The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-08


come familiar with the premises.
They taught to find their way about the estab
in walking PLAYING, the exercise of some mechanical
employment. Tho cloud Of gloom which SO frequently
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subjected is offspring is presently displaced by look
Of lively cheerfuness and the emancPated youth erul,s
in the exercise of faculties and the enjoyment of means
of happiness hitherto unknown
From the reports Of the committees having in charge
appears that these have during the year. been vigorous
ly and successfully prosecuted. The division of the
pupils into regular classes and the course of study
signed to EACH has been continued without modification
This arrangement was made last year and has proved
cminently successful
by the withdrawal from the Institution Of several of the
advanced pupils but their places have been readily
supplied by Others that the inconvenience arising
from this cause has been but temporary.
The organization OF additional vocal closses to en-
brace all the pupils in the Insu on effected during the
past year. is found to work well and this branch Of
music must prove very generally beneficial to the
of pupils, is recommended that increasing aten.
ton be paid to it. In this department less than the
school, we labor under considerable embarrassment from
the want OF facilities for printing Du ing the post
much attention mas oeen gwen TO me subject and ar
hoped before the close Of another year. this to
our progress will, in some measure, be removed.
The want Of the necessary funds to prosecute so desi.
rable undertaking has, hitherto, prevented it's &C
complement To obtain these, application 10 Con-
gress for grant oland made in April last by dele.
cations from the Boston, pennsylvania, aud New York
The manufacturing department continues in charge Of
Mr. Horn and Mr.. Bauman. Its effectiveness has be- en-
increased by the addition Of number Of graduated pu
pills. who, from being employed but half the day in the
workshops, now spend the whole of their time there
and the increased energy with which they work has
added very considerably to tho of
during the year The younger female pupils and those
whose health and strength does not admit of their being
thus employed, ore occupied in knitting plain sewing
etc The prospective employment Of our graduated p1
pills in an establishment provided especially their
wants has not been lost sight Of and tho experience
another but tends to confirm opinion of tho fea
sbility and utility OF such plan The institution has
paid to such persons for during the past yosr the
Of 81 $40 le being average Of from 500 to $3.50
to EACH an amount sufficient for their reasonable
When II is remembered that in this city thousands of
females and others possessing the advantage Of sigh
pine upon precarious subsistence, with difficulty OBJ.
tsncd by incessant and proracted toll in emplo me ns
which, poor Is the pttance which they afford arc fire.
quenly solicited in vain there is cause for congratua
ton that have been provided where even the e.
forts Of the blind may at least be rewarded with decent
livelihood
The privaton under which pupils labor and the
distance of the institution from the various places OF 10
igious worship render provision for that spiritual
instruction important subject Of consideration with
the board For this purpose divine service and Sabbath