The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-12-19

SCHOOL The plan adopted at its commencement
was truly the reformatory spirit. The first r.
port OF that Institution breathes the spirit of
kinahess and love towards the unfortunate class
who We're 10 be educated in the Institution
says Mr. Lincoln in his report 10 the Trustees
We depend much more upon appeals to reason
ana moral Influences, and depicting the conSe-
q1ences OF lie of vice, than upon any form of
punishment. We believe that much more can
be accomplished by kindness, sympathy, aud
faithful appeals to conscience, than many are vii
ling to allow. The government will be as far as
possible that of well regulated christian family
mild and Persuasive, bat firm and decided
This certainly was hopeful beginning. IL vas a
step in the direction of genuine Information
The Name School Is designed exclusively for
boys. From its beginning TO 1857, there had
been received into that School 500. This School
derives It's support from the State. The present
Superintendent is Seth ScammOn, Esq, one of
the Board Of Trustees, formerly
The othr School which was opened during
this year WIS the Juvenile Asylum of New York
city.
This Institution was first opened on Bank St,
in building which had formerly been occupied
as an Asylum for Friendless BOYS. The 81 boys
| which were Inmates of the Asylum were at once
transferred tothe Juvenile Asylum. From Bank
Street the School was next removed TO 18th ST.,
East River. The rapidincrease of numbers, and
disadvantages arising from the inadequacy OF
buildings, resulted in securing site FIR the per-
manent building, for the purposes OF the School.
The new location is near the High Bridge or
| 10th Street, on commanding site which is not
surpassed by any location as regards health and
beauty of scenery by any OF the eleven imnor-
tant American Retormatory Institutions, or OF the
! important European establishment of this char
acter which the writer hs had the pleasure of
visiting in person. The s,stem pursued bv this
Institution Is perfectly rtormatory. Says the
last report of this institution, page II. Tho
law of love is not only i0ud the most eiii cacious
and salutary, but Is more agreeable To our feel.
| ings and more consistent With the spirit aud in
| teliigence Of the present eneratiOn" Acain.
saws the report, To carry vi this system, il is
OF course indi-pensably necessary that from the
head of the establishment Own 70 the humblest
employee, all should possess large patience.
perseverance, cheerful an, benevolent disDo-
sisior, modest aud sympathetic nature, a chris
tan spirit, and a ioge of the ork There had
been, in all, received into thi School up to the
year 1851, FIVE thousand and seventy three, of
whom Pa were In,les and 50 females The
| government of the School il VISITED in Il Board
Of Directors consisting oT u PRISONS, while the
Mayor Of New York, President d the Board oi
Aldermen, President Of the BarI Of Council.
rlcu and the President OF the bard of Cover
nois OF the Aims House Department are Direc-
tors e.rcficio The present Suerin.end.nt OF
this Institution is Samuel d. Bros-, NJ y. The
! Prc~ii Zen: 0. the Board is L. Il. y.rnore, ESQ,
10 whose gnceH;ng Efforts Tor thye6oi of those
nnfntuuate cbidrcn who fad blne in the .Tu-
veui,c Asylum, this institution ows much Of its
| school and spent portion Of he sabbath.
with the chi,drca a few months sine, and Il Is a
! pleasure for aim to bear testimonyto the oydtr,
,,caf,. IS and comfort which SCENE ecsrg ,-Lef,
/ 70 prevail The writer te,t, on his Isis ID this
! Interesting School, that the Javeuil,k ,ylum was
justly entlle 10 the moJtp ExcELslR / have
never visited a school at home or abDa1. where
50 many exce.cHcicS were combiacG a. | saw
in this school og my visit six months h.ac
/ Tie uniformity ot thc beds, the ns.tncSs al
the bedding, the ord.= which prevaila at the
tape, tne generous supply Of food, thclindness
of tle teachers ,hc christian ;nfuene which
seemed to b: prevalent in the school the two
sexes together IA the Chapel and Dnc Hall
eiucfted as brothers and sisters of common
family, ait spoke to me volumes in fave OF t.c
sy.tgln pegsacd hy the kind hearted sther Of
this family aud his efficient helpers. pou.ised
myself the pleasure OF another visit TO thi schoo
when mex: in the Commercial Metropolis
HUMANiAS.