New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-27

place, ,lst existing orgsp I,ons 80 fsr a. ps@tab's
be ussd for this purpose both fo the sake ofocSnony
and becarse this Pc ned of ed1calon e one %
Which private snd individual cooperation is inespco-
They would suggCs;, therefore, that the dhsrent
"lndpsr.s Schcols' be aided either by paying re
sslsrcs OF The teachers. in Yhstever way OF manner
may be thought eApedient, 60 g. to bring them aadss
the supervision Of his Board; thus placing them on
pelmsrent basis 81 the san leaving 10 the ladies' e.
gagged in then that privste and individual moral Ia
huerce, which hes thus tar produced such happy re-
suts.
They believe that those eugssed in hese enterprises
would Be happy 10 make this cooperation.
They would urge mex; the opening o. series Z
Primary Industrial schools, 10 be spilled especially
10 ibis Glass Of children. These schools in their horrs
If ssiuD kind ~ instruction. the OF bSihsrg
and Cleanliness afforded and especially the tesceng OF
sewing or some simple trade M ght be closely adapted
10 the real neces ites OF the poorr class and su,osh
attraction even TO those who are vsg.bond VI hao-
its. They would Lot be in favor OF supplying mess -
these children, as such 3 courss, though perfectly
6ssibe ia private orxaniz alton woali be at,saied
with the worst resul;s IN public one, snd would 70
Doubt become mere encouragement ct psnpersm.
In order to insure tbs, these schools should sct
directly on those needing them, and only on those, L
would become Necessary 10 employ persons who should
10 visitors among the poor along the docks or in
such pisces as these children frequent
Your Committee believe that here this Board could
labor with great advantage, with pbilsnthrepic or
eanzsticn sready formed The Childrens AID So
Ciety." This society employs now corps OF active
visitors. whcee obeet il is to lind vaSrant childrea,
" 10 place them ia the public schools under the care
Of this Board, 20 commit them TO The police for ire
Juvenile Asylum to put them in the " Industrial
Schools" or ito find them homes IN the country
These purposes would, in the MAN. be entirely oooi-
patible with the objects OF this Board. certain pro
portion of the salaries OF these visitors might De PAD
by this Board with the urd. rstanding that proper
tomato Part of their abors should 20 20 the 6ns up
and selecting the numbers for the new Primary In.
dustrial Schools. Your Committee, though not hsv-
ing officially conferred with them, have reason 30 be-
lieve that such arrangement would be satsiacory
to the Trustees OF the above Society. With similar
objects your Committee would continuance OF
the Evening Schools for this class during the Sumner
u Cnls From The statement Of the Police, Il appears
hst great deal Of the juvenile crime Of this city IL
comm ltted by idle boys in the summer evenings Il 10
hoped and believed that these schools would be ere
great preventive occupying idle time and tranrs
70 better haplts.
Though your Committee do not believe this. force 10
the beet IN tive TO be applied TO the poor 10 promote
education still they would respectfully recommend
more stringent application of the Truant law on ire
pant of the police ard magistrates Of this city.
BY this act, on complaint Of any e.i-eH, child be-
tween the ages of and fourteen found vsSrs1t
may be taken before the police magistrate for exanin-
alton; and the parent OF guarsn can DO compelled ~
enter into gagement 10 keep such child nom va
grapcy and send him her to school at least four
months in each year.. The act provides as) FOR the
punishment OF the parent II this engagement b.
broken II further mstes ii the duty OF ell police
make complaint, as before described.
Ifthis law were at all thoroughly spped-f the az
stipg organization brought into cooperation With
this BoaId-if new series OF Industrial schools, to-
gethtr with visitors and appropriate ways aud means,
were opened-your Committee believe that a vast pro-
portion of this vsgrant cass might be brought within
aId under the reach of educationa influences, and in
mense expense and disaster saved 10 the city from the
punishment and the offences OF such an ignoran, popu
tation They are swere that these recommendations,
if adopted, will bring after them many new expens>s
to tue Board and TO the oiy but they are convinced
that nothing in the future will cost this city ~ much
as lGNORANCE.
The true economy which should guide in this mat
ter IL EDUCATION now, not PUNISHMENT afsrward.
With reference TO the expenses of ignorance and
crime, Mr. SERGEANT Adams, in report 10 the House
OF Commons estimates the expenses OF thirty boys sen
fenced In the Mddlesex Sesfions In 1876, as follows:
Cost of property stolen, $792; cost Of prosecution,
$2.%g9 maintenance in prison, 81 S9; OF trsaspora-
ton. $4,000; total for one year, about $40, 600.
The Reports Of the Chidrens Aid Society estimate
the e1penfes Of eight boys for board alone, for two
years in the House Of Refuge at t2Oii and m this %
not included the cost OF prosecution, or the damage
they Themselves have done TO the property Of the city.
Ii ihose iteus show the expenses OF Ignorance and
crime for few lade what will be the cost to our city
of 10 900 ignorant vsant children growing up with.
cut the simplest rudiments OF knowledge
Your Committee believe that the public viii fully
sustain this Board in additional outlay for object -
universal and necessary this-the education 0f Tie
Eoor and fragrant, which form the children who do no
tend public Schools and they latter themselves
that poserity will bear burden SO willingly az tina.
laid TO bring mp sn intelligent and industrious genera
toD, in place OF one idle, ignorant and vagabend.
In conclusion, your Committee beg leave To offer tho
resolutions appended TO this Report, and request ths
seton may Be taken upon them at early day s'.sf
the organization of the incoming Rbard.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
Dated NewYoTk, December o. lss
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ISAAC Nm SMITH, "