Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Dan Pursuit

Beginning in 1982, the California State Juvenile Officers Association began a tradition by presenting one of its outstanding members with an award named in behalf of Dan Pursuit

"All children wear the sign: 'I want to be important NOW.' Many of our juvenile delinquency problems arise because nobody reads the sign."