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Show FOR TIIEJ GOOD OF THE BOY. Mr. E. J. Milne, secretary of the Salt Lalce Juvenile Court Commission, attended the National Na-tional Conference of Charities and Corrections at Seattle early in July, and anyone who is interested in-terested must already have read it. The cap-Iable cap-Iable secretary says that ho has learned something some-thing from that conference. That may bo the more readily believed because Mr. Milne includes in-cludes the following two paragraphs in his roport: It is a serious quostion whether or not the probation officer should act actively with the police. I am decidedly of the opinion that this is not necessary and most often not to tho best interest of the child. Whenever juvenile delinquency is brought to tho attention of tho police it should be referred to the probation officer to investigate investi-gate and adjust. Our most vigorous campaign cam-paign should bo waged on persons and conditions con-ditions contributing to the child's delinquency, delin-quency, but in our eagerness to take into custody tho child, tho groat factor, tho cause, often escapes. For this important position of probation officer specially trained and adapted porsons should bo selected, sel-ected, personality, adaptability and character charac-ter being tho potent factors in tho choosing. I realize that rules, regulations and laws must needs bo, but I am of tho opinion that no law is greater than a boy, and if necessary either or oven all might be suspended that tho best interest of tho child bo served. |