The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-27
DROP HOCKEY man
Two Truant Officers May Be Cut
Off.
Planned to Give Money to JuVe-
nile Court.
SNYDER TO GET IT.
Present Street Commissioner
viii Be Named.
SNYDER TO GET IT.
Judge Hayden Holds a Confer
ence With Commissioners.

An arrangement is being negotiated
between the board of county commits
sioners and Topeka school board to dis
pense with Truancy officers Gage and
Ramsey, and the pooling of their sal
aries into a common fund, out Of which
is to be paid the salary of the officer
of the juvenile court of Shawnee eoun-
ty. Frank Snyder, present city street
commissioner, is slated for the appoint
ment, in case the agreement is made.
1t is planned to give him a salary be-
tween $500 and 81, 900 per year.
Probate Judge r. F. Hayden is also
judge of the juvenile court according
to the provisions of the law enacted by
the recent legislature. He appeared be-
fore the board of commissioners this
morning and talked to them at length
and its organization. He viii appoint
the officer, and it was tacitly agreed be-
tween the commissioners and Judge
Hayden that Frank Snyder would be
offered the place. He was recently
consulted concerning, it and it isl un-
derstood that he will accept. A better
man for the position could not be OBJ
tanned.
do the business and do it right" said
Judge Hayden to the county commits
siOners this morning. L have about l6
cases right now in my court ready for
disposition. Their handling is a deli
cate matter. 1t is an important thing
to handle a child offender properly.
Whatever is done with him will have
an important bearing on him the re-
mainder of his life. What want is a
man who can do the work, will do the
work, and upon whom I can rely. The
arresting of young boys and girls under
Is years of age must be done with tact
1t is a serious proposition, this appoint
ing of an officer. The individual cases
must be gone into from every SIDE and
their different values picked out. Chill
dren'S cases have merits as well as
those of adults
what plan would you suggest. or
what idea have you in mind with refer
ence to the appointments" was asked by
County Commissioner Sterne.
II would suggest replied Judge Hay
den, that the county and city school
board do away with their truancy Off
GERS and put their money into COM
mon fund out of which we can pay
must pay a decent salary in order to
get a good man, something equivalent
to what he does. The position is one
that every man cannot fill, by a good
deal.'
The county commissioners conferred
with one another and then informed
Judge Hayden that they were willing to
abolish their truancy office and use the
money paid therein towards providing
a salary for the juvenile court officer.
Judge Hayden said then that he
would take it upon himself to get the
school board of the city of Topeka. to
90 the same lnlnS- he arranged for a
conference with Judge T. F. Carver
one Of the members, to be had this
evening.
1t is thought that the school board
will be willing to join in the matter
The juvenile court covers all offenses
of boys and girls under 16 years of age,
including truancy. one of the most i'm
portant. The Inauguration of the juve-
nile court puts all of these matters I'M
der one head. and in this way then can
be better handled The county
looked upon Judge Hayden's
scheme with decided favor and if the
school board can be brought around to
see it in the same way, it will be done.