New-York tribune., 1870-10-15

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among Others Mr. Recorder Hill. ut the House Of Com
ihoI no p,rmatopy act of 1884 Considerable difficulty
arose AZ first i'm the enforcement OF TINS compulsory pay
ment hut IL felt 10 be very important, and ehec
tmay the anticipated wish of parents neglect
inc their duty to throw the burden Of their children on
her own experience but that Of others. In Liverpool
where there are several Reformatores and In
FOR Enforcing the payments 32s parents were
paying small weekly sums ast e,r anu M 1Soo us on NJ,
Turner states his last official report that H5 s a. 6
was year obtained from parent- Deing a9ond one
He and Others who have entered on the subject pTact
cay strongly urge The importance OF tne d nst ang
check would be given 90 Juvenile crime II measures ana
agencies were put in acton To make tno pripe t u
ectve machinery should be put into action, to insure
the certain operation Of the law
THE MASSACHUSETTS, NAUTICAL REFORM SCHOOL
Can't. NJ. L. Edrdge. Assistant superintendent Of the
Ma.sacbusett, Nautical Reform school. read paper
giving an interesting and instructive history OF that in
sttution He said
The prne,,a fact which gives prominence to the Ma
sachuscts Nautical school ls prSeapy tnat ~ - 6 .lg
The first ship rcfOTmatory supported by State appupla
tions The maritime nations of Europe have for cen
ries indirectly encouraged the instruction of youth IN
navigation and scaiuan-hlp. h,rhe eehuoIs alV
moi uncommon I'm Europe, but they are not gen
eraIlv either floating schools or refOrnatOres nut
are conducted in buildings ON snof9 1 s,onn1 - 5obie
times with mass erected yards crossed ana iurnlShed
with the necessary sails and rigging for practice m sea
manship IN England there are several snip eloTnl-
torica which are reported doing good work. They
r snnnrted Jointly by benevolent associations. by mu
inequalities. and by grants iron the allOhdl utih9
Tn The InIfed states our nautical schools of recent
cri In Tn 1851 the city Of Baltimore established "a
floating school," and the Port society 0 Chaiie3lOh
claim to be i'm any sense reform schools In 1860 Massi
chnsetts established the Nautical Branch Of the state
Reform School the title of which has since been chge
10 the Massachusetts Nautical School In 1869 a similar
school was established in Now-York. .,,.
In Massachusetts the need OF Institutions OF JuFeme
reform was not felt until a comparatively recent date
The House Of RofOrmatiOn city institution OF BOslOh
was started In 1876, the Boston Farm School IN lj, the
state Reform school for BOYS at WestbOrOugh in 1917, the
Industrial school for girls at Lancaster In lo56 ana lD9
Nautical school as before stated, in 1860 The school
commenced with boys from the State Reform school,
and was Oiled by commitments from the courts
During the war many Of its inmates were enlisted in tho
army and navy The total number OF commitments 10
October l. 1862 has been $780, or this NUMBER % were
recOmmtmens boys returned from probation or from
desertion Two hundred and seventy were IN the two
schooships at the above date which leaves l59G as the
total number discharged. OF this number 03
have been sent on voyages at sea, GIG discharged
on probation to go TO empioyment' .t Oh r' srav'
IL have died been DISCHARGED upon the expiration
of their sentence, and 29 have been Transferred
Ia other institutions. The average time spent IN thc
school by each boy IL lO9 months The average age OF
BOYS committed has been .S years. The school makes
ue Of two ships, at Boston and the other at New
Bedford on board each ship the boys are divided INTO
two divisions called the port and starb0ard WatChes
ami attend school six hours on alternate days, hhIo
one watch IN school the other is performing the DO
incident 10 the proper care oi the SNIP the picaioh oi
the meals, making bedding hammocks and cl3thns r. r.
pairing rigging and Sails exercising IN the Doa ana
receiving instruction IN practical scanansip. IN @ tne
Summer both ships make frequent cruises along
the coast which greatly relieves the monotony OF
single location and has very beneficial ehect upon tho
Floating schools are expensive than reformao-
ries on shore, from the difficulty OF introducing Tein
neratiye mechanical emplOyments on sipboard Bui IL
will not be considered unreasOnaby expensive II lhe
school De regarded IN Inc m ns o, hh & ~ rv amor
nites acquiring wealth and which VIII open 10 All
orb ass2lness The statiltcs of this school
sufficiently collected 10 determine precisely how its
for the fact that boys Older IN years ana III crime
been committed tO'hs institution thdn are oIdl
uarlv Sent Reform schools, together with the other
fact that the average period OF detention In this school
has been less than eleven months, 1t is believed may
claim to have performed as good work is Reform
Schools generally achieve. The schoolships are greatly
indebted To the communities where they are established
for voluntary religious instruction and sunday school
teaching.
TIE MED OF REFORMATION FOR GIRLS.
The Rev. Marcus Ames, superintendent and Chaplain
Of the Girls Industrial School OF Massachusetts, read
paper "Desirablencss OF an increased number Of
Reormaores, specially for Cir' and the best method
of conducting them," Illustrating his subject by his own
institution. The best interests OF country Che saiG) de-
pcpd upon the Intelligence industry, and virtue IT,
citizens. The youths to-day IL be the workers of the
generation ana they are trained or neglected 50
Will they and society be m the next two decades In alb
or neglect of correct parental training preventive
and reormatOry Institutions csscu dl. TAose now
existing prove tncr adapedness TO remedy the evi at
lea considerable cXtcnt and to aid In eleyating the
nation The present number is not sufficient TO meet the
necessities Of the ease; ana demand Tor an
increase Of such Institutions is everywhere apparent.
How shall EeformIturies be cOnductcdi Home, or
The nearest approach to H. i the best place Tor
training and reforming children Hence the family sys.
tom must be regarded as the best The advantages Of
the iamIy system are geaier lhGlVlduil HDtil{ ana
freedom Of action under juilcious supervision; better
opportunity fpr cuyals sprit of syl-denia and OF
sAhpiS WIN ttci oh,I, ihu AloNlcus1, ol w tt''
but unmpOrant services OF every day Lille; direct IN
diyidua CONT g with intelligent, superior and refined
Christian minds the adaptation Of correction ana dis
Clpue b. the Disposition, habits and circumstances Of
each individual; greater quiet and freedom from excite
Inet necdu to confirm g0od purposes, ncinatlohs ana
habits and higher tone OF opinion and sentiment CON
cerniug ght and wrong An indispensable requisite Of
succtss M IcormatOry Is class o workers whose ma
tural eHdOwmcnts and spirit adapt them to the work.
is the Gospel of God; bu The Gospel must be seen in the
spirit and lives of the officers well Is heard IN formal
lessons and lectures. Mr.. Amcs closed with several les
sons suggested by the experience Of the Family school
VI Lancaster, Mass.
ONO STATE REFORM SCHOOL FARM.
Il. w. Chdlaw, Of the Commissioners of the Ohio
state Reform Farm school, presented paper giving the
principles, methods, and results Of that institution AT
ter brief and interesting history Of the school, he stated
that the great principles which it founded
That the human heart is sinful, prone to wander from
God and His law that the most dcpTayed, hardened,
ana "eielcd may be reformed and saved: that religion
IS the great reforming power; that the head heart and
hand OF the delinquent must be cducated that mental,
moral, and Industrial training must iit the boy for
IueSs anu happiness; and hai the family II the proper
arrangement to secure that training. Hence we adopt
the IDEA OF good home for bad boys, and not gloomy
prison. Mr.. Chidaw then proceeded state the meth
ods whereby the Institution sought to accomplish its
work They first sought 10 ascertain who their boys
to their new home which presided elder brother
The daily routine consisted Of work, study recreation.
Religious instruction and disciplinary pui3hments
Important agencies and various incentives improve
ment were held out to and made constantly operative
upon the boys The result that about per Of
the boys turn out well, and IS per cent failures.
MUTUAL CONFIDENCE BETWEEN OFFICERS AND INMATES
OF REFoRhAToRIEs AN ELEMENT SUCCESS.
Brother fellow, Rector OF the Catholic Protectory,
New-York sent paper TO the Congress which read
by Dr. Pierce, on mutual Confidence between the OF
hcers OF Relounaores and their Inmates Element
OF Success in the Treatment Of the Latter" treated
his subject under three heads First I'm what should this
confidence cOnslstt lie here ably explained the obiga
uola OF bul Onoers ana denqucnts. He believed that
every one had some good quality some rcdceminC trait
ana considered ID q mud