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Volume XLIX
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 17, 1949
Number 7
TRAINING SCHOOL
t HAS GOOD YEAR,
REPORT SHOWS
Supt. Whitten Gives
Review of Year's Work.
Total Population 979.
(Editor’s note: We have just read
with interest the thirty-first annual
report of the State Training School
located near here, as transmitted to
the Board of {Regents by its superin-
tendnet, Dr. B. O. Whitten. The
complete report in pamphlet form,
also includes reports of the medical
director. Dr. F. L. Webb, of the train
ing and psychological departments
by Miss Norma Hallett, information
^ charts and data, and statement of
^ expenditures. For a lack of space
, these are omitted. The report of the
Superintendent is published below
because of its interest to the many
local friends of the institution.)
To the Board of Regents of the State
Training School:
The Annual Report of the State
Training School for the fiscal year
July 1, 1947-July 1, 1948 is submit
ted:
An Annual Report prepared in the
midst of changes which involve a
program of improvements and ex
pansion would scarcely display an
adequate picture of the Institution
except in connection with statistical
data. Plans begun several years ago
are now being unfolded as rapidly
as possible, and this Report might
well have comment on (a) operations
within the Institution, 1 July, 1947
to 1 July, 1948; (b) provisions and
plans that change the status of the
Institution every month and repre
sent some carry-over of work to
which reference was made in the last
twt> or three Annual Reports; (c) the
tremendous need for more planning
and more developments, as evidenced
by the ever increasing number of
urgent calls for assistance of the In-‘
strtution that can be offered only
when plans are put into action and
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consummated. This third point of
reference is of .sufficient importance
to warrant serious consideration of
the General Assembly at its next
session, as was so well manifested
during its last session. The critical
lack of facilities and long delay in
approving almost all applications of
ten result in unrest and impatience
on the part of families and friends.
It might well be charged, with ev
idence to prove, that officials of the
Institution should have pressed hard
er and presented convincing evidence
of need to members of the General
Assmbly so that action to provide
facilities "would not have been de
layed so long. It has been our obser
vation during the_ past thirty years
that the General Assembly usually
gets around to its appointed tasks af
ter it has enough information to
make its own appraisal. It has never
been our policy to propagandize the
| burdens and troubles of families we
; knew to be in special need, but
1 rather to let this be made known to
the proper ollficials by quiet person-
: al contacts. Nearly all members of
j the General Assembly now realize
and appreciate the need of more fa
cilities here because of actual in
timate contact with their friends and
! constituents in their respective coun-
I ties. We, therefore, look forward
j to a sustained sort of interest and
i support that have perhaps been cry-
I stallized in the most enduring way.
i During the last fiscal year, .there
were 33 girls and 21 boys released
from the Institution. Of this number,
; 3 boys and 3 girls were returned for
J more help by the Institution. There
; were 55 first admissions, 34 girls
j and 21 boys; .3 readmissions, 1 girl
and 2 boys.
In our last Report, we referred to
and explained slow but progressive
difficulties often met in placing boys
and girls in positions for which they
have been better trained and are 1
most likely to be successful for long i
periods of time. There is still a rea
son easily understood why children
taken from thickly populated areas,
with more competitive influences ec-j
onomically and socially to be met,
should want to return and live there
(and their families want them) whe
ther they are best fitted to do so or
not. Even though some domestic and
farm wages may enable a girl Or boy
to earn a comparable net saving and
1 do more successful work than in oth
er vocations, the setting is different
and the results are what might be
expected in many cases. As there is
a gradual readjustment of prices
paid to various sorts of workers, this
problem may be given partial solu
tion.
The average daily enrollment was
972. On June 30, 1948, the enroll
ment was 979.
! Discussion of personnel from year
to year could become a dull subject,
| but since the work of its personnel
[ reflects the grade and qualtities of
j the Institution, it probably should be
always a matter to which reference
is made, and not lightly. Perhaps the
main reason why the Institution feels
and has felt a personnel shortage for
so many years is due to having in the
dormitories approximately 25 per
cent more children than the original
(1 designs contemplated. While our per
sonnel problems are by no means
' ended, the many faithful employees
have shown remarkable spirit and
loyalty and there may be reason to
hope and expect that employees will
be adequate in number and quality
! to maintain a satisfactory standard,
provided the remuneration is set
i more nearly in proportion to the
work they do and that is expected of
| them, as compered with practically
. all other forms of employment. I am
[ convinced we still need to offer bet-
i ter compensation to employees who
| prove to be worthy, which we find
in most instances, without a marked
| decline in other wages and living
j costs.
For two successive years, we have
J refrained from overemphasizing the
I remarkable report of the Medical Di-
! rector and oarticularly as it conce ns
the low dtoth rate. The past year
gave us a new record of only 6 deaths,
only,l female and 7 m-ales. Most nf
the cases of illness occur in frail in-
| dividuals and the hospital service
in connection with its health reports
and death rate are all the more sat
isfying in view of the fact that only
one doctor is available for services
and he is not adequately staffed with
nurses.
One of the most important changes
on the list of employees was the res
ignation and retirement of Miss
Georgia Brooker, who had served the
Institution as Supervisor for 23 years.
Her contribution to the Institution
was not calculable and she has been
and will continue to be greatly
missed toy every employee and boy
and girl at the Institution who had
the pleasure of knowing her.
References have been made in pre
vious years to the large number of
applications on file here. It is not the
wish of the Superintendent to say
too many words concerning the sub
ject which really takes more of his
time and gives more concern than
•any other one function of his office.
I wish only to express the sincere
hope and desire that the parents and
friends who are interested in getting
children here may find * common
ground for presenting this matter
to members of the General Assembly
and that, however large or small the
provisions made for such children, it
may be determined on the basis of
need and jnerit and the financial
strength of our State to provide it.
The time seems to be at hand for an
appraisal of the needs, how they shall
toe met, the State’s ability to meet
them, £nd the ultimate benefit, to
bev placed in the light of what our tion help which the State will not
State needs, or should have, to be ’ or cannot supply.. The Superinten-
progressive and prosperous and eco- dent, with concurrence of the Board,
nomically and financially strong. It believes this matter should be and
is not well to have a great many will toe resolved by the General As-
parents expecting from the Institu- sembly and the citizens of the State I
with this office serving only as in.
agency to receive and make available
such information as may be helpful
or needed.
During the last fiscal year, we re-
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MARGARINE . 44c
Sunlight O’mry lb Patties Lb
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Schreibers 2 Lb. Bos
Cheese Food . 77c
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Sirloin
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Top Quality Beef U. S. Good Grade
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ROAST
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Palmolive 3 Reg Sizes
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Palmolive Bath Size
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Large,Pkg ,
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Ajax 2-14 Oz. Cans
Cleanser . 23c
Octagon Laundry Reg.
Soap ... 8c
Octagon 3 Reg. Sizes
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Octagon 2 Reg. Sizes
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I Octagon 3 Reg. Sizes
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Turnip or Mustard 2 Lbs 'Fresh Florida 2 Pounds
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Cod. . . .
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Fresh - Large
Pourwi
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Mackerel
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Steaks
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Fillet Of
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Flounder
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Speckle
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Trout ...
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Dressed (1-1 Vz lb
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