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PREPARE MEALS Girls at the Jackson supply comes from government surpluses
i county juvenile detention home are a great and Illegal game confiscated by the state po
help in preparing and serving meals. Mrs. lice and game commission. A plentiful, well
Robert Swan, matron, supervises all kitchen balanced diet is a great morale booster at
activities. Some vegetables will be grown on the home. ,;. , --the
home grounds this year. Part of the food ; . .'..;,.
RECREATION Children In detention are tlon home life is as near normal home life
emotionally disturbed. Recreational actlvl- as possible. All activities are strictly super
tie are help In calming them. An outdoor ; vised.
basketball cpurt is a popular facility. Deten-4 ' .
Pc Professorship at Oregon
Provided from Beekman Funds
' Eugene Establishment of
new chair at the University
of Oregon, the Beekman Pro
fessorship i of Northwestern
and Pacific History, has been
announced by William u
Jones, acting president. ,.
Funds will be provided from
the estate of Carrie C. Beek
man, Jones explained, in
honor of her father, Corne
lius C. Beekman, and her
brother, Benjamin B. Beek
man. Cornelius Beekman was
a pioneer settler in Oregon,
and both he and his son, Ben
jamin, were active in state
affairs for many years.
In addition to helping es
tabllsh the chair, Jones said,
funds from the estate will be
used to assist in the collec
tion of original manuscripts
arid other research materials
pertaining to the Pacific
Northwest.
Add to Reputation -
Robert D. Clark, dean of
the college of liberal arts, said
establishment of the Beekman
professorship would add sub
stantially to the university's
growing reputation as a cen
ter for historical research on
the Northwest and the Pacific
coast. , : ;
A selection committee to
determine who will fill the
Beekman chair has been ap
pointed by Clark, with him
self as a member. Others are
William O. Shanahan, profes
sor and head of the depart
ment of history; Wendell H
Stephensn, professor of his
tory; Harry Alpert, dean of
the graduate school, and -.,
Ward Macy, professor ' of
economics,, and chairman of
the Advisory council.
The p-rson selected, Clark
SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1861
erf. Coumseloirs
-.,:'. - . ,,r
said, may be a present mem-
ber of the university history
faculty, or a person now in
teaching or research - else
where. In either case, he said,
the professor will be a scholar
In the history of the North
west and the American West.
Several University of Oregon
faculty members are authori
ties in this field, he noted: ;
Emphaslsai Point
' Shanahan emphasized Dean
Clark's point on the import
ance of original research ma
terials in graduate work. The
Beekman funds, , he noted,
will reenforce the university's
efforts to acquire more manu
scripts. Miss Beekman's father, Cor
nelius C. Beekman, was born
in New York State, and came
west when he was 22. From
1850 until 1853, he worked
as a carpenter and miner in
northern Nevada towns. In
1853, he joined Cramer, Rog
ers and Company as an ex
press messenger and traveled
from Yrcka, , Calif., to Cres
cent City and to Jacksonville,
Ore.
University Graduate
Later Beekman was associ
ated with the Wells Fargo
company In Jacksonville, and
In 1857 he established the
Beekman bank in Jackson
ville. He was mayor of Jack
sonville several times, and a
trustee of the town. In 1878
he was a candidate for gover
nor, but lost the election by
49 votes. , -
His son, Benjamin,-' was
graduated from the Univer
sity of Oregon In 1884. He re
ceived his law degre from
Yale,' taught several years at
the University of Oregon law
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school, and practiced In Port
land. He was active in state
and civic: affairs, and was a
member of the University of
Oregon Board of Regents, in
the days before the state
board of higher education
was formed.- t
Miss Beekman traveled
widely during her life, but in
later years lived quietly in a
Portland hotel suite. She died
in July, 1959.
J. Orville. Llndstrom, uni
versity business manager,
said the Beekman estate had
been valued at approximately
$175,000 for the university's
share.
No one has been appointed
to the chair at this time, Dr
Jones said.
Belfon May Seek
Reelection in 1964
Salem-OIPD-State Treasurer
Howard B e 1 1 o n said late
Thursday he "may seek an
other term" In 1964.
The 68-year-old Republican
was elected to a four-year
term last November.
Belton said he has given
"no really serious thought"
to reelection since It Is three
years away but added: "If I
feel I have done a credible
job, I'll consider running
again."
Belton, a banker, farmer
and former Senate president,
was called out of voluntary
retirement in January, 1960,
by Gov. Mark Hatfield who
appointed him to succeed Sig
Unander.
Belfon ruled out the possi
bility that he might try for
a higher office.
Court Sessions
Informal; Judges
Discuss Problems
(Editor's note: This is the
second of two articles about
the Jackson county juvenile
detention home, and what
it is accomplishing with
children who are detained.)
By JOHN STAFFORD
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
Many children are incapa
ble of meeting and solving
personal problems. It is diffi
cult for a child to determine
why he has an overpowering
urge to rebel against author!.
ty, either in the form of par
ents or society. -;
Children in detention at the
Jacksqn county juvenile de
tention home have profession
al help In analyzing and fre
quently solving their prob
loms. Each child undergoes
thorough counselling by skill
ed juvenile department coun
selors. ,' - - . 1 -
Many times a child is able
to achieve emotional stability
and can adjust to day to dav
problems after a few counsel
ling sessions. However, many
cnuaren aren't able to adlust.
It isn't easy to change a child's
outlook in a matter of days
or weeks. This is especially
true when the child has been
subjected to tense and un
wholesome conditions at home
for an extended period.
Full of Cases ' f
Juvenile records are full of
cases where children were ne
glected by parents, and were
left to create their own enter
tainment, or were forced to
listen to constant argument
by parents. In these situations
it is easy for a child to adopt
the attitude "no one cares
about me." Often a personali
ty clash between the child
and parent develops.
This is only scratching the
surface in describing condi
tions leading to juvenile prob
lems. There are hundreds
more,' as psychologists prove
every day. .
It Is difficult to trace rea
sons for a child s behavior.
Juvenile department counsel
ors start from scratch in coun
selling children.'
Under Supervision'
The four counselors all
work, under , the supervision
ol Mrs. Kay Crowell. director
of the Jackson county juve
nile department. Officially the
counselors perform counsel
ling, supervision and rehabili
tation of delinquent minors.
Unofficially, their duties car
ry them i into rnany other
fields. . ,
The counselor conducts per
sonal Interviews with the mal
adjusted or delinquent chil
dren to ascertain personal
needs of the child. Confer
ences with parents are held.
The counselor confers with
supervisors, social welfare
agencies, schools, churches,
public health agencies and
law enforcement officials.
Then a written report is
prepared and a recommenda
tion is made to the juvenile
court. The report contains all
Information the counselor was
able to gather. Most reports
are lengthy, the result of
hours of-digging Into the
child's past and present.
Not Always Finished
After the case reaches the
court, the counselor's job isn't
always finished. Follow-up in
terviews are conducted at reg
ular intervals for children
placed on probation by the
court. The counselor provides
supervision and counsel for
the children and their parents.
; Thus, the responsibilities of
a counselor are extremely im
portant. Requirements for the
job are strict. It is desirable
that counselors have four
years of college or university
training, preferably with a
major In psychology. It is also
desirable that counselors have
one year of graduate training
or one year of experience in
the field of social case work
or juvenile probation work.
However, it isn't always
possible to find counselors
with this prescribed training.
ao juvenile department ' re
quirements Include the clause
"or a satisfactory equivalent
of experience and training."
Information Available
A large share of work done
by the juvenile department is
directed at making informa
tion available for the juve
nile court. The court meets
Fridays at the detention home,
Court hearings are held in
formally in a special court
room at the home. The gen
eral public is excluded unless
the child or his parents re
quest a public hearing. .
In explaining the court,
Mrs. Crowell says, "The court
does not consider offenses of
a minor as crimes, and the as
sumption of wardship by the
court is not a conviction of
a crime." ,
The juvenile court functions
with a different purpose than
do most adult courts.
According to Mrs. Crowell,
"The court undertakes to cor
rect and redirect Immature
youth toward the acceptance
of responsibility for his acts,
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INTERROGATION Many times a detained child is ques
tioned by law enforcement agencies in an effort to learn
all facts of a case. Frequently the child is not responsible
for a violation of the law. Then the law agencies must at
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COUNSELLING Four juvenile department counselors
are continually busy counselling children in and out of the
juvenile detention home. In addition, welfare department
and the acceptance of duly
constituted authority, toward
a goal - of good citizenship,
rather than meting out punish
ment to suit the offense. The
juvenile court also assumes
that society Is responsible for
the delinquency of its youth,
rather than the concept that
a minor must pay his debt to
society which is applied to
offenders of mature years." ,
Another Aspect
In pointing out another as
pect of the court's purpose.
Mrs. Crowell comments "the
court seeks to provide privacy
for the correction of a youth
ful offender, as his own fam
ily would do, in order that
his future life may- not be
handicapped by results of
youthful misdeeds." .
Another point Mrs. Crowell
emphasizes is that the func
tion of the court is the correc
tion of children. However, she
adds that "although the gen
eral public sometimes believes
that delinquency prevention
should be the court's responsi
bility, it remains the respon
sibility of the community to
initiate and put into effect
those social changes which
would prevent juvenile delin
quency." '
Circuit Court Judges Ed
ward Kelly and Richard Main
preside at juvenile court ses
sions. The atmosphere is in
formal. The judges emphasize
to parents and children that
they don t want them to think
it is a formal court session.
Judge Kelly tells parents
and- children he wants them
to consider the meeting as a
family situation where family
problems are discussed.
Counselor Present
A juvenile depart ment
counselor is present and gives
a detailed account of why the
child is being detained. After
numerous sessions with the
child, the counselor has a de
tailed account of how an act
was committed. The counselor
tells the story, and the child
is free to interrupt and make
corrections if necessary.
Then the judge asks the
child for an explanation of
reasons for the act. The par
ents are also asked to give
their side of the story. After
hearing all sides of the par
ticular case, the judge has a
number of choices.
The largest majority of chil
dren are sent home on proba
tion. The next proportionate
group is committed to the
welfare commission for place
ment in foster homes. Sending
the child to a private institu
tion is the last choice.
Private Institutions
Private institutions Include
the Christie School for Girls,
at Marylhurst, the St. Mary's
School for Boys, at Beaverjpn,
TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
the Cprvallis Farm home,
owned and operated by the
Women's Christian Temper
ance Union.
All these Institutions are
for children under the ninth
grade level.
Private institutions for chil
dren above the ninth grade
are the Louise Home for Girls,
in Portland, and Villa Saint
Rose, another Portland girls'
school.
State .institutions are the
MacLaren School for Boys,
in Woodburn, and Hillcrest, a
girls' institution in Salem.
Not All Peaches and Cream
Naturally, all isn't peaches
and cream at the detention
home. Kay Crowell says the
prime need is for expanded
physical facilities which
would permit an expanded
program. She stresses the need
for a special school program.
". "Most children detained are
too emotionally upset to ac
cept formal schooling," she
points out. A special teacher
is needed, along with a spe
cially designed classroom. "If
we're going to have a teacher
doing remedial work we're
going to need a special class
room." The value of an education
program would be great, ac
cording to Mrs. Crowell.
"When children are approach
ed out of a competitive class
room situation they like it,"
she points out.
Currently teachers from
some schools help children
carry on lessons while at the
home. Mrs. Crowell empha
sizes inai tnere has never
been a discipline problem be
tween tne children and teach
ers while at the home. She
says if children establish a
gqpd relation with the teach
er at the detention home, it
shows up by improvement
when they return to the pub
lic school.
Need for Program
The need for an education
program has been responsible
for formation of a subcommit
tee of the juvenile department
advisory committee. Chair
man is Mrs. Ben Day. Other
members are Howard Gang,
McL,oughIln Junior High
school language teacher, and
Robert Lawrence, principal of
Lincoln Elementary school in
Ashland.
The committee met with
Alf Mekvold, county school
superintendent, and Dr. Leon
ard B. Mayfield, Medford
tempt to. find out who was responsible. Marian Farh&m,'
sheriff's deputy, and Lee Rice, sheriff's department investi-.'
gator, are shown questioning a juvenile girl. . -
personnel counsel children. Larry Tweedy, in center, juven
. lie department counselor, and Fred Stack, 'welfare de
partment case worker, are shown counselling a boy;-
school superintendent. As a
result of the meeting, a letter
was sent to the county court
requesting a meeting of coun
ty and city school officials.
juvenile court judges, mem
bers of the juvenile depart
ment and county court mem
bers.' To date, the meeting has
not been scheduled, . -
Education Program
Mrs. Crowell says one prob
lem has always arisen when
talk of a special detention
home education program has
started. Who is going to fur
nish the money? She indicates
the county court has felt the
money should come from the
county school budget. County
school officials indicate - it
should come from individual
schools. And the schools ar
gue that only a small fraction
of their students ever use the
detention home facilities.
Mrs. Crowell says the court
has been asked- to provide
funds for the education pro
gram for three years. The fi
nancial positions of the court,
county and local schools have
not changed.
Another detention home
problem is overcrowding. The
home has room for eight boys
and four girls at a given time.
Frequently, children who
should be detained are turned
down because of the space
problem.
Acute Space Problem
Current home facilities were
planned to last five, years
without any expansion, ac
cording to Mrs. Crowell. In
one . more year, the . space
problem will be acute, she
says.
Other detention home prob
lems, as outlined by Mrs.
Crowell in her 1961-62 budget
presentation to the county
court, include Inadequate
clerical staff for volume of
work; inadequate space for
reception needs of juvenile de
partment; inadequate tele
phone service; lack of funds
for foster care, and shortage
of equipment to handle ex
panded volume of work.
Mrs. Crowell also has hopes
of increasing salaries for coun
selors, home superintendent,
matron and clerical help. She
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W. Pick Up.
HELP OTHERS!
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points out that it is difficult
to get , qualified ' personnel
with present salaries.
Use of Home
Over 900 children . have
used the detention home since
its founding in 1957.. In 1960,
336 children were detained.
The 1959 figure was 286, and
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tained. ''-''.','"
Juvenile detention is an ex-
nanding field. - And as the
need for detention increases,
the problems become more
complex. Juvenile authorities
are working overtime to solve
these problems. However,
they can't do It alone.
And as Kay Crowell says,
"It remains the responsibility
of the community to inltiata
and put into effect those so
cial changes which would pre
vent juvenile delinquency." -'
Vicar Honored for
Work in Ministry
The Rev. John Smith Power.
vicar of. St. Martin's . Episco
pal church, Shady Cove, and
the Church of the Good Shep
herd, Prospect, was honored
recently- for his outstanding
work in the rural ministry.
The award was presented
during the convention of the
Episcopal church in the Dio
cese of Oregon in Portland. It
was given by the- Oregon
Council of Churches. -
Mr. Power, former assistant
minister of St. Mark's Episco
pal church, Medford, arrived
in southern Oregon in 1958.
He was appointed by the Right
nev., james w.i t'. carman,
diocesan of Oregon, to be the
Episcopal diocesan represent-
Churches', Town and Country
committee and to the commit-'
tee on the state of the Episco
pal-church: The second com
mittee is charged with evalu
ating the work 61 the church
in the diocese : and . making
recommendations.
' Mr. and Mrs. Power make
their home in Prospect.
Sentence Imposition
suspended in. Court
Imposition of sentence on
Charles . Laurence Pittman,
19, of route 1, box 142, Rogue
River, was suspended for five
years in Jackson county cir
cuit court Friday.
Pittman was charged with
breaking into a Gold Hill re
pair shop in December.
Joseph Alexander De
Lorme, 53, of route 2, box
668H, Central Point, pleaded
guilty in circuit court Friday
to - assault with a dangerous
weapon Imposition of sen
tence was suspended for five
years, and he was placed un
der parole supervision. " :
,A pre-sentence report was
ordered on Edith Mae Dillon,
37, of 1041 East Main St.,
Ashland, who is charged with
unlawfully obtaining public
assistance money. She plead
ed guilty.
Mrs. Dillon was charged
with receiving public assist
ance from Jan. 1, 1958, to
Nov. 1, 1960, while employed.
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