The daily tribune., 1904-01-26
ADVICE TO PARENTS.
How to Help Boys TO Become Good
Citizens.

taking up the problem of train wreck
ing in view Of its increase all over
this country" said Judge Lindsey.
yesterday.
II do not, of course. even like to
think of the mischievous little kids in
Denver who ditch the tramway cars
as being in such class. and of course
they are not. But there is no amuse-
ment SO dan gerous to the boys, the
pc oplo and the Trainway company as
practice among boys in certain
Deighborhoods of placing obstructions
on the tramway tracks and in the
switches, and it has got to stop.
Several cars have been derailed to the
jeopardy of passengers, and the great
annoyance Of the company, and no
help to the morals Of the boys.
''The boys who do this thing are
among the very best boys in Denver.
They simply do not think A number
of boys coming home from Sunday
school in South Denver recently
thought it would be great iun to plug
up the switch or shoot the lide track
Now when we get hold of few of
these hoys and make them understand
the dangers, we have no better or
loyal supporters TO put stop to it.
They all agree to snitch, and make
the bids quit 1t, for they don't want
to disgrace their school and nieghbor.
hood some day as some boys did in
an Eastern city recently, when this
kind of sport upset car and killed
the mothers of two of the boys who
were lin it.
Now il the teachers and parents
would learn just what the boys are
doing. and give them little talks on
such matters, they would not do it.
All parents owe a duty, not only to
their owr boys. but every other par
ent's boy. How many hours do
they spend at home finding out what
their boys are doing With one or
two boys caught in such mischief. l
can spend an hour and find from 10 to
90 doing little mischievous things
their parents do not dream of, and
some of them would be offended if
you even suggested it. There is no
reason for offense or mortictiation at
all. They should rather expect such
things. and help correct it.
"Let them learn THAR ewn boys,
their duty to other boys, and the ne
cessity for their using their power and
influence to make boys have fun law.
fully and not uulawfully. Let them
kindly explain the reasons why boys
must obey certain ordinances, and not
look with threatening aspect when
ever there is a sign that the boy has
been in it, 1t is not against him
necessarily. that he has participated
in what to HIM is not harmful. So
many boys who tell me freely all their
little misdemeanors of this kind reply
when l ask them why they did not
tell it at home: oh, l would get a
lickin', or gee w 1iz. but dad would
give me fits Now dad is simply
encouraging secretiveness.
"There ought to be joy at boys
confession, rather than angry threats
and cross words, but an earnest and
kindly talk without making the boy
believe he is thief or an outlaw will
do wonders, in my opinion, to stop
such things if parents would only in
tolligently aud carefully do their part.
Denver boys are no worse than
others in this respect. They are
really better. as it is only occasionally
we are troubled with such mischief
Recently, il has become acute in
certain neigh oorhoods in South Den
YER. and this is a reason why every
father and mother should enquire of
their boy if he is in it, and what
he knows about 1t. and give him his
first lesson IN citizenship at home,
before such things become SO acute
that the court must take notice of
it. - Denver Republican.
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