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grade pupil among the boys and girls
for admission to the high schools OF
the District
THUS, we combine halliday during
the term of regular public school teach
ing with the Industrial features of our
educational SYSTEM, said the matron.
Upon our farm We grow all our own
vegetables. This past season we had TO
buy q few bushels of potatoes. but, win
this exception-and 1t was very unusual
one-we had an abundance and to spare
Of quite variety Of vegetables. we
have nine acres under cultivation, and
the boys do most OF the work. under the
supervision and instruction OF an expert
farmer, Daniel w. Mills. who, like our
other instructors and functionaries. Is
thoroughly interested in the labor
The luxuriant rows of potatoes, beans
the latter of the luscious. marrowfat
variety. just ripening-lettuce, egg plants.
oyster plants, in fact more than score
of varieties of vegetables, testified to
the efficiency of the farmer and his help.
The finest strawberry beds in this part
of the country are promised as among
the attractions of the schools output
next season. The skill evinced by Mr..
Mills in making his own soil, as it were
that is. in so improving and perfecting
it by artificial methods-is truly wonder
full. and. the ground being poor in the
first instance. 1t is owing to this manipu-
lation of the earth by the expert that
the present remarkable results have been
obtained. Numbers of the boys, most
of whom are necessarily from rather
poor and squalid city neighborhoods. take
an immense amount of interest in the
farming, and the beautiful situation Of
the grounds and the excellent facilities
afforded them to learn the art of bring
ing from the earth it's hidden riches
make the pursuit Of this field of activity
an especially attractive one.
Then there are the greenhouses, which,
during the last fiscal year, yielded a net
profit of nearly $1,000 The greenhouses,
literally teeming as full as they can hold
with plant life. are under the direction of
Irving Miller, young man whose ability
is proclaimed by the results which he
has achieved. These greenhouses-there
are four of them which are now devoted
to the raising of a different species Of
fiower-form a monument to the ingenuity
and enthusiasm Of Mr.. Miller and his
boy pupils and helpers. to whom he ger :
erously accords the credit of the stru4-
lures and the care of the plants. Indeed,
as he says, the houses were built in the
first place by the boys. he merely super
intending operations.
You will notice more care displayed in
ths uaJu&AS ct the plants in these houses,
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side. and finally shrink the jacket on the
tube. AS a preliminary to the delicate
operation, the jacket is heated to a tenn
perature of eco degrees in cylindrical
furnace, occupying pit forty feet deep.
Air, blown through a furnace where white
heat is maintained, is forced through and
around the jacket for twenty-nine hours.
The burning blasts of oil make roaring
that completely browns voices, and there
fore the entire operation is directed by
After the ponderous Jacket has received
its baptism of fire the mass OF glowing
metal is lifted from the heating furnace
by means of a crane. which. despite it's
tremendous power. Is capable of such
delicacy of operation that 1t centers the
jacket within one-thirty-second of an
inch over the tube and lowers it over
After the jacket has cooled and shrunk
on the tube its outer surface is finished
on one OF the largest lathes ever built.
Later the breech mechanism Is attached.
From mechanical standpoint the lathe
work and kindred operations may be con-
sidered the most important operations in
connection with the construction of the
14-inch gun. To indicate the scope of
this work it may be cited that one of
the cutting tools in going from end to
end OF a jacket hoop travels twelve
miles and requires f1fty-six hours for the
operation. An extension must needs be
provided to enable the largest lathe at
the naval gun factory to accommodate
the 14-inch gun, but with such extension
provided there are several lathes at the
big plant any or all Of which are capable
of handling this new size weapon.
Extreme accuracy Is essential in fash
ioning the tube of the 14-inch gun since
the general efficiency of the gun is de-
pendent upon the uniform diameter of this
foundation tube. upon which in due
course the layers of hoops and bands
are shrunk. The tube contains, first,
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States Army, which has parallel amoitiohs
for heavier ordnance The primary oo-
iect in the construction of this largest
and most powerful>of naval rifles is. OF
course, experimental. but If there Is a
favorable outcome of the tests which the
new gun is to undergo at the Indian Head
proving grounds there Is every likelihood
that the 14-inch gun will make It's ap-
pcarance in the equipment Of the heaviest
of our new battleships Indeed. 1t is stated
that the board of naval construction has
already prepared plans for two different
types of battleships each design calling
for a main battery of eight 14-inch rifles
In the construction OF this initial IA
inch gun for the navy there has been.
as Is customary with all our naval ord-
nance cooperation between a private
mandatory and the government ORD
nance plant. The naval gun factory does
not include foundry, although Congress
has been urged several times In recent
wears to provide this adjunct. so that
heavy ordnance can be constructed COM
plete under government auspices. me
present limitations make 1t necessary 10
procure gun castings from private firms
and finish them at the Navy Department
shops This procedure is being followed
in the case of the 14-inch gun. The
contract for the assembled forgings~was
awarded to the Midvale Steel Company
early in the present year, the firm being
allowed forty-two weeks to complete the
work and make delivery at Washington
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in order to demonstrate its advantages
from an educational point of view. AL
though our new buildings are in excellent
condition, there are portions of the old
structure which have stood since the be-
ginning of the institution on it's present
basis, in 1872. and which are probably
portions of the original poorhouse which.
understand, formerly stood on this site.
These old portions of our buildings are in
such a dilapidated condition that our
manual training instructor. who has his
shops located in one of them, affirms that
they are actually in danger of collapsing,
vet we have not been able thus far to
have this state of affairs remedied. We
are in urgent need of q new building to
accommodate our shop. laundry and nurs-
cry. for which we have requested suit
able appropriation. in addition to our an
nual allowance from Congress.
"Where practicable and advisable chill
dren of the school are placed in private
families. there to receive the care and
domestic surrounding which, of course.
they cannot obtain in any general insti-
tuition. But, although this plan seems to
be a good one in theory. its practice has
not been unattended with serious draw
backs and disadvantages. In some in
stances the children were not treated
properly by those In whose care they
were placed, and we have recommended
that a more efficient supervision over the
home life of these children Shall be IN
stituted by the proper District authorities.
For the past couple of years practically
all our pupils are received through the
Juvenile Court Some of our inmates are
children OF well-to-do parents. who pay
by order of the court a certain sum for
"A personal record, embracing the phys
ical condition of each pupil. is kept by
book and card system, and can be fur
nished at once when called for. Amy
minor ply steal defects of the pupil upon
entering are corrected when possible.
such as bad teeth. imperfect vision. etc.
The visitor notes the care bestowed
upon the pupils in regard to their physi-
cal we'll being, each having his tooth
brush and their teeth being generally in
excellent condition. There is visiting.
but not a resident, physician, it having
been found that the general good health
of the boys and girls does not at all
justify the constant services of the doctor.
Thus in many respects would the in
mates of the Industrial Home School ap-
pear to be well of and well equipped for
the future battle Of life.
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through acquaintance formed there he
secured good business situation. The
band, which has for it's instructor Prof.
Jaques L. Van Poucke of the Marine
during the past year upon several public
occasions. Our military organization has
furnished several recruits to the army
and navy.
school has just begun. and so you
do not see the boys and girls around
the dormitory and industrial buildings,
nor in the grounds. Oh, yes, the pupils
are practically inmates. and remain all
then. they have their regular school
term just as do. other public school
children, although they attend but half
a day. The school building is on the
western portion of the grounds. 1t is
a thoroughly modern structure. with
four large schoolrooms, in each of
which are two grades. the first six
grades being taught by young ladies
who are regularly qualified public
school teachers. and the seventh and
eighth by Robert l.. Haycock, who is
the principal of the school"
visit was paid the school, in which
some seventy-two boys and thirty-six
girls were engaged in the pursuit Of
learning. Remarkably bright and at
tentive pupils they were. healthy look
ing in body and evidently contented in
mind. The tots in the first and sec
ond grades were observed, before enter
ing the schoolroom, with outstretched
arms. each evidently enthusiastically
bent upon answering some question
propounded by the teacher. Each room
Of the school was we'll filled without
being crowded, and the effectiveness
and general demeanor OF the pupils
spoke we'll for their training and capac-
ity Some time ago a pupil who had
completed the eighth grade was admit
ted to the Business High School. from
which he graduated with honors. Dur
ing the time he was attending the high
school in the city he-remained an in
mate of the institution. assisting in
the Office work. in which capacity he
proved especially valuable. Another
boy pupil gained entrance to the West
ern High School, from which he grad
uated in due time. A girl pupil re-
Gently graduated from the Normal
School, a circumstance Of which the
authorities of the institution are nat
urally rather proud. These are some
what exceptional instances. although
the opportunity Is open to any eighth
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perhaps. than in the ordinary commercial
greenhouse" observes the florist. but
one of the main objects and difficulties Is
to keep the boys busy and engaged in
some occupation which instructs while 1t
amuses them. In this one house we grew
last season 100000 carnations. We had
excellent results with our roses, 80, al
though the roses are tender and very diff
fcult to handle OF course there are
some mischievous boys who, when your
back is turned. will pull out a stick or
undo the tying Of plant, but these are, !
am glad to say. rare. Most of the boys
seem to take as much interest in the work
as does Mrs. Skinner or myself. The
more intelligent of them see what there
is. from a commercial point of view. In
the business of flower growing. and. from
what l am able to observe. 1t would not
surprise ME to see many of the boys take
to the business when they leave the
school. They have every opportunity to
learn here. and l believe they have taken
full advantage Of It,"
**
1t is worthy Of remark, as illustrating
the low scale of wages paid to the func-
tionaries of the institution, that the
farmer receives but $3.50 a year, and the
engineer $780, while the florist. despite
the comparatively large revenue which
his labors yield. gets but s72O.
Besides the industrial fields Indicated,
the boys are given opportunities to learn
carpentering and cabinet making. The
visitor was shown an amount Of rough
material for the making Of mission furni-
ture A manual training teacher is em-
ployed under whose direction and in
struction the boys were about to set to
work to make the furniture. and 1t was
promised that an excellent job would
be tie result. Quite lot of the house
hold appurtenances Of the institution have
been made by the boys, under the super
vision Of their manual training instructor,
w. l.. Valentine. and these display as
much finish as the same articles pur-
chased at a regular furniture emporium.
During the past summer the boys have
painted the roofs OF the buildings, and
engaged in number Of improvements
In the main building of the institution
are located in the boys dormitories. bed
rooms for officers and employees. hos
pital. dining halle Office. etc. A fine view
over the city and far down the distant
Potomac is afforded from the large bow
window of the spacious dining hall. and
from the verandas above. The building
is characterized by cheerfulness from
the excellent lighting. and it is furnished
wits. I'll the latest sanitary devices In
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He spectacle Of a
neat boys mill.
tary organization.
in uniform OF
cadet gray, ana
headed by a won
derfully efficient
a beit juvenile
band of fourteen
pieces, has grati-
fled and puzzled
divers Washing
tonians when In
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b y
all possible precau-
tions for :, crecy.
the United States
Navy is now en-
gagged in the con-
struction of its first
l4-inc h gun
thus gaining a LEAD
over foreign pow
ers and. In d
measure. forestall-
ing the U 1T 9 q
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Industrial School Trains Children for the Various Walks of Life

casional tfffs or fallings-out, when domes-
tic arrangements embracing dolls and
houses are abruptly broken up and re-
main so until a reconciliation is effected.
Spck and span and SHINING with clean
Illness are the rooms of the cottage"
and monument, as is all the rest of the
institution to constant care and good
management. The industrial classes for
the girls comprise sewing, cooking and
general homework. In the cottage they
have their playroom, their porcelain
lined baths and all reasonable facilities
for healthy indoor sport and recreation
when it is not possible to play In the
open air. The girls are famous in athletic
performances and during the past year
were the victors In four interschool ath-
letic events. Their only weak point, as
Mrs. Skinner remarked, is their running,
and here they are handicapped by their
heaviness. Indeed, a tendency to embon-
point was noted among the juvenile femi-
nine contingent of the school, and this.
of course. detracts from their general
average in marathons. The girls as well
as the boys have in the vicinity of their
cottage a thoroughly equipped play
ground, fitted with devices for the new
est games, and OF this they avail them
selves to the fullest extent. Playground
instructors were appointed by the Wash
ington Playground Association for the
Industrial Home School more than a year
ago. and systematic instruction in field
sports and athletics has been given, with
a resulting improvement in the physical
development and self-control of both boys
and girls. A pleasant feature to be noted
in the girls cottage is the facility af-
forded for social entertainment. The par
lors of the cottage are furnished with
grand piano and are arranged SO that
stage can be erected and all the pupils
tina accommodation as audience, save
such as may act as performers. Musical
and dramatic entertainments are given
here and afford pleasant and improving
relaxation for the pupils Of both sexes.
1--WE endeavor as far as possible" re-
marked Mrs. Skinner. ito take personal
interest in each pupil, and to make his
instruction individual. OF course this is
best facilitated by the cottage system,
which we-Mr. Skinner and myself-fol-
lowed before coming to this institution
from New York seven years ago. The
cottage system is. in the opinion of both
Mr. Skinner and myself, preferable to the
community plan, and. if we move to new
quarters, we shall probably inaugurate it
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the entire bore in which the big pro-
jectile will travel a distance of 542 inches
before it leaves the muZzle of the gun.
This bore should not be more than two
one-thousandths Of an inch out of
straight line If 1T is to meet requirements,
and it is fitted with tifty-two rifing
grooves, which decrease in width as they
approach the muzzle and the purpose of
which is to impart to the projectile
rotary motion that will prevent the mis-
sile from turning lengthwise in flight and
thus losing it's force Secondly the tupe
contains the powder chamber In the
new 14-inch gun the capacity Of the
chamber is 1888 cubic inches. being
designed to accommodate the 36o pounds
of smokeless powder which Will con-
stitute the full service charge Of The new
weapon.
Interesting as is the construction Of the
new gun. it will be equaled by the impor-
lance of the tests of the monster shoot
ing iron" at the Indian Head proving
ground. 1t has been figured that pro-
jectile fired with full charge Will have
penetrative power at the muZzle of more
than twenty-five inches Of the latest
Krupp steel arnor. At 1908 yards range
the proiectie could pierce armor eighteen
inches in thickness, and at 5000 yards the
penetration would embrace everything
up to Krupp armor twelve and one-half
1ncneS III JHlCkneSS. AZ SOUu ydluS, "a
extreme battle range, the penetration will
be in excess of eleven inches. which is
the thickness Of the heaviest armor on
modern battleShipS.
Almost coincideat with the completion
of the navy's first 14-tnch gun will come
another important experiment in the
realm of naval ordnance which will like
wise have Washington, or rather the i'm
mediate vicinity of this city, as it's scene.
This second new wrinkle in naval routine
ha hA Of a.
tahdin-once one of the proudest vessels
in the Anaerit,an navN-aS a floating tar
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the matter of plumbing, enameled fix
lures In the baths etc. There happened
not to be a single case in the hospital.
which Is under the competent direction of
a nurse, Miss Hattie Van Deventer. In
deed, 1t was understood that this is the
normal state of affairs. There was an
epidemic of grippe last year, but there
has not been a single case of typhoid
fever in three years, which is note
worthy circumstance.
In spite of the youth of the occupants
and their naturally mischievous propen-
stiles. the boys dormitories in the upper
portion of the main building were observ
ed to look very neat and clean. The
bedsteads are of metal, enameled white,
and the clothes are snowy. giving the
large rooms a CHEEKY aspect.
Below in the basement are the boys play
room and bathroom, the latter a huge
apartment with a deep porcelain-lined
tub in the center, capable of accommo-
dating a score or more bathers at a time.
It was explained that the entire number
of boys bathed in turn in this tub. which
might almost be termed a pool, and which
when filed would be quite deep enough to
swim in. Rows of shower baths are pro-
vided. in which the bathers take a pre-
liminary dip before entering the tepid or
hot water Of the tub or pool. Once a
week in summer and twice In winter this
bath is compulsory with healthy pupils.
In summer. too, each boy is at liberty to
avail himself during the later evening of
the open-air swimming pools. which are
to be seen at the western extremity of
the grounds. and which offer swimming
facilities for those proficient in that art,
while enabling the others to paddle about
to their hearts desire. Admirable ar
rangements are provided whereby each
pupil secures his own towel and clothes,
and all confusion in this regard is
avoided.
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limited States Navy Gets
- Ahead of Army in Man.
ufacture of New Fourteen
inch Guns-Expected to Take
Place of Twelve-inch Guns
on Battleships - Lead Is
Gained Over Foreign Powers
New Guns Will Be Nearly
Fifty-four Feet Long and
Will Weigh Sixty-three
Tons - At Three thousand
yard Distance Projectile
Could Pierce Armor Eight
cen Inches in Thickness.
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Although a girls sewing class was OBJ
served industriously at work in one of the
rooms of the main building, under the d.
rection Of its instructor, Miss Anna
NJ. Taylor, and a model and up to-date
laundry is located In the basement, the
girls dormitories are in a separate build
ing known as the cottage" This struc-
ture Is characterized by somewhat more
neatness than the habitations of the boys,
although dolls, balls and other playthings
were observed to be thrown here and
there in out-of-the-way corners. The
girls, as the affable matron in charge of
the cottage remarked, get along very
well together as q rule. except tor &C.
The newspaper., 1909-02-12

r. +. Love and wife departed
for Madison, Tenn. last week.
Mr.. Love had long and severe
siege with pneumonia and was re-
covering so slowly that he felt
that the change might be of bene-
fit to his health. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierce are taking charge of the
big ranch.
The newspaper., 1909-02-12

c. H. B. Seybert has resigned
from the management of the In
dependent Lumber Co., to accept
similar position in Longmont,
Colo. His successor has not yet
been selected. He expects to
leave the last of this month, this
announcement will occasion great
regrets among host of our lodge
people particularly. Mr.. Seybert
has made friends by the hundreds
here who will deeply regret his
decision to leave us.
The newspaper., 1909-02-12
The Nations Need.

One hundred years ago today,
in lowly log cabin, was born
man child who was destined to
exert most wonderful influence
on his own time and that of
those who followed him. For him
no blare of trumpets heralded his
birth; no portent came in the
skies that greater than his fel-
low men had come to guide ma
ton and a people to a greater
destiny and higher influence for
enlightenment. But his heritage
was richer than that OF most men
for in his nature was streak of
honesty which would always rule
his work and which would com.
bine with his wisdom to lead a
people to their own. This man
was Lincoln and today he is the
well loved man of our national
history.
We are in no need today of the
great wisd dom of Lincoln but we 90
need the honesty in civil and pri-
vate life of which he was so great
an exemplar. The collective wis
dom of our people can be de-
pended upon to face all questions
right but in the leaders of our ma
ton we need the red streak of
honesty which is so rare. Had
Lincoln hidden ambitions for pow
er, had he longing for wealth,
The newspaper., 1909-02-12

Mr.. Wylie. travelling salesman
for Marshall Fields Co., of Chi
cago. arrived Monday evening in
Paonia and is confined to his
room at the hotel with a sudden
and severe attack of pneumonia.
For the two days past he has
remained in a very critical con-
dition but at the present writing
his chances for recovery are much
better. Harry Bull. fellow sales
man is at his bedside and his
mother is on the way here from
Chicago. We hope for the young
mans speedy recovery.
The newspaper., 1909-02-12

he had not been the man to lead
our country through its time of
peril.
We would like to see a Lincoln
enter congress. govern state, but
above all we would like to see the
white light OF his honesty irradi-
ate the senate or the supreme
court.
The newspaper., 1909-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Spencer
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Hawkins
were outgoing passengers for the
east Sunday morning. Several
places of interest will be visited.
They go first to New Orleans.
then to Hampton Roads to see
the arrival of the u. S. fleet, next
to New York City where they
will remain until March 4th, when
they will go to. Washington. d. c.
to witness the Inauguration of
President-elect Taft. r.e