Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-23
DEVELOPMENT OF
FERRIS SCHOOL
Marked Improvement Noted
Since Il Dec anne q State
Institution.


Since Il oeca anne a State
Institution.
when Dr. John Hall can say. a. no
Aid Yesterday at the round table talk
~ FORMER trustees. and frieOds or the
Ferris Industrial school. "thc t"r"-
,nn ro'nt In tho cf''cicnt uSe'u'noss
ot this Institution wns tho coming o'
M,. and Mira q. ". Marx. three years
Nso. In charge of liz administrator
this may bo taken n. wsighty op'n-
ion. IL met with tho outspokon sp-
provnl " those who made UP '"s
pu,t> of twcnty-two. most of whom
INV, h..o IA touch with the AFFAIRS or
IN. school for many years previous
"a ts hrins taken over by tho state
IN 1919,
az DIR. Hall himself II WAS said
nx o,s of tho Visions. whenever
have halted the doctor on the road.
for tho la~t few yeara. nine tmes out
al ten he hns explained that no was
an nj. WAY 70 tho school and has In
.l-tci ON my goins along With him.
Aud u cal hls phone tho chances
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on the Ferris number"
Tho resume of tho work accomplish
ed, presented by Mr.. Marx himself.
summcd up what tho visitors ma
peon for themselves In tour or me
srounds and buildings shortly after
tho gathering OF tho party Mt ll.so'
Tho ucw COW barn and sllo, replacing
th. harm burned two years ago. was
fir.t ON tho iist. and the Dozen head
OF rlcck Iiols,cin COWS and tho hand
some Registered hull were dniy Aa-
mircd
Nest TO tho hat WAS the piggery
rher. nall hundred occupants
of various avcs and sizes and al IN
the pink 81 condition wers commented
ON by tho ,isitura and In turn passed
thor own opinions. presumably. froni
nan ,p pen. probably of protest at
being disturbed by bipcds who brought
nothing IN the line u eatahlcs.
The convenience % the arrang~-
ments for storing and handing Oh
the food ana bedding was espcciaiiy
notable
IN. chickcN house ias feet LONG
substantially built OF r,onc and con-
crete by tho boys themselves durins
th. paat scason. was looked over and
approved. IA wsll as the dairy.
la the centor OF tho Hroup of build
tnsa "A circular wpll. nearly level WITH
,h. ground was noticed and Its sig-
nincnnce inquired into by the news
psp.r mcaa, with tho result Of bring
,nr out a real romance that would
hnv. picaa,d Mark Twain. tho creator
~ iluck Firm.
sNhon the new pumps were In
stalled" anid Mr.. Marx. dispensing
with nr~d ~ tho water tnnk that FOR
me,iy stood hero II became problem
"a s.t the old supporting walls re
moved. A shot OF dynamite wa
tried with tho effect only Of piescln
n hnie through the wall. One ds'
An iokr farm helper told . boy VIII
~ns Wishing his time were ur. that
hc would pull down the wall. no~douh
Mr.. Marx would let him 20 hom,
when appealed 90. not for . u,ornen
Thinking the thius possible I axreet
To my Intense surprise, ~ the mex
plNvtirn~ rpel ( saw . crowd OF boy
rwsrminr like hess over the wans
disiudpinw brick by brick. with stone
Cor hammers. under tho leadership c
IN. boy who was headed for hom'
They kur, at ~. too, uniii the wa
wns l~voled as you eee II. and OF cours
Ind 20 make good my wurd. VII,
The ,oke on mo-"
The ram~ ~eaernc~~ 20 be cccuri'
With something leading 20 real rcsul
w~A IN evidence under tho eyes OF n
visi'ors. l,cys were seen with the
small hack. bending under the bu'
den ~ boards they were bearing fro
m. workshop across tho grounds AZ
up the steps OF Lincoln Hall. whei
,hs coloret lads have their s'ecpir
,uarscr~. Inside. others were sawir
and hsmmcfinx away. under tho d
rert'on 90 their teacher. al partition
benches ana tables 90 enable the carr
Ina out OF long cherished plan Z,
nitins up dining room IN the buil,
ins. At prevent both colored and viii
boys tnke their meals in ono lar,
room IA the school building. Brig
new aluminium cups and dishes. 20
us~d whom the new Arrangement
conriefa. were on display.
Tho new arrangement IL an appro
imsuon 20 tho cottage system. ailo'
ms q greater degree OF segregatic
! which at present advocated by tho
interested IN ptnolory,
A round was also made Of the whit
hove quarters IN Washington co,ias
and the en'ir. number OF boys. 7s, W
s--n at dinner In the present dlnl
teom.
Tho 'rpund table" gathering folio
ca substantial buffet lunch serv
hy Nr. Marx ana her daughter, NJ,
Nearing. IN the Superintendent
quarters,
pr John lsii rays formal W,
,ume 90 those gathered. whose prs
rncs on such stormy day sho
I'd he said, that thuso Interested IN I
Institution under its previous con,
ti,nr had not lost that interest. Tn
hschinr ana active assistance are
le~e desired ~ present. be said
Aludinr 90 certain problems whi
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