The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-27
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Conditions Qt'Home'
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sheets bound tightly around their bodies in such manner
to permit freedom of legs In instances
girls thus have been kept in that condton
for a day and half.
That there is little water for drinking sanitation,
due the fact that the engine the school pump has been
out Of order for weeks As result toilets flushed
nfequenty and odors in the building
seating.
There is little no clean clothing available for the
reason The girls only have three uniforms of which
white and 10 donned only state Clean clothing
issued Sunday and only the drtes Of the girls
given fresh dresses.
Shoes Of all girls rags.
Bedding used by infected girls washed in the
water with that used by unreeted inmates No attempt at
disinfecton made.
Roller towels n used in washrooms.
There only bahtubs for los inmates of the home
One is used by diseased nmateshe other by unnfectd
Three inmates administer medical treatment diseased
girls little dispcnsary 15xl5 feet in size The attend
ants" never surgical gloves Cotton sauze and other
materials taken from the bodies of infected girls dis
posed Of in slp-shod fashion
Only two meals served Saturday During the
snowstorm during the holidays the truck which
supplies the school with food became stuck gully short
distance from the school and did for three weeks
The shortage Of food became acute that
it necessary to kill turkeys belonging to the home.
Girls frequently struck by other girls who win posi-
tions TRUSTEES"
Inmate. of the home do practically all the work They
stoke the furnace do the washing pump water and take
of the sanitation
Two little girls years old and years old respectively
victims of syphilis, inherited from their father.
Numbers of other children of the age afflicted
with gonorrhoea. In most these children
Of their relatives.
Although venerea disease among inmates of the home
cured girls coming and going constantly
that the home at time has been free from disease
Girls cured and turned loose very frequently appear
few weeks with fresh of disease
One hundred and five inmates Of the home crowded
into barely sufficient for family of eight This state
men is the authority of DR.. Cyril Cymer, physician for
the home.
At the three meals served to the Times reporter Sat
urday and Sunday abundant the table
pied by the reporter and employees of the homethe girls
drank milk
The sole amusement of the girls is the piano purch ased
by Miss Winnie Fahery maron There voley ball and
basketball courts but because of the mud and weather they
cannot be used
Ten girls in the home at this time expectant mothers
Ten others war brde-grls who have been deserted
by soldiers.
II impossible to obtain competent empoyes-they take
one look at conditions the home and refuse to stay
A bapb-wre fence surrounds the home-but according
to the statement of Mrs A. n. Oldham, assistant to the
maron it is used more to keep the of the home
than to keep the girls in"
There are religious services in the home Sunday
The girls in lieu of hymns sing Old Black Joe" and Dixie
Land 1t impossible to obtain the services of ministers.
according to the matrons without pay.