The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-23
Forest Hill Correctional
School For Negro Girls


The Forest HIN Correctional
School for Negro Girls located at
Lowell, Florida, is ! reality. In
order to acquaint you with this in
stitution an installment relative to
same win be given each week un-
til il Is covered. This weeks in
stallment win deal with the cot
tages.
There are three cottages at this
institution. Cottage Is covered by
Richardeen Scott; No. 2 by Ros-
aneli Stokes. and Cottage No. ,,
By Matte Smith.
Cotfspe ] - Richardson Seosf
The first Cottage is known as
the isolation cottage. The reason
for the above name Is because
every girl that comes to Forest
Hill Is first admitted to this for a
complete medical check-up. The
girls remain In isolation for per-
iod Of two weeks or ten days. At
this time they are not allowed TO-
communicate with the other girls
There are other girls who live
in this cottage that are not In iso-
lation. These girls are allowed 10
look at television and play records
and dance. In this cottage, we have
study hour every school night. We
are in study hour for one hour.
"We have special duties to per-
form every morning and evening
before and after school. On We'd
nesday and Saturday. we wash.
There is only one television set
on the campus and the Girls from
the other two cottages have spe-
cial hours to come and Sunday
nights, the Girls see teleyision to-
gether. When they are together, the
isolation Girls retire to their rooms.
For recreation, the Girls in this
Cottage dance, look at T. ", and
play games. We also have prayer
meeting every Wednesday eve.
ming"
Cottage u - Resanell Stokes
There are two staff members
In Cottage Two. They are Mrs.
Lewis and Mrs. Keller. There are
eighteen girls with an age range of
IL to II.
THE Second Cottage has had
many events In the past two weeks.
We once had the movies in Cot
tage Two and the Girls from the
other two cottages would come toll
see them, however, after more |
girls started coming, we had to
take the movies to the auditorium.
Every night Of the week, we
have study hour. On Wednesday
nights after study hour We have
Bible study. On Sunday morning
we have Sunday School and each
girl makes contribution.
Mrs. Lewis is over the girls who
are out of school every other day. |
On those days, we work around the /
grounds picking up rocks and other /
things that win make our surround. |
Ings beautiful. We have very pref
~ flower garden to the north of
our Cottage. In this garden, we
have flowers planted In the form
Of an "F" and ''H'' for Forest Hill. |
We were glad to get rain for our
flowers so that they can grow"
Cottage 10 - Matte Smith
Cottage Three was opened inl
February for Girls ranging In age |
from 15-on. There are Is Girls in |
the Cottage, three TO- each room. /
The Girls are always assisted by |
their Housemothers, Mrs. Ed !
monson and Mrs. Smith. Monday
through Thursday night, we have |
study hour from seven to eight
?. m. Friday and Saturday nights. |
The Girls are entertained BY play.
ing cards, dancing or looking at |
Every Friday night, Mr.. Brown
shows US q movie. This month the |
Girls Of Cottage III got together |
and made several flower beds. All |
,f them are rock beds but most Of |
all we love the one shaped in the |
Iorm OF q heart because we love
each other and are going to try to
make the best Of our cottage. In |
his rock bed, we have the flowers