New Britain herald., 1930-03-27

large. and to provide that the gov cnor may remove any of the trus- tees for cause. This is in accordance with statutory provisions relating to other like institutions of this state, and the reduction in the size of the board should create a more definite sense of individual responsibility.
 "2. That the superintendent be relieved from office.
 8. That the force of officers and supervisors be reorganized at the first possible moment. Some of them are totally unfit to occupy their present positions. The harm they have in their power to do should be avoided by their immediate elmina- tion. Others should be dismissed as soon as properly qualified employees can be secured for their places.
 A, That the staff be allowed four full days off duty in each month, distributed as the necessities of ad- ministration make most convenient
 "5. That the additional cottage units for which appropriation was made at the last general assembly be erected at once. This should per- init the abandonment of the ol.l south division for dormitory pur- poses.
 "6. That the present tentative plan for the erection of a combined hospital and receiving building be made a. reality at the earliest possi- ble date.
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 "7. That full time staff physi- clan with psychiatric experience be added to the personnel.
 IS. That the abnormal inmates be segregated and placed under es- pecially competent supervision until transferred to some other institution.
 "9. That the food schedules of the institution be submitted from time to time to a competent dieti- clan for advice and approval.
 TO. That definite program of supervised recreation, to employ the leisure time of the inmates in com. petitive and organized athletics or other suitable activities. be adopted.
 ri. That the industrial program of the institution be substantially expanded
 "1a. That corporal punishment, if retained, be inflicted only by the uperlntendent in person: and that detailed report in writing of each such instance, setting out the offensu for which the punishment was in- f1lcted and an adequate description of the punishment, be filed with the board of trustees at their next meet ing"
 Some of the persons appearing be | fore the board in it's finding declared to have been unreliable, with the submission of what it called eXag- gerated claims. In the main, how ever, it declares that it's conclusions are based on facts admitted by off cers of the institution or in other instances upon such convincing and complete corroboration as to be in- escapable. Much transpired in the school of which the responsibl. heads were ignorant, but it was their duty to know and prevent il the finding holds.
 ] As to superintendent Boyd, tc whom credit was given for every consideration and cooperation ir making it's investigation, the board found him "an honorable man, who has endeavorcd to operate the school as the state intended"
 However the board finds, Inc has been unfortunate in his staff selec- tions, unaware of much that he should have known, handicapped by ill health. and so confident of the integrity of his own purpose that he has placed confidence in his own men"
 Two of the staff. the report re- veals, whose conduct toward the boys is justly subject to severe criti- cism, were discharged from other