Evening journal., 1890-04-18
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THE FERRIS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Exercises by the Boys Before the Levy
Court and other Visitors.

Exercises by the Boys Before the Levy
Court and other Visitors.
All the members of the Levy Court,
except Mr.. Hickman, met at the Court
House at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and proceeded to the Ferris Industrial
School, In carriages arriving there at 2
o'clock.
The visitors were at once invited 20
witness drill by the inmates Of the
school. This was participated In by forty
bright and attractive looking boys, aver
aging from to 16 years of age. A
division was made between the white and
black races although all were alike, in
fatigue uniforms. consisting of cap, dark
blue blouse and light blue trousers.
Superintendent SHILLING and his assist
ant, T. j. Gould, commanded the com
pany. The evolutionH and marching of
the boys, in obedience to the low and
distinct tone Of the superintendent, were
almost faultless
The members Of the court were then
conducted all over the buildings, finding
everything in perfect order.
The officers of the school are Mr.. and
Mrs. H. ]. Skillings, superintendent and
matron; Mr.. and Mrs f. J. Gould assist
ant superintendent and teacher, and Miss
Page assistant teacher.
The drill lasted twenty minutes and aft
its conclusion the visitors adjourned T.,
the school room, where comfortable seat
had been provided for them, The boy :
in the meantime exchanged their heavy
shoes for slippers, and they marched iato
the room TO their seats to the strains Of
the professional march Onward We
Come, played by Mrs Skillings. The
| following program, selected from the
4 II nod
Song, Morning Invitation" by the
school, solo parts being sung by the boys,
Newell, McCafferty and Higgins; recita-
tion of the xiii Psalm In concert by the
school exercise in school work under the
direction OF Mrs Gould solo, "Beautiful
Angels, by Thomas McCafferty; song
and chorus, Sweet Easter Bells" solo
by MeCaiferty and chorus by the school;
song and chorus, In the Sweet Long
Ago, by Edward Higgins and Thomas
McCafferty, chorus by the school,
The singing was excellent and was
literally applauded, as was also the
exercise in school work 1t embraced
different examination in arithmetic, his
tory and geography, in which both white
and colored boys acquitted themselves
with high honor Some OF the questions
which were promptly answered by the
boys, would have puzzled many Of the
visitors. Superintendent Skillings out
lined the daily routine of life at the
school, stating that the boys were com
PEELED to be in the school but three
hours each day, fact which makes
their proficiency remarkable
Alfred Gawthrop, chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the school, made q
few remarks, in which he said You
| ,Ir..r has - t,,
stitution. These boys are not compelled
to etay here by bolts and bsrs and stone
walls. but remain from choice The cid
idea Of taking away the liberty Of the
K boys was a failure. A better way has
been found. The object is to keep these
boys ont Of mischief and to show them
that It is easier and better TO d. we'll
I. than to do evil and II possible to make
! good citizens Of them.
Charles B. Lore, Esq, followed with q
/, brief address for the board Of directors.
: In the course Of his remarks he said
1.-THE women came here to run this
\ school at the suggestion of Mr. Cause.
/, They stipulated that they should have
i control OF the domestic department, and
(, got It. They are struggling to get along
on the money we have, but it is not
N enough and we went behind about 81, SOC
n last year, and we want you to help us
q The public schools cannot educate These
n. boys. They have not the facilities. These
:. teachers have just the touch to bind then
q to the nobler purposes Of life. You hav'
4 been brought here to interest yourselves
in the work.
Those present were as follows. Isaa,
N. Grubb, Samuel .Killgore, Howard II
/. Jordan, Robert Sutton, William Wier
Andrew s. Eliason, Samuel j. Mccall
=. Serick f. Shallcross, Joseph Roberts ans
:, George @. Rothwell of the Levy Court
~ Dr. O. Harlan, J. T. Cause, Levi
h Thompson, Charles B Lore, Esq
~ George G. Lobdell, Alfred Gawthrop
q George w. Stone. Wilmer Palmer, Georg,
~ s. iCapelle, O. w. Weldin, Lindley
Il Kent, Thomas Bird aud OK Sheriff R.
II Lewis Armstrong, of the school direc-
tors Mayor Harrington and Judge Ball
VS. County Treasurer Edward Haman ant
e James L. DeVou were also present Tn
h women members Of the board Of director
NJ were. represented by Mrs. James Bailey
IS Mrs. William O. Spruance. MRS Elizabet
Do Garrett. Mrs. w. Mendinhau and Mrs
x. l.. P. Bush.
ed Levy Court met at the usual hour an
IN continued the auditing Of accounts. Tn
ret absence of committees stopped the tram
ia. action OF business The members visl
or the Delaware Hospital this afternoon