The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-14


Governor in which he says: Ii
A very large majority OF the boys have q
never learned the lesson Of obedience ~ q
home. Some hccause II WAS msver 4
Ianvht them. Others hecsn-e they would :
no,. This l. the first lesson IN reform
school. And Il must be learned. The 4
rules are required 10 be enforced with {
vreat Kindness, great patience and greas 1
,,rnn+-. TIE saddest class are the I
,,ou..css hoys. When discharged,
homes must IL found Tor them by the ,
or members ot the board
'rheS. noue- are nat always satisfactory I
,.,i thr boys not well treated. In such
r...- hey are perallicd 10 return or
the,r own arrord h, the school and re- /
ms,n until better home can oe pro- ;
cure.i Il
Inc homeless boy- appeal strongly To
the sympathy Of the management, and
shonld he followed. when they =" "us-
with tender amd directing advice. FOR
these, e-pecisllv. and for AL discharged ,
hoys. the hoard again calls attention to
The importance of creating the ofnce 81 =
visitor. who shall have supervision Of all
bo,s. The superintendent
nov keeps watch over them but his work
must necessarily be done largely by cor
Irespondence. and cannot. Therefore, Oe -
effective a. m investigation conducted
'at their homes. The full bcneflts Of the
work OF the school cannot be secured
until Il is made the duty Of some one 10
look after AL discharged boys. The
hoard Is of the opinion that money ex-
pended III the pay and expenses OF v's-
litor will be in the interest of true econo-
nv. A close supervision VIII prevent
many from falling, aud thus the expenseI
of returning. ~ Nell - for another term
in the school. viii tie saved
\ A distinguished man has SAID 'that
society raises its own criminals s-that -
lulougfs the soil and cuI,ivs'es and har-
vests the crop" This il as true IN In
diana ~ in Chicago.
n There were 2Ol boys committed last
wear. OF these hiuety-thrce were cliarg-
ed with incorrigiDiIily nm'i were CON-
misted under that clause Of the law.
}. n IS a startling fact that 10 twenty-one
-lyears 3 coo boys have been committed 70
1.-The Indiana reform school. Who y re-
: sponsibIe fer this sad record is ques-
tion for serious consideration. A foil
/ Olsen ssion of the subject would extend
! this repor, beyond AIl proper bounds
',land for this reason only one. but perhaps
u the principal cause. will be considered
u lI(,outd correct statistics of the number q
i chil.lren neglected by their parents b
rel collected. the re-uit would be startling
q Parents have not done their whole dut!
1 when they have cioihed, fed. housed ao'
nl .snt their children 10 school. They nc
n elect them Ii they do not know and &c
t-lie.s their associates, direct their amuse
and restrict the hours tor Imdulg
ding IN them Very many parents Civ
5.|li,s,e attention to tncss important duties
Inlwhile Others entirely neglect theu
a- These guilty parents are found IN 81
mi classes of society. ihe Tich aud poo
alare represented im the reform school.
of The importance of reforming ~
r-Ihomes. which may contribute to III
Dflpeual and retormalory institutions,
heIappareul 10 all who have studied th
u-lcauses OF crime.
he There are ten family buildings. two o
"a which are double, making the preeei
a. canacity Tor twelve families Of fifiy boy
y.leach. or 600 ia all. The board indulge
lyl,hc hone that this will be sufh cient fc
'sllmauy years, and doubts the propriety {
lcnlarging for greater number, even
In shonld q yer become necessary. Onl
. alten families were maintained during a.
x.ycer.
,lI There are now twenty brick building
y salbeautitul.y situated. More than ha
'''.lhaye been erected in the last two year
the BOYS having done most Of the labo
+, from making The brick TO compIetio
~ This work has added largely 20 the walt
\ alof the property, and the buildings star
- a. monuments 10 the industry Of q
srlboy-.
NJ TIE improvements made during Il
!. past eight months are q boiler-hou ~
~ rlbrick tunnels for steam and water pipe
,Tbe.e required over 500 900 brick, whi'
!. were all made aud laid by the boys, u
\, der The supervision Of two skilled wor
-, men and the regular corps ot oiliceI
Many Of the boys became proficient
molding. setting and laying brick. IN
IN. interest they took in the work aud 9
-n-cheertulness with which they perform
29lit was hopeful indication that they :
o. preciated .he opportunity 70 learn
on trade, and that they would follow
ip. when released.
biz IL compliance with the law, the boa
ne. has fixed the cost Of keeping each b
offor the next year at Sl2O. Hall Of Il
l(l 8IuOuut - Htiu INV tnS -tot' - <"r"s
the county from which the boy is col
an mittcd and these amounts are placed
on the credit OF the general fund.
pisl The board files herewith the able
snt port Of the superintendent, 20 which
iention Is invited. Also find herewi
re. thu financial statement required by la
all The board calls attention TO this, for
The shows that the school Il TAX on
ice state treasury for only $33,27l.55.
nis The superintendent report sho
me that the S27 600 appropriated will |
hatcover one-half the expense of siessn-
ting, etc. Over eight hundred thousa
bricks were made during the year z
10000 put IN wall. The steam pl
,ne has been the the means % educatl
ng,twcnty boys rs steam-fitters. In
ow werc only two deaths during the yeal
.woI "A Butler county man, whose en'
u assessed ~ $50, II The Q "