New Britain herald., 1923-10-26
BRUTALITY ATFARM
 FOR WOMEN ALLEGED
GiFls Kept in Coops With Scanly
 Clothes

NeR Haven. Oct. ss.-Fieggins
 slrls, locking them in chicken eoops
 with seant night clothing, unsanitary
 conditions, an emplase Of the med ieal stan being drunk and l0 boot hes ing the husband Of a mehbeF of the
 board Of directors. the failure of Gov, Templet0n lo act properly and kin- sdred sensational charges eeneernlns the State Farm for nfemen. were made public last night by Mrs, Berr nice L. eorhin. wife Of Prof. Arthur l., corhin. Of Yale. at a Round Table discussion in connection with the eiu- Senship school of the Wosen's League of Notess, now being held here, The discussion last night was al the home Of Mrs, II. N. Winternitz in Prospect street,
 Released From secrecy.
 Mrs. William II, neming made the explanatory note when she said. in an address to The audience. that the details Of the charges. the evidence and all efforts made in connection with the scandal had been withheld thus far in the hope Of being able to accomplish some substantial reform either though the governor or through the board Of directors. Gov. Templeton. having seen to move Mrs Rogers, of Hamden. from tho board. instead Of taking the reverse attitude those who had labored in vain for two years felt released from their obligation of secrecy and felt that the public was entitled to know all.
 Defends Mrs. Rogers.
 Speaking in particular of Mrs. Ros- CTS. Mrs. Demlng said that the women who had worked in the hope Of in- ducing the introduction of reforms at the farm were not trying to view the situation from personal point. But one who had been in touch with Mrs. Rogers could not help but come to the conclusion that the only fault that could be found with Mrs. Rogers was that she was too much on the job and that she had taken her duties on the board of directors too seriously. Had Mrs. Rogers taken the task like other members of the board or like the gov ernor. Mrs. Rogers would still be. on the board.
 Mrs. Dening also took a slant at
 
 Miss Peterson. who recently resigned as superintendent of the stat farm. Mrs. Deming said that Mi rcterson ; was some boss. that her personality them all. even the board of directors. Reforms suggested or ordered by the directors were simply brushed aside lay Miss Peterson as if the, board were d nuisance instead of { the governing body.
 Public to Judge.
 But Mrs. Corbin was the speaker 2 who held her select audience spell bound. Reading carefully prepared , statement the fighting little woman . disclosed that for two years or more i. 7 she and her associates had travelled | rom one part of the state to the other in their offcrts to eliminate the conditions at the institu- ' ion where wayward women were to {. ,e' trained to become better human !: beings. Having come to the end of heir wits the workers decided, re- that they must inform the public and let it sit in judgment i, ,frs. Corbin made it plain that she |, vas not talking from hearsay; that f, what was being charged up as mis- r neglect. etc, could be ii ubstantiated by evidence. f, Mrs Corbin said that girls were h laced in solitary confinement in f, laces not fit for human habitation. n girl who had been operated upon fl or appendicitis was compelled to crub and polish floors two days after cling out of the hospital. The brutal 'eatment was continued for two days SC Think of it." said Mrs. Corbin, a