Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-21
ANNUAL REPORT.
Trustees of Maine Industrial
School Present Say That
School Is in Prosperous Condition and
Increasing in Usefulness.
There Are Now I49 Girls In the Custody OF
the School.

Industrial School for Girls has pre-
sented the annual report TO the Cover
nor and Council.
The trustees are Charles II. Dudley.
Hallowell, Miss Clara NJ. Farwell.
Rockland, Mrs. Persls NJ. Martin. .Au-
gusta. Andrew HaweS, Portland. Al
fred w Anthony, Lewiston. and W.
W. Stetson Auburn. state superinten-
dent Of schools. eX-officio.
The officers OF the school for 100. are.
as follows: Mrs. Mary T.. King, acting
principal Baker hall-Miss Mary T..
Mitchell. matron: Mrs. Minnie Moore.
assistant matron: Miss Edna Libby.
teacher. Flass- hall-Miss
Nancy Merrill. acting matron: Miss
Camilla Whitney. Steward. John Vs.
Church. Farmer. J. +. Hammond.
In their report The trustees say that
i'll TWO respects the organic laws gov
erning the school and its trustees have
been modified the past year. The first
was by an act OF the last Legislature.
approved by the Governor. March p,
1901. Ev which the powers ana rcspOn-
siblltieS of the trustees over the per
sons Of girls. indentured 10 service 81
otherwise absent from the school hui.i-
ings and grounds, were prescribed ana
defined, and the mis,lemranor VI iuui-
viduals, who in anyway aid such girls
to escape from their temporary homes
or beyond the jurisdiction a. tnn school
vas defined ana penalties imposed.
This action win materially safeguard
the girls, who are out on p,Dnation or
at service. ana will enabl, tl.. ,uurl Of
trust.
The second modification in the p:in-
ciples governing the school was adopt
ed by the board of trIs.erS and ap-
proved by vote of your houor:bl" body.
Jan. e, 1901. iu the form ut an amcuu-
n1ent 10 the constitutions. unuvr which
the board of trustees i organized. That
amendment provides that the appoint
ment of all officers Of the school shall
he toi' 4 term not exceeding one year.
II is hoped that by reason ot thi. rro-
vision the officers viii "A. uirrc
more faithful III service ANA tn, truS-
tees themselves moro diIGcut in watch
fulness.
The last legislature appropriated tp
the school 20; tn" purpose Of rebuilding
Fla@g- Drumm"nd hail. which haH been
destroyed hE fire. May a. laQa. lhr
sum ol $lan7.-o. Which was the amouat
of Insurance on the building. paid into
the treasury y. the tate. and thr sum
If Si335, 4 neu appropriation. Thce,
sums. with :,@N1.50 which had been
paid by Insurance companies into thc
treasury Of th- school. male 4 fund NJ
>i6.0oo ayail,.Il fol rebuilding ana fur
nishing the haU
Plans for tha neW building have h-al
derived from "ur present Eakr; hail.
togctht, with some notifications sug-
=ested by the construction of buildings
at the Industrial S,hrul AT Lancaster.
Mass. and by our own experience. In
general the arrangement of the buill-
ing resembles that of Baker hail. \
contract for wy carpentry ana mason
work was let for Sl4 113@;3;, and ground
was broken la juno. our treasurer
ana steward has had constant oNr'-
sight Of the construction. II is expect
I'd that the building will be ready for
occupancy in -1arch next
AS u contract has been made fer
heating II a cost of $3.50. il is evident
that less than $500 of the appropriation
will remain for finishing ana grading
and incidentals. The members Of Ill"
board are convinced that il is better
policy to erect as far as possible a
building such as the school will need
than to finish one unsuited 20 its use.
The building, which We hope 10 have
ready for occupancy in March next.
has been erected at the lowest cost
compatible with utility and true econ
omy.