Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
Bows in the School.


| ney General Knox. He says:
Boys in the School.
eat the beginning of the fiscal year there
| were in the school 237 boys; there were re-
| ceived during the year 172. a total of 400,
| as against $40 for the previous year. One
| hundred and four of those received were
| committed by the Police Court, four by the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia,
| and fifty by United States courts outside
| of the District Eight boys who had been
| paroled and one who had escaped were re-
| turned, and one was transferred to the
| school from the Moundsville penitentiary.
| There were discharged during the year
! by the trustees fortythree boys who had
| earned their discharge and eighty-seven by
! special order, thirteen by expiration of SEN
tence Omitted States courts) and five by
| pardon of the President of the United
| States Five escaped and are still absent
| and one died, leaving in the school June 80,
| 1902, $50. The general health Of the in
mates was and is good.
Superintendent's Salary.
THE amount appropriated for salaries for
| the present fiscal year was $16,4J2. The
| amount of the present estimate for salaries
| is $17,252. For a long time the board of
| trustees has been of the opinion that the
| positions of superintendent and assistant
| superintendent at the reform school should
| be better compensated. The salaries Of
| 81 800 and 5000, respectively, were sufficient
during the early years Of the school, but
| the institution has so increased in size and
| the number of its inmates and the cOnse-
quent work and responsibility as to war
rant making an increase in these salaries
now. The death on the 4th of July last of
| Colonel Shallenberger who was supernten-
| dent of the school for many years. makes
| this an opportune moment to suggest the
| increase. because the position is vacant, and
the objection usually made. to increas
ing the salary of a particular incumbent
cannot be urged. An estimate has there
fore, been submitted putting the salary Of
the superintendent at s., OoO and of the as
sistant superintendent at 81 200. The amount
estimated as necessary for the support of
the inmates is the same as was appropriate
ed fer the present fiscal year. and has been
appropriated for q number of years past
During the year such necessary repairs
for the proper care and preservation of
the buildings and personal property belong
ing TO the school to the amount available
under the appropriation for the support of
inmates permitted were made, including
those to the workshops, family buildings
barns, stables, fencing, sewers, roadway
steam plant. etc, in all OF which work the
boys were employed whenever practicable
The amount available for repairs each year
| Is not sufficient to do everything that Is re-
| CURED and there was obtained for the
present year special appropriation of
$l,oO0 for repairs and painting. This which
| mas all been extended, was not enough for
| Its purpose, and there is included in the
estimates for the coming year an item of
5000 for making general repairs and for
| painting.
Character of Work Satisfactory.
The character of the work in the school
| room. manual training school, and instruc-
| ton given In the various Shops as well as
| OF the outdoor work. has been in every way
| up to the usual standard The parole sys-
| tenn 10 working well hoe CIT
| demonstrated the wisdom of Congress in
| making special provision for 1t. The school
Fairgrounds are in excellent condition.
| Farm crops of all kinds were much better
than usual. instruction in military setting
up exercises and foot movements has been
carried on long enough to satisfy the board
OF its utility as part of the general system
| or instruction. Its good effects are shown
| In the improved personal appearance and
| carriage of the boys, their alertness and the
promptness with which they respond to d.
rections and orders
| I'm the report for the year 1900 1t was
| stated that the present maximum capacity
OF the school is $50 boys, If the number Of
| white and coored boys is such as to utilize
the provision made for each The increase
| In the number of inmates does not ALWAYS
| follow the color line. At present the num-
Der or colored boys in proportion to the
| white Is greater than usual Since the Both
| OF June last the number of boys in the
| school has sometimes exceeded $50
| The Success Of the Schools System.
THE success of this school, run upon the
| family plan, as well as that of others
| throughout the country run in the same
| way, of which the school at Lancaster
| ONO. may be taken as good example,
| forcibly shows the propriety and excellence
| OF the system. The present conditions,
| with those likely to occur in the future, cali
| for the erection of additional family
building, and an item has been put in the
estimates of $4,000 for building and
fol ft,rp ichi
The board regrets to announce the death
on July last of Col. George A. Shallen-
| berger, who had been superintendent Of the
| school for twenty years"
The Girls Reform School.
Henry NJ Hoyt. president Of the board of
! trustees of the reform school for girls, has
| reported to Attorney General Knox Of the
| work OF the school for the year ended
June 30 last. Mr. Hoyt says:
THE number of inmates has increased
from two white girls and thirty eight COL
ored girls on July l. 1901. to Ave white
girls and sixty-one colored girls on June 30
last.
The necessity of increased accommoda-
tons at no great distance in the future Is
already apparent. The limit of room for
colored girls has now been reached, and the
old building, If the number of white girls
committed to the school does not materially
and promptly Increase, should be adapted in
| part for the accommodation of additional
| colored girls
Another Building Needed.
AT the last session of Congress we asked
for an Increase Of our appropriation so as to
| provide much-needed additional brick
| building of moderate size, to be used as
quarters for the male officers and employees
and for farm store rooms. The cost of such
building, with its equipment, would not ex-
| ceed $4,000. We also asked for moderate
| increase In the salaries of the engineer. as-
| sistant engineer and Industrial teachers. in
| order that we might obtain people duly
| quall1led who, even with the advances pro-
posed, would be receiving less than is paid
Tor similar service in this District. These
amendments to our appropriation failed.
! however, to become law. We shall renew
| this application at the coming session of
| Congress, and respectfully urge that YOU
| support the same in your annual report.
| otherwise our estimate of appropriation for
| the next fiscal year Is unchanged
| In general. We may say with confidence
| that the healthy growth and DEVELOPMENT
| of the school during the past year is appar-
| ent, in respect to all sides of its life. dis
| cipline, health and training of the inmates
| and physical Improvement of the property.
During the year in question Brfeadier
General John M. Wilson, u. S. A., and Mrs.
William K. Van Reypen We're apnointad