The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17

bate courts. These courts are ordered to
communicate with the secretary of civil
and military affairs before making commit
ments i'll order that there may be room
! Tor all those committed. At present, there
are not less than 200 persons in Vermont
who should be in this institution, but who
are not able to get in on account of short
aye OF room, according to statistics on
hand.
There are no less than 30 boys and girls
at the state Industrial school at Yer
gennes who should be in the Home for
the Feeble Minded. If. it could be ar
ranged So that these children could be
taken there, it would relieve the conges-
ton in the Nergennes institution so that
no additions would be needed there at
present. 81.
The Industrial school now holds POI,
while there ought not to be more than 225
housed there. Some very good work is
being done at the Industrial school by the
boys and girls these days. \ course IN ag-
riculture has been introduced just re-
Gently and it is working ont remarkably
well. MIR. Wilson, the. superintendent, Is
teaching the course himself and large
number of the boys and girls are taking
an interest in it.
There is also IA thriving printing shop
at the Industrial school which is turning
out good work. Judge Weeks hopes TO
do some of the state printing there III the
lear future.
4 very successful undertaking has been
established at the state hospital at W alter
bury in the form of clothespin industry.
This industry has been in operation tor
some time past in the village OF W alter
bury and the company which runs 1t has
had its assembling and packing done out
side its Shops. Judge Weeks conceived the
idea of teaching some of the patients TO do
the work and the plan Is working out
most satisfactorily
Some of the older men at the institution
were selected to assemble and pack the
clothesDins. 1t took considerable time TO
teach them to do the work properly, even
Though it was not difficult But after they
had learned the routine OF the work. they
had no trouble with it and have earned
considerable money. This money has been
used to bring few extra comforts to the
patients. \ moving picture machine ana
two victrOlas have been purchased, ana
there Is about $500 in the bank which has
been earned through tins clOthespm INDUS
try. ,,
Judge Weeks is planning to establish at
the state hospital in the near future tacll-
tiles for making mattresses, so that the
patients can at least make enough mat
tresses to keen the hospital supplied. FOR
some time past. all the DrOoms used by
the institution have been manufactured
there. This work is COED for the patients,
taking up their minds and bringing in hit
tie revenue at the same time.
Many DeoDle seem 10 thllk lidI nv -
not much that the patients of the Home
for the Feeble Minded can do. But even
there. they are keeping busy with agrcul-
turaI matters and doing a great deal to
take care of their own needs
Judge Weeks has bought a school build
inc from the town of Brandon and has
established special school there for the
patieots of the home. Although, 1t was
considered almost impossible to do much
with these natients educationally, it was
found that it was possible to teach about
so ont of the lI6 how to read and write
They cannot stay in school for more than
am hoi1r or 50 day, but even that counts
and Judge Weeks feels that the school
has Leen well worth while.