Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-19
THE FERRIS INDUSTRIAL scnooL.

Annual Meeting Last Week = Reports
of Committees and Election of Onicers
For the Ensuing Year--Whut the Insti-
tuition Needs.
The annual meeting of the managers OF
the Ferris industrial School was held at
the office ollDr. Caleb Harlan Wednesday
afternoon. The following managers were
elected to serve for two years: tieorgc ;.
Capelle, Il. Lewis Armstrong, George q.
Lobdeli, Wilmer Palmer, ILndley G. Kent,
Ashton Il. 'ratum, Mrs, Maria l.. Sprnance
and Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Bailey. William
Z. Bancroft was elected to serve for two
years TO succeed the late Lewis Thompson.
Isaac T. johnson was elected to serve for
one wear to succeed the late DR.. Lewis l..
Bush.
Tie report Of the executive committee
called attention to the fact that while farm
work has hitherto occupied the attention
Of the boys it will be necessary now TO in.
troduce some additional form Of manual
labor. The committees report referred in
ftDlinr ,grmS Ia Two OF the deceased mem
bers nf tine committee, Dr. Lewis Z. Bash
and Lewis Thompson. Tire management
Of the institution by Superintendent and
Mrs. lainCs was commented upon in COM
mcHdable terms.
me report Of the finance committee
showed tho aggregate vnlUe nt the rea! and
prrsuutl property Of tile corporation to be
$i01 l6el& Hne mel gain Of lSll was
SG.JsS The committee further polntsoUt
that II It Had not been for the donation OF
S2uUJnHdc hY the levy Court tie man
ayers would not have been apir 90 carry
N the .nS'tutiDn. The sam nf slU,gi3US
was -pCut on the new building The conn
mittae ,huks that a donation Of $1,000
will I've necessary to carry on the iIlstlLu-
ton III i proper manner during the con-
ing relr
Ihclndcnmring committee reported the
number Of boys on uu leave at the begin
ming Of the present year 10 be rs follows
Waite boys, II; colnreA. y. total, 70, OF
this number Is are doing well and two are
not
1t Is recommended that an officer be mp
pulnJed whose duty it shall he to look after
che huSs vino are out On leave,
The school committee reported the add
tion Of a new sehoOlrDnm. There are AZ
pulHlS. who arc classified as follows
read ana reGite from the history IF Eng.
nlnu; Is read and reriru from the history
| ul the nilcll states; read amt spell from
the ihiri reaicr; from tne second reader
> from the first reader do not know the
| alphabgt II study written arithmetic; u
! study written aud mental arithmetic com
| bincd; . know very llllle about numbers;
0stady advanced geography; IL primary
| geography; 10 grammar, 40 can write; ~
| can wrir without u copy.
| The report of the committee on farm
| and buildings stated the cost Ut operating
| the farm and the Waite of the stock to he
| S2,27i %; the ytlue Of what was produced,
| si,9lH,G1, Tie total Increase was S3l2 %,
| and the net increase $50. The committee
| recommends the erection nf II new build
| ing for tie storage OF grain ana potatoes
| The household committee, which raised
| .hG fund for the erection of the new build
| ing, reported the cost Of provisioning the
| institution for the past year as follows I;
| Amount extended for meats Si37.iS. for
/ groceries, Sii3.Sj; farm, Sl,7JjtO. The
| average number in family was III, aud the
average cos Il day for each person was "a!
! cents The boys made the following
! articles. 100 shirts. 50 coats. 50 pairs 81
trousers SO towels 40 pillow slips, p
sheets, 30 drawers, aprons, y baseball
caps, 10 officers shirts, III curtains, II bed
| spreads 10 caps II pillow ticks "A scrub
| cloths; number of pieces meuded, 5,Bi8,
washed, 2S,i.3 ironed, 1913 luaves Oi
bread made, 800, pounds Of butter maze,
80.
The finance report handed in by the sec.
| rotary showed the receipts for the year To
be S9O,53LSD rhe sum Of s45.I0 wa:
added % the building fund and 81, lSS30 t.
the regular fund.
The report Of Superintendent IIaine,
| contained the recommendation that the
boys be taught some useful trade, as I'll
cannot find homes with farmers on leav
ing the school. There has been no case vi
serious sickness during the year and NJ
accidents During the past Il months l.
boys have been admitted to the institution
q dismissed, escaped. l returned and
recOmmitted.
Al me meeting of the managers of tht
Ferris Industrial School Oh Thursday TIN
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Dr. Caleb Harlan
Nice.prcsiicntS. Judge Leonard 4. Vale
and !. Taylor Cause; Treasurer Henry {
Robinson; Secretary, Wilmer Palmer.
The following standing committees wcr
appointed
: Executive--Alfrei Gawthrop, c. Wesle
WeIiin, Frances s. Garrett George
Capcle, Elizabeth W. Mrndinhal.
Finance Alfred u. Warner, Joseph /.
Carpenter, Jr., c. Wesley Wedln, Isaac I
} Johnson. Wilmer Palmer.
lndGntnring-lAnd G. Kent, ]. 'raylO
Gausc Ashton r. IUtun Maria L.SpruauCt
Joseph W. II. Watson
~chuaI-Eiizabeth NJ. Baily, MurgAre
". Bush. SnlIe 4 Pennypaclicr
ltw-LcOnard Il, Wau5, Charles /
Lore.
u opisidc Farm and Buildngs-R Levi
Armstrong, Alfred tawthrop, George q
l.abinil.
Household Elizabeth w. Mcndinha
Maria l.. SprgunCr -allit a. PGuuypackc
r'rtu"r- :. oarrnr', Margaret " Busl
Elizabeth NJ. Baiy, Liudlcy c. Kent.