Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-10-20
The Vermont Reform Sshoo,

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inspection Of the Vernon. Reform :, 90
took place on Friday. The Csn,r,' p
mont Railroad placed at the disp..,r .,-
Legislature special train Of SIX r...
senger cars. urdsr tie courteous ara
BILE charge Of Super;ntenten-
Governor Fairbanks, Licutenan,.c -
Proctor, State Auditor Ferrin. ami
State officials, with owes two hu55-.i
tors and Representatives, were of,5..
DR.. Dewey, Hon. Charles Dew O.
Frederick Smith, and other e.,-,
Montpelier; Mayor Hatch, orB.-.,..
and Others. accompanied the ez..-.
The train reached Burlington a...-.
and Vergennes about eleven o-eoe. d,
half acre or 50 around the drnl. VA.
cred with vehicles Of all description. r.-.
ed by the good people of y,r-.r-..
carry the party TO the city. 4 sir4.
the leading citizens, v!th tac y,-,,,..
Cornet Band. welcomed thc7i.-o- s,-.'
were soon on the way to the 7i..., H.
the party stopped at the Seven. Ii.g.. i
dinner, large numbers beiaga..o.. .--.....
to the houses of private cit zsu.. v-s-...
| were handsomely entertained Ia.
tally OF Nersennes l. pr0ycr b.!, f-f..
found lacking IN no respect On this
| sion. After dinner the men. Pc
took the carriages in wairi0- .-
driven tc the Reform S;hoJ. i.-.-. ..-,
received by superintendent Far INK n-
| Faubank and their assistant. r-. .1.
/ or more was spent in inspect .-ar
ings ard grounds. These s-- s-.-...
and excee ilngly pleasant. I1cp ..v --.
with their pleasant slope o. I--- ~
their hard wood groves and ---.-aa
green sward; the pond with I.-
for bathing IN sumner and -.---
winter. and other attractions. ~. ID -.
strong contrast with the base aa
stretch Of gravel which -er- --. ...
school building IN 10 lrmec ...-...-
Waterbury. The Old arena rr
stone, three stories high, h., taa. -t...
| for the work shop, which oc.l. s- 81. ...
ond story. and school rooms. tVu x.
with folding doors between. .-
upper story. These are lIght ami D.. ....-.
rooms. cciled with wood. lgl.ai
warmed bY furnace in the basement p.
supplied with improved scho
maps on the wall, an orra1v
nomieal illustration, and al. ne
nieuees.
The old officers quarters ol t.---
have been reiitj,d iOi the girls
Ii has accommodations for fifteen -.--
the matrOn. assistant and c.
building. 90 by 10 feet. three -t.-.s a.
mansard roof, and a two--- .-, VIZ a...
30 feet. gives rather scinJy gl--. Pc -..
BOYS dOrmitOry. which 0ccup,.-
story the hospital the dining -.
chapel, and the family r19m-
intendeut. An adjoining bliaa- Vs..
used 70 be known a. the "sll
100 by 80 feet. connected wltI
building by q covered way -- -.
steam boilers which wlr:n tas S.
main building and furnish -t.4n
ing the bakery; the wash ana s-
rooms. and the covered p.ay -- % .,.
by the boys in stormy wealhe- j.. r-
rooms were the picture % e.s41a.- ...
neatness, and the ventllatil1 ana .----.
are ample and excellent. IL --u- --.
what surprising-Or wou.d seem -
were not remsm bered that tie
ton available for bIil1ing pI-r-.- -
by the last Legislature Wa 4llsl
that the State should not have .-
little larger, while it Vas o-ilr-
building Is already ftI. lle-- ---
the DUNG room for but three 0-
stools, every stool there having
pant az meal time The dlrm-r
ready too small Il has re0m 3 i. ---
beds. arranged in double ticr- b-- ,-
are now l2l boys IN the -cllo-. l-- s-
| consequence five have 10 sleep @ Gle --
tai, which now fortunately has p.
cupants. About a hundred b Is has.
'furloughed that i Reformed ---
out in vel ordered fannie. n 7l-
parts of the SJste-slnce Au-.5- l-- .-.
The health and general clu--l
remaining in the School seems g
and in drill, and in the ~cha. u.
certainly appeared exceeding W j.
BOYS we're exercised By A--.- 2--
tendent nealy. IN their eimn
drill, and then Dy Oyer~cer " l-a.--.
fire drill. Starting at the a.s-... .--.
the boys ran quickly 10 the hyl-aa-- ---
the hose, and in an Incr6j.1 y
time had three streams OF wlt-
on the buildings two from the BIS ----.--
tached To the pipes Of the cry w--1-
and one from the steam pump. .l
building. The boys had the
pipes in readiness to play M ~ T
from the nearest hydrant, AMI 81 --7
seconds from the more distant ores
water followed in fSe OF * sztI---
The boys were then marched n-H
room, ard. sf-er singing, with -ils '--
or accompanying on the reed .r-- s-
examined by Mr.. Healy in geo-rs e.. 81
in oral arithmetic. in which tht-
remarkable profeienCy. They t1cI
down to the workshop and shovel -,
skill in seating eane-seat chairs. TINS ---..-
e. the chief occupation Tor the S.,
fsw-less than doZen-are tur. 81
the farm. Il IS a clean and easily
trade and /; Is a pity 1t could u-
remuueratlve. Thee Is one
finish chaif seat IN les than
will seat six chairs in five tJ---
ne can earn but about l. cents g. --r PEI
STATE. and the earnings u -lc
not over half that
The girls are more pr1fahr
There are nine girls Il app4re--E ~
eight to eighteen years # az. rIN
girls department. and. te-,.- r-t-
their own clothing, they max
| clothing tue ulN-- kL4 I'D
own cooking and tue h0u--e RI
building. They devote the frs; A
each day, beginning at - 10 t-a %
TO sewing by hand and With tie s'
machine. and the last half. eu1.1-
in the evening, n their S;uile- a
room, with ample intermi--i rs i|- l-'
and recreation They tsSe tl-l- IN 81;
kite hen AID are thus teugl-q t.1 -sa
, use of the sewing machine, O. s.r- --
work, and the branches oi 81, 1875
common school education, grammar e
ed. which they are let- O. ST.. lrc
sorDtiOu. If at all. Toe sir.~ j. b..
aud neat in their persons. an .re
far better off IN the sch51. ,lt1 a
wretched homes from which tn
the same Is trne the b5ys.
The leg i-lator> eouldn,taar
with the good order o. ,hc soh Pow.
condition o. its inmates. ID af-
the Reform School va r.a
They obtained new iGea-o ,la
be valued N dollars-th4. mtF
plished Ia well ordered r. rlt
stituti0n. They Left Sati~a j ta
form School is in good hand, a- %
ly Is. under the experience c--
perintendent Fairbsnk. tie a",
Of Mrs. Fairbank. and The capable
of their assistants. A. 8 %. u
took the cars again, ard re.lE
Montpelier. bat most OF thea
hOme-. The weather was rcra-s
and the excursion in al. respects
pleasantest On record.
HONE FOR DEsTITUTE CHlLuas> -
annual meeting OF the corpera'
Home for Destitute Chnl-ea.
Thursday. the Il h ms, the
osr. ua-,. elected f,r tho cr-l.r- ...r