The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-02
INMATES ARE
QUITE BUSY
In Several Of State Institu-
tions Officially
Visited
BOYS AT VERGENNES
WORK ON BUILDINGS
Women's House Of Correc-
ton Inmates Engage
in Washing

! New dormitori&s, which are being
lcompleted at the school for the fee
BILE minded at Brandon and the indus
trial school at Vergennes, were in
spected by state board Of control on
la tour Of inspection Of number OF
state institutions this week. The board
visited the Soldiers home at Benning-
! ton, the house of correction and states
prison for women at Rutland, and the
tuberculosis sanatorium at Pittsford,
beside the Brandon and Vergennes in
stitutions.
| The Soldiers home was reported to
be in pretty good shape, with 81 in
mates, of whom three or four are vet
Grams of the Spanish war, the rest be-
! ing Civil war veterans. Its mainte-
nance is being supplied by the federal
government and the state. The state APP
lpropriates $4,000 yearly for its upkeep,
and the government pays on statisti-
cal basis which gives the institution
about $1,000 year. There Is also an
income from the home farm. amount
ing to from $500 to 81 500 year, ac-
cording to conditions. The institution
is in its 35th year, having been found
ed May /, 1887. 1t is owned by a cor
poration and run by trustees
The home for the .fecble-minded has
l22 inmates at present. The dormitory
now nearly completed is to house
about 20 girls and is expected to open
soon. All the buildings have been con
nected with central heating plant.
A new laundry building has also been
erected and has been open for some
time. Plans are being completed for
new service building authorized by the
last legislature. About 40 pupils are
attending the school there.
Boys at the industrial school at Yer |
gennes are helping to complete the new
dormitory and industrial building. The
latter building was dedicated last night |
and will be occupied Immediately. The
dofinitory, when completed, win house |
30. II is completed outside and the |
plaster boards are being put on inside.
The industrial building, when finished,
will have shops for carpentry, plumb
ing, tinsmithing and printing Boys
viii be selected to learn the different
trades. The printing plant has been
in the possession of the institution for
three years. The boys have done con-
work in the construction of
both buildings, cutting down the cost
Beside the shops. boys
are also detailed to work different
parts of the farm, the dairy, hennery
and garden. The girls at the institu-
ion are taught to sew and make
part of the overalls and dresses worn
BY the young people.
All 90 to school every day in the two
school buildings. They are graded up
% grammar school and high school.
After graduation from this school. pu-
bills may attend the Vergenncs high
iehool, and five from the Industrial
chool are there at the present time.
The industrial school has at the pres I
mt time 24s pupils, l56 male and o2 Z
emale.
The women's house of correction and .
tate's prison at Rutland has 35 in Z
mates at present. They have recently
cen given the work Of doing wash
ngs, which they also gather and de. ,
ver They are kept busy at the tub
nd ironing board most Of the time.
ome revenue is derived from this
ource.
The tuberculosis sanatorium at Pitts J
ord has As cases. The superintendent Z
! charge is DIR. Edward j. Rogers.
At some later date the board is to )
lspeet the Brattleboro retreat. Aus 7
ne institute in Brattleboro. the (
iate's prison at Windsor and the state
'hool Of agriculture. The state hospi-
i at Waterbury was inspected some O
ays ago. q
There has been no serious fire loss a
Ills year at any of the institutions AZ
sited, according to Benjamin Gates, IN
ate auditor, Of the board of control. n
Miss Mary Kane, registered nurse. I,
Montpelier made the trip with the al
BARD of control
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