The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-20
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How xhey Are Provided FOR In the
Metropolis.
Tho Protestant and Catholic Institutions
The Way the Children Are Brought Up
and How They Are Disposed OF

IQ0 lIUIcbt4ub huu OutaUAlc xuotltutlUu1
The Way the Children Are Brought Up
and How They Are Disposed OF
The orphan asylums Of the metropolis are among
the very best OF It's many institutions Of charity,
public and private, which deserve the constant aid
snd support Of those OF the community who are
blessed with plethora OF this worlds goods There
Il not sect OF any kind In the city which has not
under tts immediate supervision and special nm
orphan asylum. True, many OF them are very small
concerns and are consequently not able to attend to
the wants Of all who have certain amount OF claim
upon their good oflces; vet there are two insttu-
tions In the city especially devoted to the care OF
orphans which. on account Of their long standing
and tho great good they have done and
are continually doing, deserve most partIc
uar mention. They are, In the 1rst place,
THE NEW YORK ORPHAN ASYLUM.
This instltuuon justly claims 70 DO the "oldest
society OF the KIND aud OF the best endowed In
che country" 1t was organized In 1906 and, ike
most charitable institutions. began operations on
very small scale. Its first object was to provide .
shelter for ita Denenciaries, aud to do this IN any
thing like successful way 1t was necessary to
secure house In some good locality and so suited
70 the wants and uses OF the soctty that continual
moving about from place to place would not be one
OF the features of its rst years. existence. After
good deal Of searching the promoters OF the benevo
lent object secured building In Greenwich village
Heaven smiled upon the institution from the nrst
day 1t was opened, and contributions poured In SO
thick ana fast during tue Ars year that ut It's close
the managers felt jqSthed 10 look for more suit
able building Tor the asylum.
THE FIRST ASYLUM.
Tho little home first occupied by tho society In
Greenwich WAS nor considered 10 all intents and
purposes asylum" out 1907, when Jour lots In
The village We're purchased aad eommodious edHce
her nluatu Had ta
nent name. The corner stone OF the building was
laid on the 7th or July OF the same year, the lots
were secured, and al nouyh the edllce not,
paritveiy speaking very large one, 1t was at the
time considered quite Bug place. IL was con-
structed Of BRICK, was ltg feet long BY atty feet
wide, and was oesiQned 20 accommodate 80 chill
dren 1t was completed at the cad OF the year
Houses OF all kinds soon began To crowd about the
asylum and soon became tnlckIy populated, so much
so that It deemed advisable to remove the nstl-
sutton to some locality where the children could
ENJOY more wholesome atmosphere and have room
to take recreation without RAINING the risk OF
catching any disease comnon to deasey populated
neisnoornoods. - nr s,ru
The managers deiiberated for long time over the
prOprleJ OF the removal taxing into consideration
the cost that the cnange wOuid entail upon them
and the effect 1t might have upon the children al
ready In the asylum IL was finally decided to locate
where the present. institution now atandS-Bl0om-
ingdae road near West Scventy-thrd street. Tue
site consisted OF nine ana half acres ana cost
ana Inc o., Greeawlcn pioperiy was disposed
remain for year untii tner new building should be
completed. But circumstances which they could
not possibly foresee delayed the erection or the edl
nee, and 50, a. the expiration OF the year. the chill
dren were removed to mouse IN the neigh0orh00d
The asylum had up to this period 1Ss6--bcen In
existence thirty years. ne uunlDer OF children It
had admitted up TO tnat date was y3l VI these 407
boys and go girls were IndenLured. Many had been
adopted BY respectaDte iataiies and Others nad
tered the various learned professions. IL was
tanned that the cost per nnnum I-r each child had
not been quite f0rty-Lw dollars, and for this sum
each had been clothed, led instructed aud ned Tor
THE PRESENT ASYLUM
The orphans were removed To tue present spacious
building IN 1887. year alter the corner stone had
been laid. The buiiung cost $40 900, every dollar OF
which was been contributed by private individuals.
Two large wings wnicn cost $4,000 were added
sdince accommodates go children. The site OF
the edlhce ~ one OF the most pleasant 20 be
found anywhere on the hudson river II u Ave
grounds OF tine asylum ace tasteluy laiu out IN
gardens, and part OF them IN pasturage suf-
cfenriy large 70 Accommodate q NUMBER OF COWS,
which supply all the max necessary for the insti-
MANAGEMENT OF THE ASYLUM
the asylum Is under the management OF board
Of lady trustees, aided Dy M advisory committee OF
three gentlemen. All cuiidrcn are admitted to tue
inssitutl0n under the age OF ten years. Wherever
child u admitted lis guardian has to renquish all
control over IT, and every child Is compelled 70 re-
main IN the asy um at least after Its admis
sion, or until It Is aDie 70 read write and cipher.
The boys are Indentuied to serve until they are
twentyOne years OF age and the girls until they are
the other institution is
TEE ROMAN CATHOLIC ORPHAN ASYLUM.
This asylum was organized and Incorporated In
April, 1917, anu stared under the name or the
"konlan Catholic Benevolent society,"" the Right
Rev. Bishop Connolly uelng ITS first president. Its
0rst house was In Prnce street, where tue nstitu-
ton for girls - now lOcuteu thirty live after
the establishment OF the society the orphan ana
half orphan asyiums we're consolidated, under the
name OF the ''K0nan CatnOic Asylum or the Guy OF
New Yorx.m the society has Two ou idings-tns
the one for boys being ON Film avenue between
Fnty-hrst aud Fnty-se> Qua streets.
tho first buildings used by the society, in Prince
street, were miserable, lumbie-dOwn wooden struc
lures, which superseded 1925 BY the present
aldered one or the inesL buildings the city. IL Is
four stories high aud covers neary haIf a block. A
few years ago an alutiOn was lacked on to the main
structure on tue Mott tieet side, and the asylum
now comfortably accommoda es $50 children. There
are three sch0or00tns ih the Duiiding-one for the
infant one for the intermediate aud one tor the
moro advanced Classes sTne children spend six
hours day IN school, and nave Iour hours Tor recrc-
alton. The remainder o. The day ID spent either In
household WORK or IN tue sewing room. In tins way
the girls are ntted Tor future usefuness II not for
attaining independence. Mnen the children have
finished IN the asy Lney are bound ont returned
to their friends; or II tuer conouct has been good
and they are more than ordinarily intelligent they
are promoted 70 the school Industry Fortysec-
ond street, where they remain unuer instruction for
three years .'ac tue expense vi the asYlum.n
TIE girls DEPARTMENT..
The Fifth avenue building and Inc grounds occupy
two-ifths OF the block bounded by FifIy-first and
FtftyeecO streets. ~ Was completed ami occupied
in 1861. 1t il OF BRICK, mas two wings, the nam
building being sixty by thirty feet with enclosed
balconies bacA and 'front.' fifteen jeet wide on each
story. The north wiDg Das an extension eastward,
being building flty oy twenty-five ieef. three
stories IN height, anu Doth wings are handsome
buildings OF the same dimensions All the ceilings
are lofty and the rooms are well ventilated and
warm. There are now III toe boys' asylum about
500 orphans and 40 IA the building IN Prince street
reserved for the girls. new asylum for girls u Ia
the course Of erection on Mauison avenue on the
block bounded BY Fourth avenue FIFTY first and
Ffty1econd streets II ID said that when this asylum
Will have been Completed 1t will accommodate
1000 children. The two 0syiums have from their
very Inception been supported Dy the donations and
requests OF their wen washers and BY church c0liec-
uona
c0UAT CAteN0A3s-THS DAY.