Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-26
BY ROGER W. BABSON,
Copyright 1916, Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inr.

Gloucester. Mass. July % This
lily, like most communities Is hay
ng trouble with juvenile dclm-
4uency. II shows here especially N
he breaking open Of summer cot
ages and unocCupicd buildings. I'm
Wellesley. Massachusetts. where
spent most of the wear. It has bc"n
evident IN the ruthless destruction
If school property foY which there
IS absolutely no excuse.
Parents Are Blamed.
The police and school depart
mcntS put the blame upon parents.
They state that too many parents
are either al work-or else out on
parties. Ctc..-whIlc the children aic
running fast and loose throughCu,
the town. Perhaps this criticism is
justified. but il should be remcm-
bercd that the parents are paying
the salaries of the policemen AMI
school teachers. OF course. the par
cntS should help more. but the pO-
lice and the teachers have no right
TO dump il all back into the parents
laps.
In some homes both parents arc
obliged To work III order to pay tn
high living expenses and taxes that
we have today. When ] was boz
the parents and school teachers CO.
operated. In fact. when | got Il lick =
ing in school and my parents heard
about II. got another IL home. But
for some reason corporal punish
mcnt has entirely gone out Of style
in most school systems of today. The
first step in eliminating juvenile de-
linqucnCy is 10 restore corporal pun
iShmcnt in both the schools and the
homes.
COddling Young People.
Professional psychologists (musi
of whom have no children of their
OWN say that children should Dy
entertained more and al the publ.
expense. In some cities. the polio.
department is even getting up parties
for the boys on Halloween So that
they won't smash windows and dc
stroy property. This philosophy
seems very crazy 10 me. speak
both as a large employer of younG
people and as an educator with 3Ol
students now on the BabSon In.
stitutc campus.
| believe in supervised PLAY
grounds; also in the work of the
YMCA. YMIiA. CYO and similar
organizations. More people should
contribute to such activities: but ap.
peasing young people 10 prevent
them from destroying property will
accomplish no moro than did the
appeasing of Germany To prevent
her from destroying Europe.
What Is The Remedy?
One remedy for juvenile dclir-
oucncy is TO repeal certain state
laws as TO employing minors. BOYS
who are strong enough 10 destroy
buildings are strong enough TO WORK
in store or on farm. The original
| purposes of these labor laws may
have been sound: but they have
been carried too far Corporal pun
ishment may do something for these
boys when the schools are in scs..
sion; but only hard work can re-
lieve them of their excess energy in
the vacation period.
/ have granddaughter of college
age whom | personally desired to
employ as secretary this summer.
To my great surprise. was threat
ened with the law for not first get
ting permission from the town au-
thorities to have her help me! Be.
cause OF the various officials upon
whom she was obliged TO call, /,
took her two or three days to 90,
the proper blanks filled out in Or
] der that she could work for me fol