The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-12
EAST LAKE SCHOOL
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED RY
 TRUSTEES.
Fine Year at AIabama's Reformntory Reported at Annual Meeting Held at CapitoI--Mnny
 New Departments.

At tlie regular anRtial meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Boys. Indus trial School at East Lake, held in the office of Governor Jelks yesterday, all the officers of the institution were re- elected and the operations for the past year were reviewed This included q report from the Superintendent, D. M. Weakley. who presented 1t in person yesterday.
 Those present were Mrs. R. D.. Johnston of Birmingham, President Mrs. Irwin Craighead of Mobile, Vice. President; Mrs. A. W. Nelson of Birm- ingham. Secretary; Mrs. T. c. Bush of Birmingham, Treasurer; Mrs. Thom- as M. Owen of Montgomery. Mrs. Charles Henderson of Troy and Mrs Milton Humes Of Huntsville. In addition to these the meeting was attended by Governor Jelks and At torney General Massey Wilson. ex-of- ficio members of the Board, and ,Su- perintendent D. NJ. wealxley. Capt R. R. Poole, Commissioner of Agri- culture and Industries, who is another ex-ofticio member. was absent. The report of every officer showed that tho Industrial School is in a more prosperous condition today than ever before. The work for the year just ended has won the confidence of more citizens of Alabama than that of any. year previous.
 The success of the reform school has depended upon the methods put into practice by the good women charged with it's management. The grow ing influence of the school
 since 1t began its existence in 1899 and tions and contributions are taken for signs that even larger things than ever are expected of the institution in the future.
 One Hundred Students. The school is full with an even 100
 inmates. A variety of trades is of-
 fered the boys who, although sem tenced to the school. are receiving a
 blessinb Moral qualities as well as practical industry arc instilled in the students in order that the wayward lives of the juveniles may be correct ed permanently.
 The official reports showed that in the year 1905 there has been added to the institution manual training de- partment after the Lloyd system. This embraces not only the instruction of skill in work by hand but brain work
 as we'll. Typewrlting and shorthand
 are also being offered the boys. The literary department has adopted the AlaDaula teXI-DOOkS ana duueu one
 more teacher in 1905. No little em-
 phasis Is being laid on the literary culture of the boys.
 Not the least important of last years additions to the school is the foundry. In which some of the youths spend a good deal of the study hours. There has also been developed in tho last year a brass band, consisting of thir- ty-five pieces This band distinguish ed itself at the State Fair in Birm-
 ingham last fall, and at the annual meeting of the Federation of Women's s
 Clubs in Birmingham. The band
 youngsters are wearing beautiful uni-
 forms given them by the Federation
 In round numbers the Board of Trus-
 tees last year made use of about
 $12,00 in meeting tho expenses of the
 institution. Of this amount the State
 made it's regular appropriation of
 5000. The remainder consisted of
 donations by the benevolent and char
 itable organizations in the State and
 a few of the counties. The counties
 who contributed last year to the sup
 port of the school were Autauga. Dale,
 Pike. Colbert, Lawrence, Madison.
 Houston and Jefferson. The city of
 Birmingham also made it's regular ap-
 propriation.
 For the five years ensuing the funds
 of the school are to be increased at the
 rate of s1.00O per annum. This is an annuity provided for in the will of the late Dr. J. R. Smith, who died re- gently in Birmingham.
 Mrs. Irwin Craighead and other