El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-21
Arizona Making Good Citizens
of Many Incorrigible Youths
Proving Blessing Boys
Without Restraining Influences
By G. A EARTIN

~ ENSON, Ariz., Nov. 21.-Arizona ~
making men Of a number OF par
- entless and incorrigible boys here
at Benson at the state industrial school
It used to be called the reform" school
but the name has been changed and II
"a teaching from so to 100 boys every
day how to become better citizens.
Boys may be sentenced to the insttu-
ton for incorrigibility or delinquency
and they are also accepted when they
are left without parents and have
no means OF bringing themselves mp
except in the streets. but criminals are
not taken.
There are &c boys IN the place at
present and they all seem happy ana
pleased with their lot. The pioneer OF
the institution Is an orphan and mas
been here three years. He says he
likes the place and is going to stay
until he can go out into the world ana
make q living for himself. Some OF
the boys belong 10 widowed mothers
who were unable to control them some
nave both parents living, parents WV
could not keep them cut OF nlscHle1.
Here at the Industrial schoo4, tuSg
re kent out Of mischief and II ooesh
seem a hard task and they all seem d
manly set OF youngsters VINO AAe TIC
home and their SURROUNDINGS; -,
Discipline is exacted, but the lIlSttu-
ffon is conducted as far different from
. r7rfson as il could possibly be- Ihere
are no bars on the windows ana ~ ~
high fences to keep them n ne -
acre plot that forms the GROUNDS q
the institution is merely SufIou nuSl
with an ordinary wire fence without
barbs and the boys could run away q
any time but they don't; there has4 I
been a runaway in six months ana the
last boy who ran away came DacK OF
his own accord
There is a superintendent an in
structor and several guards, two ma
IRONS and other officials TO look aIter
the bows but as soon as boy mas
Seen In the place for time. he is put
upon his honor to be a man, ana very
few of them break their parole. When
thew do. they have certain privileges
taken away from them; corporea1 pun
fsbuent is not inflicted audmoral suas-
ion alone is used. When two boys get
into a fight, they are not punished Tor
it. The guards merely 20 for the DoA-
ing gloves, give each lad pair ana
allow them to settle their own diff
Guilty, watching to see that there Is
no harm on either side.
Every boy in the place has 70 90
sonething to help earn his livelihood
and thev all have to 20 TO school, the
small boys in the morning from 20
70 and the larger boys in the afternoon
from 1 to 4. During their time IN the
school room. they are given instruction
in the ordinary branches OF educatIoan
as best suits their ages and intelLl-
gence. After school and before they
20 in their time IS spent in working
on the place or in studying some
Of the boys have jobs around town
after hours and these are permitted TO
20 to work as soon as they are out OF
school. Any boy who has good record
for behavior is permitted to work out
side when his lessons have been qls-
posed of. One sets type in printing
office. one works in a bank and several
have positions in the stores The
money that they make is their own
When show comes to town and they
want to go, they are permitted TO at
tend without escort. Any boy who
abuses the privilege has it denied him
the next time.
The boys march to and from the
class room with military precision, un-
der command Of a guard captain or one
of their own heutenants. and when
they have completed task or wish
to go to town to work. they salute the
captain in whose command they belong,
and either report the work finished or
ask permission to go. Rising at
o'clock. in the morning, they dress, have
calisthenic exercises, milk the cows
clean the dormltOries. make their beds
and get ready for breakfast at 1880.
The chef has several assistants from
among the inmates of the institution
and these boys help to prepare the
meals
After breakfast the boys who are
going to school in the morning get
ready for the class room and the 9TH
ers 60 out into the field. the cobble
shop, the stables or the laundry to
work. They are growing an orchard
and vineyard. and in season also
raise radishes. onions. beans and other