Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-05-20

BOARD OF MANAGERS MEETING
The Board of Managers of the Ohio
Soldiers Orphans Home met here on
Friday last. There were present Messrs.
Buckland, Barnett, Force. Jones and
Keifer, Of the Board. Col. H. G. Arm
strong, its Secretary. and Hon. L. d.
Griswold. Superintentendent of the
Home. Mr.. W. S. Furay, correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Gazetke, was in at
tendance at the meeting
The Managers having received no
definite information as to whether the
Trustees of the Girls Reform School
would be able to vacate the property
now occupied by that institution, and
being satisfied that it would not "ac-
commodate comfortably and well the
orphans to be provided for, even if i'm
mediate possession could be obtained
and being satisfied further that there al
ready has been too much delay IN fur
nishing Home for the orphan children
of deceased soldiers, and that some i'm
mediate provision for them was impera-
lively necessary. unanimously adopted
the following resolutions
ResoIUed, That, in the opinion of the
Board, the White Sulphur Spnngs property
well all the children of deceased and dis
abied soldiers and sailors of the class W Which
In contemplation Of law should be prOvid-
ResolUed, That in view of the above. the
Beard will accept and receive, under the
law of the State, as donations or bequesfs,
a suitable tract Of land, of the number of
acres required by law. at a convenient and
accessibls point wis 3 the necessary build
ings and equipments thereon for the ae-
Of not les~ than go orphans;
and upon such acceptance, open and estab-
Ii h a home for Ohio soldiers and sailors
as provided by law
This action Of the Board comes en-
tireIy within the purview Of the law. and
is, besides. the only course the necessi-
ties of the case permit. In other words.
it is the only ''compromise by which the
poor. orphans can be provided for. -
Were it legally permissible, it is practic-
ally impossible for the Trustees Of the
Girls Reform School to vacate the
White Sulphur property at present. The
only way they can do so IS by removing
the institution to a new location in this
or some other county, and even this
would require considerable time. 1t is
not likely that a new location, even
should it include buildings. could be
made ready short of several months. If
buildings had to be erected, the removal
could not take place short of = year, at
least.
The utterly absurd and ridiculous
proposition to put the Girls Reform
School into the so-calIed 'Burnet House.
we have already discussed. The build
ing is a two-story frame, about IS by 50
feet in horizontal dimensions, and was
cheaply built with reference to summer
lodgings exclusively. It consists simply
of 10 sleeping rooms, not one of which
is over 10 feet square. There IS not
chimney or fireplace in It, to say moth
ing of other convenienees. No sane
person for a moment believes it possible
to carry on the institution with such ac-
commodations. But even if it a0e7e
possible, and the transfer to the 'Burnet
House were made, we would still have
the unpleasant, unnatural and danger
Gus contigJlity of two institutions widely
different in their nature and wholly un-
ike in their purposes. We have said,
and we repeat it, that to put these two
institutions together is simply idiotic.-
The proposition cannot be entertained
by a rational mind. except for an un-
worthy purpose. No true friend of Ell
ther institution has favored it, or will do
SO, and it is not unfair to assume that it
has not been and will not be urged ex-
cept with intent to ruin both.
It is probable that the action of the
Board of Managers. on Friday, will
cause a renewal to be made of the do
nation to the State of the Xenia Home.
That institution includes a beautiful
farm of 100 acres, adjoining the corpor-
alton limits of the town, together with
new and commodious brick buildings,
which will be ready for occupancy by
the first of June. The farm is the gift
of the city of Xenia, and the buildings
are erected by voluntary contributions.
There are now over 800 applications
pending for admission to the Home, and
the numberis likely to be increased to
700 by autumn. How so large a num-
Der is to be provided for is yet uncer-
tain, but the public may be sure that
the Board Of Managers viii have the
children all cared for, and that without
delay. if there is any way to do it.
The Board adjourned to meet again
at Xenia, on the 25th inst.
SOLDIERS MEETING.