The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-12

! went up to ninety-three boys, so that my esti-
mate Of $4,000 was, of course. far below the
mark. Bedding, crockery, beds, &C., &c.. for
the increase of boys swelled my expenses
heavily, as will be seen further on in the sta
tistics: but some of the parties who had sub
scrbed, regarding the $4,000 from the Dorsey
estate as relieving them. have not and be-
! lieve do not intend to make good their SUBJ
scriptions. However, hoping, fearing, pray
ing and working, we have, by the help OF the
Lord, worried through.
to each and every subscriber, be the amounts
small or large, for by them work has been
done which can never be obliterated. While
the failure of systematic aid from the society In
Baltimore has given me great perpleXlty,
still fully appreciate the difficulties in their
way. People have grown tired; they did not
understand our peculiar condition. They were
mistaken as to the effect Of the cotton crop,
and the high prices, and the peculiar held II, IN
which we were working, and then, through
| some of our own people, their task was was
| made onerous. myself was refused Sl0o
had been 5o SedGSSa SsG See1 @ aa a of the
fashionable watering places last summer by
prosperous citizen, Of his and the general
prosperity, which citizen has received an ap-
plication from me for aid, ne having relatives
| In the Home who have never paid anything;
but have never even received reply to my
appeal: s.,,,s, ~ vo.binaton Rroop,rn
| New York and Newark, both myself and all
who have been benefited are under lasting
obligations. May God restore to them four.
fold Aud I desire to return my grateful
thanks to MaJor-General Q. o. Howard, and to
Major Edward L. Deane, for their kindness, as
through them I was enabled to extend my
work to the limits which it hos reached. Gene
raj Howard from the first has been steady
friend to the enterprise, and his influence
has been of great service in Its prosecution.
He is entitled to this acknowledgment from
me.
I sent on another youth to Trinity College,
Hartford, In the fall. From q sad accident, by
which he lost an eye while at the school, fear
his sight will prevent the prosecution OF MS
studies. The other two young gentlemen nave
entered the junior class, and are standing nign
in the estimation OF the faculty, as oy their re-
ports and the statements OF tne presldsens' saa
Another youth proposes to go there IN sep,
tember Several from the school have entered
the Charleston College, and some have gone
into business in the city and country. Thlr-
teen of these youths have been confirmed, and
have entered into the full communion OF the
church. May the blessed Saviour whose e os,
cples they are, V0uchsafe them grace 10 De
faithful unto death.
We have been singularly exempt rom Sc
we're Sickness, having had but few cases,
which. under the attentive and skil!ul treat
ment of the regular physician of the Home,
DR.. VIM. T. Wragg, with the blessing OF Coo,
have yielded, and we have no death to record.
It is due land trust she will pardon me IN
thus referring to her virtues,) to the matron
of this Institution, to record my sense OF OBJ
legation to her, for her most Christian, judlcl-
Gus and aftectionate discharge OF her RESPONSE
BILE and onerous duties; her unhagging, untr-
ing energy has commanded my u1failing ad-
II o1o prnu16pnnn
for such work, she has with tender and lov-
ing hand guided the internal working OF the
Home, so that neither with the Inmates or the
domestics has there been single jar. The
parents and friends, and the boys as well as
myself, owe her debt of gratitude difficult to
pay. 49,. ...,, - ., -
the rising generation as are under bis charge
owe much. To say that he has proven him
self equal to his task, Is to express but half
the truth, as to the manner In which 1t has
been fulfilled, not only as their instructor, but
counsellor and example. He has been at the
head of an establishment Of over ninety
Youths, but, by bis firm, kind and impartial
administration, there has been not one case oil
insubordinatlon. He has had most efficient
co-laborers in his assistants, both male and
female, and the term has closed more IKE the
parting of one family than the glad holiday OF
q school. There are three male and three 1e-
master. Whether we have had extraordinary
boys, or new spirit has come over the youth
of our land, know not, but this know: The
ninety are as easily managed as one, ana we
know there has been no case oil violation OF
the rules, involving any moral dellnquency.
The premises are free Of marks or writing,
and a tone of gentlemanly proprtety charac-
terizes their behavior, each boy seeming TO
feel that he Is at home.
Since the opening OF this institution and
school In December, 1867, there have been up
wards of six hundred scholars and one nun
dred and torty-four inmates OF the Home. we
have had as many as nlnety-three boys this
.erm, and the school numbers some. two hun
dred and sixty on Its rolls. There have been
In the Home: Matron and sister, 3; tutor, l.
boys 90; servants, S; total, 10l' VI tneSe ooys
thirty-tour agreed to pay SIS per month, Two
agreed to pay sl2, thirty agreed to pay $40,
81 so. two agreed to pay S.. twenty-onee
agreed to pay nothing This has covered
board, washing, lights, fuel, doctors bill, tui-
tlon and seat in church. The terms OF the day
school have been 50 for classical course, 81 25
for English. German extra-only few tocA
lessons in German. We commenced the term
amounting to s753 70, and with amounts due It
of $500 for board and tuition, and about S7O0
for books furnished In the first and second
terms.
At the close Of the war the children were so
entirely destitute of books, we found it impos-
sible to carry on the schoo! without furnishing
them; all promising to pay. The bills are all
in small sums. Twice have given them to
collector, and only received some $50 or $40,
and have now given 1t up as hopeless. Only
q small portion of the $500 due for tuition has
been paid or probably ever will be. So we
started October, 1869, with balance offs 1853 II
And in purchase of Home. e............. 3, 400 90
interest. ........'...'...'''... Zoo w
Total. al.................... .s4,oSl 20
We close wlth-due on purchase Of
the Home me................... 50, ,2GG CT
Interest due in November. .......... l58 66
s2425 80