Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-27
PLACE FOR BAD BOYS.
WHERE They ARE SENT If THEY
PLAY TRuANr TOO OFTEN.

WHERE THEY ARE SENT IF THEY
PLAY TRuANT TOO OFTEN
A Home" tor the boys Of Broskiys
Who Hab.taally Play "Hookey..--Hour,
Of study and P1ay--Discfpifns Of shs
Institutfos.
On tbs Jamaica plank road, near Nj Hon,
Cemetery, On tbs outskirts Of Brooklyn has
STOOD Tor forty Year, low, old fashioned
frame building with a spacious verarda run.
ming its entire length. In DAYS 1ope by Il
was q famous road house. B,st m hss
changed The old road house. together With
more modern three story brick building In
It's rear, u now the Brooklyn truaut bona
The hone, which Is the outgrowth Of thu
compulsory education Law, fs under tho cs,u-
troll OF tho Brooklyn board Of education. and
u intended for boys between thu ages Of 8
md IA years who habdtuaIly play hockey
Inc boys are committed to the institution bv
magistrate and always with the consent nf
their parents, except whero the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children shown
that the parents, through drunkenness a.
some other cause, are unfit to exercise any
authority over them
There are also Some boys IN the hozss who
have been placed there at the request al tbesr
parsntz They are generally committed fnr
, term sf fourteen weeks, but when the
narcnts request that they be released they
ire vet at liberty. Upon arriving 1t tss IN
fitutlon boy Is taken in hand by r. n
CcTr1sanr tho superintendent, and submitted
Q much tho Same process that all nsw mr.
-Ivals at tho penal institutions undergo. His
sedisrce, together with the school from
znlch he : committed, il entered upon the
ecorris- he Is given bath, his hair il cut.
I'D be is arrayed in tho uniform q the
Iace, which consists Of . coat ard uair Of
rousers Of coarse dark gray material This
s-oces completed, the boys Life In tts home
eginz.
KAsrY Rrsrse.
At 8 O'Clock In the morning be Is awakened
Id after scrambiing into his Uniform be
larcnes downstairs to the wash reom where
as given thorough cleaning. Then he
4is ruts Inns with the other boyv and
arches into the dining room, where break
as consisting Of bread and butter and cnfFea
-~aits him Before he aits down. however.
% joins in short prayer After Breakfast
4 concert with the other inmates, he returns
hanks fer the meal just furnished snd than
| .oes ous to the playground to amuse himself
: his inclination moves him
AT O'Clock b marches into the school
Dom and Is at first placed In the class under
ae charge of Mr.. Thomas Tassie. There be
examined as to his mental qualifcatiosas,
nd If found to be sufficiently advanced for
lat purpose hs is placed In higher class.
rom until IL O'Clock the time Is passed in
he same manner as in the grammar schools
II the city, and at noon he again marches To
-ns dining room His dinner consists of
7orned beef and cabbage, pork and beans, or
o1ne other wholesome food prepared In an
-csiient manner by the two cooks OF the in
| Eitutien-
When dinner Is over the ulavgrnz1ns ;s
| again resorted to until O'Clock. WHEN thu
| 5-udies are resumed in tho school room,
school Is over at o'clock, and until O'Clock
n summer and $50 o'clock in winter thu
| playground Is the scene Of tbs youngsters
| actions AL the games and sports 50 dear to
1ae heart OF the average small boy are freely
iadulsed IN but baseball Is the favorits with
saen all This Is perhaps the reason why
Dir Tass1e Is held in such high esteem by
| every boy in the institution He was at one
time an expert ball player, and takes lively
interest IN the boys play. He makes all their
| calls, keeps them in repair, and gives than
many valuable hints as TO the science of tia
| game.
OFF TO BED.
| When the time arrives for leaving tia
I playground the boys repair to the dining
roogn and eat their supper Of bread and
prunes or dried apples and tea This over
| t2ey soler1nly march to the dorrnitories and
prepare for bed In reality there is little
| preparation about this Generally thoroughly
tired out with their PLAY, they waste NJ time
!, diyesting themselves of their clumsy uni
| form and disappearing beneath the sheses
| i Waterman Is constantly On guard, and
there IS little opportunity for boyish pranks.
/ The dorrlitories are on the third and fourth
/ doors Of tbs new brick building, AMI are
large, airy ard well lighted a perfect sys-
| TEN Of heating and ventilation keens an even
temperature in the rooms st all times. Tia
| rooms contain 100 clean. wholesome beds
| On the ground floor are the two school rooms,
! the bath room and laundry The dining
room, Offices and apartments of the officers
/ and help Of the home are in the frarns build
| ing.
| The discipline Of the Institution is excel
/ lent, and only on rare occasions Is it found
Necessary 70 resort TO extreme measures A
system OF rewards and punishnencs is IN op-
Grafton which appears 70 have satisfactory
result For good behavior and attention 20
studies some Of the boys are made monitors.
SIney occupy the teachers seats in their ab-
sencs and exercise & mild sort of supervision
over their classmates 4 striped suit with
disgrace worked on its back is provided
for certain infringements Of the rules, and
| has a wholesome effect in maintaining good
| erier
The religious training OF the youngsters is
carefully looked after, and on Sunday morn
/ ing Sunday school services ara conducted in