The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-01-20

Plans for the 100000 fund raising
campaign for St. Mary's Industrial
School, of Baltimore, a part of which
is to be raised in this section, are
practically completed and the drive
will get under way early in February.
The money raised will be used to
rebuild the school which was almost
entirely destroyed by fire, April "a,
1919.
At the time the school was destroyed
by fire it housed 9O4 boys, which was
the full capacity of the school. In the
rebuilding program it is planned to
more than double the capacity as at
the present time the school has a
waiting list of over 2,100 applicants
seeking admission to the school, these
applications numbering 10 daily.
Immediately following the fire emer-
gency appeal for funds was made in
order to raise money to complete two
buildings, intended for use as recrea-
ton centres and a gymnasium, in or
der that these buildings might be used
as temporary dormitories. About
100000 was raised at this time, and
the buildings rushed to completion,
with the result that the school at the
present time is able. to care for 500
boys, although this number badly over
crowds the facilities.
AS st. Mary's Industrial School is
more than Baltimore Institution, be-
ing in effect a State one in that ap-
proximately so per cent. Of the boys
trained there since the start of the
school have been boys from outside
the City of Baltimore, the present drive
is being made a State wide one. In
fact it goes farther than that, and is a
nationwide one in all respects, al
though the work of the intensive cam
paign viii be confined to the State of
Maryland,
Preparations for the actual drive
have been going forward for several
months and the City of Baltimore and
the State outside of the city is well
organized for the actual money raising
campaign, which will take place in the
State during February, and in the City
of Baltimore during the first part of
April.
In the State each community, down
to those having populations of 300,
have been separately organized and
the campaign in each community will
be handled by a local committee,
picked from representative business
men and prominent women in the COM
munity. Card lists of prospective givers
have been prepared and will be divided
among the workers in each community
so that no person will be solicited
twice, nor, on the other hand, will any
one willing to aid in the rebuilding of
st. Mary's be missed in the house to
house canvass of the different sections.
The actual campaign in the State
will start in the western section on
February l, and will work eastward
so as to end in the towns and cities
contiguous to Baltimore at the end of
tnaL month.
st, Mary's Industrial School Boys
Band of so pieces will take an active
part in the campaign, and will give
series Of concerts in this section dur.
ing the intensive part of the drive
here, the actual dates of which will be
announced later.
This band, which has been famous
in the Eastern section of the United
States for many years, extended that
fame last September, when it made
$500 mile trip with Babe Ruth, the
Home Run King" and the New York
American League Baseball Club, Of
which Babe" Ruth is a member. Ruth
is former st. Mary's School boy and
received his entire education there, en-.
tering the school when he was seven
years old, and. leaving it in 1914, when
he was 10, to become member of the
Baltimore Baseball Club then as now
headed by Jack Dunn. Babes" career
since then with the Boston American
League Baseball Club, and more par
ticclarly last year. when as a member