The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20
PREVENTION STRESSED BY STATE
CHARTTIES-CORRECTIO BOARD
There, Declares Organization, In Annual Report Should
Be Point of Concentration of the Thought and LABOR
of Our Scientific Men.

both in criminal procedure and in ad-
m~inistration. So necessary Is THIS tnat
if we do not want to ba lett Denlnu
other States on this question the
whole subject should be considered |
by a special commission appointed by
the Legislature or under legislative
authority, n laws covering all these
needs placed upon our statute BOOKS.
Efficiency Should Be the Standard.
1--WE regret that partisan or fac
tional divisions should be permitted
to enter into the question OF the man
Of any charitable or cOrrec-
tional institution. The retention Of
the present efficient warden Of the
| States Prison on his merit as a faith
full official is a shining example of
the only true way to reach h high
est standard. The charitable and
| correctional institutions are sacred
| trusts and cannot receive the earnest
| and best endeavors Of men who may
be divided among themselves and
who are. liable through political
changes to be superseded whether
they have been faithful and efficient
servants or not. If they have been
true to their trust, merit should en-
sure their retention however the po-
litical winds may blow. Any form
Of partisan policies in connection with
our State charitable and correctional
institutions should be frpwned upon
by the people"
State Tuberculosis Sa~natorium, Tu-
berculOsis in Institutions.
Attention is called to the reorgan-
ization Of the sanatOTium and the re-
port says tina the outlook Is good
for increased usefulness. A cottage
for children has been suggested and
would be a useful addition. Specia,
examination of inmates for tubercu-
losis in all the State institution:
: should be made, the ordinary physica
examination is not enough"
: The Jackson Training School Should
I Be Enlarged.
1.-The Jackson Training Schoo
: should be enlarged to meet the neet
: OF h State. At present 1t has
y building completed which would in
crease the capacity to ninety, but tn
= water supply is insufficient. Decided
y ~ one or two, if necessary, f1rst-clas
industrial schools. like the Jacksol
o school, would be preferable to poori
= financed and worse managed local in
stitutions for this class. It Is to b
* hoped that no one county will hav
!. so large a quota Of boys who canne
y be successfully managed by q 5uve
= nile court and q probation Office
Va (thesa there should be in every couK
~ ty. that is in a modified form) thu
- counties or towns should be at tn
expense Of providing special inst
tutions which would cost a great de.
y il sufficiently we'll equipped and of
20 cered. In other words, the small loo,
the real end because UGH childre
" should have far better opportuniti'
~ han the county car afford for so linn
" ted a number. But what are the p,
An lice justices to do with these unmal
~ ageable boys? First Of all, appoii
Nv your probation officer, pay him,
- this is not possible. prevail upon OIL
e of your very best philanthropists
- serve as a probation officer until tt
~ community "a see how this gre
work can be done. It is far better
- save the boy from the stigma whi'
~ even the best institution places up,
'r- him. Thus sifted there should
III fewer and fewer boys to need Su,
drastic treatment. for it is a serio
" thing to assume the obligation
. sending a boy to the training scho
~ (and We protest against the usa
en- the word 'reformatory'; we for
boys, the word reformatory is a
~ piled to institutions taking men fro
- SO"Ap VI oSSj
would it not be possible for t
" counties or the larger towns to 81
81 some. financial assistance to the trai
sly ing school, SO adequate room may
provided there? Cannot they h.
'he through their private citizens? Fina
cial aid must come from the State
u" from it's citizens to properly enlal
and maintain not only the Jacks
n.y. Training School SO it will meet
o'' need for the white boys, but it is
duty of North Carolina as a State
perform a like duty for the color
-, boys. h is where crime can be
81. creased. Look after the bOys-wt
and black. There are nearly tn
W. times as many negroes under
sen States Prison authority as whites {
'oei nearly even times As many blacks
ger whites in the county camps TIL
II is the opportunity of this State. l.,
: Is after the boys: The towns must E
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