Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-31


VIM, G. Fairbank superintendent 81 200 90
Mrs. NJ. Il. Fairbank, matron, 400 90
Edward L. Healey, Asst Superin-
tendent, Overseer chair shop, 800 90
Oliver J. Marcott, teacher, 450 90
Elon e. Buss, farmer. ADO w
shop. 45O 90
i1c ca " Ts 800 90
George cor d. Field, Waterman, 2lO 90
Miss Angie Z. Cogswll, teacher, 300 90
Miss Kate McClary, teacher, 300 90
Miss Mary F. Stowen, tailoress. POS 90
dining room. 1856 90
Mrs. Jennie E. Buss, laundress, POS 90
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Weber, nurse, 80 90
NEW BUILDING.
The main business of the years past
has been the erection of the new build
ing of the Institution, fully described in
the report of the Superintendent.
To build it in accordance with the re-
quirements of the Legislature of 1870,
has exceeded the appropriation made for
the purpose. And as buildings must be
heated, lighted and furnished to be used,
the Trustees proceeded to do this upon
the credit of the State, in manner to
correspond with the style, objects and
dimensions of the building ordered by
the Legislature.
Our State can show a building equal
to any in the United States in its equip
ment for the practical purposes Of a re-
form school.
It's heating, cooking, washing and dry
ing are done by steam.
A steam pump will supply the tank in
the attic with water from the cistern,
should the aqueduct fail, and this may
be relied on in case of fire.
Fire hose is attached to the water
pipes in each story of the building.
The lighting is by gas, manufactured
in the building.
It's four school rooms, chapel work
shop and dormitory leave nothing to be
asked for.
The modern improvements, when
judged necessary to bring the Institution
up to the requirements of the times and
of the best ordered establishments, have
been adopted. The Trustees believed
they would have failed in their duty to
the State to have done otherwise And
the Institution is now fitted to school
two hundred and fifty boys or more and
to set them forward in the right path
to become honest and respectable men.
Throughout ChristendOm there is rap
idly spreading the spirit of inquiry for
the best means of restoring to society
errlng youth whose moral education has
been neglected. And the thoughtful
men of the Christian world have come
to the conclusion that it is the wisest
policy to take erring boys and develop
the better parts of their natures, and
cultivate in them good habits by system
attic training This makes of those who,
in the absence of this compulsory train
ing. would become the criminals of the
land. useful men and helpers in the
moral and material advancement of the
country.
Vermont cannot lead in this reform if
she would. 1t is too late. But it has
been our effort that she should not be
completely in the wake of progress.
And from the many visitors from
abroad, the general methods of our
school and the fine arrangement of the
building for its purposes, have elected
strong approval.
1t is peculiarly fortunate that the cree
ton of the new building was begun and
completed when it was. as various ma
terials that entered largely into the ex-
pense have increased in price from
twenty to thirty per cent.
EXPENSES OF NEW BUILDING AND FIX
TUREs.
Whole amount expended fornew
buildings of the Vermont Re
form school, S36.55j so
Amount expended for steam and
gas fixtures for the same, ll.435 If
lures, $4,000 "A
OF the above amount there has been:
Paid by the State Treasury, s36,7S3 81
Paid by the surplus earnings Of
the school. PISS -
Paid by the Trustees. borrowed. ks43 20
Amount now due ON bills unpaid. Ills 10
s47,99O a
There remains due from the State the
sum of S9.02139. This includes the
sum of II ,S43. 20, borrowed by the Trus-
tees. and the sum of S7,17S19 due on
unpaid bills as stated. And to meet this
sum an extra appropriation by the Legis-
lature will be required.
1t will be observed that there is stated
under the head of amount expended for
steam and gas fixtures. the sum of Sill
1914. 1t is proper to say that these
fixtures also furnish steam for cooking
purposes and for washing and drying
clothes for the whole Institution during
the entire year.
In the amount of the cost of the new
building, there is no mention made of
labor done by inmates of the school with
the team of the farm in hauling brick,
sand, store, lumber, etc, and in other
work which, if paid for from the trea-
sury of the State, would have increased
the expense something more than S 900
This amount, therefore, has thus been
saved to the State.
EXPENSES FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDING
JULY 81, 1872.
1t will be seen by the Report of the
Superintendent that the current expenses
for 1901 and 1871-72 are $40, 700.17. |
This sum Will be found to include
many items which belong rather to the
class of necessary furnishings which will
not have to be repeated.
And the earnings of the bows will not !
again be diverted to building purposes, |
but will go to reduce the current ex-
penses. This result. compared with |
that in other schools in the neighboring |
States, is quite satisfactory, when we |
consider the extraordinary calls upon the |
school during two years of building and |
the inevitable diversion of its forces.
FENCES AND GRADING.
All the time of the officers of the |
school, the work of the boys, and the |
whole of the appropriation by the Legis- |
lature, have been employed on that |
which was absolutely necessary to be |
done at once.
The fencing and grading have been
passed over to a more convenient season. |
And to this matter, as one in some meas
ure of taste and ornamentation, we ask |
the attention of the usual Committee of |
the Legislature as to style and amount
Of expenditure.
TERM OF SENTENCE.
Many justices and other persons are
ayerse to sentencing a boy to the Re
form School till his majority, unless for
very grave offences. But by such the
object of a sentence to the Reform
School is not fully understood. 1t is