, 1859-08-18
The Girls Reform School.

some such retrsat for tho poor neglected Young
s'f's o1 city like our own, the humanity OF
extending to then, the protection Of an ipstitu.
ton like shat enjoyed by those in the c1,nr,,e
"t gooa Ar. Nichols iu tho Boys' Reform
oci"ol ut Cottage Grove, has come to bc ac-
eepted US possessing y deep hold upon the
hearts and syinpathics Of our public. Tile
imitation Of such an enterprise, the putting in
operation, though on small scale ut first. OF
some pouso OF refuge for the deserted, friend
less or mls-trained little girls, would be a
glory and IN honor to the present uuniciual
year, mud We believe it wil see tho same nc.
complis'4cd.
The present condition Of tie matter Is an en-
cooras'ng one It LAS passed before tile Conl-
mon Council already, aud they hare met it
Wisely and well, aud the interval that hos
elapsed since their definite action in the pre.
iniscs Will not have been lost or wasted if it
oase Inc result OF more Intelligent and clear
Understanding at rhdt aadAos to do tl.at which
Is tic 60 generally sud heartily coveted end
to be accomplished
4 1e" mouths since petition WAS circulated
among our citizens, asking the Common Coun-
Gu 10 'fabl'sh G1RLs' REFonn SCHOOL. After
The usual rontine Of reference to. and iuyesti~
CATION by Committee {tha Standing Committee
on schoo!s) in tue latter part of June, at a rcg-
nlar meeting of the Council, Alderman ]. i.
Ward made the following
HEronT or coxk1rrEs.
4oe Mayer and Aldermen Of The city Of Chicago Com
] t4on Council assc1atlcl:
1onr cr1no'itscc on Schos to whom WIS referred tin NJ
Hr-ath& Shkqr g.
| Glrls. report: ava
ia the eccssy for such Institution Ia apsscu, and
pressing. ~
Tie suassinel ~kud relieve, he crime it xeu, n,even
te good would do properly conducted can onl, bs acu
sss toa III eternity; by we know enousbH would scr.
III try and dusIs.
Ihe susgsun q tue lizard Of Guardlsas Of the Reform
School, sseA 10 must feasible auy On xhIs To s.rt
Reform School for Girls.
isnr comalttxe tl..ozs recommend fys ,sas.ss ts n
| lowing order:
ordinance.
lint the Eoa7d Of Guardians or thu Chicago Reform
scioo te authorized to Establish b,nea Of ,,I lcsonn
saoo 1oF the beEea Of gill; provided t.as t.s establish
ea. OF such b4ach aid te attending the 4auc
ea not c*cstd tic Of 3a for the int year after tae
saa.c shall he established Coucu.zsl Ia and passd,
Ihe dclay Of tho Dourd Of Guardians to act in
the matter las been due to the pressure nnon
the city finances, and feeling that viii. the al,
preparation made them Of $s4,ooo, they had
enough 10 do in tie maintenance Of the present
institution for Boys, without charging their
! operations.
We believe, however, this subject sllnres too
largely the sympathy and Of too many Of our
citizens to be quietly thus allowed to await bet
ter times. If the degradation Of neglected girls
IN our cities, if their descent to an infamy
wo'se than death thas awaits their earliest
womanhood might be deferred and STAYED.
until all easier money market it mishtbc moro
satisfactory, but as things arc vice swecps on
ward. The Soplies aud CLristiucs will grow in
years and in wicledneSs, and au enlightened
Christian humanity must cen keep pace with
these active tendencies to evil.
The subject was the occasiou for an assfhli,ly
yesterday Of quite 4 number Of tue friends Of
this enterprise Ut the Young Mems Christian
Association Rooms, on South Clark street, pur-
! s.'art TO to notice read iu-~most Of erhr
churches, on last Subbatl1. By an inadyertenco
it failed to appear in last issue, and was in-
correctly given by others of the city press,
which tended to lessen the numbers Of the gath
| Ing, which was nevertheless 1nost respectable
in character aud numbers, and largely 1nadc ,p
of ladies, prominent in the various kindred en-
! terprises.
E1-Mayor Boone was called to the chair. IL
male a few brief remarks rs to tue purpo.c Of
the meeting, which was still moro in detail set
f"rlh by lev. L. +. Dickinson. City Missionary.
Remarks were also made BY other persons pres
cnt.
As cmbodying the sentiment nnl purpose of
the meeting, tho following resolutions present
cd by Mr.. Dickinson. .ncrc after discussion unau-
i.nously adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
Etso2rtd, That the Importance aud necessity
Of some rnGaus for the rescue and proper train
inS Of the young, homeless and unprotected
girls Of our city has too thoroughly enlisted tue
sympathy of our community 10 need reitcr.:
ton, aud tlat it calls loudly ior immediate aud
weiltlirected cllorts for their safety and reto.-
nation.
Ks<ulu.d, That nc decm neronx ssc1oo1
FOR GIRLS tue most suitable aud humane prori-
sion for this class, aud cven more important
than a similar school for buys.
Atxsle<d, That We rejoice that tic Common
Council Of our city hare passed an order for the
establishment of Reform School for girls, aux-
iary to that already in operation for Doys, and
authorizing the HuArd Of Guardians uf SAID
School to expcnd for said auxiliary The present
year s.sm not exceeding $3 nts', aul We regret
that the Board of Guardians decline acton in
tile premises for the reason assigned, tue ex-
hansted condition of the city treasury.
Hsolcsd, That VIC earnestly demonstrate
against discretion - questionable cr the part
OF the Hoard and respectfully but strongly urge
tl!em to carry OF! tic n;truc.ious Of the Coun-
ell.
E-ssfr<d, That tlicse resolutions an express
ing the sentiments oi this meeting, aud also Of
thusc Win may sign tic sa'Ar, be circulated for
signatures and presented To the Hoard Of Guar
diins ut their next meeting.
Rsvirtd, flat II Committee Of three ladies,
one for each Division, be appointed 10 procur..
the signature Of ladies to theac resolution. and
Ncmousttauce.
In pursuance Of al,c last resolution, Mrs. Il.
boyd, Of the South Division, Mrs. i. II. Nogc
Of the North Division, and Mrs. Morgan, Of the
West Division, were chosen such Committee,
wl,en the meeting adjourned.
We believe the Boarl Of Guardians are By no
means avcrse 10 carrying out the auxiliary eu-
terprise deyolrcl upon them, and the action Of
the meeting yesterday rs well Us the general
sentiment VIC koow to prevail on this suLject,is i
sufficient caruest that even in tight time like
the present in the city finances thcrc is none Of
its public enterprises that shares more warmly
the public sympathy rnd ungrudgins support
| than the project of q Girls Reform School. Let
| the order be carried out.
ME1AscnoLY AcclDEST-LAn DrowxEn N
| TIE LAxH.-On Tuesday evening George Slcr-
man. residing nj No. 81 Michigan street, on the
North Side, was ut work on the Illinois Central
Depot grounds until ncnsly dark. When he left
for home Ills little GEORGE Sherman, jr, nine
years of aye, remained behind on the dock 'front.'
ing the lake.
II was mot until sumo time after Mr, Shcr-
mans return home that the protractcd absence
Of the boy awakened anxiety and alarm, wl,icl!
becamc intense as The night passed without his
appearance. Throughout yesterday the search
was fruitlessly maintained, until about fvc
O'Clock last evening, when young man named
James Farrell, rho was diving for sport of the
dock above referred to, and picking up stones
from the bottom, the water being; there about
twelve feet deep, seized hold of whut he found
to be u dead body, which he brought to the sur
face, and almost immediately it was recognized
a. tho missing iad. An inquest was held by
Coroner James last evening, nl,cn the jury
| found a verdict of accidental drovnine The