New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-15
INSTITUTIONS FOR THE REFORMA--
TYON AND EDUCATION OPJUVENILB
CRIMINALS.


CRIMINALS.
We now have in the United States some ten
twelve large and fourishing institutions of this charac-
ter, which, in the New-England States, are styled
State Reform Schools and in other States, Houses Of
Refuge The successful results OF each Of these have
proved their inestmsble value effectual means Of
rescung youthful offenders from lives Of crime and
degradation and of making them moral and industris
Gus citizens.
The Oldest of them il the Asylum of the NewYork
Society at the foot OF East Twenty sixth.st, which
was founded and went into operation in 1924. 1t is
under the management of the Trustees Of the Society,"
but receives ss 900 annually from the State. In 1853
it received from the State ss5 sO9 ss for the erection
of its new building Rsndalls Island, which is now
nearly completed, and it is expected that the chill
dren viii be removed there this fall. This new ed-
fee is intended to accommodate 1000 children
Whole number Of children committed from 1924 to
1854, 5,94s number remaining January l. 1888, 4l3;
admissions during 1853, iOs; and discharges, 40
leaving on January l, 1854, 3sl. Income for the
yesr, sos oo4 90. Average age Of all admitted, was
10 years and months. In both the boys and girls
departments are various work shops and both sexes
show great skill and industry in their varouspursuits
During the last year the boys were employed in max
ing chsirseat frames from the rough plank, and filling
them with cane, and in making pocket-books, da-
guerreotype boxes, spectaele-cases, razor'strops,
shoes, &c. The boys make and mend their shoes,
and all their clothes exceptthe shirts, which are made
by the girls. The girls also make their own wearing
apparel and do all the washing for the house-so that
the entire work of the institution is done by children
At stated times considerable portion Of the inmates
are cent to work on farm Long Island belonging
to the institution. The superintendent 10 John w.
Ketcham.
The Western House Of Refuge at Rochester, was
opened in August, ls49, and received 81 inmates dur
ing that year. During ls53 ll2 boys were committed
to it, and 72 discharged leaving in the house JAN l.
1854 2O5. Whole number received since its opening
3Io OF those received in 1853, the youngest was T.
the oldest ls, average age about l3 years. Their
parentage was: American 80, Irish 40, English 6,
German ls, French 5, Italian l, coored p So had
lost one parent, II had lost both; the parents OF
had separated, and the parents Of &c were, one or
both, Incorporate. Monroe County furnished 81
Erie a5, Oswego H. and the rest were from various
western counties Offenses: vagrancy 29 petit lar
ceny 81, grand larceny H. burglary S, &c. OF the
70 discharged 26 we're seIt home, sc were indentured
TO trades, and most of these are pursuing the
paths of industry and sobrety. The managers urged
the last Legislature to erect additional wing, in
accordance with the original plan Of the building, at
an expense of $50 OOO making the entire cost Of the
establishment about s20, OOO The current expenses
of last year were s23 354 as. Avais Of boys labor
$500 7s.
Our CITY Institutions.-We have several institu-
tions and associations devoted to the wise and most
praiseworthy efforts of aresng the alarming increase
of juvenile crime, and the reformation of vicious
children and youth of both sexes. Among these is
conspicuous the Nep- York Jurens Asylum, incorpo-
rated by act Of June go 1851, which takes under its
care and management children between the ages OF
five and fourteen years. who may belong to these two
classes: First those who by consent Of parents or
guardians are voluntarily surrendered and ntrustei to
il; and second those committed to its care by any
magistrate of the City, instead Of sending them to the
otherwise appointed City institutions. The Asylum
in construction near High Bridge, and will provide
for 500 inmates The grounds consist OF twentythree
acres. The expenses have been provided for by the
subscrpton of $50 900 by the founders, and an equal
amount by the City The bsildng now occupied is in
Fifty-ffth-st near the East River under the super
r.endence of Dr. j. ID. Russ, and contains over 200
inmates, mostly boys.
The results of the Fire Points House and School Of
Indu.ry, under the superiDtendence of L. N. Pease
and that of the ladies Methodist Mission in the same
locality are well known 10 our readers. The Girls
Industrial School in Avenue d, and the Childrsns
Aid Society are also accomplishing much in provid-
ing education and labor for the destitute and ignorant
child on OF this great City
PESSsYLvASIA-TAe HOuse Of Refuge In Phila-
delphs was incorporated March %, 1896. II is sus-
tanned by life and annual subscribers, by aid
from the State, and the County Of Philadelphia, and
by the labor Of the inmates. II has two depart
ments,-one for white children, opened Dec. 8, lsas
ond the other for colored children, opened Jan. l.
lsso,-which are kept strictly separate. The aver
age number of inmates during 1850 was-in white de-
psrtment l7s beys and IS girls and in colored do
81 BOYS and "a girls-total 3i2. Whole number Of
admissions since the opening Of the House in 1928
white children t95ss boys, 93i girls $685. colored
1868 boys, l3s girls 4oe-total s,s39. Current er'
penss Of both departments in 1883, s7 ,267 tO The
amount earned by the boys In white department
s5,sss 81; in coOred do. 81 sol "a; Total S,sSl ''
Net cost of supporting the house ,46l o. being
An average expenditure Of ESQ II for each inmate
New and very spacious buildings have just been COM
pleted for both departments, on square near the
scAuylkil River, bounded by Parrish, william Pop