Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-26
MARsHAILToWN. IOWA, SATURDAY.

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measles made II impossible. Reports
from children who had gone out from
the institution showed that they were
keeping up with hearing children in
public schools and were no hindrance
to other pupils. They conversed read
lily as other children. Miss Garrett ex-
planned that a8bill was now pending In
congress approprlating 100000 to bring
teachers from other states to train
them for this work.
Mrs. Martha p. Falconer, probation
officer of Chicago, explained the law in
Illinois providing that children shall
not be brought into the ordinary courts
! ol- put in ;d...s,s ard FIR rrehatinn off
GERS to Investigate these cases. The
women of Illinois secured the passage
of the law. The probation officers
work with the police, but are not paid
by the state. Children are not called
criminals, but delinauents. Children
are paroled to the probation officers
and their parents. If they have any, are
| held responsible. The boys must be
\ kept In school and the probation officer
must see that he is there She gave her
experience in dealing with boys trying
to Keep them off the streets. in school
'or at work. Some parents, she said,
wanted to get rid of their children. She
hoped to get children out of the poor
houses in Illinois, for 1t was not fair
toSthe children to be there-it gave them
no chance. She placed the responsible
4 ity upon women generally for not Civ
4 ing thought to these things. The con-
gress listened with rapt attention to
4 the story of her efforts to keep little
4 girls from selling newspapers on the
A streets of Chicago.
Mrs Frederic Schoff of Philadelphia.
4 made plea for ".he neglected, depend
il ent, helpless little ones, who have as
3 yet committed no fault. and who are in
!. this helpless condition thru the fault of
I lothers, not their own" Surrounded by
conditions almost certain to make them
bad, society can not afford to ignore
them, but should try to develop the
good that Is in them. Reform schools
often fail because many children are
i, put with old Offenders. AS in four
states, child should be found guilty Of
misdemeanor under IA years of age,
i NIT misdemeanors with no criminal in
tent. The speaker denounced the neg
!, lect of this class of children who are
!, not given fair chance. Its as much
Ill a duty to prevent, as to punish. crime
:, Private charities are seeking to supply
:. the need of this care, which could be
much better done by the states. Mrs
ISchoff told Of several cases that had
leone under observation, where neg
!, lec.ed children had gone astray and
Il been senr to associate with criminals
! Commenting upon one of these she
/ | said: This victim of circumstances
; for which she was In no way response
!. Idle. innocent OF evil purpose. more
: slnred against than SHINING. she ]:
I slowly. surely. inevitably sinking lowe
{ and lower in the scales Of humanity
!, What she needs now is good motherine
a love. sympa athS. encouragement. an
:. not punishment. If she could be place.
4 in a private home where she woul'
y have Individual care and study. sh
: might develop into a fine woman. bu
2 as an inmate of the best conducte,
g House of Refuge she must necessaril.
: know mucn of the worst side of life
!. and the chances for true development
: are much smaller"
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& Massachusetts. Illinois and Vernon
= have new and commendable laws fo
= the treatment of Juvenile Offenders il
:, an individual way. thru probation Off
i GERS, but the Pennsylvania law is de
! fectlva because separate trial is no
:, mandatory and the state does not pro
:, vide for the care of these children. Th
!, Michigan system, where a state publ
u, school Is provided for all blameles.
- neglected, dependent or ill-treate
!. children under II years old. was con-
J.. mended for its results, shown by year
=. I5of experiment New York has one dc
,aI pendent child for every 200 population
+, Pennsylvania one to 600. AIassachuseti
=. one to 1000. Ohio one to 1000. Indian
y one to 1000, California one to 225 an
Michigan. which has had this systel
for twenty-five years. one TO 1900
Rhode Island. Kansas. Minnesota, Wi.
1e cousin and other states have recent
y. adopted similar plans. Mrs. Scho
20 urged parents to urge such plan
y their own states. saying that it WI
G. only thru neglect and thoughtlessne:
ol that it was not already done. Sci
Ia interest alone should prompt attentic
So to these children, IS . protection to s.
= ciety.
I, The Iowa Mothers Congress organ
oy ized here today by electing as presidel
n. Mrs. i. L. Hills. Ioss Moines; first VII
IN president, Mrs. j. w. Hallam, Sioi
OF City; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
us S. Rurgin. Des Moines: recording seer
on tary. Mrs. Douglass Jerrall, Oskaloos
st treasurer. Mrs. j D. Rockefeller, a
er lantic: auditor. Mrs. R. o. Roman
us Denison
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