Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-11

buildings, to the
State Home for
Boys. the like institution for girls
and the Newark Parental Home as
the City Home at Verona is now
called.
1T is important that we keep the
boy of this class away from those
who have criminal tendencies" he
told me yesterday, in his office. 1.-The
State Home for Boys is in better
condition now than ever, for with the
new building they are able to grade
the scholars; but 1t cannot take the
place of the sort of school have in
mind.
"You see, there's a worse grade of
boys going to the State home now
than there were before we had the
probation Office and the juvenile
court.
To-day only the very bad cases go
to the State home. Others are put on
probation Immediately or sent to the
House of Detention for week OF. So"
.'Now." Mr. Gascoyne continued.
.many of the boys on probation
should actually be away from home
influences in order 10 improve. In
many cases they have absolutely no
incentive to try to do better. Other
boys are undeveloped just enough to
need Individual treatment. And it is
for these two types that special
schools are needed.
Judge Gnichtel's bill suggests
schools of detention for delinquent
and dependent children I said.
Mr.. Gascoyne was. not prepared to
discuss i'm detail the bill, having only
read parts of it.
but l do Think he declared that
private child-caring institutions
should look after dependent children.
The State has all it can do to care
for the feeble-minded and the de-
linquent If the State begins to pro-
vide for all dependents society at
large will lose interest in them. AS 1t
is now, the various orphan homes,
etc, are well looked after by charit-
able individuals"
Mr.. Goscoyne folded his hands,
leaned back and waited for more
questions.
ubtshs Spffctt'
Tell me just how you go about
Furnishing boys"
Not punish. correct smiled the
probation officer I'VE do not punish
any more
Correct then | agreed. How
do you go about correcting small,
bad boy? I should think by the time
h, I. l.. 10, faII
the truth. | know I'd be-"
They used to be when they were
tried in the courtroom. Now they
are taken, one at a time. into the
Judges private room. He talks to
them kindly. and before long they're
telling the whole story. If they're
pretty bad we send them up to the
House of Detention for a week or
two. where they stay just long
enough to get the jail atmosphere
and not long enough to get used to
1t and hardened. Consequently,
they're only too glad to report to us
as often as We see it,
Don't they become careless about
reporting sometimes?"
mot often, because we send them
back to the House of Detention, and
they have great deal of respect for
that institution"
Mr.. Gascoyne leaned forward.
"I'll tell you just how much spe-
cial schools are needed" he declared
with energy. I'm 1911, out of 100 chill
dren we had examined by the Binet-
Simms test. only one was found to
be normal.
"Sixty-six belonged to the in-be-
tween class. the class that would
be helped by the special schools.
Thirty three We're fit subjects for
vineland. ~
yineIand Has Long Waiting List.
I'VE need another Vineland mighty
bad" he added, lone controlled by
the state. You know Xineland is q
private institutions receiving a State
appropriation. Just now there's a
waiting list Of about $50 for Vine
land some dating as far back as
1900. so it's more or less farcical to
recommend THAT a child be sent there.
II wish more people knew just how
we work. and how hard 1t is to ac-
complish a great deal under the pres
ent, system, the probation officer
concluded. When boys are just nat
urally bad. malicious and all that. we
supplement- their stay at the House
Of Detentioa by making them report
to- us every single day. After a
while daily reporting gets so tire
some they decide it's easier to be-
have.
But we not only want behavior
we want Improvement. And certain
ly they would improve and become
good citizens. many of them. under
school curriculum adapted to their
peculiar needs.
swell how
But Mr. Gascoyne was summoned
to court, and my questions came to
a halt. SO ! went down stairs and
peeped in the courtroom.
Behind the rail was a row of sol
emn youngsters. Several little girls
were among them This hurt, for.
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