The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-11
4 yIsIT TO ATCHIsON.
Editor of fhs Journal:

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their position and the Institution !
under their direction and. superNis- !
ion. The home H. large imposing |
building, standing ON an eminence, |
beautiful for situation, overlooking
the Missouri river aud commanding
an extensive view Of the surround
ing country. IL Is situated about
two miles north from the center Of
the city. A. the name implies, IL j.
designed tn rare for and train up
orphans from three Io sixteen years
Of age, having special reference 1"
the faiherl-ssor motherless children
Of those who have hazarIlel their
lives and their fortunes in the de-
fen-e Of the honor and life of the
nation.
Mr.. Faulkner has been surcrinten-
dent of this institution about two
: ears, aud his administration has
been characterized 10y great efiicirn-
cy and remarkable success. lie IL
evidently the fright man." ~ Mrs.
Faulkner is the right woman In the
right place." The institution Is
now crowded too, and for comfort
even beyond its utmost capacity. and
there are now some sixty applicants
pressing for admission. And 10 the
results contemplated Ia its establish
ment are To he reached, enlargement
is impcraiively demanded. % IL a
state institution, and il IL {" hr
hoped that there will Ice sense
enough, Intelligence enough and pa
iriuiism enough in the ruming Icgis-
laiure Ia make liberal aprropria
tiun- for extending it, rapa-ity fer
larg-r and Erandcr work.
I;rsi'lrs the buildings there il alsn
one hundred aud sixty arres nf land,
| part 0f which IL covered with very
fine timber aud part is cultivated
There ~ Il lsTg" garden iu finnish
vegetables for the table. There are
ais" the beginnings nG an Orrhad
aud small fruits. There are also
some fifteen or twenty rows, =" that
the boys and girls get plenty ~ good
milk. might say, in one word,
their physical condition is welt cared
for. Their intellectual aud moral
welfare also receive careful aiten-
| tiOn. une of the most Interesting
departments il the educational. One
hundred and twenty-six boys and
girls are instructed aud trained in
the elements Of a common s,ho"I
education, by competent and sue
cessful ieAchers. The great draw
hack here IL the lack Of room Ia.
property classify and grade the
pupils. There il also great need of
school apparatus and appliances,
generally, in order to reach thtihigh-
est efiicicienry in educational pro-
crss.cs. L. IL not strange that la the
great state Of Kansas, 20 eminent Ia
the work at education, our wise sen
ators and Legislators should forget To
appropriate money for school equip
ments" Retrenchment In this di-
rection IL neither wisdom nor econ
amy. But we hope better things"
Of our lawmakers hereafter, Though
we thus speak, and things that ae-
company the salvation and adj
vancement Of the state.
Nothing interested us more than
the Sunday arrangements for the
moral and religious instruction OF
the children. sabbath morning al |
10 o'clock they were all gathered |
together in the large school room,
all clean aud nice looking, dressed |
in tasteful uniform. An hour is set
for singiBg-and, by the bye, they all
sing-and many Of these have fine
voices; short talks, or the reading Of
selections from some good book
adapted 10 the capacity Of youthful
minds. In the afternoon nj o'clock
are the exercises OF the Sunday
school. This service IL conducted
by the Rev. w. r. Reniz, the pastor
OF the Lutheran church at AtchisOn,
and who IL the chaplain ofthe Home.
IL seems Ia be with him q Labor of
love-" and his work Is highly apPre-
cIated by all. The children seem
very much attached io him. Hecer-
tion. Two things observed about
these boys and girls Ia their Sunday
school: Their perfect order aud de-
ccrum. ! have never sren sunday
school excel them In this particular.
Another thing ! noticed Ia Them,
which might put Ia hlush some
schools I have seen viz: the facility,
Prnmptness and accuracy with which
they reciIed-eyen the youngest -
the Lords prayer, the Apostles
creed, and all the golden texts for ,
the international leSsnns of the year. | !
Their answers tn the questions un
the lesson Of the day showed inirlIi- :
gence aud correct conception. With !
sOme very appropriate and impress
aivc remarks, the chaplain eluci- /.
dated aud practically applied tine I
truths studied. He had the close :,
of all. Certainly all this 4
will tell ON the future lives Of these I,
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Faulkner, are doing u
= grand work. We all know Mr.. Z
administrative aud exc 2
rutive ability. Few men anywhere, .
snd Il Ii not too mnch 20 say, no man :
IN the state Of Kansas IL better y,
posted In the methods and workings y
" charitable Institutions. He has =
made . special study and vide In +.
In all questions pertain is
ug to phIlanthropIe, refOrmaiory j.
md peuai establishments He In n,
rally recognised a. an authority In In
N such movements.
I might add that Atehison is in a
many respects . reFy attractive city. e
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