DID IT FIT THE CRIME?
A thirteen-year-old New York boy, teased by his playmates recently, lost his temper and struck back with a piece of iron pipe. The stricken boy died.
The New York Children's Court Judge, Mr. Justice Panken, while still considering the case, ordered the culprit to read four books—"Utopia," by Sir Thomas More; "It's Never Too Late to Mend," by Charles Reade; fA Yankee at the Court of King Arthur," by Mark Twain; and "Adam Bede," by George Eliot.
Judge Panken says that he often prescribes books for the young delinquents who come before him, fitting them to the individual case. Among his standbys are "Tom. Sawyer," by Mark Twain; "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen; and "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 138, 7 December 1935, Page 26
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124DID IT FIT THE CRIME? Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 138, 7 December 1935, Page 26
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