New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
PART ii.
TWELVE PAGES.

hovs who entertain q certain rePugnance toward
ne public schoolroom seems TO be satisfactorily
solved IN the OF the Parental School OF the
rsrv OF Boston Designed with the intention Of
compelling trusnts 10 absorb more or less knowl-
ecee located in Ward TwenJy-three. West Rox-
- which Is one OF the healthiest localities in
s,stor and under the guidance OF an able superin-
,s.aent experienced IN handling young folks the
,,ritutlon presents interesting subject 10 con-
template
ne general public has little knowledge OF what
constitutes the workings of a truant school
!, inagiues with ready inpulsiveness that truant
s.hoo is simply the applied TO an institution
Were either the children Of the scum o. humanity
,s Of a place where collection OF ruffianly little
criminals are controlled by virtue OF the whip
While 4 true certain amount Of this latter
,s-oenr creeps into the Boston Parental School.
-. the percentage IS small and the number OF
chndren OF well bred people disciplined within its
nails is surprisingly large
sucb an institution performs special functions
-, absence q which would be q serious menace TO
- welfare OF any large community, and in the
consurnrneting OF these many phases and sitna-
.,ons have 10 De COPIED with = mastery manner
Founded ten years ago. and launcheo inlO t-e
,-,-5s,s Affairs with two small tundings as De
- rre Boston Parental School has grown to
sco-,ns uropor1ions covering territory OF tiii's
=. acres on which are erected 'llirlee.. ~
t,us,-rs valued az over $4,000 This Is an ui0ei
-. management OF the superintendent y. Z
- q dartmouth graduate, formerly a milton
5--a-se-r OF schools. That his administration
49, been success IS demonstrated IN the e--lGeIls
= +he institution and the comparatively Small cos'
q is maintenance -, -. ,,,,
:. q an institution designed wholly Tor uiiru1y
-. - whom there are 80 now taken care o.
Ts REQUIRES the attention % forty-seFen ~oui.s'
-. purchase OF large supplies OF Materials INC
.,..-anoe Of livestock. including horses Ne-iS
- --Te an OF which the superintendent isures -
80 N the aggregate f the neishoorhooo q ''''
g year III, rt-s n the
Hsuob expense Is done away with owing co -. gle
6,,-,ss % TIE inmates. who perform Inucii o -.
manual labor. This also estaonsneS -
amount OF discipline, rs vel as GYMS
sonethtng 70 take up their minus - -
S,-,.-57-snseur Dame IS interested IN MS oose'
and he laughs at the troubles he Is Supposed -
suh-nit 70. ..,,. .+ba
.'Tvhy," SAID be TO Tribune representative I.,e
Aoz-s have here are not one-halt SO pso a. P 80
- ,s,s-a 70 he There are q few when taey Hls'
come here who make some trouble Out sc 80
* the cigarette habit out OF them even 'hese "
age &c vel &c other boys ,,L.
s.snesxrE o. cigarettes, there n not the slsn'
~ doubt 81 -ay mind that the fundamental cause
n most q the really bad Boys coming mere
a. that uractice q smoking the vile little things
: ,otioe particularly that those who are addicted
% Tie habit a. 1rst present a dull and 'oopey ex-
te-10r. which specify disappears "-N- LIZ
t1on OF smoking
.sIhe t-usnt school Is not such bso place 1Iper
al FOR e boy 70 60 70. Indeed. many OF them re-
oesve Tar better care than they DO at nome eno
60, are DRAGGED into lsElessness through the
astions OF lawless parents IN such case me
t-usnt school proves godsend 10 the ooy "H0
enters is Ehel1eTtng walls
.Fur Instance there was one little fenoH VINO
xss SEM nsfs pStrss- parents were both connnSo
n. Deer Island for drunkenness Il was only natu-
xs under such circumstances. that the boy snou4o
h.-orns a miniature outlaw. and what could have
been better for his welfare than 10 have been sent
&c place where his ways would be correctedT
IA
Szs.h cur boys we punish those who deserve pun
asbnent. and when the case demands II the punish
rssut is severe as II wei has TO be- Usually
rnno- uu-ishrnerlts suffice and those boys VINO GO
not mind ind themselves deprived Of luxuries OF
"a. table such as pe-and what IS more Gear 70
ne heart Of q boy what IS more calculated 10
hug Mn 70 terms than cutting OF his pie supply?
xou see. We have boy nature down Inc IN tflls
place"
Tbers are about forty boys given over 20 the
So. q. q master. each master having the care
a. /. 5o-rnirorv OF cottage IN which IS located
kitchen Il these cottages the boys perform Ine-'
zborE eat their meals and sleep.
The instruction departments are earned on Z!
rome7 teachers selected by the Boston School
C,-,-rf--ea Il being required that each teacher
Aold q Boston school certificate These teachers
rSoere the regular schedule OF salaries and thelI
york IS ID 70 the standard Of the teachers engaged
h the public schools. -.
r--us sns less even than those engaged n TIE
regular graded schools in the city
s-bs,s was recently taken into the institution a
by named Euvernan. with record Tor his years
a unsarory as that Of the outlaw Tracy, sara the
Fus.-snren6ent Trouble was anticipated. for ne
bad had personal encounters IN the public schoo4s
wiz every teacher ne had net, usually 10 the
so-rov Of the latter FOR he was big. strong boy
a. thtrteen But. strange 10 say. IL spite OF his
ruravo-v record he developed with no trouble
tnfo one OF the best and most orderly pupils we
have
..sro Wv. an example OF what the home surround
- ~ rorne Of The boys have been is 70 cite the
cas-. o. one little fellow who has one brother IN
sbs House OF Correction, and another in the Con
cor6 F2efor-natory, and father who had been
sent 70 Deer Island thirteen times II is only
,other case OF when the school proves real haven
for the boy.
we have one boy here who Was in court Tor
breaking and entering. and another FOR highway
- 10th serious charges. The last mentioned
.errv bega- 4 career Of daredevil aucacity, coming
from denmark as q stowaW9y when only nine years
ols E7e successfully evadeo al the ships crew,
a. a@tervard developed into what was known as
the worst boy n ROzbury. When ne was sent
here We expected al kinds OF trouble 10 ensue put
nothing happened. and. really he was not oso
hearted"
Fsa-s -bs s-,1e-,rtendent was interrupted by n
telenbo,e car and. after a few preliminary 70
marks WIS heard 10 say. -
"sso I'm very sorry, but there is 10 possibility
q your getting your boy home Tor Chrisif VIII
or the consent Of the Judge this esuliAD's IN
tssuonse 70 q query. He returned 70 lAe iOo4-
Thai was an anxious taiheF "4S-4iHe - 60 =
bov to-ne for The holidays can't break ths ruieS
- - f,tes n Speaking OF bad boys brings
A. =, - -,,pss-+ q their escapes from the lhht-
ztiou 7 recall one boy running away WINS GU
boyef ~ the garden last spring. We oloh C@'SA
IN ma october Later he again ran away ~heh