Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-10
Industrial School Report for the
Quarter Ending april 4.

We have distributed during the quarter
so dresses, so pair shoes, 60 underclothes,
II hats, sacks, 80 aprons, 26 pair stock
ings, coats and pants II, in all 250 gar
ments.
Over J30 girls are in attendance at the
Saturday sdhool.
1t will be seen by the above report. that
the ladies of the Industrial School have led
rather an active life during the quarter
ending April l. For in addition to the reg
ular work of the school (Which has been
very large this winter), they have repaired
and remodeled their house and made it fit
for occupancy. 1t will be remembered that
at meeting of the ladies and gentlemen,
held last January, to consider the propri-
ETY. of establishing hospital and home for
the friendless, an attempt was made to
combine the enterprise with the Industrial
School. After much discussion, it was de-
cided that the Industrial School should take
charge of the children and friendless fe-
males, and that the gentlemen were to
make the hospital separate institution.
The ladies of the school went earnestly to
work, and have succeeded in making their
house convenient and comfortable. The
repairs cost $166-$93 of which sum the
remainder will be paid from other funds
so that we opened in house Wednesday,
April l, free from debt.
There are, however, some other repairs
we must make as soon as we can get the
means. There are certainly other gentle
men who would gladly contribute to Mr..
Aston's fund, are perhaps waiting to be
asked. But as Mr.. Aston is a very modest
man, we advise our friends not to wait as
he might be too diffident to- ask for money,
and although he is very bnsy. he will stop
his business to take money for us at any
time. As we know the names of but two
who contributed to the said fund, we can
not give credit, except to Mr.. N who
gave $25, and Mr.. A. $40. The rest of
the $93, was collected by Mr.. Y, who
we hope will not weary in well-doing. We
know those who have contributed will reap
a rich reward if they will only come and
see the good that has been done with their
$93. We will not forestall our next report
further than to say the house was duly
opened April l, On that day four children
were sent to us, two motherless-two faith
erless; the second day four others came, one
fatherless, two motherless and one worse
than an orphan. We have also two home-
less women, in all ten as destitute mortals
as can be imagined. The children's ages
range from three months to ten years.
Now we hear some persons saying, how did
you provide food for so many. Well thanks
to kind friends, that did not trouble US
much but to find clothing was quite anoth-
er thing. Only think of such a crowd of
destitute ones coming all at once, greatly
needing thorough ablution which we were
unable to give as we had not a change of
raiment in the house, but here again
friends came to our. rescue; we went to
some ladies and made known our wants
and the clothes sent enabled us by Satur-
day night to wash and change most of the
little ones. Although we have had some
liberal donations we have not yet been
compelled to do as generous people once
forced their benefacter to GO, which inter-
esting history you can read in the 36rh
chapter of Exodus, from the 4th to the 18th
verse. Will our friends give nobly? Our
next report will show who has remembered
us. ....
There are some things which would add
greatly to our comfort We have so long
lived a civilized life, that we regard a'car-
pet as almost necessity. One has been
already presented us, but we need one
more. If our coal dealers will send us a
load of coal, it will be warmly received, at
least it would warm us. But we will close
our too lengthy article by inviting all our
friends who have given us donations, to
come and see the use we are making of them.
We cordially invite all who have not, to
call and see the need we have for liberal
contributions. A. V. T.