Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
This Institution at St. Anthony is
Doing Noble Work.
NINETY PUPILS NOW IN SCHOOL
They Receive the Best Of Moral, Edu-
cation and Physical Training--A
Good Man In Charge.

When the Seventh session of the
Idaho legislature authorized the
issuance of bonds in the sum Of
$4,000 for the purpose of establish
ing a reform OF industrial school at
st. Anthony, the act was looked up
on by many as being one of rank
extravaganza. However, every one
who -xisits that Institution today ad-
mits that 1t is doing a noble work,
and that the state bullded wiser
than it knew when it provided
means for rescuing bows and girls
who had started on the downward
path, and training them to become
honorable men and women.
On the OCCASION of their meeting
at st. Anthony last week, the mem
bers of the Eastern Idaho Press club
had the privilege of visiting the in
stitutloD in body and learning, by
observation, of the good work that
ls being done there. The school is
under the management of Prof. and
Mrs. J. T. HUMPHREYS, who took
great pleasure in showing the men,
bers of the club and their ladies
about the institution and grounds
and explaining in detail the method
OF conducting the same.
The buildings are located on 8
farm Of 200 acres, all of which are
under cultivation and operated by
the students under the direction o,
competent employees. The admins
tration building IS three stor!
brick structure and so arranged
that additions can be added on tw'
sides when the needs demand it
East of the main building is tn
boys cottage, also of brick. Th
cottage was erected to accommodat
% pupils, but it is now occupied b
nearly double that number, an
some of the boys are forced 10 OF
cupy a room in the basement of th
main building. The last legislatul
appropriated $50, 900, which will |
expended in the construction
cottages for boys and girls. I'll
present buildings were constructs
with a view of comfort and conve
ience tor the pupils. The sanital
4 ,onditions are perfect, and q
ldlngs from basement to garre
almost as bright and clean
1 were the day the school
yed its first pupil.
rhe farm IS well stocked wi
| e bred horses, cattle, hogs a
i, sis and the land is cultivat
under scientific methods.
There are now 80 enrolled In I
school, 25 of whom are girls. U
feature which attracted the att
tion of the entire party, was
n absence of everything tending
give the school the appearance Q
penal institution. There are
bars on the windows nor no b
board fence about the play grour
A stranger, not knowing the nat
of the institution, would easily Z
,ake il for a state academy
college.
Some idea of the intellect
u moral and physical training q
the pupils is thus shown by
concise statements given to the
itors by Superintendent Humph'
1--WE require them to 60 TO Be
q o'clock and arise at $50.
have breakfast at 6, dinner .
and supper at 8. The school b
are from 8 to IL for one shift
from | TO 5 for the other. "
one shift is in school, the 9th
working, either in the garden
the farm, in the kitchen, in
laundry, tailor shop or whai
employment may be mapped o.
eve teach the same branches
are taught in the public sch
and the pupils take deep int