The Washington times., 1921-07-31
the business and mechanical life

In the business and mechanical life
Of the nation.
He has read of the big deeds per-
formed by many of them on battle
fields of the world war and his
heart has been heavy, but proud,
when one of his boys went down with
face to the foe in the ranks of those
who fought the great fight.
Thorough Tests First.
When a boy is received at the
school. he finds a kindly greeting
from sympathetic hearts. First he is
sent to the hospital for examination
and observation. If anything wrong
is found with his mental or physical
condition, he undergoes a course OF
treatment which soon fixes him up
in good shape.
After this Mr.. Sterling receives him
in conference. He Is told Just what
Is expected Of him and what the In
stitution Is going to try and do for
him. lie is assigned to spend a GER
tain portion of each day attending
one of the grades in the school. When
his lessons are over, he Is given his
choice of getting close to nature and
20 help coax the vegetable above
the soil.
w mt BlNto clllplOg
ment to most OF the boys, there are
four manual training schools where
the inmates are taught good trades,
so If youngster SHES at the over
alls and the hoe, he Is given the
opportunity to show how good he is
at making shoes, clothes, furniture
and other useful articles.
If he balks at any OF these, there
Is the dairy with its hundred head of
cattle, that furnishes the milk used
at the school. Then there are about
three hundred old lady porkers with
litters OF squealing young ones who
would greatly appreciate his atten-
ton around meal times.
Sure To Find Himself.
Somewhere within the three hun
bred acres, the boy is going to find
something to do that he has just
been anxious to tackle all OF his
young life When he finds it, he's
going to take off his old battered
straw hat, wipe the persperation from
his brow, gaze out over the rolling
hills Of Maryland and mutter:
Gosh; but this is one grand life"
The hospital is modern in every
detail. 1t enlists the services Of
several prominent physicians and en-
ployes several graduate nurses to
look after the ailments of the young
sters. 1t contains an operating room
that would be a credit to any hos
pital in the country. There are
several private rooms and three or
four wards.
Built Own School.
The school building deserves more
than naSGnp~ t. Il.
tiful building, consisting Of two
stories and basement. Every foot OF
1t was constructed by the boys.
Every brick that went into it's con-
struction was manufactured by them
as were all the desks. chairs aud
cabinets. The upper floors are given
over to the imparting of knowledge
while the basement contains the
bowling alleys, where the boys find
recreation and pleasure when studies
and jobs are finished. The Misses
Maud Leonard, June Trait, r. J..
Flynn, and NJ. b. Keith are In charge
of the classes.
The tailor shop manufactures the
clothes worn by the boys The work.
ers are divided into two shifts, and
while one bunch is over at the school
house learning reading and 'riting
iiNHhiSNiC, lHe Otner DunCh Is
plying the needles.
In the carpenter shop the boys
are taught ell branches of that trade.
rabies. chairs, bedsteads, wardrobes
and other furniture are made and
used In the different buildings.
In the shoemaking shop a busy
group of workers under the direction
of a capable instructor are produc-
ing splendid examples OF the shoe.
makers art at cost to the school
of sl.65 pair. Modern machinery is
used and the boys are taught the
trade from the ground up.
Farm Supplies Tables.
The land devoted to farming starts
Just within the main gates on the
Bladensburg road and runs back as
far as the eye can see. Here are
grown potatoes, corn, cabbage, to-
matoes, turnips and many other veg
etables, and there is always more