The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-08
THEGATECITY.
xA,KuK. 10wA:
TUESDAY 1qkNIxo, DEC. :.


he fellows eoaessnise ~ ssaas RefslA
School ~ Nks alpm Nv Nc Pisaa1s
Journal:
D4Aa JsuxahL. Tit seAsi hss escspisd sat
suall srass = the sslsnss d IT, pepsrs r. sns
STATE % ~, - II SSAes tojo1es L. ~ prse-
eut aatas II u destined y - sa1 sf - ysfsi6
institstions Of The afset Wet. esid sehsel for
had toys, il located lathe Northern part q ~
,on 1kSsn of j11sAsres - goc4psaiFss 49,
aboss siz miles sosth ~ The piesssas tt'e village
tnoIn 8, aM1iss' 3 sMesusi Lebor sSarm,'' but
ha. Scen leased to ,6s ftate, for the rnrposc "
estak,i,h,ns school fer jnvenile offender, ana
one b.i,di =. exfiabae fpr the accommodation Of IS
how. has been erected and furnished in . plsin,
hut Substantial Inanssf.s~ Tho building consists Of
tbyee stories and bsssusnt arranged in tho fol-
I.vfsr manners The bsssment consists Of . kiteh
en- boys dining room, laundry, bathing room,
boys wash room and stsrs room. The fret floor
above the bassspsnt contains the Superintendent
office, receptions room, dining. room for employees,
Superintendent sleeping room. two guest chan
hers one room for female donsstics, and . pssler
room and dernstsry. fhs0 - lasBs An4 cps
sloas apartments, separated BY wide hall. enc
half OF which IL made into comfortable room for
the Principal. Tbs. third ssas ssasisss u tvs
larfs n,sess - N 90 han. Vueo d tAsee noass
!. ess1 = I Ihss ef s.lhary es.sseeesl1
II ". =
"loak up" VI prism" for it il not par
toned Oh into cells, but merely . large
room in which the refractory hoyis given An OPP
psrtuIity 70 meAit1ts upon bis patt condnct; and
IN IKE plans and fnrm good resolutions for ths
future. The other room on this floor II n.sd for
sleeping room for ihc dome stics, and this hall 10
intended iDY an saSi,ional dorsn,tory IN case the
regular room becomes too much crowded for rnm
msr. The main roof VI the building being fat
affords splendid opportunity for viewing the
surrounding country n In clear weather st. Paul,
n little villa xix miles east of the School Farm,
he sssn quite plaiDiy. The Board OF Trustees
having the direct mana cement of the school con-
ssts of an mem b<rs--one from each COMPRESSION
81 District. The following Ar. their names: Hon.
.Jobp A.. Paryn, Hon. ". j. Meir. Hon. Mark A.
Baakiet, y. j.. Cleinmens, I.aac T. Gibhon and
James b. Dadd. These gentlemen porsess high
moral standing, and have the interest 0f this
sebssi IL heart. Prof Joseph Mccsrty, 4. H.,
the Superintendent, ID too well known 70 tbs good
psopls Of lows to nssd a1y Dominant 6em ny psa,
bntee4 me ny that be isA man Of lhrgs sxpsri
sncs o. an educator, having been engaged -
tsachsr Tor moro than twssty years, aad gained
fss AmsaH N sssvhbse repstatioA. He Il
has with hsast in the work, and justly
feels the responsibility rssting spsa ~.
in ths iupssssAts position in which BE i
called to labor. No duty is left unperformsd by
him thst would tend 70 advance tie AssdisE Of
thu seAod ~ promote the happineks Of @SlfsFs Of
the boys entrusted to the care Of the Iowa Re-
form School. NJ !. McCarty, the AAtsss, IL
woMHn ven Afted FOR The discharge Of Tie duties
that cluster around the position assigned her
She ID = lady of gool education and rs6nsNsat
supsfsdds,lts the sboye. She il ! i've christian
aud always has Kind werd and pleasant emile
f,r every ons. Tho boys think it quite IN hoasr
- pernitsed 10 ideher In thu dfschsrge q her
many dutiss. The Principal, c. w. Ainsworth,
!. I. Dr. w. yospg man Of large sgRrisnes y
the Reform ecfr'pi work, having been Connected
wi,h the State Reform School, Mt Lancaster. Ohio,
for nearly thres years, and then be vas CALLED to
aid In foundinga school IN New Jersey, where he
remained about ore year aud half, when he
came 70 this State to labor for the poor urfortu-
nstos and misguided. The hrst boy was received
in this school the 1th Of October last, and now
thefs orc eight I'll Of whom arc doine very nicely
indsel. One boy sets might watch, ? and dos
his work we'll Another works With tenn, and
ono would think to see him abouf his work that
he WAS h red man, to whom fair wages paid.
Three bows work in the kitchen, dining rooms,
and dormitory COR boys. The other Are chop
wood. gather s'srn and do general work. These
boys have AL passed through vieissitudes Of
crime, and 70 save than they we're sent to the Re-
FORM 1chsoi. They Ranld have been sent to the
penitentiAry Were Il hot for the establishment 81
this admirable institation, to which these deiin
raats - ssat and properly cared for, wh-se they
Ire taaghs priasiples ef religion. rs well - Of
cleanliness, and instructed ID the arts and ssi-
saesa. They n eArly i,aprsssed with the ideas
Of uas naaiiassa, aad eiysa y aaassstasA that
each boy nsst do sooseAiag n ordsr 10 bscsus >
rood nan. Cen thsss tg0ytAang nors cheering
than 70 note tbs inprsvsdAe1t msds Ii thsss way
ward boys from day u day.
In my next letter viii -hves your reaiers
with . synopsis Of tAe oussoos, habiis and man
ner of living u thess boys, before they were
committed to the stste Reform School.
Yours, &C., Anlcrs.