The Detroit times., 1910-08-06


son OF former probation worker In
Ohio.
Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. HUI
bert announced the appointment Of the
foregoing officials, Saturday morning.
They have been secured for the ex-
press purpose OF carrying out vigor-
Gus and systematic campaign which
the court has inaugurated for the re-
claim and uplift Of the hayward 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 I'm juvenile court
work, with the result that committee
was appointed to solicit subscriptions
TO pay the salaries of the proposed
trio OF probation Ufi1cers The r0rfow-
ing composed the committees: W..
HOWE Muir, the Rev. a. p. Ternes,
pastor of ST. Elizabeth's church; tho
Rev. NJ. z. Adams, Attorney William
Van DYKE, Mrs. Percy j. Farrell and
Attorney Clarence A. Lightner. The
latter was made chairman
The members OF the COMMITTEE, after
giving liberal sums themselves toward
the movement. went TO work at can
yassing funds and succeeded in q short
time In raising upwards of $4,000.
About $500 more Is required to pay
the salaries of the three probation Off
GERS up to 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 i'm
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
az before. The duty.of the probation
oficer is to look after boy when he
is brought to the juvenile court by
the truant officer. The probation OH
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 dfficer 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
our direct charge. Now the only ef-
fectiye way of handling boys under
such conditions Is to get them inter-
ested In some form of amusement
which pleases them. Nearly every
how likes baseball and football, and
~ ia with such games we plan to get
IN touch with the hayward boys. The
nrobation officers will form athletic
clubs and they plan to lead the boys
into the proper channels OF good citt
yensbip i'm this way. In the winter
time there will be basketball clubs orr
eanized and other forms OF cold
weather play adopted.
"That Such athletic provisions are
a success in keeping boys out OF mis-
chief is evidenced by the record OF
the Rev. Mr.. Ternes' parish OF st.
elizabeth. In the past year and
half only one boy from that district
has appeared In the Juvenile court.
The boys there may be good natur-
ally. but I am confident that the Or
oanigation OF the athletic clubs in the
narish has had much to<do with keep
inc the boys on the straight and mar
row path.
'The probation men we have Sc
eureed are just the ones needed for
the work. Both Mr.. Sawkins and Mr..
watkins are former athletes and they
know Just how to introduce the ath-
Ietics needed for the boys They Will
also know how TO conduct the clubs
after they are started. Mr.. flanagan,
the other officer, is also well suited
for the work. He is going to have
county work exclusively. He is we'll
known throughout the outside district
and cannot help but make a success
OF the work. He has been <at work
for some time past and has shown
good results In the cases referred ITO
him. The early training of Mr.. Wat.
kins and Mr.. Sawkins will also help
them. Mr.. Sawkins father was a pro-
bation worker in Ohio for many years
and his son, the one we've got, gained
some experience In assisting his
father.
Mr.. watkins took course In soci-
ojogy at the University OF Michigan
and is, consequently, quite familiar
with the manner OF work he Is I'M
dertaking. His athletic training Will
elso serve him we'll"
Judge Hubert is enthusiastic about
the work OF the probation officers. He
-.vs that Mas Ada Freeman Is work