Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-04
STAT. HONE.

From the biennial report Of thS Beard
Of Directors Of the Orphans Home Of
The State Of Nevada for the fifteenth and
sixteenth fiscal yssrs ending December
81. 1880. Ne extract the following points
Of interest relative 10 that institution:
Tho children have largely increased In
number since December 81, 1878, the date
Of our taking charge Of the Home. From
January I, 1879, TO September !. 1879. .
period Of eight months. the average num-
Der was somewhat over sevsnty-tvo. The
number Of children In the Home at pres.
emit II but slightly in advance OF what II
was December 81, 1878; there being In the
Home, now, ffty-ssven boys and girls,
while then there were 6fty.two. Tho
cause Of the increase In the number Of
orphans has been the hard times In Ne.
vada, prevailing during the last two years,
many children claiming the charity Of the
Home whose surviving parent and rela-
tiveOhad provided for them until forced
70 sssk the beneficiary aid Of the State.
The Management Of the Home II imms-
diatsly in the hands Of Mr.. John b. Mills.
Superintendent, and his wife, Mrs. John
b. Mills. Matron, aided BY the following
corps Of assistants: Miss 9. A. Harris.
teacher; Miss n. Daig. sssistant matron;
Mrs. Blakelsy. cook; and Mrs. Quinn.
laundress. Considering the large number
Of children, and the character. habits, and
previous modes Of life Of many Of them
who are admitted 70 the Home, We have to
SAY that the management has been excel.
lent. The orphan boys and girls. while
kent under strict family discipline. are
treated with kindness, and are allowed
every liberty compatible with the conduct
Of 90 large an institution. The seeming
ease with which 90 great . number Of chill.
dren 10 managed and cared for. has e.
cited the comment Of many . visitor who
has observed with what difficulty . few
children are governed In . single family.
| The Health OF the Home for the last two
years has been remarkably COED. - 10 evi.
dsncsd by tho fact that II has not bee.
necessary 10 call In . physician, in case OF
| illness, since October. 1879. But one ssri'
Gus case Of illness has occurred. and no
death has taken place. The trivial all.
usnts common TO childhood have been
promptly attended to by the Matron.
We find 10 necessary. u did our prede-
SCISSORS. to say that tho Orphans Home
cannot DO looked upon a. other than pure.
IL q State institution. In some cases the
surviving parentor relatives are unwilling
TO recognize the terms on which orphans
arc admitted to the Home. The Board 10
annoyed BY the intsrfersnos Of persons d.
| rsotly or indirectly interested In children.
by restrictions that they would place upon
| our action In tho premises. Such persons
| will apply "a have children restored to
| them rather than allow them ~indentured,
when 10 10 we'll klswn to the Board that the
persons 20 applying are either unft or I'M
able to have the charge Of properly rearing
| the children in question. The surviving
mother or father, while visiting at the
| Home. 10 too often disposed to exert an evil
| influence ever their children, by giving
| them contrary advice, which crops out In Z
| spirit Of sulkiness and characterization
| The preceding Board summed up the stu
alton In . few words. which We adopt a
| the expression Of our sentiment: 1.-THE
State Orphans Home 10 not . boarding
school for the convenience Of persons who
wish to take advantage Of IL, at reduced
rates, nor . reform school for the corres'
II tI0u VI youhk fNS
lie charity. The Board wishes to be salts
ned In reference to half orphans: First
that one parent 10 deceased; second. thai
the surviving parent 10 utterly unable to
support ths child. Then the parent mus
understand. in making the application
First. that he or she valves all custody In
the premises; second. that the child BE-
comes . ward Of the State a. fully - though
1t were . whole orphan; and third. that tn
Board has . right to indsnture the child
II its interest. or that Of the State, seem Il
demand 1t. A knowledge Of these fact
will save the parents, a. we'll as the officer
Of the Home. . great Inconvenience"
The girls in the institution numbe'
about ons.third Of the whole. and tn
great majority Of the children are from
Storey county; In fact fully two-thirdI
OF the children sent there are from thiI
county.