The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-11

Oar schoei was opened With osy Zen pupils Ii Avs
weess the number increased to lo3 M the present dats
Special care was taken 10 retain none in our schools
whose more aperoprate place the public school;
such have been dismissed Forty eight from this
alone have been provided with situations grest ma
Jory have been sent TO homes in the country where
We trust the scenes Of their sad childhood may BE- for
ro'en, ana they mar enjoy bright youth and grow up
into womanhood Industrious useful members Of So
cey The largest number connected with the school At
regular in their attendance reckless in every respect
ana nngovernable, are now punctual more obedient
cmenGas 10 esrn and respectful 70 their teachers Mr.
6ecry IN has recent interesting report truly says
rnder or more undscipned set Of children never were
satherea Than those who composed the Fourth Ward
Of Us existence. on these children some were
after school to beg their parents needing their services
N this way to enable she and The other little at
the same cause, we're employed from early evening till
late hour Of the night in selling fruit and candies In the
OF these children Atty had been ct school before
and OF course bad NO proper ideas Of correct
families and quite a number from Roman Catholic
school In James street. These gladly received with
the hope not only Of bencittng them but through their
Reports Of the school Committee from month to
month have been interesting and encouraging Tho
common branches Of education making favorable ad
vance ment Some who did not know their letters on
entering the school, new read quite we and have
been promoted from lower t. higher classes their pro-
gress has allowed. Many Of the girls have evnccd .
strong desire to be taught and possess capacities for the
acqui eton Of knowledge in way inferior to our own
number Of Christian ladies aid us in carrying forward
this important and difficult but pleasant work The
instruct them And how cam xos Ss 20
out their kind oIeration9 II laborers are abundant
great success will follow their efforts.
Religious instruction has formed part Of the regu-
lar routine, which we have endeavored to mako simple
and ineligible and free from all sectarianism Oral in
luction on all subjects has been listened 70 with eager
n n m mr. midi y IN ,fnr
clossr brought in contact with these children and
their characters the greater establishment at
one OF the children who had told lie, and when re-
pa owed and told there God in heaven who saw
all she did and heard her she told lie and the sin
eisp!eased him. she replied with look of wonder sNo-
body told me that before" Reports from the in
dustral department show that our children have not
been idle and garments Of various descriptions have
been made by them, to be awarded to them, rather
earned BY their good department punctualty and
hd mode q Clothing 10th the children dscour
other BY this method recently adopted sixty -four gar
ments have been earned by the larger girls and forty
these children, many teachers have been required In
as in the school department. have been favored
ter from ten to twelve sefdenyng ladies' were daily at
their post Of duty in Roosevelt street.
While the ladies were struggling on in their work,
through many perplexites and ncon vencnces rooms
wholly inadequate 70 their necessities, they called
upon at noon one day, while these half furnished
kind friend and benefactor Of this noblc enterprise
Moses II. Grinnell Esq, in manner truly Character
cona these destitute children he exclaimed with
energy, "Whatl SO many children and these accommo
astons ~ Sun more earnest tone he reiterated
more appropriate for such work-you shall have
house, The hearts Of the ladies present went up with
very time when aid most needed A house. at that
time bringing $3.50 rent, was provided in Oliver street.
Terre fitted up BY the donor and rendered to use
last and have been enabled to prosecute our work
with system Of regularity heretofore impossible The
cause has had many friends and our funds thus far
have been sufficient TO meet expenses but small
amount, however, now remains in the treasury and
earnestly hope that the happy and wealthy while they
SIDES during the cold that is coming will not
forget the wants of the children for whom this
ympathies Of every Christian We have not abored by
faith alone-slmott daily have evidences Of
good results and 1t is most important fact in favor Of
this movement that the police Of the Fourth ward con-
Tess themselves astonshod at the change produced In
that section, through these Efforts Does it not become
the friends of this institution to use every proper
ton to carry forward this truly missionary work. And
il not cheering to the various Christian denomna
lions cooperating in this great enterprseone in spirit
and one in purpose?
In recording what has been done individually for this
school it would be our pleasure to speak Of gentleman
commencement Of the school, been co-worker with
in the blessed work Of saving these ignorant erring chill
drew him to our city but being restored ho soon
signs his charge to other hands and leaves for other
1eAcncr
Of ten ayward girls who forget his patient
especially the moral and religious in
sructon he daily impaired to them, and the tender
sympathy he felt for their condition They will ever
have to bless this true and noble hearted Colonel
for his unwearying selfdcnying efforts to instruct and
reclaim them And oft will those infant voices SINGING
these sweet lines he has often heard be remembered
0 nd echoed in his cars
Iwant TO be an angel,
And with the angels stand
crown upon my forehead
Anda harp within my hand
There m "
So glorious and SO bright
I'll make the sweetest music,
And praise him day and night.
Wo would not willingly he tho instrument Of redeeming
could be secured them in heaven There angel
she would be, and more orp would be sttuncd to
swell the chorus Of the everlasting song.
THE EIGHTH STREET INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
In February, 1868, number Of ladies organized
Il iusria School for vagrsnt girls, D,
Eighth street The whole district between Second
and the Fast river and Fourteenth street and Hous
ton street visited by committee Of ladies', and
those children whose parents found judicous
investigation to be too poor too abandoned to send
en- to the public schools induced by the pros
rect Of dinner and necessary clothing, to attend the
school In avenue The Of this experiment
such that in the first annual report of the society, Ia
February last proposed to raise funds for the pur
chase OF building which should accommodate the in
creasng numbers and afford greater facilities for in
ucting them Que gentleman headed the subscription
list with donation Of ono thusand dollars, and With
three months more than ten thousand dollars raised
tie house purchased and the school rc-opened at 1877
avenue A. IS the Wilson Industrial School, the members
&c