Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-31

which has been appropriated for providing the
whole establishment with all the necessary aru
cles Of furniture: and which, being subtrac'ed
from the above calculation, aud the expenses ot
the eleven weeks which have yet to run before
the completion Of the entire year. being taken
into the account, will make the per annum sup
port of each Orphan, not much TO exceed the
amount comprised IN the preceding s'atement'
i. e. thirty four dollars, and fifty seven cents
about sixty-six cents and half per week, Or ih
GLIDING the salary Of the Matron, and the rent OF
the house, smne where about one dollar. Perfect
accuracy indeed Is not here attempted: YET II Is
believed to be substantially correct; and that the
calculation may be SEIZED on in all general est
mates of the future. And it shows. al sinsie
glance. what a vast though unknown amount ot
good may possibly be effected; aud what IA NAL
lltuJe of distressing evils, both natural and mo-
raj, may easily be averted BY judicious and eco.
nomical application of a very smal amount OF
means. These children Of wretchedness. OF Do'
yerty and bereavement, are now reposing a'h'n
the blessings Of abundance. and the comforts OF
home Trainin. up Ia useful industry. under
the fostering care Of christian principle and chris
tan example; and separated from that a'no phere
of moral pestence, amld,, the cont niiaiIng and
5alcful influences Of which such victims OF early
misfortune are not unfrequently reared from the
very cradle; the prospect is, that. Instead OF ris-
ing to maturity but to multiply inIuity and per-
petuate con;agon, they will grow up to usetal-
ness, to personal respectab,lity, and to disni'
fled standing in the ranks OF the community
And, with an object so rich in promise as this.
Who would not be willing 10 labor! VINO would
shrink, even from momeRtarf prlNatI"n, and per-
soua sacriiices: Ard VIM would not pray.
Lord bless, and prosper the etfoHs OF the Or
phan Asylum.
But there Is another department, tn which the
labors OF your Board have been directed; and
which, on such an occasion rs the present. must
not be overlooked. tits the Female Free School,
which, in the constitution Of your Saclety. has
been, we trust, lndis,o!ubly connected with the
Orphan Asylum. The operations of this part OF
YOUR Establishment, were commenced on the
9th day Of last Marth-neary a month earlier
than those OF the Asylum: and with no hiermls-
sious, other than suca as are sanctioned by the
standing rules, its blessings have been diifusins.
and its sanatory influences gong out. from that
period to the present time. Over the general
interests Of this, the supe' vision Of your Board
has been as frequently directed, and as closely
applied, as in the case OF the Other: and they
have ample reason To anticipate. from Its CONT
uuou'VS INV "uppf 'NSu't nv h"'""N' w ~
males here enrolled, anl, in greater or less de-
gree. participating in the lessons of ordinary IN
structlon, is $50; though not more than half OF
that number can be calculated on as the average
Of learners, during the successive days of the
week That this Is an evil. and an evil of no
small magnitude, is. on all hands, admitted: and
any measure Ina: could be adopted, affnrding the
premise Of its speedy removal, would be both
welcomed by the Teachers, and hailed as a buon
Of no ordinary richness. by all the Managers Of
the Instituton. But from the experiments which
have been made-the infOrms tiOn communicated.
in relation tn ,.4,p- Schools OF a similar coBstruc
tion--and the ue.l-know inaptitude IN the minds
of parents, who are themselves ignorant a. we'll
as destitue, Ia appreciate the favor OF gratuituus
instruction; they have been driven to the con.
clusion, that HE ecif is remehiiess: and that. if
those who are enlisted IN such Oeueflcent opera
tons have not the ability to accomplish all the
good they would. they must be content in ,hr
conviction. that they are achieving all they can
And vet. seventy five learners. the average NUN
Der oi ordinary attendants, and composed too of
such a rude. aud uniformed mass of Materials
Is quite sufficient for the efforts and the manage
ment Of those who are engaged in their in
struction and the proficiency winch they
have made, is a demunstratve proof, that
neither management nor instruction has been
wanting, or misappied Indeed, so far AZ your
Board have been able to perceive, from the vari
Gus examinations TO which they have been called,
aud from the opinions of others who have been
co.examn,rs with them, they have reason 10 con
cIude, that the progress of the scholars HAS been,
in very gratifying degree, conmendable; and
that the exhibition which they make. reflects no
small amount Of credit upon the skill. asslduity.
and the zeal OF those who have been charged
with the business of their instruction. The
funds which have been expended in supper, Of
this establishment. are two hundred aud twenty
eight dollars, eish ght cents. This includes
the entire cost. comprehendlns the salary OF the
Teachers. the rent of The room, aud the necessa.
~ apparatus Of bnuks, &c. for the use OF the
children. And this, with the addition of what
may still De required for the completion OF the
year. will probably amount to the full sum Of
about three hundred Misunderstanding the per
quarter expense Of each pupil, surprising The mum.
Der hun,lfed and fifty L" be receiving ins;rnc-
ton, and the amonO for books deducted, not to
exceed forty cents. And vet, small as this
NAV aDDear. and in truth is. they entertain