Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-01
NAMES! MA BAD BOYS
What the Relorm School Of
ficers Say About Them.
Institution Never Before ina More
Prosperous Condition.


The forty third annual report of the
State reform school was presented the
Governor and Council. Thursday, giving
in part the following:
During the past year, none OF the in
mates or officers have been removed
by death. and no prevailing disease has
been suffered to enter the dwellings.
The general health has been good.
The number of boys in the school,
November 1, 1896, was ISL: committed
in 1896, "a: previously out on leave and
returned, S: escaped boys returned, l;
making the whole number in the school,
during the year, 1871; allowed out or
trial, 2S: discharged. i; escaped, 3;
reprimanded. 4; total, SO, leaving the
number of boys in school Dec. 1896
1856.
Thirty Of the hoys are at the Usage
and the remainder 81 the main. edild-
ing.
The industrial department. IL well
looked after. The farm bel6Asihg to
this institution IS a great sclseokof in.
struction to the boys. The school il
generally in nrst class condition.and the
report states, never Md q more promis-
ing outlook. =
The. trustees rec0n1inend the follow
ing appropriations Tor 1897 and 1898
For 1897. current expenses. 49, 900; to
furnish new cottage. se50o;s ordinary. re-
pairs, $1,000; total s2s 1905, for 1898, cur
rent expenses. $4,000. ordinary repairs
$4,000.
The balance on hand. December l,
1895, was $l663.26, making. withstotal
receipts for 1896. $2s. 236.52 The expendi-
lures have amounted to $2S,219.3s. The
expenditures from Dec. 1. 1895 togNov
80. 1896 OF cottage department., was
$6S6s.77, leaving balance of $lB6.Ss
from appropriation.
The figures show that, while March
April and May give an average admis-
sion Of 10 boysf the following three
! months give an average Of about 4. not
to reach 10 again, until November.
During the year the supreme Judicial
court has sent three boys; superior
court. 2: Auburn municipal court, l;
Augusta, 8; Bangor, s; Bath. 2; Bidde.
ford. /: Portland. 81 Waterville, !
Western Hancock, 1; Rockland, 2
trial justices. 6:-total, "a.
Portland has sent the most since tht
/ organization of the school. with 54S
Bangor is second with 1874; Biddefort
third with IS. Augusta has sent Is
There have been 2lS1 received since
the institution was established.
| During the past year. two have beer
put in for three months or less; one TO
9 months; one for IL; one for IA; one TO
In: one for rs; five for 2s; four for q
two for 2s: one for 30: two for 81; thre
| for SO: one for "a: two for IS; one TO
i 40: one for Il. One has four years an
nine months, and her five years an
five months to IN
During the year 1876. a boys hav
been committed for larceny: TWO g
, truancy: one. assault; one maifciou
mischief one drunkenness; two break
t ing and entering: one cheating: on
!, common pilferers; and one attempt I
, steal. The greatest number committe
for any one offense is for larceny. 1866
next truancy. 24o; common runaway'
third, 1876; and vagrancy. fourth. ion
1 and assault, so.
Of those committed in 1895, two al
nine years of age; one, 10 years; tw
10 II years; four. II; seven, 10; nine, \
e nine Is. Fourteen and fifteen are tt
: ages when boys are oftenest COMMITTEE
: OF the entire "a received, 70 have Il
d temperate parents: six have no fathe
). 10 no mother; two have relatives
lprison; five have step parents; IL we
e idle; nine, much neglected; 10, truant
e EIGHT, Sabbath breakers; S1,untruthfu
IS, profane.
II The farm products have broug
/ $So73.57.
The military drill in charge Of Cal
Isaiah H. Baker. has had gener
oversight of the military instruetio
with much profit to the boys. The m
| chanical school also is reported TO
in excellent condition and doing go
work.
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