The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-19
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The Sank Center home school fol
girls, inspected by the board of Wis
itors in the latter part of November
Rochester Hospital Praised.
Except for q few unguarded radia-
iors, the Rochester hospital was found
in excellent condition, the day rooms
and dormitories were clean and sani-
tary, the bedding fresh.
DR.. Kilbourne, superintendent, haf
devised scheme of reducing the cost
Of living By employing few of the
less helpless inmates in the profitable
business of scientific chicken farming
He, himself takes care of the scienti-
&c end or il. He prolonged the chick
ems working day. improved her en-
vironment, has kept an individual
record Of every chicken-and the ne
result has been from 10 to 13 dozen
eggs day. The hennery is describ
ed in the report with much detail.
THE nests have trap doors, which
close when the hen enters. After
aging an egg she cannot escape un
til released. Before being let out,
Ter number on a leg tag is ascertain
ID, and she is given due credit"
Pooling the Hens.
4 chimney under the hen house
maintains a proper temperature, and
electric lights for two hours before
.urrise and after sunset give the
chickens longer workday, better
living conditions and induce them to
ay mere eggs, according TO DR.. Kill
bourne.
The report of the Home Shoot for
Girls at Sank Center shows that oil
he 800 inmates, twenty three are
low attending the downtown public
;chool, where they made enviable
"oords and carried off many of the
class honors. The school consists OF
eleven family cottages, each an indie
pendent unit, and all competirs
among themselves for best house
keeping methods The school, in
charge of Mrs. F. T. Morse, maintains
n.uaetary system of its own. The
girls work and get paid for their
work in school Money" The in
mates do not have to work, if they
10 not want te, They are not pun
shed, but they do not cain any
HiOhGy WI tuiSi sSA y 90
n admission fee to movie show,
W any other performance given by
he administration.
Girls Keep Cows.
In describing the dairy farm oper-
tied by the school. the report says:
"a cleaner, neater dairy barn is
probably not TO be found in the state"
Here. too. competition does the
work Each girl has COW and a
stall to take care of, and each tries
o Guido ner neighbor in cleanliness
md order.
The girls also drive teams, Single
'oofs and mix cement. In doing this
hey are allowed to rest whenever
hey wish Cement mixing seems TO
ne much in vogue, and the school adj
ninistration is handicapped by lack
IF work to supply the demand of all
he applicants.
Has Big Library.
The state reformatory at Rochester
s reported to have a library of 1000
volumes. The cells are neat, clean,
sanitary and decorated with pictures
md photographs.
clarifying is still the main indus
try of the reformatory, although
tailoring has developed to such an
sxtent that besides supplying all
'eeds of the inmates. q considerable
portion of the product is sold;
The bread and water diet is used as
l punitive measure in extreme cases
1nly. and is applied to those who can
.and it. Three inmates were kept
! this diet at the time of the inspec-
ion. but the attending physicians as
sured the board that the men would
not be hurt by it.
Get Aluminium Dishes.
A meal for the inmates of the Fer
gus Falls hospital for the insane at
the time of the visit consisted of cab