The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-18
VISITING COMMITTEE.
Visits the Institutions of the County
and Makes It's Report.

To the Hon. o. w H. fright Judgt
ofthe Courtof Common Pleas. in ana
for the County Hooking and State Of
Ohio:
We, your committee appointed to
visit the charitable and penal insti.
tutions Of Hooking county, made our
annual fall visit to these institutions
on Friday, December 1st, and beg
leave to submit the following as our
report Of said visit
We arrl 7ed at the Childrens Home
about 10 80 clock q. M, where we
were soon after joined by the Super
intendent Mr. Jacob Keller and two
OF the infirmary directors Messrs.
Krinn and Tucker. After spending
a short time in a social way with
them, and the worthy matron Miss
Struble, who has occupied the posi-.
tion OF matron for some two years or
more, we proceeded on our tour OF
investigat on and inspected carefully
every department OF the home.
We were shown through by the
uperlntendent aud matron and every
facility was afforded us by them to
enable us to make our inspection
thorough. We found 26 Inmates gave
evidence from their general appear.
ance and conduct that they are well
taken care Of. We were present dur.
ing the dinner hour and noticed that
an abundance Of well prepared food
was provi led and were we'll pleased
with the orderly conduct OF the chill.
dren at the table giving evidence to
us that they are well trained as we'll
as comfortably provided for as to
their physical wants. We are only
sorry that those disposed to find fault
with the general management of this
home and the training Of the unfort-
unate children are seeing could not
be with us and see for themselves
that there is no just cause for barsh
criticism. The home today is in the
best condition it has ever been. This
was the unanimous opinion of the
committee, and certainly the super
intendent, the recognized authority
OF the home, matron and directors
are all to be congratulated for their
success in its management. True it
Is not model home yet, owing to
the lack OF proper bathing facilities
and complete system of sanitary
sewerage. These improvements the
visiting comrnittee have recommend.
ed and urged upo the authorities for
several wears feeling that with these
needs supplied much better results
could be obtained. We were encour.
aged by assurances from the directors
present that these will be supplied as
soon and as fast as financial circum.
stances will permit.
Owing to the Thanksgiving recess
the school was not in session and
consequently we can not speak as in.
telligently as to it's management and
progress as we could do had it been
in session but from what information
we could gather both as to the teach.
er the results in the school we are led
to conclude that good work is being
done in this department for the home
also.
We notice that an inmate of the
infirmary is still kept at the home to
do some of the heavy work such as
washing and scrubbing and other
similar necessary duties about the
home. This may be all right from
an economical view, but when we
look to the injurious influence she
may ard no doubt does exert on the
children, we think it is a serious mis-.
take to keep her there. We called
attention to this matter in previous
report, and now desire to emphasize,
strongly what was then suggested
and hope that some one less objec
tionable will be put in her placo.
Having completed our inspection
at the home we accompanied Supt.
Keller and the directors to the in
firmary.
Here we were welcomed by Mrs,
Keller, and after little time spent
in pleasant conversation we were con
Quoted through the building by the
supt. and matron and here as well as
the home We found little to criti.
else but on the other hand much to
commend. This, however, we expect.
ed as under tha efficient management
of Supt. Keller and his estimable
wife, the matron, everything would
be as nearly satisfactory as circum-
stances would permit We were not
We were told that
they are now taking care of 81 per-
sons-ll men and 23 women. We
were invited to visit The dining room
during the dinner hour and were i'm.
pressed with the orderly manners and !
conduct OF the inmates. Here as at
the home we noticed that an abund.
ance Of well prepared and substant-