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SIXTEEN Tfca OntGON STATESMAN, Sakci, : Orcca, Sunday Ucrafcr, Fetrciry 1, 1S31 f -. f E SB i!0 BRUTflLITY Recommendations Made in Report on Training School for Boys ' The removal of W. H. Balllie superintendent of the state training school for boy tear - Wood burn, is not recommenaea tv . th child welfare commlii- sion's report filed with the state board of control here Saturday. The commission ' does urge that use of. the ankle-Iron, otherwise known as the -Otsoh doov;, as a. means of restraining; the pere grinations of inmates, snouia oe abolished. - ' : j '' -The commission farther i rec ommended T that any restriction upon the ordinary demands of a boy for food should not be used as a form of discipline. Serving tr aknla mllV in tha Inmates of tho school also was ; recommend- . ed. ! 'Other conclusions of the com misslon follow: - J That a separate reformatory Institution for old offenders and fncorrigiblea should be provided br the state.-" N ' That arrangements should be made for' careful segregation of the boys according to age land offense. Boy- newly admitted should be segregated for a per lod of observation. More Educational - Facilities Souarht That rreater emphasis be nlaced anon the educational and training facilities of the institu tion and that an adequate corps of teaehers should be employed to provide thorough-going educa tional and vocational training, including some high school work. That mental and physical j ex aminations, and a social and psy chiatric diagnosis should j be made of every boy committed to the training school and his treat- ' ment planned on .the basis; of the resnlts : of these. . That county courts be urged to work out some plan for the care of dependent children and that only cases of definite delin quency be committed to the training school. I , That the kitchen and storage rooms be renovated and r made more sanitary, and ' that f the cooking equipment and plumbing facilities in the kitchen be made more adequate and modern. I : i "We realize." read the report, "that some of these recommend ations will . ir-olve an increase In the per capita cost of opera tion at the training school, ibut In this connection your attention Is called to the fact that the in stitution is now being operated on an exceedingly low per capita cost in comparison with other similar schools." An investigation of the sc iool was launched several months ago by the state board of control, when the parents of Vernon Lyy complained that be had been burned while an ankle-Iron was being removed from his leg by means of an acetylene torch. The board of control- devoted) al most two days to hearing evi dence fn the case, and later1 re ferred the complaint to the child welfare commission. The inves tigation then shifted from Salem to Portland and Woodburn. j ' More, than 41 witnesses were i examined by the : board of con trol. Including Vernon Levy and other , former inmates of the school. Parents and friends of the boys also appeared before the board of control as ata.a number of. employes of the In stitution. Mr. Balllie was one of the principal witnesses for the. defense. Burning of Lad's Lea; Pare Accident "The 'Investigation was icon fined largely to. three r main charges brought against j the school, continued the commis sion's report. "These tncinaea use of the ankle-iron, cruelty Jn punishment of ; boys and ase ' of improper and insufficient food, resulting in malnutrition. J : "The commission Is convinced that the burning of Vernn Levy's leg 'daring the process of removing the ankle-iron with the use of a torch, was an accident deplored equally b7 dhe state board of control and the superin tendent of the boys training school. - Mr. Balllie knew, noth ing of the attempt to remove the ankle-Iron with the use of a torch. The usual method of. re moving the ankle-iron lsj by means of a hack saw." i The report set out that at the time of the accident Levy! was wearing . two ankle-irons, J one weighing 17 pounds and the oth er from seven to 10 pounds. This unusual condition, 1 con-, tinned the report, "was occa sioned by the fact that Levy had - run away from the school six times Ind had attempted It a 'seventh time." ! - "Strapping is a method of dis- . cipllne used in many educational and training Institutions throughout the country. Strap ping at the Oregon training school during- recent years has been confined to lashes with one ; strap, one-inch In width, on the palms of the hands or soles of the feet. ' -' "The members of this tommis stoa are-not In favor of strap ping as an reproved form of dis cipline, but the commission! hes itates to recommend at this! time 4he total abolition of this j form t discipline. Steps should be taken, however, to substitute ether forms of discipline, to the end that corporal pnuishment may be abolished at an j early - date. In the meantime the! com mission recommends that Strap ping on the soles of the feet be abolished and that lashes on the palms of the hands be reduced to a maximum of 10. No (strap pings . should be given until the . offense has been reported to the superintendent and the boy has been interviewed. r!.-. ",-'V 1 ' i The commission recommended that ; the practice of compelling boys to stand in line or In! some . fixed position as a form of pun ishment should be : used only in moderation and under strict su- Education Never Finished Word of Beattie in Talks Monmouth Norinal MONMOUTH, Jan. 31. An In teresting -visitor in Monmouth this week! was W. O. Beattie, 1 a professor In - the extension de partment of the U 'versitjr of Oregon, and one-time head of the Rural department of, the Oregon Normal school, who ad dressed Monmouth's Lions club, alsp the student body and facul ty of Monmouth high school.! He presented many interesting observations on' the subject of education,. stressing the fact that no one ever completes his educa tion, as always there is soma me dium of its . continuance. Inten tionally or otherwise. Among mature-minded i individuals, , or those . who . dropped , early from actual school participation, there Is a growing trend toward syste matic continued study by means of correspondence courses and night classes, which furnish , the means of advancement . both "vo cationally ' - and ' professionally. Then there are the many- special ised eases, where individual study, and research is I followed; and the . fortunate, , Uurach more restricted,, group, who can afford travel -as a ileisuraly and color ful method of enlightenment. - At the nigh school he' mad a brief special address to the sen ior class at close of his visit, and encouraged his young1 ' listeners to ask Questions, of him, - con cerning any colleges. o Oregon. ( Sew and So" is Club'z Name in Zena Vicinity ZEN A, Jan. SI Mrs. Clarence Merrick and -t children, Audrey and Chester and Mrs. f VT. N. Crawford of Zena attended the recent mentis a of the Sew and So clubat the home of Mrs. Iran Merrick ct Llneola Wednesday. The l afternoon was pleasantly spent In aewlng ' and conversa tion. Mrs. Merrick was assisted at the ' tea" hour' by- her sister-in-law Mrs. Dale Eidgeway of Buell who was a special guest of the club. .. . . - - The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Clarence Merrick at Zena. Members pres ent Wednesday were Mrs. A Madsen, Mrs., George Boyd, i Mrs. Clarence Merrick, Mrs, Wl N. Crawford and the hostess, Mrs. Iran Merrick, ? Children, who were guests of the club were Merrilyn and . Edrudell Boyd, Audrey and Chester Merrick. Al vin Madsen, Jr.. Naomi Norman and Delores Merrick and Robert Ross. - - 1 . - : Cooperative hog sales in Geor gia during October .totalled lit, S25 posndvcrlsilns tit farnen 110.207 cash. -1 " TO SB BTTXa ssnca SnOtLD BE TTX AAfTVFn tT yea have Frequent CXAD- ; ACHES. :. 4 -- IF yea cannot read fix print thread a needle. tT yea are WEBVOC3 and trrf. table. Consult as NOW. - Charges Seasonable :'A,;. 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