The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-10-08
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For years conditions at the Boys Industrial School at Waialec have
been as a stencil in the notrils for all thinking people of the Territory
Just as the Honolulu Ad Club is taking up work of securing better
ment was timely and fortutous. In doing so Mr.. F. B. Cameron open
ed a subject far wider than appears on the surface, one of which Fa-
wall has been woefuny and surprisingly neglectful, the care of unfor-
Without going into the subject of the Territorys hearhess neglect
of unfortunate orphan children and failure to provide a place for their
care and maintenance, which may well be left for comment at a later
time, the question of reforming deinquents is one of such magnitude
that it cannot be covered in one writing.
Nearly all delinquent boys and girls are far more snned against
than SHINING. 1t may be the sins of the parents are visited upon them
to which they have been subjected or it may be that mental shock has
retarded mental development and developed unsocial or nonsocial. traits
in the unfortunate child. Investigation has shown fully 80 percent Of
deHnquencies fall within that category.
In our United States, or some sections of it, vast strides are being
morlatJi dEisgcoverie:y b9ve have renD1ttei Nymd r Situ have " beer Secured
and a revolution in the methods of treating such dehnquents is in pro-
gress: The psycho-analyst is bringing this about.
To send a delinquent boy or girl to associate with the me IN
corrigible, the lowest in morality, Of the children of a who state or
territory and to house such children together, is nothing lort of a sin
hrmng of the child as a criminal when he attans manhood. He is
graduated from the reform school into the penetentiary, is lost, a life
Politics is responsible for many OF the faults of reform schools.
Without taking into consideration the fitness of a man for the charge
of delinquent boys, without any effort to find an individual who has
studied delinquency, its causes and its cure, the superintendency of
a reform school is regarded as a job, is often the subject of political
patronage. For such a trust a man of wide intelligence, of keen insight
and of deep study is necessary, even more SC than for the normal
boys and girls. 1t will take time to waken the world to do this, but
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atores for girls and, rs in Honolulu, the contrast between the schools
for the two sexes is very noticeable.
is worthy of attention. Here Maui may look at Honolulu, not rs an
example but to avoid mistakes. The greatest care must be exercised
in the selection of the person who is to conduct such a school or home
as in the larger institution. Honolulu has not found a satisfactory
being the Salvation Army Homes but they are unable to handle all
cases and it is unfair to innocent little folk to throw them in contact
with those who have departed, even if but a little way, from the social
path. Dependent children should not be subjected to the possibility
of evil associations lest they be lost.
One of the great tasks, not a task for it should be a pleasure, that
comes to woman with the ballot is to speed up the work of reforming
methods of reform of the juvenile delinquent.
Christ.