New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-20
TO REACH BAD BOYS
rR4INING SCHOOL PLAN
State InDOIues Family Life-Scheme
MAJ Cost 81 200, 900.

.usnv Sept. ia new attempt is to be made
see stale 10 reach the bad boy through the es-
,Tshmeut OF the New York Training School for
80 a site for which has been acquired in York
-, Westchester County the south shore OF
,,ohsusie Lake. Five years ago the Legislature
ssss an act establishing such school and a COM
l,ss,on was appointed 10 select site. After three
-. this commission gave up the task and a new
.oissian composed OF Dennis Mccarthy OF Svra-
- and Homer Folks and Newbold Norris OF
- York Was appointed. This commission has
.c,sred FIVE hundred acre site. and its report TO
- legislature is an unusual document.
The act directing the commission TO purchase a
s,s required that it should make plans for the
..o.ss,rv buildings and improvements and also that
a should estimste the cost of construction. This
s,nlied a comprehensive study Of the kind OF nsti-
,,rion 20 be built and Of all the problems involved
The report sets forth advanced ideas the subject
~ delinquent boy training which is commented on
an statement issued to-day by the State Board OF
CHARITIES. The statement says:
The commission refuses TO admit that jail faciii-
ties needed in connection with the institution;
more than sixteen, in cottage only big enough
lor s nome Cor them: says each household snail
tsre = big garden or a small farm. on which io
frop vegetables Of freshness that city money
III not buy: that each hoy is To be taught 10
some useful thing well. according 20 his aptitude
snd capacity. There IS 20 ho school, but not ac-
cordng 10 the conventional notion: II is to be IN
BUILDING b SGi S 6a az h ,Ss, hours qo daily
sraining, the manual training teacher giving
lad Pon training the hand and greater
sfress sti upon the training leh comes fro.n the
ehsIscsesF ana Ff fh rur9ber 10 he eslt Wis -
.srh household must not be great that the
foster father and mother cannot get very close 10
Another peculiarly is that the, small group shall
be kept a unit eveTyWhere and az al times-in
social Aife IN labor II sport IN school in shop. IL
is 70 be small enough, only sixteen SO that the
teacher N ne sca'Tt l1s, "a car y'e I on Inc
instruction. and not leave the dull boy 10 grow
sr's attenrion Each cottage manager is 20 be a
teacher Of something TO his or heT group OF bows
working with them Inspiring and directing them in
houssi iy IS 1;i5 - gba srboolrcor1 ' -
49, 80 n 5ba rarorf sI,o,, ,,,,
mora iity but il does use these significant words:
6rme e @n E R95 pace dS oIa e sgs
teaching has little effect but in ali his disciplinary
or mental exercises The cardinal principles OF
formation. knowledge and acquired skill the wool
o. his garment Of righteousness
school the cottage homes are 10 be separated as
widely the 5a-acre tract viii admit, and all the
and eating social pleasure and sports-are 10 go
This considerable separation permits of classical
don segTegates The hardened, keeps the older ana
Hnrd. the brighter and more capable from the slow
ana dull witted.
u is presumed that. treating the group as class
Y al things the class spirit viii be developed and
thst there wiz be friendly contests between groups
faeh as having the best farm the best garden
crops the finest fruits. the most productive hens.
Tie nlel pigeons 10 say nOlning OF pigs, cows and
calves. horses and colts
The fact that boys like 10 play has not been
forgotten Each family Is 20 have a playground:
Eood-siZed athletic field. with half-mile running
track Is planned; also a gymnasium OF generous
size
The commission IS uncompromisingly opposed 20
taking over any boys from the old institution az
handals Island. wishing the school start
rn9reJuciced by the undesirable training Of the old
c9ngregate school such acquired bad habits and
the signs and watchwords ~ prison discipline
The total estimated Of the institution is be-
tween sll00N00 and Sl2ne1e. reckoned bv the
STATE Architect This covers all dwellings and farm
buildings. buildings Of general and administrative
Character proper up-to-date sewage disposal
plant an efficient water filtration and humping
plant m electric lighting system and all heating
erd plumbing facilities Elaborate and extensive
buildings are not advocated. Buildings p r. 10 be
pain and as low in cost as is economical for the
sfafe 70 erect
With al the advantages % training inherent On
small cottage groups the commission believes that
ne expense for maintenance win not he greater
fhen IN unsatisfactory conEregafe buildings The
commission. in preparing the estimate - current
nVrenFes considers not only plans Tor the training
- b0vs IN tho institution hut also the oversight ~
The bows hv tho institution during their runoritv:
y a4irTns shat the crlrial test % the work % the
Institution is 20 establish sfe bows i she community
zach IN some useful calling. and y recommends
that this function hs recorr7ad IN the statute
eprping TIE institution and thsf provision NAV he
TnaSe ~ DO iris work thoroughly halfway
measures would be uneconcnnieel and In the long
sis