Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-04-15

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Extracts from the ISc-
port OF the Horne vis-
iting Coassnaistec.
You committee appointed to visit
the Orphans Home. ut Cedar Falls,
beg leave to report MS follows:
That during recess we visited the
| Home, and W. found it beautifully
I situated on a piece Of rising ground
about one half mile north westerly
from the city of Cedar Falls. And
1 we would here take occasion to CON
| mend the good taste and Judgment
of the commissioners In their selec
/ tiol. of So commanding aud slightly a
spot, for the location of this institu
tim, The ground owned 10y the
state consists OF thirty acres, donated
hy the citizens of Cedar Fall u
which WAS added ten acres purchased
| by the ommissiouers at IA cost of
three hundred and seventy five dol
lars, which gives ample roon for
buildings, yards" garden, play.
grounds, and for the growing uf
shade and ornamental trees, And in
! the Upiuion of your coinmittee, uoth.
ing would tend more To- tie health
and comfort OF the occupants of the
| Home, than spacious phay-grounds
and carefully cultivated groves OF
/ forest and ornamental trees, aud we
| reCem mend that an appropriation he
made To enable the superintendent To
! procure, plant and cultivate the
necessary forestry for the Identifying
OF said grounds. #r,str.tE q 5.#
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The sanitary condition OF the Home
for the past two years has been high
Ily satisfactory, only two eases of
mortality have occurred within that
| period. Fever, measels, whoopius-
cough, aIfd other diseases peculiar to
children, have made frequent visi Is
to the Home, yet we found only five
on the sick list, all of whom were
c0nvaIescing and doing we'll. For
more general Information IN regard
10 the sanitary condition of tile
Home, we refer TO the report Of the
attending physician r..af...as.sE
! The educational advantages Of the
| Home consists Of, 4 graded schuOl
! Wv iitto NtiltilAS. Wa .
| Primary, intermediate, and gram.
mar school. In the primary depart
ment, reading and spelling are prin.
cipally taught. In the intermediate
| department, are taught reading,
writing, spelling aud arithmetic. In
the grammar school, grammar, arith
mettc, ge' graphy, reading ana spells
| ing. Vocal music is taught.in each
department, and some of the older
rupils are making rapid progress in
instrumental music.
| The superintendent, matron, aud
teachers NIL evince thut interest and
earnest devotion in the discharge of
their respective duties which is high.
ly conlmenduble and satisfactory.
And your committee takes occasion
here to say that the labors of Misses.
| Hartsh0rn and Daran, as we'll as all
| the teachers of the Home, are being
crowned With success in the educa.
ton 0t the children, and the schools
of the Home will, in the opinion Of
! your committee, compare favorably
with the best regulated district
schools ir. the state. ,-ut.,H aa..s....
| Your committee take pleasure in
saying that Mr.. H., H. Tucker, the
superintendent Of the Home, is II
gentleman peculiarly fitted for his
position, aud il ably and efficiently
assisted by The following officers: |:
Matron Mrs. III. II. Tucker; physi.
elan, Mr.. Il. A. Warren; one sew.
ard 1--WE teachers; ward MANAGERS; !;
and one nurse, all OF whom seemed
| thoroughly interested in the duties
they are called upon 10 perform, tx.
tfenely coIIsidernte uf the welfare of
all under their charge, and were ac-
| tive, kind and iudicious in the per.
| furmancc Of their stveral duties, he
result nf Ntfich is n athorougti system
atie working OF the Home. -F..
/ Tie Industries of the Home are
conducted hy Systematic details, by
mehrs of which nearly all the gene
raj work of the Institution IL per.
formed by. the children. The girls
are experts in many branches of
huuse. keeping, and some of item are
skilled In various branches of ornu.
menlal needle-worll, plain aud fancy
sewing. &c. ....,..... ..,...
/ The boys heretofore have not had
as great variety OF labor as is de
Isirabic, but now, being OH Il farm.
they will receive instructions, in
gardening snd general farm work.
The children are all plainly aud
comfortably clothed, and we Believe
NIL the articles pf Hclothing worn by
the inuiates,. b. are made up at the
Home.I Five. hands are kept cou-
stantly employed In the sewing de-
partmcnt. The eiildren's clothing
is frequently changed, and well
washed and ironed. Their food is
plain, well cooked, and wholesome.
Their rooms are thoroughly cieansed
each day, and the children regularly
bathed once each week.
, The younger children are required
to retire at o'clnck. and the elder
ones ut o'clock p. NJ, all rising ut
the hour of five In the morning.
| Chapel exercises are held in the din
| ing. room morning and evening. and
on the Sabbath day have frequent
services through the kindness of the
resident ministers Of the city. B
| From all examination of the
monthly expenditures for the past
year, your cumnlittee arc OF tie opin-
| ion that IL will require nappropria-
tion Of ten dollars per month for
each child To provide for he necessi
4 AttS VI NilF GiilluitI, pay 'Ht
emplnyees reasonable wages for their
services. .aEBEsaasa
#a# # 44t
The whole number Of children
which have been admitted to the
/ privileges of this Home since its
organization. Is $50. OF these, 243
were girls, 293 boys; II have died !;
Ii ran away; 2 have been expelled.
2l2 have been discharged the aver
age age is II years number over 10
years Of age, 81; number under live
years, A. NH#
Many of those discharged had
REACHED the age of IS years, and are
believed 10 be able and willing 10
care for themselves, While two Of
them are now employed In tile Home
and are very useful rs Well rs much
needed helps.
Your committee made a full inyes-
tiga,ion of the nature and number Ol
Those cases which seemed TO furnish
any room for doubt ~ to their eIigi'
/ blity to receive the benefits of th ;
| Home as orphans Of deceased soldiers
1 of the late war The whole number
I embraced in this class is.twenty-six. 10.
They have been received Gnder pc.
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