New Britain herald., 1930-03-27
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Mcriden, March 27 tP}-Inhuman treatment by supervisory officers in tlicted upon inmates of Connecticut School for Boys was a charge up- held by the governors commission which recently made an inquiry into administrative and disciplinary con- ditions at the institution. Its report was made to Governor John H. Trumbull Tuesday, while the school trustees, who themselves held a sep arate inquiry, found that most of the charges which James s. Peck. farm superintendent, now deposed, had made to the state board of public welfare were unsupported.
 The outstanding incident in con- ncction with the publicity given both reports was the formal resig- nation of Supt. Edward $. Boyd, re- ferred to by tho trustees as a Christian gentleman of the old school"
 The governors commission report takes precedence over that of the trustees and to the trustees in con- ference yesterday Governor Trum- bull expressed his insistcnce that re- organization of the personnel of the Institution be begun at once.
 Some of the trustees were at first Inclined to resign but they will stick and begin changes, tho first one be- ing to name q superintendent in place of Boyd.
 Peck Out Of Job
 Peek, who made the original charges to the welfare board after he had concluded the trustees did not pay attention 10 his charges that the boys were underfed and at times were brutally treated, is out of a position, and while he has been vim dicated it is not yet known whether he will be restored to his place as the schools farmer.
 In going to the state welfare board he made the declaration that he did so as "a friend of the boys
 Under the statutes, the trustees of the Mcriden institution are not di- rcctly accountable to any outside authority. in their administration of tho school
 They are named by the state sen- ate, and no provision is made in the law for their removal.
 Must Carry Out Orders
 However, they can be compelled to carry out the recommendations of the special commission, under sec tion 1889 of the general statutes, C-b cI, ho rI of Iio welfare to make recommendations for changes of any nature in the op- cration of the school These rccom- mendations sent to the trustees, must be acted upon within 20 days. or an appeal made to tho governor by the trustees of an institution. The governor then has the power to de- eide that the recommendations must be carried out.
 Tn the present case. while such a course is not considered likely to be necessary, the welfare board would he able to take over as it's own, the recommendations of the special commission. sending them to the trustees under the authority of sec tion 1889.
 '1t seems 10 me that the report of the special commission appointed hy the governor is sufficient reply 10 the charges made against me by the trustees" Julius J. Hadley, eXecu- tive secretary of the state board of public welfare said this morning, when asked to comment on the boards report in which he was call cd unbalanced"
 The Report
 T. That Section 1891 of the Gen. eral Statutes, revision of 1918, be amended to reduce the board of trustees to seven, or preferably five members, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and con- sent of the senate from the state at