The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-09
E.ndr.eht n, m. chit "A United Pun Give. Power

; court, court crier and some other ne
cessary oficiala
The police arrest the offenders, VIII
are then brought before the judg
and tried, by Judge or Jury as de
sired. II found guilty Of serious OF
lenses they are sentenced to tn
4 gang" where they have to eat an
sleep In the jail and wear prisol
clothes. II found guilty OF only /
misdemeanor they are sentenced Il
the "workhouse," where they eat an,
sleep In the jail and wear citizens
clothes. The prisoners work unde
the supervision Of the boy officers ant
have to do all the hard work, sucl
as ditch digging. grubbing UP stumps
| etc. Neither the superintendent mo-
his assistants ever punish any Of tn,
boys. The most common offenses ar,
smoking, desertion, trespassing, fight
Ing, vagrancy. truancy, and disorder
" conduct. After being here. a few
months, the boys appreciate the dig
nifty of citizenship and do theil
best to keep of the gang" All the
boys have voice In making the laws
and consequently they harbor no III
feeling towards the grown folks when
they are punished by the, law fol
breaking the laws.
Any boy after residence of 10 OF
IL months, is eligible to the office OF
president or vice president, or he may
become judge, cabinet officer, clerk
OF court, chief Of police, grounds
police, court crier, or bailiff. Or, he
may take up the study Of law, be-
come an attorney and plead cases at
the bar.
1t is interesting to watch the ex-
tremely natural way in which citi-
zen accepts his life-it is SO real to
him, but how could 1t be otherwise?
Violation of the law has prompt pun
ishment. Work means bread and
clothing; refusal to work means hun
ger. Here is in active force the very
law that that great man, Capt. John
Smith, tried to establishing work,
no corn"
Under this system the boy soon
learns the value of money, for he
gets nothing without paying for 1t.
There are three different grades of
board and lodging which he can get,
which is strong incentive for a boy
to work well and get good salary
to enable him to get the best board.
After while, a boy gets an indepen-
dent spirit here and begins to feel
the dignity of labor and working for
a purpose. He has really more free
dom than he ever had before, yet
with this freedom there comes keen
sense of responsibility; as he must
provide for himself and soon learns
70 think before he acts, and instead
of becoming spendthrift he becomes
Industrious and careful of his money
'or which he has to work. Nearly all
# the citizens have bank accounts Of
heir own. When they are discharg-
ID from the republic with full rec
and keep good record
or six months. any money which they
ave left In the bank is redeemed in
United States money, dollar for dol |
ar.
It Is like new world to boy {
vhen sent here. In the place OF |
'unging or loafing around saloons
r poolrooms, or smoking, or associa- 8
ng with bad companions, he comes I
a place where everything possible /
done to appeal to the boy nature. i
e all at once finds himself a full i
edged citizen with great responsible b
les. Systematically conducted cleo q
ons, court trails and town meetings
Ike his attention. Army drills and s
hool work take his time, and the a
~ forgets the old life in the attrac- \
We interest of the new.
Every member of the republic must f
J self-supporting. That is, he who 81
is must earn his food, he who Ct
ould have clothes must earn the Ia
oney to buy them. There can be no a
afers or idlers, because there is a j.
W against vagrancy. The fdIer is a.
omptly arrested, tried, and put to
,rk at ditch digging and given the Il
ainest food. Work is offered him, p'
d he may choose the kind he likes, tr
t he must not idle away his time. hi
lucation is compulsory, and atten- d.
nee for half of every school day Is m
luired. For attending school each sc
izen is paid wages just as If he al
re working at some trade. to
Board, with a private room, costs br
per week; board in the dormitory tn
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