Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-25
REFORM SCHOOL VISITED
Nv tho Members Of Tue Territorial
Legislature.
Az EXCELLENT INSTITUTION.
, psuque, at The Ogden Chamber Of
Commerce.

OGDEN Reform ScnVo' W."
no, day. This makes the third uerri'
,I.,.i Institution that the legislators
- vlslted In o. many days, aud II
sood tails to result, 1t will not be be-
80 the Lawmakers have not had
ample opportunity for inspecting the
'"a,v,ngs Of tho various departments
',a.cb ipstitutlon and the needle Of the
same. -, 18th i,,,,..s uc,v
a. ,bat three days good work has
W, lone aud they ARE ready TO treat
tis,atiop affecting the Territorial In
.7,,,tions more intelligently than "
49, nd remained In salt Lake and
,nJged only by reports from the gov
,,pluq boards.
rns Union Pacific extended the
.,,r,s.i.s Of the road In the shape Of
.Sscial car, which WIS attached TO the
fs,,i1r no. IS train for the NORTH anu
'hich had ON board the following
ieyislat0fs and guests:
1'euncilors-kinc, Glvndenplhg,
Peter, Haynes, Morrell and Chaplain
Nauhewson.
Reptcsontntivcs- -Seegmiller, Ferry,
callon. w. n. Irvine, Lawrence, Az.
,sn Df. PIKE, j. u. Irvine, Arneti,
snow. SARGENT, Olsen, Montgomery,
stoker, Kimball, Adams, Cunning
ham. -. -,
4. a. Woolley, Judge 5hurtliti, Prof
Cud OF IN, brigham Young Academy
al Provo, Architect kletting Of this
clty. Mics Florence Pike OF Provo
Mis- Tettle Hague OF Nephi, Miss Ella
CLARK aud Miss May waei Of Paro'
wan. - nh,
Apd iFDune.
L, IA arrival Mt Ogden the visitors
were met al the depot by the board OF
trustees ofthe Reform School aud were
Al once taken to the school. The latter
h a ane.lOoking four.st0ry Structure,
j5Nl6D feet, of finished brick aud stone,
and OF u pleasing style VI architecture,
costing with the liliy acres Of attached
land $40, 900. A close Inspection OF The
blildlng was made, superintendent
Albion guiding the party through AMI
giving every opportunity OF presenting
the Institution ia is practical appear
Auce.
on the top Of the fourth floor are
placed the water tauks necessary %
supnly the institution, On the thlfu
nooT h the bOys' dOrmitOTy nj one end
OF the building aud the girls dormitory
At the other, each belng 3lNib ieet anu
well ventilated.
on the second floor are two more
dorniii0ries, OH efs' quarters, includ-
INK the observation-disclosures apartments.
on the lint floor are separate dining.
t0nma for the Oilicels, the boys ana the
girls, the latter room being ibS2D, And
The others each 31xi feet, ciS.eta, r..
eeption room and parlor and offices,
witch are handsomely furnished,
uan,tlsa and school room, the same
tiEeas the dOrmitories, aud provided
with convenient desks. In the base.
meul ATE the well equipped kitchen,
laundry, wash.rOom, two plunge baths
" 10000 gallons capacity each, larjcrs,
siore.fooms, lire and boiler rooms, two
dark cells aud the sweat box. The LAST
affair, consisting OF long, upright box
with breathing holes IN the top, was OF
much lnteTrat TO the visitors. Whom u
young refractory" has beuu In there
iora hour or two he Ia very meek aud
humble.
There are forty inmates, thlrty-thIoe
boys and seven girls, One Of the
officers remarked that one bad girl
created more trouble than fifteen boys,
which would apparently prove the
saying regarding the former that
"When they are good, they arc very, very good,
but when they bad THERE 'ortld"
Work has already begun TO the east OF
the building foT an annex two stories
high, 10 be 81 brick aud stove, aud 10
cost $4,000, Everything about the
school h neatly kept aud many OF tho
Legislators considered II tho bo3t flnish-
Ell Of the territorial buildings. The
Inmates sleep on neat iron beisteadg,
and In clean bedding which they ara
required 10 take care Of themselves.
Toe Inspection once finished, the In.
mates dressed In tho uniforms, wory
drawn up la the school room. Here
speeches were made TO the boys and
girls, by Speaker Sccgmiller, Prof
Gun Of the Brigham Young Academy
a. Provo and Representative II. T.
Ferry.
Tho talk was OF cheering nature
and the inmates were urged not u
lose hope because they were incarcer
Sted there, but to live In hope and tc
st'ive earnestly 10 better their lives A.
that when the time came for their re-
ltase they might become useful mem
her " society.
Col. Ferry's speech moved the
children 10 tcars.
All seemed pleasant with what they
had seen aud much pleasure was ex
pressed AZ finding Territorial instl
u'lOn NJ well managed and 80 wei
meeting the demands M n refOrmatOry
From the Reform School heights, IN,
leglalat0rs were taken 10 the OgdeI
opera House which has snating
capacity Of 1900, from whence they
were driven 10 the Reed Hotel wher,
Tue Chamber of Commerce had pre-
pared Tor them banquet. As thu
aw'mnkers were like other mor,nls, In
mat their hearts could be- reached
quicker through their stomachs thar
ny appeals transmitted through
ympanlc membranes, this latter even
proved by far to he the most atiractiy,
event OF the day aud there was no
one OF the guests who did not feel tina
lhe Ogden people were doing them
selves proud. The great dining room
located on the top floor WINS properly
decorated with flowers. During th'
banquet Kenpsmll orchestra dlscoufsei
sweet music, and nj i:S0 Colonel Har
Vey opened the speech making by dc
nVe'ing an address. OF welcome TO tin
legislators, President Hing OF tn
council responded aud was followel
ny Speaker Seegmiller, Representative
inerry and j. N. Kimbnll, president c
me board. Hon. A. Hatcn occupie,
about Ave minutes.
handshaking and friendly greetings
invitations TO come again and goo
wishes Tor the journey were hurrldl