The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-24
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|G|RLS' HOME
SUGGESTED
anitary Conditions Deplor-
EbIe, Says Senator Thomas,
OMMON TOW ELS USED
lore Than Half the Inmates
Have VenereaI Diseases

Abandonment, OF the state home Tor
ri, located near Northeast lake. VIII
recommended by Senator J Elmer
,oma,. chairman OF the senate ap-
opria,ions committee.
The building is unfit, both as TO
-ation and construction Tor use az a
rls' home. and, IL no other use can
found for Il. should be allowed to
away" Senator Thomas said to-
Many Girls Affected.
Yihe building which wa, jus, com
r,ed six months ago. houses ITO
lis, ranging from 9 to ~ years old
d ,is,y-iiye OF them have a We
real disease. Thomas says reports
ow. at the home. :,
Senator Thomas and Mrs. l.. J
,nald,ou. q representative OF the
.r departments commission on
Inning camp activities. had a con-
kenee about the home with Cover. .
r Robertson today. Thomas and
rs. Donaldson made an inspection
the place together and both disap-
|oyed everything st the home and
ker,ed that il should be abandoned
soon - possible.
fThn pisee 10 not . home; y Is =
son" Senasos Thomas said. There
lasss bssb.wised stoekade built
(ouud 4, spiked u the top 80 no one
'uid climb Il. Then there h great
dioek on the gate and the building
sif Is kept locked and guarded 1t
times.
Ciris Hsh-Naked.
rCpl, are running around the home
n naked. Many have nothing on
bingham aprons. I ,hudder TO
Ink how they would suffer in real
Id weather.
f'There are no amusemen,s Tor the
Il, An old, broken-down organ
Ter, their only prospect Tor music
s,w a little blind girl, sitting in a
|Ilway her head bowed, while the
,er girls were crowded into TWO
ali rooms for lessons.
(I don't know what the girls have
occupy themselves after their les
ns are over. r.,
These ITO girls have never, so lar
1 can learn, had the privilege o'
ling q dentist or oeeulist a phys,-
| n comes once or twice week
I;nk Of that. when sixty-five OF inc
ris are affected with yenereal ds.
,es acme OF them little things no'
Ire than 9 or 10 years old.
Commoa Towels Used.
syyhen I visited the home many o'
children were tufierins from q
.,kins out on their arms which wa'
a 20 be itch. They were using
immunity roller towels. wy hal,
the girls there are not blind,
nj understand.
'The ceilings Of the rooms are low
ere is not enough AIR spaoe tor SC
INV 10 be crowded IN, and on th'
koie. conditions in the building are
\ n bad a. they can be.
'Probsbly most Of the girls IN thu
me are there because Of environ
Cnt in early life. ] cant see thai
tir environment IL any better now
rhomaS Aseomnsa6atieas.
sThese girls should be dressed
.tly and cieanly. Their old prison
q, should be thrown away. The,
ma have plenty of light and air
and mvsic. They shssid hav'
snty Of mod, vavied, nourishint
al That Nocksde should be tori
I'm and the padlocks thrown away
NJ sirn should not be made TO lee
4 they are prisoners but :hoult
si that they are At home aud thei
~ wouldn't want 10 run away
Ihe fact .ha, the girls home 10 :,
bss TO the old soidiers' home bull
the state. was condemned BY Mrs
bnsidssn. She said the two shoyl'
vW hsve been built 10 close to
theS. 81
Tke state I'd far has appropriate'
4 .0@O Tor the home. OF this Qs.
b went for the building and equip
Int end the remainder for nainte
uce.