The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

/ " ~ froen Centfal atahcn-
one % these ririn. her name wiii not
be used. ia San therc. Aithourh the 20
Ice win tcll you today thai there are
no white slave cases pcndlnE. Dia
nartiey eoru,it perluryf Il should b
aaccrtained AZ he a sa.d 90 BE- a oandi-
date Tor the position of assistant So
I psrindcnt of police. Another interest
lng fact IN thia connccticn in that on the
I back of a. least three vouchers appears
I the notation; charge Item No. I. Pur,
suing Crimlualnr ThCaa three war
rants totaied over ti.io0.
One OF the girls committed by the
police % the home a. a witness In a
white slave case vas cent there
about tu1 years ago and 20 the best
OF our knowledge she IL still there.
Another probably sent for her own
bettermont" has been there eighteen
months.
Following McQuaide'a second appear.
|, ance before the committee tho appro-
\ prlntion 20 cover the maintenance OF
these girls In this institution was cut
on. council having received a legal
opinion 20 the effect that no girl could
be committed 20 any home except by
court proceeding, and that where
this was done, the county bore the cost
Of maintenance.
Much was said during the council.
manic discussion rejecting upon the
character OF the Home OF the Good
Shepherd. and on motion OF Council
man Kerr a committee was appointed
10 visit the institution and see whether
or not the complaints we're well found
ed. The committee named was nr.
Kerr, chairman. and Councllmen Gar
land, Woodburn and Goehring. Prior
10 the visit to the home n meeting was
held In the city hall which was attend.
cd by a former director OF the home.
This man stated that he had become
dlsgusted with the manner In which
the institution was conducted and had
resigned. lie further said that the
earnings OF the convent laundry ap-
proxlmRted $4,000 annually.
Now. as stated before. this institution
poses as being a non-seotarian reforma'
tory for Wayward girls and on the basis
OF this claim receives financial aid from
the state. From the 1911 session Of
the Legislature the home received Si7r
600. The committees visit was for the
) purpose OF ascertaining whether OF not
/ the home was conducted under non
. soctarian rules and whether or not II
{ was trely roforInative In character To
r obtain this information the following
; questions were asked the mother su
. perior. The answers are also given:
Q. Are girls allowed to speak while
working in the laundry
m A. Yes: but only about matters per
: tanning to their work.
o Q. Are girls allowed to speak al
- mealsG
y A. No.
e @. For what offenses is the dungeon
3 used?
!. A. For serious offenses, such aS
swearing and using immoral language
n q. For what ofienses is corporal
4 punishment used? q
A. For serious offensts.
\ O. For what offenses must girls eai
Il on the fioor1
A. For using bad language at the
I. table.
Q. What is done with girls who try
: to escape?
a a A. We cut their hair of!
y Q. II a girl has no friends an'
= wishes to leave the convent, is sh'
I, prevented?
- A. Well, she Is allowed 10 write ;
letter once a month. The letters ar,
read before being sent out.
q. Must Protestant and Jewish girl
= attend Catholic services, keep fas
!. days, etc, and take part in sectarial
- obseryances?
y A. They must all go 10 services.
Ot was later learned that the girl
= = arise at $3.50 o'clock every morning an
a all go TO mass.)
=. Q. How many girls are, here nowf
" A. Two hundred and twelve.
Q. Can any but Catholic clergy visi
q. the home?
ot A. Yes There was Presbyteria
K minister here about ten years ago an
n. Jewish rabbi here about six year
AZ ago.
n q. Are ministers permitted 20 II
e terview Protestant girls except in tn
IL presence OF the attendants Of the II
ne stitution?
IL A. No.
n Q. Are parents allowed TO see girl
es except under supervision OF an attend
ant and except through gratingg
e A. They are allowed TO see their girl
rs but only through a grating and only !
IN the presence of an attendant
4, Now. as stated before. the above al
Ia swers are admissions OF the mothe
IT. superior of this home 70 the council
q, manic committee. We will leave IL {
NJ anyone, no matter of what nationalit
~ or church affiliations, do these cond
tions bear out the official claim this
ht this institution is non-sectarian an
te reformative? To our mind the "ru
ID formative" rules and policies OF thi
er home are nearer those practiced in tn
ie fifteenth century than in the preseI
ID era OF civilization.
he II the truth were stated one woul
u say: This place is not home; II
ce a penitentiary. Yes, Il is even wors
OF than a penitentiary, for even in ou
state prisons an inmate can write
II his family hnd friends almost ever
ly day" We believe that the dungeo
n also has been abolished in our pri
st ons, and we do know that when CO.
.c- poral punishment was used in the Micl
nj igan penitentiary during an outbrea
IN of prisoners, last year, the entire NJ
Is tion was shocked.
m Then, again. II We are 70 beliey
tn what this former director Of the HON