Evening star., 1908-01-19
made for keeping the boys in comfort and

made for keeping the boys in comfort and
health.
.The buildings have been well cared
for. and the roads and grounds. consider
ing the unusual amount OF hauling ana
the work of construction on the new
buildings. which still in progress, have
been maintained In good condition
"All requisite rebuilding. repairing and
painting have been done. including the
introduction of new steam heating sys-
| TENS into the A and family buildings.
THE regular branches OF work have
been carried on during the year: proper
school and industrial instruction has been
given, and regular public Sunday services
| have been held in the assembly hall.
THE officers. teachers and employees
have done all that could be expected OF
tanning a high standard in the training
and discipline OF the school.
Amount Covered Into Treasury.
| There has been covered into the Treas
ury to the credit of the United States
the sum OF $l,41S.77. derived as follows:
Gains from work in shops. $1,1OO: sale OF
products from the farm and greenhouse.
s2sO.22 and from miscellaneous sources.
S3S. 90.
| a COPY of the estimates Of appropria-
tions REQUIRED for the school for the next
fiscal year, and which have already been
submitted to you. accompanies this re-
/ port. The various lnCItdScS hAu CIldl1SCS
| recomme nded In these estimates are there
in briefly Explained.
| Congress at its last session made in
| creased appropriations for salaries In the
case of certain officers and employees, but
/ there is still need for more to be done
| in this way The reason for these pro-
| posed increases Is that the salaries, In
| nearly all cases where increase Is now
| asked, were fixed many years ago. when
the scope of the school was more limited.
| when duties were not so many ana 4oe
| work not SO exacttng.
| The school has been, constantly grow
/ ing, it's work has increased, ana with Ws
development has arisen the need for more
thorough and efficient service from an
| its officers and employees. Besides the
| increases asked for. additions to the force
will be needed for the new buildings now
/ being constructed
Intelligent and Tactful.
| "The important work of training youths
who have been brought under the school s
lcontrol perhaps through misfortune. folly,
| or unfavorable environment, should be In
trusted only to officers and teachers who
| are Intelligent and tactful, and who are
actuated by high moral principle, and
Isuch provision should be made as will In
lsure the permanent retention or this class.
The school has had and still has corps
of officers teachers and employees OF just
this type but from time to time has suf-
| fered from the loss of valuable members
of its force because they can do better
| than remain in the school on the small
salaries hitherto provided It Is respect
Ifully submitted that our boys should have
/ the best instruction and training possible
under the conditions, and that changes IN
the officers, teachers and employees should
oe infrequent and that they should be
kept on the school force permanently,
thus enabling them to do the most ef-
fective work and accomplish the best re-
suits.
| work on the new buildings now In
course Of construction has been carried on
as rapidly as could be expected. Good
| progress has been made on the main or
| administration building. and also on the
new d family building, and IT is believed
| chat these and the additional r family
building appropriated for will be COM
| nleted and ready for use during the cur
rent fiscal year, ending June 80, 1908
The brick-making plant appropriated Tor
by Congress at it's last session was prac-
tically completed during the fiscal year.
Since the close of the fiscal year the work
of brick making has been carried on and
Purchase Of Cows.
LAS the result of tuberculosis test and
Examination by experts of the Agricul-
|tural Department all Of the schools herd
of twenty-one cows except one were con-
demned. A large proportion OF these were
slaughtered. and this course win have tc
be adopted as to the remainder An i'm