Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-30
MANAGERS REPORT.

The fifty first year of the New Haven or phan asylum has been marked by many changes, much care and anxiety, and the children, imprit oned through the winter months by scarlet fever and whooping cough, rejoice as heartily az do we all that 'the winter is past; the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; and the time of the singing of birds is come"
 In October whooping cough broke out in the nursery, and in spite of all efforts to pre- vent it's spread, soon attacked both teachers and scholars throughout the asylum. Scar let fever in 8 mild form had ap- peared in several isolated cases in the summer but in the end of January came illness of longer duration, lasting until the end of April. Eleven children suffered from the disease, but only two were seriously i'll. Con stant care and tender nursing, with unremit- ting attention to all matters of precaution and disinfection, saved us from any wide- spread evil, and it is with sincere thankful ness that we record the fourth year in which no death has saddened the household Chicken pox also prevailed, and though in itself matter of small importance added to the general discomfort. For the kindness and thoughtful skill of our physician, Dr. Bsckwith, who has supported us through this trying time, and to whose constant exertions we owe so much, we are most truly grateful, and we would at the same time
 
 given the needed medicines.
 Work in the schools has necessarily been somewhat desultory, though on the whole excellent discipline has been maintained. We were glad that so good 8 teacher as Miss Carrie l.. Miner, of Madison, was chosen to take the place of Miss Sargent, under whose kind and watchful care the older children had been for thirteen years past, and whose loss we regretted at the end of the last sum- mer's term as almost irreparable.
 The necessity for new school rooms had for long time been apparent to many of our number. The-lower school room contained but scanty accommodation for those who should bs there, and all the rooms were applied to purposes for which they were neither designed HOT adapted. There was no suitable place for holding the Sunday ser vices, or for the large gatherings of Donation day, Christmas and other festivals The nursery was also so full that it was necessary to refuse admission to many children whom this charity was especially designed to help.
 On February 28th, in accordance with She advice of the trustees, the managers voted to accept the report of the building committee and to authorize them to carry out the plans submitted to them. A month later work on the new school building in the rear of the asylum was begun, and is already far on it's way.
 Two large rooms in the upper story Gone to be permanently used instead of that now occupied by Miss Miner) can be thrown together, and will be useful whenever it is desirable to assemble all the children. The two school-rooms be- low will take the place of the two others in the house, which can then be tu rnsd to more advantageous uses The building committee was also empowered to make the needed changes in the west wing, to provide better bathroom, and arrange for the enlargement so necessary to the well-being of the Nurse ry children. l
 The following is Q summary of the number of children who have come and gone the past year:
 Aided during the year. -l6s Returned to friends. 21 eent to Ind1stfial sch ool-- -----.-
 
 New admissions --.-.-..-- ..---..- 5t AVe1a46., -,... 4Zs Present number in asylum 127
 Miss Sargent has received letters from some sixty children, formerly in the asylum, with whom she has kindly offered to core spond that the managers may know some- thing of their after life, and forty-one chil- dren have been visited in their homes by two of our number. .le7eze
 From the legacy of Mrs. Nancy Sperry, 0: Mentor Lake county, Ohio many years ago resident In New Haven, the asylum has re- ceived thirty-nine shares of the stock of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway.
 The joyful occasions of the year have been, through the kindness of the children's many friends, very happily observed During the summer Mir. A. IL. Willis took the boys on several ezcursions, and the girls also spent | several pleasant afternoons out of doors un \ der suitable csTe.
 Early in September the chiidKep were treat. | ed to day on the water through the kind. | aess Of Captain Richard Peck, who never foEaets the eager longing little hearts that look forvara t6 this yearly trip. Donation 1 day followed the neSt month, with it's kindly | visitors sad generous gifts, fos wbiph we are | SO largely indebted to the exsrtions of the gentlemen of ths soliciting committee. The | exercises in tbs schools were more than usu- l ally interesting, and 1t was only to be regret | ted that the oyer-crowded reen Yould moi admit all who wished to aee ths prizes distributed, Thanksgiving proved { 1 Joyful feast of good things, with its sbnndant dinner provided by the klndnRss ol 1 Mrs. E. A. Mitchell The Christmas dinnea from Mrs. J. B Robertson was quite as fully appreoiaked The school-room on Cbristaai morninQ was scene of wild delight. Ranch and Judy show led the way, and ther | the Christmas tree (for time in the back. groundD ahOwsEsd doYp its surprissa' w