The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-20

| motion and change OF employment ending IN
parole and discharse-a as reward for meri
| C uld be inaugurated that would set before
the convict tho possibility. OF earning MS owl
promotion and final release, and, from the
moment OF entering prison, furnish him an In
centive for obedience, faithfulncss and atten-
tion to duty, desire to win the favor and con
| fidence OF those having hin In charge and his
ultimate restoration TO the ranks OF good citi-
zens.
The brand of disgr ice should not always at
tach to person co lvctod of crime, and the
state should be the first in anording means ano
opportunities for the convict to regain at least
measure OF tho confidence which he has lost
Punishment Is often necessary but always
harsh. AN eye for an eye" was the doctrine
OF the old dispensation, but in these latter and
better days the old things are passing away
The growth Of this reform idea his resulted In
the establishment of our reformatorv, reform
and industrial schools, and at tn Sc lnstitu-
lions this idea has had sort OF lmperIectue-
Velopment Here punishment should DC mini
mlzed ana reformatlon reachlts iullest ueVei-
opment lntelngent an humane persons
should be put In charge ana given every oppor-
tunlty TO work out the highest good OF those
entrusted TO their care, ana ample 1aclllties
should be arordol for that purpose
Dependant and NerIected Children,
no ha- 70
dos 10 to,,o thpse MON which Tho disease Of
IT, ho., sootar.a IT,, nd aeao, n c,,ra. No
stons how, ,,ot ,oor .alror !, this s,ate h, nre-
won't tho d,soos0 nnere ora ,nony who he
lieve tbot ~, 40 s,lu,ion % tho Whole question
~ tho ,reotmont ~ nur I,wIass classes IAN
ounce ~ nravon+ion 10 ,,,or,h r,o,,,, n, c,,re,
o,,d o,ona mi. liro so,ne st,tos have orgo rized
schooIS for ~ :, oaro on cdvcatio, of denondent
ond nooloctod chiidrep vith verv sotiSfactorv
roSrlts CO Iboyo hoen aha to oecertain
Tn rnon,, coror,urItieS In tbis stote there are
o,nd.o,, So,.ondan, 80, tho r,,hl,o ,bo no ca
,a,.,aotns "a ~, tuoa,od ns ~ onIonger both
.he;. $3.50 n,a "a ,naIS n1 trou,-,hoSe sses
o.,,i,od 49,, ,,a,,r,ans ~ on, c;rn-
;,,e, o,.o.ao. 80 otiidro,, ,ro,n rooIec,
- ,,a u 30 800, th &c., ,ro,, tho danoer
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o. oanio. - ,,.o.orr, r,ure ,orn-
to,r, ,,,o,, - oioonso = ,,o,Intad stroam Wis
H., T,o,,d s,,1,,,ast thpt tho increose n, the
oS,-.,.,oI o,a',aeo nro,'II no ,,ro,,orta1 ord M
10 s',,,,ostod ~ IN, ranovino
o',n o "y ot,dnen go, ~ s,,rrourdings
49, 800 -. .,-o,,, la thor, irto
crime. To provide schools for their education,
to bring them under healthlul moral anu
physlcal restraint anu nha Ior theh goou
MONIES where they woulu no reareu III saieIy
wouia DC an economic measure, anu eFch vi
the low plane OF selnshness IL Is worthy ol
attention, for believe we coulo more tnan
save In the expense or maintaining our prisons
ana reformatorles what IL w'uia cost 10 main,
tain school Tor tne care OF our oepenueht anu
neglected chlluren until they coulu 10 placSu
IN suitable nomeS'
The solution OF the question OF the proven
tlon and treatment OF crime Is dlfhcult. IL
could be only commenced during one admlhls-
tration. IL could not DC completed curing
many. IL could never D, compieteu at all II
the management OF our prisons anu reIorna-
tories Is to be given over TO politicians as re-
ward FOR party services me stream OF law
lessness Is very sGrong' we may noI s1op Cne
flow but II we are wise we can ulrece inc cur
rent
would suggest that authority DO given inc
executive to call TO his assistance Two compe-
tent persons VINO nave gwen attention 10 the
subject OF prison REFORM at an expense OF not
to exceed S2'O D. that they may work out pan
to be submitted 10 inc II iXt legislature LOT ap-
proval, the administration III inc lneahtllno
WORKING out such reformation us Is posslole
within the limitations OF the IL" now IN lorce'
scboo,s and ColIepez
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49, n 80 oo,,ditipn ;S
-. Un - mn Loot
S l,,e e. o,tit,od ~ ,,oh oroI,. ror
,,lni,irl, ,o,'iato,, tS s',nUi,-inr, o,,r school
books at a reasonable price; some defects have
been discovered which can be easily remedied,
but all the advantages obtained should be
preserved. We should have not only uniform
series of books in our schools, but as far as
practicable uniform course OF study. The ad-
OF such uniformity are apparent.
There Is much difference OF opinion as to the
extent to which the schools and colleges should
be supported at public expense, but oil agree
thai our common SCHOOLS should be the very
best.
Tho administration Of our higher institutions
of learning has been the subject OF some c9iti-
csm.
Radical changes have been made in some OF
these institutions, 30 that they no longer serve
the purpose OF their creation In others sala-
ries nave been reuueeu' II we maintain COZ,
80 d. az 49, - ,' fo ,r,in
"ions 'IV ao". .. 80 49,
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nus NC Wliiins W anulu SUN 10 WI
r ' our euucuIlVilat advantages e4u-'i "
nose anorueo eiseWhersr
Industrial Schools.
One of the more recent moyoments Ia the
tate IS the attemDt TO establish Industrial