New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-18
GERMANY.
The Ragged House.


From Tie Ioaion i,h-a-usa
The Rauhe i!aus (R0ugh or Ragged House
Establishment at Horn Hamhurch) d'icrs in seyeril
points from mot OF the institutions devoted elsewhere 10
he recovery Of vicious youth. The sy-tcm now ia use
tLDrc tie result Of some twenty wears progressive
growth j. remarkable specimen Of Organization which
mutt studied in detail in order 10 he Justly anprec.a"
Some n the principal feature, however VII appear in
p net .kCtch OF Il risc AMI progress.
IN ls32ihcre were in Hsinhurch O cv young mon Of
slender means, associated tor thepurpOse Of relieving thn
writs ard lettering the condition o. the iowe-t poor
They found appalling body Of distress hat soon die
oorercd list Il Wa Of a kind rfracfalle even by
sources Ger lcyond thcirs-inasuch as the WORT misery
here complicated with hrufish ignorance and vice.
Too many Of the wrctchc whomhcy yistei rejected all
L6D that euioued change in thir filthy AMI criminal
habits ihc f-sisancc gwen instantly westc mi
sulen drust or Avacr n-0"ncc defeated every ateupt
10 amend permanently their way Of lie. rhe alu-
icing thus hopeless the only prospect of good which
sCsnty means could effect sccncd % lie in taking the
young cut q the reach Of cortagon before they
quite corrupted ly IT, and this lei 90 the idea OF removing
q lew OF the wort to house of recovery"
The for,most of this little psrfy, Herr Wchern then
"c3ndidaic Tor the ministry" devoted himself 70 tn
project and sot about raising contributions for
II lie collected somethngin this way; but would hard
y have been able to make efeciuo beginning bat for
two happy circum tanccs The frst WAS a belucst of
considerable amount for this very purpose, which had
for time been lying unemployed for want OF an
Institution answering the te,tstors description and
which, after trouble and dcinur, obtained for
WiChc3ns scheme. The second was the cooperation OF
good and powerful ma ~ Syunlcus Sevekng, VINO not
only fmihefcd the plan by hi subscriptions and infu
encc. but also sol, al the main difficulty Of getting n sire
for the pTOposed colony Of INSIDERS. by the git of
Piece a lead ~ iorp-with small dwelling upon it
known a. ihe RalAs HnEs This tenement Wchern en-.
tered IN November, l-:3. then unknown youth.
with his mother, and the frs three boy-" (taken OF
coursc from theworst OF the worst) all as one family
Thin the plan which he had formed 10 convert
and Tlse 10 sero pcct, through family influence" by
Incorporation Of order and Christian love upon regular
dlscpl ne and induitry, class of outcasts 70 whom
thcce bcs sings were unknown. Their numbers were
gradually inoreated far the size of the house A.
lowed tie cultivation Of the land and some plain handi
workurrshed the requisite employment The fund with
which Wichern started having been spent in gt)ckny
tie farm and otherwise fitting up the estabshm mt
~ further support derived from voluntary contrib
uons and 20 II he's continued to exit and grow to its
present dimen onf-on casual provision The institu
ton Is not selttuppofting. The farm supplies some
part Of the sustcmnce OF the household, and all the
clothing Il made BY the pupil but independently of the
Coz OF coItiIul extensions, II Is plain that there an
6tnufl deficit in the ordinary ways and means which
extern chariiyis expected make good The amount
Of this Il not stated. there being balance 10.
cluded in Herr WeddcIkop's report
Tie plan from the fret successful, was found 10 Weld
ever better results as experience and zeal suggested
rev improvements, aud practice perfected the system
he attention Ct the benevolent turned towirl IT,
and supplied the ne' OF t. extension This took place
by uccosive additions of separate tenements each of
derte size that the inmate of each might sill be
comprised viii in the family limii-that being one
cadns principle OF the establishment The number of
and before long the buildings could be raised bv
the hands OF the boys Themselves under lew head
wokmcn AZ present, the whole home tead is covered
with such habiHOus glTl- hAvnq in process Of ti,,.
been admitted. separate dwellings Tor these had IN be
provided various schools, work-hop- a wash-Iousa
ltundry and kitchens, Together with a small bulJ;n for
G'ne service have been erected aud ~ last conno.
dil us GENITAL or "ncihcr house in which the p-nci
pa, nj W mfrled with family of hi own r.sides-,hc
ruling sIlrt OF buoy and prosperous institution nrU
hene more than 2uO subject. This Institution Is now
l. 2 ID a. 81 Ia md kg-Is Id
returning 70 society, useful citizens numbers ho had
teen taken in os cutcast OF the lowest kiui II h, no
come pattern for others in Germany snl We believe
AFRO IN the United States and ms al q bero,e cont
ont or many ether PGRs VI bcneyolencc tending 10 an
cal rofoIm W w
Il Is sni o. tarst private talshm,nt-au,horizei
ny he sitfe lui N no~i-e bound H. Nor ia tfon,v
r'lgtu urttutiCn, although the basis of all H. an -,
tons = Christian conversion The innsfcs 20 NAM "a
can attend pa lie wor-hp IN the aliacenr u3rsb cb--b
TIL me atNcrona eNerces within the institute itself
sc intended 10 bear the character OF family wor-hnr
Mere iniy, whether ia dTcss or in di.cplnr /,
crieuly avoided, Of course without prejudice 10 orer
Ire declared object L. 20 awaken sense of ipi,I,si
ion'lvhlS ana coisecu ness OF freedom 20 ra- the
DEGRADED and neglected by the influence Of the borbo3
charities, snu 10 correct vicious bias bv domestic -,
tnce ana by cheerful labor-the latter relieved nv mo
Iecrefuon; WI the oh moaii-h prccept-La6ora a
reiy avoided Everything done 70 make tho No.
lace Of joy and not OF pcnsncc
Tie system, ~ limiting the accumulation of numbers
N Any ne group obvious ~ calls Tor an amount of CO.
LAt tilon drd overnight which the principal could
no longer exercise sitter second house had been aJ5e
70 me mt To necessary supplement was found 10 A
lecHl class O. Inmates whom Il i now time 20 rnen
nor Ihtse are the brethren o. ia hou.e-aiuIt. or
'oNu o. goou character who enter the house fro,, NJ
us netvef CT with the design # training then, eIys
oI the pftcuee OF similar Gutics elsewhere r., eacb |
el.i ute d" cling, or sn.ly given number OF these
fethrcn Is assigned each of hem takny in tnrn the
AGy o. residence a. head. Of the house. and asstin
wen CT thai duty in the general business Of the n-f
u'h or ioiin, AID IN rs external AFFAIR. Toe resi-
itt l'cs ~ tie boys, and stands towards them IA
Geo PdIth'"; ter morals comioIt, and instruction
AhIn ctors are under Ii charge The aroura how !
Ner are net thus insuated IN TIE dsilv work F-o,,
deh Ic the boys proceed, from home 70 their
e'tial oecul sions determined " the nee can.ci,y
y ehoce Of eaCtone 20 the farm another - the work
ic p tnoihor 10 he printing Office For now sr,o,g
fhef developments Of The Ragged Home il has ia
"n pres serving the double purpose Of supDvin ,be
er''u I'd .or II reports and ether special pnbcsrns
10 CT iufnthlnc instruction il various la I--S,s-
vi a. ceilings for The pIpils when they r,tnrn >, D.
'ofia thus hcsifes shoernslDg, raoriar cs-rent-v
&C, ecoShindne type-iounding, and conr.,.;p- -
usly phod In The hrst-nainesi Department a.
wa hlns End cooking, the female sub ;s sDd annie
mpo!msnf. School hours are not pepler,sd =; r.;
arrangement, simple gous eiucsfion h.;r 49, 49,
afted 10 Gil whom the Ragged House Receives "a -
ne cHsef, ma ~ learned instruction ub.,. -. |