Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-21
JUVENILE REFORM SCHOOL
Meeting of Knoxville Ministers.

"ecsAhS Oh hhOxNttfe ministers
Pursuant TO q cali issued by Rsvs.
Dr.. Duncan, +. Il. Sturgis, g. G. Ran.
Kin and j. G. Schaiit, the clergy Of
Knoxville met at St. Johns parsonage
on Monday, the l9th inst, AZ 4 p. u. !
to consider the beet means Of securing
the establishment of reform schoo
for juvenile offenders, 10 the state o
Tennessee.
The following ministers were present
Revs. II. X. S.uTgis, DR. J. Il. spence
&c. Rankin, g. B. Sparrow, j. NJ.
Durham, j. Il. SchaidG, Dr.. DUNCAN
A. A. McDonough, r ii, Hooke, J. /.
Cash, l. Emory, q. w. Charlton and
=. ID. Johnston. m
GA motion y. w. Charlton was ap.
pointed Chairman. and s. I'll. Johnston
secretary of the meeting.
The chairman having called the
meeting to order, brittiy stating It's
object, letter WAS read from Rev, DIR.
Humse, stating that he was prevented
from being present by business con.
nected with the university, but that
he was In hearty sympathy with the
purpose Of the meeting. Rev. Mr.
nturgis also stated that DR.. Park would
have been at the meeting, had he not
been obliged to be absent from town.
Rev. L. Emory then laid before the
meeting the reports OF the Ohio Re-
form Fam anu School, and, having
vieitod tho inltI.atieD, s~~e a0cuuut
of what he had seen of its workings,
describing the farm, orchard, vineyard
aud gardens; the blacksmith, csrpeu-
ter, shoe and clothing shops. He
spoke very highly OF the appearance
and manners OF the boys, their intelli.
gence, industry and gentlemanly be-
hsvior. He explained that the boys
(Of whom there were five hundred ut
the time of his vlsit) were clRssed in
fam milies, and were cared for by Off GERS
called "elder brothers" E9cn family
contained fifty boys and was updt r
the supervision of an "elder brother ~
an assistant elder brother" and a fe-
male teacher. No high fences, walls,
! bolts or bars were used to restrain the
boys, and by kind treatment AMI ju
| dicious management, at least three
| fourths of them could te trusted tt
go to any part of the farm, or ever
TO town on business without any
danger of their escaping
He also showed by the reports OF The
reform SCHOOLS that Only "a small per.
centage OF their former inmates re-
turned to life of crime, the greater
part of them becoming industrious, IT,
teiligent and capable young men.
Rev. Mr., Stu,gis followed with q few
remarks on the refJrmatOry lnsiitu.
tions of Maine; describing the extra.
ordinary results of their training
Poor little waits, street Arabs, difLy,
ragged, wretched, wicked, being sent
TO the reform school, and not to a jail
or peniteutiary, became indus stTlUus,
we'll behaved and producing citizens,
instead of hardened criminals.
Dr. Spence STA ed that he had Wis.
tied The Ohio refOrmat0ry Institutions,
aud could confirm all that Mr.. Emory
bad said. The results of the reform
schools had been most satisfactory.
After remarks by DR.. Duncan, snow.
Ing The vast expense that criminal
families entailed on the state, and by
Rev. Mr.. Schaidt evldeucing the great
ultimate saving in sending juveniie
criminals TO a reformstory, on motiUn,
ReVs. DIR. Duncan, M. Schaidt and
G. w. Charlton were appointed COM
mitIeb 10 COllSCJ etdllStiCS VI luou hbu' :
lucky, Ohio, New York, Penntylva-
MIA aud other State refOrm schools and
report as soon as possible.
Rev. Mr.. Sparrow having spoken of
the importance Of bringing this
matter at once before the public,
informing and interesting the pee
pie as to these institions,
on motion + e. Sturgis G. b. Spar
row and r. H. Hooke, were appointed
n committee 10 call public meeting
for the discussion of the advisability OF
establishing reform s;nool in the
State of Tennesse.
On motion the meeting then Rd-
journed, to meet at ST. Johns par>
sonsgr on Monday next, April 26, at
y. m, q. w. CHARLTON, Pres't.
]. ii, JOHNSTON, Sec'y,
Two noted race horses, "Cable" and
"Leroy," from New OrleanT, were
aboard yesterday evenings train, with
tbpir trainars inekevs etc all snuplV