Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-12
The Reforun school.


Nessrs Starkweather, Eldridge, Crebs, Cot
ton, Williams, Poland and Chapman, Of the
Csmmittee for the District of Columbia of the
House OF Representatives, together with Sena-
tor Sawyer, Of the Senate Committee on the Dis
triot; Governor Cooke, Rev. Mr.. Smell, and
other gent,emen-several Of them accompanied
oy their wives-,y esterday visited the Reform
School for boys, little above and east Of the
Chain bridge, and about six miles distant from
this city. The trustees of this institution are
Hen. HID. Cooke. Hon. Nathan Sargent, Gen
ID. Eaton, N. W. BurchelI. Esq, J. r. Car.
pentsr, Esl.. VIM. =. Todd, Esq, and Henry A.
Brewster. Esq. The officers are N. Sargent,
Cooke. treasurer; r. ". Howe, superintendent,
and Mrs. T. W. Howe, maron.
The object OF this vk,t at the invitation of the
tees Q. the District n Columbia an Opportunity
TO see Tor Themselves SOC ething of the workings
Of this tastitution, and enable them to Judge as
to the expectancy Of making further and larger
appropriations towards itx support and enlarge
nent. The road leading there at this sc ason
are rather muddy, bat the picturesque scenery
along the soute, eSen at THIS unfaverable season
OF the year. was aEabject Of general remark by
the visitors The country In that direction Is
hily and the site u. this school is high above the
river. All were surprised, therefore, to learn
that the place is unhealthy ia consequence of
the rise of missma fsom - river. Mr.. Howe,
the superintendent, assured these present that
this Is the case and II at sickness from this cause
the officers and SrienGia of the school hope that
the government Gillsee at to cause its removal to
a4'ite further removed from tie river. At present
there are 81 boys in this school, cOlored and
white; all that can be taken care of with the
present limited Recommendations
The visitors were invited to look through the
r0ORs, which appear to de kept liz excellent
order. The boys ware assembled in the school,
rooms, and the visitrs were invited t. particle
pate with them in religious end other exercises.
After singing and pEsying 10y Key. M. Smell
the boys were required to recite a chapter in the
Bible which had been oDnmitted TO memory.
Mr.. Sargent made some renarks explaining
the condition of the school. He said IL was made
up OF boys who had been con mitted BY our
courts for petty crimes, and fneorrigible boys
sent there by their parents or guardians. The
parents perhaps were more to 6lame for the
conduct OF their offspring than were the children
but this was 6 question which need not be dis
eussed on that occasion. They had II ct together
To see for themselves what progress had been
made with the limited means ct their command,
and With the hope that COED results might
follow. This institution 70 the last barrier
between bad beys and the common prisons,
prevent crime by the support Of such schools as
this than to build up and aintain states prisons.
IL is said that boys mind Ii the DEVILS work.
shop, bat by employing boys mind in useful
and moral pursuits yeu keep cat the devil and
put him on. the right track of reform. Tho
5oys in the school are worked half Of every day
aad scbooled the other half
Superintendent Howe here put sestes Of
Questions to the boys. which were quickly and
intAzligentiy answered.
Mt. Starkweather expressed his satisfaction at
the appearance OF the school. and spoke en-
courasl.giy to the boys. He Acknowledged the
necessity of both Congressional and Territorial
aid 10 sustain the school, and promised to do all
In his p0wer to assist them. Remarks from
Messrs. EldriGge, Poland, williams. Crebs, Cot
ton. and Chipn. an, and Gov. Cooke followed, all
praasirg the management, and promising to do
All IN their power towards the maintenance Of
the school. The exercises were closed by sing
ing the doxology anL benediction by Rev. MI.
Smell.
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Observation-Disclosures Ge.1 neral Gatchell re-
ports the arrival and sale of marine products a.
,lows:-Arrived, slOop b. n Lambert, 40
bushels Presley Greek oysters, tia. best and finest
g, medium -, small 81 per bushel. schooner
Southeast, 800 basheis p atnxent Oystes>s matches
unopened. From present Appearances T. q river
large quantities OF oysters will arrive. Con-
demned, two bushels oysters at 18th street what
and torty Labrador bloaters In grocery.