The herald., 1893-10-10
rates and thereby reduce the cost Of


than one month, 81.
Bookkeeping in connection with th'
regular coufee will be 81 extra. Book
keeping alone, SIS per term.
Extra charges are made for drawing
painting, instrumental music, stenog
raphy and typewriting.
Earlham college, Richmond, Ind.
offers to confer an honor scholarship, o
| the annual value of S65, upon the stu
dent who at graduation from White
academy shall have made the best rec
ord in his class.
The following are the teachers il
charge OF the various departments: w
Y. Coffin, A. B.. M. D., principal ant
teacher OF mathematics and chemistry
B. NJ. Davis, M. &c., teacher of natura
sciences John Chawner, M. A., teacher
of Latin and history Alice Miller
teacher of English and vocal music
Mary Trueblood, teacher of drawing enc
painting; Ella Stalker. teacher of instru
mental music; Grace M. Barnes, teacher
OF stenography and typewriting.
The Whittier state school is located
here and has an average attendance O
about 410 children, $50 boys and 81
girls. This is an academic, military
trades and agricultural school, under
the control of and supported by the
state. Children from s to Is can be
committed here by superior Judge,
after public investigation of the advis-
ability OF such commitment. The child
is committed to the school during his
minority, but the trustees have power
of issuing furloaghs by which boy can
go out at any time If 1t ia deemed advis-
able. and can be recalled without process
Of law ii it is thought best. The school
is established on the theory that the
best way to reform child is to develop
him mentally and physically, and there
fore each child goes to school three
hours day and works at some trade or
avocation four and one-half hours day.
They also have thorough military
drill. The school has now been organ
lied about two and one-half years, and
already has in many places in California
young men who are working and doing
well, whose course previous to being
sent to school had been wholly dis
couraging.
Too much cannot be said of this insti-
tuition. The moral teachings are perfect
in every detail, and when a young per-
son is discharged or placed on parole the
feel that a worthy indi-
vidual has been reclaimed to honest
manhood or womanhood, and it is ex-
tremely rare that they have found them
selves mistaken. Every inmate has his
or her own clothes locker, for which
they are responsible, and they are kept
in extreme order and neatness. No one
is allowed to use even the towel OF an
other, and every one has even thH;r own
water faucet, from which they must
make their ablutions in running water.
The building for the males is four
story brick structure, but is scarcely
ample for it's demands. The female
structure is not built as yet, but will be
erected next spring. AT present the in
mates are taken care Of in large rented
The electric plant is almost
perfect in it's details, as, in fact, is
every portion of the institution. They
have 100 acres of land, most of which
is in orchards, all of which will shortly
be bearing. The inmates perform the
major portion OF all the work, and, after
the trees become remunerative, it is
thought that the place will be almost
self-supporting.
DIR. Walter Lindley. the superintend-
ent, takes great pride in the progress,
and to his skill and forethought can the
success of this grand and noble work be
attributed. The children iairly idolize
the man, as he takes great amount of
interest in their welfare and always has
a kind word for every one.
The board of managers is composed
OF leading business men OF Southern Cal
ifornia, who have the confidence of the
entire community.
One of the reatiDdustries Of Whittier
is brick factory, which is owned by
Mr.. @. Jensen. He ia turning out 25, 900
brick daily of the best quality. and is
the material for the Friends
college and many other important inn
provements.
There is also in Whittier a shoe fac
tory, owned by Mr.. j. w. Estes, who is
an expert in this line of work, and while
the output from this factory is not yet
very extensive, it is very satisfactory,
and the intention is to enlarge it to a
great extent.
There is also broom factory, owned
by the Quaker Colony Broom company,
and their brand OF brooms has become
favorably known throughout Southern
California.
There is also sorghum factory on a
small scale that works up all the sor-
ghum cane that is grown in this section
of the country.
The Pickering Land and Water COM
pany, which founded the town of Whit
tier, is yet one of the principal powers
of the place. 1t has three reservoirs
which have capacity of $500, 000 gal
Ions, respectively 100000, 750, 600 and
250,000 gallons, from which 1900 acres
of extraordinary fine land, belonging
mainly to the company, are irrigated
and they also supply large amount oi
water for household and other uses.
There are about 20 miles of mains oi
from four to eight-inch pipe. The regu-
lar supply ia taken from q tunnel run
into the hills, and the balance ia
pumped from the East Whittier ditch.
Vegetables, citrus and deciduous fruits
thrive upon their land and yield crops
to very marked extent. Tomatoes are
grown largely for canning purposes
throughout the winter, and every
portion OF the land has proven
itself to be remuneratiye and
profitable. The stockholders are
all members of the Society oil
Friends, and the president, MIR. I. e.
Newlin. is we'll known as one OF the
finest business men and best citizens OF
Los Angeles county. He is compare
lively young, but has achieved marked
SUCCESS. He ia director of the Cali
fornia National bank of Los Angeles,
but devotea the most of his time to his
Whittier interests. At the time of our
visit TO Whittier he was absent visiting