The Helena independent., 1892-06-21
STATE PRISON SCHOOL,
There are No Funds and the Com
nissioners Ask for Old
School Books.
Five Glasses Have Been Started
Among the Prisoners at
Deer Lodge
Ono Man Recon- mmended for PardOn Bs.
cause He viii bs Totally Blind II
Not Released soon.

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state prison commissioners adopted rulel
and regulations for the government of tn.
Montana state prison. and therein made
provisions for the esta apliahment OF schoo
Tor tho instruction of the prisoners confined
in tbs state prison. Inquiry among thu
prisoners confined In the state prison. furn.
ishes the board with information that there
arc at least thirty prisoners therein con.
tinod, who can neither read or write. Thu
adoption Of these rules being subsequent Il
ths session Of the last legislature, the same
Was not brought TO their consideration
therefore NO appropriation was made tc
carry such measures into effect OF for the
enforcement OF such policy. At this time
the board finds itself without funds to pu
chase books to carry the rules into effect
which provides for the establishment and
carrying on Of school in the state prison
therefore we request, that all persons who
may have among their household effects,
books Of tho following GLASSES which they
are willing to contribute, will transmit
them to the Hon. John Cannon, superin
tsndent OF public instruction, Helena, to
be used by the board for the benefit of the
prisoners in tho states prison:
"Bancrofts First Header, Fishers Arith-
metio No. l, Banoroft's Second Reader,
Harper's Introductory Geography. Ban
orofes Fourth Reader, Fishers Arithmetic
No. 2, Swinton's Word Book. Barnes Brief
History or the United States.
"rhs fact that parties who have books in
their possession, such as are herein men,
toned, although somewhat worn, need not
be deferred from furnishing them, pro-
vidsd that the leaves are not torn or none
missing. t@E ..@@@'
whatever benefit that will be derived by
the presentation of these books to the
state will accrue directly and Immediately
to the prisoners now confined in the prison.
who have yet received light in the English
language but partially
Attorney General Haskell, one of the
members Of tho commission, has submitted
the following report TO the president Of the
board:
II have the honor TO report that on satur-
day the 4th and Sunday the 9th days of
June, accompanied by the Hon. John Gan
non, state superintendent of public instruc-
tion, and Miss Lou G. Hathorne, clek of
the state board of pardons; I visited the
state prison ut Deer Lodge, for the purpose
Of establishing and maintaining I school
among the prisoners confined therein, in
accordance with the provisions of rule 76 of
rules and regulations. G~
"Ths contractors Of the prison called be-
fore rs twenty-ssvsn of the prisoners
whersupon Mr.. Cannon intsrrogated them
concerning the time that they had attended
school and a. we'll az their ability to read
and write, and from such examination he
decided that Richard Bennington. George
Bright. John Callahan, John Connely,
GnsIss .hnnS Dunnsssn and Henry Edmon.on
reader and in the primary work in arith-
nstio, also in writing:
THAT W. H. Fuller, Patrick Fitzpatrick.
William Grant. Isaac Granville. Henry
Grabhorn. Charles B. Hanaway and Charles
Haines should constitute class up in the
Lineberger. Richard Montgomery, Charles
Phillpot and Daniel Hart should constitute
division ''C'' Of the primary class:
And that Willis Rhodes, Robert RUSSELL
Lewis shank, Thomas Sims, George Shatto, |
Peter Woods and James Woods should be
in division ''D' in primary work:
And that Daniel Hat, Albert Kingsley
and Charles Phillpot should constitute a
class in the second part in the primary
arithmetic, primary reading and in writing.
1T was recommended by the contract cto1s,
that the school be held in the large dinir q
~ .,haoi o soa s nu.luinH. sno 'has sne % nou 9
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,.r.. ths.a -on,snma, auUu .;a us & ne nohlo 10
~ r'n,iI fus.ha. 'nsa s.ons .n.o ener.
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W scn."t.a o.. 49, 1.;I., ~ 'n"' 40 oAouse
rop'su ~ toL ~. su .han 30 20 90, except
!. ~ hsnij. ara ;r..I;cyT liz I Io4uu w s'uuY
nv Ia imnosad n,,n1' ths,. suon S s'uu.es the.
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nm naiiea tn nsrforn ""o% vear Ss'S' =. sna" ~
"11na WiiI,.n NJ R.v;n. '" 'er;sn.:r u ~
mad in tha st.t. n-;son ~ ,hs ,at con. .
evan months vhoao tarn .xn;-e. '"s: ;.s ,kae'
S.N lost nv svs in 1901 He e hna .: 40 M"y:
,rov;no ,,,or h;s othan Ia IoS"i Nv
ina is .ttsniai ~ snS o,.ratat aess n,sas 'he h
y l1 nie ~ ~s:enueu ~: 20 anu operatea upon. ne
,r;aon nhvsici.n fnlI .t.tan,ants - .hie tHe
nan,a cnra;t;nn .rd - AZ go" Snis
S We l6ral0 sos fOrtl, ! would recommend.
nat the man % pardoneu solely upon the
round that IT kept in prison r year longer
10 will be wholly blind,