The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-09-22
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) STATE WARDS WORK
Exh4 School and Hospitals for
Incor1. 1oles and Dependents to Be
Shown During Bemidji Meet.
WONDERFUL WORK BY BLIND
Board of Control Shows How It is Di-
recting Efforts of Boys and Girls
Was Shown at State Fair.

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Was Shown at State Fair.
"This year, for the first time since
any of the state institutions directly
under the attention of the board Of
control have had exhibits at the state
fair, the people are obtaining an ade-
quate idea of the extent of the work
being carried on" said Ralph Vince
lock, member of the board, last week,
after viewing the exhib i t s
at the state fair, the same
which are to be shown here
this week in connection with the
Charities and Correction conventions.
The display of work done by the in
mates of the various hospitals, asyl-
ums and school maintained by the
state for incorrigibles and dependents
occupied a quarter of the entire
space in the Women's building.
There are sixteen such institutions,
and twelve of them are represented
Minnesota is spending between
two and three millions of dollars an
nually for the maintenance and i'm
provement of these places and yet
there are very few persons who real
iZe the extent Of the work and the
great benefit which is being de-
rived" Mr.. Wheelock continued.
But this year we obtained enough
space to give us an opportunity to
show just what is being done.''
Thousands Visit Booths.
The skillful work of the blind, the
feeble minded, the insane, the deaf,
and the boys and girls of training
schools, all were the subjects Of an
unusual amount of interest. The dis
play was in charge of T. E. Shirley
and Walter Bedford, while officials
from each of the various institutions
were on hand at each booth to ex-:
plain the exhibits. .-..
Several instructors of manual
training were ready to admit that it
would be impossible for them to i'm
prove on any Of the benches and
chairs and other furniture which had
been made by the students at the
school for the blind at Faribault.
There were also several pieces of
crocheting, sewing and knitting and
a thing which received more praise
than all of the rest was a willow
basket woven by woman "a years
old The woman was blind and it
was her first attempt at basket max
ing. " r. -.. -.-.
The school for the feeble minded
and the deaf at Faribault also had
exhibits. The boys and girls Of
these institutions had large exhibits
of their drawing, lace making, weav-
ing, cabinet work, embroidery and
leather and woodwork.
Ababy's cap, knit with half of a
hairpin by a woman inmate of the
Rochester state hospital is probably
one of the most unusual bits of work
on display. An unusual amount of
ability is demonstrated by all of the
work from the state hospitals and
asylums which consist of weaving,
basketry, cabinate working, paint
ings, sewing and other handiwork.
Minnesota Was First
Minnesota was the first state to ap-
propriate money for the establish
ment of hospital for crippled chill
dren and though the first steps along
this line were taken only few years
ago, great progress has been made
Judging from the work done by the
children. They are given instruc-
ton in manual training and sewing
and other work. Another institu-
ton for children which has been sue
cessful is that at Owatonna where
those who are neglected and depend
ent are cared for This school also
has large display.
To Make Good Citizens.
Making over of boys and girls and
training them along the lines which
will develop them into good citizens
is the main work of the Red Wing
training school for boys and the
home school for girls at Sank Center
and this fact is we'll demonstrated
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