The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-09

7 little white table and center-piece.
shining bedsteads, immaculate cur.
talns and walls, the woodwork In per-
| feet condition. We can not sufficient
| " condemn the appearance OF the
| girls rooms in our institution. nor the
fact that no repairs have been made
| for four years. Did you Mr.. Presi.
dent, notice the filthy strings, the
remnants OF old lace curtains at the
windows, and the blinds where no
more cracks aud holes can be made.
minus sticks at the bottom the cracks
in between bascbOards and moulding
the walls, where no more nail holes
could find room; the kind of fmnl,
ture and the enamel bedsteads? The
contrast between this building and the
superintendent's apartments is too
striking We suggest neat scrim sash
curtains on rods for girls bedrooms,
same TO be laundered regularly Sucn
first then the Nottingham lace. and
| would screen the view of rooms across
the way We. urge the change. even
! for this one summer. These girls
need to be taught fitness, or the idea
| VI Dtdull d1u ulllilN u. vi
course. the crying need of the girls
| Is for matron trained in the art of
character building and A graduate of
a domestic science school 1t Is i'm.
peratlve that these girls be taught
sewing, cooking, serving and domeS.
tic work in general in a skilled man
ner. SO that when paroled they may
find work In such homes as it is highly
desirable they should do. One capable
woman with a thorough domestic sci.
encc training would supervise as 10
hygiene and system In both buildings
II given capable assistants.
| 1t seems a pity valuable turning
lathe In the blacksmith snop was not
! In use because the instructor didn't
know how to repair 1t, nor much about
running 1t"
| The steps at the carpenter shop
threatened to collapse at our entrance
and were an index TO the slipShod
! work of that department,
We saw no indications Of a poultry
plant although poultry would be prof
liable and a source OF interest to some
of the boys. We saw a so-called milk
room. but all the milk in evidence
| frlgerator We believe that the farm
should produce all the milk and but
! ter the inmates 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 hundred boys the farm
should be seliSupporting as regards
| ordinary living expenses. and that a
much more varied and nutritious bill
of fare could be supplied.
As TO officers, the essential lack in
the school is intelligent supervision
the employment OF officials from the
superintendent down, who know what
is necessary TO refined and decent liv
ing. and who are capable of system
atizing and directing the work TO that
end A practical suggestion here is
that the board visit all departments
of the Deaf and Blind School and con-
trast the working with that of the
Industrial school We believe you
would admit the great difference is
due TO the difference In supervision.
During the Investigation ii must
have been apparent TO the board, as
10 us. that Chief OFFICER Meyers is Of
too brutal type to be so closely as
sociated with boys whose reform is
desired. The chief officer should have
fair education, broad sympathy
with bows, and be a manly man. GER
tainly more than a handy man" and
chief eXecutioner.
Men of higher intelligence than
that displayed BY Second Officer Grif
fin ought to be obtained. Better eX-
amples of a farmer than is furnished
by Mr. Aclleret would induce more re-
spect for farm life in the boys
An aroused public sentiment is
clamorine for the dismissal of Miss
Dale, whose testimony showed her ut
ter lack of faith In her work and an
absence Of womanly sympathy and re-
finement that is appalling She is
spoken of by those reading her testi-
mony as utterly callouscd." "a cut.
throat type, "a disgrace to the state"
etc. etc We are well aware that
the board relied. and must rely. upon
the superintendent recommendations
in this matter But now that she has
revealed her uDfltness to you, we ask
her dismissal.
We wish course of stenograpny
might be added to the school curric-
ulum
A cottage where boys of degenerate
type might be segregated is a neces-
sity. In this connection VIC think the
school physician ought to give physl
illogical facts and that boys showing
tendency to unnatural or degrading
vices should receive some special In
struction from physician.
No stronger comment could be made
upon the inefficiency of the superin-
tendent than the occurrences in the
canyon. both with the boys and the
girls outings These were cases
where sufficient care and ordinary
judgment could have prevented that
which has been source of humiliation
to all of us.
Quoting from the last issue of the
Advance" IF the citizens Of our
state would only make 1t point to
visit the institution and fully inspect
every detail in regard to the man.
agement." etc. etc. we suggest that 1t
is manlfestly impossible to know the
working details If the only visiting
day is Sunday. a
Finally, assuring you that no malice
OF any feeling other than a desire for
the welfare of the most unfortunate
class of children in tne world has
prompted us in this most disaGreeahle