The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-09

nestle science school 1t Is imperative
| that these girls be taught sewl ing, cook
| eral In n skilled manner, so that when
paroled they may nnd work In such
homes 1t Is highly desirable they
should go to. One capable woman. with
thorough domestic science training.
would supervise To hygiene and sys
tenn In both buildings If given capable as
slstantS,
II seemed n pity II valuable turning
lathe In the blacksmith shop was not In
use. because the instructor didn't know
how to repair it, nor much about running
It.
The steps to the carpenter shop
threatened to collapse at our entrance.
and were an index TO the slipshod work
of that department.
plant. although poultry would be profit
able and source of interest to some OF
the boys We saw a so-calcd milk
ROOM but all the milk In evidence was
contained in two vessels In rcfrigcr-
ator, We believe that the farm should
produce all the milk and butter the in
mates could or would use, and that the
cost of maintenance could be lessened if
this were the case, The general public
believes that with the help of one hun
dred boys. the farm should he seltsup
porting as regards ordinary living eX-
penses. and that much more varied and
nutritious bill of fare could be supplied
Takes Intelligent Supervision.
As to officers, the essential lack In the
school is intelligent supervision, The en-
ployment Of officials, from superintendent
down. who are capable OF systcmatiZins
and directing the work to that end \
practical suggestion here Is that the
board visit all departments OF the deaf
and blind school and contrast the working
with that of the industrial school. We
believe you would admit the great differ
ence is due to the difference In supervi-
sion.
During the investigation. il must have
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that Chief officer Myers is of too brutal
type to be closely associated with boys
whose reform is desired. The chief Off
Ger should have fair education a broad
sympathy with boys and be a manly
man. certainly something moro than a
handy man. and chief eXecutioner.
Men OF higher intelligence than that
displayed by Second Officer Griffin ought
to be obtained, Better examples OF a
farmer than is furnished by Mr.. Ackeret
would induce more respect for farm life
In the boys.
An aroused public is clamoring for the
dismissal OF Miss Dale whose testimony
showed her utter lack OF faith in her
work, and an absence of womanly sym
She is spoken of by those reading her
testimony as utterly calloused. " "a cut
throat type, a disgrace TO the state. "
etc. enc We are well aware that the
board relied, and must rely. upon the su-
perlntendents recommendations i'm this
matter. But now that she has revealed
her unhtness TO YOU, we ask her dis
missal.
We wish course In stenoeraphv might
be added 10 the school CurrIculum
cottage. where boys Of degenerate
type might be segregated, is a necessity.
IN this connection. we think the school
physicians ought to give regular talks
once per month. on health and phvsio-
logical facts, and that boys showing a
tendency TO unnatural or degrading vices
should receive some special instruction
from the physician.
Inefficiency of Superintendent.
NO stronger comment could be made
upon the inefficiency of the superintend-
ent than the occurrences In the CANYON.
both with the boys and girls outings
lhese were cases where sufficient care
and ordinary judgment could have pre-
vented that which has been a source Of
humiliation 10 all OF us
quoting from the last issue of the Ad
vance; III the citizens of our state would
only make IL a point TO visit the instItu
lon and fully inspect every detail i'm re-
Sard TO the management" etc etc we
suggest that il is manifestly Impossible In
know 'the working details If the only Wis
iting day is Sunday.
flnally, assuring YOU that no malice or
any feeling other than n desire for tho
welfare OF the most unfortunate class ~
children in the world has promDtod ,IS
IN this most disagreeable duty. we arc
w '"e'
ELIZABETH BISHOP. Chairman
KATE S. HILLIARD
N. ;, IJLDERKIN