Show ur UTAH AM HOMES SCORED Juvenile Delinquency Presents Presents Presents Pre Pre- Problem NEED MUCH EFFORT Jensen Speaks at Social Socia W. W Workers Workers' Meeting Charging that there was not a detention home in Utan which th the general public or tIle the members o othe of the Utah Conference of Social York Work would b bo be proud proud or willing to acknowledge ack ack- Dr C. C N. N Jensen state superintendent of education yesterday yesterday yes yes- addressed the second days day's session of ot the annual o othe of the organization There Is a big piece of or work to tobe tobe tobe be done in this state in connection with the detention home and ju juvenile ju- ju venile delinquency Dr Jensen saidI said I believe that juvenile delinquency can be eliminated If the public school system can be made to function tion properly DELINQUENCY CASES That cases of juvenile delinquency de de- de- de in boys and girls from 7 to Lo 17 years of age had been handled by the Juvenile delinquency commission commission commission com com- mission during past eighteen months was stated by Dr Jensen These cases grew out of running away from home disturbing the peace truancy abusive language forgery trespassing malicious mischief mischief mis mis- chief des destroying destroying- property smoking petit larceny Immoral conduct stealing s automobiles late hours using liquor frequenting poo Spool pool halls assault and battery discharging discharging dis dis- charging firearms and ity A recognition of the need of and provision for a highly trained personnel personnel personnel per per- in juvenile delinquency work worl was asked by Judge Hugo B BAnderson D. D Anderson of the board of trustees of ot the State Industrial school in his address on Institutions for the Delinquent PERMANENT CAREWe CAREWe CAREWe CARE custodial We need permanent care for the minded feeble-minded and need it t badly Judge Anderson declared We Ve also need n ii I. I o coordination of the state board at of education the he state industrial school in eliminating eliminating eliminating the detention home and the putting Kitting into operation our special school and class law law which provides pro- pro Ides vides that any child who is a de- de or is in danger of becom- becom ng a delinquent be transferred to toa toa toa a special school and class where the he individual problem and need can be studied and cared for It is criminal on the part patt of I society to put young men in toe the company of ot hardened and vicious criminals and leave them idle State Stat Prison Warden R. R E. E Davis claimed in his address Conditions at the state institution now preclude prelude pre pre- elude lude proper segregation which would benefit the young oung criminal We must have a new building and we must have employment for the prisoners S OTHER SPEAKERS Presiding at the morning session was D. D A. A Skeen chairman of the Council of Social Agencies and among mong the other speakers ers were Dr Jude Juci Fred Morgan A. A L. L Beeley I and nd Judge S. S W. W Stewart At the session of ot the regional conference con con- ference of the Red Cross part of which is being held In conjunction with welfare conference W. W H. H Tolland Folland presided and addresses were vere made by William Carl Hunt Miss liss Dorothy Ledyard and Miss Jeannette Newman A Joint luncheon lunch- lunch eon on was held at 1230 o'clock with Miss liss Frances Davis of the local Y W. W C. C A. A presiding Dean Milton of the University of Utah spoke poke on Character Education as asa asa a Community Responsibility |