New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
THE NETWORK JUVENILE ASYLUM.

The Ney-York Juvenile Asylum includes the
Uouse o Recenon in Thirteenth-st the Asylum proper
at Observation-Disclosures sxtl-st ana leuIh'a'c"
and Western agency with ts headquarters IN CmcoSo
Tho Board Of Directors has submitted us report 'o M
to the Legelatre and 10 the Common Council OF TINS
city as required by the charter The expenses OF con
Quoting the Institution for the year were slE,o1' ~ nu
the receipts including balance OF S20O II al inc Deg
nng OF the year. $3.50 o. leaving balance OF goo "
The superntondents report gives the Following deti'
There were, at the beginning OF the year. In the HOUSE
Of Reception GO boys and 10 girls, and in tho Asylum
Ss3 boys and girls aud ls6 boys and GO girls have been
received during the year OF rho total number-l,llI'
40 were discharged to parents ana irends 20 weIe .
70 t9 WeeGJ hsevyl y, esnoped died and C7 re-
manned at tho close OF the year inc aaiy nles" ~
during the year 81 In the House OF Heeepl2h anu yz
i the Asylum; total average, 6l3; largest NUMBER IN e
institution at one time, co., smallest o38 tOt nuI
ages Of the inmates range from TO 49, by lar thc aiger
number being between and l6. Statlscal tapts WINCH
have been kept from the beginning Oh INC "orh luil'n
the following facts:
Average committals over year. In the early his
ted by magistrates while for the last few years the
majority have been suffen9erGn o III trncy Two.
dfths of the whole number could not read; threets
we're orphans or halforphans: nearly onethrd OF the
foreign bOrn the number indentured mas aFeFaHcu i'
The general health OF the children has been very excel
lent only two deaths from disease occurring uuil1S 9
year. The school has been rcorganzed anu es
and six hours are devoted 10 Instruction each week da.
The Industrial department IL also In good oder ana e
making and repairing of all the clothing Dedding tape
npn shoes &c. done in tho Asylum by the oder hoy
and girls well the general work about the Duugt
and IRE iscs One OF Tie principal changes Of the year
was the establishment Of ehOc-sbop ana tho III
striction OF q boys in this trade During the seven
nouths since the ghOp has been organized they nave
made 972 pairs OF shoes and repaired 0o6 palrs Tue
shoes Of their manufacture do much better service tan
hop Goods and the decreased expenditure for SHOES M
wear was nearly enough to pay for hitting up Inc shop
4 Improvements have Dccn III tu'
buildings and grounds, including gymnasium, lG-
house. heating apparatus rcadlugrOOm, ana Othcr lud
ingg the aInGgt paid building account being 432tIO
The Young socmakcrs were furnished win German
silver Instruments and given instructions Ia music 80
that they now furnish tho YUM crcdtalle DIl1.
| The children also have temperance tQciety ana "a
library and TO be well provided for physically m
plleciualy and morally, tho object ana aim OF the n,l
tuition beng the real good, present ana iutute OF is ~
mates city visiting agent IL employed, whose dIty u
IL 10 Keen track Of children Visit NOR homes
aud end 10 encourage both children anu parents
Special Committee seem to be quite as satisfactory a.
that Of the superintendent