Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 85, 18 February 1919 — Page 3

CHILD PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED AT CONFERENCE

Action Toward Helping Youth of City is Planned by Social , Workers. Judge Frank J. Lahr, of the juvenile court of Indianapolis; R. O. Clarke, scout executive of Gary; Harry Reeves Dr. Alexander Purdy of Earlham college. Miss Ethel Clark, secretary of the social service bureau and N. C. Heironimus, principal of Garfield, were the speakers at the series of conferences for boys' workers held at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon and evening. . . , , At the close of the conferences, Orvllle M. Branson, boys' secretary of the Y. M. C. A., was appointed to head and appoint a committee representative of the churches, both Protestant and Catholic, of . the city, public schools, Commercial club. Social Service bureau. Rotary club. Women's clubs, and the Y. M. C. A. Judge Frank J. Lahr who has had years of experience with boys, and has been Judge of the juvenile court of Indianapolis for four years, spoke before the Hi-Y club at the dinner i hour and afterward addressed the workers, most of whom had remained for dinner with the high school boys. Urges Teaching Power "I have found it to be an absolute

fact that boys want to learn and learn everything, if they can see the value of it." the. judge told the Hl-Y boys." ' The power of teaching was taken up in a forceful manner by Judge Lahr after the Hi-Y boys had withdrawn and the conference work,, of the evening was begun, He said: . "I have been greatly surprised since arriving In your city. I, was raised. in a Quaker settlement, and I remember it as .the nearest place on earth to heaven. I had imagined that Richmond was one of the finest and best towns Imaginable, too, and I think so yet. True, I have heard of your troubles and the tasks that confront you, but there Is no reason .in the world why you cannot fheet these questions and successfully cope with them. "I am often surprised, however, at the perplexity of human folks. Some parents would never get at the seat of the trouble with their children if it were not pointed out to them, and that is one of the tasks k juvenile court has to do. On an average I have about 4,000 cases a year in the Indianapolis court; one-half of these are never tried formally, but consist of a heart to heart talk with the child's parents or guardians. And in a great majority of these 2,000 informal cases the delinquent is not brought up again, but is 'taught' successfully by the parents from then on. Juvenile Court Work. i "The Juvenile court from one point has become a laboratory in which intensive study is made of human behavior, not only of the child Itself but of the parents and home and everything that will throw light on the life and character of the child. When a boy is found stealing, smoking cigarettes, playing truant or refusing to go to school, or guilty of any other form of juvenile delinquency, the first problem is to find out why he has done the particular thing; and second, whether there is not something which could have been done or which still can be done to produce proper social behavior in the child." Harry B. Reeves described an ideal Sunday Bcbool boy. "He is not a sissy, but a square jawed fellow, with a cap on the back of his head, and plenty of pep," he said. "Boys want action, and if we interest them in Sunday schools we have to give them action, good, lively songs and teachers that are interested in their work seven days in the week. Teachers should also have the confidence, of their boys, and this the right kind of a teacher will always get." Ralph R. Clarke, the Scout executive of Gary, made a strong appeal for more interest in in Richmond, and explained that there are hundreds of boys ready for the activities of Boy Scouts in every community, but that the lack of leaders is the problem. "I could give fifty men leadership positions in Gary today," he said. "We say 'do', not 'don't' in our scouting 'gangs', and we get a long, long ways with that sort of teaching." The "gang spirit." its possibilities, uses and vices were pointed out by Dr. Alexander Purdy of Earlham college Biblical department. Dr. Purdy said that three out of every four boys belong to a gang, especially younger boys between 12 and 16 years old.

N. C. Heironimus, principal of Gar

field school discussed the dangers of

the cigarette habit among boys under

21 years" of age. .

In discussing the truancy problem

Its cause and cure, Miss Ethel Clark, secretary of the Social Service bureau of Richmond, said she believed it impossible to put a finger on any one cause. There are few cases of children who wilfully play "hookey." She said many of the absentees come from poor homes, where they were ill-fed as babies, and have parents who have no sympathy with the school, and who have no idea what it means to go to' school, she explained. ' About a week after school opened last fall. Miss Clark said, she found

; a boy twelve years of age who had not

enierea scnooi ana was empioyea. When she informed the father that the boy must enter school immediately he said:

"It will be hard on me. I don't see how I can get along without his help." The boy's mother, who is only 38 years of age, cannot read nor write, she said.

j They are frequently objects of charity.

"The excuses given for non-attendance have been of such a character as to make it difficult for us to take

(drastic measures," she said. "The

father may be out of work, the mother may be forced to contribute to the maintenance of the home or she may be a widow, and the child may be growing up lacking proper care and supervision. Uncertainty and irregularity of employment, resulting in constant moving and perhaps eventually the desire to avoid payment of rent and grocery bills, may be a factor. There are cases where the child is living in cramped quarters, where he has no opportunity for either mental, '' moral or physical development. Housing conditions, forcing children out upon the streets, enlisting them, as it were, into the ranks of pernicious street gangs where they absorb all the advice and council of those who are post graduates in the art of truancy and delinquency, are not without their share of responsibility. The boys may be out selling papers because of the insufficient income for which' many of our citizens must labor. Truancy may. be a physical reaction due to improper or insufficient nourishment. The Jack- of books or the need of clothes t or better shoes may make the truant. ' In such homes the child's hesitancy to tell of his troubles soon breaks .down,' and he comes with the request, and later with the demand, that the needed things be provided. Only a pencil or a tablet may be asked for.- The supplying of that need may be the basis of either good or evil in the long run, for that child and for that home. The good wages paid to boys during the war period was responsible for non-attendance of many boys. A fifteen year old boy who applied for a work certificate, was making $25 a week." Irregular attendance at school is a great evil and often leads to truancy, Miss Clark pointed out. It frequently happens that the child is kept out to work at home or to go on an errand, loses interest in his school work, and is truant, 6he said.

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CHILLICOTHE Corporal Lewis Hollingshed of Mt. Sterling, in the base hospital here with a contingent of wounded, was the runner "of the famous lost batallion" who was taken prisoner by ' the Germans . and sent back to Major Whittlesy with, a demand to surrender. He will be discharged Boon. MARION The office of city treasurer has been declared vacant," after Leo Fisher, former Incumbent, bad been out of the city two weeks. Albert W. Kette has been appointed to fhe position. ALLIANCE Safety Director J. Harry Patten was hurrying home when stopped by two thugs. Instead of turning over his money he turned over his badge, and arrested the pair. COLUMBUS Senator Pomerene defended his negative vote on the woman suffrage bill by saying he represented the wishes of his constituents. . . STEUBENVILLE A main market road connecting six counties is soon to run between Steubenville and Canton. It will pass through the counties of Columbiana, Harrison, Tuscararas, Jefferson, Carroll and Stark. COLUMBUS Plans for Health Sunday, Feb. 23, were given out by the state board of health. Ministers are to preach that day on care and preservation of health. CINCINNATI Fred B. Lautzenhour, mail clerk .convicted of stealing a package containing 1,250, was sentenced to twenty-four hours in the Hamilton county jail.

Gratis " Will Miller and six of his children were, confined to. their beds last week with the "flu," and quite a number of others are ill.... Good roads and good weather have made moving the topic of the day... .Friday, was a busy day with the tobacco growers that had the weed hanging in sheds. .. .Mrs. L. C. Mendenhall spent last Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs. Vernie Copp and family, near West Alexandria. . .Elmer Wright and family spent Friday evening with his father and daughter of Camden Ora Marker submitted to an operation at the hospital in Middletown last Tuesday. He returned home Saturday John Wright moved on what has been known as the old Urich hotiiestead last Wednesday.. ... .Clem Apple of this village has made and

delivered over 8,000 tobacco boxes up to this date. .... .Jim Klracofe will move Into the A. G.' Bunch property, which he purchased a short time ago. ....Quite a number from this village and the surrounding community will attend the Lincoln banquet at Eaton. Feb 22 Miss Sarah McQrew and Miss Buckley will be initiated Into the Gratis Grange next Thursday evening. . . . . Martin Diehl was in Eaton last Tuesday.... Frank Riest and wife entertained relatives and friends v from Dayton Saturday and Sunday.... Nelson Dlninger and wife of West Alexandria spent Sunday , with Elmer Wright and family. . . .Rev." Aaron Brubaker attended the Clemer sale last Saturday near West Alexandria..... Dave Shock and wife will move to the Eaton fair grounds soon. - Mr. Shock has charge of the grounds for the coming year.

Bethel, Ind. Harry Spencer is moving, to his farm just south of town Mr. Oliver bought the Isaac Van Nuys property and they are moving here today Ara Harris, who bought the Frank Turner farm west of town, moved last week. He came from near Hollansburg, O....Rev. Roy L. Brown filled his appointment at Whitewater on Sunday. He will preach there once a month ..Master Dale Roberts, who has been very sick with typhoid fever at his grandparents' Mr. and Mrs, Eli Hyde's, is improving.......

Mrs.- A. L. Van Nuys, who has been staying with her. daughter, , Mr. and Mrs. : Carl Swan, of Richmond, this winter, returned to her; home last week. Mr. Van Nuys will remain in Richmond for awnile.. .Mrs. Dan Horn was called to Eldorado Friday to the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Mackey, who has cancer of the liver. She is in a serious condition .Don D. Thomas, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Thomas, is sick at this writing... . .Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cofield and son Denver, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Cofield. Mr. Colleld Is quite ill..... Chester Anderson and Miss Nina Love, Pbenis

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