Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-19 | Page 20 | 'Moral Housecleaning' for Modern Youth Urged by Coroner's Jury

Moral Housecleaning for Modern Youth Urged by Coroners Coroner's Jury CHICAGO April 19 11 AP AP Six Six prominent nt educators sitting as ag asa a a coroners coroner's Jury have ha evolved the investigation into George Lux's death last Sunday a series of or moral recommendations for a hou aning of modern youth for solution their verdict sald f a problem which seems to be be bebe becoming be- be be becoming becoming be- be coming all aU too general for theP the public pub pub- lI lic good Lux 23 years ears old was as suffocated t onder an an automobile in which he riding with men men men- and was young joung and women following a 8 tour of or road- road houses ho We recognize that the automobile automobile automobile automo automo- bile the roadhouse the beer flat and the tho speakeasy have been sources of social and moral deterioration de deterioration de- de and urge that every ef effective means of or control be employed employed em- em to regulate or eliminate as the he case requires those sources of or corruption in the life of or youth The Jury believes that when not only schools but all other social Institutions in- in as aswell well develop ways and means of making character ideals effective a large part of the problem problem lem em will be solved We wc are aro convinced that the problems problems lems ems and conditions which face youth are not of or their own making They hey are not responsible for the tho fact act that social conditions are ate Unstable unstable un- un stable table and unfavorable ble to the development development de- de of or the highest hest type of life lite fe We Ve believe that In the final final- analysis the determination of ot their and the use se the young people eople are going to make Of or existIng exist exist- ing ng circumstances rests with the younger younger generation The Jury recommends that youth accept and make mako use tse of whatever aid id they may re receive ehe from parents and nd social Institutions and that they hey evaluate that aid in inthe the light lightf ot or f their deeds and aspirations In the age of the automobile and the he airplane intoxication has no place lace The Jury feels that law enforce ment agencies ought to be encouraged encouraged aged ged by b both th individuals and so social ial Institutions to fulfill with great vIgor Igor their obligations children hildren and even young men and women should b be protected as much muchas as s possible from the blighting influence influence In- In fluence luence of or Irregular unlawful and soCIally deteriorative places The verdict was signed by Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward J J. J Tobin county superintendent tend nt of or schools Paul T. T in superintendent of or Lutheran paro parochial paro 1 chial schools Benjamin F. F Buck I assistant superintendent of or Chicago schools Professor E E. E W W. Burgess head lead of r the sociology department of ot the he University of or Chicago Pro Pro- t c Sherman Steel of Lo law school and Professor Samuel amuel Stevens head of or the psychology psychology department of or Northwestern Northwest Northwest- ern rn university In line dine with the Jurys Jury's recommendations recommendations n. n a st statement was as Issued by y William WilHam J J. Bogan superintendent superintendent of Chicago schools in which which on behalf of future citizenship citizen citizen- citizenship citizen citizen- ship ilp ship he appealed to fathers to toive to give ive this town a moral houseclean- houseclean in ins ins- ng Bogan said said- Fathers are falling failing on n the Job of raising their sons simply b because cause they dont don't work at atis atthe atthe the is task If Jf sons are developed along long the line or right Ideals and ambitions good character will inevitably inevitably In- In follow Collow It If the boys live liveright liveright right the girls will do likewise I