The Detroit times., 1910-08-08

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Juvenile Court Judge Harry l.. HUI
bert announced the appointment Of tho
foregoing officials, Saturday morning
They have been secured for the ex-
press purpose of carrying out vigor-
Gus and systematic campaign which
tne court has inaugurated for the re-
claim and uplift of the wayward boy.
The county supervisors have not yet
made provision for the financing Of
the appointments, but Judge Hubert
has made temporary arrangements for
their salaries.
Some time ago the judge, seeing the
necessity for the employment OF men
probation officers. called meeting OF
citizens interested in Juvenile court
work, with the result that committee
was appointed to solicit subscriptions
to pay the salaries OF the proposed
trio OF probation officers. The follow
ing composed the committees: w.
HOWE Muir. the Rev. A. p. Ternes,
pastor OF St Elizabeth's church; the
Rev. NJ. Z. Adams, Attorney William
Van Dyke, Mrs. Percy J.. Farrell and
Attorney Clarence A. Lightner. The
latter was made chairman.
he members Of the cUrnmtrre, afrer
giving liberal sums themselves toward
the movement, went to work at can
vassing funds and succeeded In short
time In raising upwards of $1,000.
About $500 more Is required to pay
the salaries OF the three probation off,
GERS up 10 the end OF the present year,
but Judge Hubert Is satisfied that
there will be no difficulty experienced
In getting the additional amount. BY
the beginning OF the, new year the
court hopes that the supervisors will
be convinced of the absolute necessity
of the probation officers and vote
enough money for their salaries from
then on
Men probation officers are needed
In the work OF the Juvenile court"
said Judge Hubert. 1t Is almost Inn
possible to accomplish anything with
out them. There Is some belief that
they are TO supplant the truant off,
GERS, but nothing OF the kind is con-
templated. On the contrary. the truant
officers will be needed just as much
with the probation officers In action
a. before. The duty of the probation
officer is to look after boy when he
Is brought to the juvenile court by
the truant officer. The probation off,
Ger will visit the boy in his home. see
that he attends school, or, II he be
old enough, finds employment where
the surroundings are satisfactory and
wholesome. Ii Is also the duty OF the
probation officer to associate with the
other boys with whom the erring one
has been accustomed to play or min
gle. You know, boys generally run in
gangs. SO, IL we are to reclaim the
erring boy, we must at the same time
get after the whole gang; that Is. we
must show the playmates OF the boy
in trouble that we are interested in
helping them as well as the one under
fective way OF handling boys under
such conditions Is TO get them inter
ested in some form OF amusement
which pleases them. Nearly every
boy likes baseball and football. and
II is with such games we plan to get
in touch with the hayward boys. The
probation officers Will form athletic
clubs and they plan to lead the boys
into the proper channels of good citi-
zenship in this way. In the winter
time there will be basketball clubs Or
ganized and other forms OF cold
weather play adopted.
THAT such athletic provisions are
a success In keeping boys out Of mis-