The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
I PREVENTIVE OF CRIME.
Tie Relation Of Education and Crime
Ably Discussed.
a PAPER READ BY PROF. MEztS
before National Prison Congress- at
Austin--The Work of Education
In Preventing Crime.

DAy bttott tnc tNoNipuhi i4.Sh 'NbSANeN
which assembled recently at Austin.
thought II might prove OF some interest
this evening TO pass IN review Sonse iaeti
aud ideas that bear on the relation o. edg-
cation and crime. Our century mas hoped
20 much from education, ami even now
that 1t is growing old and looks more 40
terly ON LIS youthful expectations. II sim
hopes so much, that IL Inay b., OF more tLan
passing interest to take sock Of The re-
suits Of our educational elhcayors. and
more especially 10 ask ourselves what ca
utation mas done 10 prevent, or al least 10
palliate. crime. possioly when We haze he
se.s US what it LAS done. sonio suggesticns
may offer themselves 10 what mere u
can be expected TO accomplish.
ii certainly scents very natural 10 cx-
pect educaaon 20 30 mueh IN the way OF
decreasing crime. Trained intelligence has
dcnc intellectually more than any other
iores 10 MAKE OF man TIDE oae civilized ANT
rual ffnoag the higher brutes there are
10 be found at least ns many Instances q.
iorceful character. Of persistence aul asH-
sacrifice. as among men, bat tails f0-cg Is
not there directed by Dyed .nteiL
gence. and eJn acl therefore suc'e7t IL o.
- AeDSstg their CGInluu1l existence on az
reasonable lass AID among ~ them
selves the sans eoairss; - seen tees
vhese iutollsci@si io@ers tau BoE ~. o. tc4
any reason are not developed. EaMAil N
sayas~Ty or IN b4FpaTIsoI. leaving t1s s.ch.
uses Il ths earth to ihssr EloFg napPliy
e4lli'pso com 2eii,fs .'ai s-i t1ls IS n'stt-
~ oy nay q Fvfa'71cf tF1S- hsins o. lGe
thd o. a ceht0iJ fl Nls1 s.iercs' cF
more properly scientifically trained .ltn.
p@eV'e "Ae sSe SONGS t9fs 20 ~t'f{ I'e.A
~-li OE-sFsiA14 ne go"eE OK e+el--a-ii
ViToSIg aeea ~ asssst4ale.
BIZ, u2-efai az l' j. 20 stpact s1uck alI
.rvli Sltse4ittc ID. i1t Pre- r3a 81 tiliae,
~ NS-41- th-ee- o. eA@4l4.s.i- O. - le-i
taSi fAe hFsi r's1tH s11ai s-tsnPis SHOULD
h's'N a. rls 4'tus ana .-Af- 70 room i0r
i'atsofea~A' iAe pool ''1S ia'' cc"r,ut
fS~' S,'Es t"'1t rave sf4sTa ti.i f"'ii.it,
1-'aI@ 4.pfe ffNeaits '-Aa 'c realize tlcy
Save ARISEN siace tee faae IS ,1sse Aru9c-
V%fsts n '1e tfs l.-la+ o' ia.s injury oud
AS - Important rspe.ts lt.efeut from
Aay '-st history has hcr-olara attacked.
tfssn i2e u'g.nu3us ol ,.yiliI4-i0n uI
100 teAiaFy aso De 1ulA 60. ee people
FSeetseG jhetr education as .Bugcnjic,s 10
ff0m tho tnd % The dask uR,s w. 90 N.Il
- ','..o.l N'iy Slowly increasing
CLERKS oaly ana sn1.ag,ns ~ ,dn, ',T.A , =,
professional and upper classes. rsc.iy,d
ulosi o. their training irom the scnoo rs
,,-,,,, w. ~, a,e NJ" iAnular fmaliy'
On mia plnnet al tts..,,,,'rs 80"
tiou Wgs religious anA moral az we'll as
lracu'a' and theoretical But what dos
isno,,,,, S,,,.'...s,' a. "'ha' an
St Ia compelled 10 onaerink. the oI,,,o
iion, not only of the upper classes. but II
on NEE second, since an citi6eas are GOV
,s,ien y.h,rb "n, v" 5','"s 10 an ,n' euu-
classes rssd In receive Tb'rliy IL VIII ,iye
practically none 81 he apprentice training
.ha' h9s ~tn 'he "o'id . main rellAnce
80 ~, ~ i'",l"u peE"n' "o| tvrF hitle ar
~, .nV t.ils,Sue luApl'S'lnh on "hi,h hIIbaLUy
H"its u'F'uu. u a'Ih' u oer'lno hu-
~, "o'u' our euu "a lnnal sSs-
.unn .ailiy LIZ IN ino laee ~ an numan
,tIh, ,n us uVvH 10 tVh''u'h ~ QUE
80, w. ~, NY no uuuN' many VlltsA
MA. MA" nus mayer 'rled mat are batter Than
~ . 1910 NV i"S l,''u' '"' I' 40, RAISE
80 W. s1,,, NM -, "l lnnt cur
800 y" ''"''''' '"''"H'9 "iH'oi" 'dNt
~ a,,t,,,,, ~,
'"' '."'' 'ne" III "n'eh we appFnach
our speela' question: oil the relation OF cd
ucation to crime is one OF hone temnere1
nv ref,ec,ion Thoro 10 y,s,.,, =, ,',,,,
a.. +,
"""' ""iS we c"p A'np u lhat VIII &C.
riously diminish crime. and possibly, may
eventually root n out nut our systrru n
mere fragment o,,t of thc nast ,,,. ma,
~. -, Wv '"''' '''' f"'-
sio'! no niue 10 ulihlhlsh crime under
present conditions. and may even do some
thing TO foster IT, First l,e ma rc,,ina
Wi, a, sor,e ~ ,he so,,s ,,r ,ha,. ,,.,
you VI 'opie VI the 'acts' lor they point ia
the same direction MS the more general
Considerations that have been suggested
Later we shall ask whethel,<, orc arc mn,
facts tbst Min, ~ ,,, ..',,,,.
..,,, '"V 'V''''N"'o"s tn"I
erIs,ocratc religious education must uu-
oerBo IN order to suit Democratic non
see.aIiah cohuitions
,nS 1"nr o. ,he iaets are very tencouraglng.
, , mat increase in education has
p ,s, ,o'iowea oy decrease IL c.jme, In
nns'aiu, ~ AUSTRIA inJapan and in Aus
.s,a, as 'he Hchool population has grown
.aass, the prison population has grown
,h IN ENGLAND. lar in lance. whore
, ny Ie.oras extend farthest back, during
sne per'oa IRON lSip to 1870 lteracy was
tnur nv py tnree. crime was divided 10y
a. sto-, MS : enoourasihS, but tho period !
10 So NO., "uu thereTAre n'her countries 20
sho,s 'a ~ ilum. ana they unfortunately |
In Er,rno ,e, Its. slae OF the picture. !
ah lay anu IN nermany, with !
~ on,,n,,i ap on equal to the first group
snraaa ss. ss' i.v millions as education has
s oau uownWara TO the lover strata of 500
crims has ,n "nasn criminals chiefly spring.
less tha a' ,uvresseu alarminsly In France
and write ia ,s ~ Tue popnlation could read