Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
CHILD REARED RIGHT,
ADULT LAWAB|D|NG
Committee on Prevention and
Probation Lays Stress on >
Juvenile Development. !.

"The child of today must be developed
into a real asset for society of tomorrow
AS that child is sent forth, SO will that
society fulfill its obligations and duties
as a section of the human family
With this conclussin offered as the
result of it's labors, the committee on
prevention and probation last night
made its report to the American Prison
Association.
George l.. Sehon, superintendent Of the
Kentucky Children's Home Society, chair
man Of the committee, presented the re.
port, The. discussionswh followed con
stituted the principal business before the
closing session of the association.
Points in Report.
Some of the principal points empha-
sized in the report were:
"A child must often first be saved from
irresponsible and vicious parents. In
other words societys first duty to itself
is to inquire into the qualifications of its
members to act in the capacity of par
ents and to- combat The evil effects of
parental ignorance and Indifference.
Assuming that parental supervision
has been removed. either by death or
otherwise. the dependent child is thrust
into the care of society. The child-plac-
ing agencies and the Institutions must
then be looked to for the molding of the
future of the dependent one.
"All wholesome agencies are helpful
preventives In the lives of the nation s
the playground. the public swimming
pool. the river excursion, the trip to the
country. all these and every other sane
attention paid the child. kindle sparks
of -healthful. beneficial enthusiasm, which
tend toward better citizenship for the
future.
State and national governments have
been entirely too lax in their treatment
of parents. Ignorant and Indifferent
fathers should not be tolerated.
Adequate punishment should be pro-
vided for every man who fails to exhaust
every effort looking to the support of his
family and the proper training of his
children. State aid, In the shape OF
pensions or in some other form. should
be forthcoming for the widows who, be-
cause of their poverty, are unable to
rear their children above the level of
dependency.
Probation naturally suggests the
grand American idea of the juvenile
court-a preventive and at the same time
remedial institution which has made
wonderful advancement in the last few
years and which, this committee be-
lieves, Is already one Of our strongest
factors tending to an ultimate ideal citf-
zenship. Probation means character
building under the supervision of the
court.
Judge De Lacy Dissents.
A minority report was. presented by
William II. De Lacy, judge of the Jul
venle Court in this city
NJ. Spach, Judge of the Paris court of
appeals, addressed the convention in
French on The French Prison Society,""
The nominating committee presented
Its report. placing the following slate
before the. association for the election
OF officers for the ensuing term:
I. b. Patton OF Huntington, Pa, presi-
dent; James A. Leonard Of Mansfield,
Ohio; Gov. A. W. Gilchrist Of Tallahas-
see, Fla; Demetrie CaStrillo, Havana
Cuba; Lieut.. Col A. G. Irvine of Stony
Mountain, Canada, and Robert V. LaDow
Of Washington, vice presidents; Joseph p
Byers Of New York. general secretary; H.
H. -Slhrer of Columbus, Ohio, financial
secretary. and Frederick II. Mills of New
York, treasurer. The next convention will
be held at Omaha. Neb.
The Wardens' Association elected off,
GERS for the year as follows: 7. B. Pat
ton Of Pennsylvania, president; E. S.
Reed Of the state Of Washington, and
Miss D. A. O Sullivan, Canada, vice pres
idents; F. A. Whether. Minnesota, secre-
tary, and J. A. Leonard. Ohio, treasurer.
A report favoring the formation of a
national prisoners aid society, which
would meet annually in conjunction with
the American Prison Association, was
presented by special committee includ-
ing F. E. Lyon of Chicago. E. A. Fred
enhagen of Kansas and o. F. Lewis of
New York.
The delegates to the several prison
association conventions will attend re-
ligious services this morning in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church to
hear a special sermon preached by the
pastor, Rev. DIR. Wallace Radcliffe.