Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-31
GUARD THE CHILDREN.

One of the subjects OF paramount
Importance treated at the recent state
teachers convention was that OF juven-
lie court work. This branch of juris-
prudence has passed the experimental
stage and has come to he recognized
as one of the necessary adjuncts of a
community in the matter of The educa-
tion of the young. The juvenile court
Is n help and not a hindrance. in the
cause OF education. and often the way
ward ones are through the agency of
those courts. helped back into tho
right paths before going lrretrievable
lengths In sin.
The teachers devoted whole session
to the consideration of Juvenile court
work. Papers had been prepared for
the occasion by Judge Alexander Nc
Master. judge of the Juvenile court of
Salt Lake, and by z. C. Gowans. su-
perintendent of the staEe industrial
school at Ogden. assisted by L. ]. Milne,
chief clerk of the same institution.
Judge McMaster,s address covered the
scope OF juvenile court work in COM
prchensive manner. His subject was
1.-The evolution of the Juvenile court"
in the course OF his remarks. Judge
McMaster said that he felt that no bet
ter set of men or women can be found
on earth than the public school teach
ers of Utah, and they had shown more
love and devotion to their students,
more patriotism and good sound sense
their care than do many of the parents
themselves.
One point was emphasized by the
Judge. He claimed that among the de-
lfnauencies of boys and girls coming
before the. court. especially for immor
ality, the larger portion are from those
about leaving the grades, on entering
upon the high school course. And this
causes me to believe said Judge Nc
Master, that with all the vigilance
with all the kindness, and flrmness. and
wisdom of the teachers, perhaps
through dclicacy or other causes. the
absolute necessity of virtue is not urged
with as much force and persistency as
1t should be.
II do not believe" he said, that there
is an immoral man or woman among
our public school teachers, II there is
there should not be. The people have a |
right to demand of those TO whom Is
trusted the sacred duty of forming tho |
habits and directing the minds of the |
young the cleanest and most exemplary |
lives Among them is no room for the |
dishonest the base. the impure
And let me impress on you" he con-
tinued, this morning the supreme
necessity OF seeing to it that no boy and |
no girl ever passes the threshold of your
eighth grade schools without having
been converted to the necessity of being
honest. loyal and true. Above all, never
let them pass from your jurisdiction
without having burned into their very |
souls the sacred truth that there is a
priceless jewel of more value to them |
than gold and silver. than the riches
and honors OF the world, yea even than
life itself"
These are timely words Salt Lake. |
under American" rule has more temp |
tations to impurity than ever before in
ITS history Parents and teachers
should unite in guarding the children, |
as far as possible. against the allure |
ments of the streets and the dens of |
lniquity that are fostered and toler-
ated as agencies of liberty"