Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-03

probation officer should be- withheld from
The payroll. Whether this method IS
allied with that by which legislation -
Killed in committees or whether tho
matter was OF such minor Importance az
10 warrant no immediate or further con-
sideratiou, ! do not know, but / do know,
that with holding salary, of necessity, 10
me, speaks louder than words and nv
only conclusion could be that Il nv
activities were unworthy Of the 6na cisl
consideration 81 $50 per month to tho
city, or II my appointment was illegal, or
If o brOad-mnded body Of men repre-
scnting the legal and popular rights %
the people Of Wilmington along With a
protest from a non-pariisan league held
out against the adyisablity Of my appoint.
Jnent, I should bc man enough % with.
draw from the field
"Jhe cause must always be superior 10
the individual ] well know that the
cause cannot got the essential co-opera.
tion from the city through the Council
rs long as / arn not the accepted chief ia
my office, Even friends Of the court and
Of my interests IN the Office believe tha
advisable and essential legislation bal
been made impossible by this agitation
and other legislation has been suggested,
az a result Of the agitation, that would les
sen the usefulness of the court
"Ali the friends of the court seemed ~
hesitate on any suggestion as 10 adyisai l.
ity for my withdrawal, but ] should have
been very unkind ~ have waited until
~ had been tho unpleasant duty Of any
one to advise me on the matter and M
resignation 10 take effect At the close o'
MS month was entirely voluntary A.
ton on my part.
WHAT THE WORK IvvoLyEs
1T Is only fair that ! should say that
everyone has treated me royalty ils Or
Individual and my Office force, az wei
AS others with whom had 20 work
seemed 10 have enjoyed p pleasant and
happy relationship throughout my stav
snould be ungratcfp IL 3 did not men
tion the fact that my helpers IN proba
ton work constitute one Of tho mos'
faithful and elf sacriicing groups ~
workers 4 hos cycr bcrn my pleasure ~
work with by faithful and persistent
efforts, they have bccomc cxperfs IN thor
profession, working ionr hours overtime
and ever ready, ~ day or by night, ~
come ~ the rescue ~ p child or 70 rv
beck and call if 'hc.c was something i'm
port9n' 70 do There b materially nO
money available for my travelling p,
penses while going over Tho whole city
and they have 20 cntcr fhe fhoyre thr
huts and the .lurns to serve lega paper.
investigate hlthy homes, and bring iu
justice the wayward Beside ong davs
of service thcfe are many nights of hard
work almost into the wee tours ~ The
morning They sarcrce their dignity ar
times and 40 other 'irnes risk their health
and their lives and an for an allop-a nce of
little over Sl4 per week. Even their LITTLE
probatipncTs frequently gef
L. f,.fr D., a
four times their salary
~ may be Of interest ~ note that rho
small force IL having on probation visi'-
ing and supervising, about 800 children
IN this city outside Of the routine III new
work and court work that Is continually
pihng nm Wet a'i his makes life worth
living when they rcalze that about -
per cent ~ the supposedly had bows
rome under their suDerv ision arc grow
ing up into worthy and useful mrn Often
their work Is measured ungTatefully bv
the failures while their good work y
Not week passes but what
9 score Ot -rhOoi triIauts az the worst type
are routed back t0 their desks. Children
8rc booked afrcr for their physical ana
mental wants, as welt ~ for the making OF
industrious aw-abidinr citizens. The
assets available must be co-ordinated ID
meet each problem onIfs individual merits
Parents must be edUcated 10 become bet
ter home-makers ana children must get
SQUARE deal The whole work is directed
toward aiding the child. instead of -
punlshlng II, thereby giving the public the
better and mere lasting protection.
IL is my h'nf nat whatever reaction
mere may be nc matter at hand. the
host II people Interested in child uplift
may rally behind the work uf the Juvenile
court % as 10 make 1t serve more ef-
eCtyelv he interests of he child and
hereby he interests 3f the coming genera
ION.