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should be restored to the Juvenile
court. e. Proceedings In the juvenile
Court should be chancery or equity
and not criminal in nature. The
court should, however, be vested with
criminal Jurisdiction in adult cases,
such as contributing to DELINQUENCY
and dependency of children. 3. The
judge of the Juvenile Court should
nave power TO commit children to
other institutions besides the nation
al training schools for boys and girls
and the Board of Guardians e. The
Juvenile Court should operate the de-
tention homeSfo children. or, at least,
control Its policies and the admission
and release of children s. There
should be d clinic for study of the
child maintained az separate branch
Of the Juvenile Court, or a separate
organization fully available. G. The
time during which "a child could be
kept on probation should be extended
to one year beyond the jurisdictional
age, which, at present, is seventeen.
T. An educational allowance should
be provided for the care of dependent
ever possible. 8. Children commit
ted 10 agencies or institutions should
remain under the Jurisdiction Of the
Juvenile Court. 8. The Juvenile
| Court should he a court of record.
10 The Juvenile Court should have
exclusive jurisdiction in cases of vio-
lations of school attendance laws be
yond the provisions for control by the
school administration.
The Hine Junior High Parent
Teacher Association listened to an
illustrated talk on the work of the
community center department given
by Mrs. Allan Davis, assistant di-
rector of the Southeast Community
Center. January Il. Announcement
was made that arrangements are be-
ing completed for the pupils health
banner, as they had the largest rep
resentation Of parents. Mrs. John
Doerr chairman Of the membership
committee, is busy with the member
ship drive.
The Kingsman Parent-Teacher
Associations met Monday afternoon
with the president, Mrs. Boswell, in
the chair. H. c. Clark spoke on the
Schick test for diphtheria. A class OF
music, under Nine. Won UnschuId. is
being organized, and will use the home
of Mrs. Jontz, e2o c street northeast
as d studio. At the December meet
ing the association presented the
school with a set OF the Book of
knowledge. Th. attendance ban
ner has been won for two months by
the eighth grade.
The Hubbard Home and School AS
sociation met Monday night, and DR..
Flynn presided. Mrs. Giles Scott Raj
ter. president OF the District Of Co
lumbia Congress OF Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Associations, gave
talk on the aims and purposes OF
talk by DR.. Charles Foote on the
Nervous Child" =
The Brightwood Park Parent
Teacher Association will meet al
E. r. kalmbach Will speak on the
Juvenile Court. There will be vocal
solo by Miss Pollock.
Thursday night the Edmonds Mothers
Club celebrated the installation OF cleo
very short meeting and the rest Of the
time was spent in visiting the class
rooms, meeting the teachers and in
specting the pictures with which the
sided, but after a brief introduction
she turned the meeting over to the
electric light committee, which had two
cha!rrnen, Mrs. J. y. Saunders and
Mr.. HID. Capt. Julius Peyser, Mrs
G.. S. Rafter. DR.. L. G. Kimball and
Miss Flora Hendley made addresses
The refreshments were in charge oi
Mrs. Leapley and Mrs. Brooks and the
registration of parents and visitors was
In charge Of Mrs. Shannon and Mrs.
Hid.
The Teachers Choral Club. an or
ganization composed of public school
teachers. held its initial meeting Thurs
day. The following officers were elected
and installed: President Mrs. a. S.
King; vice president. Mr.. Simonds; sec
retary, Miss Dillenbetzs. and treasurer,
Miss II. Bostrom. Meetings will be held
every Thursday on and after February
Z in the Thomson School. An invita-
ton Is extended to all teachers IN the
public schools to become members.
The first regular meeting Of the