The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-15
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
Suggestions From the Report OF
the Committee.

The committee appointed in March
last to visit Reform Schools in the
United States for the purpose of obtain
ing information in regard to the man
ner of building and conducting reform
schools, have made somewhat lengthy
report to the trustees. To be brief,
they make the following suggestions
| and recommend their adoption:
First--That the most important matter
| to be considered. and the only sure
| foundation upon which TO build hope
of future usefulness. is the moral edu-
cation of the inmates of the school. To
accomplish this object, the school should
be divided into families of net more
than fifty in number; each family To
| consist as far as practicable OF lnma Is
of the same moral standard; the fairly
good in one family, the extremely bau
in another family, grading each inmat-
according to his morality.
Second-The school being for educa
tional and reform purposes-m1ral
mental and industrial-its aim being 10
shall not be adopted; neither shall any
|
but such industries shall be taught as
may hereafter be determined by The
trustees, and shall be of such nature as
will, if he is industrious, place the dis
charged inmate upon an equality with
the rest of mankind so far as being abe
to earn an honest livelihood; anu this
as well as the other parts OF mis- educa
ton, shall be conducted without refer
enoe to peouniary returns.
Third-That buildings be designed aud
constructed of sufficient capacity u
accommodate in each not more than
fifty inmates, and the necessary Off
, GERS for the same. Those buildings u
consist Of SchoolrOom, open dormitory
for single beds, officers sitting and bed
rooms, with the necessary bath rooms,
closets, water, heating, sewage, and
ventilating facilities, these buildings 70
be single or double as may be deter
mined by the trustees, and as occasion
may require, and made freproof, or as
mnch so as possible.
Fourth-That the necessary kitchen,
dining room, bakery, laundry, boiler
and engine rooms for heating ard
power, be designed, and so much as 8
absolutely necessary, in the begiDnirg
constructed, always bearing in mind
that the school Will ever be on the in
crease, and that this part Of the estab
lishment should always be of ample
capacity. and in the beginning more
than sufficient for the numb, that will
be IN the school.
Fifth.-We suggest that competent
architect be engaged to draft plans in
conformity with the foregoing, and
that one or more of this committee be
appointed to confer with said architect
in regard to the matter of baths and
bathing facilities, closets, urinals, water
and steam arrangements for heating
and cooking, the general plan of the
buildings, ETC.. also when the location
of the school grounds is finally deter
| mined, that survey and plat of the
same be made, showing streets, roads,
ETC., IN its Immediate vicinity in order
that the location of the buildings Can be
better determined and considered in
connection with the probable growth
and needs of the institution in the
future for other buildings.
There are a number of other minor
but important matters necessary to the
successful operation and management
OF reform school, but as they apply
mostly to detail. and of such nature
that if written up would make this re-
port too voluminous and cum bersome
we omit, but as occasion demands the y
can readily be referred to.