The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-28

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applauded TO the echo.
Mr.. Spooner reviewed the lfsiory OF
the Reform School and told of the
legislative battle resulting III the
establishment of the Girls School.
He showed that, legally, boys and
girls cannot lie eligible to enter these
institutions until convicted of crime
by the courts. pointing out THAT much
injustice was done He related an
instance where judge sentenced a
six year old boy to the Red Wing
school who should not lave gone
there. He then exclaimed: I've
hear OF the recallof Judges: that judge
should be recalled with bludgeo.,
and how tile applause rang out.
Mr.. Spooner said the time lad come
for plain speaking. He handled the
Red Wing situation and the different
investigations thereof, without gloves.
He expressed the opinion that Whit
tier is fine fellow personally but
that he is utterly without qualifica-
ton to. select subordinates or to man
age an institution. He related how
Whittier opposed the bill for the es-
tablishnlent of a separate Girls School
and had introduced in the 1907 legis-
lature and labored for another bill
providing for boys and girls de-
partment at Red Wing with whit
tier for superintendent of both.n He
charged that 1.-THE administration of
the Red Wing school is entirely out
of date and absolutely behind the
times" There was, he said, large
amount of damning testimony that
was not called out at the recent in
vestigation of that institution.
Mr.. Spooner said that Federation
women should be .'immune from the
attacks of a man like Wilson," and
then proceeded to pay a high tribute
to them and to their president Mrs.
C. G. Higbee. '.All lovers of human
ity," exclaimed the speaker, should
be thankful to them. for what they
have done for the state and for the
errlng young. Mr. Spooner declared
that Wilson's attack on Mrs. Morse
was utterly without reason and equal
" without cause and you should
have heard the applause that greeted
the starement.
Mr.. Spooner closed with an appeal
to the women TO pursue the course
they have mapped out, and to take
up other reforms, one at a time.
Here the speaker elected more APP
plause by telling the women TO get
after the administration of state af-
fairs for, he said. If you look into
the matter you will be appalled, at the
extrayagant manner in which the
state is run He further asserted
that the people are ready to have a
new administration of tho states af-
fairs, and again the applause rang
out. Just before taking his seat Mr..
Spooner urged the establishment OF
school for the training of erring boys
and girls who hayn't been convicted
of crime in the courts. Were this
done, he ayerred, the Girls School.
the Training School, the Reformatory
and the State Prison would all have
fewer inmates. This brouglt about
prolonged applause in which Supt. 4.
L. Randall of the Reformatory, who
sat on the stage, Joined with vigor.
The program closed with a piano
selection by Mrs. Wilma Anderson
Gilman. Mrs. Gilman rendered diff
ficut number with her left hand
which pleased the audience SO much
that she was given two recalls, to
both of which She gracionslg re-
sponded.