Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15

and the ideals which are needed for the
wardenship. Of course | may be mis-
taken IN the impression formed on such
casual observation, but IL he ss as coed as
he looks, should adyise you to promote
him. If YOU are in doubt as 70 his messnr-
ing up 70 The ioh. YOU might msske hsHi
acting warden until you can try hi,n out.
II MIR Cullen does not seem eligible for
the place, and If YOU cannot end a man
from the Juvenile reformaforics, | would
advise you to look for county superin-
dent of schools, a superintendent Of
public school or a high school. Get man
who was bred on a farm and has had
practical experience in industrial training,
and in the management of industries
| think that YOU will find il necessary
10 pay your warden at least So 900 a year
with maintenance. II should prefer TO paw
him 81 600 year and house rent, without
maintenance, and let him pay his own
family expenses, without using convict
servants. but | suppose that you would
find the present plan simpler
Should you adopt the suggestion OF
warden without previous experi
ence in that position, YOU should arrange
to Fave him spend two or three weeks,
before entering his position. in visiting
good institutions like the Nestchester
County prison, the Massachusetts State
Farm, the farm prison at Great Meadows,
New York. and the new prison develop
ment at Trenton, New Jersey; also, some
badly organized prisons which ! viii
refrain from mentioning.
would advise YOU to abandon the plan
Of employing the warden S wife as matron.
A warden should receive sufficient To
enable him TO live like other people and
ms wife should keep house for her own
'amily. You can find a good warden, and
you can find good matron, but you will
seldom find couple, both of whom are
specially adapted to this work If II
becomes necessary, for any reason. to !
shange either the warden or the matron, /
you have 20 part with both of them and i
nay thus lose good officer.
4 sufficient reason why the warden S /
wife should not be employed as matron is /
the fact that the womens department I
should be completely separated from the |
men 5 prison, and the matron should live !
n close proximity to her charges.
The head matron should be n woman of /
education and administrative ability, |
competent to administer the women /
department, and to direct its industries. /
You are more likely to find such woman /
n one of the reforInatories for girls than |
elsewhere. Connecticut has Just secured /
such woman from the Virginia Training
school for Girls.
The assistant matrons should be intelli- 1
GENT and kindly women; one of them
70 be chosen with reference to her capaeity
or lnstructing and directing in domestic /
work, and the other with reference to her
'apacity for instructing and directing in
Industrial work.
| believe that every experienced prison
yorker would join me in advising the
and complete separation of the
department from the mems
'rlson. In your report for 1919 you recon-
nended the establishment of prison
or women, and | understand that your
Board is unanimously agreed that this
hould be done. I
! understand that you asked the State
legislature at one time for an appropria-
ION of 100000 to purchase land and
rect the prison for women.
j would advise that YOU immediately
reate woman prison without waiting
1r legislative appropriation. II possi-
le, IND some man or woman who will /
i've the State a farm of so or 100 acres
,r this purpose. II such gift cannot be
sciIred, buy or lease a farm conveniently
,cated, at least 20 miles from the State
ne-a farm which has good sized
yelling house, with ten or twelve rooms.
If possible, secure legislation and make
arrangements TO board your white women
-isoners in the New Jersey prison for
omen at Clinton, until such time as you
ave an average of at least ten white
omen prisoners.
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