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Show a", s'c 4f ( r LET'S SOLVE DELINQUENCY ANOTHER WAY A number of suggestions have been made recently that the City Council begin enforcement of the Curfew law that is on the ordinance books. Those who have made the suggestion voice the opinion that revival of the curfew would eliminate much of the juvenile delinquency that prevails at present. However, it is our opinion that to revive re-vive the curfew would be a mistake, and would be a useless use-less gesture toward solving tl problem. In the first place if young people are into mischief that necessitates police control, they are going to continue in that mischief whether the curfew has rung or not. Young people who are delinquent are not going to pay much attention at-tention to the curfew bell. On the other hand there are many occasions when young people who are well behaved and who never cause the police force any trouble, have legitimate reason to be out later than the curfew law provides. There are shows, dances, school parties, and many other functions that keep young people out later than the curfew hour, and those who participate should not be made to feel that they are law-breakers or delinquents if they are out to these functions. func-tions. It only causes confusion to have the officers decide who should be allowed to be out and who not to. Because of this a curfew just will not work satisfactorily, satisfactori-ly, and we sincerely hope that no attempt will be made to make it work. There must be more satisfactory ways of curbing the small amount of delinquency in our city. Of. J(. |