New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-22
SluE. 1IafScl.'s 31otin.
TIE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONVENTION
TIE SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

TIE SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Tho American Association for the Promotion
OF Science met on Wednesday morning II the Chapel OF
the House OF Refuge on Randans Island. DIT. Oliver
strong presided The Secretary read letter from Dr. l.
C. Wines OF Irvln.on. \. w. expressing regret because
tv TO at tend the meeting and Offering several
suegestons relative 20 prison discipline the reformation
inc ~ nafdons Nj oliver Strong, the Chairman pre-
hi views OF SLIP rtiIrMtlO.lt1 y Juf tc N4u
oieuts The drs established IN the haTbor OF Liver
pooi Years ago the Legislature OF Massachusett It's
authorized the establlahigit o. 80 iini,t
b nndc an important adjunct 20 the House OF AeISe
for the reform OF Juvenile dcnnqueLtS Eu, N. reua
discipline. and general education SHOULD, no ptu 1h anu
Tho Npc,es ac much larger on snip IMAM Oh me diN
La tho ScwYOrk House OF Refuge tie expense oi ketIg
crs more thar $50 But il the schooship can be made
am adjunct Of the House 81 Refuge, the expense VII Do
les aud the pupil can De advanced move ty; ~ vs.
proposed petition the Legislature IoF se9ol@ip 10.
our haruOI. 90 be under The snpeTv ol o Soy ~
tho Reformation 81 juvenile DeInlu'hts, ~ nlb,oi
Congdon Of New Bedford read paper upon the schoo
ship Massachusetts, The boys nave oee sngn q, 80
passing thorn unattended to their MONIES IN Hliou i "a
1f the State E1t boy thus trusted hid lal'rd 70 c
turn There bad been found as h.o heSgsa! c oi el
ishmont in any ordinary sehuoL 80 p"y ~ 81, -
whipped on board this model schoo'3hp Oi thc ~ oyo
which have been on the s,p, 70 nave yeh & renco
tie mercantile murine. 9Is' D"ia sPoho Gi IL, t ~ ,
10 the scholarship Massachusetts, Gle would Ae 20 80"
tho agency which had wrought OUT shoA No,Ctt' io
suits. MI ConsdoL replied lAal the agency 10 Wax ' L~
MIR sauborn said that many Of the members OF the
Association would be glad 20 have the history 81 the New
YorL House % Refuge narrated by Mr. strong Inc AT
ter compiled with tine request. lie SAID ne pan OF
House OF Refuge first conceived IN le.l Wien Gar,
James W. Gclards attention was called 10 the c.se 81
Itilr boy who had stolen canary bird, ana was m u'
ger of being sent 20 prison ioi me Ose Spptt nSo
bbnfaped and a small house was opened where ~ now
Madison Park, An arscpo' there formerly occupie. ny
United states troops, was purchaseuD ~ III. Sss viii
nine Inmates. Thirteen cars aiItt " u, 20
In lssl about Is acres Of land on Wards island Wpcn
had been granted 10 the Asstcaloh, ar5
., = nproplted 10 tho erection " TIE budins inc
rTage Of children the institution Is now gUaD S
b5vs and 2pO girls. The institution I'D Rochester AS
4 600 BOYS, hut has made 10 provision, Tor Ellls;;
r,.,ug tine whole existence ~ tine No"- % "a
ge Il has been customary to contract OUT me I'm
e,'s work the management, OF course retaining con
troll Of them. They al learn reading WElILs SiG 'c
elements of arithmetic before leaving ~ L1,i -
1ito y his first rccOecions Of the House Oh 1etuse
IN M9dsun-sQuare. The Convention ago,Alt4 ="
n'arL A. III During tie recess GOOD ui5n W. ~
SO' IN the members escorted Oy Mr.. strong NJ
INES The Superintendent and Mt Brush nc ASs's,an'
SuuerutcgGe; visited the various roOms ana Noth,SiS
10 afternoon session paper was reau ny tir tee'
Y X pierce upon American and European hsIofDiA
n M. country We need hororeh measure IoI
clearing Inc streets OF our cities and large ton 'c
III, that we have % eos ~ such chilnTei III oui
civ n we understood az ght the eec, u res - MI
NE English Parliament, aH YagIan ana - ;3ronrv
w ~, ~, ,iand may be are stcd, Gnd, AhIcss PoI'.:
rarcd tnr by parents, assigned TO Teoihitoi
t,,rJ or removed from the country, ~ lho "a, ri nf
ma decide such should be the cnse .sir 80 ,sorer
OHIO r,nd extracts from the report ~ - ~ Ier9oes
NJ syatistics FOR that State. The numDeI o ne non,
Snrr the wear ending July 1'dG was S,,S IA D,lr
est lumber I'm any yious year tsg, reaching
fle VIM fbe number OF marriages ~ "a S ,'rtd
lie niuufl IN 1855, when there were 800 "a drr,p
Dor OF divorces was do Cruelty s9o % t6ia nrmSer
nj yiocut and uuimural deaths was osy ~ "
LomcIdaL 81 suicidal and q u b,Ts Been AZ violent
d enss 'n sl hoacde 40 suicides and i2 =, -
The averags OF homie dies was a. n. t.irs 4ted nv
1r Lords paper were ingde by ~ ~, % m, a to Ss
Frank B. Fy, the Rev. o =. Iir he i5n al.
aud Dr. ID. y. uOltOn, aIll VIZ"
iourEcd 10 thu Cooper Institute
EVENING SESSION
M. r,o,artments0 Of "Edula.l0a nDd Health