The Portland daily press., 1885-12-30
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
Further Facts Cleaned from the
Board of Managers Report.

The board of managers of the Maine In
dustrial School for Girls at Hallowell in
their report say:
The success of the school for the past year has
been as marked as that OF any previous year.
Two hundred girls have been inmates OF the in
stitution since its commencement. very large
proportion have so far been benefited oy the
instruction and training received, which have
gone far to make them become useful and
respectable members of society. Several have
obtained good homes by marriage, and some nave
been adopted by the families where they have
been placed, and treated with favor and affection
and yirtuous conduct; and others are placed in
families where they are receiving training and
instruction. Between forty and fifty girls are
still remaining in the school, The new building,
through the generosity of some of the noble
minded friends OF the friendless, aided by the
legislative appropriation has been completed.
Several important improvements have been made
in the arrangement of the rooms, passages and
stairways from that of the old building. The
building is now considered convenient and eligi-
BILE for its purposes. The several contractors
have performed their labors in very satisfactory
manner.
The Legislature of 1885 made an appropriation
sufficient to complete the structure. but the mana
gers without funds for the necessary furniture
and appliances, to prepare the rooms for the uses
for which they are Intended, which is embarass-
ing to the managers in completing the equipment
OF the school for opening. Generous friends have
donations are not sufficient. What has been dOna-
ted will be applied to fitting up rooms for immed-
dUt necessity, III Ofuer 10 LIle ScnOOl WlCLl
the time limited by the Legislature. A furnace,
cooking-range, wash-boiler, furniture for school
room, dining-ro sewing room and kitchen is
needed, together with necessary utensils. The
building has eistern sufficient to furnish water
for washing and bathing. Further expenditures
will be required hereafter to provide water for
cooking and drinking purposes and various other
building
of this benefcent institution will come to its aid
and contribute such further sums as are needed
to supply the school with all the requisite con
yeniences and appliances to prepare 1t for the full
est usefulness practicable
With the new building the managers have every
creased and enlarged success in rescuing friend
less and neglected girls from their unfayorable
surroundings and fitting them to become virtuous
and valuable members of the community. To ae-
complish this end will be the aim of the managers
and officers of the school.
The school has been exempt from serious sick
ness during the year and but one serious accident
caused by the falling of one of the girls upon
picket fence She has never fully recovered All
the girls have been vaccinated. No deaths have
occurred at the Home or among the girls placed in
families. The inmates are happy and contented
and no disposition is manifested to run away from
the school, and no difficulty in keeping them ull-
der proper restraint and discipline except in few
cases where the interference of parents induce
them to acts of nsubordination.
The lady officers of the school have been unre-
mtting in their efforts to advance the interests of
the girls Permanent progress has been appar-
ent with but trifiing exceptions
During the past year sixteen girls have been ad-
mtted to the school, constituting total since the
organization OF the school of 1877.
Number in school December, 1884.
Average number during the year. 40
Admitted during the year. ar......................16
Returned to school during the year. ............. 8
Sent to homes during the year. ar.A......,.........22
Married during the year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1
Number now in homes es..........................9 95
Married before reaching majority ...............19
Reached majority While unmarried .............16
Returned to friends. Observation-Disclosures.
Dismissed as incorrigible. ble.......................
Dismissed as unsuitable, ,.......... ......... 8
Deceased Observation-Disclosures. 6
Escaped. Observation-Disclosures. ......
Present number at the school. l.............. ..46
The girls committed to the school since its Or
ganization are from fifty cities and towns.
A farm connected with the school furnishes
green corn, beas. tomatoes pcncsm5ers etc PEE re-
quired. From four COWS on the farm all the milk
and butter required for use at the school were
produced.