, 1880-08-01
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
The One for Girls Under the Au.
spices Of Unity Church.
Where the Daughters Of the Poor
Are Taught How to Live.

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M e59 Larrabee street doesn't front on
the street squarely. but stands akimbo, aslant,
cat-a-cornered, and awry, as II it were deter
mined to be as much out OF the usual run Of
Larrabee street buildings exteriorly as it is
interioriy.-for it is the Unity Church Indus
trial School for Girls, amt recognizes that
fact every blessed minute Of its existence.
The school was established four years ago
as an experiment Of exceedingly precarlous
nature. From an experiment it improved
into being test and from this has gradually
grown to be an avowed success.
In the absence OF compulsory law of edu-
cation il, this State there are many Of the
poorer classes of children that the common
schools do not reach, and 1t is to cover up
this deficiency that the Industrial School has
been established.
4 TRIBUNE reporter found things in apple
pie order there yesterday Oil the occasion of
his visit. Mrs. Sarah Pelton, the Matron, was
temporarily at home, and every nook and
Granny in the building was thoroughly in
spected. ...
Fronting on Larrabee street, and we'll
lighted and ventilated is large, square, and
clean sclool-room 25x25, the walls Of which
are hung with large and cheerful assort-
ment of chromos, and the floor well packed
with working tables and chairs, upon which
about sixty little girls ranging from to Il
doing sums, and cutting out clothing, all
chattering together like so many bluejays,
all with clean hands and faces aud happy
eyes, and ai1 very respectful and obedient to
the. least directing nod OF tile Matron or OF
her assistant.
Back Of this was the washroom, supplied
with real soap, and genuine towels; and in
disputable water, where a dozen more little
girls were dousing their faces and hands
and rubbing them into high state
proper they should do. Here, in the morn
ing, each scholar is required to go through
regular process Of scrub and scour, so that a
dirty face isn't anything short Of marvel
Gus rarity.
Behind this, still, flight Of steps leads to
the garden, which is about 100 by Is feet,
and has one-half divided to vegetables and
one-haif to play. The play part is sheltered
BY largs awning atia f4t5 n Its genial shade
ing rag-bables, and swapping gossip. and
pluylug at jackstones, merry as crickets ard
still us mice. The vegetable domain exhib-
tied rows upon rows Of cabbageS, beets, po-
tatoes, beans, and peas, not ooo to speak ct
anu completely neglecting to mention four
ulelon-yines and in eggplant. The veee-
tables are tended by the children, and their
yield forms one source OF supply for the daily
lunch or dinner served at the school.
TIE BASEMENT OF TIE BUILDING
is occupied by the kitchen and bathroom
both of which were neat Us wax. In that
tub sixty children get a regular hot-water
soak every Saturday, whether they need 1t or
not, the chances being in favor 0f their need.
Pckax, spade, and salldpaper are only used
on the firSt~comers. Sometimes these have
nucleus Of child Is discovered, but the
crust is never allowed to reform.
Every day at noon dinner is served to
groups of six children, who are waited upon
These positions are given in rotation, the OBJ
ject being to instruct the little ones il the art
Of cooking and serving a dinner. The meal
is served in courses, and the table-service,
which is present, is tasteful1y arranged, as
If for state banquet.
Returning to tile schoolroom, the Aiatron
put the school through n few exercises.
First, little Carrie Bernheim, scholar,
stepped up to the blackboard and, with =
matronly air and piece Of chalk, Inscribed
and far more legible than Horsce GresleIy,s I
''boot." And it IS to be. noted THAT Carrie
accomplished this difficult piece Of caligraphy
WITHOUT once putting her tongue IN he, t,sa
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the scl,oni heiny hrnothiess with attention.
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incnt!oh VI tllat vigorous iAs1runtcl!t, Wnie1l
1as11.C symptom OF astIlit yel, put ~ Us
S0unu and shiny as new dollar! Well, MISS
blackMan played upon tne organ, anu ali
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!, az s.'i.G t.s -, '. eis ;,n,in -
- 4atf ~ LAeiltlelosoHA - so"eoooa' pAop
ably S0mepOuy, running tluS:
Schoo- oo-l mates 10: US cheerful be-;
School, -nlu-a let US cheerful bel
Cheerfu-u-ui all the da-u-ny!
Wha-atif others sometimes vex US,
What If le-essons do perplex us,
Oh be pleasant. kind. md tru-u-ne,
In our work and pla-ay!
Now came in the chorus III :sharp,-al1
hands together with clapping accoMpani-
ment:
Here we stand. hand in hand,