The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-09
ENDORSE THE MANAGEMENT.

Thirty-seven of the Male Inmates
Present a Written Report.
Thlrty-seven of the dfty-three in
| mates of the reform school signed a
report highly endorsing the manage
| ment. Most of the sixteen who re-
J fused to sign it declared the signers
( were Influenced by a desire TO find ia
I Vor with the management so as 10 be
| paroled. The report reads:
The inmates Of the state Industrial
school do hereby make a confession con-
( corning some Of the things said concern
I ing this school. Someone said, or rather
placed In the papers that the school In
/ structOr, Mr.. Wallace. hit one Of the
/ boys In the face with his fist the boy
| confessed that he did not If he never
punished the boys, in time they would
/ rule him and everything would go up
side down. He has told us stories. been
] IN our games and encouraged us in every
way possible As far as our schooling is
/ found
Some of the smaller boys told mem
I bers or the legislative committee and
. board Of trustees that he was rude with
them. which 1 think III 10 were true. would
De otherwise. 10 is true that some OF the
boys hate or have a dislike for him, but
the majority of as are well satisfied as
IL u.s. II ne leaves he VIII receive our
hearueSt thanks. He is a nice man and
there are few whom he has ever
Wronged
During the last visit OF the legislative
committee one of the small boys told
Jhem that they were compelled TO wear
one Of the officers shoes. We are all
supplied with shoes. and his being re-
paired. he could not go barefooted so he
put on what ne thought best He made
THIS complaint just 90 hear himself talk.
Mr.. Myers Is a good officer aud treats
US as III we were his own children and
encourages us In every way To- do what Is
FBht. Mr. Richardson Is a new officer
and thus far has treated us nicely
one of our number took strap out of
a box and told the members that they
had received beating with IL. ] don't
remember that anyone has had whipping
with H. one of our former officers
hurt
our superintendent. is a gentleman in
every respect He has been our head Of
iicer a great deal longer than any OF the
previous ones BY that YOU see what an
eIIiclent man for the place he Is. Our
mhJrOns have been very kind 70 Us as
Tar as concerning the boys go.
Inc papers have stated that the BOYS
nave 10 battle in foul plunge. which is
not true. When the water has been in
sqch condition that it was contaminat-
able the boys have not bathed in IT,
We have some complaints TO make TO
lhe legislature and the people In general
one Us that trades should be learned 10
t4c Do15- Nearly LMO-LllrQs of the bows
could learn some useful trade When pa
Ioled they could get a good position and
Work themselves Up In life The man
ayers Of this school are not to blame: ii
is the legislature. Why did they not
make this school perfect when they 49,
taDnsned ~, furnishing iU with workshops
ana EymndSlumS3 Tt is no wonder that
ne buildings are small and no good They
sIoulu appropriate enough money 20 meet
an these demands
The boys play room Is too small to
accommodate the large number that is
mere az present JIG is the same with our
dinlng room and dOrmitOries, they are
crowded. AT present there Is only stand-
ING room we an ask the legislature 10
appropriate enough money 70 make this
ocnoOl more up-tO-date. III they would
do this. at some time In the future ne
school could be made self-supD0rffne
Ire boys and girls could manufacture
dlIlerent articles To be sold and hence
run IT,
A better library should be installed
here, for the reason that the boys and
girls should have better reading matter
than Is 20 be found I'm the present library
some OF our food has not been as good
as o. could have been on some mornings
we have only potatoes and svruD and
cotIee, mush and bread. on other DAVIS In
mas been as good as 10 possibly could be.
Ihe reason for this is unknown We have
trades should be- learned the bows. we
ask the legislature 90 appropriate enough I
money TO meet the demands we make
or ask
(Signed)
Arthur Fogelberg Manly HemphHl
Clarence Peterson. Herbert Jacobson
victor Halberg, Hermon Halberg, WIZ