Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-04-19
No. vi.
Another Charity School.

Another Charity SCHOOL.
FRIEND S,wYER-I have toll your rcddcr'
through your plper something about GIr4rd
College and it may not BE- amlss To gave
some idea of what is called the t,zior
School an Chidrcns II mo. 1t has beer
in operation in this city about eleven years
Its end and aim, and every ciIprt is bcneVo
lent in very high degree.
The object Of its managers and patrons, Is
to SC K out the children .! the poor, vicious
degraded clnalics, which are not able, OF
twhat is m,rc common) not d'<poSed II pro
yiIe either tor their comfort or educ ,tion, and
plce them where they will be well csred for
in all respects.
For the management OF this school, and
to loJk alter its various interests, are a hoard
of tcacl crs, oi nine gentlemen, aud Il board
of m mag RS OF eighteen ladies'.
Comnod.ous buildings of ample size, ar,
provided for b)irdinS and teaching a lars,
number of children lI.re tn, children
ragged, filthy, starving, nes lectcd, and vicious
(miny OF them) as they are found, are gath
crtl, aud icd. clothed, nursel aud educated
both as to tie head and the heart, as far AZ
r.,n be, until good places can be found iei
them, when they are bound out, and looked
after with patcrnal kindness.
The Last anuu..l report or this school is be
fore me To give sHnc iii.. of the school
will quote few paragraphs from it:
The School department needs special no
tiec. With l20 children in the schoolroom
Miss Kelsey ha- a5t only Maintained almir
able order but taught four Glasses (c,ch con
timing twelve pupilo) u spell, read, writ
and cyphcr they have also been n-ructc-
in history aud gcogrlphy. and cjnmitte t
memory hr5e poItions of scripture, an'
many hymns.
Daring tie list year loo children ha''
been ,isite in their country homes, Gl.rcr
where thy have b IN pat to lisc,) and will
but f,w cxcrptiona, were WILL cared l5r and
happy. Tie visitor gols with authority
from tic i ard t. investigate the condition
of the children, and IT, ascertain if the term
Of the instructors are complied with IN every
particular; and he Is requested to present :
written report t. the committee ON Nlmls
lion and pi>miSson, who, after denomination
has slid report connected with each child
registered al lphairtically in larse book ioi
future reference.
The board would invite attention to th'
.'ll,me," ia its present improved condition
On the first Il Ior is Large play room, {
store room, pantry, and the convenience
connected with dining room large en0usl
to seat l7o children, On the second il1or /
hrse batn room, containing four tabs, anl
twelve faucets, that each child miy wisi
from runnin. water 5ht, airy room ioi
the little e.i.l lrcn under five years OF age
one Sic ping 70 I'm, and u sewing room, where
the machines. umd r skiltnl hands throws of
its hundreds of garments. On the thirl
fl,or are three long rooms for the inlirmary
with a bath room for the sick. The iourti
story is admirably arranged AZ laundry
with stationary tubs, large bJller, and
comm 5di1HS drying room in this depart
ment of labor the i ard arc indebted TO Mr
Rogers Tor the gift Of working machins
which facilitatc, the work IN a most sltisita
tory manner. The ,ch lOl has no end w
.... al fl warn pall ,.tPi for II