The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

Judge Walker of Madison. and Senator Goldsby of Mobile. have introduced a duplicate bill in the two branches of the Legislature. which has bean referred to the respective committees on Penitentiary and Criminaf Administration.
 Mrs. R. D. Johnston. Judge Carmichael of the Convict Bureau and Dr. R. M. Cunningham will address the. joint Com mittee upon the needs and value of the school. Dr. Rice of the Court Street M. E. Church, has also been invited to speak upon eriminology. subject which he has studied for years. A biennial report of the Industrial School is just from tho printer and a copy will be laid upon avery Legislator s desk Monday morning. It is not lengthy and every member should read it in or der that he may have a knowledge of the workings of the school
 A friend of the school tells this incl dent:
 Mrs. R. D. Johnston. President of the Board of Directors, read in the paper Christmas morning. 1901. of two boys who were arrested in a bar room the night before for stealing. fighting and being drunk. She telephoned to the Chief Of Police of Birmingham, and asked him to give her the boys as Christmas present. A IcW QdJS AdASE luGg WtkG HI Lu6 ln- dustrial School. They remained there one unstable character of their commitment papers.
 A few days ago the elder of the boys called to see Judge Feagin of the Crim- inal Court and asked him if he would send him back to the school.
 What have you done now?' asked the Judge.
 Nothing illegal. your honor: but be- fore you sent me out there was an isno- rant, dirty vagabond. There Mir. Grifiin taught mo to read, write and cipher and also trade. The best thing he did for me- however. was to break me of whis- key. tobacco and bad language. I now earn A.25 day and want to 20 back to the school and learn more so can earn more. I support my mother and invalid step-father"
 Of course he was not sent back for there is no room there for anybody else; but he Is. a fino testimony of the practi- cal value of the school.
 The appropriation asked for in the bill is to come out of the convict fund, and surely this school has the first elalu, upon that fund. It's requests arc rea- sonabIe and the Legislature will certain iy vote the amount asked for.
 Every man ana woman in Alabama ought to realize the value of this institu- ton and to write to their Senators and Representatives urging them to vote for the bill
 The Industrial School is a State insti- tuition and should be adequately Tnain- taired.
 The bin asks for s11o per capita, just what is paid jailer to feed 6 prisoner,
 For that s1io the Industrial schoO! hotses feeds, clothes and edueatss the wayward boys of Alabama and turns out skilled mechanics, farmers, tailors, shoe- makers. etc., instead of hardened crim- inais,
 Sentence a boy to the penitentiary fsr breaking in g window and stealing food or any misdemeaDor or petty crime and & few months association with murderers, highwaymeE and cruel natured eehvicts sebsoiS him iR crime trredssmabiy,
 saFsiy every osa must tAiak tAs IRdus- trial SSAeoi 8 sRo5 thing. If 1t is q gass thing it should bs supported: 4 saild kaR die of neglect as well as by poison,
 If you wish the school to continue its