Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-14
The STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
Visit and inspection. Yesterday. by the Leqis-
Iatiye Committee and Others.

one Of the pleaSantest and most in
terestinS events Of the present legisll-
tive winter was the visit To the Stat"
Reform school. yesterday. of the com
mittec having iii charge the affairs 81
that institution. The party numbered
about 60 ana was made W ~ folIows:
Senator ana Mrs Bert NJ. FcrnaId
ana Miss Nellie H. Fc,uald of Poland
Senator j.. X. Wilson ana Miss Caro-
lyn Wilson Of cherryfieid: Senator
Joseph II. Stearns Of Lowell; Repre-
sentative ana Mrs VI. Il. Hin Of Bel
fast; Representative and Mrs ~ D.
Ross of Lincoinvilfe: Representative
and Mrs. w. q. Loud Of Plymouth:
Representative and Mrs. W. f. Put
nam of DiXfeld; Representative and
Mrs. A. j. Merritt Of Columbia: Repre-
Sentatives Frank l.. Clark of Gray. II.
q. Gooding of Yarmouth. :. T. Jack
son of Jefferson. +. A. Porter Of Ban
gor. II. +. feathers Of Herman. Fred
l.. Pratt Of Eeazie In addition To the
members of the Legislature and their
ledies the party included the following
persons Mr. and Mrs. O. I. Stone. Au-
guSta }. H. Totman, II. NJ. Hall. Au-
gusta; Edward w. Adams: Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Murphy Augusta Charles A.
Jordan. Lisbon; G. Il. Burleigh. Au-
gust; w. II. Toilette. Portland: Mr..
and Mrs. John a. Mcdonald. Augusta:
True NJ. Merrill. New Gloucester: Mrs.
j. T. Hoppin and Miss Hattie A. Hop
pin, Augusta: Miss Sadie l.. Russell ana
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Gerow. Yarmouth
Vile: Mr. and Mrs. II. +. Halves. Vas
salboro; Mrs. Z. f. Gage Augusta:
Mrs. y. Il. Buck and Master A. w.
Buck, Orland: Hiram W. Kicker Po-
land, Mrs. S. S Eaton. Pittsfield; Mrs,
J. NJ. Nogel. Castine; Mrs. II. c. Prince,
Waterville: Miss Lizzie p. SkillinGs,
Portland: Miss Alice L. Jordan. Port
land: Harold 5. Hoxie and Hannibal II.
Bryant. Jr.. Waterville: and Mis-.
Luetta King. Portland.
The party left Augusta on the $40
A. VI. train. Arriving at Portland cleo
trio cars were taken to Stroudwater.
Here barges under the direction of
Hon. Fred Atwood and Hon. Marquis
F.. King of the trustees We're in wait
ing to convey the party To the school.
Here the members of the party were
welcomed by Superintendent r. +.
Wentworth and his assistants, and by
Mrs Clark H. Barker of the visiting
committee. The remainder of the day
was spent in an inspection of the var
ious departing nts of the school To
many of the visitors at least the
showing made was a revelation The
order. industry and intelligence shown
by these boys and the manner in which
they perform much OF the work OF the
institution. was a vivid object lesson of
what may be accomplished by kindly
training and wholesome environment,
to develop them into good and useful
citizens 1t is evident that Supcrinten-
dent Wentworth is the right man i'll the
right place. Everywhere were seen the
evidence of carcfulnesS in admins
tration and thoroughnesS of detail.
which indicated both an efficient ana
economical administration.
| II WAS also evident that everything
possiblc is done to bring out and de
velope whatever is truest and best IN
each individual boy. The visitors We're
first shown through the main building.
In the first apartment they found a
number of boys employed in darning
STOCKINGS and in the manufacture of
the trousers and shirts used in the
school. 1
adentness which they had acquired in
this work From here visit was
made TO the school room. where room
full Of bright-eyed lads. ranging in age
from 8 to Is years We're industrlouslv
NJ work upon their copy books. The
course of study pursued here is calcu-
lated to give a good knowledge of the
elementary English branches and fit
nupIIs for the practical work of life.
The next point of interest was a
large work room where number Of
bows were employed putting the cane
flIinr in to chair seats. The boys
are allowed two cents apiece
for all that they do over the allotted
number. and are thus under a constant
stimulus to do their best. From the
o,orkshop the party visited the big
dormitory. where large number OF the
hoys sleep in neat iron single beds, ar
ransed in rows, and. Xix" everything else
about the institution. scrupulously neat.
It is evident that this building is sadly