Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-01-05 | Page 18 | Opposes Present Juvenile Court

OPPOSES PRESENT JUVENILE COURT Suggests That Judge Should Be Elected by People I am alit nol not al attacking tho resent juvenile jU court oun not criticising It t from rom a viewpoint of ur efficiency for COl It is probably I abl ably a 1 as j nt as us It I Is possible lo ihle to lo ho bo luring Us its present system 1 menu mean no 10 correction us UI to the methods of its officers but Viul I J do du emphatically llly advocate ca calo cate t. t a Il I chung change in iho Uw l form arm of ot its Ils Ir organization i i This is lR the statement lIl of Prof John henry nry Adams of lit tilt nil I J. J D S. S hl high h school to 10 The Tho Tc Telegram J 11 m Ol Adams has hax been recently 1 quoted as at attacking attacking at- at tacking the thi Juvenile court bill lut ho disclaims its dis claims any allY object h beyond that o of Increasing In Increasing In- In creasing the worth of or the system It lL in is very vry patent that there is something some some- thing thIn inherently wrong W with sith the tho court when lien tin the league would give it tho the sweeping condemnation which It I recently did diet in the tho convention COo at Murin Mur- Mur in tny continued Professor I Adams I My Iy as nu au educator d ha has t i prompted mo ono to 10 take lako the stand which I II 1 I do sod nd from flolO my lily o own n observation I allon made h om 1 visits In lu other oilier I I states tl l I r would advocate a l system like tIll the ont ono which is 11 found In III Wyoming Rut nut first tiNt we must have a Humane society In Halt alt Lake which I is us sanctioned sanc sanc- sanctioned tinned and aunt the given Ji Judicial power Lower IY y slat state With Kith tills this society I I would Incorporate incorporate In- In corporate the lie juvenile Ju t court a as a C branch of ot the iho district couiL court With Ith n a Judge who derives Vt S hi his ti lI as does dos any other oilier on tho the bench hench iol II by appointment As officers I J would havo o a L chief and deputy agent nent n governing board comprising a president and st secretary who would woul oct act In that capacity to lo both ht hoard board and tho the n agents taut Bui In the selection of or tho ho ju judge ge should bo he f exercised ed th the greatest care and attention 1 have great teat faith alth in our judges judg-C's who TIP are chosen by bj popular r rot vote ot and see seo no rea reason on wh why Uio rho same mn man 11 who pr presides ldes over a branch of or the I Third district court should hould not be the thc most mORt capable person for tor handling as licit of ot his work the Juvenile 1 delinquents delinquents delin delin- who como come before him lie must II be he a i man with a deep and hu humane liu- liu mane mant interest in children ren n rc brO broad sympathy and ami th the th gift of or understand him ing With ith all this he must h be a PS j I 1 st and find educator As a method of or disposing disposing- of or an unwieldy un unwieldy un- un I wieldy leILI and 1111 cumbersome official or ursan ur- ur gan san I should s l suggest Jest the u use uso o of or the 1 state stal machinery for foi apprehending o who como under t the juri Jurisdiction 1 of the J court