The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-15

Annual Report Of President Of
The Laurel Industrial School
ts853 Association.
FINE EXHIBIT Of PRODUCTS r. ] " IS
President, Superintendent Sec; Sec
rctary-I'reasure r and Other Of
fccrs Elected Last Night.

The Laurel industrial School Associa-
ton met last night at the r. p. A. rooms.
Third and Main Streets, II, annual SEES
sion, With a large attendance of menu
bcrs.4
President Charles Hutzler presented his
annual report, making fine showing Of
the work OF the school, and reviewing
the year there very fully He was inan-
1mously reelected president. and all tho
other officers were reelected. save the
surgeon to the Institution and several
members OF tho board Of directors. Dr.
Joseph Winfree was made surgeon. sue.
ceedng DR.. Lorriner James, removed
from the county. M n
After the meeting OF the association
had adjourned. tho board Of directors
met and reelected Mr. George C.Jcf-i
ferson$ secretary-treasurcr; Or. Joseph
sNVinfree, OF Laurel. was elected surgeon
h for one year. from May LIST Atithc, same
! salary heretofore paid. and appeared be-
fore tho board and accepted ths same
Superintendent George l.. Emmoi,s was
reelected without opposition for u year,
D from Muy 1st and Mrs. Dmmons vas
made mntron.
d 81 MANUAL TRAINING. M
Tho annual report OF tho president,
3 Mr.. Charles Hutzlcr. is an unusually well
written document. and presents very fully
the work accomplished By the school
during tho year Just ended. the finances
and the general condition OF the insti.
tuition and scholars Liberal excerpts
from the paper are herewith gIvcn:g
A recent development In the line OF ex-
periencc would seem TO demonstrate the
wisdom Of recommendation heretofore
Z made subsequently repeated and 70
Gently put into execution. refer TO a
Recommendation made In June. 1902 for
a tDf I'm ~ n.
ual training. In April. 1903. the recon-
menddtlon was renewed, and finally. in
Deccmber. 1903. the system was intro.
duced The most sangulne advocate Of
could have had no conception OF the rapid
progress and vast benefits that were TO
follow its Introduction. a year ago )!
submitted to you samples OF the finished
product of such n school at Cincinnati,
q and told you we had the opinion of Mr..
4 Nilsson. the superintendent OF that school.
that We. too might hope, with proper et-
4 fort, TO accomplish something in the same
Y line. imagine there must have been
Z some doubt In the minds OF our members.
else ! am sure they would have insisted
upon a cessation OF all other discussions
in order to promote system OF such
great practical usefulness. Tonight there
is before you an exhib. which should re-
move every vestige OF doubt, and de-
Il serves to have your enthusiastic apPro-
baton. Tho Sloyd shop was opened De-
a cember J. 1863, just four months ago; the
work benches were planned by the tea CHI
err. Mr.. Eastman. and constructed BY the
B boys under his tuition; the lathes were
erected about March LIST, not TWO months
ago. and he samples which are here Tor.
your inspection represent the proficiency
gained BY these pupils within this short
- ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT.
Following out another Recommendation
contained in my last annual report, the
If Committee on, Grounds and Buildings has
had constructed a hot-house plant. which
is waiting only for favorable wcather.in
4 order to demonstrate It's uselulncss. ne
plans for this building we're drawn oy
Mr.. Eastman and the carpenters Work
executed BY our boys under his dlrection:
the brick work and excavation were ike,
wike executed BY our own boys, Dut un-
der the supervision Of me snpe1intenoen a.
hot house plant-represent the great IN
iustrial advance made during the past
year, and trust that In the years 10
follow they will be simply the mile stones
that shall mark similar progress during
each wear OF our future existence.
Two years ago the General Assembly
of Virginia generously granted US the su m
the erection OF a new dorlnitory and for
other projected Improvements. AT that
time we had liz Inmates. representing an
increase OF sixty-two during the previous
period of two years, and so we had every
reason to believe that our numbers would
still further increase. But reduction
IN number began. Immediately after we re-
ceived he appropriation, diminishing
+ gradually until year ago. when the
number under our charge was 14S, so that
1t was no longer deemed necessary TO
erect another dormitory. especially as the
work In the shirt factory had been dis
Z continued. thus enabling us 10 use one
OF the floors or the factory building for
dormltory and school-roo n. u ms tloor
is we'll ventilated and lighted, easily heat
ed. and entirely suited for our purposes.
ale an a n
rate the younger boys Of the lam,ilS. ~, 20.
g. from the older boys Of families NOS.
l and 2, This change N purpose le1 Z. ~ ~
appropriation still unused, and. there,
fore, under Instructions from your board
Of directors, application was made 70
the General Assembly TINS year :, 10Y per pr
ment and further development, OF the
Sloyd system and such other improve
lnents as may be determined upon. l am
pleased to say that the pm, prepIateu t ~
privilege. has been enacted into law, ~.
Under the present Constitution cannot 20
into effect until ninety days alter the
ADJOURNMENT Of tns Mr George L. En-
on June 3oth. and he took charge re, !, O. me
institution at Laurel on July e''' no.M Well
was vas under the direction Of the Commit
tee on Administration and the pEes.u ,n
who directed Mr.. G.. ". King to assume
charge until the arrival OF Mr.; Enn,u ,I,,
sta as Mas he hs Officers were anxious e as;
certain whether the ohangeb es Wn nere n
" oset M a' dnst,tutIon. Within n short period
We be- became convinced that our choice IA had
been worthily bestowed, and nov, new ai.f 81
n,period of nine months. service u : ~ ha..
m nreaafeu conscientious, painstaklng. able.
Industrious and efficient officer o haye
his direction many improvements SeHalnnsd '. The
heath ana Comfort Of tie boys carefully
euarded the properties Locked af ex
ennted MI ,Emmons has been connected
with III Institutions Of this kind for seven
teen and has thus n asqu as maet hrai
ration Of great value; as Wes' n 80 'assex
ef2H no