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Show TALKS STRAIGHT FROM SHOULDER State Probation Officer Addresses Fac ulty and Students at Agricultural Agricul-tural College The Stato probation officer, E. N. Howe, who is laboring In connection with tho Stato Industrial School at Ogden, nddressed tho faculty and students stu-dents of tho Agricultural College in the chapel service Tuesday morning. Mr. Rone is intensely Interested in tho uork of Juvenile delinquency, and Its remedies, and his talk uas of great Interest to all, Numerous phases of delinquency sero dwelt upon up-on by tho speaker, and particular emphasis em-phasis was laid upon the necessity for a readjustment of some of the present legislative measures with a view to compelling greater interest on tho part of parents In their offspring. off-spring. Tho talk throughout was highly Illuminating, Il-luminating, and wa3 characterized by the recital of many pathetic incidents which made a profound impression upon up-on all present. Mr. Rowo urged that tho compelling Continued on pago 8. TALKS STRAIGHT FROM SHOULDER Continued from Pago Ono need of tho tlmo was to teach young men how to make a living. Statistics complied by tho State Industrial School show that only threo out ot c ghty students detained therein hnve had previous training In a trade, while over fifty per cent of tho boys up to tho time of their being taken in hand by tho police had done. absolutely ab-solutely nothing at all. "In other words," tho speaker said, "They have never felt tho economic Joy of possession." pos-session." The pleasure which comes from tho sense of proprietorship wns the central themo ol the speaker's subsequent discussion. The cigarette evil wns nlso emphns-ized emphns-ized and some Illuminating statistics were given which go to show that tho United States today Is tho geratest cigarette consuming nation of tho' world, per capita. Out of n population popula-tion of ninety millions, over 109 cigarettes cigar-ettes per person aro used rtnnunlly In the United States, nnd to this must also bo added the amount of tobacco used by smokers of pipes and cigar smokers, etc. Mr. Rowo Is thoroughly Imbued with tho spirit of his work and his remarks wero enthusiastically applauded ap-plauded by tho students present. |