The New York herald., 1871-10-21

AT the chapel OF the House Of Refuge Yesterday
AFTERNOON very interesting exercises LOOK place IN
celebration Of an mporrans event in the annals OF
penal discipline Experience haa convinced the
society for the fseformatIen OF Juvenile De.inquents
N NJ many boys who had been discharged from the
institution often fell away again into the path Of
crime; that boys after spending years In the House
OF Refuge thrown upon the word without the
means wherewith TO earn an honest fyellhood that
BOYS SHINING often sinned because
NO PAIR CHANCE WAS GIVEN THEM
70 do better Instances Also occurred In which boys
wc,e only too eager and TOO glad TO learn trade,
and the managers Of the society seized upon this
point and resolved To derive advantage from II.
After due deliberation school was opened, about
nine months ago, consisting OF about fifty OF the
boys and these were SET to work TO learn The shoe
making business, with the promise held out them
that alter the nine months experience they were
aualided 20 earn livelihood for themselves In the
world, and that their conduct during
THE APpRESTICEsHP
was deserving OF the confidence OF their superiors
hey would not onlv be discharged from the House,
nut would receive all the money they han earned
anu a certificate OF good conduct during the al
iOtted thirteen oi the boys had come up the
standard required Ivy the institution, ana 1t was TO
award the certificates to these ana 10 give them the
money that they had earned that the proceedings OF
yesterday took place.
There are now in the institution .25 boys and ia
girls, and all these present in the chapel oi the
: House during the exercises. The chair was occu.
pied BY Oliver $. Strong, President OF the Board or
: Managers. A numoer 0! ladies and gentlemen and
+ many Of the parents and friends OF the boys were
IN attendance. The thirteen boys who were TO re-
ceive the certificates and Their discharge from tie
House were seated in front row on the lett uf the
chairman, and were very neatly aitred IN tasaiona.
HE pran new clothes
rue exercises opened with singing by the chill.
hrcn, alter which superintendent Israel . Jones
made his report, seiling forth the manner In which
NEW pIscIrLINE or ENCOURAGEMENT
arise from il Then me Chaplain. Rev. DR.. 'S. g.
;e \; pierce made very apngpriate address, con-
sumo as their lnoIto through life, Pluck, Push,
pie,y;m Then there was music BY the band OF the
.ncaies the most " neresng err'ns r 81 nc M Gel she
Programme. The Doys were now ranged In
was called the chairman handed to the bow
certIcate, BANK book and The earned money.
lowed the retirement OF each Of The recipients.
Then all tle children sang Il hyinn OF praise, alter
Then Mr.. q. &. Leigh, one OF the managers. spoke
very feelagly TO the audience rs to the position in
which these thirteen boys were placed Inc chalI-
man alsc addressed 10 lhe youths some parting
words, iuli Of earnest advice and eEcouragement.
Inc proceedings cosed With tae "DoXoIo2y' and IA
PRAYER.
Insulting into their minds iaudabc ambition -
lead good aud virtn0uS lives Is said be entirely
novel III penal Institutions ~ IA the House Of
Refuge. The superintendent ana managers OF the
INSTITUTION say taat since The class OF thirteen was
orgauIzed, nine months ago,
A NEW SIT OF FEELINGS
has taken possession OF the boys minds, and more
earnestness 10 % better and 10 merit The esteem of
those placed over them has become plainly evident
IN their conduCt. IDe thought OF getting trade
and oil being paid for their labor even while IN the
Honse of Refuge, has worked most iavorabiy In i'm
pressing the boys with the deep interest felt them
and the efforts made 10 aid them. The total sum OF
money given 10 the thirteen boys yesterday was
Eatn "a nI FAM arh
boy.
THE CERTIFICATE
The following y a copy OF tne certi1caic:-
THIS CERTIFICATE !
10 award-dto ;
on The completion OF bis apprenticeship o. nine
in ih. New York House Of Refuge. |,
AS TESTIMONIAL
oftbe
ski, workmanship and covect conduct
which he has Shown while connected with Honse,
From the knowledge have thus gained OF his
pertness and faithful ness recoInCnd him TO the
confidence OF any employer who may secL his ser
vices.
Then follow The names of the ofc-r1
Two OF the discharged boys VIII return 10 work at
Bigelow, OF the Bay STATE shoe and Leather Com.
pany, who was present at the proceedings ycs.er.
day, engaged the eleven Others at full wages aud
tney, also, are to 60 TO work on Monday. Several
letters from prominent citizens, regl-ttiny that
ubey could moi present had been received bv the
superintendent among the res, one from Governor
HOfmaD.