, 1879-06-12

's@te t'o sH1'ntGn w uAHlOPt us"tc tu&u 1--WE
In regard to tic construction Of buildings he
cfuatons:
!. There must In an entire separation Of sexs,.
Thla VII require two buildings, or else ono bnR
=: T,sre mill e Atchea; isaudry and n. c chapel
and in connceiion iis' therr*i thrro ,nnes be- two
dln'ng, e. Mroas. onc for nalea and one iot iemssr.
~ u Thcts r. mnnt b. two ho'pttal'' ono for malice
4. Thsro in,isi be a department for shs accom-.
mediation Of tho SUPERINTENDENT and oshoE porsoas
CONNECTED With the administration.
8. There ninat hc Arrangements for the proper
employment OF all inmntea who are able 10 DO any
work.
n making arrangements 70 socuso iheac etsen.
ttala there are two plans which suggest themselves,
!. By tho erection of separate bu!ldlngs. W>ere
there Aro 200 0r moro tn bn provided for a waull
10 rery good plnn, IS It srcntus abaolate isola-
tton. .mpe ,entt'stten, and u large security t5om
u woula however, fncreasc the amount Of hired
hep sntl weaken tho reaoo9sE',ility of .he suner.
M hssos !. ne n s sn
whers the teoest circulation o} ar il
:: Where thsts are less than atl inmates. now.
tiou and management to consolidate these oailtl.
ings, sna, except In onr lersct c'tca, this would
unItad structure would b adopted.
No said further:
Thafe are. n sln,ost e,ary innf'nary. some *.
tIs.sIvhSa. ,,e m!.to.tans. Of life hive
saa Is not r,ghi lint ' thrv u sSonid ''b: s.
hcraca In, viii. tho vile ana wicket. like heasts
vii IL iuos apon Es c a. Az nsre settenssity
hnt yot to ,y mind tte tue, atn'shouse must rive
.ssogpito o; II. 2seu 4 oss ot m.se It ths
reason why character shoa,d not rccslrs rcco2nt.
tlon even IT. 10 aInshonref And. u freoHnixed;
why not mako It tho central force Of iisc pna &nd
nlnrA1 1{rnr0tntbnnt n Tim innhtpa hr
priority ot posstlon and association IN aecordsMco
with good eouduct ard clran liyJngf Jmsttcs
aeom to tnicats II AZ a potent moral force
for cfllclcnt gnsatnmch- At aay rntc. let ns 500
we cannot sons,ne. orr hul!i!nR e = to admit
though very crnde. j. sufficiently dhnlts 2 tnli-
| Al expcnae. for In adoptng this rlan T. would
.ehorten The main building proportIonsta1v. In
fact tho expense conld be decreased. for the tenr
buildings could be madd mich palmer than thn
Allow mo to aay In conclusion that. after alt Is
said and dona In regard IN inttrmary bnI,n:e the
tighest need Of these structures IL not 10 much
model p1Ana ~ model management Nc MAY AZ
ta!n perfection IN structnra hnt y wo fal tosn.
| 1inve mnde very naeatisfactasy cxf'cndltnte Of
pnh!tc n,oney. Amode' building aud motle1 nd
but one Of thcsd requirements. 1et III hare modGt
II is sirangc TINT this requirement IN 10 rarely
n
stlccon OF al iiar,nany Superintendent Is us,,Al1y
based much mora upon Ills capacity IN manage
horace and cattle aud make tho farm productive
o@ea 10 osS =. 70 encourage courage tic good anil IT, rsfeta
the bid, and to disturpe the bounty Of tic public
caanot be stronger Illustration Of nr ccons,tny
that nnyca Ut the snyot aud wales Ut tie bAnR :"
than 70 SIMPLIFY chcnn tnfrmory Superintendent,
7hcre arc but few positlnns anywhere TINT 70.
?uits lsrEat sombination Of tic neat qsatltos Of
e. a ' sa T
| day laoorcr. Undoubtedly gseat rxsravaganca has
been perpctratcd In many of our public
baeatciiu compared with the was.a1c resulting
from Dars1nony in tho employment Of those who
T. aeas IT te sno. ssa
pstent mnn il cheap ut tnc hiahert- TheretDre.
whilst wc args improvement In intlrn'nry buildings
| let ua urge With double emphass Improvement
In inlfn,nry sunarintnnience.
The golden rule Of economy for al Of oar public
Institutions should be, rttrtnehHent In coSstruc-
! kf0nj N1eraity IN sHpesUlsioH.
| PLANS SoH roo1s-uousRs.
| At the conclusion Of the reading Of the pa-
pers submitted By NJ. Watkins, Gen: brinkcr-
ninE, DR.. uoyt, Secretary Of the New York Stats
Plans for Poor-Aouscs, alluded to in the report
Of Mt. .Banborn, OF tic American Social Scienea
Association, which had beeu prepared by The
President Of the Now York Board, str. Letct,.
1 Nu4tlt @k'lA hutEA HESA AB@ll uINbS Vk llE
State Printer at Alhspy. Dr.. fIoyt said TINT
there was great need Of mora tntghtncnt on
tho expenditure Of the public funds tn The croc.
tIon Of the class Ut buildings undar constdera.
this Was the case elsewhere. Afr. Letchworth,
hr said, had not only Waited thoroughly the In
stitutotss fer the dependent classes In Now York
State, but had extended hts researches else-
q. complete separation Of the sexes proper
classification, AMI greater economy In admEnfs.
tEatlon. Ills ttews were founded upon largo oh.
syrvauon, and wsss fott'tlea ,,y oy te he opinions ot
modcstly put forth IN tho report he thought
was worthy tho careful confederation OF those
contemplating the 9ssctton OF these structures.
Tho reading Of u.cso papers was followed by =
mendsd nnd now ideas werc presented.
a pnpcr prepared by the Rev, Augustus
| Woodbury., Of Rhode 1alaud, was road by il!c
Secretary. Of the Conference. This papnr. Which
is very lengthy, 10 entitled. "etatc Prisons,
With Special Rcfcrcoso to the New Prison III
A paper on "Butldlngs for tho Criminal In.
sane,n by Walter Charming, II. D.. mas :ean by
the paper takes thc position tbnt li!saHe Grim.
inals should be separated from other tnsano
people. Many Tloiont people, who were not in
| sauc, Wero confined In prison cl1arKad With he.
lent than men, but insanity was more prevalent
| among men thaD women. It mas sometimes
very difficult to determine tl,t difference be.
tween insanity and depraflty, aud only those
skill could discover Il. Criminal fanattcs lhonil
| not be sent TO county asyluinB. The conclusions
Of the zuthos Of tA!s payer are: y .
!. Criminals - q eiaas dl6er from all other
!. Inaanity ocensnng In prison presents typs
Of dlaeass maekodlv dtGeslug iu. it, nlsatfesta-
lons from that ordinarily observed III the outside
S, The convicted tuseuo should neyer be sent to