The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-05-09

has the qualification of receiving ;
more manifest appreciation of the in
terest taken in them than is accorded
the teachers by their class members
The utmost respect being shown them
the keen desire to receive the word OF
praise given for their proficiency in the
tasks performed, are evidences of thei]
appreciation. TO the authorities who
have made this great privilege possible
what does not the illiterate convict owe :
The privilege of being able to look into
great unknown world, the. world of
books. OF being able to grasp, through
this medium of knowledge the many
great events of the past ages; of being
able to study the many stirring events
that have shaped the worlds history
and progress since the advent of man:
of knowing who, what, and where he is
IN this great world, and what is required
OF him in filling the allotted space of
man on earth, his duties to God and
man. All this is made possible to the
convict who takes advantage of these
blessed privileges of education.
EARNEST WORK OF THE
OFFICIALS.
The school has been under the i'm
mediate supervision of Deputy Warden
Lemon. To his great zeal and watch.
fullness is due much of the progress
made. An excuse from school would
have to be iron clad to find favor with
him. He, together with Asst. Deputy
Glennon, and keepers Alexander.
Bloom, Colligan, Parker, and Lester
Bordwell have attended all sessions of
school, and all have shown the deepest
interest in the schools progress. and
have seldom found occasion to correct
a breach of discipline; the scholars
always realizing that the school was for
their benefit, and theirs only. and be-
haved accordingly.
LETTERS FROM THE SCHOLARS.
The following letters from some of
the inmates will give an idea of the
benefits they have derived from the
studies assigned them and their appre-
citation of the great good the school
has been to them. Not only fitting
them to cope with the world when |
again at liberty, but the pleasant man
ner IN which these studies have passed
The months and years Of their other
wise dreary and profitless confinement
At each session of the board of mana
gers some of the members ACCOMPANIED
by the warden visit the school. investi
gate the progress made, examine the
studies and learn the needs of the school.
Inc interest they feel in the good work
)elng accomplished is manifested in
ne promptness with which they supply
very requirement to it's success.
that can advance the inter-
'sts or the scholars is cheerfully sup
'ned; and the failure to receive knOWl-
age that Will smoother life's pathway,
nat Will open new fields of industry,
hat will bring to the surface the very
'est IN their natures to build up char
cters, habits and inclinations that will
lrect the footsteps away from crime
nd the prison, rests with the indi-
ldual man himself; and it is pleasing
note, that with few exceptions they
eallze this and apply themselves dill :
emily to their tasks. I
The strongest proof of this lies in S
he fact, that according to the warden's !,
eport, on July 81, 1894 there were GO in i
hates confined here who could not read t
or write. To day there is not a man S
ehind these walls who cannot read a n
ewspaper printed in the English s
lnguage. Now, men, instead of pass
lg the long weary hours in their cells. C
azing absently at the walls, harboring d
Re thought that every man in author s.
y was their worst enemy; praying a
" time to take wings and fly that they "
light wreak vengeance upon those !,
no had encompassed their misery. 5,