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Show THOMAS OPPOSES J Superintendent of State Indus tR trial School Takes Rap at rjk Institutions. 'fejp? HIS VJRW INDORSED BY M: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' " Need of a Park Agent Also Is , Needed, the Authorities f Superintendent 11. IT. Thomas, of tho j State Industrial school at Ogdou, in bin 1 biennial report handed to tho governor 1' Monday, sounds a s cry of warning against tho establishment of dctentiou homes in ovcry county of the slate, f To do so would tend to make- tho in T dnstrial school a reformatory or prison jr tho same as in. many of tho eastern . states. r Mr. Thomas suggests, instead of do- 1, tcution homes, that the industrial A j school be placed entirely upon tho col- fifr. . tago basis, thus providing for the segre- h gation, not only of the boya and girls. 11 . but of the first and more hardened H i -offenders. He is heartily' endorsed by jfl tho trustees in their biennial report to JKf tho governor, io which Mr. Thomas's lr'f; report is attached: j 1 "Tho course that, to mo seems the J most prudent," says Mr. Thomas, "Iho most economical, and by far the moski.- productive of good to tho boy, is toagjMj place this institution absolutely upon a 1 cottage basis, equip it with trades fa- f j eilitics, and make it, :Ul in all, a J school where- tho boy or girl of bad W environment or wayward tendencies I and of unfortunate, parontage may bo f sent and properly trained. If tlna wero done, tho boys and girls could bo segnl gated as to their habits and lendoneir "V and the immoral kept to themselves-. 1 More of Cottage Plan. fi Mr. Thomas says that ouc cottage , might bo set apart, for those on probn- lion, whore boys might be sen for tn-il ,1 periods without losing oducational op- .; portunitics. and I his could be done M without milking the order of commit-meuls commit-meuls that obtains as to the industrial -m school. " But to establish detention -W homes throughout the state," he con- M tinucs, "and to send here only the ! iuvenilo criminal, would make- of our ilj school a reformatory or prison, such aaj they have in nearly all eastern stnlos, l not. in connection with the industrial W schools, but separate institutions, where Jfc thoso who continue refractory and uu- a manageable may be sent for further j discipline. j "I would urge your honorable body j to m:jke. a strong appeal to the gover- j nor and legislature to give such slip- i port lo one institution as will enable 1 us lo place it entirely upon tho col- 1 tage basis, and lo use every effort to avert the. calamity of making our one 4 industrial school a .iuvenilo peniten- i l.iary, with -homes of diversified inter- J est and management sill over the slate. Let us have one .school that, we may j bo proud of and that shall take rank. ? as our other slate institutions hao j! done, among Iho foremost ot the na- 1 tion."" Report of Trustees. i The trustees, in their roport, reiterate the need of a parole agent, to visit Ji paroles at regular intervals, see thai ' they aro provided with suitable home? ' j ami look after their general welfare. It is absolutely necessary that UiQ 3! .superintendent have a parole agent on c' the outside to assist him in handling '1 such outside cases, the report declares, ;v, and an appropriation of .'i,000 is roc- fe oinmended for that purpose, to cover J' , a period of two years. J The appropriation of JfMO.oTO.l L bv the last legislature is practically ex- m hausted, the reporl says, and i.(50pX;mi is asked for for tho next Uy yc!lrs;wsy $1)100 of which is to cover- deficits. IB The expense of maintenance of the in- iff-males iff-males ot' the school was greater tho Yr" . last two years than the preceding bien- It' niuin because of the advanced cost of I' living and tho like. The trustees ask for an appropriation 1 I of $5000 to finish the girls' cottage, be 1' ' can last summer; $-000 for two new If Kjrk Bender fire-escapes; $1000 for mcfre library books: an additional $lf00"'' to complete the waterworks system and , ."pUOOO for other betterments. k' The new healing system is being p completed at a cost of $10,000. The biennium .iust closed and the latter ' fe' part of the preceding one might prop- 't r-erly r-erly bo alluded to as the rehabilitation ; J? of the industrial school, the report says ' jh "It is the intention to convert tho $ W main buildings into a trades schoew the report says." When the girls' nei cottage is completed the present girls'1 . cottage will ljo utilized as a cottaao .' I-for I-for boys between 1 and 10 years old, ' I those under being continued in the two-, ,' story cottage. In the coming bienuiuni ; t.' work 011 the coltiigo for boys over 16 -J should begin. This, completed, will givo j . three boys' cottages and one girls' cot-tage. cot-tage. thus carrying out the intontion "t USl of the legislature to operato the school j: H 011 tbu collage plan. j if Cost of Buildings. f' "By the removal of the boys from ;. f.J the main building and the erection of v a central kitchon and dining room for t, Rt boys to eat in and a cottage for tho ,' IVj superintendent, the main building could easily be converted into a trades school. Tho estimated cost of Hie superintend- ? . cut's cottage is $7000, and of the din- j ing room and kitchen $o000, which tlio fl-report fl-report recommends appropriated. The dailv average attendance the last h two months was J 25.43. In the pre- , fH ceding biennium the attendance at t . times was a slow as 70.57. Tho cost per l diem per capita for general maintop I L mice this biennium was $.S899; in WtlJ j s and 1000. $.77S7. (' Supt. Thomas" report shows that 10 ju boys and .'50 girls were received at tho -seliool'in the biennium. The utlend:incft WBiriT. now is 121. 94 boys and :0 u'.rls. VTh; number on paroles or furlough is j'.lOv "Wf making 490 under the school 's nuni'sui,11" tion. Eleven of the commitment.1' .1? the bieuniuin were from the outs 1 tv' states, including three from Missouri. Of the boys in the school 23 havo r fM father and 10 110 mother; of the girl seven have no father and eight n Jw mother. Six boys and two girls have ff neither parent living. J- S |
