New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-21
DELINQUENT CHILDREN.
MISS NJ. X. CONJUNCTION GIVES A COM
PREHENsIVE REPORT
Az INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE MILL SYSTEM
As USED BIZ THE FRANCISCAN MONKS IN

AS USED BT THE FRANCISCAN NUMB AN
THEIR BOY REFoRMATORIEs
Two major reports and the discussions they
evoked occupied the philanthropic class III 'te
United Charities Building yesterday N lieu Oh 'Ie
address Of Dr. Albert Shaw. which will be gwen on
SATURDAY 81 O'Clock a. m. The day was spent IN
visiting the vacation schools and Fairgrounds ana
tho new schoolhouse at Rivington and ForsytA
SIS. which has al modern improvements ihciuul"s
a roof garden. 49,
Treatment OF The Delinquent Child IN New
York" was the subject Of Miss NJ Il Conyhg'on
commemorative report probably the first compare
tive study OF the subject yet made in this couh''!
Miss Conyngton is a Wellesley gIaduate' ana d spe
c.al student under Professor Ely. o. the Wisconsin
University Miss Conyngtons report was IN par
follows: -.
Juvenile denquents should begin with the chiidrein
or nc rs easie~ TO investigate than chill
drer il seems best 70 take them ms ..o--,a
,o 1ns for oSidren eithe4 situated in NewYOrk
City or drawing the- inIn4les I'm charitabIs
srieTnrises Children may be committed 10 hem
by he Police Magistrates may be gwen IN
charge BY parents Or guardians Desutu,e, W. ~,
or Troublesome children are received rather man
een GEM oT ana are no, 10 be considered in this
five years ago at the Burnham Industrial Farm
most Interesting e1seriea' Vas Ro NEE weee taken
treatment or young oUenders boEs "a
Siven hesltbv' outdoor Hfe excellent surroundings
then soHaacted by the Brothers Of 81 chrs;opher
A non-sectarian Protestant order who served Win.
wa isse- interesting feature was the
mill system somewhat akin TO thai now USED IN
N EaCh how Bought there was assured bare sup
nore II he wanted luxuries or privileges Of any
kind he had 70 pay for them In genuine money. !.
was possible for him 10 earn each day credit OF
Ten mills or one cent. His credit was diviced De-
tween lessons. work. general coniucI
ct. Deficiency in any or these partcSsais -a az
tailed forfeiture OF part or whole or the credit
which might have been earned Out OF tn1 CIruI 81,
earned the boy had to pay for lux1rles III Inc way
Of food. skating. baseball; or Tor xeePing pes,
Cas- were the favortes The license Tor Keeping d
car ranged from I'VE hundred TO tho1sahu mn Nuns,
The Cac, that many were kept shows what
s.rong love Of animals prevailed among ne boys
The mill system has been adopted since ny me
Franciscan monks IN their BOY relornlaIoi'es AZ a..
,ns.,u'.G s 49, ~ - PefTge the New-York Juve-
ma Asvlgm and the Catholic Protecory. The
g. and rece7vss children between the ages Of
Tve,ve ana eighteen convicted OF crime vagrancy
conveted of fe.ones OF late years effort has been
made 70 use IL as a halfway house between Elmira
and ne other TWO reformatories, sending the more
ME Asylum or to the Protectors. .,.. e..
The general plan q these three INSTITUTIONS ,I -
tween class work. Industrial training and recrea-
ZION Each aims TO give 9Ta al TSbt bab iu and
fitted 70 earn his own living
STATISTICAL RECORDS
TIE institutions are not able 10 say by actual
statistical records 20 what extent this aim is &C
compished. each asserts that Il is attained IN
large percentage Of cases TIE Protectory seems
satisfied vita he congregate system OF dealing
with children. while the Juvenile Asylum. which Is
next largest has decided 70 adopt the cottage sys-
tenn and Will make the change at an early GATE.
As 10 the law concerning juvenile delinquents chl
dren may DC committed to reformatories II FOUND
guilty of o, the usual criminal offences or mis-
csneanors. also such elastic charges as uu-
ancy. or
The NewYork law regarding children has several
bad features One Is il permits parents 10 place
their children In retormatories altogether too
eas1y Tie Protectory and the Juvenile asylum
MAGISTRATE and OF tie statement Of the parent
Tie chid is men s.pooried and receives a good
eyHIoA school and Industrial education. ~!thD y
gan possession Of Il. can DO SO without Huch
Tbs ease O: commitment is abused. Effort is
sss1Is mace - check II b. requiring parents W..
Soc q contribute 20 the chiid's support. another
80 'et'-re ot The lax IS that II makes no Lis
SVa' 70 separation between criminals anc unioTtu-
bound to -s-e -. y ,.,er,s senfenred for crime
Ses'l1te Orphans and chiidren whose parents can
Another unfortunate feature Is lack Of probation
sen Il is desirable. first 10 keep children OUT
ss5ier her dismissal Z ,hey must be committed;
t ia Olher respects the New-Yoyk laws are wise ana
I.-Aa1e Petty larceny is tie most frequent charge
Per cert OF the cases Of crime recorded last YEAR
- Offenders was Our own. the children or Amer
.cSn parents numbering 1fu or .97 per cent. Ger
mans came next. while the Irish have 70 per cent.
Little Is 20 be learned regarding the physical con-
lton OF the children i large proportion vary
s.s rom "A per cent 10 "a per cent come from ten
eIle1t homes.
Fatheress children are fer more likely go
..IoAs tran the motherless. judging from the sta
sues o. the juvenile Asylum. or the whole num-
81 OF children cared for IN the Juvenile Asylum
SIZE opened e9s per cent had sober parents:
.n@ Percentage of children both OF whose parents
a. sooer has increased considerably the last few
8 rx~ rTr +.
cent in lser - W 90 20 W " W ~ ~ -
ous IS the fact that the iuiteracy OF the chill
sob-,.-s increased In proportion 70 the increase OF
re,'ey on the part Of the parents In 1850 20 per
40 ~ me children could neither read nor Wrte.
re.o'liatlVe study reveals the fact that inten-
49, ls not prevalent among the lowest classss
- % allalaab!e al present IL entirely too scamy
- '-sHiy any general conclusion. but II seems
ara 20 nu. possible thai increase Of Temperance
Natu,afine rscy arc going on hand In hand
.~is, the preventive work Of clubs settle
~ - anl private agencies would tell first
nossthI. .nla o. the better working class. II Is
u,at the children Of the upper strata OF the
wa -. - being eliminated from the problem. and
F-o-. m Nv. reaching children at the very bottom.
trens. s,stlsucal point Of view. the problem OF the
her -, .asnIthal has It's hopeful aspect. The num-
u '1'enAe criminals Is decreasing.
FIRST ENGLISH KINDERGARTEN
me hfst kindergarten conducted In the English
-suase IN New-York" said Miss Isabelle B.
~A'i' In her report On The Training Of Teachers