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Show she can do it, it is her privilege to try. There is, however, no justification for courts assuming to meddle in these experiments. It is not in the province of the court to prescribe a reform which affects the future welfare of an innocent individual. indi-vidual. " . The responsibility of the match rests. In a measure, on the court, whereas the responsibility of marriage should rest squarely on the shoulders of the principals, a truth which proud parents often try to upset. The court, In this case, could have suspended sentence, permitting the girl to attempt any farm of reform she saw fit, and escaped any responsibility for failure In the treatment. treat-ment. As it is, the court has assumed a role beyond its jurisdiction. , - A Life Sentence 0 P)R "embezzling $300, Edwin Henslyof Milwaukee Mil-waukee was sentenced to marry the jrl of his choice. Judge Backus, who imposed the sentence, sen-tence, did no! desire to be facetious or unduly cruel. He explained that he thought marriage would do the young man more good than a term In the hocse of correction. If he had Intended to be sarcastic he probably would have added that it would last longer. ' As a matter of fact, the judge Imposed a serious sentence-. The unfortunate part of it is that the girl also is sentenced. . Undoubtedly she is willing, to share in the punishment given the young offender, whi:h.may or may not be severe, depending entirely on the compatibility of the pair and the future attitude of the young man. Marriage, however, is not always an institution institu-tion of reform. Many women have wrecked their lives trying to reform the man they love. More often than not marriages for reform have been caught on the rocks. Still, if a woman thinks |