The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-12-22

ardization and adapting the courses
Of study to the particular needs Of
the people Of each community.
4. Adequate training for Negroes.
5. Acting, in general, upon the
recommendations Of the School Sur
vey Commission.
ii. Some Reforms in Our Laws
This involves:
I. Changes in the criminal code,
making prompt trials mandatory;
three-fourths Of the jury render
verdict; special circuit judges to pre-
side over special terms Of court un-
til the docket is cleared; more free
dom for the court to pass a sentence
adapted especially to the offenders
needs.
2. A court Of the people, especial
ly of the poor, where the poorer folk
may secure justice without having to
pay a prohibitive lawyers fee.
3. A juvenile court in every county
in the State to be the adviser and
director of youthful offenders, and to
look after the, general welfare Of
Kentucky's children.
4. Revision of the marriage laws.
Now a marriage license will be grant
ted to a boy Of fourteen and girl
Of twelve if their parents consent.
The age should be raised to sixteen
for girls and eighteen for boys.
Those suffering from serious mental
effectiveness should not be permit
ted to marry under any circumstan-
ces.
5. More effective child labor laws
made to reach the child in the open
country.
6. Extension Of the present hous-
ing law to cities Of the End, 3rd, and
4th classes, and ultimately to every
section of the State, even to the
heads of the hollows.
Z. Complete prohibition of the
buying, selling, carrying and owner
ship of small firearms, except in very
special cases which should be made
exceedingly rare.
8. Prohibition of the selling and
ownership of toy pistols.
9. Eliminating the things that de-
prave youth, such as gambling at
! race tracks, prize fights, objection
} able moving pictures.
10. Protection from fakes, such as
the patent medicine business, the OBJ
jectionable phases of it, spurious in
dustrial stock, and questionable child
caring institutions.
IL. Better means Of safeguarding
J the franchise at election time. This
will involve the short ballot, the elm
nation of devices from ballots, and
vigorous enforcement Of the anti
fraud election laws.
2 III. Better Protection of the Health
of the People
This means:
1. Adequate financial support Of
the State Board Of Health.
2. Sufficient appropriations to
: meet the requirements Of the FEEDER
al Government for securing Kentuc-
ky's share Of the appropriation made
under the Sheppard owner bill.
3. Courses in care of children in
our state schools.
n 4. Medical examinations for all
$ children.
0 s. A public sanitorium in every
county.
: s. Free clinics for the poor.
z. Extending the services Of pub
. lie health nurses.
8 Nv. Better Facilities for Caring for
{ the States Predetermined and
d Other Detectives
6 This will involve:
1. Two large farms and two large
= institutions widely separated, one for
men and boys, the other for women
and girls, with adequate facilities for
,. caring properly for the twenty-four
n hundred feebleminded now in the
r State.
d 2. Training, made compulsory for
II all blind children, and for all crippled
&c children, in order to make them self
!. supporting citizens.
!. 3. A State Department of Child
At Welfare or Public Welfare that shall
a act as the final authority for the
care Of detectives and delinquent
Il children, and for preventing III
d health and delinquency.
: 4. Necessary appropriations to
= meet the needs Of the Board Of Char
v tiles and Correction in planning fol-
the better care Of all the people In.
trusted to its care.
Ia.