Show territorial REFORM SCHOOL AND GROUNDS OGDEN UTAH TUH REFORM SCHOOL opening exercises on a mot pleasant day A more day than bealer day could not have been asked by who fervently wished the success of the opening of the territorial reform school though in the business part ot the city the streets were muddy on the higher ground tills had disappeared the eim was shin ang brightly and a prettier sight anan abe recently completed structure could not be found it was imposing lin iti architecture surrounded by the grounds BO bell laid out by sir the graab was green and the tinted autumn leaves had not yet fallen from the trees to abit all llie sin the abow lad bills in the background to glisten and form a moat beautiful frame for this work of science and skill for an hour during morning carriages M ere running to and fra continually guests from the various trains the whole presented a pleasing arpelt such as struck die people of oden uita pride and a at thua haugg secured a building of the greatest bui importance to the territory in general and the city in eacil A few minutes after 11 the oden band numbering twenty pieces marched up from ilia C ty to abe grounds playing martial airs on the way when they approached alie groi indi all became ofir and excitement their faaee had gone far and wide and on reaching the entrance they presented a fine appearance in their parted and amid music they entered the wide and massive arch into the loggia from whence aliey were conducted to seats in one corner of the room nar the stand the schoolroom on the northwestern B de of the building was filled to overflowing before the exercises began and the hallway was crowded with citizens eager to liten to the exercises and obtain an idea of the ob docta of the institution the absence of gov arthur L thomas was noticed by one and all daring the night his brothers wife had died and he was unable to attend 40 hit own regret as well as that of the community Es secretary W 0 hall and the author of the beform school bill altonji Anton JI luca alto absent each of these being speakers on the occasion the WAS necessarily very much c anaed on the eland were wae 1 elijah J sells secretary of the territory aioo charles C prosecuting attorney of county joeli carton prosecuting attorney of davis county nten dent cf construction and recently appointed superintendent of the ins itu tion leoti james II 11 M ye asi istatt attorney of silt lake co tinly lion alicy II 11 gonei prosecuting attorney of cox alder county II 11 II 11 llo lapp eeb of the board of trustees of the beform school elia A sm th resident re ident of council of the last legislative session hon cleftia W county of the council of legislative aaa m bly hon john T cina representative in from utah territory lion P S prosecuting at torney of silt like lion john st You iii from aall lake of ahe council of alio list argis lalive wm G collett deat from district to the coming legislature mayor F J fencl of city llev frank bardelt and lion jo aph stanford and alderman S 1 l of the city Coun Lilot oden in the andieu cs were bitic d many other bembera of the late legislature chidi pawed the beform bill and alio attendant arp in the absence of the goe iuar sec rela y sells p esiel the 0 v ith a i belec tion entitled from the oida band prayer was offered by rev F bar nels who prayed the of the aej of the in in the refi of be wayward new orleans march w ai rendered by the og len band the chairman said the of this have in the tate I 1 your hibbeat dolbeer to address ou mayor F J kiebel maj or kicmol welcomed the guests to the city and the people of uden in the following words through the courtesy of the mian ag I 1 lave been alie honor of welcoming all to lake fart in the ceremonies of the school a task which is my delight delig lt to on behalf of city aej trust you will benj y yourselves carrying aft ay with on the recollection 0 having hours pleasantly and I 1 rubt profitably in more than one sense with the of oden 8 me of the gentlemen who are now gracing the occasion by their kcf aate have been active in furthering this benevolent the 0 wh ch we ate now abacut to celebrate by having faithfully labored in alie halls of the legislature and bv timely and favorable favo rabe becom by the they deserve alie of all the anth the bill to choso whoso ahola boiled meyn lj a willing tribute to W west lio tinned the bileto contend l tor ogden at ti memorable tinie vi biilly eo aching antory fiji ir ct I 1 allude ly to our to the former mayor and alio city council of ogden who by their liberality and of these beautifully situated brounda gro unda have made it possible pos to obtain for us this great toon finally to the trustees and lie building committee lav ing in charce its execution who have acquitted themselves of the onerous and upon them with so much zeal and with such signal ability such critical laffe and correct judgment having in ant accomplished EO much with BO little mention and ol raise is due to what nobler work can we dedicate ourselves than to eliat of the of humanity to assist in good men and out of thone w ho were it nut for thia wise would become outcasts nd a burden on the community the young people committed to the charge of the institution who too often only are the creatures of untoward stances have another chance given them to be reclaimed and lie come naefel of society instead of a welling the already too greit army and act gaira who in recent years locut iipp are ew arming over the country or yet worse reinforce our irini inal classe filling poorhouses poor houses and penal instead of productive against every ne and everyone against them from such fate the training and the re douning influences of this school is designed to rescue them and I 1 am to state eliat from the cal records of other similar institutions weare justified in prognosticate mg the most happy results money expended for such a purpose is ricly applied bath from the philia and from the politico acono mical standpoint it is like breal ceat upon debaters and will surely return the end ament and support of this or similar institutions for the amelioration of the condition of these or other in modern times is not rare beare progressing in this as in kotlier directions and is proof in refutation of tha threadbare thread bare charge this is preeminently a age and that in lie pursuit of wealth wa forgot what ii due our fellow beings I 1 am also glad to say and take special pride in pointing out tint eleaih in this work in this particular baing in alio van of all the new attics and territories us to those committed to them the immediate control of permit me to say eliat I 1 believe them to bo i able and competent com patent thoroughly ap preci aing the responsible duties them calling for the bierc sa of alie highest philanthropy benevolence judgment unselfish devotion aad heroic patience to make the r task bisier and that their burdens may be lightened the people of orilen pledge their support and assistance si trustfully relying oa our nor and legislature to provide all hat kiy yet ba wanting to make the good work commenced under each benign auspices a success in every denae of the word and from every point loud appl aasel Chair imn bella the next speaker who will addrow you nag a roem jer of alio last legislature and to him we are greatly indebted for this institution I 1 have the lonor of introducing to you lion 0 0 Iti chardi mr Kili arJa bald mr president ladies an J gent lemenI would gladly from the task aoto me if prop r but ot able disappointment I 1 have been des gnatek to represent I 1 ton anton II 11 lund the author of the reform school bill eliat aaa is no doubt a stranger to many of you while he may be an acquaint lean say that he is a man of bread views and large inel lecta od has ever looked forward to the interests and the advancement of the territory of utah ho was ever ald in disposition he a man of indomitable n ill lie has in trod aced tha earna bill fl inch made this institution a possibility or similar bill for the past three or four for some reasons hichi it does not on abia occasion behoove me to mention they were defeated and failed to become law at the last bitting eitting of the legislative assembly of aliis territory my friend for such he proved to be concluded by the introduction of the reform school bill to go one step tar hr and designated ogden weber county as the place for the location of the school it was done from no bellith botne but he named the place and intended it that way from a yenip of honor he believed that in the furtherance 0 jlii tico and in the interests of tha entire population ot utah tarr tiry no more suitable place than ojen could b found tt the location of this import tant institution lie was friendly to weber county at every turn he to bo the friend in that of weber county as the proper location at the last session he voted first last and all the time for oden and got the loti tion cheers riis absence tody to dy ia to be regretted perhaps it may be the dull of the board of trustees that he ia not here today to day aad no ong regrets the fact more than we w ere late in getting our mutations issod delaya were experienced in the completion of the work before us anil it kiy ba because of lateness iu this matter that our friend Is nut here to daiy diy it is probably oar fault that when ha received the invitation he had not the airm to BO arranga hia bui ineas affairs that he could consist antly leave for thia pi ce and view the work that he waa instrumental in BC complis liing to bo frank with you I 1 think our fault and we ovi a the public an apolo fry for abas miss ing bis presence here today to day the motives which prompter teJ him to this the motives which prompt ety good citizen he knew that tharo were many young boys and girla in the territory going astray and who should gi to the reformatory of to the jails lie baw tho beneficial effects it would have on society and be introduced the bill and persevered until it became law it pro ides for the confinement of bath bexes for the education and moral training of the in inac and for such mechanical and implements placed at their disposal as through a knowledge of their use will make them industry oos and law abiding citizens when leaving the reformatory there is twofold two fold character in the reform schoola to correct children of their evil ways in the interest of and to enable them to taka care of themselves as honest cit on their emerging from alie school children who hao not hid the privilege of a common school education in nine cases out of ten are found to be the of these institutions we have liere the means of giving them the information and tr aning which will assist them in g and become good citizens in the state in the dis ireton and authority granted by the legislative body of tho territory to the trustees they iwa decided to mike this an educational wit a penal aneti tuition tion not that the inmates will be allowed to run broad cakl on alie streets to commit depredations on the people of the community but to havo them properly disciplined be no turnkey no cells in chith to confine the boys and girls no graced windows it you can find a grated window in aliis build ng from top to bottom you will lied one of the know nothing cheer we were forcad by the architectural style of this boulding la have two vacant spits in alie structure which are dark faey are called colls but will be bied for I 1 ha of pipers an 1 documents and not tor the of alie incites in mites the history of institutions having twenty foot walls eur rounding the grounds fraed win doa a turnkey and all the paraphernalia of a prison shows that under this inora have e tadd than where the fences were low tho windows march ang in and out with as little restraint as ro eible while adhering to the rules and fu bering the purposes of the school this bill became a law on the ath of march 1888 on the of the baino month governor caleb W west william C hall and the prosecuting 0 ajah salt lake davis weber and hot elder counties which by the constituted the bofird of trustee met and organized the governor was appointed president and after biary were completed the board appointed three 0 thir members barton and jones a committee to go east and visit the various prominent ansti i tuti cina of tills kind in the union lieal izing that we knew nothing of the methods of ting a school wa aim realized tint ne might wate of the appropriated b the territory many cimei the amount of money it would coat uj to bind athla committee out and fier efra decided on that step aid on their repot we would hi able to work on the erection of this institution ution we have amad it to be a proper and payin investment these gentlemen kindly laid ther personal besmen busmen bus men aside and went east the visited foar teea different institutions from colorado to chu and from M to tho bouthern line their gave us an id aa how a reform schiol should ba conducted this subject has received the careful attention the legislators of the nation for a period of auly a years and to use a common expression aliey are now getting it down to fine point in lansing mich the committee visited an institution which djs one of the earliest in the having been established in the it was started after alio old style they learned eliat nhen first a twenty foot wal aia eraste 1 to keep the boys from escaping second a turnkey was employed the windows and dom were barred the reports thaw that the first was 51 and in one year 14 of those had escaped over 25 per cent finding this method too expensive they decided to adopt the method which now prevails in many states they demolished the wall discharged the turnkey tore kofl the grating and in the next eight yera with an attendance of SOO they had to record the escape of only five today to day they are running it on the family plan as we expect todo to do only thy are doing it on a much larger scale than we now I 1 wish to call your attention to a lew things in the of building may aid yoa in the of the structure a first place let ma say that a ot the prison methods are in vogue today in senna of the institutions visited by alie at ahse dinst tu alon when abaiy was brought in by the sheriff who is another appan Jasa of prison rules ho waa ushered into the doir by the turn tey the peculiar uniform of the institution wai in readiness and he was clothed in that on hia first entrance thereby giving him to that he was a prisoner in every sansa of tha word he bolh M were aa and were guarded wilh the rifle and with vigilance the boy at once began to look dejected there waa but little to encourage hm what was done was more aa something compulsory than in cheer fulce and haarby acquiescence etli ilia rulea of he institution they were then turned out to attora who woud work them aa would from all tins the hoy begin to that the govern meet had some brudge to bottle with him and that it would from him through hii labors two dollars to every one spent in hia board and clothing he understood hat ho was a conict and he vai branded by tha sut he wore what wag there to encourage him what inducement lie would bay is there to be cheerful what is there to assy that anyone has been charitable chari tabe to me nd that the sta has bew doing me a it is surprising that with all this discipline and vigilance no many are reformed as the statistic really show there ar other institutions were an ely of educational turn they beli eel that when the boy vaa brought in here roa a reason fur his being thiera or for his having committed the crime for which lie was pent to the if he had no parent to guide him and he had drifted away he was not ble tor his condition it asa SWA pay |