Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-07
MISS CUMMINGS SAYS FORT GRANT NOT
 UNDERSTOOD
PRAISES STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AND SAYS IT IS OYER. ATEO ON VERY SCIENTIFIC AND ECONOMICAL PLAN ALL THE WAY THROUGH

Miss Esther Cummings, deputy state and county probation officer, re
 turned recently from Ft. Grant where she went by orders of the Juvenile Court to place a delinquent girl in the industrial school. The institution has always suffered in the public mind in the past and for this reason Miss Cummings who has visited the insti- tuition frequently, wishes to change any such impression by giving a few facts. Miss Cummings said:
 ~The institution is at ForS Grant, Graham county, about 34 miles from Wilcox and is surrounded by several hundred acres of land which now is under cultivation. The boys and girls departments are separate, the former being in charge of w. A. Moody, sup erintendent Of the institution, and the latter by Mrs. W. A. Moody who m turn is assisted by Miss Gettings. the matron. Miss Gettings has charge Of teaching, cooking and housekeeping In the development of industrial train ing and dicipline the institution under its supervisors has taken an advanced position.
 There are at present 94 boys and | IS girls from the ages of Is to IS years in the school Neither boys nor girls are committed there after the | age of IS years unless it is found ne- | cessaTy. If such measures be taken they must remain until 21 years of age.
 The Juvenile court alone. has the authority to commit any one to the institution.
 "The boys are taught tailoring, plumbing, farming, shoemaking, car pentry and printing. Each boy on en- tering the Institution is asked to what trade would he care to adapt himself and, whatever it may be, he is in- structed in it by one skilled in that particular field A dairy plant is to be installed at the institution later.
 "The girls, the same as the boys, are taught what is fitting occupations. such as cooking, kitchen and dining room work, sewing, laundry and all else pertaining to the home This. however, may at first appear some what unattractive and uninyiting but each is required to do it in the best possible manner and by persistent ei- forts strong habits of industry are formed.
 "A certain number Of hours are de voted to the regular school work and the remaining time is given to train ing in the work chosen by the boy or girl. Ii any of the rules are disObeyed either by boy or girl or their behavior is not satisfactory, they are put on the Lost Privilege Roll and a slight punishment is attached This punish ment consists merely in depriving the boy or girl of certain privileges which are given the others.
 "A very impressive sight is the flag ceremony held at the institution daily, in which the boys show the excellent military training given them by Major Harter. of New York, who mas been employed by the institution to in- struct the boys. The flag is raised in the morning and all the members of the institution are present, and is low cred at sunset.
 Tn word the children are under the most favorable conditions for daily and hourly observation. The off cials are men and women of education and are skilled observers of the chil- dren under their charge"