Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18

Committed to school for boys ...... 3 Ran away l
 Adopted .......... ...............
 When the new building is complete the most dangerous parts of this
 house can be abandoned and the pres ent school rooms can be utilized for
 playrooms which are real necessity
 during so many months of the win | ter. said Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell, sec-
 retary of the town visitors, in her | annual report, The report made fol- | lows:
 s..1 reports, that of the work of the New London County Temporary Home for the past year can touch only it's
 most prominent features. and show up for your information only the general results. by which after all it must be judged.
 | It is in no wise an indication of the amount of hard painstaking work done ir the home, and for the children placed from it in family homes. When the report reads that nineteen chill dren have been placed or replaced it carries no knowledge to your minds | of the fact that the eight replaced | ones have really been placed fifteen times, and that some of them reQuir- | ed much care, and have been the sourc- es Of great perp1exity; neither can | you know that the three committed | to the Industrial School for Girls and l the State School for Boys have been rerve-rac cking to matrons and teach CTS, who have given them trial after | trial that they need not be commit ted until they reach the age of twen- | ty-one to these disciplinarian schools. The bad influence these children have exerted on the whole home family can never be measured, but 1t can easily. be detected in many ways. Boys Will Be Bows,
 Sympathetic friends outside the home are always saying. "Oh! give the boys another ohance!" "Boys will be hoys!" To be sure this is reasonable and it is only fair to say that no boy is ever sent from this home to one of these schools for any childish offense. but only when it Is perfectly appar- ent that in giving him not only a sec other children are being robbed of the chance they should have of growing up with clean minds.
 Moral disease ts fully as contagious as. and more insidious than physical disease. and unfortunately is not de- tected nor eliminated by three weeks sojourn fin the detention cot tage.
 The health of this large family has been excellent this year. Examina- tions as prescribed by the state have been held, teeth have had at least first aid and sometimes bit more. and
 
 tention to the minor ailments and ac- | cidents with excellent results.
 The New Building.
 For years your attention has been | called to the crowded, unsafe and un- sanitary conditions in the home, and l ty officials would probably be asked | 10 appropriate funds for a building which was described rather in detal. 1 as one whidh might contain three | in the basement, shower baths and 1 lavatorieS.
 In order that they might act intelli- gently in this important matter a of the state senators and rep resentatives was called at the home. and one beautiful day in the spring they gathertd here, looking over the entire situation and heard what ex- perts had to say about the dangers here from fire, from the over-crowd- ed school-rooms and play-rooms; and also from the Ensanitary toilet accom- 
 The commissioners recommended that suitable building be erected. It was so voted, and the building now rising in the rear of this present build ing is the result. When this is com j1eted the most dangerous parts of this house can be abandoned. and the present school-rooms can U, utilized for play-rooms, which are a real me- cessity during so many months of the winter.
 The members of the board Of man agement appreciate very highly the splendid work of Miss Gibson who not only cares for the children in the nome but is ever alert to safeguard hose who have gone from its protec- ion. A large share of any commend aticn you may have for the work of his home belongs and Is gladly given 70 Miss Gibson and her corps of val la ble assistants, both matrons and , teachers.
 Summer School.
 Or five weeks. as usual. and was of pleasure as well as of benefit to the children. The garden has responded to the abor Of Miss Gibson and the boys, md has yielded a good supply Of veg ,tables for the home table. II The detention cottage has fully jus flied it's purchase. IL has housed wenty-four children for periods of hree weeks or longer, each
 A most interesting and benefcent Y possibility of this home is its tempo F ary capacity has been illustrated by f he case of family of three children l t vho were originally committed during 2 he illness in the hospital of the moth- z r. They were twice placed with their arents during periods of better condi- F ions, but were returned to this home | A t the death oe the mother and have h nly a short time since gone to the e ather. permanently, we believe he il aving remarrieG and being now able q nd happy to care for his children. Ic In the language of the trained social 1,l1 ic