long dreary night of pain, and woe, which in the present life cannot be succeeded by morning?

There are "life members" in Wisconsin State Prison to-day, who for many long, weary years have silently and patiently suffered the restraints, shame and humiliation of prison life, who, if released, would lead lives of honesty and usefulness, and be a blessing in any community.

And for the sake of such men, I would plead, and ask the legis lature to duly consider the subject, and enact a law embodying the elements of both fear and hope, so that while there would be a fear of imprisonment for life, hope might point to a period when release would come, if the conduct and reformation should warrant.

PERSONAL.

As I have frequent and intimate converse with the prisoners, and know their feelings and sentiments, it is proper I should say in behalf of the warden, that he is eminently fitted for his present position.

Notwithstanding the difficulties attending the faithful performance of his duties, he has proved himself equal to the task.

The interest he has manifested for the welfare of these unfortunate persons, and in the government of them, reorganizing them as men, ever combining kindness with firmess, is having a salutary influence over them, and doing much to aid in their elevation and reformation.

Respectfully submitted,

WAUPUN, Wis., Sept. 30, 1874.

E. TASKER,
Chaplain.

FIFTEEENTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

MANAGERS

OF THE

WISCONSIN

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS

FOR THE

FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, 1874.

MADISON, WIS.:

ATWOOD & CULVER, PRINTERS AND STEREOTYPERS.

Regular meetings of the Board of Manages held on the second Wednesday in January, April, July and October.

OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL.

A. D. HENDRICKSON,

SUPERINTENDENT.

MRS. O. D. HENDRICKSON,

MATRON.

THE WISCONSIN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS,

Is situated about three-fourths of a mile west of the railroad depot, in the village of Waukesha, the county seat of Waukesha county, Wisconsin. It was organized as a House of Refuge, and opened in 1860. The name was afterwards changed to State Reform School, and again to Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys, its present title. The buildings are located on the southern bank of Fox river, in view of the trains as they pass to and from Milwaukee and Madison, presenting an attractive front to the traveling public, and furnishing the best evidence of the parental care of the state authorities for the juvenile delinquents within our borders. The buildings include a main central building three stories high, used for the residence of the superintendent's family, chapel, school rooms, office, dining and lodging rooms for officers, teachers and employees, furnace room, cellar and kitchen. On the east of the main central building are three family buildings, three stories high, each with dining hall, play room, bath room, dressing room, hospital room, officers' room, dormitory and store room. On the west of the main central building are two family buildings like those on the east in all respects. The family buildings were intended to accommodate 30 to 36 boys each. The main central and family buildings here spoken of are built of stone, with slate roofs, and are intended to be substantially fire proof. They are provided with hard and soft water force pumps, hose and extinguishers. In addition to these buildings and in rear of them, are two stone shop. buildings three stories high, with slate roofs, which embrace laundry, steam drying room, tank room, store, cellar, cane seating shops,, correction house, shoe shop, tailor shop, carpenter shop, paint shop,. broom shop and store rooms. Of wooden buildings, there is a convenient barn, with sheds for cattle and cellar for roots. A first class piggery, with stone base and storage above for corn, etc., a poultry house, an ice house, slaughter house and tool house. There is also a wooden building with stone basement, formerly used for

shops, now used for bakery, boys' kitchen and bath room in the basement, and for a family of boys in the two upper stories. There is another wooden building formerly used for girls, since removed, stone basement added and intended to accommodate 30 to 36 boys. This building is two stories high above basement. There is on the farm a comfortable house and barn for the use of the farmer and his family. The farm consists of about 233 acres of land, the most of it under good cultivation.