Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1902 — The State Reform School. [ARTICLE]

The State Reform School.

Sherman Richards was at ladi anapolis. Sunday, and visited the reform sohooi, at t'Uiufieid, where hia son Lee is now an inmate, There are some 600 and more boys there and abont 40 officers. The boys go to 60‘jqoI five hours a day, and the rest of the time is for work aud play. There are mftDy different buildings, and the bqys are assigned to them, and those in each building are called a -‘family.” The buildings are fine and the grounds surrounding them kept in beautiful condition, with trees and flowers, and comparing in that respeot with the grounds arouud St. Joseph’s college, at Rensselaer. While strict discipline and regular habits are maintained, the boys are treated with the utmost kindnees consistent with suoh discipline. There is nothing ’suggestive of a prison about the institution and the boys are well fed and neatly and comfortably clothed. Strict cleanliness is euforoed and decency in evepy aot and word.