State Agencies

This institution was established by Chapter
374, Acts of 1850, as the House of Refuge. It has
been situated at its present site near Loch Raven
in Baltimore since 1910, when its name was
changed to Maryland School for Boys. By Chap-
ter 300, Acts of 1918, its name was changed to
Maryland Training School for Boys. The school
provides for the care and training of delinquent
boys (Code Health-General Article, sec. 6-116).

MONTROSE SCHOOL

Leonard F. Gmeiner, Superintendent

13700 Hanover Road
Reisterstown 21136 Telephone: 833-1500

Montrose School originally was established in
1886 as the Female House of Refuge (Chapter
156, Acts of 1886). It became the property of the
State in 1918 (Chapter 303, Acts of 1918). When
the School moved from Baltimore to its present
site in 1922, it adopted its present name (Chapter
215, Acts of 1922). In 1962 the Barrett School
for Girls merged with the Montrose School for
Girls (Chapter 37, Acts of 1962). The School be-
came coeducational in 1973 and now provides
services for both delinquent girls and boys (Code
Health-General Article, sec. 6-116).

ALFRED D. NOYES CHILDREN'S
CENTER

Harry Langmead, Administrator

9925 Blackwell Road
Rockville 20850 Telephone: 762-7800

The Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center was
established by Chapter 101, sec. 8, Acts of 1970,
and by Chapter 179, sec. 8, Acts of 1972, as
modified in the General Construction Loan Act
of 1974.

Opened in September 1977, the Noyes Center
is a regional detention center that provides ser-
vices for male and female youths from Montgom-
ery and the Western Maryland counties. The fa-
cility offers secure temporary care for youths who
are alleged to be or have been adjudicated delin-
quent. It has the capacity to serve thirty young
people (Code Health-General Article, sec. 6-116).

THOMAS J. S. WAXTER CHILDREN'S
CENTER

James Mizelle, Superintendent

375 Red Clay Road, S.W.
Laurel 20810 Telephone: 247-0011

Health and Mental Hygiene/209

Opened in November 1963, the Thomas J.S.
Waxter Children's Center was initially known as
the Southern Maryland Children's Center. It was
authorized by Chapter 38, Acts of 1962, and re-
ceived its present name by Chapter 131, Acts of
1963 (Code Health-General Article, sec. 6-116).

JUVENILE SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION YOUTH CENTERS

Robert G. Wolford, Superintendent

Headquarters
326-328 Queen City Drive
Cumberland 21502 Telephone: 777-2162

The Juvenile Services Administration operates
four Youth Centers for boys. These centers were
created by Chapter 370, Acts of 1955. The Cen-
ters are combined into a single administrative
unit with one budget and one central business
management unit located in Cumberland. They
serve older boys received through direct commit-
ment from various State courts and jurisdictions
and through transfer from the Maryland Training
School for Boys and the Montrose School. Boys
selected for transfer must be at least 15-1/2 years
of age, in good physical health, and interested in
an active outdoor work and living experience.
The present names for the Youth Centers (for-
merly known as Boys Forestry Camps) were ap-
proved by the Board of Public Works on Septem-
ber 20, 1977 (Code Health-General Article, sec.
6-116).

BACKBONE MOUNTAIN YOUTH
CENTER

Francis P. Scarcelli, Supervisor
Swanton 21561 Telephone: 359-9190

The 1963 General Assembly appropriated
funds to establish a temporary youth center at
Victor Cullen State Hospital (now Victor Cullen
Center). Since no construction was necessary this
was an immediate way to help relieve the
overcrowding of juvenile institutions. This tempo-
rary youth center opened on April 1, 1964. In
1964 the General Assembly appropriated funds to
establish a permanent center at Backbone Moun-
tain in Garrett County with facilities for thirty-
five boys (Chapter 159, Acts of 1964). Subse-
quently, Backbone Mountain Youth Center
opened on May 23, 1966, at which time the staff
and boys were transferred from the temporary
center at Victor Cullen to the permanent center
at Backbone Mountain. The Center is located ap-
proximately eight miles from Westernport on
Route 135.