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Show WHY CHILDREN i GET IN TROUBLE Lack of Discipline, Joyrides, Dances, 'Noodle Joints,' Etc., Blamed SPOKANE, Wash . May 10. Lack i of Interest in school children's actlv-. actlv-. lack of discipline in homes, au-itomoblle au-itomoblle Joyrides and entertainment I at public dances, road houses, "noodle I Joints,' and city parks u nchaperoned, I were named In a jrrand Jury report as chief among causes of Juvenile delinquency. delin-quency. Judge R M Webster, of the Juvenile Ju-venile court, who called the tnind Jury, was "Justified" In his action, according ac-cording to the report The problem of isolatlnK "the contaminating con-taminating element" In the srho,,!-. tho report characterizes as "a matter deserving serious and Immediate ton-I ton-I slderatlon " AITHORITIES CRITICIZED. High school fraternities, style ishows, road bouses, school autonio-I autonio-I biles and certain dances are criticised jln the report The school authorities. It declares, lack a definite policy In handling immorality cases, and I Irville C. Pratt, superintendent of schools. Is Bald to be "Inattentive" to such matters mat-ters ' Greater co-operation should be had between superintendent, principals princi-pals nnd teachers," the report says. "More direct siiper lslon should be exercised over all pupils in school buildings, on the grounds, and adjacent adjac-ent thereto. At th present time little, lit-tle, u anj. co-operation seems to exist between the public schools and the Juvenile Ju-venile court." Assignment of at least one Juvenile officer to en.'ics where action by the school principal falls to bring about reformation b suggested. The Jury examined manv instructors and students stu-dents at the high schools. No evidence of use of narcotics by high school students could be found, the report states. However, if proceeds pro-ceeds evidence of intoxication among high school students while in attendance attend-ance was conclusive, and many cases wore reported . , , where boys and girls were concerned " Sex segregation in the schools is not favored at present though the report re-port suggests that if conditions do not Improve, the question bo placed before the voters. More stringent laws for control of roadhoues outside of the city limits are urged. |