The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-07
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RMPIOYMENTs OF THE BOYS.

interest the boys.
RMPLOYNENTs OF THE BOYS.
The principal industry is putting cane seats
in chairs. During the year 10000 seats were
made. This is good employment to learn the
boys habits of industry, but the knowledge
thus acquired is OF very little use 10 the boy
when he leaves the Institution. More than
three-fourths of the boys come from the large
cities and towns and these boys should be
taught some trade that wiz help them 20 get
employment when they leave the institution.
Many OF the boys work in the garden and
on the farm, bat boy whose friends live Ia
the city or town will not take 10 farming
when he Is released. This is a question which
but we feel that the institution is not doing
the work IL was intended TO do unless the
boys are taught some useful trade. We hope
tional industries, and not rely entirely
upon the Gaming department and farm for
employment.
The State farm contains 225 acres, but so
much of this Is occupied by the buildings and
play grounds. and Is waste land along the
acres of tlllab,e land. For several years l6O
acres of land adjoining has been rented and
farmed, but the board has determined in the
future not to continue the lease of this land
Ii the lS5 acres are cultivated as they should
be II will give employment To as many boys
as will be likely TO follow farming when they
our disposal not a weed should be allowed TO
grow on the place.
THE DAIRY.
The board has made a special effort during
the year to increase the number OF cows ana
the quantity of milk. For children, pure,
sweet milk is the best and cheapest nourish-
ment. The cows on the farm are of an inferior
breed, and there is still room for improvement
in this department.
COST PER INNATE
AS required by the twentieth section of the
act creating the home, we estimate the cost of
500.
FINANCES
The board take great pleasure in reporting
that, for the second time in the history OF the
institution, there is an uneXpended balance of
the appropriation, amounting to Sl0,5O0 which
was not drawn from the treasury. The l. gis-
lature appropriated $4,000 ana only S42 500 has
been expended. The following is a summary
OF the receipts and expenditures, fun details
being given In the accompanying statements:
RECEIPTS.
Amount from State treasury. ~ 500 %
Net earnings chair shop.................. 1878 30
Sale OF hides, tallow, etc.-....... ...... $40 81
Total. s47 7i9 II
DISBURSEMENTS.
Expenditures for maintenance, sup
port, etc, as per detailed statement
nereWlJn Sl2JOO o.
Earnings chair shop paid into state
Amount from sale of hides, taiiow.
etc paid into State treasury $40 81
Total........... .......... ..........Si7 40 II
II viii be seen from the
above that the whole cost of
the iDstit uJion for the past
year was.......... ............... 81 500 OC
Deduct from this the earn
ingS OF the boys and the
amount realized from the
sale OF hides, tallow, etc,
as above-................... .2I9 a
And the amount paid Tor
building and improve
ments........ ................. 1911 a lO,l2I q
And we have ......... $S2,570 s.
as the net cost of the Institution for the year
There was paid into the State treasury by
the counties for the support OF boys sent al
the expense of the counties the sum OF s2O,.
gS9I7.
In order to determine the amount for which
the institution l. a charge upon the State
treasury we make the following statement:
Total amount expended. Si2,5OO "
Received from earnings of
boys and sales of hides,
etc, and paid into State
treasury -..---............. s 5,259 Il
Paid IL to State treasury by
counties ........................ 2OsS9 II
S2ig 2S Il