The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-14
SCHOOL FOR BOYS
AT MARIANA IS A
CREDIT TO STATE
J. c. Lanier, Probation officer OF
Juvenile Court Of Duval County,
Returns from Visit to School
and Tells Of Great Re-
suits Accomplished

j. ". Ldnler, pfODdIlOn OnCeF VI tuc
juvenile court of Duval county, has
just returned from trip to the Flor
ida Industrial School for Boys at Ma
rianna. He reports SPLENDID progress
of the school under the direction of
DR.. Frank E. McClane, superintend-
ent. and M. A. Garrad, assistant sup
erintendent.
"Since these men have been placed
in charge" said Mr.. Lanier, the
school has taken on business-like
attitude and gotten away from the
'slipshod' manner of previous years.
The boys are up at 6 o'clock in the
mornings and put through the mill
tary drill Of setting up exercises, fol-
lowing which they breakfast and then
are assigned to their various details.
Half of the boys 60 to the school
room and the other half are divided
for work in the kitchen. dormitories,
brick plant, dairy, laundry, power
plant, sawmill and manual training
work, construction work of new build
ings and various duties that have to
been attended to in the operation of
the school. This is done in an order
ly and business-like manner. Each
boy goes to his duties cheerfully and
with the purpose of doing his best at
the assigned duties.
"The boys evidence loyalty to
the school that did not exist in past
years. ! believe that this has been
brought about largely by the fair and
1 impartial manner in which DR.. Nc
Clane treat each individual boy and
the entire group; also by the honor
and merit system adopted, which
makes the fairest way boys can earn
their parole from the school.
"The last legislature" continued
Mr.. Lanier, made a good appropriation
for the constructions of new buildings
) and equipment, which is being eco
nomically used. With this appropri
alton, the electric light plant and
water power station have been en-
. larged and improved; sawmill has
been purchased for the purpose OF
saving the lumber necessary in the
new buildings at a saving to the
school of good sum on each thous
and feet of lumber used; the bricl
plant has been put in good repair ant
more brick are being turned out thai
can be used at the school and thu
1 being sold and the money turned in
! to the state treasury. A manua
training building, fully equipped, i
about complete; also building TO
shoe making and repairing in whicl
! a tannery is being installed where al
4 the leather used for the shoes will b
{ tanned. A complete laundry outfl
; has been purchased and buildin
8 completed to house it. Much tim
Z and expense will be saved in thei
: laundry work and will be able to d
: a good bi of commercial work, whic
q will also turn in money to the stat
Z A printing shop has been installe
! where all of the school printing
Z done and some commercial work.
z "The boys get out a monthly pape
I called The Light, which contains a
( the news about the school and ii
{ work and about the boys in the inst
I tuition. This paper will be sent
! any one for the price of rs cents p'
J year.
Z "The white boys have band
Z which they take a great interest al
) which is in turn great help to Il
< school. DR.. McClane is now plannii
= TO have band for the col0red boy
- The boys have their time for recr
- alton and play, which they enter in
- with the same spirit shown in the
duties at the school,
Foundations for hospital a
now being laid to be completed
fall. j am very much 'gratified at Z
beginning of this building and ! ha
been working for hospital since !
first visit to the school and have 81
ceeded in getting two appropriate
through the legislature for the n
pital building, but the money W
used for other purposes deemed to
more important However, the scht
Is at last to have a hospital and o
planned by DR.. MeClane, viii is cal
ble of seeing that ii is built to me
all requirements.
Mr.. Lanier does not want to cref
the impression that all that is to
desired has been accomplished,
that through the untiring efforts
IDr McClane and Mr.. Garrard
school is now headed in the right
rection and, with the moral supp
of the citizens of tn estate and
Unnecessary financial help from the !