The Washington times., 1922-06-10
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the guardian board, Mr.. Stephens
says that the Commissioners have
authority to prescribe the form Of
records to be kept by the board. and
the methods TO be employed by them
In paying bills and auditing ac'
counts. -
Agents Of the Board of children's
Guardians are suspected Of having
induced boys to run away from the
Wisconsin Avenue Industrial School.
according to trustees Of the home, as
part Of a plan to demoraiize the in
stitution, which the board intends 10
close by means Of withdrawing all
children by July /. 1t was learned to-
day.
Board Gets Complaints
~ A complaint concerning this
feature of conditions at the home
school was lodged with the Guard
ians' Board by trustees last April.
The specific case mentioned In
the complaint was that of Richard
Sunday, who was termed "a notori-
ously bad boy" 1t was stated that
Sunday ran away with two other
was placed In a private family. His
companions in the runaway also
were, presumably, as they were not
returned to the school.
Sunday reappeared later, II was
reported, as one Of the school party
on it's way to the Sunday School at
st. Adams, the matron in charge
not realizing what his influence
would be.
"on Monday morning. another Of
the matrons heard several OF the
boys talking about what Richard
Sunday had said" the report de-
clared, land the gist of the conver-
sation wss that Sunday was ad-
vising that the other boys run
away. because II they did. the
Board Of Children's Guardians
would not return them to the
or place them in a private family"
Three More Ran Away.
TN other words. Sunday realized
that the Board of Children's Guar.
dians are putting a premium on their
running away, and he was spreading
the propaganda among the rest Of
the boys. Urged on by this. three
more boys ran away last night, and
there is no doubt that unless some
punishment Is meted out to them.
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Other evidences Of purposetul fric-
ton with the authorities of the home
school, In the forms Of rudenSss and
arrogance. were noted by Franklin J.
jackson, principal of the institutions
school, he said today.
I've tried to be fair with Super.
tntendent Herrick and with the
board, too" said Mr.. Jackson. "and
I've given both parties all possible
assistance. have fipally decided to
cast my lot with the school and
against the board.
The board has consistently gone
over the head Of Superintendent Hcr.
rick regarding the children at the
school. Until about two weeks ago,
I had been giving the board infor.
nation concerning children, witch
really should have come from Mr..
Herrick."
Sent QUESTIONABLE.
superintendent Herrick at that
time received from the school princi.
pal q detailed QUESTIONABLE, touch.
ing on the intelligence and behavior
Of John Callahan, a boy sent to the
institution by the board. The ques-
tionnaire. according to Mr.. jackson.
had been prepared by the guardians
body and was needed because keep
ers Of private homes" for the
boards wards required information
on hoys they were asked to tako
'sThe majority Of the boys at the
school are under the average In In.
telligence." Mr.. jackson said. Il
find that heredity plays an important
part in forming the boys characters
and minds. Some OF the boys. Of
course, are at the school because
their parents are separated, or are
too poor to provide for them.
Nearly all Of them are of type
that would not like to have in my
home. They are boisterous, and
often insulting In their manner. The
school has done some notable cor.
rectional work In this regard, but
Il II impossible to effect an entire
regeneration of character or to create
q new character In them"
Work Now Doubled.
Since It became known at the
school that the board of guardians
moving all the childrea by July /,
Mr.. jackson stated that his cares in
the schoolrooms were doubled, be-
cause OF the attitude OF the boys.
The children receive five hours Of
schooling daily this year, whereas
they were kept in school only three
hours In previous years. Manual and
academic training 10 given by Mr..
jackson and three other teachers.
II have been at the school for
more than three years." the princi-
pal said, and I am acquainted with
conditions only as they affect the
school. know, however, that the
Board of Children's Guardians. In
raynovin0 hoya and 0iria from the
home, DO not tell us where they are
being sent, or what is to become OF
them, even though the school has
played an important part In their
lives. / consider this unfair and un-
fi,st :"