Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-26
rTlAND HERALD,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1865,
KeTorn schools.

wsstboro', and that of CGnuecti-
-, at Neriden-are both OF recent ORR
,se lormer having been in operation
,,srs the latter II years.
From the reports it appears that the
,oe number OF inmates In the West
M school during its first 10 years,
Is 1851 in the Meridian school up to
q spring s27.
The average yearly number in the in-
,tution at Westboro' from 1861 to
ssi was 473. The original capacity oil
| ,he institution was intended for only
M hut the number having exceeded
+s,sNwit at the end Of the first year, it
,os Ourd necessary to double the di-
tensions OF the building, which was
[,e in 1923 from which time the
~nber continued TO increase, until in
"a 5S there were connected with the in
a tuition $50 boys,
I There is connected with the buildings
arm Of nearly 800 acres, on which it
uas the original design that the boys
sfou,d be put at work, but the farm has
M apparently proved either a profitable
81 economical Investment Ior the inSti-
& D.. The establishment is construct
the model Of Il orl~"a house. with
4 w'or.cN. cell, and work shops, and
y 70. treated originally As Il place 81 con
n ment and labor, as we'll as OF lnstruc-
Il the cond''.'n "i sentence beng al
Nj flFc TO DE committed either 10 jan
Ed ,ac Reform ~choo. Commitments
Ev made by any court or justice, OF
I'm, under the aSe o. 10 lor any offence
ID .reNlous., punished ~ ImprIson-
I'M emf NNE Me, Ans IeIHl u sentence was
E|f Pom one year 20 Inc EXPIRATION o. mi
SSn Or.,F,
81 Asa place OF conHncmen; merely. it
~ .Ound to work badly, many boys
NJ gagdlng il as an imprisonment pre-
9ored to make themselves amenablc to
h shorter term in the county Jail or
@oaSe OF correction.
II Thealternative sentence was abolished
In the Legislature, and the power of
\ Onmitment restricted to the Superior
sDd Probate Courts, while the sum of
'ffty cents week was assessed by the
State and is now assessed on any town
Rom which boy is committed. toward
M BOYS support.
q Besides this, several houses have been
built outside the walls, in each of which
hom 20 to 80 of the most deserving of
&c boys are colonized or allowed TO live
ID families, where they feel not so much
IKE prisoners of state as ike children
81 home. This change is said to be one
u the most benehceut vet made in the
institution.
Il The time is divided into six hours for
Tabor, four for school, eight and q half
for sleep, and four and a half FIR dove
ton and recreation. The work is done
mostly in the shops. at the nresent time
Ebn chairs: but il ia said that the WORK
b. this institution has materially de-
creased in value. and DOES not nav as
well as in other institutions Of like kind
ghe Superintendent devotes sn.cial at
fention to education. believing that this
rlass of bows will have no other onnor.
tuuity to acquire the culture the dis.
eipline of mind and Epow,edoo uh;cb
ihey particularly need tn rroraro +horn
dor an honorah HE and rsaf,l me-.
Of the results oF tba scbooI both ros
Ave and negative We cannot or conrs.
ihakc any precise measurement or eta+o
klnent. OF 2,71o who had gone from tho
lsChool in September 1919 1850 had haar
inden.ured and hired ont and of ss5
who had bean heard from .inoa 1oo,,ino
The school I 81O were known To no ,ood
members of society while tho ,nnhor
known to he positively had members Of
soci4.v was only $40 and the number
\. doubtful members Of society 252
u But the confidence of the officers Of
1t institution who have been connected
NTH i, through several wears that the
senool is good to the state. is deserv-
NJ Of some consideration They say
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