Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-03-26
Rev. SomeryilIe Tells
What Law IS on
Subject

erville. rector Of the Episcopal church
OF this city, has prepared the follow
Ing article:
For God and Country" IL the
title OF one Of the books best
known by boys today. But this
title can be better applied to the
work which has been inaugurated for
the benefit Of the boys and girls Of our
country--to make them better citizens
Of this nation and 30 save them for
God and country. There II not any
movement, undertaken in late years for
the lettering Of humanity. Of greater
interest than the reform going In the
methods Of reaching and influencing
our boys and girls who may be some-
what Maynard. and also in looking
after those boys and girls whose par
ents neglect their interests and moral
welfare.
Foremost In the means or reaching
such boys and girls II the procedure
now In operation in many Of our pro-
gressive states. It prevents them fall
Ing into the stern hands Of the law
and being thrown into the contaminat-
ing influence Of those partly or alto
gether given over to the ways OF q life
OF crime or even still worse. given to
the destroying blight OF body and soul
by being ensnared into the tolls Of
moral evil and degradation by means
OF any Of those many. many snares
which beset our boys, girls ana young
women of today.
"This especially applies to the chill
dren Of our less fortunate citizens who
are not able to bring up their families
In such surroundings as make q strict
and proper moral training almost linz
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have the care Of their parents and re-
latives I ehmoral temptations and diff
flculties surrounding them ere beyond
the understanding Of many OF our
/ citizens. To protect them and those
even in worse plight. whose parents
are dead or whose natural guardians
not only neglect them, but-shame that
1t has to be said-profit by their child
ish and moral ignorance--the state hal
now stepped In in many cases and ap-
pointed a special court for the dispose
Of juvenile offenders and for the exam.
nation Of those crimes done agains
the morals and orderly conduct o
young people.
Juvenile Work In Other Cities.
Chicago. that great city by the In
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for its great packing establishment
and many criminals, was the firs
place where q court was instituted To-
the trial of juvenile offenders and thu
appointing Of q probation officer t
look after all hayward Juveniles ant
citizens whose moral welfare demand
ed the same. Chicago may now wei
point with pride to the great and fin,
organization now energixed by the city
government for the lettering Of tn
character and morals Of the younger
classes and its results. Philadelphia
and Denver are doing good work along
this line.
Most states are putting through thu
necessary laws creating such court,
and giving the power 10 appoint sucf
officers.
Beginning Made In Idaho.
.Throurh the energy and through
a deem sense and conviction OF Chris.
tian duty-a lady OF our own cit,
brought II about that the last stat,
legislature passed the proper legisla.
ton making It possible for each com.
munity OF our state to have such
court for Juveniles and have an office,
whose stated duty will be to devot,
himself to the interest of our children
In the double capacity practically, boil
OF probation officer and truant officer
The following extracts and auotation
from the act itself will show the OBJ
1ect and scope of the same:
".H. b. No. l14.-Section 1. This &C
shall only apply to children sixteer
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