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peculiar magnetism and the boys were
fond Of him. When there was a talk OF
Mr.. SIMPSONS resignation, about two
years ago. the boys said they would
leave. too. The clothing OF the boys was
not insufficient; at first they would wear
no Undertaking. / have seen boys who
had underclothes sent from home sell IL
for chewing tobacco. thought the cloth
complain about the clothing. l regarded
the food first-class according 10 the mon
ey. have frequently eaten the food"
THE BADGE SYSTEM.
Il think the badge system * the only
ono on which TO run the institution.
think the fear Of an additional badge
makes the boy behave himself 10 get out
OF the school at a reasonable time. A
remarkable thing was that boys who had
been sent there for a serious crime were
usually those who were let out first. The
mischievous boys were those who had
always badges added. / remember one
boy who had seventy-fve badges and had
been there three or four years.
The boys learn to read and write
within year, but | think the smaller
boys should be given more time I'm school
ing. / have never headd of any excess
sive whipping, nor were the hours of Ia
Dor excessive. The boys worked seven
and a half hours. L think there is no
doubt that the boys are benefited by
their stay at the school. | have boy
LOW III lily flllDiVls ~ lOlilfi lUuldAf anu
| have never seen a more faithful worker
and never missed an hour | am told
he goes To church twice on Sunday and
even on Wednesday. / have four or
five former inmates now with me and
they have not lost day in their work.
/ think If these boys could be given en-
ployment at once after leaving the insi-
tuition, 20 or 50 per cent. of them would
become good men.
Il think they have very remarkable
set OF officers there. humane kind, hard
working and receiving very small pay.
I have a factory I'm Manchester now hay
ing left the institution last June. | have
no contract at the reformatory now and
do not expect 10 renew a contract there.
There was a. difference OF opinion be-
tween Mr.. Sampson and the doctor,
about two years ago. The doctor was
a typhoid physician and he had thirty
two patients down for typhoid fever. Mr..
Sampson differed with him and made an
examination and this was the reason that
the doctor left. The boy who had chains
on i'm bed was classed as one OF tnese
typhoid fever patients. He behaVed SO
well that he had been promised ms as
charge for Christmas and promised hln
a suit of clothes while my partner had
secured him a position, but at the emu Oh
November the boy ran away.
THE physician who had a difference
was DR. Gordon, of Richmond. MT.
Sampson never set up MS opinion dsdlIs.
that of the doctor, but those around
there were Of the opinion that ths uOc-
Tor made a mistake. Boys came IN the
hospital as typhoid fever patients who
aid moi STAY more than one or two days.
They received a prescription at the nos
initial and | remember at one iiiho 1
could hardly keep up the work at my
factory, because nearly all the boys went
over 10 the hospital
n LES AGAIN.
Major stiles then resumed his test-
mony In regard to the SOuthail boy
he said that ne had been IN correspV .,,i
ence with his parents, VINO never mt
mated that the boy had been maitreateu.
"The worst boy we had, said MAJOR
Stiles. was Schlagel. We placed MN IN
a solitary cell at one time. which ne
broke TO pieces: he then threatened 10
brain any one VINO came near nm H. az d,e
had a big piece OF scantling IN ms MINUS nus;
Mr. Sampson walked right up 10 MIN ah1
suhdued him. He was tnen Wnlppeu' anu
a charge was preferred against al
Sampson, but IL was dismissed, anu ~
was stated by the majority that ne had
not been whipped enough. The boy soon
afterwards ran away. HIS case was the
onlv one where complaint was made IN
EIGHT wears. and since that time We have
not used any more solitary cells.
'It is true our association mas great
movers but they are necessary IN order
10 manage that class OF boys. L admit
these powers are dangerous, but we have
TO have them 10 carry out our WORK. Inc
only question Is have these powers been
abused. and where. The charge that the
state is aiding private corporation IN
having for the maintenance OF the boys
has an analogous case In the Code. where
provision is made for the taking care OF
Insane people by others who receive jaller
tees wherever the insane cannot be ad-
mitted to public institutions.
II do not criticise boys so much for
running away. IL is caused very often by
the tramp instinct. Another trouble We
have 10 fight against Is lack OF truth and
lack of purity. We have repeatedly re-
fused TO take children when we have
reason to believe that a step-father wants
10 get rid OF his children in this manner.
In England the fathers are In many In
stances made to pay for their boys in
such institutions.
II think II two elements were not in
the case there would be a unanimous
report One Is that we have Yankee
superintendent. and the other question is
about the expenses. ] wanted Charles p.