New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-10
A REFORMED Reform SCHOOL.
AN INTERESTING EDUCATIONAL EXPERT
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AN INTERESTING EDUCATIONAL EXPEhi-
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trno. An occ,sfoxm CORRESPONDENT or rifs rsiruss
Nsw.H.vry, Conn, oct 28.-hn interesting
and ,,Ve, rprr,.n IN edurstion II about 70 be under
tnttr IN teantiu rural town In this stats. " ~ no'
nunsunl FOR wealthy parents 10 srnd wnyvnru hhu WI
,nanr ernbr boys ~ 20 burrdng scpo' IN the hopr %
The discipline Of the ncw lie nny improve them iiu'
ttriiv N not directly. Al MI of the best SCHOOLS ino
or,r ,bn Importance Of wholesome moral trninin9
tproenizrd ana regulations OF restrictive rhn'hetor
a,h npre ~, tss ttsonni wnchfnlness anh in'tirHt ~
rtrinit suited ~ nditlna rarrs rint he ruu'rn upon
Va psl.nns rnrh srhuble however rrnrtnnt ffehfnPl
Az NJ, .,et ,nnirlt rs rtuihir in'eeet'ai rnn 'r"'
eri,n.t ,hr tes, u Incidental it Nrsr insotn'nn'i
az, . hes ~ .saiit tnftf,fe rstrsrt mn t'-inrf
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oD the pht, haHf itsl ~ s'ht ~ 'Np eN'N's W''''
lhose prepaHiions aFe nai ullfffFr' fNl '" NN' ~"
trance Is easy tho infringement IS no ADEQUATE '" 'hp
perule ing ana crave task 81 ieaiing WlsnY W''h &c
pra, ca or unT boys. CoHoeyins 'ha' thn'" 70 NV"
of school Ia which reformation h 10 10 placed pe'"
scholarship la Importance, and yei having u"o Iesa'" w
the social standing of the class from wneh MS p"i'
shall come practical educator Ia about 10 uy W I'LL IT,
Thi, gentleman approaches the subject not from the
sdc of the teacher who trains the mind and deals win
hooks and book learning but from twenty years
OF praoa experience in ref0rmatories IN which ne mas
conspcuosly demonstrated the value OF kindness as
curative for depravity lie twenty years In the ser
vice OF a great State and established there the open
or cottage or family plan OF living Mt the reform 'chno
I'm place OF prison walls and the massng ofhuedTeds IKE
convc;s lie has endesvored simultaneously TO subs
tute the methods aud influence of home life Tor the VIC
lent and discipline often to be found even IN
reform schools sobaPpiy has his system worked maj
ne has called u introduce IL III several otneT
States in the Onion. During the seven wears OF ms SUI
perinendelce OF reform school In new ng!and nc mas
materially improved the Judgement ana morals Oh th
institution and still further proven The ehcncy oiJuuc
Gus Kindness the delicate work That deVolven on bH
In all these years lac has dealt mainly Win boys rom
the poorer more ignorant. and moro dcpTnych classes OF
society although of his wards have been ntrSted
his care because they had he en- neglected IMAM ne
cause they absolutely vicious. TIC has hOWrVffhh
some IT'D experience with boys from higher walks IN nc
the class 10 would form his new chcniage ana 10
whom he wants apply his method In separate nStu
ton The transfer OF lis system To boys whose fAies
possess wealth culture have social standing ana am
hilton and expect hcr children tO rank rs gentlemen
will he attended with difficulties not the least OF
which the proper announcement OF the schcOrs man
feature for its object would be defeated were attend
ancc thcres attach any stigma to the pupil IN ms
and other regards the experiment while bold. u. inter
csiing II will bc watched by others than possible pa
irons Should II succeed. the pioneer in This WORK may
find many followers.