Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-20
THE REFORM SCHOOL.

A Gubsrnatorial Party Out on q Tour Of
Inspection - Everything Progressing
Fiuely-The Inmates Have ADVANTAGE
Not Attainable by Many Youths Oot.,a.
the Institution.
party of gentlemen, consisting of Gov.
Hubbard, Gen. Jennison, the governors pri.
vate secretary; w. w. Braden, state auditor.
Gen. Baker, railway commissioner; Fred Won
Baumbach, secretary of state; Thos. A. Prem.
dsrgast, city clerk; w. P. Murray, city attor.
ney; E. F. Lane, of the attorney generals Office:
A. G. Hawley, adjutant general, H. M. Knox.
public examiner; d. w. Ingersoll, of the
board Of managers, and three or four newspa
per representatives, entered four carriages in
front OF the market yesterday at 2 O'Clock D.
M, and were driven along Dayton avenue, the
beautiful and RAPIDLY extending suburbs OF
st. Paul, to the Reform school, three miles
distant. This was his excellency's first visit
to this particular institution since assuming
the duties of the office, and one of the re-
porters who was in the same
fix, expected to find sort
of prison-looking affair with grating to the
windows and high wall around it. But the
premises, with neat picket fence and well kept
lawn and flower garden in front, looked more
like college or home than place OF dur
ance.
The visitors were cordially received at. the
gate by Dr.. J. G.. Riheldafier, the superin-
tendent, j.. w. Brown, assistant
secretary, who formally escorted
them to seats in the parlor, and then conduct
ed them through the various departments,
which were one and all found in apple.pie
order.
The frat point visited was the toy manu-
factory, which occupies a large building at
the rear. In the turning shop were boys
working at circular saw work, scroll saving,
and wood and iron turning. In this room
are made the iron axles, spokes, hubs,
ETC., for toy wagons, OF which an i'm
mense number are made and sold in st. Paul,
Minneapolis and to some cities in Dakota. A
new lathe was exhibited which turns out hubs
at the rate OF 5000 an hour. Shaping is also
doEe IN this room for the toy bureaus, flower
stands, camp chairs, improved garden wheel
barrows, etc all which are finished in the fin
lshing room and paint shop on the floor
above. Adjoining is the tin shop where
coffee boilers, wash boilers and other
articles which require good work.
manship are made. The toy factory en-
now in the school.
The girls department, located at goodly
distance from the boys, was next Inspected
1t has but twelve inmates.
The grounds of the school embrace an area
OF sixty-three acres, which are planted in peas,
potatoes, onions and other vegetables, and
cultivated by the boys. Many beds are per-
mitted 10 go to seed, which plan proves profit
able.
A new cistern has been constructed to b old
400 barrels of water.
The greenhouse engineroem, laundry,
dormitory, kitchen, dining-room and school
room, were vie wed with interest
A fhn hf,i1l
and are heated by perfect apparatus put In
by q +. Osborn, of st. Paul.
Ihere were no school exercists,
as this is vacation time, but
the boys were marched into the main hall and
sat at their desks in quiet and orderly man.
ner to be reviewed.
The governor, by request, addressed the
boys In short and imp essiye speech, In
which he expressed surprise and pleas re at
all he had seen, congratulated the boys aud
their teachers on the progress they were max
ing, and the spirit OF contentment which
they displayed, assured them that the people
were interested in their welfare, and pointed
out the benefits which they will derive in after
life from the excellent training which they
are now enjoying. The state had done good
work for them, and he hoped they would not
fail OF appreciating 1t.
General Jennison gave the boys some
thoughts that breathed and words that
burned. he was sorry that he had not learn
ed trade instead of profession. A printer
could get work more readily than an editor
who merely cuts out articles for him to set
up. Many boy would like to learn trade
in the Reform school, which does more for its
pupils than many parents can do for their
children. Boys or men who get situations
should not be In haste to leave them hoping to
get paid little higher in another place. II
demoralizes person 10 drift about.
Capt. Castle made an excellent speech. For
twelve years he had observed that the boys
educated in this school had done we'll A
number taken out through the mistaken par
TALLY of friends had tried to get back IN
again. The institution ought to be enlarged
aud the restrictions removed which keep
down the Eumber of scholars.
Mr.. Knox followed with some pleasant and
instructive remarks, which the boys seemed
greatly to relish. He told them that, though
they themselves were not having to pay tut
ton, big money was being expended for their
benefit, and every one in the state was helping
to foot the bill.
The speaking concluded with some words
OF encouragement from Mr.. Ingersoli.
he gave the boys two simple rules
which, if followed, will insure to them both
prosperity and happiness during life. Rule
Never tell lie. Rule 2-Whatever you
do, do it well, and do it with will.
After couple OF songs, rendered by the
boys in excellent time, the party re-entered
the carriages and returned to the city via
Minnesota street, first looking through the
celebrated Kittson stables en- route.
A Firm and Decisive Answer
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