Evening journal., 1911-12-07
DETENTION
HOUSE URGED

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right from some one. H. II. Hart adj
vised the Boston plan. paying a cap
able woman So a week. 60 keep her
home ready to receive temporarily
from / to 5 children at any hour of
the day or night, and SO cents or more
a day for each child received.
Mr.. Miller, supported by half dozen
other speakers, urged a salary for the
Juvenile Court Judge saying It was
too much to ask a man to do for
nothing. H. II. Hart remarked that
the Chicago Juvenile Court Judge re-
ceives $4,000 a year for his work, and
he had never heard Of one receiving
less than $4,000 a year before he came
to Delaware.
Mr.. Miller said also that the pro-
baton officer was oyercrowded with
work, having 100 children to constant
ly watch. He urged volunteers TO
take probationers, saying those who
had done so, himself among them,
had found IL extremely interesting.
Judge Lattomus and Probation Officer
Farra. also Mayor Howell, earnestly
beSsS,. for volunteer probation Off
GERS from public spirited citizens,
Judge Lattomus asked for private
Office for the Probation Onicer where
the children could report without
publicity.
Children Try 10 Reform.
Judge Lattomus said the children
appreciated the efforts in their be-
half and tried their best TO reform. A
few weeks brought them 70 court with
clean faces and blacked shoes, and
so eager TO get their on time to re-
port that they were all out of breath
lie said home conditions were largely
responsible for the children's troubles,
and the gaunt hungry, ragged little
offenders were sight to awaken pity
and anger against a community which
permitted such situation rather than
against the children. He often found
that clothes and food did more good
than moralizing. The judge said the
children readily told the truth when
the hearing was private, which II al
ways is, for with spectators no had
found the youngsters would not own
up. and the other youngsters regard
ed them as heroes for not acknowledge
ing their offenses.
Probation Ofhcer Farra spoke Of
visits to the homes, and Of reports
from the childrens school teachers
He had found a friendly spirit had
more influence with the children than
anything else he tried. lie said the
prohationers were required TO keep at
school or at work, to keep out OF bad
company, off tho streets at night, re-
port to him once week, and to the
court once month. Homes had been
found for number of children, and
they hoped for cooperation from the
5. p. c. c. in this particular.
Mr.. Hart spoke Of care needed IN
the selection of volunteer probation
officers, and in finding homes that
we're suitable. saying such homes
should be watched for years TO be
sure an was continuing well.
The Wilmington Juvenile Court has
had 100 cases since its beginning in
July, and has settled 2l5 additional
cases out of court
Al the afternoon session yesterday,
Miss Nj II. Shearman presided,
DR. Howard Griffin of the Pennsyl-
yania Institute for the Deaf at Mt
Atty, who spoke on the Report OF
Conditions Of Deaf and Deficient Chill.
dren in Delaware" said that the con-
ditions are such that the state should
provide an institution whore these
children could be taught properly.
j Frank Macomber, of the State
Training School for feeble-minded
people, at Vineland, n. j., spoke on
"The Care and Training Of Feeble
Minded Children" He said that i'm
the State Of Delaware there are about
four hundred feeble-minded or def
cient children.
Miss Emily p Bissell spoke on
Hope Farm work.
Henry r. Edmunds. president Of
the Board of Education in Philadel-
phia. was then introduced by Miss
Shearman. His subject was Work
Of School Nurses in Philadelphia. e"
Mr. Edmunds said that there were
eight regular paid nurses and one
colored nurse who was giving her
services free of charge. but he will
attempt to have her paid
The conference Will continued this
afternoon and evening in the Temple
OF Truth.