Show PLA PLAYING YI m HOOKEY IS HELD CAUSE OF DELINQUENCY V Juvenile Judge Out to Keep Boys and Girls in inV V Schools After an exhaustive investigation and research Into contributory causes of delinquency de among minors Judge C. C M. M Nielsen of or the Juvenile court set tile flip machinery of ot that tribunal going yesterday in the first effort toward a determined campaign to decrease the amount of delinquency among Utah boys Judge Nielsen has collected data and information in all parts of ot the state and from records of the state industrial industrial indus indus- trial s school hool at Ogden purporting to show that only 10 per cent of the the boys in the state reformatory have passed the eighth grade In school Out of a total of ot boys In the school only thirteen have passed the fifth grade I according to figures compiled complied by Judge Nielsen V Dilatory attendance and lack of In Interest Interest interest In- In terest on the part of parents In keepIng keep keep- ing log their children in school is at attributed attributed attributed at- at by the Judge as the direct causE for the high percentage of de delinquency delinquency delinquency de- de In the state I Judge Nielsen has determined to launch a campaign to compel every boy to attend school regularly and has en enlisted enlisted enlisted en- en listed the aid of school t teachers nile court officials and the parents In company with G G. A. A Goates Goate 1 state parole agent Judge Nielsen vIsited The Telegram just before press time yesterday yesterday yes yes- and had a heart to heart yes yes-I talk with the army of Telegram newsboys I lIe He explained d to the youths the value alue of education and highly complimented theta them upon their enterprise of earning I their way in the world at such an earl early period Judge Nielsen his gratification gratification gratification when a survey of The Telegram Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram army of showed that every boy oy who had not already passed the eighth grade was attending school regularly Both Judge Nielsen and Mr Ir Goates encouraged the boys in their work as s but hut urged them not to loiter I on In 01 the streets after the work is done I nor to lose interest in school by hy mak- mak ing a few dollars He lie explained that I I some of the worlds world's gT greatest and and I wealthiest men started as newsboys I but that the they studied in addition to I I earning their own living and therein was the secret of their success I Mr Goates whose headquarters are areat areat at the state reformatory I stated that the few newsboys committed to the I school make better progress In their school work worl than those who have not I I sold papers He declared that a boy loy I develops resourcefulness and becomes i aggressive and alert by selling papers j II and is thus better qualified to meet I th tho problems of life |