The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-25
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
Annual Report of the Directors of the
 State Institution.

Annual Report of the Directors of the
 State Institution.
 The report of the Connecticut Indus-
 trial School for Girls at Middletown for the past two years has been cub
 mitted to the governor. The directors
 state that on October 1, 1898, there were
 257 girls at the school. During the last
 two years 1S9 girls were received, mak-
 ing the total number under care for
 the two years 496. During this period lS6 girls were placed out, leaving the number at the school on October l, 1900,
 260. The general condition of the
 school, the directors report, continues excellent in, all it's departments. A faithful corps of efficient and compe- tent teachers, equipped in the modern methods of instruction, under capa- ble acting visitor has placed the school on par with the public schools uf the state The report calls attention to the loss to the board by the deaths of Henry D. Smith, president, and of pi- rector Rodney Dennis. The expendi- lures for the school for the year ended October 1, 1899, were $43,500.2S, and for the year ended October i, 1900, the ex- penditurees were 3,96s67. By d spe- cial appropriation of the legislature the sum of $1,2O0 was expended in laying a new water main for additional fire protection at the school.
 Superintendent W. G. Fairbank, in his portion of the report, refers to the freedom from disease at the school and says that there has been but little sickness except during last winter, when there were many cases of colds and the different forms of the grip. Four deaths have occurred during the past two years. MT. Fairbanks says:
 Tn the year 1899 the school sustained the loss of two of the oldest and most valued members of it's board of direct ors, Henry D. Smith of Plantsville, and Rodney Dennis of Hartford. MT. Smith, the oldest member, and for many years the president of the board died March 2S He was known and beloved by both girls and officers as a father to the school. So constant and ever-increasing was his love for, and faith in the school and it's work, it seemed to be as dear to him as the ap- pie of his eye. By his counsel, he gave to it his best thoughts from ripe experience, and we have as a per petual heritage the inspiration of a stalwart, forceful Christian gentle l man and an enthusiast in our work; and not less a legacy to us are the | prayers he has offered in the interests pathy with every good work, so conse- 1 +oJ tl,o nF . L,, manity, that they can but prevail in | securing blessings for the school he 50 dearly loved.
 Rodney Dennis died in June of the | same year. Of him like words may be | spoken, save that we were not privi- ieged to receive from him so frequent | visitation, or to counsel so often with him. No words of mine are needed Co remind you of or acquaint the people of Connecticut with the high moral l and religious character that each sus- tained, or the good work that each &C., complished through lives of faithful service with which their ripe years were filled. The word comes to us, Be still, and know 1t is from the Lord but their loss to us scenes al- lluSb l1ItpdTdDle, |
 In reference to needed improvements at the school the superintendent says that some 1790 feet of new piping is needed and that 1900 feet of new ce- ment walk should be laid in the grounds He recommends that the leg islature be asked for an appropriation If sS,000 to defray the cost of these im- 
 Acknowledgment is made fin the re- port to ex-Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. J. D. Dewell of New Haven for he shore dinners given during the rast hree seasons to the girls at the Smith Home, the honor home of the school, l 1t their summer residence at Wood mont Ex-Lleutenant Governor Mills | contributed $100 for books for the chool library and other friends of the school gave nearly enough money from ime to time to purchase organs for six # the eight homes.