Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-05-04

a resolution passed DOtn Dra0cneS OF the
Legislature, which authorizes the Governor
to receive proposals for a new location fol
the state Reform and Industrial School fol
Girls. Sc that institution is to be removed,
as we predicted. There is 10 doubt, after
all, about its success; the only question is
as 10 where it shall be l. Gated. We had
supposed that matter settled, but il seems
not. h experiment of a Girls Reforma-
tory is to be tried elsewhere. Why It could
not have been as well tried at White Sui
phur. or why the Orphans Home is more
likely to succeed there than the Reforma-
tory is not at all apparent. OF the twOinsti-
~tutions, we should think the Reformatory
would have, so far as the locality is con-
cerned, decidedly the most favorable chance.
-DeIGrdre Gazette.
The act of the legislature interfering
with the Girls Reform School, virtually
Ousting it from its favorable location at
White Sulphur Springs, was, in the
! estimation of a number of the members
of both Houses, little short of an ouffago
on a benefcent charitable enterprise.
But by the i~ntrigues of lobbyists, the de-
fiction OF a few Republicans and the al
most unanimous purpose of the Demo-
Gratis, the establishment of a Soldiers
Orphans Home would have failed, if the
White Sulphur location had not been
acquiesced in. To a great extent the
same influence that sold the Springs
property last year for a Girls Reform
School, cunningly contrived the past
winter to divert il from its first purpose
to the latter object. When private inter
-ests are to be subserved and the public
. goose is TO be plucked, marvellous things
are sometimes accomplished, the true
cause whereof is not railways visible to the
unaided ocular. But the scheme of the
Democracy, seconded by a few weak Re
~publicans, prevailed, and the Girls
School was driven into a cherries cor
ner of the Springs place to find Temporal
~ shelter until there shall be provided
better and more commodious accommo-
dations. We will not say that it was the
predetermined purpose Of any n to
crush the Girls School, but it will not
be a far-fetched conclusion to say that
there were those who took an active part
in the legislation pertaining to the Or
phans' Home, who had very little SYM
pathy with the soldiers children, or
cared a straw what became of the effort
TO reclaim and save Maynard and unfor-
tunate girls. Had those members of the
legislature who esteem the scheme in
behalf of the girls rs worthy of being fos-
tered and permanently established as a
State institution, forsaken it at this juno
ture, doubtless it would have been
abandoned as impracticable for want of
proper facilities to lis proper working
But a joint resolution was passed by
both Houses authorizing the Governor
to receive proposals of donations of a
location for the permanent establishment
of the School. The donation must en-
brace at least fifty acres of land and
buildings sufficient to accommodate fifty
persons. 1t is hoped that the good
people of some part of the State-and we
would prefer some part of the Reserve
as being in greater sympathy with
moral reforms-Eil tender a proper
location for the School, and that it may
be soon established on c permanent
working basis, and like the Boys Re
form School, near Lancaster, afford daily
the most ample and gratifying assuran-
ces that kind treatment and encouraging
words, and not vindictive blows and
tauEting ~reproaches, are God given
specifics for THO moral perversiOns Of
misguided youth.