The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-21

AOuIcssos ~ EEOsessoIs
Barnard, Elicit
and Wilcox.
me Social Science orgaAizaton peculiar peripa-
tsuo body and travels round the country in so many
ways and BY many means that 10 nearly impossible
FOR the general public 70 follow III members N their
psrsgnasohA On Tuesday they nrss met q the young
Aeas Christian Association. In Fifth avenue snd on 'ns
evening Of The same day they held their second session
q The Cooper Institute Yesterday they nrn proceeded
. The Randals Isiard House Of Refuge whence aftsr
sneshsr long oonab members Of the Congress came
hack TO town and again ~ the Cooper Institute in
the svsudng To-Day they viii wsnd tAeir way 70 the
DEAF and Dumb Insttuticn, up near Washington
Heishes o. the Bloomngdas road, and In the evening
snsy win have another ssson. probably their last ~
Me Cooper Institute In the ''conoer room"
Tue attendance yesterday Randans Island although
pretty large. was By numerous - that Of
ne party which assembled u Ne 1o1 Fifth avenue on
Tuesday. The scsosiho gentlemen and strong minded
ladies again apparent the has blss that "woud
nos b. put down. again copicuous BY her presence
An the members who we're expected having arrived In
he large - apart for this purpose the chair
taken u eleven o'clock By Dr. oliver Strong On OPEN
ing me proceedings the Secretary read letter from Mr.
Wis@, Of Livingstone, N r. In which he said that no
Ssgtsd to b unable - uttend In person y the
hGfef the society, bat enclosed remarks which
10 desired - make On the subjects Of prisons and
~ son discipline Hs view was that ''ref0rna.
~ ," prisons were really better IN tho long
~ than 'tms" prisons, where criminals and offend
RED improve then and when their time Of disci.
pns had expired they Just - bed probably wosss
ehan whea they entered the prison Many men had
already considered this point before. and chidrsn's
rsrormstoHss had been established In Europe In
America and he thought that the ordinary prisons Of
he country shouldbe adult rsfomateriss while he
did not however, In the slighssss degree believe In
orims being unpublished, he acsuassd BY any
iAlss ssntimsntaty for the criminal In the abstract
prison ruled and governed In such manner he de-
ssribsd and suggested would 10 spsces be said, Of
mera, hospital" and the pardoung Of crimes which Is
- present most di1cut maasss for the STATE auheri
uss, would then be rendered easy task. Mr. Wines
concluded hs communication With the quotation Of
some remarks Of Davenport Hill, an eminent writer
BOW they ought 70 be allotted
When this paper had besn finished, Mr. strons. the
chairman read an essay Of his own on the subject Of
School Rsformatorss and Training ships which paper
would have desired He mentioned that the nrs. idea
q ship reform atory hsd bssn started IN Liverpool
Tor The parpose. This trai had been rsmarkahy sue
eseaul - tt had been we'll conducted; IL cut on the
morality, and in time achieved the object nat was
attempted in reforming the young 4slinquents. few
s..s - IL. Boston :.
ins:tuto. Vas % % school ship. ~ well % at those
en- s0asd 2 ~ b. s.Sr Ssds: rsisr-ios their SnsrsS.
1hat reformatory institution could be really conducted
. yell on land q On ship board but would BE- wise
measure 70 have school training ship stationed at
New York, In ooanecton with ths House 81 Refuge,
and would achieve the same purpose In.
q Refuge the cost Of sssh child l. nearly $40
pr snanm, and * this amount each child earns some
: so.s .ssss. ssifsappossiss :. ali such. Indeed.
sssAs y BE- he general principle Of sAs cooperative
Slroag then spsak describe ths House
= Rafssa Al isaah and said that the which this
there eonnnsd earn their discharge q soon = they
lily Asssrvsn There ara = rule aSsas tAeusana
which eight hundred are boys and i've hundred are
sld House Il Refogs rs established Madison square,
xhch the frst step taken towards The present In
M q P BAMAaD spoke Of tas school ship sys.sm in
Boston. Although did not a. all for sailors, IL never
secis shaa thsy would sshsr~iss have sssa without
shss soostes and similar n.titusons 70 the House OF
Refuge IN New YORK which had for ther object tho
s:t:ansos q sa,a;n such :. sSs chidEsas A 50
M. CossDos sxpatAtsd At some length Tho ssssu-
Mons Of Massachusetts, and the training ships Of New
Nrs DALI inquiry how these Institutions
wsrs governed and BY what means such brilliass
Gaipsds That gentleman then sAld thai Mr. Martin Ed
s1ss had been the pioneer whohaA done - much for
when .hsss arguments had been concluded the Nom.
osrs OF the Social Science Coogress present adjourned
Heuss Of RsfSes and inspected the several departments
q shs same. The school, the work rooms the lara.
ever, oas spp.arsa s.Ss1.d ~i,h he worEss of n.
On ins meeting again Of the members Soma little ds
n he dv clad
spen vkh reference 70 pous discipline ans other
n SOCIAL sopio sfsr which the Congress adjourned
pErAKrNsrr OF mALrH
The ssaon OF this department wss held last evening
u TIE fourth noor Of the Cooper Insti
tate building, DR. Jossph PArrsh, o. Philadelphia, pre-
An intsr.-ass pspsr on The "Nsw York Board =
Dr. RpwAsp n DArs.u, Sanitary Superintendent Of
The metropolitan Disrot II commenced BY stating that
sAs rr.ss sirsnos Of pssisncs ss ascsssisy 81 sse
growing popuiaac OF New York ufty and Brooklyn
sds sS ~ nsScos and he c.iscrs Association
had sssaysd iu wesx previously and isled whsn the
Immediate danger which nsnAosd the oy from cholera
sysssn q govern Or abe Board vim ~ mode OF
ssrn ~sr @: e =: board /. IA. cry soas
ars slshsssn thou,,sn6 ave hundred and sighty-two
sssss % re HsaS q he city sas cause bsisr
either IN faultinsm - Construction ovescrowdinE
suidIaxs are suii on sass "a both houses suffering
from inse fhcsns air I'd Of proper sunshne;
SUFFICIENT light and b. ventilation forming two OF the
ossasssg svs 81 Ten eDent houses. inducing damp
nss~ pssnuiins the .accumslauons Of aiIh, and
shus rendering them dangerous 70 the health
90 shsar inmatss and Snas for hAb.aiioA In great
measure v shs indnsrss - the owners must ths
AStion q thsss houses lie aarrbsd, many OF whom, al
Asugh parsons Of high cAsctsr sufrustnG the Of
abi0 Deron o. their proIVFty 70 agents or mddsusn
Who seek only the ersataW immediate pron they can
ssl TO rsnoss this great source 81 disease sad cpl
1sots 4as the noss d1eu 10 YORK the Board had. The
so9ossr o. me Beard has esgested CLAN which would
sccemplnh much, sos euil' fos the sanitary Improve
meet 81 ttsss esildinss bat sssars ne ssy o. We In
Way with The different noers constructed
h outside sEd adjoining ths building The place
81 present. stairway 10 b occupied vita venulssor
ne tower eead also BE- bukh % - % contain AL the
szuks sod wasss pipes Of The ouss. This system has