The herald., 1896-03-07
GOV. bUDD At WHITTIER
Another Inspection and Another
Examination OF Books
THE BOYS WILL GET RIFLES
A Large Annual Saving in the State
Institutions Probable
The Question Of Filling the Vacancy in the
Board Of nanagers Will Not Be Set
tied for Probably a Month

Governor Budd and party spent yester-
day at Whittier, in making an inspect ton
of the institution and an examination of
the books and accounts. The governor
and Secretary of State Brown, were out of
bed bright and early. and Immediately pro-
ceeded to the workshops where they mani
tested a deep interest in the work being
performed by the boys. The girls depart
ment was next visited and found to be in a
very satisfactory condition, the distin-
guished visitors expressing the opinion
that the new buildings for the girls were
the best and cheapest public edif1ces that
had been erected by the state. At noon,
dress parade and review was rendered the
governor by the battalion of cadets under
the command of Major Renaud, who we're
highly complimented by the governor on
their fine soldierly appearance. The need
of arms for the cadets Immediately sug-
gested itself to the governors mind, and
ne wired Adjutant-G General Barrett to as
certain if 100 rifles could be shipped to
Whittier for their use. Later in the day,
a satisfactory reply was received to this
message, so the boys will get the guns.
The afternoon was spent in looking over
the accounts of the institution by the gov
specially interested in the historic record
kept of each of the inmates-a record that
will be of inestmable value in their proper
training
As result of the visit of the governor
and Secretary of State Brown to the Whit
tier school, 1t is extremely probable that
large annual saving will be made to the
state IN the maintenance of its different in
siltutions. The active brain of the COVER
nor is ever on the alert to discover possi-
blites of improvement in the manage
ment of the state institutions, and he is by
no means disposed to favor cheese-par-
ing policy, but he believes with Secretary
of State Brown in the judcious expend
ture of the moneys, and when they made
an examination of the printing department
of the school. where they found that quite
a number of bright boys had developed re-
markable results with the old type and
primitive presses at their disposal, they
instantly suggested the feasibility of sub
stantially enlarging the printing plant and
furnishing it with modern pres ses,type. and
training the boys in job printing. Their
purpose in this suggestion was not alone
confined to the idea of teaching the useful
trade of job printing to the inmates of the
school, but with the further design of hav-
ing some of the job printing work of the
state done at the Whittier school. con-
summation which will save the taxpayers
of California many thousand dollars a
year.
After quiet consultation between the
governor. Secretary OF State Brown, Di-
rector White of Agnews and Director Stef-
fens of Stockton, they decided to recon-
mend that hereafter some of the assistant
electricians, blacksmiths. cooks and bakers
employed in the state institutions shall be
selected from among the inmates OF the
| Whittier school who have shown especial
proficiency in these lines and whose merit
md uiv at for
their promo ions into the active duties of
life. 1t is held by the governor that the
state should do its part toward making
useful citizens of the boys and thus MAIN
tain paternal interest in them after their
discharge from the school. In entrusting
the deserving boys to positions of respons-
iblity and profit he believes that an ex-
ample will be set for the citizens of the
state. another step which will undoubt-
edly lead to good results is the plan pro-
posed by the governor and Secretary OF
State Brown that the labor inmates of state
supplies as may be used in the state insti-
tutions. They do not see the utility of
purchasing brooms which have passed
through the hands of a middleman after
being manufactured by inmates of state
institutions. with view of supplying other
institutions just the same. One of the
needs of Whittier that most forcefulIy ap-
pealed to them was the lack of tools in the
workshops, and they stated that they
would do all in their power to see that the
proper appliances for teaching the boys
and girls useful trades and avocations were
provided as speedily as possible. Realiz-
ing that athletic exercises are an important
adjunct in the proper training of the boys,
they also spoke favorably of the establish
ment of a gymnasium, and were of the
opinion that these needed additions to the
school could be provided for by the boerd
of examiners out of what is known as the
Whittier reform school fund, paid by the
counties, especially Los Angeles countys
quote, which the governor says would be
Immediately available if paid Mt once.
The question of filling the vacancy in the
board of managers which will result by
reason of the expiration of the term of MIR.
Andrew Mullen will not be settled at pres
ent, althou-h it is probable that the gov
ernor will fill the vacancy on the occasion
of his visit to Los Angeles next month.
The new appointee will be gentleman
who will be in active sympathy with the
governor ideas touching the proposed re-
forms in connection with the institution.
This morning the governor will attend
the meeting of the Sixth Agricultural Dis
trict association in this city, when the re-
port of the export appointed at meeting
held in Sacramento some time ago will be
taken under consideration. In the after
noon the governor will 20 to Mount Lowe,
remaining there until Sunday evening,
when he leaves for the state capital.
Marriage LicenSej
The following marriage licenses were
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