The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-25
BOYS
COMING TO
OGDEN
COMMITTEE FROM THE LEoIsLA-
TURE MAY MAKE A VISIT.
Industrial School Is to Be Opened to
the Children Of the Neigh
boring State.

Nevada may send the youths Of that
state who transgress the law to
the Utah State Industrial school at
Ogden. At present juveniles are sent
to the Nevada state prison.
A committee from the legislature OF
Nevada most likely will pay a visit to
the Ogden institution and see It's work
ings A dispatch from Carson to a
Re,H paper says:
Through the visit of H. S. Joseph.
former speaker of the Utah assembly.
TO Carson today, the reform school
question appears to have been solved.
At least way to take the younger
prisoners from under the baleful In
fluence OF the hardened criminals lis
indicated, and II is probable that after
investigation 1t will be tried. Mr.. Jo-
seph is a trustee of the Utah Indus
trial school and is here to look after
his mining interests and those Of the
Peery estate He appeared before a
Joint committee of the senate and
house committees on the state prison.
He brought an offer from Governor
Spry TO the state OF Nevada of the use
of the Utah Industrial school for as
many juvenile prisoners as the state
may desire to entrust to the care OF
her sister state. He explained the
workings of the Utah institution In de-
tail and showed that the child or youth
entrusted to 1t, If under 10 years of
age, would go on with his work in the
grade In which he was last In school
and continue until he is ready to enter
the Industrial school work where he
learns trade.
At present 1t is costing Nevada s1.03
q day for each prisoner. Utah's cost Is
at most SIS cents day, saving to this
state Of almost 20 cents, besides tho
great benefits that the young prisoners
would receive.
"The people of Utah." said Mr. Jo-
seph. deem this institution model
for all other states. We are proud OF
Its work since 1t has effected the
reformation OF some Of the worst boys
to be found anywhere. We give them
an education and, as military training
is one of the strong points In our sys-
tenn, the boys learn to govern them
selves, as we'll as others, by filling
cadet offices.
"To watch them drill YOU would
think that our industrial school was
one Of the crack military academies OF
the cast. The boys reform, so that
when they arc paroled they settle
down to honest living and abandon
evil associations. When we parole
them In custody OF the parents. we re-
quire bond from the parent that the
child will not revert to his former
ways. The boys must report at stated
intervals and give an accurate account
of where their time is spent during
the week. Every evening must be ac-
counted for and rigldly, OF back they
go to the school.
I'VE feel certain In Utah that Ne
vada can do az we'll with her Juvenile
prisoners but as We understand that
there is an immediate need for some
relief of conditions that seem To us al
most intolerable, the governor has
urged me to extend the use Of our In
stitution to the young prisoners of Ne
vada"
The join committee gave Mr.. Joseph
a vote Of thanks for his appearance be-
fore It and asked him TO express to
Governor Spry of Utah the gratitude
Of Nevadans for his interest In the
welfare Of the states Juveniles.