Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
PLAN D DOOXK WORK
The industrial school at Eldora
Is Independent of Out
side Help
BOYS TO EJECT NEW BUILDINGS
Wood working, Masonry, Typewrtns,
Shot hand ard Telesraphy and
the Printers and BARRIERS Trade are
Reins Taught PupiIs-Larrabee's Big
Pipe Organ lrstalIed-other News
,necial TO Times Republican.

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officers. While providing for intellectual.
moral and physical advancement of the
boys. are introducing more adequate
facilities for teaching trades, which will
abundantly equip them for life's bat
ties when they leave the shelter of the
| institution.
The new central school building re-
Gently erected, is u model of architec-
| tural beauty and is splendidly arranged
for the school purposes of the institu-
ton. Eight grades are maintained
embracing all studies, included in the
curriculum of the graded school. In
other words, a boy completing the work
of the eighth grade can enter the first
year in high school. Arrangements
have also been completed for the OPP
ening of hort-hand typewriting and
telegraphy department. New type
writer's have been purchased, and ere
long classes in the above branches will
be started. This opens to the boys a
line of work intended to equip them for
filing sremInerative positions OF honor
and trust. another department re-
cent established is that of printing. A
$4,000 plant including a 27x40 Whit
lock cylinder press, a l0Xl5 Chandler
81 Price Gordon press, 30-inch paper
cutter, 4 Boston wire stitcher. and five
hundred and fifty pounds of carefully
selected type. With this fine equipment
Il class of fourteen boys is being
taught the ''art preservative of all arts
That the department is success is
demonstrated by the fact that already
they have turned out 10000 blanks,
letter heads, etc, for the board of con-
troll and the different state institutions,
the first issue of The Industrial School
Echo"-a twenty-four page monthly
nlagaZine-and have started on the
publicati ton of 5000 copies of the quar-
terly board of control bulletin of state
institutions. The boys are thoroughly
interested in this department and 1t
will certainly prove one of the best in
the institution. The carpenter shop has.
also been enlarged and a complete out
fit Of wooll working machinery has
been purchased and is now being plac-
ed in position The outfit includes
Universal woodworker, capable of
sauaring, mitering, making molding of
all kinds, etc.
A mortisec and borer two planners,
door and sash tenoner, an edge
nlolding and shaping machine, band
saving machine, a flexible arm sander,
a wood turning lathe with fourteen
inch swing, a grind stone and emery
grinder With this ample equipment
will ho tn do all of
the mill work for the new buildings to
necessity of doing the work by con-
tract This, With the manufacture of
building blocks, which is to be taken
up soon, will practically do away with
contract work, at least the major por-
ton of the work will be done by the
institution.
A brick mason is now a regular en-
ploye of the institution and the boys
are being taught brick and stone ma
sonry.
Another excellent addition and one
which will afford real pleasure for the
boys is the new pipe organ. This in
strument was manufactured especially
for Ex-Governor Larabee and was pri-
marily installed in the Iowa building at
ST. Louis. Before the close of the fair
Ex-Governor Larabee donated the Or
gan to the Boys Industrial school. The
chapel was accordingly enlarged to re-
ceive this beautiful gift which is now
erected and ready to delight it's hear
ers. This organ, the cost of which was
$4,000, was manufactured by M. p.
Moller of Maryland. The framework
which supports the body is of white
maple thruout, and the case is of the
finest quality of sold mahogany. The
design is very artistic. The pump is
operated by an electric motor. One
feature of the organ Is rather unusual
and makes it probably the only instru-
ment of it's kind in the state. 1t is
provided with a symphonist which is
an automatic mechanism that enables
anyone to render the most difficult
compositions of the pipe organ master
composers. The school is certainly
fortunate in securing such a substan-
tial, appropriate and handsome souv-
enir of the exposition and 1t thor
oughly appreciates the gift
Another opportunity afforded the
boys of the school is that of learning
the BARRIERS trade. A three chair shop
has just been opened and Is in charge
of an experienced barber, who has a
class of eight boys who do all the bar
Der work of the institution. Each week
all boys who need barbering go to the
shop and are charefully shaved. Once
every month each boys hair is trimmed.
The difference in the appearance of the
boys is quite noticeable.
On Wednesday and Saturday nights
the shop is open after supper to ac-
commodate the officers of the institu-
ton, who pay monthly for the work
they have had done.
A larger room is soon to be fitted up
and three additional chairs installed.
to be learned in a first class
shop is to be taught and when boy
from this department leaves the school
he is enabled to make a livelihood In
his profession.
To supply the buildings with suffi-
cient water, two new 100000 gallon res
ervoirs made of concrete We're con-
sturcted last fall. all the work being
done by the institution. The old, un-
slightly tower, which stands neau the
administration building, is to De remov-
ed. To furnish pressure from the res
ervoirs, IL large Sniedley duplex pump
is on the grounds and ready to be set.
case of fire, when additional pressure
is needed. is also on the ground. New
fire. fighting apparatus has been pur-
chased; two hose carts, a hook and lad