Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
WORK OF JUVENILE
COURT IS LESSENED
Report OF Probation Ott'cer' ''
be Submitted Saturday. IS
Encouraging.

,,.,r,,rg 70 the report of Chict tro
So, orirer y Paul Green, which WI"
H.. subnittcd at the annual inec'iuh
,.xt saturday night in the ei'N 'ooi'
r,,,, The present Industrial dcpreSS,'"
s.s,ns 10 have lesscucd jnNehli' "''
.,,,,nr, as indicated by the fewer 'na'' ~
coming before the Juvenile Court.
,,,.,ttnr saturday night will be audr's
"a hy Judge charles w Norman oi 'i'
Cncinnat luvcuic Court -.
m, number oi cases tried poior'
10. wmam : Prickctt during the
p,.t wear has been smaller anu ~
,,t,nbe, of "rcpcatcrs" was mailer 'ha'
during former years. one reaS"" '''
ttts ac..rdiug to Mr. Green - ina
NOR, cases have been settled IN ms
,,,Vc.. .Tb, effort has been made, s'id
NJ Gr.en TO leave the child IN l'S
c,,,, home If the environment was sun
abl., az could bc made 50.
Nybu. cases IN Juvenile Court haN'
hon fewer. more actual probation WORN
b,s bccn done. according tn Mr. ''re'h'
total II 1881 probation cases We're
handled during the year. as l"t'""S
Childr.n placed on probation. ~. N'9i'H
made a. probstioncrs homes lo'-. "'"''
p.arrs visited for prohationers s"'h -
> bool health r,utcrs. etc ~ 'aas
fr inVtSttgatiou. i.2a. \ t"tal "' -
cases vcr,, settled privately IN me "''''
a. IN, chi,f probation officer
I'm th, 1uNcuiJs court. to- 'ast@ "'''
y ana Reports of visits. pla''m'h'S'
80. uumrcr 153 and reported I" n'
leased from probation =" hi'"i'
placed ou probation. s4i -,
rr,p Npri /. ie2o IT, March -, l'2l
l.4 } eIsrD
Il.9s. ~ thcs,. ~orn, werc hold for
,, r.v bau.~ others for periods OF
49,. ,,r,lne from 4 few days To slN
weets ~ .h,4. children 2@i were
~. -, vh,f. ,nd Is eolercd. Na We're
whit, and 4. colarod. Forty
-. hoys and two girls VIZ" rHn'waNs
from othcr critics.
rhe 50, cts,4 h,4rd in II" in''nl'"
=, n.lrd.d th, fa'loviuE offtns"s
Larceny i.S disord,rlA conduct. q
,r..5,..,oi,e mischief 2S tnc"rricihiiiiH .
brcakiur and entering 81 dep'nd
80 children. ~ persistent truanrN
r4hlf, schools -e breaking terms IF
rroh,tton .. trcsrasSire. IS playine
crap a. ahserfins themselves from
harn, m assault and battery. 4 r'-
c.i,tpr stoI,u goods $. operating motor
,.bicl. without consent - owner. If
or.tlfiuE motto, vchi,l" without opera
..,.. r,.rs. A violating traffic rules
,,olstfrr speed laws opcratiue
motor v.hi,I, Whom under IS years "t
age. II forgery. gambling. q con
t.fnpt III court & attempt 20 commit
.s.r, i carving concealed deadly
~ mons wandering streets at niEhf
t4s fe lIecal ,ar idinE. work
u.ratv 2 serious oGcnses. s. to-
SID eoe
Thc following disposition was mad"
81 ,ases before the Juvenile court
l,r1s Industrial school 25 boys re
committed 70 the Ferris Industrial
school 3 boys 81. Mary's Industrial
school % boys st James Male Pro
t,ctorV boys. ST Michael's Day Nurs-
er,. ] hoy St Mary's College. Md,
hav. Delaware Chndren's Home So
ctety. 70 boys. ] girl; Home for Friend
l.Ss and Destitute ChiIdrne, boys.
rrl Delaware Industrial School for
Girls. is girls Delaware Industrial
school Tor Colorcd Girls. girls. House
81 Good shepherd Philadelphia : girls
s. Roses Technical school Washing
ton. girl House of Good Shepherd.
Baltimore. girls Maryland authori-
ti.S / girl Woman's College Hospital
eirls total - hoys SO girls Grand
total 80
The trnanCN cases handled by tho
court mentioned in the above list, only
includes truants from the public schools
Tn, office of thc chief probation officer
during the wear attended TO 60 cases Of
truancy from the various paroChial
=, hools. IS girls and 30 boys OF these
girls and 70 hovs were attended ia in
n, offcc and ! : girls and IS boys were
warned Al home Cases of truancy in
the parOchial schools is in some cases
handled on the initiative of Mr.. Green's
office others at the request Of the
pArochtal school authorizes.
Mr. Green Is ably assisted in his work
~ the Associated Charities and other
charitable organizations. as shown by
ms report of placements. Many charit-
ably inclined individuals are also given
G edit 10y Mr.. Green for valuable as
slstance both financial and otherwise