Milford chronicle., 1904-04-01
IMPORTANCE
TO OUR CITIZENS.
BEINGS OF DELAWARE INDUS
TRTAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
p,essuted BY Mrs. z. c. Marks, Of
.,lmipstOn. at Avenue N. E.Chureh
Moudav Evening. Under Aus
nioeS Of ". C. 7. U.

a oember Of the Board of Direc
Of the Delaware Industrial School
Girls which is situated in the city
Huntington in a lecture at the Ave.
= CbuTch. on Monday evening last,
oeeded in arousing considerable en-
siosm among the audience concern
tbe workings of that institute, and
privileges it giveseven the people OF
ed to correct some Of the immoral
tho+ exists within our corporate
;ts and it must not be forgotten
n what applies to Milford in the line
nrivilege with thatinstitutlon'apPlles
sverv town on the Peninsula, as the
bool is operated by appropriations
ina the State.
Mrs. Marks, in a most eloquent ID
had the following to say concern
the founding of theschool and COLI
rnine its operations and power as
o,or in uplifting the "fallen human
- The necessity of an institution
come kind was brought to the atlen-
In of Mrs. Marks and the w. Z l.
of Wilmington, Oy knowledge Of
Ia fact that in that city there We're
,mbers of depraved girls, and others,
-bo we're ia u position to soon sue
NH 70 the influences that tended in
at direction. and the entire situation
.s presented to the people OF that
itv nntil sufficient aid was summoned
ooir the reform work Tie 'ntOr-
,nates of that city aud of the State.
N Nbenever young girl, whose haO'ts
re of sHeh a character as to be OF an
aovance to the city authorities, she
arrested by the police and brought
beroe the municipal judge who, IN ae-
sordance with the law that governs the
said institute, commits such offender
Ia the custody of the board of directors
+ the Delaware Industrial School for
airls providing that the girl has not
feached her majority.
When a girl is committed to thls III
slitution, how long she remains there
aepends upon her good hehaviour-as
so many marks are necessary oeto't
she can leave the institute, and then
home is found for her which is thor
oupbIv investigated as to its fitness fol
her continued moral growth, and af;el
such home is found the girl is let ou
on a leave of absence and compelled t'
report to the institute under the work
ings of the Parole Law, and each re
port must be signed by the GUARDIAN
in whose care she is left. This leav'
ofabseuce is continued from time t.
time until the girl is given a final dis
charge, or leave of absence is dlscoh
tinued, and the girl is brought BACK It
the institute according as her good con
duct merits. Even after these girl
are discharged from the institute. Will
avingnojurisdiction over them, it keel
up with their whereabouts and thel
lives alwaysready to help anywho meet
help or advice. The important thin
concerning the institution is that an
citizen of Milford or any place in Dela
ware. can make a complaint to I'd
magistrate of the town in which b
lives, against any girl who is leading
''idle and vicious life,O has been fOun
in circumstance of manifest danger
falling into habits of vice or immora
ity" aud by the endorsement OF thre
citizens Of repute, can have the sal
girl committed to that institution wit
or without her consent, or that OF h'
parents or relatives.
If there are such girls in Mllior'
who are under their majority, and
comes under the observation of the p'
liee,or any citizen,i it should bereporte
and action be taken to place such gil
OK girls, in this school, where the be
reform methods are used.
Easter Program.