets may be obtained at any time
for the evening banquet, which is to be
held in Hotel Green. Both ladies and
gentlemen will be present, and bril-
liant evening is anticipated.
THE FoRTNIGHTLY CLUB MEETs.
Meteorology and astronomy were the
mighty subjects tackled by the Fort.
nightly club at their second regular
meeting last evening.
The meeting was presided over by
Professor McClatchie of Throop Poly
technic.
The first paper on mateorclogy, writ
ten, by Harold Charming, resident
United States observer, was read by
Mrs. McClatchie in the absence Of MI.