The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-19
IN TIfE JUTEvTLE Asylum
The Heformntoiy FOR children -UsthinK In
Squad. An Amateur Brass Rand.
The Juvenile Asylum at High Bridge ia {

The Juvenile Asylum at High Bridge is
large and well-arrangcd cdincc. surroundodhy
spacious grounds, on tho heights above Harlem
river. II is reached by the lpat from Harlem.
by tho Hudson River Railroad. or by the II ghth
avenue cars that run to Munhattanvillc. Tho
Eighth avenue route l. not the speodicst Of the
three.
The asylum is rcformaiory for truant chill
drcn. lie inmates are sent there eithor at the
request Of parents. who prefer complaints
against their children. or at the instance Of the
representatives. Of The people. for vagrancy or
for behavior TINT reveals II tendency toward
life II crime. The institut' On now has over zoo
children. Of both soNes. None are kept there
beyond tho apc of sixteen. They are fed
lodged. and clothed. given elementary SCHOOL
instruction. aud are taught mo ,hnnicnl occuun-
tons. When admitted to the institution it IL
with the agreement on the part ~ their parents
to surrender all control of them for the future.
Nevertheless parents nro usually allowed To- rc-
claim their children. Many thorc are who arc
not reclaimed. and after they have fin shed their
course thoy are sent. twenty-five at "A time 90 the
farmers of the Wet lv whom they IRE eagerly
received. There they grow NJ in the rcNiviiy-
INK tillagn of the SOIL healthier and purer than
the life 4 the metropolis would have p'rmitr "a
them to ha. and most Of them turn out welt
G" nsenis Of ,hc RcfGrmatory. ''''''
turn to good account IN th, mytoiolir III" M;
struction they have received in tn HSyi unl. aud
make annual visits A. they grow older. TO- mo
institution whore iur time they iuund noyle
and % visor home too. 10 sny the least. than
| thgy had eyer known before.
| The clothing and shoes 10 'd 10y the oys are
! manufactured in the institution 10y the boys
! themselves. and the girls clothing Is made -
! BON IN amusing and m interesting thing X
the hrnss hnnd OF the asylum. The musicians
arc all bows OF thc house. and have pursued
IN..afI D.
/ lei-urc after work They nrc apprentice Il
! the shoe department. and take ny their mus 'il
| Instruments only after both their daily struggle
! with pegs and l"ih"r ana thcir rcn'lns VI T.
! ing. and Other p 'honl studies are over. \ he
| hnnd contains dozen iirHs of NOR iuil-
! SIHi wind instruments. vrll,d ~ luds rom
/ twrlve 80 sixteen years 81 nE". I'm" leader ~
th" band L. tine instructor In the snnv shop. iit
I had mad" SUM lent progress WIN BOYS WIZ
ont for the benefit nf thu writer and play from
notr--vory rranlv-sovcrnl popular airs. in
Guiding "Yankcc Doodle with vnrintions Some
OF the amateurs wh hcr'ioiu," nav hrlp,i u
su- 'n The honor - NJ NniI IRE sHia ~ nV'
thoy obtained places in Regular bands III INA
4 curious feature Of the Re'ormatory. and
ono thut is Too rpra In su h Institutions. H. th'
Nnillug o. which th. boys or' treated twice 2
week. There is large room. havins a. one
emit q bath tun capable 81 containing ~ no('
atatimo. II b. Incl with - am pipes that 1t
winter warm the water. Al one side stands
tuh iui. 81 soi' Sonl. The boys ar divided m
groups according o. age. and one group lltil
alter tn. oiler. n 81 water being supplied fo
each. They iiNest thcWs, ls'- ~ their .luthiul
ia I'M outer roUui and march ufo The hnth room
! naked ~ single No. past tho Tub 90 soap whor
eneh az he pus-cs tak,s handful! They marcl
thus INTO the bath tub and stand 10
rows. rouonle-s All thor movement,
ha,e 's.4 ,Pus i9r and - eoa ~ e,
,rwlu AUN says heads. nui rtrn ghtway tA
hoss rub fhe soap into il"ir hair. whrLe'
-olVs O. trir ~'.ud"r.. Then sem. in su'
ff |l IiIN N flH arms. HNINt t't~i .lt