New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-12
SOCIAL SCIENCE CONVENTION.
TuB RETORMATORIEs or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To
THE SCHOLARSHIPS.

call by the managers Of the Boston" and the Ma
tioual" Social Science As ociaous assembled in the
Council Chamber yesterday morning visit the School
ships and the Farnschool TAompsons Island in the
afternoon, and discussed the merits Of the "congregatc
and the "fmily" systems in the evening do not pro-
pose try rival the Boston papers in their reports nor
to give any connected account Of the proceeding but TO
only such theories and facts Of permanent and
universal interest II is OF quenco your read
ers who the officers were how much bunkum was Ut
tered but the theories Of engaged for years IN the
work Of reforming juvenile criminals certainly desery-
ing of consideration.
In the morning two papers read-one on the Re
f0rmatoIcs Of Europe. Of which have already gwen an
account and one by Mr.. +. b. Sanbom on the Reorma-
tory Institutions Of Mas achusetts.
Massachusetts has four classes of
State, county and municipal.
The oldest # our rcorna,ories is the Boston House Of
Reformation which was opened Ia lS1-modelod az
the Ncw-YoTk House Of RcfCSc. II Is entirely managed
by the City Government aud receives both sexes IL mas
received $50 pupil and now contains ~ KS piescl
inmates nearly al truants, who, Under the lWs OF
Massachusetts, Liable 10 imprisonment And THIS SAL
utary law is enforced too
Tic Farm school on Thomps0n's Island Is private
charity. Tho State R,lom school at Nestt0rough Is an
oisAOot oft This second Institution was founded by
private charity, but Is now almost wholly supported by
the state Tho present number # lis inmates l. 3l2i
$685. boys have been admitted into It since Us establish
In ls5G the State opened similar school for girls al
Lancaster in which tie family system was instituted,
whereas AT Wesborou;h b has only IN part prevailed u
50o pupils Tie pr, sent number Is l5i.
IT, ISll, "Nautcal School" was established for the
lHg boys. II Is training ship for seanen kecehty
second snip purchased, and both ar now IL tn r
boz Tho whole number o. boys admitted mo tAeI las
In the four large public Rcfomaiorics there are COS
boys and lo3 girls Tie private Rctoruatorr on 1homp
so s lsla contain boys. Ar sanbor does not men
ton the fact but there is Catholic Kclormatory, which
There are numerous private orphan asylums in different
paris Of tAc state. Al ies. 500 cde are sAiheI 1tD
them. Tese also about dozea tunt schools, under
On rent Names IN TIC largo toN rs ana eIiir-'
Another class Of Ref rmatoTie7-oourty houses for
Te.omaon-hayc been designated by la~, but none has
yet been established
LEGISLATION FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
Legislation in Messicluscts sioas progressive ard
constantly Increasing interest H. juvenile oeades Al
fre the provision made for gcuc.ai instruction IN learn
IN ard moral proved sllDic-i =" A &c '.s, ~ ~
uuraut and deUricd children quito small but as our pOpu
aon increased and the disturbing mclts OF Now necs
ana a,n religions Wcrc introduced IpfoU! h'chc more
permanent, and juvenile crime molo Common Al III,
The powers granted T. Of tr poor in orr towns
and cities we're SD exercised 20 provide or nc-le cl
children: and when these were irci .4late i-4.id al
charity cluict ol tlc uorg but soon scirie woe d.
corp0rat4 90 manage tbs incre nt iaA ana from l'"
loJ, these rucisls multiplied aid Ncrc 81 great sffF
ice, they sil are lie ference ol ta i4ifi,iItc-
however which ccocLlcd necessary ia su. when
the Boston House q Ref maton was incorporated be-
the settled policy OF Massachusetts about obi aud
the power OF committing neglected and vicious children
% institutions supported by tle public revenue bas been
fully exercised by Oh judge Tor now nearly ~ yeas
This power has been gradually extended either by Toeog
uizng OF commitment oT by Increasing the
means OF receiving sentenced children, until lo~ 1t Is
very wide.
Az IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT.
During DE sos. on OF tlr Lc-l.llulo which las jit
closed step has bcca taken % iAls matter Nchato
fLrc. State Aims itnu iu Which t.rrr le al average 81
school cdrcn tho year round, most OF them belong
iug TO the fOm which oul joui- vfials anu cilH-
mails About bali # these children arc ciihcr Or
phans or else deserted by tlcir paruts. Mr. sanDoIn
thinks that mai1ny OF the other half would probably
lead better lives # they could be no once separated from
their parents, whose Influence the says either in posi-
tive or negative way, II bad
Az ISTEEsEcTi0S.
There is toleraby good olcnne Jpsi here ioi ais
cusson OF the rshs Of parcnt-io 4npes oHg" 70 nave
their entire rights well negroes ana fenans-Out
flrbear ON entering IT, remarAiug only that there aHo-
table tendency in science % be muclcss townd primary
molecules, both inanmaic and living. Nhai cares tAe
chemist os the loves Of tie crystals AID nero AGAIN
y
ABOLITION OF pAuPER SCHOOLS.
Now these children hay, hitherto been styled ana
treated paupeTs. Their schools however euod they
d. eht be, Ialper schools Thor e.socn'es were
pnuuors Their dress their food their whole surroundings
was that Of an almshousc. remedy Tor tls c,li was
found by the passage about month tlncc 81 mo iilAl
school Act which cnActs that many OF these children
DO separated from tie mlss OF agpefsn ia our
aims houses shall be gathered m special school Nheto
they shall be called pauper and where the nhu-
nccs around shall be- Of higher order THIS school
IL located Monson rnrneld. II viii gather to-
rothoT when fil pcrlars 5o children from 10 6 years
old These children viii be lily taught aud as soon
well be done, viii b. provided with places IL good
EDUCATION or FACTORY CHILDREN.
Another act Just passed provides that on amount Of
schooling double that heretofore required b. "a" shall be
gwen 10 oil children employed IA idc"'es' pom b..Ie
they enter and while they continue a. work the, end II
fixes the age az which child en- lawfully BE- employed IN
factory 10 years, while between ~ aud yea1s, egAt
hou.s 10 d days work Moreover IL AliuSis The execution
OF the law not TO tho school committees ~ the eles ana
towns alone but the State CousGbu.ary which has
shown itself very Efficient police o.oe The defect oil
the former law This subcct that was very OMEN
oisrraided were seldom brought
by school committees, who, being loril officers were IN
der the influence OF tic sentiment OF their locality. The
Slate Consiables will have no such Tor neg
Letting violations Of the nw, ard II j. ho cd that mueh
good viii result fom II in keeping poor children Ht school
and away from demoralizng Influences.
RIGHTS OF NEGLECTED CHILDREN.
Nr sanborne concluded his Iiui.e BY reading extracts
from Tho works Of Mics Mary Carpenter, OF England, "a
LADY who has done THAI any fng person To anchor
atc the condition ofnesccici children. The gis Of tho
quotations that every neglected child and every pa
fcncss child to expect such education and care om te
Safe viii enable him. when an auIt, 10 tAe M proper
station IN society that By performing tir duy tic sue
will DO strengthened by good citizens thus created Whe
on the other hand by Iegeciing item tne IN - nhn'y
spend millions earned - honest ihuusl IA 'ne v' H., "
sle has hers II created. She protests eneigcc4!y
against the commtal Of children as panPi' 70 WORK
honss and SAYS that this system II IN ANA mas Oeeh uh
fayoral e 10 the condition OF orphan ciidien' o.,
"They ought not the wies ITO be- called OF considered
panueIs No Children Of whatever ialk, are ABLE ubau-
I'll 10 maintain heuselyes end IT fault Of these poor
children that they ere deprived 10y deain OF thosc VINO
sload have maintained them Iney are ea.ieu paupe,j
pass the remainder n iheD hre' a. PorPns."
no MORE LEGISLATION NEEDED.
Mr. Sanborn's last paragraph contains one subject ior
public considc ration: IL,
an Massaehnsetis. and, / believe, in several other
States i'm our Tnion The sk of the LEGISLATOR has been
bciier performed Than that 4 the Chrs'an community
Our laws though far FROM feet, ne no. more nan M
cen for The work We give them t0 90. s We QUIZ i'es
1T is the churches and thc community Of Ncw-hnt and
ana New Yorl and The great M,si.hai ae hol ees.L-
pshng tic work given 30. We, ne ci4@'S W ~.
country, until IN benevolent activity according 10 OH
mcaus and olTorturicf, have tie power 10 make oui
h.neGceut as fertile in good results and then 10 al,u