Long description

This simple table illustrates the timing of morning classes at Portland. The day begins at 8:00, with singing hymns and reading scriptures. In the left-hand column of the table are the class times: 8:25 to 9:30; 9:30 to 10:45; 10:45 to 11:00. The middle and right-hand columns show the class subjects for two divisions of prisoners. The longer sessions are for either ‘Writing, Letters and Arithmetic on slates’ or ‘Reading, spelling, geography and mental arithmetic. The short final session is for issuing library books and concluding.