THE STATE INSTITUTIONS. The State Institutions under the general supervision of the Board are as follows: THE LYMAN SCHOOL FOR BOYS, Westborough,— Superintendent, Theodore F. Chapin. THE STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, Lancaster, Superintendent, Luann L. Brackett. THE STATE ALMSHOUSE AT TEWKSBURY,- Superintendent, John H. Nichols, M.D. THE STATE FARM AT BRIDGEWATER, Blackstone. Superintendent, Hollis M. THE NORTHAMPTON LUNATIC HOSPITAL,- Superintendent, John A. Houston, M.D. THE WORCESTER INSANE ASYLUM, Superintendent, Ernest V. Scribner, M.D. THE DANVERS LUNATIC HOSPITAL, — Superintendent, Charles W. Page, M.D. THE WESTBOROUGH INSANE HOSPITAL, Adams, M.D. Superintendent, George S. THE MEDFIELD INSANE ASYLUM, — Superintendent, Edward French, M.D. THE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL for DIPSOMANIACS AND INEBRIATES, Foxborough, Superintendent, Marcello Hutchinson, M.D *THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDED, Waltham, Superintendent, Walter E Fernald, M.D. *THE HOSPITAL COTTAGES FOR CHILDREN, Baldwinville, tendent, Everett Flood, M D. *THE MCLEAN HOSPITAL, Waverley, — Superintendent, Edward Cowles, M.D. THE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL FOR EPILEPTICS, Monson, Superintendent, Owen Copp, M.D. THE LYMAN AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. Trustees: Melvin H. Walker, of Westborough, President; Elizabeth G. Evans, of Boston, Secretary; Henry C. Greeley, of Clinton, Treasurer; Michael J. Sullivan, of Chicopee; Elizabeth C. Putnam, of Boston; Samuel W. McDaniel, of Cambridge; Edmund C. Sanford, of Worcester. Partly under State control. Not yet opened. Of the 124 boys committed during the year, one was 16 years old, two 15 years, sixty-two 14 years, twenty-eight 13 years, twenty-one 12 years, six 11 years, two 10 years, and two 9 years; 81 of them were committed for offences against property, 34 for stubbornness, and the rest for other offences. More than half of them had been arrested before. Of more than a third of them, other members of their families had been arrested; and of almost one-half, one or both parents were known to be intemperate. 37 per-cent of them were born of foreign parents, 31 per-cent of American parents, and 32 per-cent unknown. The total number cared for at the adjunct to the School, called the Berlin Cottage, was 41; the largest number present there at any one time being 22, and the smallest 16. There has been a decided improvement in the health of the inmates during the year, owing to some extent, undoubtedly, to a better diet, and more appropriate clothing. The boys enter with spirit into their regular gymnastic drill, and it is of evident benefit to them. The Board repeats its objection to the absence of a night watch in the dormitories, and also to the custom of sending the boys unattended from house to house for school instruction. The School is fortunate in having a Board of Trustees who take such deep interest in its welfare, and who give so much time and labor to the study of the care and reformation of its inmates. Average weekly cost per capita, $3.93. Market value of permanent funds, September 30, 1897, Of the 100 commitments to the School during the year, 48 were for stubbornness, 17 for larceny, 8 for idle and disorderly conduct, 7 for drunkenness, 6 for lewdness, 4 for fornication, 4 for lasciviousness in speech and conduct, 3 for night walking, 2 for vagrancy and idleness, one for assault and battery. Of the 100, 62 were born in Massachusetts, 4 in England, 3 in Canada, 3 in Ireland, 2 in Nova Scotia, one in Newfoundland, one at sea, and the rest in other parts of the United States; 28 were of American parentage, 27 of Irish, 13 of French, and the rest of other nations. All but four could read and write. Of the 56 girls who during the year passed out of the care of the State, the conduct of 68 percent is reported good. This School continues to stand among the first of its kind in the country; following as it does rules founded upon good common sense, the results are eminently satisfactory. The great over-crowding will soon be relieved by the completion of a new building, for which an appropriation was granted last year. When this building is finished and occupied, the limit to which a School of this character can be carried will be nearly reached. The health of the pupils is uniformly good, and a prime factor in bringing about this result is undoubtedly the large amount of out-door work and exercise required of them. THE STATE ALMSHOUSE AND THE STATE FARM. These two Institutions are under the direction of a single Board of Trustees. The Trustees are as follows: J. White Belcher, of Randolph, Chairman; Payson W. Lyman, of Fall River, Secretary; Sarah D. Fiske, of Malden; Leonard Huntress, M.D., of Lowell; Jacob H. Hecht, of Boston; Anna F. Prescott, of Boston; Warren E. Rice, of Lawrence. |