Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-20
CHANGES IN TWO
INSTITUTIONS OF
STATE OF IDAHO
Superintendent Of the In
dustrial Training School
and North Idaho Asylum
to Retire.

There will be two important changes
in state institutions In Idaho within a
short time, 1t has been learned on ex-
cellent authority. J. 7. HUMPHREYS, VI
the Industrial Training school at st.
Anthony. already has or shortly will
resign, and Dr. j. w. Givens, medical
superintendent OF the north Idaho asy-
Ium at Orofino. will, 1t is understood,
step aside as head Of that institution.
DR. Il. o. Sisson, commissioner OF edu-
cation. is out OF the city and could not
be reached. 1t Is understood that SUI
perintendent HUMPHREYS has placed his
resignation in DIR. Sisson's hands and
that on his recent trip east Idahos
Commissioner OF education has been
looking about for a possible successor
qualified to take the important post.
Action Is expected in the st. Anthony
school matter during the April meeting
of the state board of education. The
Orofino asylum matter win come to u
head the latter part Of the present
week, 1t is said.
This is not the first time the affairs
of the Industrial Training school of this
state have been brought into promi-
lnence. When charges Of brutal beating
| OF boys who are inmates Of the insti-
tuition we're made several years ago an
| Investigation took place. James IL.
Hawley was then governor Of Idaho
and he conducted an investigation at
the institution. Later the matter was
called to the attention of the legisla-
ture. Evidence was introduced at the
hearings in support of charges that
thick pieces of leather tugs were used
to whip the children and that in some
instances the punishment was Of the
severest kind. The charges stirred up
the entire state.
Given Russian Punishment
Since then the members of the state
board OF education and the board Of
examiners have made an investigation.
II is said that members Of the board
uncovered evidence Of beating children
In one instance they learned that q
| Russian, employed in the laundry and
still on the payroll of the training
school, took it upon himself to admin
lister punishment. He resorted to some
of the mediums used in his native
country. One of them was to fasten
1 a child between a door and jam, closing
the door against the body of tine child
/ BY this method the head and shoulders
Of the child protruded one direction
and the arms and feet the other. The
Russian is then alleged to have taker
a stick or strap and beat the children
on the soles OF the feet. It is also al
legged that the members Of the board
OF examiners on investigating a bruist
on the eye of boy learned that with
a companion he escaped from the
school. but later was caught by Al
employee engaged in irrigating the farm
lands The boys testified that he re.
ceived his injured eye from the blow
that the irrigationist gave him with hi
fist. The other boy testified to being
knocked unconscious by blow which
cut a deep cash in the back of his head
The boys only told their story undel
pressure. They at first avoided placing
the blame.
Story Of Girl Inmate.
guard by the name OF Porter wal
released from the employment of tn,
institution after afhdavits were Sc.
cured and another was released on rec
emmendation of the board Of examiner
some months ago.
The investigation also disclosed tn
, fact that one of the girl inmates o
the institution was discovered in a del
icate condition and later child wa
born. On one of his trips to the south
east the governor visited the institu
ton and made a quiet investigation.
seems that the girl had ran away from