The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-06-12


=. Tho folswipg Joint lS,solHiioa was
adopted vs. Tic GENERAL Assem- bly Of tbs
stafe during ia present scssiOn, and II q
uadersigned were appointed Comniiit, Q
~ pnrsunrcc of it's provisions
WnERets, Numerous petitions rom alipafts Of
the State have been received, praying that meas
ures be speedily adopted for the establishnlem Of
an institution Tor reforming and protecting un-
fortunate ana refractory jugepils fsiaalesi
WHgHEAs, Il lis the sense Of this General As
scmsy i2st 2esEoTYs ost sh9gld q adopted garry
BE- Il rcsoiced by DE Geaersl Assembtg Of he
yTdte " ONO -ffst for tBe putp0se of estabffsHs
ing and erecting such an institution for Rirls, \
b. rsfsy t 1 e. t,s S,A q q
to Examine sizes and receive proposals, gifts or
donations, towards the establishment Of such an
institutions aud report 10 tins Legislature at the ad-
journed session. SIVII
!, The Reform Farm for Buya has beep in
successful operation for nnumber OF years
and has become one OF the. most useful and
cherished Of an tile benevolent insflufims
for which our State is 50 jus1y celebrated.
Three hundred Do, 8. most of them wairs
upon society, without homes or parental
control, who rreyed upon the public dur.
ing tile daytime, aud slt pt al night in dry
goods boxes, under awnings. or Wherever
they could fnd shelter, have been gathered
together atnthe Reform Farm. and placed
under kind but elfict moral discilAin have
formed Habits of industry and are rcceiv.
ing tiiotongh EhgIisl aud business educa-
ton. Many of them have boen gully ,oi
grave crimes, ranging from murder down
to petit larceny. aud still their reformation
at the Reform Farm as general rule seems
to be thorough and permanent. The sys.
TEN adopted is tbefamily system There
are at present lseven families ,oecupyinp
plain but substantial buildings, aud ca h
family is under the control OF an Eide /
Brother. They arc not confiuel within
walls. OF grated windows. but are permitted
to range almost at will override large farm
Of eleven hundred acres, and still escapes
are very rare. oily two boying stscul ,ded
during ihc-ast year, Their time is almost
equally divided biS eeno yQrk,anA study.
they present ,nc appearance OF cOmient-
ment and h"ppiness equal 10 boys Of, the
same age III any condition OF Iiles i
Thsre are 1t hast All equal nipbes OF
Girls in this State who need similar care
and discipline, .'TIe late war bar deprive d
large number nf parental cJntro autt pro-
lection. Ui crs have incorporate, vicious
or improvilert parents Many Lave en-
tered upon catrerLOg,, vice who may be
saved from a -life OF iulamS. .0thcrs will
soon enter upan such career ifuthe hahd
of Christian chafity is not TX ended to save
tcm. We inrokc the aid of rarcVts whose
daughters are not exposed to Temptations
and wan, to aid llie State in establishing
this noble charity. We invokb the aid ol
tho benevolent anl good throughout Our
good and noble Stitc, 10 assist us in thiS
good aud moble work Dmatious of land
or money. or prop"sitiOnaIr0m counties OF
towns for the location of the institution,
may be mad6 at any time before the first OF
September rcXt, to Lewis Evnrs, Chairman
OF the Committee, Newark, Ohio, or 10 l..
D. GriSwold, Eyria. Ohio.
Such propositions should tie dcfrite'in
their character, stating the quantity and
cash value Of the laud proposed to be do.
mated.
The Institution will need at least ono
hundred acres OF land. The soil should be
light, dry and rich; tho location healihful
and pleasant. 1t shoul be somewhat lao
lated, and still in the vicinity OF, some, vii
lage where supplies can bo obtained. II
should be in respectable. andmora neigh
horlood. iH j -sH 'tirl ft
LEWIS EVANS, Newark, o. tfr.,s ,,H (
l.. y. GRISW0LD, Elyria, o.
JOHN w, KENNON, Bancsville, o. W.
II, Il. JONES. Conner, Allen County, o.
NJ Z. GALLUP, Strongvillc, iCnyahoGa Co., o.