Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-06
THE REMARKS
i.aixs s C =: Stevens Before the Lexi.-
haif OF the Industrial SehooI n, =, CO.. Ss

Cn' SOnn l.. Stevens Before thu r.~..
haif OF the Indastrfai Sehooi ~, y, G, re-
Inc Industrial School for Girls has had
IN. .Hns anu varied trial, and vast accumula-
do al " iac's snow 1t TO have passed from the
uoinain OF speculation and theory to the sol;d
ground of experience and substant;.I rss,,,.
l our courts, your jails, colleges. and common
schools can furnish no more Conclusive r.. n.
mony In their favor. Before presenting the
experience had in various States of this conn.
ly, II may be well to allude to the valuable
dno extensive testimony which England fur
nlanes on this subject. The establishment of
,nagged Schools" in England dates from
1903 twenty years after. the number of
,nese schools In London was twenty, with two
,iohufed masters and two thousand pupils
IN other cities of England similar efforts were
mace to save the abandoned youth. Later
under the lead of Sheriff Watson. of Aber.
oeen, Scotland. was adopted the plan of add
ing to education an industrial apprenticesbin
ne great success of these efforts resulted IN
the establishment of what now ia known a.
inc Industrial Schools. Since 1861. those in
England nave become national institutions
iheir OBJECT Is 10 instruct, elevate and teach
calling or occupation to class of children
that otherwlse would be likely to prove a
source Oh eVll and expense 10 the community-
to prevent their falling into the wars nf -
and crime not only nv moral ;ns,rnc,;on ~.
by seeking for them places on their de,.,,rra
from the school and nv ,b;a uaans - -.
the opportunity of becomino rasn c,.blo "a
useful members of society OF tho nona,
necessary to the supuort of tbsso sohooia
about three fourfhs has been furnished bv the
national ire sury and tho rem.;ndar i; n;a
bv local taxes and the banavoIont aono,fN,.
of private citizens The npmho- rf $50
Industrial Schools in England and Sno,isnd
at the present time il about on- b,,nJr.J a.sJ
Mtrtv- fire. having IA 600 npn;Is a. ~
nual cost TO the nationaJ traasu,v an5 o,bn.
revenues. of nearly f3Go 600 or ahnu, q,
500 900. II ia imnoss;bla m sav ho,r -
of these children would have hecoms c-ir;
nails if thew had been left m ,bam.aIvas. h,.
in the opinion of the anthori,ies ~ ,ha nol;oa
and prison rooy, tbon brs.-fo,,.ths 10
have fallen If this estimate = raarI, r"n,
the English official who givas ,hasa faot1 - ~
marks that the financial s,vina = oaas;4ors
bile. Taking in account rho ,, ., a,,a 49,
tenance of the criminals the say;nn - d.,
countrv i a, la.st e. 900 900 ~. ,, Wv
three TO four Thousand of ,hasa nh;la,or -
1890 were Urls Tho Io,dnn III; L;aI
is . comnlete av,rassior of 3D., - .'.e
and tbe rearlv aynariano,,' 9 E,1,la.,J %
the Girls d;s.bargel fr,n, ,hosa I.a,,..-;oi
Scbools drr;na tb,s. sncooss;no ,,o,na
tu a,,s nov cant rs ,ha,,, ..[.a % Ns
tho vast Zone ava donhte,,I - os u.
II ia notorious hot Tho -, T;,1,
ou;aad b., ,hao.;a. -. ..,: W.
Da,,;n[r fsot. Thasa SahoaIn -. u. =, i'a,u
scotland arc ,rdar ,ha ;nsna,,;o so 'u gnu
r;s;an 90 ,ha ',a,,o ~. ~ e'ion anu eupei-
,o.at; :".: W P,l'a'e
,h h,p', ,,ro ""u a se',r'' as oei"g
- han'seu'
- Ei' W .'' important 'es,'"no"y
.'o"' A"s'""i' oe'"u', 'o'iev anu human
NV. "e 'hoio 'iHe ouis man III any
IL, ... x" -" '"e o"'Vu "ca'e'
.sl'"o"y VI .Hpe' le"oe a"u Soiiu iac''
wv N, 10 40 IN .i'e 'io'ner co,i"-
~ eee.'s W nave peen the
WI wv. sue 81 'ne a.ac " 1ahe o'ate
So" isi ~ '"oi''il''e'' Vi an i"uuS''iai
o1uooi iol "i,i' .e'Pc"se W nu'neio ~
pe'i.io"' ."e VI ioco prov i'eu ior
VI. "Ppo,"'n.". Va Noinni'eio"vie ~ eu"-
s,uer anu repor' "" 'i,e suoJeG.' III 1000 'he
governor con'lnen n 'ne supJect very earn
es.iy 10 me consiuera'loI vi Tue Legislature.
"A 'eeoiu.lon ,.i"' car was PasSeu appropiia'-
ing SZo'ooo ior the purpose PROVIDED an
equal amount shou'u De raised oy private
oona,'ons anu commissioners were appoin.eu
10 seiect t"e s'e' 10 prepare pians' anu 10
propose Tue necessary iegisiatlon TOT the es
taoiisnheh' Vi sdch an INSTITUTION Inc
money was secured 'he size seiecteu' the
Town vi Lancaster giving Vaiuaoie taru ol
one hunoreu avies, va ~"iTii 10 ioca'e ''ie
i. nc nis' 'onu"i euiice was pun
icly 'en,Ia'eu auu openee loi use III Ausus''
looo' lhis i.l,Po''a", fe,oi nia'o'y "o,K was
mus Vega" "hii oie ou,'uinS ior nio'pe'
FROM time 10 tlu,e 'hese pu"u'nss ior homes
were IN increased 10 tee' towards "hich ana
the necessary furnishing me Sta'e appropriate
ed ABOUT S'o'ooo' ana 'hus lor nearly thirty
years Massachuse''s i,as 'gsteu .ne praI'ica a
Workings anu value Vi uie inuus.riai osnooi
:" VIC. - ,a, 80. - -
! enjoyed It's sanitary auVahtaee' most OF "nom
nave oeeh saved 10 the STATE whose i'es
otherwise "ouid nave oeeh almost hopeless
Nearly or quite ei9hty per GEM OF thehi nave
done well Inc appiicatiohs lot 'he services OF
these young persons ei,her ior auoP'ion III
familles' or help at eooa wages nave nsuaiiy
| been far more numerous than couid De sup
Piled. Inc state appropriates anhuaiiv Tor
the support OF TINS schooi at Lancaster ABOUT
SIG 5000, and also pays each year nearly
Sl3,o0O for the maintenance ana instruction
OF the young girls at tue stare PRIMARY
School at Monson IL also gave Soo.ooo TOT
the buildings and other properly az Monson
for the proportional share made use or by
the girls. mus Massachuset's To-Day mas
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