The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
TRAIN BOY WITH
LOVE, SAYS JURIST
Judge Lindsey of Denver Talks
to Educators at Mission
High School
Cooperation Between Schools
and Courts Theme of Plea
by Noted RefOrmer
LINDSEYIsNs


Parents should cultivate n spirit Of
friendship and confidence between
themselves and their children.
Chastise without losing the love and
the respect of the boy.
Don't fail TO let sympathy guide you.
Praise the boy for his good as well
as curse him for his evil.
Learn 10 understand the boy-teach
the boy 10 understand you.
Learn TO handle the man by learning
10 handle the boy.
Get the right perspective-find the
right viewpoint.
Crime is a matter of strength and
weakness.
Not the strap. not the Jail Learn
10 understand the boy and teach him
10 understand you. The Great Master
when he was on earth did not correct
sin and sinners by nagging and by the
use OF cross words. He accomplish ed
everything with a divine sympathy. He
was our teacher. His doctrine was
10 overcome evil with good. Parents
and teachers. chastise your children
without losing their respect and their
love. Never fail TO use your sympa-
thies. Do not punish in anger"
Thus spoke Judge Ben Lindsey of the
Juvenile court of Denver TO a gathering
Of 500 teachers al the Mission high
school yesterday morning. Every bit of
philosophy ne gave lOuCleQ a GeSpOn-
sive chord in nearly every educator
present. among these being principals
and members of the board of education.
Continued applause greeted Judge
Lindsey and his stories of his expert
ences with boys of all types and
ages.
The theme of Judge Lindsey's ad-
dress was the cooperation of the
schools with the Juvenile courts, and
he dwelt principally on how this could
best be done with here and there
witty and sometimes a sad story about
some urchin who had come under his
observation during the seven years of
the juvenile court under Ben" Lind
sey in Denver.
The relations between the parents
and their children should be one Of
confidence. and friendship" said Judge
Lindsey. Many times boys have come
TO me asking me TO help them out of
trouble. They have told me of how
anxious they were TO not do what they
knew was wrong. I'd all they wanted
was an opportunity TO tell somebody
whom they did not fear of their sins
and be helped on the way to do right
Therefore. I say, never chastise in
anger, but always use sympathy with
the boy.
The Juvenile court and the teachers
are struggling for the same end. The
Juvenile court is actually part of the
teachers body. So closely allied are
these institutions that ! look some
day for a sort of clearing house for
the troubles of children, in charge of
q man Of sufficiently big heart to SYM
pathize fully with the children. II will
be place where the road can be
made easier for those which are at
present the hardest problems for
teachers and parents.
Perhaps if we had learned that the
only way TO handle the man is to learn
TO handle him while he is 4 boy some
Of our cities would not be ensnared in
the crime in which they are now. Crime
in any form Is merely a matter of
strength and weakness. and if the boy
is taught TO attain the viii power
necessary TO refrain from crime he
stands more chance of refrsining from
il when he is a man. Patience and CO.
operation between the parents. teach
ers, courts and business can accom-
piish this Nothing else"
Following the address Of Judge Lind
sey. Judge Murasky. who introduced
the visiting judge, accompanied the
latter 10 the Parental school in Har-
rison street. where Judge Lindsey
talked. TO the truant boys for a few
minutes. praising them and encourag-
ing them in their work. Miss Rae
Alexander was highly commended by
Judge Lindsey for her able manage
ment of the boys at the institution.