The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-03
ILLS Man is HEIR TO
STATE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS
AND CHARITIES DISCUSSES
THEIR CURE
STATE INSTITUTION NEEDS

STATE INSTITUTION NEEDS
They Are Set Forth in the Biennial
Report just Compiled by secre-
tary John r. Jackson for Sub
mission at the Coming Session of
tho observation-disclosures of
Dependent Children a Nuisance.
Secretary Jackson. Of the state board
Of corrections and charities, completed
his biennial report yesterday. The doc
ument will be forwarded to the legis-
lature some time this week.
The report makes some important
suggestions as to future methods to be
employed in the state institutions,
other than the county plan for the care
OF the insane. which has already been
published in the columns Of The
Globe.
For the state reformatory and state
training school at Red Wing, the board
recommends that military instruction
be given both institutions. In further
ing Its argument in favor Of this plan,
the board cites a number Of cases
where military instruction has been
introduced In penal institutions for the
custody Of Juveniles, or youthful GRIM
mails, with great success The board
believes that nothing In the way Of
employment would have the Statutory
effect on the convicts that military in
struction would. as it would make men
OF large percentage of the inmates
OF these institutions.
The report also makes some rec
concentrations upon the impor-
tation Of dependent children to
Minnesota, with a view to stopping
the practice of some Eastern charita-
BILE organizations of sending dependent
children to Minnesota This practice
has greatly annoyed and hindered the
work of the Children's Aid society. Of
this state, in connection with the plac-
Ing OF children supplied by the state
school at OWatonna. The Eastern So
cieties. particularly the New York So
clety. send children to families in
Minnesota. without any supervision
whatever. In a short time many Of
them again become a public charge.
this time upon the state of Minnesota.
The board aims, in the law which it
proposes, to place the same restric-
lions and regulations on these Eastern
societies as are placed on the authori-
ties of the state public school. In de-
tall, briefly. the proposed law requires
the state deporting children to Minnie
sofa TO hle bond In the sum Of $1,000.
Which Is forfeited if the society does
not comply with the other provisions
OF the law, which require that care
snail be used in selecting the home,
and that 1T shall have supervision di-
rectly over all children placed in Min
nesota, and that periodical visits must
De made by AN agent Of the society.
IL the child through any reason again
becomes dependent upon the public.
the Minnesota authorities hold the
bond for $1,000. from which the Min
nesota authorities can enforce pay
ment for the board Of the. boy or girl
until the society finds another home.
FOR the general care Of the insane
the board recommends that q separate
ward be constructed or created for the
care OF the criminal insane AS an
urgent necessity this proposition is ad-
Vanced by the board. as the criminal
insane are the dangerous class of
patients, and should have special quar-
ters. specially protected against es-
cape. The criminal insane are, as a
rule, ahnormally cunning. and the
board believes this step necessary, by
reason of the fast Increasing number
in this class.
A greenhouse for each insane hos
pital is recommended to employ con-
valescent patients Of a certain class
The desirability of this adjunct to each
hospital Is conceded by all experts, the
board says.
Industrial occupations on small
scale are recommended for each hos
pital.
OF the soldiers home the board says
that the management has been all that
could be desired. and especially COM
mends the operations OF the soldiers
relief fund.
For the school for the deaf the board
recommends new building to be used
as girls industrial department. Of
the school for the blind the board says
the school and Industrial work has
been of an especially high character.
A new hospital building Is suggested
for the school for the feeble minded.
The present population Of the school
is $50 and the total number of epileptics
and feeble-minded persons in the state
is estimated at 5000. The board says
it is only question Of time until these
two classes will have to be placed IN
separate institutions.
The state public school at Owatonna
is doing excellent work. and the board
adds that it Is thought that the school
has reached the climax and that there
will be no necessity to further increase
the facilities there.
The state training school has, the
board says. a most admirable system
of Industrial training. and the last year
has been one of results with the Red
Wing institution.
Of the reformatory the report COM
mends the advanced methods employed
and the discipline applied. 1t is urged
that the institution be given credit on
the auditors books for the labor done
on its buildings. to enable the reforma-
tory board to ascertain the total cost
Of the several buildings now being
erected on the reformatory site.
"The states prison is the Mecca for
students of prison discipline" SAYS
the report of Warden VOTERS hostelry.
The population has decreased some
what in two years. owing to legisla-
ton in 1897. which transferred quite a
number to the reformatory and other
institutions