Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-12
President seerley Tells of Work
of the National Conference
of the N. E. A.
WHERE THE SCHOOLS FAIL
How the DeIinquents are Looked At
ter in Some of the Great Cities -
A Denver Judges Work Among the
Delinquent Boys and How Some
Great Reforms Have Been Reached.


III. Fl. Seerley of the Iowa State Nor
nal school, in giving report TO the
students of the national conference of
school superintendents last week at
Louisville, Ky. said that this conVen-
ton may well be called the admits
traitors convention. for it is composed
Of some members OF the executive de-
partment OF the N. L.. A. There were
present state and city superintendent,
presidents OF universities and colleges
as well as of normal schools. They
came from California to Maine and per-
haps represented every state in the
union. There were probably about
1900 present.
OF the addresses given. there We're
three of great moment. The address of
Professor Thomson of University of
Ohio will be published. One normal
school president ordered 500 copies of
it for distribution. Ills subject was
What Schools Ought to Do" or what
constitutes the element of an educa-
ton.
Delinquent Children.
Another noteworthy address was
that of Julia Richmond of New York
City. a very noted speaker, who took
for her subject Delinquent Children"
She has charge of district In New
York known as district NO. 1902 There
she has as pupils old people, truants
and those who are deficient entirely,
under her own direction She has Sc
lected teachers who are gifted with
warm hearts and are sympathetic, to
deal with those pupils. She feels that
the public school has nothing at all in
common with the delinquent pupil
Many of these pupils are deficient in
physique; they have no muscles In
their arms; no strength: they are in
q word. many Of the degenerates Their
life has been to loaf on the street and
sell newspapers. One-half OF the time
is given to study and the other half to
physical training. which latter Is the
best thing In the world for the delin-
quent. 1t Is her opinion that for them
the gymnasium work is more i'm
portant than anything else.
Children Are An Aid.
The children of the school were urg-
ed to bring in other children, and
many of the boys of the school would
appear with pupils whom they had
coaxed or forced to school.
Another paper was by Judge Lindsey
of Denver. who Is doing a great work
in helping to manage the schools OF
Denver thru his influence over the de-
linquent boys. He does not hesitate to
stop the work of the court room IL by
five minutes talk he can save a boy, In
his speech he initiated the lingo of the
street boy, for the judge knows it. He
asks the boy, do you use cigarets?
Where did you get them" Thus the
boys testify against the sellers and the
result is that he has more men before
the court than boys. The Judge has
taught the boys that the man who sells
him cigarets or drives or entices him
to house Of Ill repute is his enemy.
For boys who do not study he tries to
procure work.
illustrates Work Among Boys.
For example. Moxie is a we'll known
character newsboy of Denver, but
one day he came in contact with a
cop" who did not know him. Moxie
jumped car, as was his custom, to
sell his papers and the cop" Interior
ed. Moxie came to the judge and said
he wanted an injunction against the
cop" The Judge told the cop" to let
Moxie sell his papers as long as he
didn't do anything wrong, but If he did
to report him. Moxie said when re-
lating the incident to the judge. II bet
you the cop felt like dead man
when he read that injunction paper
Moxie told the judge that he could
do more work If he only had horse
and wagon. That was what he wanted
so the judge spoke to the Jewish rab-
hi and he bought a horse and buggy
for Moxie. The judge organized a
baseball club. One captain and the
team came to see and report to the
judge. He said they came, bringing
them into the court by the coat collar
The time we sent the gang out after
seven they brought in fifteen
He fines cigarette sellers and saloon
keepers 500 and imprisonment He
does not want policemen to help him,
but the boys can give him more help
and at the same time he is doing
much for the moral help of the boys