Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-10
MAKES ANNUAL REPORT
COL. CLAY,S EXHIBIT OF REFORM
SCHOOL OPERATIONS.
President of the Trustees Gives De-
tailed Statement of Various
Industries Carried On.

A copy of the report of Col. Cecil Clay.
president of the board of trustees of the re-
form school of the District, has been re-
ceived by the board of charities at the Dis
trict building. The report gives detailed in
formation as to the inmates, the amounts
received from the sale of surplus farm prod
ucts and from the various industries car
ried on at the school for the instruction OF
the boys, the disposition made of those
sums, an itemized statement of the receipts
and payments of the treasurer of the
school, inventory of all personal prop
erty belonging to the institution and a
statement of the number of employees and
the compensation paid them. During the
year covered by the report such necessary
repairs for the proper care and preserva-
ton of the buildings and personal property
belonging to the school as the amount of
the appropriation available for the pur-
pose would permit have been made. Col.
Clay says:
THE available appropriation is the gen
eral one for the support of inmates, of
which only so much can be used for repairs
as Is not required for the numerous pur-
poses covered by this appropriation neces-
sary to be provided for before using any
thing for repairs. The estimates for the
present fiscal year included an item of
$500 for repairs, for which an appropria-
ton was made. and this amount Is now
being expended on exterior work, painting
etc. The progress of this work has shown
that the amount appropriated will be far
below what is actually required In order to
put the buildings and property in proper
condition in view of the probability that the
amount available for repairs from the gem
erai fund would be reduced next year. be-
cause the increased population of the school
VIII draW more largely upon this appropr'a-
tloh 1or the other purposes covered by 1t.
Work in School Room
The character of the work in the school
room, the manual training school and in
struction given in the various shops as Well
as in outdoor work, has been in every way
up to the usual standard
The health of the school has been ex-
celent"
Inc hgures accompanying the report show
that there were in the school June 80, 1901.
23I boys as against 1872 June 80 1900 and
that there remained in the school June 80,
!:o-' the year for which the present report
is made. 80 boys. There were received
during the fiscal year 1901 14S and dis
charged lob The present report shows
that there were received during the fiscal
year ending June 30 1902, liz and discharg-
ed 159. 1t is stated that the capacity of
the school is taxed to accommodate the
present number of inmates, and as the
number is constantly increasing the trus-
tees submit an estimate of appropria-
ton for one new brick family building and
for furnishing it. The last family building
erected at the school was built and fur
nished under an appropriation of S21 300
padc during the second session of the Fiji
ty-second Congress. in the act making ap-
preparation for the District of Columbia
approved March 3 1893. The board OF
trustees does not think that suitable
building can be erected now at the present
rates of labor and cost of material for the
amount of the former appropriation, and
has therefore estimated for SD 900 for the
building and $1,5O0 for the furnishing.
Death of Col. Shallenberger.
In closing Col Clay says:
The death of Col. Shallenberger, the
superintendent of the school, a few days
after the close of the fiscal year, left a
vacancy in the Office Of superintendent of
the school which the board of trustees has
not yet filled. The growth of the school has
added to the labor and responsibility fall
ing upon the superintendent and assistant
superintendent and the board is convinced
that to obtain the services of persons with
the proper character and caliber to fill
these offices and to properly remunerate
them for these services. the salaries of the
two officers should be raised from s.. 800 and
500 respectively, to 5000 and 81 200 and
these latter amounts have been estimated
for
Receipts and Disbursements.
The receipts of the institution for the
year were s46.57S.45, being the appropria-
ton for salaries, s16.452; appropriation for
support, S26, 600, and the amount received
from the department of justice, s4,126.4o.
Under the head of expenses there was
diSburSed 314 and for penaral