Show JUVENILE COURT iN JUVENIL COURIN ANNUAL REPORT TELLS OF LOci CONDITIONS Sa Say Cigarette SmoKing and Among Bo Boys s Is Being Behig Stopped t Judge Alexander of tho the ju- ju venue court has fled filed fed his lila annual report tile the juvenile ju court commission The Thc year has been an n active one he IIO says sas an and all al o of his aides aies have ren rendered cre of- of n and intelligent service He says tays as a's that the convention of charities charitis and amid corrections corrections cor cor- which he hc attended ed during the year accomplished much aten pod al find and gave many valuable suggestions for reformatory reforma tory work worl It was the consensus of or opinion at that that convention th that t Utah h hos one one-of of the thc best juvenile juvenIo court systems system in 1 existence Jud Judge e r gives a strong stron in indorsement in- in TO the curfew law taw and says that the time keeping of children from the tho streets at It nl night ht by In Hie enforcement or ui orthis this law is of grE great groat t tle benefit in the fo formation formation for for- mation maton of ct good habits and the removal remo of temptations from the young h The report says that there thele is an au alarming prevalence of Cigarette te smoking among boys bos and energetic efforts are being beIng made to break brcak up the time practice Many places have promised the cour court that they would desist from the sale of cigarette ms material to to tobo bo boys s Several prose prosecutions have have t been instituted for fOI the selling of liquor to minors The practice has decreased greatly as a result S Tie The 1 court has in investigated many cases caes of of neglect of children and children have hae been placed in n hom s where they will wI be well weI cared for and where the they will wi be surrounded by b wholesome An effort will wi willbe be made t tO secure the tho organization of homo home hOle finding and arid labor finding departments in jn conjunction with wih tho the regular court work during the next year r. r The report then gives an acco accounting of funds asks th that t the commission use its influence to secure a greater appropriation pi-lation pi of funds mInds for carrying on the work in the state Brown Brom probation officer is praised for his good work in connection with wIh the Uintah training school school It I appears that approximately 1500 boys and and- girls have been handled in the year about SOO of them appearing before the court Attached to the report of Judge McMaster aster Ic is a report made to the judge by Chief Probation Officer Brown in which Mr Brown says that the tile past year Ijas as' as been tile the most successful successful suc suc- ucc uc- uc c sInGe since e the court was established Mr fr Brown also calls cals' cals attention to the need of a larger appropriation n in order to equip sufficiently the court for its Is splendid work worl Mr Brown finds that parents as a arule arule arule rule are arc arr too indulgent of their children and urges s that children should be bo taught obedience in the home homo Those who have rot not been so 50 taught Air Mr r. Brown BIown says s aro are the first to be apprehended as delin delin- Attention also is caled to the need of ofa ofa ofa I a competent physician whose duty dut- it will i be to examine d delinquent ln children i and determine whether their d delinquency is du duo to physical or mental menta ailment |