New Britain herald., 1925-02-07

NEW D minded. He who has been 50 label- led Is product of definite causa- ton controllabls by adults but a causation not effectively and rightly controlled by them. Could we but nall this truth high to the mast and have 1t read and reread and accept ed by men and women everywhere, we would be taking the first big step in the prevention and cure of delin- quency."
 The home Is the foundation and bulwark of our nation. If the par ents who establish and control the home do not set the example of Cody and correct living how can we expect that tho child will grow up into a useful, honest citizen.
 Most of the children coming to our attention in New Britain are chill dren of foreign born parents. In many cases the parents are illiterate and through ignorance of our lan- guage cannot control or train their children. the children in many in- stances being ashamed of their par ents whose language, customs and habits are different to what the chill dren are taught in school, and par ents and child drift apart and mis- understand each other. Our prob lem, in large part, is 10 reach these parents and children. It is because of this we feel some effort should be made 10 educate these mothers in their homes, and by teaching them English enable them in some meas uro at least, to keep up with their children. We must work with them in the home, gain their confidence and help in every way possible in the training of the children, for upon the children depends the fu- ture welfare of our city.
 We still need more recreation cen ters especially in the northwest sec tion of our city. Every new play ground, rightly supervised, means for the child an all around develop ment, keeps him out of trouble and mischief, and teaches him the rights use of his spare time.
 In this connection Eugene T. Lies says again.
 "The beauty of 1t all Is that it seems the Lord ordained that the boy shall hunger and thirst for just such opportunities for recreation and play. He simply must be good lit- tie animal before he can hope to be good big man. George E, Johnson has put it thus: The Boy is Whole Menagerie. He crawls like a worm, He creeps like a turtle,
 He dives and swims like a frog He walks like a quadrupcd, He climbs like a monkey.
 He runs like a deer,
 He squeals like a pig,
 Scleeches like a parrot,
 Hoots like an owl.
 Whistles like a mocking bird,
 Sings like a lark.
 He digs, builds, roams, hunts, pill
 lages, hoards james wild anima Is,
 and makes boon companions of
 dogs. He dams streams Makes toy weapons, DesCends beneath the waters, under 1
 the snow and into the bowels of
 the earth. He ascends to housetops, into trees !
 and there abides, He tries the heavens with flying toys, |
 arrows, balloons, kites and aero
 planes. He conjure with the stars, creates
 mysteries, Makes rhymes, comnoses songs and
 music, dances and fills the air with
 unearthly din. He leases. mimics, and acts many
 parts. He compete6, does stunts, undcrgoes
 ordeaLs, fights, forms gangs, or
 ganize3 clubs and institutes rituals. 1 There is no creature in the heavens
 above or in the earth below, nor
 in the waters under the earth !
 which he does not at times be-
 come
 "The means and environment for exercise must be provided-by adults. |
 In reviewing the statistics for the year we find no abnormal increase in ! the number of cases handled. Many cases have beGp settled out of court 1 without the necessity of formal ap- pcarance of the child before the judge.
 The continued cooperation be- ! tween the detective bureau, police department attendance department, board of public charitis, welfare &C., sociation, Boys club and other agen- cics have helped materially in the results achieved, and I am grateful for the aid and courtesy extended from all these sources.
 I am also indebted 10 the court for the kindness and patience dis played in dealing with the many problems peculiar to the juvenile cases. Gas Fumes Drive