Show m Science School Widens Scope to Aid Delinquent Girls in inComing Coming Coining Back to to Normal Life I B By BETTY BLAIR JU tire tired of th the life I. I Where cant you send me mc was lC c plc i made recently by a white-faced white slender girl scarcely I teens e ns I can the county o or the ci city y nd s ich a girl What Wh t tc The c done done- for her The state detention home at at Og Ogden en is to except as a last ast p p n most of ot the cases of ot delin- delin ent girls for we now have a sort place a study home where girls may have time I in themselves j if p possible and ande e c they are tre given An i ty Ii to thInk things over a chance to retrace their Steps steps' and start again The Wasatch domestic science school door to th the coun county y hospItal hospital hospital hos hos- pital has been authorized to to broaden broad broad- en en- Its scope to this extent to act as asa asa asa a ref refuge ule for tor Just such pitiful cases I h m there e Is Js r rib legal legaJ a ac t- t tIon but Who have ha no place else to go According to Miss 1 Lu Chamberlin matron of ot the school there seems to be no limit set on the responsibilities responsibilities of ot the home It must expand expand expand ex ex- ex- ex exi to meet all the demands made upon upon- it If and as far far- faras as Is humanly possible it adapts itself to meet each new and varied requirement Miss Chamberlin has baa been at at the head of ot this school for tor a It little over three years now non and she outlined many innovations and improvements that have been made both in equipment and andin in policy polley during this time SERVES AS REFUGE Of or necessity this servo serve its primary purpose that o oa ofa ol of ola a detention home for delinquent girls whose cases have not yet been een heard and judgment given but it must also aso serve as Gs a a. a boarding home homp and refuge for cas cases of or many other kinds One One gets gets little of tb atmosphere of arbitrary discipline or detention In this home h however wever Everything is open The doors and windows are unlocked and the girls ate are help are helpIng help help- helping Ing about th the home seemingly happy happy happy hap hap- py and contented content d. d And J if it one in inquires inquires in- in quires into IntI the stories of the girls it ItIs Is not difficult t to their appreciate their attitude In ninety nine n ne cases out of the lives s I are more carefree and their surroundings than they hive ever eser been bet before oe or Orare are likey to be again ga n. n Miss jUss explained explained that the clothing a and aid d perso personal possesSIOns possession possessions possessions' posses posses- sion of ot the girls girts were locked up but more as a It protection for tor the tte girls th themselves m elves than with an any tear sear that th the girl might make an e escape ape She might hive a moment of lion but would be sure sure sur to regret it or complicate ber bex position The he he girls are all aU furnished with with- bright and attractive gingham dresses made in different styles and and- colors col col- ot ors being anything but uniforms Each girl has lel own bed and ana many of them ha have hav Inc individual rooms looms A library study room and I recreation room are all an cheery and well wen furnished Good food well cooked and served is carefully su supervised supervised supervised su- su for every meal turkey dinners dinners dinners din din- ners being not at all uncommon During November there were forty girls and women r registered at atthe atthe atthe the home ranging In age prom from 5 to 50 years And we forget the five babies Some of these girls have been at t the home me for years but there is no place else for else tor them em to go go- except onto the streets streets- s so work worl is found for them and they are taken care of ot SEGREGATION TION PR PROBLEM BLEM The Wasatch home must act as asa asa asa a clearing house and it is in this capacity that mo mC mst st t difficulties are encountered The problem of segregation segregation seg seg- is by far the greatest of alland all alland alland and its solution is still sUII of necessity In the future According to MISs il Chamberlain the older women ho hoare are sent to the home try to protect p ot ct the girls from evil influences cs They keep their experiences strictly to themselves and th their i i advice ivice if given r gl en would be for fon Improvement land and landas andas as a warning The most dangerous dangerous' influence in inthe the ho e is IS' the the- girl of ot about 18 She he i- i thoroughly so sophisticated tn w everything v anaw aria ana w wants want's to let the h w h hear ar at about r al a e l 6 roI s a s sdi sadly dl misguide id spirit of t br ado She con comes to fi e sometimes mo e than thana Jt skeleton skeleton ton and sometimes s' s pitifully young in lb years but jut as old as the in experience Though she may may only stay at the hon hone e- e for tox a a few Tew days or weeks every effort is made to build her hel up physically physically- c re for foran an any diseased conditions the conditions the treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment of tonsils teeth etc and and further further further fur fur- ther the h home homa me auth authorities S s try to help each girl t to- to get onto her feet financially Th They y want to Instill pride and a sense of independence in the girl so that when she leaves the home there will vili be as few handicaps handicaps handicaps han han- as possible to keep keel her from being a self respecting worthwhile worthwhile worthwhile worth worth- while citizen At any rate every attempt is made to set her teet on on the right road WORK PROVIDED While in the home ety girl Irl either e attends the regular school In Inthe Inthe inthe the district or is given as thorough a a. training In domestic science as as' the period of-her of stay permits Besides Be Be- sides that work is found for most of the girls so that the they may earn money to help re-establish re them them- selves Every cent of this money is held in trust for them and paid to them when when- the they are dismissed from school se-hool with with- only enly one p- p tion that tion-that that Is if they have run away from the home Then their money is forfeited Acc According to Miss l Chamberlain however ever there has been only one instance of this durIng during dur dur- ing big the ent entire entre e time Statistics for the year of 1924 give an Interesting Insight into Into- this into this phase of the work of the home During the twelve months girls were registered at the home for a total of days The total amount earned came to or per day all nU of which was paid to the girls If It the girls remained longer the influence of the home might have been more effective but it is diffIcult difficult difficult cult to make any radical changes or Improvements In anyone within a a. f few fw w days' days or weeks' weeks time Even Evenso so everything possible is Js done to help the girls Typewriting and music lessons have been given by different cIu club women and organizations organizations as voluntary service These same organizations keep in constant touch with conditions and arid are very I generous In the way of gifts and entertainment en- en for tor the girls The home homei in IR i open to 6 anyone at any time and visitors are welcome me to come ome and talk over conditions conditions- with Miss Chamberlin |