The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-05

done by firm, vet sympathetic wildly
patience and love.
Outside the SchooIroom.
4 have mentioned this feature of youi
work for the reason that It leads to tbs
discussion of a subject tI1t has enEag u
my attention with a peculiarly fdscinat-
ing interest, AMI ] am glad tias so ideal
an opportunity has presented for bring
ing TO your notice a phase of education
that is carried on without the schOOlrOOm
and yet is so closely related TO it that
its separation from school work is i'm
practicable. l wish I might say its sep
aratiUn is impossible.
Il refer to the vexed problem of the
juvenile delinquent, and the juvenile court
procedure which has been found neces-
sary in an effort to check the wayward
tendencies.
In approaching this subject. ! am
aware Of the fact that the Juvenile delin-
quent has been the inspiration for elabO-
rate psychological treatse-that the best
educators OF our age have WTeStled with
the mOOted problem. l am glad for this,
and sincerely trust that the efforts put
forth in this direction may bear fruit in
more advanced method Of handling so
serious a situation.
In the meantime do not lose sight of
the fact that the problem of delinquency
ana the great question of a proper care
of dependent, neglected and ill-treated
children Is with uS daily. I need but
hint at the reckless parental jurisdiction
Of children which ofttimes you encounter.
to awaken in your hearts the deepest
sympathy for the poor little uTchins
whom fortune has deprived in so many
ways of the strong. uplifting influence of
a good home and the wholesome inspira-
ton of upright parentage.
II know that your hearts go out to
them in their unfortunate circumstances.
that your hands are extended to lift
them above their surroundings and save
them from the influence Of their assOcia-
tons. 1 know, too, that the officers of
the juvenile court within our capital
city are constantly engaged in the labor
Of handling an eVer-inCreasing number
of youthful delinquents.
Our legislature has not fully sensed the
Importance of this work of reforming the
yOung-leastwise, It has failed to make
provision for the extensive operation Of
the reformation system inaugurated
Personally. I believe this work would be
most effective if carried on without
financial compensation to. those engaged
In it, but volunteers in the field of labor
are indeed few. In the meantime. ham
pered as we are for funds to employ Off
Gals to devote their time to the work
convinced of its great benefit to the per
verse child and impressed with its great
value TO the state in saving boys and
girls TO useful citizenship. / appeal to
YOU, who, next to the parents, ara near
est the child in the matter of supervi-
sion, to lend all the moral and material
support possible I'm the work
Il believe I have already made it plain
that / sense the onerous nature of your
duties q only wish IL were possible to
reduce the number of pupils under each
teacher from % to 50 per cent, but We
need the help of you who can find the
hearts Of the children.
The new school year is at hand MANY
of the untraCtable children will find
their way into the schools. Mark them
and make it an individual matter to Irvine
about their responsive natures the tender
IL # lou.
If you will but reach them the confidence
gained will awaken I'm them the desire to
serve and the lesson of obedience is
learned.
Hope for the Future.
In passing this phase of the subject
wish to go of record as expressing the
hope that the future may bring an even
closer relationship between the work of
retaining the wayward child and the
school teacher. 1t is an undertaking at
once so mOmentOus and of so delicate a
nature as to demand in its accomplish
ment the training, experience and re-
source Of those only who have special
lied. And the well equipped school
teacher. in my judgment. has the quail
hcauOns to best serve the end and carry
out the intent and spirit Of the law.
THE aim of the juvenile court 7 take
it, IS to correct and restrain without
branding the delinquent with the stigma
Of criminal procedure and criminal pen
alty; and where necessary, to punish
without submitting the offending juve-
nile to the association of the older. vi
cious and confirmed wrongdoers and
May I not on this occasion. with pro
Driety, voice an appeal to each of you
here present to join hands with the juve-
nile court authorities in this important
work?
The impress made upon the youthful
mind by you during your days of asso-
citation in the class recitatiOns can never
in this mortal state be removed. Eager
trusting. susceptible. these little engines
of intelligence come to your feet: first
with shy reserve or sullen diffidence. as