Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-30
Juvenile COURT
COMMITTEE WORK.
United on the Matter OF Detention
school for Girls--Somc Needed
Amendments 10 Laws.

SO far the committee appointed by
GOV. Cutler Of the Juvenile court COM
mission to arrange for the drafting OF
the proposed new legislative action
for the benefit and improved working
OF the juvenile courts, has held threa5
slttings, at none of which complete
attendance Of the committee was prcs-
ent, and at none of which has any
decided action been taken.
1t was at first thought by the menu
bers OF the committee that three meet
ings would be sufficient TO accomplish
the work outlined, hut partly because
of the fact that 1t has been impcssible
for all the members to be present,
and partly because tho work has heen
found to he more difficult than ii was
at first supposed It would be, 1t has
: been found necessary to hold at least
ono moro meeting, which is scheduled
for tomorrow morning.
AT the meeting of yesterday, ut
which neither Judge Noon or Atty. y.
G. Ashton could be present, the work
previously done was revised, and pre-
8parations completed for the coming
meeting, which the members hope to
make the final one, before placing the
work Ill the hands of the attorneys for
drafting into u form for Legislative &c
ton.
NO DRASTIC MEASURES.
At the meeting yesterday were Judge
Gowan, County Atty.-elect Lyon Mrs,
a. L. Young, Mrs. Byron Cummings
and Mrs. c. Il Mcmahon.
Mrs. Young, who has been the mat
ron of the court since its inception
here about four years ago, and who
is an enthusiast in the work, in speak
ing of what was hoped would result
from the work OF the committee, said:
I We do not intend to ask for the
passage of any radical changes in the
laws governing the juvenile courts, and
for one am not in favor Of a law
which will drag the trial OF adults
by jury, into the juvenile court. That
is court for children, and l believe
it should be kept as such. and the
cases wherein adults are involved to
the extent Of making their trial neces-
sary should 60 to the district court
I'VE are united In the matter OF
detention school for girls, and one OF.
the things that has occupied much of
the time Of the committee thus far,
has been the discussion of this matter.
I'VE want such q school provided by
tho state, and in 1t we want taught
domestic science and the arts, to>
gether with the common school grades
up to the eighth.
This Is a matter Of long agitation.
I know, but at the risk of seeming
over insistent. / want to say again
that il Is very necessary. and that
there Is no such institution in the
state is very deplorable.
I've also want the curfcw law
amended SO that it shall apply to mi
nors OF the age Of 18 years or under
I understand that Judge Noon Is OPP
posed to this. believing that the age
should be lowered rather than raised
but 1t Is said that he will be willing
to- compromise his views to tho extent
Of applying the higher age to girls.
MESSENGERS AND NEWSIES.
ut is also likely that some action
will be taken regarding tho employ
ment of news boys and messengers un-1
der II years OF age, as there Is a grow
ing feeling that boys under that age
arc not bcttered morally by their lives
spent largely in the streets, to say
nothing Of the fact that they are neces-i
sariiy- prevented from taking adyant-
age of educational opportunities by
engaging In such work.
II do not think it is likely that the
committee viii ask the Legislature to
make any changes to which there will
be any opposition, because none OF
them will be radical. Tho work Of the
juvenile court is largely Of an educa-
tional nature, and because of It's very
nature its ends must be arrived at
slowly, and are not to be accomplish
ed by the passage OF laws alone.
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