The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-07
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REGULAR MEETING.
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OtSes, Mash H. e IS on, Walden, CcsSrove, Eut'
ler all COurtaeaay-1S. ..J
ia, minutes OF tue last meetings were reaa ano
o,n.irmel, az tae following matters disposed OF:
Tne fJllo wing comm'luic2t.o from the Com
mis- .ioaers Of the Orphan Houso we're recelved a5
in.orma.io1 aad ordered 70 os Puol snea;o ,o.,
IT, ths Honorable lts Mayor aaf. As1sfnse" o.
GENTLEMEN: In obedience to the instructions Of
the Board OF Commissioners of the Chariestoa
Ophan Hvuso, transmit herewith certain resp
lut.ons l. unanimously adopted by that oody IN tae
2S:h ultimo ard the annual reports OF tAe sccooi
Committee for 1856 and 81.
These reports are so elaborate acid me facts en-
braced IN them SO conclusive as 70 the vaiue Ino
economical administration OF the School, tina. eAy
SITS 90: asan,i :i;l:ion on my part would be
work 0: su2ersrogaton,
will merely a ID then, gentlemen that IN abato'
ment in the efficiency OF I'll { department lNhicA
rust To tlo eSeoc CT reduction IL the approp-a-
tioa heretofore made for It's support "ou!o pe
hlr llv preiud.cla to tho Institution.
Weaken the influence N this oraacn o; training
the cMllren, and the evil would &c qdick!y hiali'
tested throughout the House.
l. is in the School thai proper discipline Is lrsE
enHor .eI-iud ciously and effectively cnaintalnec.
There, mainly, arc the chld en- prepared ior use
tuness in life, and there do they lcioloe those
diwno t.u:hs d3SlGned 70 ut thcm iST eternlty
IT, te,c ings permea.c through every depar ment
where tlese littlo one; are soen ard accompanies
them to the sanctuary OF God.
Fl teea years Of else 90 ervation and intimate
cx )eriercs serve to stablish the CONVICTION II my
mind that the school, as it has been conducted
duri lg the grca er pvrlon OF tat PERIOD IS tne
bAsi, Of all gratiiving results which PAGES tie
institution second TO none Ut slmiar character
and hence my approaonSl ms Us TO me aaopsion VI
measure tending TO cnreeo!o lts operations'
Very res ecIdily,
Your obedlent servaut,
WA. G. BEE.
Chairman Commissioners,
Charleston c: O:phan House.
Reso,oed That il is the opinion OF the Board
th At the School OF this In ttution is now conduct
cd uLol system o. the c.oscst economy, ana thee
any reluciol il the appropriation mus be oetri-
mon al to tho most oportsnt part OF tne SHa14'y
spenscd II tie House.
Rgsoloed, Thrt III, Chairman OF the Board DC re-
uuesttd to communicate 10 the City Counc-, me me
iLual report OF tho Scaool committee tor 100
and 1857 aud with them the above resolutions,
and our earnest request thai the sum heretofore
aloxel Us Tor tho purposes OF the school oe not
dimi lshel.
The committe, in charge Of the O:phan House
School respectfully submit the follow. 9
REPORT:
Thero is nothing apparently in the funds allowed
or in tn. operations OF the School for the past year,
to zen Ter a. extended roper necessary. .o,,,-
Ia the progress If tho w1r, from which the coun-
trv has Just emerged it beclme essential to the
safety OF the inmates OF the House tnat tney snouo
be remove from the city. They we're accordingly
transferred to Orangeburg. The removal TOOK
place on the 9th August 1858 and as the last an
nual report OF the Committee was made on the lst
If January 1853, it mly not DC improper 10 STAKE,
on this OCCASION that the 2eratlons cf the ScHooI
were continued at Ocangeblrg without lnterrup-
ton, and with as much benefit to the pupils as
could have been expected IL tnelr circumstances.
The condition OF tbs country was untaVoraoie 10
the progress OF education, aud the circumstances
OF these children were sucn as 10 aSgravat ~ .uJi
case the common c. fncu!ty. The Srornus attacn-
ed to the House were mperectly enclosed, ana NH
itary camps were cons antiy II close proximity 70
it. Ihe war had given boys unusual icense IL tne!r
conduct and behavior, AID those uaasr eir cure
derived ron, the circumstances stated, addItional
incentives 10 idle an. irregular haoits' Inc TG-
sraints and disc pine o. the School, u is oe1eVeu,
contributed, IN some measure, 10 ol oiuisu .Hc
force OF those pernicious ILtnences' ana 70 pro-
mote the restoration OF order and good govern
ment on their return to Charleston. This took
place on the ION OF November, 1850. Whcn the
School closed tor the vacation, Immediately pre-
ceedinS the removal to OrangeDurg, nancy, en-
the Goth OF August, 1853, the number OF p12lIs on
the register was SQ4-1Sl Toys and l23 glris. vi
this large number IL only wer" IN the Eighth, or
a. B, G Class, proportion so smal! as 10 eAuIp..
in strong hight the excellence o. tne system OF
education pursued, and the fidelity and dllSence
Of the teachers. To the above n.inber were auoed
Ie more, derived froU the children then ADMITTED
into the House from the Church Home making
total Of 800 pupils. OF this number 1O9 only now
remain In tho school, namely, eS boys ana - girls.
The FIRST, Second aud LL,rd ClasSei then Ium-
bered SO Of these ollv are now LEFT.
Daring the te. N which closed with the last vaca-
ton the progress Of he pupils and their conduct
generally gave satisfaction, AID held on an en-
couracing promise for the future. Too much
rraiee cannot be accorded 10 the Pr.rcpal ana 10
tho assistant teachers for the zeal, abby ana on-
ge-ce with VII ch their duties have been dug
charged. To b5 able to include the esssant' III
tbs c-comium is particularly graf Iylng 10 tne
Committee. They are all with one exception chill
drrn Of the House, anu graduates OF us scnooL
Evon she who is excepted owes share or her
qualifications to the instructions impaired by the
Pri cipai. When the scho0! reopened on tic otn
reg ster was 1878 boys aad II girls. an add
ton Of 20 WIS., immediately mado from the chN-
dren admitted during the vacation, aGd subse-
quently Il were withdrawn, making tho number
now on the register 209 " the ~ Pupus newly
nearly 80 per cont. Cf the whole number II the
school (2O9) there are II or 50 pr cent IN the A,
B, c. cl ss. This proportion is II stIkinS contrast
to that which existed vi the time ct the removal 70
OranccturS as already stated. namely, II III So4,
or IS than i per cent. Tnesc iacts furnish a
striking illustration Of the neglect OF edu-
ca.ion durii G tho war; and It IS the more con-
spicuous becau:o several OF the more iiIiterate
cal dren are nearly Of the age, at which their ELL
p,b,ity into the House, according to ;he practice
OF th9 B I'd, generally ceases. They afford strong
eviderce too, OF the value OF such u rule, ana OF
that wi ich provides that those chll rcn only siaI
be put out ul,der linden lures. that have already
tion OF the House is clearly involved IN the aaAc-
renee TO these lImita ions. laXlty IN THESE par
ticui2rs would lead 10 the Inconsistency OF oiodig
out some children at an age very nttle suPelef 10
that OF others simultaneously admitted; ana IN
other to the necessity from their years aione
OF binding out some who, admitted at an advaaced
age aid being but short time IL the schoo, LAD
acq ired little education. The deficiency ID scch
cases would natur lily be imputed to the imperiec-
ton Of the system Of education, or to the neglect
OF the teachers. lhe diffusion OF such an error
w uld be uriJrtunate. Ior whatever value may
hitherto have Doen imputed 10 the advantages OF
education, is now by general consent admitted to
DO greatly enhanced by the new coalition OF
society, that has resulted from the wsr. Every
thing, Therefore, is 10 be deprecated, that Is
nacula ed to impair the pubic conideoce IN the
value aud efficiency CT this dapA tneat OF the
House. In al economical view, the statistics
CT tue present scnool, strongly recommend
It to Y4vJr. Tho ablo report or tho COMMITTEE or
ReneIclcneAts made IN September, 1851 eXnlol
tho saving et-c:ed by the new system. Fdrtder
invest alton confirms th3 favorable results taen
obtained The SIX years from 1857 to 1862, togeth-
or with the year 1885 cx bits ~ a7eraSe number
OF pupil CT 2S5, and au average cost o. tuition per
pupil o. Ss 80 per annunn, the cost ucdor the Old
system La,g been So e-ch: o5 me actual SAVING
aggregate. This sum, clpliahzod, IS equal, at b
lec cent. per annum. 10 s73 333 So. = other
wo: d., The tuition OF 2S5 cniGrcn unier the oid
system would have cost, annually, IN excess OF
the prescott cost q sum equal 10 the interest on
SIS S33 SO. Ills result sl.ould not ONLY r, COM
mend the School itself to favor, bit should 70
Il. to confirm also our confidence Z the wisdom
OF the expenditures made to adapt the House TO
the re orlns Of which the School Is only part.
In the ,epcgt OF he 1st OF January, 1858, already
referred H., tue board was Informed that Abort
SPENCER had been placed at the H gh Schoo.; but
as this school too was soon after closed, on &C.
count OF the war, his Studies were necessarily sus-
pepdcd. Ro is now 4 clerk to his uncle, drug
eist Al j. also prosec. ting at the Medical Col
lsct il ibls city The studies essen ial to qlalty
h,m Tor that business. bis conduct Is SAID to be
exemplary. ,
re9oct upon The possibility or opening an avenue
n tbs business f3r tae advancement or our BOYS
Il IS SCI enc where ignorance is traugnt VITA danger
to the punlic and in which hoWeyer valued high
M lit;es are likely TO meet fair reward. 1t il, |
her lore. respectfully submitted TO the coasdera-
:. flfn0l NO1.