The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-21
SCHOOL ron DEFECTIVE YOUTH
Legislators Find Things tn Condemn Il
the Business Management.

the business Management.
Olympia. Feb. so.--tspeciait-In their
report to the legislature the committee
that recently inspected the School for De-
fective Youth at Vancouver say:
1.-THE committee regrets that the IN
ssinted praise that II due the educational
department of the institution can not DO
freely accoried 10 the business manage
snent of the school. However. the com
mitsee believes that tho fault lies more
with defects in tho present law than with
any incapactty on the part of the thus
fesa. The present law provides for a
board OF five trustees. three OF whom shail
have special qualifications. one TO be a
lawyer one To be an educator and one TO
be doctor The committee Is unani-
mousiy OF the opinion that this portion of
the law should be entirely changed 20 as
To reduce the number OF trustees 20
three. only one OF whom shall he resi-
dent OF Vancouver or Clarke county. Tn
der the present law these trustees serve
without pay. and the committee believes
that this is also mistake, the records
OF the institution showing that meetings
are seldom held. the trustees visiting the
school as individuals and as a board.
showing less interest In the business
management OF the school than they
would II they were being dealt with by
the state on more OF n business basis The
state intends 10 work hardship on no
man. and trustees OF an institution Of this
kind can not be expected 10 devote TIE
necessary time to its business unless they
are at least partially recompensed for
their services
I'VE would recommend that the trus-
tees be paid s. per day each While aetu-
ails In session as 81 hoard and that the
two ontsid. members az the hoard be
paid either mileage or expenses In aGds-
ton IN their per diem. Tho books ard
vouchers az the Vancouver school that
were examined by tie committee show
that two members OF the board have prac.
ticaliy attended To the business manage
men. OF the Institution. AMI one trustee
who was questioned By the committee ap.
peares te know very little about the
business mans cement OF the school or
the needs far the future I'm the way Of ap-
preparations. referring thls committee 10
another member nf the heard az trustees
Who hai been more active In the manage
msns- Too much Of the business manage
mcas Is ieft 10 the director. who ought IA
be free 10 devote his entire time 10 the
ssuea ssonai department ri the school 80
would be the case with smaller board
that held stated meetings. which meetings
woald not De neeessary more than once
In three months. thus making the ex-
ressxe almost nominal 10 the state.
The cosngYaltte does not believe IL Is
necessary "a have trustees for this In
stituiiea With special qualifications ether
than that they should be successful has-
'ness usen The director ~ the school
can be trusted 20 lock after thu e,fliea-
tsoasi work. AMI when the advice of an
attorney Is necessary. she states attor-
ney general can he cSties upon Next
- tae educational work % the school Il
Is Important to have careful financial
rssnaEenens. ard {. Is false economy
60 save fsw dollars by cuttsag OF the
Per diem % trustees selected 50 direct
the financial mars GENE ut az an inx:g.n.
ton 81 such magnitude.
THE present law for handling the funds
Of this institution should aiNo be CHANGED
The Report - The treasurer - the hos RI
OF trustees shoNs that ne had IN haul
June 81 sSAi. over s's ess ard vet Ns Is
rsaaired "a give = e~su.l for o.nly $50.
THIS Is maaiteetiv absurd. and ere easn-
rntstee recommends that the taw y, a
cAangcsi IS "a place she gussls ~ this IN
sttsuiina 81 the sat8e &Eape as those -
ta~ reform school ami state penlter
tteasiary. payable oniy on vpsghers rsap.
srly audited ~ sas state auditor t'nter
the present asaneSal system Governins
TIRE Institution shere Ia an agr az ex.
srsSasanee ngsxs.ees that wyald - rvc.
Haesi. w believe. by the changes IA the
ls~ as sevetr suggested.
In sse regsoes * the AssrA of trustees
fef tae srhoei ser detective youth &C an-
preparation g 81 - Is asked far The
maintenance - ta~ scAssal during tAs
neSt TAO years. snd appropriations ?.
EsVgatins ever $'Esie are askesa ~ var.
fs1s improvements, After carefully eegrx
ever ehe 3s~uafse3 aiSs es sxpenxsS as ss-
siHsase8 - see canssax years. asa es.r
s1iiihT wttA nlrerser Watson IN rvg-ayy
10 sAs xsssas. seiS committee 81 ~ ssa
essrsoss sAss the susa o. sS "a wt,i ~
safaeaent ser fae S;asss ssssarer - re r,
si''sfA@s, sna 4 Is sservby sees4,n,.,s.ss..
fasf faiS asHeant re 50 assrseg~sAsss
E~ improvements ss.s s4m X & q.