Evening journal., 1891-01-15
FERRIS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Annual Meeting OF the Corporation {
she Reform 9ohool-Reports.

Annual meeting OF the OoFpoEhtioA "a
she Reform Sohool-Reports.
The annual meeting of the Ferris
Reform School corporstors WAS held in
the office of Dr. Caleb Harlan, the presi-
dent, No 7O6 Market street, yesterday
afternoon.
The annual report of the superinten-
dent, a. E. Haines, was read. 1t stated
that forty two boys, ranging in age from
to 30 years, are now in the institu-
tion. These boys we're reliable and
Trustworthy. They are given three and
a.half hours OF schooling each day, but
the school is excessively crowded Ten
boys had been given leave Of absence
during the year to work for outsiders.
and sight Of them are doing well. The
number of boys receiving instructions on
January /, 1890, was 33; admitted during
the year, 20; discharged. 4; released on
leave Of absence, 10; returned, 2. The
report also showed the number OF boys
studying reading, writing, history,
grammar, geography, arithmetic and
other branches.
The executive committee reported that
the Ferris Industrial School is mainly
income receiv ed from the beque3ts made
it's founder, and Mrs. Mary z Pusey, In
addition to $500 appropriated by the
Levy Court commissioners Of New Castle
county. This revenue has proved entirely
inadequate for the proper support Of the
institution and some additional provision
is necessary to provide for the deficiency
Attention was drawn so the orgsniza
tion of the Women Board OF Managers
and six additional women recommended
to be added to the board
The aggregate value Of the real and
personal investments OF the corporation
was reported by the Finance Committee
TO be as follows:
In bonds and mortgages. ............ sso, 100 90
10 proper y. rented for income -. $500 %
institution f5T % its own own 5urpoSss iTp S ~ n 800 co
In cash. .............. 40l 40
Farm outfit Account. ............ 1915 81
School outfit account. .......+.......... 1924 ~
In debit balance to profit and loss. 2,dll 10
Amount to the credit Of the school on
The baiafhce to the debt Of profit and - :
At the same time in 1889 it was....... 2,329 IL
This showed an expenditure of $2S2 05
beyond the income OF $780, the $500
appropriation by the Levy Court not yet
having been received
The receipts and expenditures were
reported by the Board Of Msnagers to be
as follows: Receipts, $7,SS3S7; ex-
penses, s7,472 Al; balance, $40l 49,
The committee on Woodsde farm and
buildings reported value of live stock as
per inventory. 81 453; value of farm i'm
plements, $727 65, total, &s, 1850 65
Value of farm produce, So, 443 43.
This showed an increase of $64 40 in
the value Of farm implements and live
stock; and 1921 30 in the balance of farm
products, over that Of 1882 The cost of
working the farm and keeping buildings
IN repair was S9I 4S less than that for
1889
The report of the committee on inden-
turing showed; Number of boys dis
charged by the board, 4; given leave of
absence, 10; left employment and re-
turned to school, found other employ
ment, l. returned to parents as unman-
ageable, /.
The report OF tie Ladies' Board Of
Managers expressed qualification at the
condition Of the building and the apti-
tude Of the boys for learning; referred
to the Christmas entertainment given by
the boys; recommended that they be
taught trades, and that part Of the sum
Of 81 ,S2j, which would have been spent
in maintaining them had they been
committed to jail, be given to the insti-
tuition.
y The election Of board OF managers
will be held at special meeting Of the
corporators