The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-31
TRAINING SCHOOL
FOR MAYNARD BOYS
Aims and Work of Stone
wall Jackson Training
School
RECORD OF USEFULNESS

Chairman Cook Furnishes an Account :"
tho puhIic of the Stewardship Of the
Trustees of the institution Which has
neen Omen Two Years-Hi,terS, Record,
Aims and Hopes stated.
Senator HartSeIl, Of CabarruS. yesterday
Introduced a bill providing an approprla-
Ito, for $40 COS annually for the Stone~ai
I..,cop Training School ri Concord ana
for $4,000 annually for enlargement "l
NEE. the needs Of the institutions.
The January nnn,ber Of "Fhe tpf'e, =
bright and valuable publication issued b!
the Training school, with Mr.. J. +. COOK
"a editor. contains an interesting review
OF the work, aims, and history OF ~
school. This is the public statement o. :he
stewardship of the trustees OF the lnstitu-
ton, made by Chairman i. +, Cook, when
the trustees requested him TO make 70
the uublic, 1t Is printed III the Lpit1E,
which magazine is printed by IN. e'SS ~
the institution. every line OF type beng
set by boys, who two years ago couin hnt
read. That publication prints t WIN
many Illustrations. The report Of MI Cook
tells the story III words and pictures OF
ire beginning aud growth Of the Storewal!
jackson Training School for The way ward
youth OF the state, and is as follows:
The SfOneWAl{ Jackson AL SNAUOh.
rhis issue Of The Uplift Is m exhibition
Of the beginning and the Development and
growth of the Stonewall Jackson Aaiiua.
Training aud industrial School. the
States institution for maynard and of
Tending boys. The board could get out q
sman booklet. telling the good things and
leaving unsaid The things not so Sood ana
distribute it among a small select huiupef'
hut encouragement considers thai 1t owes
TO the general public q full and complete
account Of its stewardship.
The Unfit. through Its cir.ulation, IL
complimentary copies and the sample cop1e>
~ is means to SEND out. will carry the story
Of the Jackson Training School 10 4:
4eas1 fifty thousand people OF the gooc
OLD North state. auti we wish that il were
possible that every man, wolnal' and chile
in tie State could know just what we Know
and are willing 30 tell at the least proHoca'
ton.
An awakened Conscience.
For twenty years or more some one, ll.'
and there i'll North Carolina. contendet
that the State had no right TO turn loos'
Youth offenders against the law, if theTt
he at home the lack Of intelligent and Sc
rjous parentage; and 1t was contended. too
that the State had no right under HEAVIER
70 punish that youth II no rern,anen
good results could be hoped for. Acts al
over North Carolina at times shocked th
sensibilitics OF its citizens. Young boy
we're seen hand-cuffed and ankc-suTed wit
hardened criminals doing service j.
iaiis, on roads and on othe
public works. We have al seen this. III
heart of humanity was touched. IseHed,
after remedy was offered. Pressing an
Rowling needs Of the State forbade an,
legislative action. A certain man in Mort,
Carolina waited upon the late Coverno
Fowic and urged upon him the necessit
OF & Reformatery. He closed the Interview
by saying: Il am completely convinced.
III his meSsagerto the incoming legisla
tnrc he rcconinIended the establishment G
sIcii an institution: and in Governor kitch
ms office can now be found the eNa,
words that Gov. Fowle said regarding III
establishment OF such an institutions. IN
they are the first officially uttered With
the history of the State. 1t is Of no !,
tereSt to the public and does not affect III
historicity of the movement, therefore tn
name Of this agent of an awakened cor
science that pressed the matter upon 60
Fowie need not be mentioned in this cor
"setion. 1t was done. aid Gov Fowie III
rs he enthusiastically promised.
Not Ready Yet.
This is what the General Assembly sal,
1t is what each succeeding General Assem-
bly, said when the matter was incidental
called TO its attention. Ali Progress. il
noVatiOns and accomplishments need
leader. That leader. in due time. cllne. II
matter in All its naked truth was foI,ihI
presented to the General Assembly Of IN
hy the Kings Daughters, other ladies al
10y I generally aroused aud awakened ro
science. That General Assembly IL ausw
TO that call of humanity chartered &
Stonewall Jackson Manual Training III
Industrial School, With four charter meI
hers as trustees. 4 subsequent act Apr
D'ia't'i Iot the lHduSuTatiOn Oh tnc WO!
the little sum of ten thousand dollar
with the further provision that the so
efhor should name "a board of eleven
take charge of the inauguration aud dire
ticn OF the institution.
The First Meeting.
Governor Glenn. in Keeping with tho Or
VISION OF the law. appointed the Board
Trustees. ,The board as now conpos
may be seen in this issuet and request
4 meeting. which was held in the SepI
chamber at Raleigh on September 3. -
The board was organized there at tt
meeting by the election Of Mr.. =. p Co
chairman, Mr.. r. 1T. Tucker yice-ehairm:
ilr. II. A. RoHster secretary aud Mr.. Ceas
tone treasurer. Donations Of sites W,
solicited. None came, but thirty or FOL
pee pie in various parts Of the State b