The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-14
REPORT SUBMITTED.
The Committee Of the Ferris Indus
trial School See Great Pro-
gress by Pupils.

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David Ferris. D. J. Bringhurst, J. A
Doud, Mary B. Martin and John >
Martin. the committee OF the Ferris In
dustrial School, submit the following: .
on the afternoon OF fifth day, fourth
month, It'll, five members OF our com
nittee visited the school. 1t was the
day when the relatives and friends O
the scholars were allowed to visit then
socially and to bring them presents, sc
we did not see their exercises. The
superintendent and the matron, Herbert
E. and Hattie +. Haines, were very kind
to us and we visited all parts of the es-
tablishment. We found all clean and in
good order. Personal cleanliness is re-
quired; there is a large wash room fur
nished with fixed basins with spigots,
soap and towels each boy has his tooth
brush and is required to use it. The
dormitories were kept in nice order.
No spirituons or malt liquors are al
lowed to be,brought to the premises, ex-
cept by order OF the physician. No boy
shall be allowed to use tobacco. Nc
books, pamphlets or periodicals 81 an
immoral or objectionable character shall
be introduced.
The boys, under proper supern.
tendence, do the work OF the farm, care
for the farm stock, do the clothes wash
ing and housekeeping, make their own
clothes, and, repair. their shoes; do the
chamber work. make their beds, &c.
do the cooking and baking, &c. They
have a very nice carpenter shop and
make tables. chairs, bookracks, closets
and small ornamental cases and cabinets
This work is very nicely done and would
do caedit to any mechanic.
The report says: $50 far as we have
knowledge of the doings of the boys botl
out Oh leave of absence and discharged
fully so per cent. were doing well. y
Many of the discharged boys are saving
money and have considerable in the say
ings banks.
Religious services are conducted
weekly. Ashton X. Tatum and Isaac
T. johnson have secured speakers fol
afternoon services. The Sunday scloo
is divided into four classes taught by
officers of the school. There are now
70 boys in the institution frequent
changes in number occur as some leave
and others are admitted. ''On the 3lst
Of December last there were "a boys
enrolled in the daily school classes,
Division A attending from 8 to Al
a. m, Division B from to 5.45 p. IN,
The highest class in arithmetic, q
boys, is working in common fractions
90 read United States history and are
questioned about the lesson when
through. This school is true re-
formatory, attending to physical wants
to mental education and to moral anG
spiritual instruction. 1t has been yer,
successful, great blessing to the com
munity. Yet onr Levy Court commits
sioners have made but half of the usua
necessary appropriation for the support
Of this noble institution. and the execu
tive committee say: 1--WE feel very ap
prehensive as to the future, and unless
such appropriation is made large nun
Der OF the boys and officers will have tt
be dismissed. The institution i,
! thoroughly organized and is doing gooC
work and should have the inancia
support necessary for its continuance
An eminent jurist has very truly said
at costs much less to train children into
upright citizens, than it does to appre
bend and punish them, after they be-
come criminals"