Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-10
REFORM SCHOOL.
Report Of Trustees, Superinten-
dent, Treasurer and Teachers.
For the Year Ending November 30,
1914 Successful Year.
Number Of Inmates Decreased to la In.
teresting Statistics Reqa' ding Them.

of the State Reform school at South
Portland, has been received from the
printers and is now ready for free dis
tribution.
The report is paper bound, and Well
gotten up. containing first cut of the
school and then many interesting facts
IN regard to the trustees, committees
and teachers of the institution.
At the beginning the trustees say:
TO His EXcellency. the Governor, and
Honorable Council of Maine:
The trustees of the State Reform
school respectfully present the 44th an
nual report of that institution to-
Gether with the annual reports of tn"
treasurer and superintendent. RcGulaf
quarterly meetings of the trustees have
been held at the school on the third
Tuesday of February. May, August and
November, as required by law. Meet
in2S of the executive committee and Oh
the visiting committee have been hcit
as prescribed by the rules of III"
trustees, such visits being at least once
in four weeks. as required by law. Al
the meetings of the executive com
mittee, the superintendent has h"eH
authorized To make all necessary pur
Chases for the institution, ana also -
make all needed repairs The food
and clothing furnished the boys in the
school have been carefully examined
the buildings thoroughly inspected, anh
the daily routine Of each department
of the institution investigated. Al
bills of the superintendent have been
carefully examined previous to ali
prevail X record of these meetings has
been kept and laid before the full board
of trustees at their regular quarterly
meetings
The members of the visiting conf
mittee have visited the schools of tho
institution, also the farm and the seN-
eral workshops, ana all places where
boys are employed or kept; have IN
CURED into the conduct and behavior
of all employees of the school: and hay"
recorded the results of their ohserNa-
tons and inquiries in a book Kept for
that purpose. At all of these visits
during the past year, everything has
been found satisfactory.
The number of boys in the school
December |. 1896 was 155: committed
during the past year. 80: previously out
on leave returned, f. max
ing whole number during year,
1874 Allowed to go out IN
probation. %: discharged. is; Dis
charged as illegally committed, /; total
80: leaving the number in the school
December /, 1897 IA. Thirty boys are
at harrington cottage and the re
mainder are at the main building.
There has been no death among the
boys during the past year. No epidemic
or contagious disease has prevailed.
but all have been favored with good
health.
While this is true in regard to the
BOYS, death has taken from the instltu-
ton several valued officials. December
TO- 1896. Hon. Henry ingalls, of Nlscas-
set died after a short illness. Mr.. In
gals had been a trustee for nine years
and by reason of his devotion to tn
interests of the school, his long expert
ence and great business ability. was ar
inva lua bic member of the board. HiS
genial smile and dignified and courtly
bearing are a memory to be cherished
by all who knew him.
Nav . 1897, Hon. John j. Perry o.
Portland, was very suddenly called
home to the better life. General Perry
had also been trustee of the school
for nine years. and had served very
acceptably as secretary of the board 70"
the four years prior to his death. H."
WAS too we'll known throughout the
length and breadth. of this State tpI
death the school lost a true and de
voted friend. and the Stat" an honest
and faithful official
Hon. Joseph r. harrington. superln
tendent of this institution. died sudden
". May 30, 1897. Mr. Harrington WaSI
appontcd superintendent in April fAH"
His long experience, great eHccut'N"
ability and peculiar fitness TOR lhH
duties of the position made his death a
severe blow to The institution. lie was
an upright. TRUTHFUL honest man. ana
a faithful. conscientious public officer
The trustees acknowledges that very
much of the success of the school in tn
past is due to his energy and zeal.
The trustees feel that they were very
fortunate in securing as Il successor -
Mr.. Farrington Mr.. f.. J.. wentworth
who was unanimously chosen Sup"ilu-
tcndcnt and entered upon the dlSchafSe|
of the duties of that position III Jun
Mr.. Wentworth had been the efficient
assistant superintendent OF the sch"oi
for nearly 20 years. and was therefor
intimately acQuain with all the re-
nuirenpntS of the place. he bfotSA-
to the work not only the results OF long
observation and study of reform scho u
methods but a great love for the WORK
and a firm determination to succeed III
if IT is no criticism of his predeceS-
eor to say that Mr.. Wentworth is n"t
satisfied with the high standard OF eN-
cellance which the school has attained
but aims at still higher and grahuef
results. ~
The new cottage commenced III 1850
is nearly completed. The contracts
called for its completion before lhIS
time. but the death of AIR. harrington
and other circumstances beyond liS
control of the trustees. have delaNei
the work. 1t is hoped that early IN th'
new wear il will be ready TOR deulca-
tion thirty more boys VIII then y"