The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-02
JUDGE GOWANS
ISSUES APPEAL
r Calls for Volunteers to Assist
in Enforcing CurfeW
Ordinance.
TACT A PRIME REQUISITE
YOUNGSTERS TO BE GENTLY
BUT FIRMLY coRRALLED.

In order to arouse interest in the plan
to have juvenile court probation officers
appointed by various religious and philan-
thropio societies, Judge Gowans has Is
sued an address TO all organizations, in
which he explains his object and solicits
support.
Those who volunteer to act as probation
officers will be asked to parole a limited
district for an hour every evening" to see
that the curfew law Is obeyed and that
all the children are off the streets by 8
O'Clock. Whatever support can be given
to the work of the court in other direc-
lions is also solicited, and the letter which
is being sent out contains several sugges-
tions along various lines.
Call for Volunteers.
This is the letter signed by Judge
Gowans:
I'm view of the widespread disregard of
much delinquency among our boys and
girls is due primarily to it's violation, il
has been deemed expedient to ask the
various religious and philanthropic socie-
ties to render all possible assistance for
the proper enforcement of this law. 1t
is proposed that a number of volunteer
probation officers be appointed, who will
serve under the direction of the chief pro-
baton officer OF Salt Lake county. Such
officers should be tactful and discreet
and have the welfare of our boys and girls
at heart, and be willing. without cOmpen-
sation, to devote a short time every even
ing, say from $50 to 10 p. m, in patrolling
a number of blocks, to prevent this or
dinance from being violated. The proba-
lion officers should also take such boys
and girls as seem Indifferent to the law TO
their homes, and remind the parents in
tactful way that their children are delin-
quent, and seek in a firm but friendly
manner 70 properly cooperate with the
parents in securing the enforcement of the
law. Parents who refuse to aid the pro-
baton officers in the proper enforcement
of the law should be Informed that they
may be prosecuted and punished in the
courts for contributing to the delinquency
of the children.
Preventive Work Neglected.
"a great deal of time, money and eff
fort is spent in trying to reform adults,
and we at the same time most shamefully
neglect the preventive work among the
young. which, in fact, is the only work
which holds out a promise of real sue
cess. If the preventive work was properly
done. there would be little excuse for ex-
istence of Juvenile courts.
I'm view of existing conditions. will it
not be possible for you to select from your
organizations a few able. discreet and
tactful young people, whom you can rec
ommend. and let Us confer upon them
special probationary power? We need
their assistance and you can render a
very valuable service by giving US your
cooperation. 1t is the purpose of the
juvenile court and the executive authOri-
ties to carry on a vigorous campaign
along the lines suggested. and we desire
the assistance of every citizen to the end
that our young people may be saved to
useful citizenship.
In making recommendations kindly in
dictate the full name and address of the
persons recommended. that we may COM
municate with them at once"