The Washington times., 1907-08-11
Switchmen Of Children.


Switchmen of Children.
On an average. go boys and girls are
on probation in Washington monthly;
$500 have been under the charge OF the
probation officers since July 1906. when
the Juvenile Court opened. Switchmen
OF the child offenders, the probation Of
ficers, are supposed 10 switch the chill
dren onto the right track Twenty-Five
hundred cases have been called before
the Juvenile Court since Judge De Lacy
took II IN hand. and Of this summer
there are records OF only ninety second
Offenders. and the average is not ninety,
for some rascals have come back n third.
evon fourth and fifth time Judge De
Lacy is very optimistic about this show
ing. and II is from study OF The curative
effects Of the probation system. based
upon actual experiences IN the Juvenile
Court. that he has been impelled 10 pre-
pare bill for Congress, presented IN the
Senate January 1. 1907. by Senator Gal
| linger. asking adult probation be given
! trial IN the District or Columbia. Of
course, this leniency would only obtain
In the ccse Of petty crime.
Judge De Lacy was seen by The Sun
day Times representative recently in re-
gard 10 his work. Seated in his coo,.
] big office IN tke court. where many n
! boy or girl offender comes. IN fear and
| trembling, 10 90 out with a good, kind
| Seeding, and new resolve to do right
! He is a man who believes in human
I nature. The merry twinkle in the eyes
and happy laugh exhibit that he Is one
/ who feels his responsibility to his fell
| lov-man so deeply that he must labor
% do all he can to alleviate it. II d
manner he has sympathetic grace that
/ sits well upon him. BY no means an Old
man. he is mature and impresses one
with the knowledge that here Is a man
/ that knows the world. and men ana
women, well. He is not a man whom
one could lie TO easily Ills own truth
full attitude would inspire the truth, even
II predisposed differently
Is Washington Man.
/ The Judge is a washington man. proud
Of It. and devoted TO the welfare Of
4 local civic Institutions The civic pride
/ so often iamented among our Washing
/ ton citizens finds itself fully IN him. He
/ believes in making right the trouble
near at hand before he worries about
the rest OF the world
William De Lacy IS the son of the late
! Richard De Lacy. He was educated III
the public schools OF the District and
by the Christian Brothers here. Law
I was his !deal of q profession. and he
! graduated from the Georgetown Law
School with the degree Of Bachelor OF
Law. After graduation he became u
/ Government clerk, and was for a num-
Der Of years assistant chief clerk of the
| Department OF the Interior practicing
4 his profession at the same time in a
j quiet manner. outside Of the courts The
past year Judge De Lacy has been as
sistant professor Of law at the George
I town Law School.
/ His philanthropic work IN washi1 gton
has been notable A Catholic by birth
and education, he Is member of the
Society Of St. Vincent de Paul an or
ganization devoted 10 charitable work
within the District. He also belongs to
the Carroll Institute. and was one OF It.
directors. Early in his labors he became
interested in the Jail and workhousc
and did much good service IN these diff
hcult fields.
When a Juvenile Judge was allowed
by act CT Congress last year. without
hesitation President Roosevelt on hear.
ing the qualities Judge De Lacy Dos