supervision. We beg to urge careful consideration of the fact that the judges of the City Court are, in effect, the board of managers of the Detention Home, responsible for every phase of its administration. 7. That provision be made, under the discretion conferred by the new act, for the hearing of cases of women at a different hour from cases of men, and that, so far as practicable, spectators be excluded during the trial of women. 8. That cases of abandonment, non-support, cruelty to and neglect of children, and kindred offenses against children be heard in a separate division of the City Court, such division to be presided over by the judge holding the Children's Court. In closing we wish to express our gratification at the intelligent study and careful consideration which the development of the probation system in this city has received during the past two years, and at the noteworthy progress which has been made towards securing effective and helpful oversight of persons released on probation. We compliment the judge of the Police and Children's Courts, and the judges of the Morning Courts on their contribution towards securing an effective probation system, and we note with great satisfaction the disposition on the part of the members of the newly constituted court to continue the development and the conservative extension of the use of probation. Respectfully submitted, HOMER FOLKS, President. APPENDIX C RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE PROBATION COMMISSION, MAY 28, 1909. Whereas, The Hon. Samuel J. Barrows, who died on April 20, 1909, drafted the first New York State probation law, enacted in 1901; and Whereas, Dr. Barrows was by appointment of Governor Higgins an esteemed and influential member of the first New York State Probation Commission of 1905-1906, and as a member of that Commission and Secretary of the Prison Association of New York, contributed much to the establishment and development of the treatment of offenders by probation methods in New York State, and as United States Prison Commissioner and President cf the International Prison Congress has aided in introducing probation into other states in the United States and in foreign countries; Be it therefore Resolved, That the New York State Probation Commission hereby testify to the great personal worth of Dr. Barrows, and that the Commission publicly recognize the great value of his labors in promoting legislation on probation, public interest in the subject and the more effective application of probation methods, and testify to the loss which the cause of probation sustains in his death; and Be it also Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be entered on the records of the New York State Probation Commission; that a copy be sent to the Prison Association of New York and that a copy be sent to the family of Dr. Barrows. CHARLES F. MCKENNA, DENNIS MCCARTHY, Committee on Resolutions. RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE PROBATION COMMISSION NOVEMBER 16, 1909. Whereas, Commissioner Dennis McCarthy, who has represented the State Board of Charities on the State Probation Commission, resigned on November 4, 1909, to accept from Governor Hughes the appointment to the office of Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities; and Whereas, Mr. McCarthy, as chairman of the State Board of Charities Committee on Probation in 1903, drafted and secured the passage of bills permitting magistrates outside of cities to appoint probation officers and extending the advantages of probation to children; and Whereas, Mr. McCarthy was an active and efficient member of the temporary State Probation Commission of 1905-1906, and as a member of the present State Probation Commission since its organization in 1907, has devoted much time to its work and to extending and improving the probation system in the State; Be it therefore Resolved, That the members of the State Probation Commission regret exceedingly that their pleasant associations with Mr. McCarthy in the work of the Commission must discontinue, and that the Commission must lose the benefit of his extended experience, sound judgment and valuable suggestions. CHARLES F. MCKENNA, HOMER FOLKS, Committee on Resolutions. APPENDIX D CAUTION AND SUGGESTIONS TO PROBATION OFFICERS.. STATE OF NEW YORK, To Probation Officers: STATE PROBATION COMMISSION, ALBANY, July 30, 1909. DEAR SIR. From the monthly reports received by the State Probation Commission it appears that about one-quarter of all probation officers in the State exercise supervision over both juvenile and adult offenders. Where the volume of work is sufficient to fully occupy the time of different probation officers for children and for adults, this division of work appears to us clearly desirable and highly important. Where, however, the amount of work is insufficient to occupy the time of two officers it is likely to continue to be the case for some time that one probation officer will be called upon to look after both children and adults. To such officers the State Probation Commission desires to offer a word of caution. The statutes of the State make mandatory provision for the separation of children under restraint or conviction, from adult offenders, by the following language: "No child under constraint or conviction, actually or apparently under the age of sixteen years, shall be placed in any prison or place of confinement, or in any courtroom, or in any vehicle for transportation in company with adults charged with or convicted of crime." (Penal Law, § 486.) While there is no statutory provision regarding the separation of juvenile and adult offenders on probation, every consideration of public policy emphasizes the desirability and importance of such separation. We particularly urge, therefore, that probation officers caring for both children and adults take special precautions not to require or permit juvenile and adult offenders to report to them at the same place and time. It is very desirable indeed that the juvenile offenders be seen not only at a different time but at a different place. The evils which might easily arise from the association |