The New York herald., 1870-01-10
YOUNG DELINQUENTS
xho Catholic Protectory and the
Juveaile A5yllm-How Delin-
Qucnts atd Eriendless Young
sters ere Cared For.

should keep the na the late L. Silman Ives
yfesn III the memory Of every Catholic who mas any
interest whatever In tho welfare OF the numerous
Catholic children 10 are year after year allowed to
60 their ways ulpro.ecci Al great City ike this,
shat one thing IS IN, Roman Catholic Protectory Ia
WestchcSter coults.
This admirable lnsttuf ION was organized In May,
1862 and, to q greaL extent is conducted on the
same plan after the sltnc manner. with q few ex-
cepttons. a. tho NV York Juvenile Asylum. In
fact tho only material dilerence between the two
charities u that the one Roman Catholic and the
other Protestant III ITS religious teachings and that
she Protectory does NOT Ddenture as many children
as the Asvlum. Tae Society for the Prote ,tion OF
Roman Cathonc Chdren, under whose direction
the Protectory Is managed, had for Its first presl-
dent Dr. Ives wh" while he lived, was indefati-
gable IN his efforts 70 IT what 1t now s-one
Of tine very best INSTITUTIONS VI Its KIND In the world
GREAT OAKS fHOi LITTLE AcoRNs GROW.
Like ali sotietics winch have for their chief end
the benedng pf the poor or helpless the association
6ad ct first much up-llll work to do. Its starr ny
point was in a house IN East EIghty-slxth street,
which accommodated about $50 boys, and house
ON East Eighty-sixth sCrecI, which accommodated
about the same number OF girls These two houses
were found TO answer ali the wants OF the society
for the nrst ux months Of Its practical existence.
but the applications for mission became numer-
Gus and 80 urgent thar 1t was deemed advisable 10
extend the accomm olati0ns at the close Of the
nrst year the boys were removed to Eighty-slxth
street. near III tn avclue, whore three houses were
rented. having room Tor about $50 inmates Two
years after the society had made its nrst step It
found itself In prosperous condition, md In 1865 a
. farm Of ia acres wnh conmolious barns and out
houses was purcna 'ca be village OF Westches-
Ter. This property cost $4,000.
THE PRorEcroRY.
spacious brcA bu dIngs on their newly acquired
land for the accommodation OF the objects Of their
care At present the boys are in new structure
thai has been erected at cost OF $4,000, AMI some
frame bullGnas mat have cost $40, 900. The oil
homestead u idinu IL s occupied " the girls but
wnicn Is intended for Tie exclusive use OF the girls
and the estnateJ cost OF which ID set down at
- e eO; ,co u WI. ace,mmoasse when compete.i
main structure Tor the Doys Is also being rapidly
built and wten he waoe Pretectory shall have
finished, wings ana ak there Will De ample accom-
modati0n Tor i5oo chdrcn. The cost Of the whole
affair will rerch the neighbornood Of s2oooop.
Strange as II NAV q, the entire foundation work
has been pad tor out OF the proceeds OF the boys
labor on the farm ana Ia the workshops.
THE OBJECTS or rhE INSTITUTION. 9F
One OF the pi.cipa Jeltires OF the Juvenllc naay-
1um management mat OF inienturing the children
IN the institution, fnds no favor IN the eyes of the
perfectly well that the system OF aoprei-
eceShip generally IN operation 's tor two substan-
reasons great evii. iir5C place. the cnll-
dren are not prepared by previous discipline and
education to insure contcntmeni, obcdience and
1dety. The re att Is that IN three cases out Of four
they become perie NV worthless. Second-The con-
victt0n has been forced on The managers that even
greater evli arises from the avarlce m0neygetting
spirit OF the person to whom the children are ap-
prenticed; that these persons. except extraOrdI
nary cases, nege 10 instruct the children In the
ledge; that tncy overwork taem whlie they are
scantily fed and clothed producing discomfort and
causing them to auscond. Under the circumstances
instead OF mdcntur.ng the children, and THAT Is
IN making provision ior various trades on tneir
such industrial occupauon las mas SUIT thelrre!a
uve aptLooes anu CAPACITIES. lnsullng, however, TO
each cDl Id q good knuwedge or agricultural pur-
SUITS There are at present 915 children In the Pro-
tectOfy, 750 Of whom are bows. 1ta
THe NE v YORK JUVENILE ASYLUM.
The Juvenile Asylum as has been already men,
toned Is IN amos ever respect similar to the Pro-
fping Us OBI 30 receive ana take charge
snch children, between fne ages OF seven and four.
teen as my DC yoiuat rily ciitris ted 70 them oy
their parents Or Qnaraans, or comniGtei 70 their
charge oy ccmpctens authority, and provide Tor their
support aud TO afford them the means OF moral
intellectual ana industrial education"
BY an amendarory act passed IN 1868 the powers OF
che association were extended to reccive:-"l. Chill
dren under seven years OF age, at tine discretion Of
the directors. CHI drcn under fourteen years OF
age. OF sufficient bodily nealth and mental capacity
10 attend the public schools, shall be found ldle
truant and witaour occupatlon wandering In the
streets or lanes OF the city AMI who may be commit
ted BY 4 ma gistrate Tor discipline. 3, Children be-
tween the Cf and fourteen DESERVING their
homes without SUN lent cause aud keeping COM
pany with dissOlGtc and vicious persons against the
lawful cominaucs OF their paren.s." TIE object
which the manaE ncnt mas In view is the discipline
and reformation Of the child. Tho Institution has
agency IN Illinois, where The girls are tndentured til
they reach the age of e.2heen and the boys TIL tney
reach tho aye Of twentyOne. Employers are
required to provlle everything necessary iOr
tue CHI dlen Is cothort 10 instruct them reading
writing and arthmetic: t. guard their morals, and at
the end OF hs,r lidentufe Ogiye them new SUIT OF
clothes. aud 10 pay tho yilB htiy dollars and the
10y from $15p to no. Children are also received
Qt the institution as TO iruers. The average time
children ar Kept iu .he asylum l. SIX nOhths.
t1ne asyi,, Is located near Hgn Bridge, has
tw enty ac;es OF lana aud acC0mnlJ JdaiiOi, $40
chiidrcn tnicr Its managers is a house OF rece.,-
von, which IS III Thirteenth street, wn-lc children
Kept FIVE SIX weeks for Reception before aelnH
sent to the as lam. new building will soon DC
erected 10: the use D the glrls near High Brl Re. III
is expected 10 accOmnud tie 200 inmates.
Thirteen In ousnd seven hundred ana nlnefy-slN
children have been received lii the institution since
from 1858 TO 1865 inclusive, IL, ,als vi whOm Wers
boys. Of the whole number 1855 were commttlcu
by magistrate, sd ny Il magistrate ut the request
OF parents, 40S nc their own request; 2,4l. Neie
surrendered Dy rarents. Thee arc 800 inmates oi
the asylum AZ Lne presa,it tinie
"rHE D.GYiTa o. PA.Las yHaNPY"