State Reform School, 1895 Report
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− | Supervising Board | + | *Governor, John E. Rickards, Helena |
− | Governor, John E. Rickards Helena | + | *Att'y Gen'l, Henri J. Haskell, Helena |
− | Att'y Gen'l Henri J. Haskell Helena | + | *Sec'y of State, L. Rotwitt, Helena |
− | Sec'y of State L. Rotwitt Helena | + | Board of Trustees |
− | Board of Trustees | + | *Judge [[J. W. Strevell]], President, Miles City |
− | Judge [[J. W. Strevell]], | + | *Hon. [[C. K. Middleton]], Miles City |
− | Hon. [[C. K. Middleton]] Miles City | + | *Hon. [[H. B. Wiley]], Secretary, Miles City |
− | Hon. [[H. B. Wiley]], | + | |
Physician. | Physician. | ||
− | Dr. [[W. W. Andrus]] Miles City | + | *Dr. [[W. W. Andrus]] Miles City |
− | Director | + | Director |
− | [[A. J. Hylton]] | + | *[[A. J. Hylton]] |
− | Matron | + | Matron |
− | Mrs. Helen R. Hylton | + | *Mrs. Helen R. Hylton |
− | ASSISTANT OFFICERS | + | ASSISTANT OFFICERS<br> |
− | Irrigator and Care of Stock | + | Irrigator and Care of Stock |
− | [[E. K. Davis | + | *[[E. K. Davis]] |
− | Gardener and in Charge of Boys | + | Gardener and in Charge of Boys |
− | [[Jas. George]] | + | *[[Jas. George]] |
− | Teamster | + | Teamster |
− | [[R. N. Wilcox]] | + | *[[R. N. Wilcox]] |
− | Night Watchman | + | Night Watchman |
− | [[Albert Baker]] | + | *[[Albert Baker]] |
− | Teacher in Boys Department | + | Teacher in Boys Department |
− | Miss [[Ella Hood]] | + | *Miss [[Ella Hood]] |
− | Teacher in Girls Department | + | Teacher in Girls Department |
− | Miss [[Emily Kennedy]] | + | *Miss [[Emily Kennedy]] |
− | Seamstress | + | Seamstress |
− | Mrs. [[Eva Humphrey]] | + | *Mrs. [[Eva Humphrey]] |
− | In Care of Dining Rooms | + | In Care of Dining Rooms |
− | Miss [[Katherine Kinsella]] | + | *Miss [[Katherine Kinsella]] |
− | Cook | + | Cook |
− | Miss [[Mary McGovern]] | + | *Miss [[Mary McGovern]] |
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− | |Status||Boys||Girls | + | |Status||Boys||Girls||Both |
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− | Number on roll December 1, 1895 43 7 | + | |Number on roll December 1, 1895||43||7 |
− | Number received during the year 28 2 | + | |- |
− | Number pardonded by the Governor 1 | + | |Number received during the year||28||2 |
− | Released on age 5 | + | |- |
− | Paroled by Trustees 5 | + | |Number pardonded by the Governor|| ||1 |
− | Escaped 1 | + | |- |
− | Returned from escape 1 | + | |Released on age|| || ||5|| |
− | Whole number enrolled | + | |- |
− | The year | + | |Paroled by Trustees|| || ||5|| |
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− | barn 40'x80' two stories high. In this are stalls for nine horses | + | |Escaped|| || ||1|| |
− | and nine cows, two box stalls for young stock, one crib, one feed | + | |- |
− | room, one | + | |Returned from escape|| || ||1|| |
− | and sufficient mow room for eighty tons of | + | |- |
− | + | |Whole number enrolled|| || ||64|| | |
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− | + | The year just closed has been a very busy one. Beside doing the regular work of the institution we have: | |
− | In the basement are two gymnasiums also a small room to | + | * erected a brick '''barn''' 40'x80' two stories high. In this are stalls for nine horses and nine cows, two box stalls for young stock, one crib, one feed room, one harness room and two rooms for the boys and officers and sufficient mow room for eighty tons of hay. |
− | to be | + | * under process of construction a '''cottage''' which will accommodate eighty boys. |
− | First floor contains two | + | ::*In the basement are two '''gymnasiums''', also a small room to to be used as a '''Bake Shop'''. |
− | room 29' | + | ::*First floor contains two '''washrooms''' 20'x28", a '''dining room''' 29'x50' for boys, and one 20'x20' for officers, a '''kitchen''' 20' x29', a '''hospital''' 20'x31' and one '''living room''' 14'x20'. |
− | a kitchen | + | ::*Second floor contains two schoolrooms 25'x40' each, two clothes-rooms 10'x21' each, five living rooms 16'x20', one bath-room 8' "x20' for employees, also a '''hall''' 9'x65'. |
− | room 14' | + | ::*Third floor contains two '''dormitories''' 40'x53', one '''living room''' 21'x21', two '''clothes rooms''' 10'x20'. |
− | Second floor contains two | + | * built a '''small house over our root-cellar''' which we intend using for a Hennery and carpenter shop. Beside being |
− | two clothes-rooms 10' | + | of use for these purposes it will be of great help in keeping the cellar warm. |
− | + | (''Room measurements approximate'') | |
− | + | Our Boys have done the greater portion of the work on these | |
− | + | two buildings, thus enabling many of them to become fair | |
− | Third floor contains two dormitories 40' | + | |
− | room 21'x21' | + | |
− | Our Boys have done the greater portion of the work on | + | |
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mason's and carpenters. The boys showing the greater disposition | mason's and carpenters. The boys showing the greater disposition | ||
− | to learn | + | to learn masonry were kept at it till the work was |
completed. The same being true with the carpenters, as I | completed. The same being true with the carpenters, as I | ||
deemed it more advisable to give those desiring to learn the | deemed it more advisable to give those desiring to learn the | ||
− | trade, the chance to | + | trade, the chance to accomplish all they could during this season's |
− | work, than to give all of them a smattering of | + | work, than to give all of them a smattering of the work |
whether they had a taste for it or not. | whether they had a taste for it or not. | ||
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Beside the great good this work has done our boys it has | Beside the great good this work has done our boys it has | ||
been a great saving to the tax-payers of the state and enabled | been a great saving to the tax-payers of the state and enabled | ||
us to get a larger and better building for the money appropriated. | us to get a larger and better building for the money appropriated. | ||
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHOOL. | DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHOOL. | ||
The farm consists of one hundred acres located one and onefourth | The farm consists of one hundred acres located one and onefourth |