New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-30
new ULM SHOULD LAND THIS.
Separate Industrial School For
Girls is Contemplated.
Board of Control Authorized to
Select Site and Spend
100000.
Cannot be Located in Any Count y
Now Having a State tinsti-
tuition.
Why Should Nota an Effort be made
to Secure Prize for New Ulm?

Are the business men of New Tim
willing to do anything to secure a
state institution? That is q question
that has been the talk OF the town the
past week.
In both houses of the legislature a
bill has already been introduced
authorizing the state beard of control
to locate and build a new state train
ing school for girls to take the place
of the one at Red Wing The sum of
$4,000 is to be spent on the new
institution and the bill provides that
it must be erected in some county not
having state institution at the pre-
sent time. This bars Red Wing and
nearly all the larger counties.
In selecting the site the board shall
also take into considerations the alti-
tude and healthfulness Of the location,
the quality of the soil, facilities for
drainage, quality of the water supply,
market value and convenience to rail
roads. On all these points it would
seem that New Ulm could easily with
any city in the state, and the Review
would urge that our enterprising
citizens get busy at once.
AS for the bill itself it embodies the
careful results of a long period Of con-
sideration, both as to the condition at
Red Wing, the general needs of
Minnesota, and the conditions else
where. The women of the state, anxi-
Gus that the future women of the state
shall be worthy of their citizenship in
Minnesota, have especially concerned
themselves in this matter. They are
not willing that one woman should
contribute to the disrepute of the state
through the states neglect. For
several years, for years with the
minutest care, the federated women OF
this state have studied this question
and worked for this institution. They
come before the legis lature this winter
with their plans fully matured, and
with an aroused state sentiment back
of them.
They ask for separation of the boys
and girls in this work of reform, for
the benefit Of both boys and girls.
And this item is a matter which con.
Germs the management, the success Of
the boys school, as we'll as of the
girls schools.
Consequently the bill carries a pro-
vision that no county shall be eligible
for the new institution which has al
ready state institution of any kind
This is only justice to the counties
which are void of state institutions
The bill asks for large tract o.
land, at least 160 acres, in order thai
separation may be followed by seclu
sion; and this is salutary.
1t arranges for the cottage plan, il
order that separation may be carried
still farther, carried to the poin
where the individuality of each inmate
is recognized and studied and pro
vided for.
1t asks for certain equipment ant
opportunities in order that these girl:
may be restored among girls, fitted
| for the labor of the state.
| And it asks for officers and visitor!
who are women, in order that tn,
work may be done sympathetically
May we add, in order that the womel
of the state, who have recognized thei
kinship with all women, may con
tinue to recognize this fact, may fee
the interaction of this reform?
There is every reason for the pass
ing of the bill, reasons of state, o
sex. of Individual. We know of n,
valid objection and of no disinterest
ed DIRECTORS.
HEpM REET7 XII / IN IN RUNAWAY