New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-08
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The afternoon session was opened by eX-
GOV Haines of Ncw-Jersey, with paper Showing 'he
legal authority arrestns children taxing them rom
their PARENTS and committing them TO reformatories
without trial by jury.
Mir Howard OF Boston called attention TO the danger
f MISUNDERSTANDING" children. e did not approve oil
The influence of large institutions upon the children
The Rev. Charles L. Brace, Secretary of the Chidrens
Aid Society OF NewIOrk read the next paper upon 'e
question: "Arc the public schools, juvenile asyi'S pro
tecores and reOrnatories sufficient to meet the wants
Of society with respect neglected. destitute, ana eA
uos.d children; or do those and such like Installations
need To be supplemented by the day udusa SCHOOL, IN
which only food and instruction Goth scholastic ana III
dustra are provided children going home az hlBht
TO sleepT
After showing the difficulties in the working OF the
bo school sy stem arts NJ from the fact thai vast num-
bers of poor children engaged in useful occupations
supporting themselves and often to large extern men
bers Of their families Mr.. Brace proceeded to demon
strate the necessity for industrial schools as supple
mcntary to the pubic school system. He added;
In the City OF New-York private citizens feeling the
imnnence dangers from The great mum 'efs o OK
posed, destitute, and ignorant cldrcn nave 3
socarions Tor the ald ana I'M orDNcncnt Oh ,us ny,
most prominent ami farrtaehhlS OF tese suclo.yS rs
Children's AID Society, Dat besides thlS arc Su, . 49,
lent charities as tho 'lomc of The Fren Hess, the rive
Points Missions" Wilson Sch ,Ol,' ana others Most
of these founded indus rlal schools where inc POOR
and street cireii arg tu-i, h ,' su",,eJ viii
with some Industrial BRANCH anu di1 suppnon WIZ y,
clothing shoes, and cheap meal Much a,'cHtl"h -
instruction IN HiOfillS, anu
Of clean mess order ana Industry The fnOd supplied 10
tine children produces great chhse ~ ,holI ~
prarunco and the iree USE OF tne DalI anu iIe cion
clothing furnished elevate hem ana cultivate Tue ieeis
of scfreSpecj deficient IN the gris Ol ths kluu nc
assoc ations voluntarily out oi TIE iDc nlehs'
but they speedily included so large bu,il oi @
and evidently performing 80 mnspehsaoie "ic
supplementary WORK IN lHhlc educhOh, ~ ~ ' ~
e to assistance from public funds. The best bdhs oi
thorough charity individual Labor stft -chu 10y
partial public support Tue number oi cmdion on Tue
rolls of the schools the Chdrns Aid society IL aDOu,
10000; in the Home OF the FTienGi'ss sOne o,UOy
IA 1
schools making 10000 poor boz anu slIls VIZ
are thus annually INSTRUCT, d and assisted. shoiu w
remarked ne G that these schools are under 'hc cHasc
ana supervision the Board OF Education cOhpsln;
strictly their rllos 'ts TO secaran %
being 1Naningd by their officials, rs are e Mhd Schools
Tne eachrrs OF tue schools IN or The Cilll, Il ; ana o.
ciety are being examined ny the CJ SUPERINTENDENT
wan eIerence to "A SPECIAL license
Mrs Mary L Rockwell Assistant superintendent OF
the Girls lnduSiria Reform School In ddlcto"h'
Conn., read paper upon the general subject VI reform
schools; what should bo the modes OF commitment
what the terms Of sentence. what the methods oi as
posa and what the best means Of keeping ny KNOW
edge of their inmates ailor lh,y le"'c lno oo'"'"
mcntl
r. X Fessendcn inquired Of Mrs. Smith OF Indiana
whether she thought il desirable to draw the Inc o' ~"
mission to reform schools at any particular age MIS-
smith said that first the was put at Is Afterwards
il MIS- placed at 10 IT has been changed to l6 ad
il is intended TO accept hereafter persons at II Years %
age L. p. Alden, superintendent OF III" state fubIc
school for Neglected and Dependent Children Coldwaer
ch explained the system praoticed ri that lDsutuoh'
Al his point Dr. Wines introduced 10 the C0ngr =, l. D.
Neefberg, Superintendent Of TIE Paine schools IN
stockholm Sweden and Commissioner IRON that cOuDt!
tJ the Centennial Exposition vino spoke as tollowsi
We have in our country many institutions similar 10
those here which lOu call Juvenile aNy INNS, pi0oIeS'
ana reformatoiIcs: but have found oui - experience
i,t the instruc ia those institutions has many iaus.
Think the cause Of TINS is mat the children ia eu'h
institution. do not have Il home. nome Is mot lhi-
,,uriJt tor "A Child. remember npW me W"i''S Tue
great NapOleOn used meaning 81 ththi WIS;
n ma all riches aui AL power Ia tie ora anu iu
MOI A bone. could never ma irur hrppinrss inIl@
or forty years ago the schools IN Onf country "'i'
not good, but they have improved hllt''
IL Is certainly very good mat the children get hhoWrdE
bui # i,y 10 in thit they hcsiect NnA Is
innst u,crs.lry--iO and bc dag NJ thlhh l"c
knawlcd a. j. not good In Stock nolan tcy have hrtuA
sy,t, ~ Mich mas proved very surccs-n III tLe morn
ing tie children Taught reading. wiItng c'c anu ~
tte u,-.usau ihry learn what We cal nariuNuik Al"
sc btye found that 81 siei1 Is the Dc7l we d. We
found also that mo the SCHOOL IN tho
afternoon IN order 10 learn hidi work are n'.c dll gent
imam ,ge morning scholars. Ana | dla itd 10 ihofm
NI f,t IA various towns Throughout ina, country ahcn
"A srld instru, ton UCIng adopted, That "olh may
20 hand in haHu with knowledge.
Mr. Brace o. New-YorE. MIR. TIlton Of Wisconsin Mr.
Griffith OF Maryland Mr.. Lnosioy Of Oregon. and Nh
Colin of Indiana discussed tine management OF Reform
schools giving their opinions upon the true methods ana
objects o. thcso institutions.