New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-11
NEw.yoRK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, MAY H. 1855

e7r whom pc,- Association. ,r, r. mel new aims sni
modes Of activity presented vonie' ul chanse take
place. There is one point which there eAls'7 TT
tTsl msGppreUesOn, which ! VII take the ls'an
occason To exnsin. The institution ia school ~ .'il
hind ip which besides the usual hrancheS, they ~
fought trndcs. taught music fitted for iesche-s an,
then sent home 70 employ themselves usetniiY AZ
unufrlly. Some few have ri times reuree a1i con u
hive teen provided with employment with oS' - me
institution But With them cane il gT-1ter nunpofs
blind reonje that hsd los. ttr-r SIGH, hu late'v,
many with fsmlcs dependent upon them. al oi tlr 4
TOO old 70 learn. or 10 be e.nnlOyed IN any bH'
the simplest forms Of labor Thee p1Tspni -"
richly objects Of (r'v cknritv cnd migh have io1nl
r.ef in the Alns-Ho,,es Of the Citv B1' n wac The
Alme-House and pauperisrn thai they dls-tet IheY
not begnrs but nskcd for work. WIG me fh.I-
tution alone could give. They wers rHceIvei YIN
oren srrns-h0w could we DO othervise. OK -,
given hcrn end II IL in this department ertrey on
side Of the ORIGINAL Ohiec-s Of this inst ron that
financial difficulties have ocrured The dIrress mrs
arisen solely from the fact that taese pun
particularly called to this statement AID - tho
manufactures here exhibited, ont the public arr
earnestly entrcsied 10 assist in the human tasd OF
giving emplcyment 10 q most WORTHY class a. peor'o.
The managers Of the Institution have maze ever.
effort and every sacrioe consistent with the rights
the pupils ard last resource have apphei 20 we
Legislature for aid e. 900 have been donated by tha
BODY on condition Of raising Ike anOunt by private
sui scrirt:on Til will place the rnauufec.)ry on
rrosrerons footing: bu i 10 the publ as purchasers
hat we must look for the permanent support Of this
benefcent enterprise.
The remaining exercises consisting Of music By the
band. singing. and examinations in history, and
arithmetic were of highly interesting character, and
loudly opplauded.
The report of the Superintendent shows that the
number Of inmates Of the Institution at the Close OF
the wear was one hundred and seventy-one OF those
one hundred and sixteen were pupils, the rest were
blind adults employed in the schools or in the manu-
factory Since then the pupils have incrcase1 10 one
hundred and forty-wo and the blind w0rk-2eoDe an
teachers TO xty-hree Tic whole number blind per-
cons thus receiving education or the means OF support
through tie medium OF the Institute is two hunlrsf
and five. OF the hundred an1 forty-''vo puD'''
one hundred and sixteen henefcaries Of ne Sa'e
Of Eew-YorL six supported by he state OF New
errev thirteen by their friends, two by the comm'-
sioners Of Frnigraton md five are received cra'u-
itouav bv the Ins.i'uticn. Ore hundred mi thirty
two Of these purs arc from tho STA of New-forS,
six from Ncw-Ieraey, one from Connecticut, one rom
Alabama one from Louisiana, aud one from Canada.
Since the Last report three Of the pupils have del
The tressurer's report states that the amount re-
ceved into the treasury during the year from various
sources is ,3ls 6i. Dsbused S7i 40 II, leaving
q balance due of So le5 OF.
The report which is very vouminous, shows the
Institution 10 be in prosperous condition.