Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-09
Schools of Reform.

to the State Reform Farm, located near Ian
caster, Fairfield county in that State. As W
- are about establishing School of Reform il
D this State for juvenile offenders, it may h,
well enough to note the manner in wbic,
. similar institutions are conducted elsewhere
, Inc correspondent of the Gazette savs Of fl,
Ohio State Reform Farm;
There is not one institution that con srr
pass It, The good discipline-not Inv VIII
ping ana locking up-they furnish the in
mates but 10y kind and gentle reproof The
Ias' 'hing the officers adhere to after oivino
'ne inmates a trial Of bread and water onJ
SUSPENSION ,1I from his lodge, is corporal punish.
a"e"" Inc reader may well understand
among so many bad boys there is once in n
6le'' "nlie, one who cannot be MANAGED ~,
8,G.eIueu l VIII now tell the readers some
'"i w concerning their discipline
ine boys are received from all the Courts
81 every county, which the reader win SEQ L,,
n oo"N'n5 "t Ihe annual report. After bow
,; o'i'' I"ere he VIII be dressed in the insttn.
w.; '.ol,es' ana receive the four badoe
In 'lieI % tne lowest grade. BY his rood con.
! L,, liz "5'i oe promoted every month and
~ us oad conduct he will be deprodad ~
Keep the same badge another mouth Oe1, OF
boy keeps the four badge one nontI, ..',1,
get the three, and next the two ond NY, "ii'
one 30 he goes through this FINN ~. ,''o
UuO yon must remember that he win nn5 49,
V,Tohgh unless his conduct is GOOD e., -, 81
olu oy'word Is, "the sly fox rets can',ht SONY,
,'nie OF another" this is the wav 6sre. tbo
S'y generally gets caught at his tricks be-
iole he comes thus far, and punished bv
using MS badge. After boy goes thropr6
'neSe -FOUR badges lie will be promoted To t2a
e"Sie; Alter he stays in the earle three
months, or honor badge" as they call if he
"Hl receive AN honorable DISCHARGE. signed
oy tle Assisting Commissioner, to leave the
! institution on probation. What have hoard
u tne ooys' they are all doing well. The
| eagle badge, the reader must understand has
'hree grades; namely, the third Grade this
grace the boy gets after the one 6adoe the
second grade, and next the first grade Tbe
reader must understand that the how who il
IN the eagle class, his conduct must be EXTRA
ordinary.
AS matter ofeourse, in an institution like
tins there must be strict discipline Every
thing must go with to regularity of clock
work. We quote again:
In the morning when they rise a hell i
rung by the night Waterman Each eIdar
brother awakens his division. or class Aner
dressing the boys are lined up, (what I mem
ny TINS Is, they are in straight line which
gives them handsome aud STRAIGHT onnear-
anee) and walk in this line to the wash basin
or porch, where they wash. Each how has,
ms own basin and towel for to know them
apart they are numbered Each bow has
After washing the boys ali line I'M
ana comb their hair; each boy is required to
nave handsome appearance. After the
boys are washed and combed, the second hell
VIII ring, which is for breakfast. All the
boys are lined up and march in their line to
breakfast, each elder brother eating with his
olas' The board is such
as most people get-good, wholesome food.
Each boy has two suits of clothes After
breakfast the boys turn themselves around
and after one of the elder brothers reads
chapter in the bible, prayer is repeated by
all the boys and then they march out in line ;
and form line in front of the house, on the {
pavement This is the way in the summer t
TIME suppose in the winter they line M in
Ihe iall OF each building, and then march in {
10 Ihe school room, after having half DAYS |
scnool or Two hours and half, don't know /
winch. AT IL the boys get ready for din.
= !
only they have meat for dinner. and very !
often soup; but they do not read a chapter in
The bible after dinner, neither after supper j
After dinner the boys have an hours piav-
time, and then each shop boy goes to the d
shop, and each elder brother takes his bows (
out to labor, some in the woods, others at the '
barn, and others at the wood pile. At five Il
)r half past five the bell rings, and the BOYS 81
leave their work, and wash and fix them 6
selves for supper After supper they have Y
recreation, and by the blowing of the whistle i
which each elder brother has, the boys all a
come to their places in the line, and pass into ?
he school room After they get seated each Q
boy picks out such piece from book or |
paper as he chooses, and by the permission of Q
MS elder brother, reads it and in this way /
.he time is passed, each one trying to i'm J.
prove himself, by the assistance of lis elder J
brother. At nine o'clock the elder brother f
reads chapter ia the bible and offers a a
prayer, after which the boys retire '
they have a small library which they have 0
earned by their own money. l mean to tell
you how they get their money a boy takes
l task, and after he finishes it, he can do \
over work, or take another task BY his do |
ng over-work lie gets so many credits-ten
credits make a cent and he must not get over
sixty credits. You will some day c
lear of a boy from the Estate Reform Farm"
Is a Senator, and filling our offices of State. il
DIsrRIcr AGRICULTURAL SoclrrIrs.-The San '
Andreas Independent, is decidedly in favor t
If District Agricultural Societies, and remarks |,
Is follows:
1t will create a lively spirit of rivalry O
,mOnOst the froutipr COMMITTEES in A orirult,- d.
al matters, and offer greater inducements Il
or all the farmers and stock raisers of the t
State to come out once a wear and show the Il
rest products of their industry. In great n
collection of fruits, stock, DC, like that hitch
was exhibited at Sacramento last fall, the far 5
ners in many of the counties did not care q
much to have their products figure. They t
perhaps lacked confidence, as against the en-
ire State, or what is more likely still, were {
70 remote from the seat of the Fair that they
Gould not attend without mourning too great
waste of time and money These District l
fairs will do away with these Objectionable $
every farmer will have an OPP |
lortunity to attend, lose day or two, and {
eturn. If our horticulturalists of Calayeras t
AXE their fruit down to Stockton, they will |
,nly have to contend against San joaquin 5
luoumne and perhaps Alameda counties for |
and not as under the old plan, I
he entire State. Let us encourage the idea {
hen, and get mp a meeting Of the farmers
md gardeners of the county, to be held-say q
1t San Andreas on the 22d inst, and pledge
,ar cooperation with our neghbors of San !
Joaquin, who intend holding District Con- t
'entiop as soon as they can hear formally
rom the neighboriBg counties.