New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
HOPE FOR INCORR1GIBLES.
WORK OF THE BERKSHIRE INDUS
TRIAL FARM-AN AVENUE OF
BLACK PALACES"

-Four boys all under fifteen and all Of the class
known 'fucorrigible." printed and bound with
out help from older head. the attractive booklet
Of thirty containing the last annual report Of
the berkshire Industrial Farm at Canaan Four
Corners N Y The book. usual is reple1e with
illustrations Of the hoys their various duties and
recreations In the interim Of the departure of the
former master printer and the arrival Of the
head the shop. the youngsters business into
their hands and printed only the report
but the monthly organ Of the farm, The Berkshire
Industrial Farm Record A former inmate OF the
institution has returned TO the farm, from
which he graduated with honor, and is head
Of the printing office He declares ii to be his
highest hope TO help other boys he himself was
helped
Al q meeting in the interests of the farm held
the home Of Mrs Dorman B. Eaton. No. East
Twenry-ninth-st.. yesterday. Mrs. W. ". Mayo
wife of the superintendent of the institution; the
Rev. DR.. Arthur Lawrence. Of Stockbridge. and
David Willard, principal OF the Tomhs School were
speakers
Mrs. Mayo, whose father was her husbands
predecessor. and who has lived for many years
among the boys proved her hearers in number
Of touching stories that the work for the uplifting
OF the boys pays beyond question.
Tie work that the Berkshire Industrial Farm
started do for youthful deinquents, she
said has been successful. Not The great urEi-
ve,sities, such Columbia and Harvard, turn out
set OF perfect graduate, but many OF the former
wards OF the farm earning to-day the respect
Of the communities in which they live Boys are
sent the farm who Interchangeable and un-
ruiy, WHO would otherwise be III State re-
forTnatofies or in bad homes. The methods of dis
cpline eTnpleycd At the farm ai.eSt! TO the p9ys @
sense Of justice Not lIffegueniIy aIteT q lau ha9
received severe punishment ne is heard to say. i
hopeful sign for his career. -.
Mrs. Mayo, IS an illustration of tbs change that
@ s1oIs % Soa @ lie - No leaofr OF . gang in
thts CIV and mad been arrested three four
Ipon arriving taeTe he informed the super
.nterdel. tna: would take d bigger man tnan
he to kee. nm there ii he chose not to stay de
rebeIled against the bath ard the new clothes
and the giving up OF his money WhGh are LiiIia t5
tory lures OF the farm, but hnalIy submitted
TO all TO rs own great surprise lte scorned the
Ten mills a qav which he could earII by good con-
duct. tidy personal appearance and 70
,3 :" 9n ''g [ Iaroagbaf 2ea1eS he escaped the
eye of the monitor. rolled down hill, crept along
a brook and away. be was caught py an
older boy ana brought back and put in % solitary I1y
decced 10 earn his grade he Is now ,,,lIn Ihe
the old horse. and every dumb animal on the
Mrs Mayo and also Of the cook John is in charge
Of the kitchen and, with another boy, VIII 90
There is danger that the trust VIII be petraEe ed;
palace which now has five duplicates. Some old
lumber suggested to him outlet for his love or
with accumulated mills some old lumber lying
about the Paee apa Win I1ee9 some fsd with tar
paper. Then they purchased old stove, some
in the way Of pictures. books and collections. and
a clubhouse stood complete Before very very iong a
every Wednesday afternoon the boys receive their
friends and entertain with nuts and apples BE
sides the Black Palace there is the Mckinney
Cottage the Roosevelt Cottage the 'Gooo"li
Cottage
The great thing that we teach the boys a SAID
Mrs Mavo rs 20 like TO work. When they arrive
nearly ali are afflicted with lazness- Another
boy a graduate, is supporting a stepmother ana
four little stepbrothers and sisters who nave peen
deserted by his father In recent letter from
the mother she said: L could not keep my nome
together 81 n we're not for W and his good
ness 20 Us ali The boy works daily from a. m
until p. m and then does overwork from p m
until l6 p m -
Mrs Mayo closed by saying: Not all that come
10 the farm are sent away good. but / know Una.
all helped q I'D ] know that the work does pay