The Portland daily press., 1865-12-21
Pictures for the Reform School.

G.E 4 MR. EDITOR About the time left few
pictures at the jail, as stated in my last, met,
incidentally with the Superintendent of the
Reform School, and asked his opinion respect
isIfis ing movement of that kind In favor of the
e boys under his charge. As anticipated, the
aas "a suggestion met his unqualified approval In
wx deed he told me he had contemplated furnish
ing the school room with pictures or maps,
bsieve the LATTER 1t may perhaps, be object
ed, that If pictures are placed in the school
room and only there, they might divert the at
20 tention OF scholars rom the exercises of the
e school. Again as the influence OF pictures
slss- would evidently be more effective, when seen
Ia retirement, under the shadow of their great
a est loneliness 1t would seem that their private
,s apartments would be the best place for them.
Whether the duties deyolving upon the SUI
TIJ1 perintsadent will admit of his carrying out
such measure in person or not, 7 feel sure it
would receive his cordial appreciation and CO.
operation; and hope to hear from him, on
the subject through the Press. As the COM
~ munity feel deeper interest in this institu-
ton tnan the one on Fremont street, hope
~ y the rooms will soon be decorated with good
s1 pictures, and the school room with maps If it
Just at this moment "a thought pops into my
NOODLE ;;"-"put flea in the ear. of the young
ladie OF Portland, (vugarly called school
girls" by the old fashioned folk) But as I
- have neger studied any system of tactics that
would apply in such an exigency, I must re-
.connoiter little before hazardinga direct at
tack.
,.tsS tba3 q o, 20 ~, Ia ~ - so.enty eA
Jsataj J I;soinod h .n NC. Scnoo
49, eSsa Gnu u.s :s ~ l. " .ne ost cohpe
tn.a,IS -, ~ =; IA a. auo .ne .aAe gu anu
b io.,s ~ iaiA ~ socety, anu provlue nappy
as.a Aone, ior themselves anu CHOSEN mates.
- sesu W see ~ que Vi those MONIES loveiy
erouo - Win a, iacss an ayloW Win delight fhe
clue1 Inc unexpected advent OF several
tssfe !, anu eosty paihtnys just nttihg the last
nhna spaces On tne paror,wans. But hush!
a uae1 slauow seems steanng over that man
DOW ms eye hxed as peerlng through
I pns =. cue pictures INTO sometnmg iar away
mod 5iap., ~, nis ear opvous, anu every feature
i y. an ~ u.nusualy lnougntIm mooI-
ia .aouSne' nl1 pacA over tne ne hnes OF nus
e4 Aa,.eneo ~ SEARCH oi some cause 1or tne
s;ran,e eliotions Mnlcn pictures arrays en-
Ainae ~ us SOU, Nc nnus IL !; MS reconecuons
i9A cen.fe u. IN an orphan lad roaming the streets
VI .ns rofesI Oity, ms htue nervous frame
u seeliinS 700 slender Tor the nigh pressure OF
us eAuoerant amman spirits, ever struggling
sdE Ior expression. Unaccustomed to restraint as
-sas Lne sources ne was wont to chase through
DeerinS oaks, or tne pirds tnat piucked the
TRa .SS,nptllS cuerries, ne trencneo upon some OF
lne convehIonanueS u society, anu, IA an evu
nour as he cnouSnt,l was transferred Dy tne
- Euaraia4 rs Vi Tue RuDiic peace, 10 Inc STATE
~ nSofm School inere, IN comparative son,
W e ne pneS tUI tls accustoneu ireedoin anu
sAclCeinent. Inc pages OF DIS mes history
l. " ~ elowae9 ~ VIII eacn aays expiolts,
Ds5in " snow, day py Gay proader margins, as
6ra tns LIVELY % us new posltion wears on, th
10y rs os ~ u: aOs' niaaA' ne chahSe IL
San ~ as ;ta AZ ieng.n tne te
mSu, saiieh i1 IS reLsvsu Dy ripple upon
Is ae cAm SURFACE Oh MS HOMOGENEOUS lie.