New-York tribune., 1897-08-16
IN Tons of Roses
OV Years Success.
C0lgate's
Soaps and Perfumes.

I struc. them in all kinds Of carpenter
work and it is significant Of The new methods
of government in the school that this Instructor
, was q civilian and had no relation with ire
school except an instructor. Formerly IL
was deemed necessary to have two armed guards
in each room where the boys worked.
From the carpenter shop. with its Hitter of
shavings and it's boys hard at work planning and
doing other carpenter work. the visitors We're
escorted into the bookbnding and printing room.
There boys were being instructed in type
setting, in printing and in binding books.
Controller Robertss blanks for the statements
OF the monthly needs Of all the charitable insti-
tutions in his charge are all printed here by the
boys. I'VE sell nothing said Mr. Briggs, FOR
our desire is simply to teach the boys some
trade" He then led the way into the machine
room where some boys were making an electric
motor of twenty horse power to drive Ventllat-
ing far. Air Briggs said that seven of these
motors had been constructed by them. The boys
in this depar' ment were also making shaftng-
FOLDERS. Beyond room in which they were
running sewing machines and making the gray
uniform and the jean clothing worn by the
Industrial School cadets and workmen. The
boys wear light gray suit for school: dark
blue jeans for the workshop and a cadet gray
cloth for their military evolutions
In the foundry large number OF boys were
found employed. I'VE make everything here
said Mr.. Briggs. from an iron beam TO an cleo
trcal motor. This machine shop the electrical
works and the bakery are the most popular
places among the boys. a boy. however, must
be well up in his school to gain place here
Near by was the shoe shop. There boys were
busily engaged in making shoes. Mr. Briggs
said that for some reason the boys disliked TO
wCrk in the shoe shop. Sometimes a new boy
with the thought Of escaping, said he would like
TO work in the garden. Very WELL, Mr. Briggs
would say but warn you that If you attempt
to escape, you will be put TO work either in the
shoe shop or the tailor shop" And then usually
the boy changed his mind. The foundry was
not in operation on the day of the visit Mr..
Briggs said that the boys delighted In foundry
work But busy place was found Thls
was the bakery. where sixteen boys were buslly
engaged in baking the bread Of the school.
The oven was open and an agile youth, armed
with what appeared to an enormous shovel,
with q handle twenty feet in length, was shov-
cling loaves Of bread into the oven. The bakery
IS lined with white tile and appears TO be a
model OF neatness.
THE ASSIGNMENTS TO TRADES.
"On the fifteenth of each month said Mr..
Briggs. 'the boys are assigned to some one par
tcular trade We heed their requests as far as
we can, but Of course. seek to make them ex
pert in some particular trade. Our regulations
prescribe that each boy shall be retained here
until he is graduated in the seventh grade of
the school. We seek to give him a trade; teach
him habits of obedience and attention and also
give him a frst-class education.' The boys are
employed in the following manner: