The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-18
PLACE bad" GIRLS
IN SEPARATE CLASS
Superintendent of the Boise
Schools Suggests Plan
Which Board Considers.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune
BOISE, Ida. Dec. 11.-Whst is con-
coded 10 be one OF the most remarka-
bic plans for the class segregation of
delinquent children in public schools has
becn proposed and is really being
riously considered by the board Of edu-
cation in charge OF the schools of this
city and has caused widespread COM
ment, including approval and criticism.
The board purposes TO separate the chill
dren Who can be considered as delin-
ouents, principally girls whose habits
and conversation are not OF nigh
moral standard. In grade by them
selves away from the other children.
mated
This plan 10 separate aud classify the
students has never before been attempted
In any. city in the United states, II is
claimed, The public schools Of Boise
are not different from others Of city
Of its size. In all. IT is claimed, there
are certain number Of children whose
years, and who IT Is argued contaminaie
both the boys and the girls With whom
they associate in the public schools;
Idaho has state industrial school. but
1t IS not considered wise to send the
girls TO that state institution but 1t
charged they are not fit associates
and they should therefore be segre-
gated.
Superintendent Meek of the public
schools here now proposes the separate
classification or grade which VIII serve
As n medium between the public schools
and the industrial school. where girls
who can he lebeled as bad" can be
given a chance 20 reform under the
supervision of special instructor fitted
for this kind ot work The advocates
of the Meek plan assert there is no other
bad % Prfi%sS"s T%ese bad Ecoa %i f Become 9e" el
gible To the special grade through the
action OF the probate court, where they
viii be psroled and sent to the grade
Whether the school board could put so
drastic a plan into effect is said TO be
doubtful, due 10 the fact that il is
claimed they will attempt TO ride class
Legislation into the public schools, which
will be bitterly resented by many par
ents whose children might run the
chance of being classified as bad and
thereby driven from the school feeling
the smart OF disgrace and Injured inno-
cence. The board has not taken def
mite action to enforce its plan and is
attempting To do So,
The second plan that the board OF
education proposes and which will proba :
bly, go into effect is the establishment
OF An agricultural department In con-
nee ction with the high school course by
which students can actually practice ag-
The state fair management has Of
fered tho schools the use OF the fair
grounds. including that section within
tire race track composed OF a number
stations Of the students will be in
stalled. general landscape plan Will
he laid ont and carried into effect for
the purpose Of heautifvine the grounds
and ;.te experimenting lin the raising OF
agricultural and horticultural crops irri-
sahoh natural and dry farming as well
as forestry. The biz exhibit hall on
tie grounds. will be, used as, the lee
ture room for the classes and for lee
ture demonstrations 10 aid in making the
| proposed course successful.