The Holt County sentinel., 1921-08-05
Circuit Clerks and Recorders Meet in
Annual Convention.

Recently the writer, IN company with
Mr.. Simpson, who is Recorder of
Deeds Of Hot County, attended the
annual convention Of the Circuit Clerks
and Recorders Of the state of Mis-
souri, held at Chillicothe, and |
thought perhaps | might be able to
give you brief outline of what trans
pired.
The convention was scheduled for two
days, 18th ana 30th of July, but owing
to the fact that no matter Of any i'm.
poitancc needed attention, the conven.
tion came tc an end On the first day.
These conventions are held with Il
view Of getting together and compar-
ing notes, you might say, as the work
cf the circuit clerk and recorder of
deeds, while not technical. 10 new be-
ginners quite a lot Of unnecessary
work can be saved VI the victim l.
familiar with each step in handling
the affnirs Of his office, 20 We sim.
ply talk ever the different steps in
filing suits. issuing process, and any
other matters Of interest. Ii was a
profitable convention to the undersign-
al, also the recorder.
We had the pleasure of visiting the
Industrial School for Girls, which is
located at Chillicothc, and | will tell
you some things we were able 20 learn
from the superintendent, who accom-.
panied the clerks and recorders
through the buildings. This school, OF
course, most every one knows, Is main,
tained by the state, but a great deal
Of the cost Is earned by the inmates
CT the school, and at the present there
are 226 girls committed, all the way
from II to II years of age. Wher
they reach the age Of Is, they are per
mitted to leave-that Is, they wer,
formerly allowed to do 30, but sine,
the legislature las changed the age OF
a minor from IS TO 2l, suppose al
new girls admitted will probably hav,
to stay longer. We first visited th,
auditorium, where "a brass band, com
posed Of something like % pieces
were giving a concert-each one, o
course, was an inmate of the institu
tion, and they were girls Of the ag'
of Ia to II years; II was quite an In
spiration to hear these girls, and thei
music was good, very good IN
structor is maintained for their educa
tion in music.
}, We next visited the canning depart
: ment, or should say rather, the store
room of fruits and vegetables canne'
by the inmates. The cold pack metho
Of canning vegetables Is used, and
, was quite an appetizing sight to lool
upon the many good things store
, there. There are 60 i-6 acres in tn
: plot Of ground set aside for the school
and every foot Of this ground, W
were informed, was farmed or take
care of by girls alone. Outside o
this 90 l-6 acres, tract of forty acre
is rented for hay and pasture land.
My idea Of the Industrial School 70
Girls, originally, was place wher
one might expect to see rough treat
ment given the unfortunate girls VIII
were committed there, but in this
was most agreeably surprised. N
harsh methods are resorted to to pun
ish an inmate for any improper acl
But they do this-should a girl no
make her grades, through carelessnesS
she is placed in a building separat
and apart from the rest of the inmate
of the school, and not allowed any o
the privileges accorded others, such a
going once week to moving pictur
show, going upon hike, OF some othe
amusement, and she cannot leave thi
place until she has made satisfactor
grades sufficient to satisfy the super
intendent. II is useless 10 say tina
once being placed there is enough TO
them. and they are seldom --s-t back
second 'irle. The girls are give
school work Up TO and including tn
eighth grade work. They are ais
p taught such things as dress-makine
} fancy work. We were advised tina
. already this year receipts from tn
sale of fancy work amounted to tn
sum of around S40O. Quite a lot o
ltlieir work will be on display at tn
State Fair at Sedalia, after which l
will be sold to any one desiring h
purchase II, and from the looks O
J their work, ! should Judge that no
one piece would remain.
i We were advised by the sgperin
'tendent that during the entire tinn'