Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-11
REFORM SCHOOL
MERIT SYSTEM.
]. E, Thompson Of Ogden Recon-
mends a New Plan, Which
Is Adopted.
THREE CLASSES OF INMATES.
Graded According to the 0Genscs Charg'
ed Against Them Rules OF
The School

The trustees of the state Industrial
school at ogden have adopted a new
merit system for that institution upon
the recommendation OF j. IL. Thompson
of the Ogden High school, who was en-
ployed BY the trustees to formulate q
system. The inmates are divided INTO
three classe. The first class consists OF
persons accused Of such serious crimes
as granddaughter, arson ana tram
wrecking; the second class are those ac-
cused OF grand larceny, robbery and
forgery; the third class are those gull
ty Of petty larceny, incorrlsibility, as
sault and truancy, Under the new mer-
IL system person In the first class can
secure his release under parole by Sc
curing 100 merits for good conduct ne
Is given 10 to start with one for each
week OF good conduct and for contln-
ued good conduct Ii VIII be possible
therefore TO secure a parole Tor per
son in this class after SO weeks In the
institution, providing his conduct Is
good for that time, Those In the Sec
ond class must secure 80 merits ana
may secure parole in 10 weeks.
The third class must secure 50 merits
and may secure a porale in ij weeks.
The rules OF conduct OF the institution
are divided into four grades. white
pink" yellow" and blue The
blue" offenses are the most serious
ones and are punishable by adding AT
least week longer to the Offenders
stay I'm the institution, The other Of
lenses are punishable In proportion
RULES OF SCHOOL.
Following is the introduction to the
book OF rules
Under the crime or offense for which
you were committed TO this Institution
you could be held here untli you arrive
at the age of q years, and you VIII De
held for that length of time should you
not comply with the rules hereinafter
stated. You can, by good behavior by
proper advancement in school and dill
gence In labor, secure your release on
parole in a much shorter time. You
should therefore avail yourself of this
opportunity and obtain your release In
as short time as possible, make a new
start in life and become a respected
citizen In the community in which you
may reside.
Discipline IN the institution Is main
talned by system OF merits for good
conduct, which you VIII learn from
reading the rules contained In this
book. You will receive 10 merits upon
original commitment to the institution,
and at the end Of each week thereafter
you viii be given one additional merit
which will be added to those received
on commitment You will learn from
reading the following rules that under
the crime or offense for which you Were
committed you viii be eligible TO pa
role upon receiving p, merits, and not
sooner.
petitions and letters from relatives,
friends, judges and prosecuting officers
will not be of any assistance to you in
securing a parole. If you should be re-
turned for violating your parole you
will not receive any merits at all, as
you did when originally entering the
school. H. while under confinement
you should attempt TO escape, you will
thereby forfeit all merits then to your
credit.
There are four grades Of standing
for inmates, first, second third and
fourth. Promotion from one grade to
another Is regulated by system OF
merits for good conduct When you
have accumulated 35 merits You will
be a member OF the first grade; when
you have accumulated rs merits, you
viii be advanced To the second grade,
and upon receiving Is merits you will
be advanced to the third grade When
you fall below 10 merits you will he
classed In the fourth. or lowest grade.