The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-19

CT0BER Il, 1906.
the cdNrt Fnw even the saving Of
the iraivslual child 1nestimat e as
that s. b1i tie pl ling of ii r.
sponsi6ilit for the delihqHens child
upon the parents At the door Of
neglected. pa5eats les the fespOh-|
sibi1ity=for- our appalling increase|
IA. juvenile .erime and the condi-
tons that call forth such an insti-
tuition as the Juvenile Court.
The Mothers, Congress aims to do
|she same Thing as tkeJnvenile|
Court. yiz: to emphasize the re-
sponsibility of the home, and TO
Sring the fathers and mothers to
realize fhe OBLIGATIONS Of parent
hood. There Is the real raeA sui
E.;de danger. One child vel. brought
Ssp is.ehetter than fee > burden on
Me State. Such LaeSsuiciSe 5 al
Ffrags indeed. - SO
The Court frequently finds the
parents guilty instead of the child
who is often so much-iessn morn y
responsible than they rsanf tl5gS.
are arrested, fined and imNFonsd
COR nealecting to raise-hle 6hadfen
properly. The laws in all these
psffscdafs differ in ..the different
States. z : / y
Fourth. ;Bnt SometimS tht smats
fer faAnot be ;ettlea@oat of eessS
what then? Usually the child is
simply summoned to court, and al.
'lswed & Temain; 7 at home .HHsitl the
time :of tie Tlalts 5Ethhtz is sr9
racfieab1e% detention fonSF y
:Enyyiided bEthe Juvenile Court law
;;;ir,anovsd. H9m sant SIP. where The
sseaiifiild IS KEPT. TffIs home is saper-
intended by a man and his wife,
and made as home-like as pos2ible,
and as unlike a jail in looks and
ARRANGEMENTS: Some Oae Is with
The elfflartn constantly. and il
fhey reTIiiaiin fheer any length of
fine. they have their school lessons
as regularly as if2in School: -
1s The detention nome not only
aims To- correct. but at the sapIe TINE
protects the child from The IN;
speakably vile associations of Tel
adult offenders The jail always
degrades. !, 4
Fifth, 4ttorneys are never ap.
pointed to defend, the Children. The
court is their defender. and protect
or. as. vel as eorrector 7 here IS
no weak sentiment in he J tiyenilqI
Court, on he eontray il has reqniT-
ed more frmness, thousa. less brut-I
tally. more discipline, more earn
ess interest more strength, but leSs-
Ignorant authority, dan Eae old
way. -
Sixth. Win any kind Of a de-
cent home the. place Ear = 5ey Or
eirl IS IN that home aud not in th".
jail or. reform school. The Ju-
yenile Court recognizes this, md.
with It's. p-Obatien system viii keep
DE child there if possible The pre-
baton feature Is not new. Pro-
baton is simply a suspension Of a
sentence upon conditions imposed
by the court under a system of sup-
|ervisjon after release. Probation
officers are usually appointed by The
court, two or more as may be
necessary, and more otter women
than men. In some States they
are paid from the public funds, IA
Tiers by private subscriptions, byl
churches anu by women's clubs.
Some probation officers volunteer,
and work for the love Of the child
rem without pay Notably in Ind
annapolis. There is no higher SER
vice than can be rendered to the
ces,asnisy1thak HAT faa efficient
ana eeaipiten5: Tot bMcer. A
statement Of the causes Of the
,shld,s miyleels~4ith its previous
given tie Judge BY depreciation OF:
fcer before the hearing of the case.
After The Judge has had his talk
with the bOy or girl, tor the trial
is conducted ont Of the regular
court room, and as one Judge said,
aAs If it we're my own boy ! was
correcting in my own library" and
as informally as possible, he dag
noses the case. and puts the child
under the supervision Of the pro
baton officer. who holds the pre-
scription Of the Judge. The officer
visits it in its home every week or
50, and in that way sees where the
child< temptations lie, and how far
his surroundings are responsible.
She usually succeeds by her Tor
his) tact in becoming the con-
fdential friend of the whole fam
ily. This personal contact is after
ali the kernel of the Juvenile Court