New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-22

pupils are very poor. and many Of them are highly re-
spectabe Those who have casqf clothing or second
hand shoes Will do favor to send them 10 MISS =. i;o
Many OF the parents are sick and entirely destitute,
Ladies who can spend an ho1r Gay or VT0 sttwtion
These girls and boys will have no Christmas ,
buttons are sent in The teachers determined now
ever to best they can SO on Christmas Say G Gt
All the bells are Ginning peace on earth theAc
tute children wheat cheap candy and sing Tue s"
songs
TIE METHODIST EPISCOPAL HOME FOR AGED
This Home was established about 10 years ago Inc
Society has purchased the house Fortyseconds al
Joining the Home and its are spacious ana cou
Portable. The number Of benehcaries now quar'erVu
here ia 49, and are expected soon. Oi ,he 1npn
three are old gentlemen, the rest being women DulmS
The mast wear but two deaths have ensued when Is re-
arkahle considering the tact that 'n9y GGe me sent 70
above 10 years OF age Contributions s i - h. OK
Mrs Adams Matron NJ. f. Home for the Ased' NO zoo
West FOrty-second-sL
TIE NETWORK JUVENILE ASYLUM
Away nm town on One-hundred-and-seventy- ffthst,
near Tenthave., immense structure of stone pleas
antly situated on an eunence overlooking the Hudson
In the spacious playground may be seen at stated inter
5als hundred happy faces aglOw with the excitement
o. boysh frolic THIS building is the NewIork Juvenile
Asylum. an Institution which IeconZInG ,e & az
that ideness the parent OF vice ana CRIME anu 70
thousands Of children connected with MS pubic Schools
the "trUants" counted by thousands sC I
an eniient remedy for this great evil 1He
e Institution receives class OF children which the
tbe ares of and IA are the which taken
for Correction About $50 children sent yearly to IL
HnOis and about % 20 places nearer ny Durhg INC past
year nearly $50 have been thus ndentured' ,,-....
The Institution embraces also House OF Reception
which rs located at No 81 West Thtccnthst, and which
contains the Office of the Asylum. and Is similar 10 II III
ITS work Children brought to the House OF kecep
ton where they remain three four weeks ana are
then transferred to the Asylum The object IN
inc them 10 enable the managers ascertain II possible,
where the parents of the child live and to give them no
tice OF its whereabouts II any sufficient reason louu
70 warrant their discharge ney are 9O"eu d 5pner
on Christmas Day the children are TO nave gOoG vii
aud the morning aud afternoon literary EXERCISES WI"
be conducted in the chapel
SAMARITAN HOME FOR THE AGED.
In March, 1867 number of ladies' moved by the secta
rian of the existing "Homes for Aged Per
sons obtained from the State act Of incorporation
for the samaritan Home for the Aged of the City OF
NewYor at first located at Nos 253 and29 West Thirty
sevcnth-st hut a short time moved to much more
eligible ednce the of FOurteentst and Ninth
nent home for the aged OF ali Protestant denominations
As charity of liberal and unsectarian character the
Samaritan the Aged has peculiar claims on the
general public. An annual subscription OF - IuolS
constitutes person member Of the Corporation ana
insurs an invitation to the annual meeting or the lnSt
tuition The wish now TO enlist the sypathes
o tie public the support and furnishing OF this Home
me rooms are stl quite empty. The ladies hope for
donations Of carpets furniture, and also clothing Tor the
and .necoT Tey appeal to the charity Of the public for
donations, reminding all friends OF the heaVy cost Oh pro
saries Of life.
SIXTEENTH WARD INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AND LODGING
HOUSE.
This is another Of the benevolent movements which
charitable enterprise has originated This Industrial
School Lodging though entirely independent
of each other III their workings are both under the
charge of the Chdrens Aid Society AT present the ay
number of pupils in the school 81 The Lodging
House the next floor above III pleasant NIUE
ROOM hung with pictures and engravngs ana containing
CONNECTED with the Lodging House, are a larger
library and reading room the former OF IL Wich
friends. The average number of dodgers Is between 50
and 90 the nine months ending Sept 81 1862 l55e
sheltered,
tnbuted-the whole expense being 1876 o. Inc actuu
cost of each meal is Il cents. The boys pay cents for
lodging and for dinner and in this way the idea
of dependence is taken away and the boys feel an IN
petus to work indusrOusly. They are encouraged to
help themselves that they may IN the future prove wor
thy czS9 syd ana mS Inn To he Ser little
folks who anticipating it more than the eXer
are to take am active part The Children are the
careful supervision OF Mr.. John GOurey the Supern.
these homeless children are received through the Chill
dren's Aid Society, TO whom they should be sent.
NEw-YoRK INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND.
The NewYork Institute for the Blind pleasantly sit
uated on Ninthave., between Thrtythird and Thirty
fourthsts The building constructed Of stone and sur
rounded by large and pleasant yard studded with
trees and shrubs The building half block. 1t
and three stories high The Institution contains
about l4O pupils There seven commodious school
Beside these the course Of instruction includes the
higher branches OF mathematics. natural moral and IN
tellectual philosophy, etc new pIanch OF sluuy mas
Just been established, viz that OF the sewing machine
Directors
The institution also comprises Industrial Depart
making. and various kinds Of fancy work, have been
taught during the year The mattresses made Of the
best quality and sold as cheap as at other manufactures
During the past four years attention has been
TO the study Of the principles applicable to the subject OF
have been IN view; ,odr st 10 ro examine Rcb ana
system of tangible writing printing can be based and
a. To test the correctness and value OF theories by show
ing their results when reduced to practice Four systems
OF alphahets have been tried, as follows The Roman
capital, otherwise known the Glasgow or Philadel
depha letter. the angular lowercase or Boston letter
the combDedROmaD capital and angular lower case and
the point system in the form arranged by Balle and
known the Braie alphabet After thorough trial OF
each system 1t is ooneluslyey proved that the Point
read by any blind person OF ordinary lnteIigence no
matter what business the pupil be engaged in, or how
are invited to visit the institution, and witness the
literary exercises which occur on that day.
HOUSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
This large and fourshing Catholic institution for girls
and young women is situated at the foot Of Eighty.
ninth and Ninetieth-sts East River, plot Of ground
containing about 80 city lots. chapel and convent
were bull: 1864 building Of brick, so by 30
feet and five stories high erected Eighty ninth
ing of the same dimensions was commenced on Nineth-
St, making altogether at the present time continuous
structure by $50 feet extending from street TO street.
and capable OF accommodating 800 persons. The
number in the Institution has Increased from $50 on the
list OF January 1869 to nearly GOO at present The IN
treiy separated from the others The first consists Of
Magdaens who pentents, who have been converted
aud are leading religious life. The second
class is that OF the penitent women and girls.
The third ella is that OF the Preservation composed
children who danger OF falling, mostly those OF
bad parents The fourth class is composed Of girls be-
tween the ages OF IL ana III committed by, by the MagiS
need Of another large wing for the accommodation OF the
reformed Magdalens who desire a continuous home in
the House, and who now dOmiced in an old build
ing said TO be the first house built Manhattan Island
Christmas other Catholic institutions is devOutly
celebrated. the following day and New-Years are
devoted TO iestivity and recreation.