The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-26

carpenter, who took eight or ten days
to complete the work, could have been
done by a capable carpenter in four
to five days Since the investigation
| began, the witness declared, the boys
under him have shown a rebelliouS
temperament and have become almost
unmanageable, Farley Griffin was re-
called and declared that Thomas
talked kindly to the boys before and
after they were whipped last summer.
The spring wagon used to convey Ro-
setta Coyle to the hospital, where she
died Of appendicitis. was at this point
shown the committee,
At the evening session the inyesti
eating committee inquired if any
member OF the citizens committee
pressing the charges against Thomas
desired to make a statement. Mrs. Kate
Hilliard, chairman OF the committee,
aYailed herself of the invitation and
on behalf of the womens clubs OF the
state declared that the investigation
was begun as a result of mass meet
ing held at the Weber academy sew
+ eral weeks ago. This meeting, she
said, was called after Miss Lucy Van
Cott Of Salt Lake nad voluntarily Of
fered to make an exposure Of the con
ditions at the Industrial school, which
she had visited a short time before
At this meeting, the speaker declared.
Miss Van Cott "flunked" and failed to
tell what she said she had found at the
school. Chairman Joseph then declared
that the committee had attempted TO
gel Miss Van Cott to attend the hear
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Mrs Hilliard said she is opposed to
capital punishment and that this, with
the use Of the cells at the school,
should be abolished Competent in
structors, ladies and gentlemen, should
be obtained 10 assist in the reforma-
ton of the inmates of the school and
the lash and other means of punish
ment should be laid aside. Solitary
confinement the speaker said, will not
reform any boy. Asked to explain
what she meant by the term "flunked."
as applied TO Miss Van Cott. Mrs.
Hilliard said she meant that a promise
had been made which was not fulfilled
Dr G A. Dickson, the present physi-
clan Of the school since June /, said
that the sanitation at the school is
good: the fare is good but not ideal,
and suggested some changes.
II, H. Thomas, superintendent of
the school, was the last witness called
He said he had been superintendent
since September, 1905 All experience
in the work had been acquired since
that time. In February and May, 1908.
ne had visited similar institutions of
the cast and west TO get ideas how 10
run the school, President T. B. Ey-
ans of the board of trustees was with
him. He exhibited telegrams from
eight similar institutions stating that
in each some form Of corporal punish
ment Is in vogue The witness said
corporal punishment was administered
at the school only for serious offenses,
such as using tobacco, stealing and
unmentionable crimes. The supeTin-
tendent admitted that ne directed the
punishment OF the seven boys for
committing an unmentionable offense
while on a camping trip Said he
thought then they deserved the punish
ment meted out and thinks so yet.
Never heard until the investigation
started OF the injuries said to have
been inflicted at the time upon the
boy Bacon. Regarding the charges of
graft preferred against him in build.
ing his residence with assistance from
employees of the school. the superin-
tendept said he obtained permission
from the board of trustees to use Scott
and Myers and Griffin; that tfey were