The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-18

attain the gre atest philOs0phic truths
II seems strange aud yet IL strikes you that somehow
these advanced pupils have staid and sober look
than those whom you at first But 1t is As they
exchange mere animal nature for human one, they
gradually lose that perpetual manifestation Of gee
Characteristic Of diocy 1t is not that they have made
intellectual progress the expense of physical for thsy
are as plump and rosy II that their
opening il does sources Of enduring AMI deep happi
ness have made them grave. But IL is because wise
who lacks everything else by the pleasing, ludcrous
images that occupy his vision and dance in perpetual
succession before his bewildered brain.
OF course while the education of the intellect goes on,
that OF the moral is not neglected Moral duties
inculcated at each STEP and such spiritual truths
taught n be made comprehensive
Tie ply steal teaching and Is not the least i'm
portant part OF the school From being helpless british
almost in habits they are taught TO stand to Sit to walk
their hands, feed the OF their
persons and clothes and to conduct Like other
reasoning beings One exercise in which the boys take
especial delight Is the military manual which they
go through with at the word Of command drawn up in
line, with mimic guns Sometimes the company Is put
under command Of one OF their own number. In the
summer they work In the garden, &c.
At meame they enter the dining room quietly aud in
order and ud and take their seats II you look In
upon the row. with their neat aprons clean faces and
smoothly brushed hair sitting patiently and decorousiy
until they helped 70 the dishes before them, you
would hardly believe that they belong to the wild,
comfortable class OF beings that are commonly known rs
idiots
That the discipline Ia firm and strict YOU cannot but
believe seeing these effects OF It, and Watching the
ready obedience yielded the teachers Yet that Il 10
marked BY parental genteness and kindness cannot be
doubted when you with what eagerness they comply
with their teachers wishes with what satisfaction they
receive their approval how they turn to them in every
difficulty fear and what afectionate regard they ex
hib for each and all Of them One OF the teachers told
she found them (savng lack Of comprehenson easier
TO manage than other children Of their age.
Society for tho Reformation OF Juvenile De-
linquents.
From the thirteth anniversary report OF this in.titu
ton, We learn that the number Of children under its
charge AL while the whole number received into the
House OF Refuge since its opening 1925 Is 637o For
several years past the income has been found more than
sucisut to meet the expenses Of maintaining the esab
ishment, and by Of steady and vglant ecoaomy
small surplus hs, occasionally been realized The 90.
eumuson Of these savings enabled the society psy
for the site Wards Island, costing about sls 900,
which afterwards exchanged with the city for the
convenient and extensive site Randas Island The
past rear been attended With unusual expenses
con aec,ed with the removal and with considerable In
er.ase arising from the very high price Q, fuel sad food
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