94 Indiana University Studies 
Nothing is known of Adam, the first child of Oran and 
Catherine. Lottie, the second child, married Hugh Brown, by 
whom he had 7 children. Five of them have been industrious, 
self-respecting girls. The older boy was wild when young 
but is reasonably steady now. Fred, the second boy, is bad. 
He is now serving a sentence in the Indiana Boys’ School for 
attempted rape on one of his sisters. He is classified there 
as low normal. 
Leo, the third child of Oran, is industrious and fairly 
well-to-do. His children have been cared for by the Indian- 
apolis Orphans’ Home since the death of their mother and 
step-mother. Leo is normal. 
Frank, the fourth child of Catherine and Oran, is an inter- 
esting character. Ruth said that he was feeble-minded and 
had been in the County Poor Farm for a long time. When 
seen, Frank proved to be a surprise. He was examined by 
S. L. Pressey, psychologist of Indiana University, and found 
to be superior in many ways. When a young man, Frank was 
a student of the old Indiana Academy and of Valparaiso Uni- 
versity. For a number of years he taught a rural school. 
One winter he failed to get a school and seemed to think that 
he could not do any other thing. He became ill and went to 
the County Poor Asylum because he could think of no other 
place to go. According to his own statement, he remained 
there 12 years. The records do not show this to be true. 
When asked why he cared to remain when he was able to 
support himself he replied that he had not thought much 
about it and was as well off there as in any other place. He 
has proved every day that he is not there because he does not 
want to work. He is not satisfied unless he is working on 
the farm as hard as if it belonged to him. He is capable and 
trustworthy, so much so that the superintendent of the insti- 
tution has practically turned over a part of the work to 
him. He earns money for the county every day that he re- 
mains in the Asylum. He did not seem to feel that there was 
a certain amount of disgrace attached to anyone living in the 
County House. He certainly is not feeble-minded as his 
sister says, yet it is not probable that an altogether normal 
man would be satisfied in the County Poor Asylum if he could 
possibly be in some other place. 
Maggie, the fifth child in this family, was born in 1867. 
