, 1863-05-13
THE CHICAGO REFORM SCHOOL.
Reports Of the Superintendent,
Teacher and Physician.
INTERESTING STATEMENT OF the
CONDITION Of THE SCHOOL.

We have before us tlc "Seyentk Annual |
Report of the Board Of Guardians Of the Chi. |
cago Reform School to the Common Council |
of the City Of Chicago for the year ending
March 3lst, 1SG3,'' from which We conpcnse
the following summary, giving an interesting
statement Of the condition Of this excellent
institution for the past year:
TOTAL NUMBER OF INMATES.
The tota1 number Of inmates received into
the school since Its opening, Nov. 30th, 1855,
has been I'll On the 1st ct April 'G2, there
were 210 inmates Of whom, duripg the year,
one has been discharged because improperly
committed, four discharged by order OF court,
one returned as incorrigiblc, twenty escaped
and fifty y-onc honorably discharged leaving at
present $50 In the School. OF this number
II. are employed in the different work depart
nsents and 16 arc absent on monthly tickets Of
leave. Ofthose committed, ten confessed to
grand larceny, forty live to petit larceny thir-
teen to vagrancy, eleven without homes, four
to fntenlpcrarcc. seven to truaucy, SIX uncon-
tzolaable and one to arson.
NATIONALITY.
The nationality Of those committed Is as
! follows:
illinois, %; Massachusetts. /: New York, IS
| Pcnnsyisan!a,:s; Michigan, 2: Ohio, s; Indiana
8; Maine, ?; connecticut. 2; New Hamp:hirc.1
l .
| da, :; Unknown, 3.
| PAHEs7AGE.
Their rarentage Is as follows:
| Irish, II; German, &; English, Is: Scotch. .:
French, :; American, %; jew. /; African, 8; Bo:
| heuian, !.
The average age Of those committed is
tTeg ,In yessr aTe5aGe number n connection
number engaged In departments Of work on
| The premises, 1i3.
| WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
| In the laundry there has been washed aud
| ironed s., 800 pieces.
| In the knitting room the boys hare made
go pairs Of stockings, and repaired 2,171 pairs;
| also, picked bair for and filled 2 2*s2l pillows.
| The amount earned By the boys on work.
aside from that required by themselves, is as
follows;
In Emitting roora.. .,+.-.......-....--.SsSs o.
um1i95 tn oSn SheR; shos sbon 81 81 x *
Fs1n.C Cu11iyatirg Willows $50 %
Total, 81 ,al9 ~
In addition to the mcndtng, the boys hare
!. made during The year, 142 prs. Jackets, l5o
prs. pants. ], ,10l prs. s1spenders, 80 caps, 5i6
shirts. ISL n,attFass ticks, 13s pillow cases,
~ curtains, So aprons, = sheets. 104 pillow
nets, 240prs shoes, 9 prs. boots, besides doing
| large amount Of contract work.
TIE FARM AND GARDEN.
The farm, aud garden, worked exclusively
~ the boy, have produced during the year as
fellows:
Potstoee, sss ba.; peas. Y ba;: navy be.ns. 81
h11; cartoss - bu. tomatoes 16 bu.; cucutabtrs
13 bu.; onions, liz h1; bush beans bu.: parsnip.
10 bu. sweet corn. 3 bn.; beets e6 ba-; tarnsp$
cabbage, SIT heads; pumpkins and squashes, 3776
:. hay, 8 tons pork, ,3A MS; veal, 49, ns.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
The Inventory Of stores and furniture o.
hand, March S1st, 'G3, shows property to tht
, value Of 90, 1874
: The expenditures for the year have beer
as follows: Provisions, S., 1896: clothing
s2,l73.:D; household dry goods, S'o5 V;, fMs n
uiturc. S:o,453.51 officers salaries, $4 94o y
: general expenses. Il ,G04, Is; improvements
Sl3, SG3.31. Total, 81, $50: 10: The re:eipt
for the came time are 81, ,SlG.53. The expens
Q has been unusually heavy, owing TO inc az
!. struction Of one of the buildings By ire an
=, the erection Of buildings for two divisions
"a the school.
From the MISCELLANEOUS Report NC githc
st tue following Interesting items:
nc ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY.
le ~. We haEs also received two hundred hyaa book:
m Tuthii BinF, one hundred and dfty % Tcstsment, @
from the Chicago Bible Society, and a Mtnie rid
HON R,;c III x ~ Nso taken 1ro the rebels
H. FoF onr ifbrssy nc Esvc received tonr vo,,,,.
re from Messrs Tomlnson Broth ere cchteen roin,a:
of from Mrs. .. Y: shpman and hftoea voluues fro,
VI r1avcl MoBely. Esq. VIC arc also under ohi1e.
We lions 10 the illinois Central Railroad COMPANY
ba furnished the school for to
'ue and back on the Fourth OF duly. All these favo
easa 70 e Il e
tereet IL their welfare which is ts!s By many of
citizens"