Show aft FOR FOE MB BAD A D BOYS A NEW FIELD OF usefulness FOR THEM 0 to tackle science new york fork is ij ap p parenty parent ly Pre preparing parina her erring caz for the electrocution chaibi Ch airi regenerates evil minda the state of new york has penea the path of learning that leads to science to the boys for whom it 11 i forced ia to care As a result of nig the electric department of the state adas trial school at rochester is a corl constant object lessch to those who belie believe ty thu boys who have once stated on a I 1 life if e thu that pointed toward an evil ending c cannot an not be made good citizens it was a good deal of a venture at first bot every day Is now showing the wisdom of the movement ement the electrical machinery that furu furnishes labes the electric light for this institution is praet practically leally operated wed entirely by boy elect electricians there aft N ing of course several instructors to give the boys counsel and be present in case of an emergency when the plant was first put in it furnished 1500 1600 lights for the buildings but thia number was increased to over and the source of light from a 15 horsepower horse power motor to four 5 horsepower one 15 horse power one 1 10 horsepower horse power and two 2 horse power motors the additional motors with the exception of ake the 10 horse poev were all designed and built at tam th school by the boys and all are gavi everyday every day service these boys most meg of them declared incorrigible ohto they were sent to the school set ul and aligned a 50 horse power engine they also changed the electric wires from overhead to underground aad conducted the operation with roea care that no shutdown of the plant was necessary a feat which would have reflected credit on skilled electricians the experience of the boys is is made as varied as possible the repairing done is as different as the many electrical appliances call for every bit of this except the repairing of the testing instruments st is done by the boys bos this includes repairs of motors wiring of chandeliers the wiring rewiring re of new departments part ments caring for bell circuits repairs on are arc lamps and the tg of the same not only do the boys perform all the work in the electrical field proper but all that is directly connected with it also this includes engine work caring for fans that are run ran by motors and the wiping and cleaning of 0 machinery in the powerhouse the cardinal principle of f the instructors is to trust the boys much of the work is placed entirely in their hands with experience gained and under proper instruction they lave eave handled many tasks entirely alone and ami greatly to the satisfaction of the management of the school the result of all this is that every boy whom ft A ts found has a bent in the direction of electrical work Is given an opportunity to develop along this line the results have been astonishing and even now a number of the boys who went to the school hopeless and without ambition bid fair to become electricians of a hi gi order |