South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-03
CHILD PROBLEMS
IN WAR DISCUSSED
Judge w. A. Funk Empha-
sizes Potential Force of
Every Boy and Girl.

The Child-Life and the Mother;
Juvenile Delinquency and It's Con-
nection with the Home Service
Work" was the subject under which
Judge W. A. Funk talked 70 the
Home Service class at the Chamber
OF Commerce last night
The ancient civilization did not
care for its women and children"
said Judge Funk, but the modern
civilization does. The rights Of
womanhood are being recognized in
every country throughout the world.
The rights of wOmanhood are being
safeguarded And 1 think that we
can all feel safe in our confidence
that the ballot is coming not only
20 the women Of Indiana, but 20 the
women in every state in the Union
not only that, but that the future
holds a standard for womanhoOd
wherein her military value must be
accepted-where her womanhood
must be honored more than il ever
has been before.
Juvenile Problems.
There are two forms Of juvenile
difhculty that the service workers
will no doubt come up against: that
OF the delinquent child and that of
the dependent child. Defining the
term, delinquent child is a difficult
matter-in that il covers so much
in its general meaning. The law
has set aside a positive definition
which covers this, but the depend
ent child is one who is dependent
on the public for its maintenance.
Too. there will come before the
workers in their service the neglect
ed child. the abandoned child and
these cases will ali have 10 be re-
ported to the proper authorities in
order that their caretaking may be
systematic and managed 10 the best
possible result for the individual and
the community"
Judge Funk explained lin detail
the working OF the juvenile court
tlse laws attendant. and the cOndi-
tRns and cases under which a child
is accepted for correction or atten-
ton in this court He a1eo informed
the class who the persons were who
are at the head of this work and
the various agencies and individuals
through whom they could work in
setting right the wrong conditions in
families.
Every Child Force.
1T is a positive and recognized
fact" said Judge Funk. that
every child in this country is a po-
tential force Of the nation. and if.
in the growth and life OF that child.
it happens that wrong doing comes.
that the energies are misdirected
and trouble ensues. then il is the
stern duty OF the government of the
country TO arrange for the kindly
correction Of the difficulty
1T is an interesting and splendid
thing TO note that IS percent Of the
boys who have gone 10 Plainheld
nave come out fine. splendid char
acters. and ii has been proven, al
most without exception, that the
setting right and the new ideals and
ambitions were gained through the
life and new experiences at Plain
field.
1T has been my experience to
have almost every kind of Juvenile
! case before me and 1 feel safe in
saying that IN most cases, the chief
cause of the difficulty was nothing
more than the desire TO satisfy a pc
culiar notion. A desire for pretty
clothes. perhaps. with the girl who
steals clothing from her mistress; a
desire for travel and adventure with
the lad who steals money from the
home and runs away; thirst for
! romance and thrills with the boy or