Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12

affording them something. of an IN
centiye. ~. ~
"self-goyernn1ent at the school has
decreased smoking on the quiet
fully 50 per cent because instead Of
just having to watch out for the
school officers, the smoker must now
watch out for the much more num-
erous fellow student The culprits in
practically every cas- Of petty thiev-
ing have been brought to account
without the aid of an adult oflcer;
n in the school the boys have made
far moreaprogress than ever before
because with. a boy officer on duty In
the room they find 1t more difficult to
get a chance to commit some mis-
chief when the teacher isn't looking
Mr.. McClellaoa continued: my ex-
pertence has given me the Arn belief
That self-government for the young
sters gives them more quickly than
any other. system an understanding OF
the necessity for laws n a respect
for laws. In addition it gives them
general practical training in good
citizenship. It is the mar who possess
initiative individuality and who can
express himself who climbs highest in
our society--so why train young
people to ".be seen and not heard %
At the State Training school now, ac-
" AAoIS0u Va S0hlt6 - SAL4A Gay
under the arbitrary rule Of adults,
AZ in times past, the boys are making
their w laws and seeing that they.
are enforced. They have elected their
own officers from among their num-
Der; they hold regular court sessions,
presided over by a boy judge in which
they argue then cases muck as is
done in any court in the country.
Boys serve as attorneys for the Gull
nrjfo q nd thu 3NhNNv orl voiYh< o. xy
that so far as my observation goes,
justice is more often, defeated In. the
courts OF adults than in those Of the
boys, In fact, I have never had an
appeal from the decision Of the boys
courts, while appeals from the decis-
ions of officers before we entered this
self-governlnent system were fire.
quent and in many cases Justly SO.
Freed But Stays.
How this system has worked out Is
most strikingly shown by the example
of one boy. This lad, whose name is
not given for obvious reasons, was
unruly at home and. his parents could
not handle him. He was sent to the
school. Recently his commitment
| period expired. Supt. McC1elland adj
I; vised the boy that he could go home.
IT don't want to- he said. Cant
T stay until We finish the new barn
and the new boiler house.. You see
Mr.: McClelland I expeAt to. take up
carpentry work when i get out into
the world and, l need more Of the ex-
perience I can get here.
1t may9cost the state a little for his
board, but he. is more than earning 1t
in citizenship and in labor.
During the past few months boys
of the school have done practically
all of the work on the construction
Of a new dairy barn and a new boiler
house. The dairy barn will stand for
a long time as one Of the best in the
state. Probably one eaaon the boys,
and girls Of the school Is we'll are
anxious to complete il, ia because the
third floor will serve Ms q 'Eynlnasium
with 2ssfeet ceilings, one OF the finest
basketball. floors il the Skaters
One, Of the boys offered to show the
would be when fnished. 'It will be
50 by 80 feet in size" said this lad,
land SIS feet high"
The boy seemed thoroughly CON-
servant with the benefits Of the mod
ern ve%ntilator system, the steel barn
equipment, the manure pit for the
conservation of liquid, and little man.
ure. Questioned concerning his per.
sonal interest in the construction
work he said:
"You see it Is this way. I may have
slipped q tcog before coming here but
when I get out you can tell the world
it will be an altogether different
stor- We go to school half of each
day and work the other half. Ii I am
getting along very well IN school and
I am learning a lot about carpentry
and farming. My dad has a big farm
of his own in the north central par
Of the state. I didn't take much tx
farm work before, or anything else
for that matter, but. I am certainly
Interested In 1t now, I don't know
when they will let me out. They tel
me It. is entirely up to- me. but I an
learning something right along ant
real re THAT 1t won't do me m harp
to stay here as long as they want nj,
company"
He was asked how the food was
He answered: