Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

resulted had the school had the benefit
of parole officer, by whom supervision OF
all boys sent to their homes on parole
could have been given.
In this connection il should be remem-
bered that the law recently enacted which
wisely gave to this board powers to dls-
charge boys on their parole also PLACED
upon it responsibility for appropriate after
care of the boys discharged. I'm
less efficient visitation of these boys is
made the system is incomplete and can be
made to work hurt instead of help to boys
who are negligent of the conditions of their
parole. This board therefore ventures to
again press upon the attention of the de-
partment the Importance of this office and
Of securing for the place the authority and
the small appropriation needed
1t is gratifying to note that during the
past year, since the school has been more
largely within the purview of the Depart
tionship has been attended with results
both desirable and beneficial.
Board of Trustees.
The board of trustees of the Ro-orm
School, District of Columbia, is composed
as follows: Crosby S. Moves, William NJ
Shuster, Samuel w. Currden, Henry F.
Bount, Brainerd H. Warner, Francis H.
Duehay, Charles A. Wells, H. B. F. Mac
farland Commissioner of District of CO.
lumbia ex of1cio; Mr.. William P. Dilling-
ham. for the Senate; Mr.. John ]. Jenkins,
Presdent-Crosby S. Moves.
Vice president-William NJ. Shuster.
Secretary and treasurer-S. w. Curriuen.
Executive committee-Messrs. Shuster,
Noyes, Wells and Curriden.
Finance committee - Messrs. Warner,
Noyes and ShuSter.
Building committee Messrs. Duehay.
Blount and Warner.
Report of Superintendent.
Accompanying the report of the board of
trustees is the annual report Of the super
intendent of the institution, Mr.. o. E. OAR
nall; the report of the treasurer, Mr.
Samuel W. Curriden and that of the school
physician, Guy w. Latimer, NJ. d.
Superintendent Darnall calls attention to
the iagration at the institution In De-
cember, 1905, and the prompt response of
Congress in appropriating $500 Ito meet
the immediate demands occasioned by the
fire." He notes the many improvements
that have been made in and about the
school. Referring to the classification of
the boys, the superintendent says:
The boys Of the school are classified &C
cording to color. age and size. We have
four family buildings, in each one of which
from fifty to seventy-tive boys are cared for.
Since the fire of last December one family
Of the small boys is temporarily chartered
on the second floor of the rear part of the
family building is constructed, for which
the last Congress made appropriations
these boys will be transferred to it. An
other family building is badly needed to
enable the school to limit the number cared
for in any family to 80. 1t were much bet
ter to have no more than forty. with
more than fifty boys in any one family the
family officers are dealing with their boys
as a mass, instead of with the individual,
which is so essential to good results. The
number of boys in any one family must be
limited as above If effective work is to be
done.
Health Has Been Good.
Superintendent Darnall says the health
of the boys as a whole has been good dur
ing the past year. This condition he at
tributes largely to the regularity of their
habits and the methods of sanitation in
force at the reform school. He adds:
I'VE have neither cells nor lockups in
which any boy can be placed as means
of punishment. We never limit any boy in
his food supply except. of course. upon oc-
casions of illness. Punishments are infre-
quent and thoroughly safeguarded."
The superintendent states the urgent need
for a parole officer at the institution to
keep a careful watch over every one of
our boys discharged on their parole, and
will promptly bring back to the school all
who violate the provisions of their parole.
Under present conditions our, boys some
times violate their parole and are returned
to us by the courts for serious offenses,
from which they might have been saved
had they been properly cared for by the
school through the agency of a parole
officer.
For Wider Scope.
He advocates a wider scope of industrial
training, so that the boys can be taught
some trade, and says a new hospital is
needed. For better fire protection Mr.
Darnall requests the board of trustees to
present to the District authorities the need
of extending the S-inch water main as far
as the school, grounds. -
The report. of the treasurer, Mr. s. w.
Curriden, shows the receipts during the
fiscal year ended June 80 last, to have been
s55, 6O2 80, and the Expenditures. $55, 49, 10,
leaving a balance on hand of $453.51. The
sum Of $1,3a1.2S was also received from