art of expression. Originality is often shown in the articles made, which consist of the following: Baskets of raffia, reed, etc.; chair caning; needlework such as hemstitching, Swedish weaving, embroidery and Armenian lace; knitting; tatting; net weaving; and the weaving of rag rugs, 142 yards being woven during the

year.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

The report of the medical department, as submitted by the attending physician, Dr. Brodie, is as follows:

Upon admission to the institution each girl is given a complete physical examination, including a smear test for gonorrhea and a blood test for syphilis. The new cases of each for the year were: gonorrhea, 9; syphilis, 13. In addition to minor ailments, the following cases were treated during the year: Abortion, 1; abscesses, 7; anaemia, 13; appendicitis, 1; asthma, 1; bronchitis, 10; burns, 8; colic, renal, 1; colds, 102; conjunctivitis, 3; constipation, 25; cystitis, 1; diarrhoea, 2; earache, 7; flat feet, 8; glands, enlarged, 2; goiter, 8; hay fever, 1; headache, 15; hemorrhoids, 9; hysteria, 5; indigestion, 87; inoculations, 19; laryngitis, 3; leucorrhea, 2; menstrual troubles, 24; minor operations, 10; nervous troubles, 9; poison ivy, 2; pyelitis, 2; rheumatic pains, 14; salpingitis, 10; skin troubles, 17; sprains, 4; tonsilitis, 29; treatments, local, 37; venereal warts, 1; wounds, minor, 8.

An important part of the medical work consists of treatment for venereal disease. Treatment for syphilis is given on one day a week, the usual number of cases being fifteen for each day. Each girl receives an intravenous injection of salvarsan and an intramuscular injection of mercury. Six treatments are given, after which the patient has a rest of two months, when the treatments are repeated. The girls take treatments very willingly. Following is a record of the work done along this line for the year: Samples of blood taken for Wassermann reaction, 240; injections of salvarsan, 597; injections of mercury, 624; smears taken, 97.

Dr. Cowper, of Buffalo, held refraction clinics on June 4 and 18, when 43 girls were examined and 34 prescriptions were given.

DENTAL DEPARTMENT

The visiting dentist averages two visits a month. The work for the year was as follows: extractions, 212; treatments, 548; treatments for abscess, 4; treatments for pyorrhea, 24; fillings, amalgam, 20; fillings, cement, 174; fillings, gutta-percha, 5; fillings, zine oxide, 2; fillings, root-canal, 4; silver nitrate applications, 46; novocaine administrations, 212; scaling and cleaning, 102; full upper plates, 6.

FARM

The farm consists of 70 acres, of which approximately 7 acres are used for farm buildings, 5 acres for orchard, 12 acres for vegetable garden, including potatoes, and the remaining land is used

for farm crops. The poultry flock averages 240 fowls. The livestock consists of one registered Holstein sire, 7 pure-bred Holstein cows, 7 grade cows, 30 pigs, and 6 horses-4 for farm use and 2 for institution use. New fruit trees were set out as follows: 30 cherry, 30 peach, 8 pear, 15 prune and 6 quince. An asparagus bed of 500 plants was set out. A tractor, corn binder and potato digger were added to the farm equipment. The farm products are as follows: Fruit.-Apples, 346 bushels; blackberries, 10 quarts; cherries, 62 quarts; currants, 19 quarts; grapes, 245 pounds; peaches, 8 bushels; pears, 34 bushels; plums, 30 bushels; quinces, 5 bushels; strawberries, 285 quarts.

Garden.-Asparagus, 49 pounds; beans, dry, 21 bushels; beans, string, 631 pounds; beet greens, 1213 pounds; beets, 3479 pounds; cabbage, 11781 pounds; carrots, 3063 pounds; celery, 1000 pounds; corn, sweet, 5579 pounds; cucumbers, 2205 pounds; lettuce, 1476 pounds; mushrooms, 4 quarts; muskmelon, 2004 pounds; onions, dry, 36 bushels; onions, green, 1911 pounds; peas, 1680 pounds; peppers, green, 21 pounds; pop corn, 432 pounds; potatoes, 250 bushels; pumpkin, 970 pounds; radishes, 295 pounds; rhubarb, 1110 pounds; spinach, 682 pounds; squash, summer, 2098 pounds; squash, winter, 1757 pounds; Swiss chard, 232 pounds; tomatoes, 7248 pounds; turnips, 4755 pounds; vegetable oysters, 660 pounds. Poultry.-Eggs, 2079 dozens. Dairy.-Milk, 50,615 quarts.

Meat.-Bacon, 987 pounds; beef, 1695 pounds; chicken, 728 pounds; ham, 340 pounds; pork, fresh, 2780 pounds; pork, salt, 809 pounds; shoulder, 140 pounds; veal, 1590 pounds.

Farm.-Barley, 209 bushels; beets, mangel-wurzel, 525 bushels; corn ensilage, 104 tons; green fodder, oats and peas, 9 tons; hay, 30 tons; oats, 276 bushels; straw, 20 tons; wheat, 215 bushels.

PAROLE DEPARTMENT

While the training and wholesome discipline at the School are most vital to the girl who has been here, it is also very essential that she be carefully placed at the end of this period, where she may test out her ability to readjust herself in society.

To make a suitable placement, the Parole Agent must know the history of the girl, her mental and educational equipment, and, what is very important, her personal characteristics. It has been found that it is not well to return a girl to her old environment until she becomes stabilized and has accustomed herself to contact with the outside world; nevertheless in many cases there is no alternative. If this is the case it is usual to ask the representative of some social agency to have a friendly oversight of the girl. There is no difficulty in finding socially-minded families who are willing to take our girls. The best results follow when she is taken as a member of the family. This is especially easy where there are small children.

Each girl on parole sends in a written monthly report signed by her employer or guardian. This report is made out on a printed form which is sent to the girl on the 25th of each month. This report, together with the parole visits, gives the Agent a fairly good idea of the work, conduct, health, recreation and expenditures of the paroled girl. Each girl is encouraged and expected to save a portion of her wages. Every girl this past year, when her time expired, had a bank account, varying from fifty to one hundred dollars. This not only teaches the girl to save, but adds to her self-respect.

Of the 71 girls paroled this past year, 37 were placed in families where they receive from $5 to $6 a week; 2, having taken a business course at our School, were placed in stenographic positions, beginning at a salary of $15; 11 were returned to their husbands and children, all but one of whom are making good; 21 were paroled to parents or near relatives. Of this last group, 2 secured employment as stenographers, both being graduates of the business class of the Training School; 3 are machine operators in factories; 1 is a saleswoman and 1 a laundry worker. The services of the 13 remaining are needed in their homes. Of the group of 71 paroled girls, 3 have been returned for violation of parole and 4 have disappeared from their places of employment and have not yet been returned to the School.

Respectfully submitted,

FLORA P. DANIELS,

Superintendent.