The times., 1897-04-09
and they are sent there now, sometimes, 1

and they are sent there now, sometimes, /
believe.
Q.-white girls, too? Ayes, sir.
Mr. Northway-wen. that is tarbarous.
Mr. Endicott then went on to show that
with a properly equipped building four
or more times the present number of girls
could he cared for at but little additional
expense He spoke of the constant desire
of the girls to run away, and specified a
case OF girl who jumped fence ten
feet high. with five rows OF barbed wire
at the top.
That beats the boys school," Sug-
gested Chairman Faulkner.
Mr. Pitney called the attention of Mr..
Endicott to the reported criticism OF tie
institution as to the frequent changes III
the Superintendency, there having been five
in comparatively short period of time.
What has been the cause OF these frequent
ChangeS?"
Mr.. Endicott We'll, incompetency prlnci-
pally.
Mr. Pitncy cy-Did you hear my inquiry to
Col Clay with regard TO the relation that
ought to exist or might exist between the
boys school and the general charity work
OF the District" What would you say about
the reform school for girls In the same re-
lation?
Mr. Endicott 1T seems to me that in
case like this, management by trust ees, the
more the power of control is concentrated
the more forcbleitis. think The trustees
are perfectly capable of looking after the
institution, and the less tiey have to do
with other people the better; and after
all the control of the Attorney General is
merely nominal.
Miss Loring made statement in which
she said that injustice had been done
this school by speaking of all Of its in
mates as vicious, that being true possibly
of only half a dozen OF them The girls
are well trained there and her experience
was that they found no difficulty in getting
places after leaving the institution. The
bad ones were, however, very bad, not
heSitating to bite watchmen or TO use
red hot irons on their sisters.
Mr.. Chaplin Brown also addressed the
committee. lie would emphasize the fact
that this girls school is Ieformatory, as
such schools must nc in the South, where
one has to deal with the Colored element.
We started in by not allowing corporal
punishment, but we found, with this ele-
punishment in many cases, such asis some
times necessary in penal institutions.
Mr.. EndiCott said that Judge Miller
would be very glad to show TO the com
mttee the necessity of increasing the ca
pacity of the institution.
Mr.. Northwa y-It ought to be made com
mensurate with the needs Of the District
or abolished.
Miss Loiing-One or the other.
A statement was made at the close of
the session by Miss Rawlins, who had
been teacher i'll the institution for seven
months Miss Rawlins said that Sic was
dismissed for lack of harmony between
herself and the officers Of the institution,
and, in one instance, of INSTRUMENTATION.
She said that the trustees could not say
that they ever had a better teacher Miss
Rawlns complained of the management,
specifying the unlimited authority Of one
of the officers, who regarded all previous
laws as dead letters. and her punishmcnts
were excessive. She thought that the
young girls were learning crimes from the
old criminals that We're admitted.
Miss Rawlins specified some OF the diff
ferences of opinion between herself and
the management, and stated them 10 be
her suggestions as TO the betterment of
the institution. She objected particularly
to keeping the girls for unnecessarily long
periods in the school when they might be
employed to advantage elsewhere. in In,
dustrial pursuits. Miss RawIins was given
a good deal of attention by the committee
The committee adjourned, after receiv-
ing a written statement from Mr.. Lewis,
agent of the board of Chiidrerl's guardians
as to the plans and needs of that insti-
tuition. The hearing today will be on fbe
subject of dependent children.