The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-18

Illness The inmates are not EN- ployed at any trade,
hut they perform all the work, washing. making.
and mending of both departments On the 18Th Il
April and 18th OF October of every year. sach Of
the females as are prepared, are bound out and ~
many as thirty or forty apprentieed each scascn
There are many applicants from the county re-
curing domestics and apprentices. and this ipsti-
tuition could provide four five hundred girls anau-
ally with places. We undo rstand that the females
arprenticed from this house, frequently eet marned
III the country TO farmers and respectable ;raiss
men. and thus become the heads Of families. aud
good and thrifty housewives The chapel tor divine
the bows occupy the body Of he room. aud the giss
the gallery There is service here twice every sun
day.
by the last annual report we find that The whole
number OF children received into the House Of Re-
fuge. since its opening in 1925, IS 5,3i3. The hou.e
ply stefan is Dr. G. Carter The male school is
under the supervision of Mr.. p. A Spencer. AID
the femalesunder the instruction Of Miss Jane Carey
who is assistant matrcn and teacher Tie aggre-
gate age Of the boys committed is between eight
and thirteen years The managers in their report
state that, in pursuance Of an act Of the Lagsla-
ture of last year. appropriating SO 900 towards
buildings for the House of Refuge. they. on the
18th Of December received from the Treasurer
of the State. the warrant ofsthe Comptroller,
the of $25 900, being the payment provided
TO be made by said act, during uhe fiscal year
commencing October lst, 1851; no part Of sad
moneys have yet been expended, as payment is
not due for any services rendered in ard about tho
erection of the said buildings ard the enclosure of
said grounds. They confidently hope, before two
years shall have transpired, the new buildings will
be ready for occupation the very ehgibie site
procured Of the Corporation for that purpose. on
Randall's Island, in the vicinity of the city, con-
tanning from twenty-five to thirty acres. wbe.e
ample SPACE and room viii admit OF a division Of
both boys ard girls into separate classes with
workshops, dormitories, school, and other apart-
ments, heated and ventilated in the most approved
manner
&c ~.
and importancc-in view Of the increase of populi-
tion in the State, and especially Of iavenile rne-
Of checking the tendency to vice and wicked less
ut its fourain head; believing that faithful action.
in the earlier stages OF vice, which originates Oft en-
in ignorance and want of parental care, or proper
home influence, rather tuan any pfelspostion to
ime. WILL under the blessing Of Providence prn-
re the very desirable objects sought to be- Effected
by these invaluable institutions. There are Bow,
throughout land about sixteen houses OF refuge
which afford n home for children more Or less des-
titute or depraved. They are thus placed within
the reach of intellectual and m oral ca, tire as well
as Of wholesome physical discipline. 4 large number
of young offenders, by these means. are saved. who
we have reason to believe, wonld otherwise end
their career in the State prison or penitcntlary if
they happy escaped the gallows
From the report Of Mr. Spencer, the teacher, we
learn that more than half of the boys have acquired
arespectGble knowledge Of geography whilst ali of
them receive instruction from outne maps One
hundred and thirty five have studied the history of
the United Siates-all Taught some written
arithmetic. and as soon as they can write, are
encouraged to compose.
one hundred and seventy Of the boys now write
on paper, and some of them very neatly, Only six
of al the boys who have been admitted into the
school for the past year. could form letters well
enough 10 write on paper, except these who had
previously been in the House. Most Of the children
placed here with very little knowledge of any Of
the most simple branches of scence--they are III
school from three and half to four hours per day.
where frequently had two hundred and fifty in
the large after the recitation rooms are filled.
These poor neglected children have Lot education
enough to see or feel the want oft. Having never
been called upon to make any mental exertons.
their minds are tagnated: they have no ambition
III themselves to make any attempt to improve their
condition.
Miss Carey, il her report says, that fourteen
thousand FIVE hundred Scripture verses, and one
thousand two hundred hymns, have been committed
to memory by the girls during the past vear
Three hundred and ninety-seven children were
received during the year 1851, I26 of whom were
committed from the New York Police, and 90 from
the Sessions. The rarentagc of 21i Of the children
was as follows Americans, SO: Irish. 1853; Eng
fish, q Germans, 20; Scotch 4 French, 4
The following table shows the disposition made OF
children during the year 1851 -