Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-02-18 | Page 14 | Boy is Given a Chance and is Now "Making Good"

II Boy ,s Given , q- and Ss Now "Making Good" H Influenced by tho theories practiced by H Judge Ben. B. Lindscy of Denver. Colo., H .11 dealing with juvenile delinquents. H present Chief of Police Barlow decided to H p it one of the theories in practice four H rars ago arid Thursday morning 10- H eHvcd a letter from the boy ho had be- H filendrd, In which the boy told the cbl'-r H that he was "making good.' It is the 1 . piory of one who had a chance and who 1 has risen from the depth:-:. H Almost four years ago, Joe Krough, j M illle Echst'ciu anil Kay "Wheeler, were H ordered sent to the state reformatory at H Ogdeu by Judge Jhowu of the juvenile H court. Chief Barlow, with a number or 1 mhPiK ' decided to put to test the theories 1 of Judge Llndsey of Denver and llicrn- upon used every effort to have the bovs H 5 ut to tho C.iiiyoij Crest ranch. After H remaining ut the ranch a short time the H bovs were sent lo the Winona Technical 1 The buys'Werc kept at the institute for 1 i i-hurt while and were told to look .the H Iflace over with a view to picking oui the H 1 nide or ailing which best suited them. H Krough deldcd to take up work iu the n foundry. Kchstcln took up art. and H WlKeler began to study tile laying. Since 1 that time, according to the Icitcr from H Krough. nlJ three havo graduated from H the institution and all three aru "niak- H In the letter, Krough speaks in glowing H terms of lle work of his two companions, l .ind all three join in thanking Hie chief 1 for his Interest iu tljclr welfare. Wrlt- j lug for hlmrcJf. . Krough says in pari; "I j nip only a mere boy at; ycv. but. I am on H my own hook and am making good; in iact. have already douo so." 1 negardlng tho letter, Chief Barlow 1 said H "Now. there is a boy who just grow. 1 lie had do advantage ;iiid it was not c.- traordinary that he got into bad company com-pany and finally landed in the juvenile court. We placed him on the ranch, lirm in the belief that he was of the right sort of material, and then sent him lo the institute and now ho is making a man of himself. It is a sort of satisfaction satis-faction lo us and it show's that the. hoc wanted to do tho right thing. I certainly certain-ly shnll drop him a line and tell him to keep up tho good work." And Chief Barlow proceeded lo dictate a lcllor lo the buy.