The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-07-10
What is the Purpose Of a Chill
drens Home2
communicated

In reply 10 the ABOVE qnest'oh i
it be observed that the Children
Home does not exist to allow Il
directors to display their sagaci1
in saving money at the expense
the comfort of the inmates.
Neither docs that institution e,
ist merely to give 10 unfnr,una'
ilchildren she ter and such an amoul
Of food as will suffice to keep SO.
and body together, until Surh linn
as they can hc provided with homes
or are able tU shift for themselves.
4 Chi;dren's llomc should exia
to be a korae.
1t is dcsigned for children wh
are homeless. At first it become
their hume. Then it is The medium
of their introduction to homes int
which they may be adopted. Il
/ case of failure of such adoption
then 1t becomes the home OF sucl
children until they can do fo
themselves
Let US have home that will no
be a travesty upon an institution
that is a mighty influence for goot
upon hearts, and fruitful promise
of nations.
The children should not swallow
pauperism with their bread, nor SEE
it in their worn and tattered
clothes, nor smell it IN the indecent
and nasty surroundings of their
Home.
Those children, as all other chill.
dren. should have on overy band
the strongest appeals to the highest
manhood and wOmanhood. Hu
mani,y demands this. God de
manJls the same. The child IN orr
Children's Home should there be
gin to learn all those amenities Of
life, and every phase Of virtue
which it would be expected to learn
in any we'll regulated family, and
which society demands This cul
tivation is not obtained solely from
books. nor impaired by teachers.
Surroundings and furniture have
4 power OF influence towards correct
cultivation. The child should zee
and kear pleasant things on every
hand. Dress, pictures. music. trees
and flowers bear q large share.
l contend. and others agree with
me, that the Children's Home OF
Hooking county does not. as now
admin ;sicred. meet the des,gn OF
such an institution?
Why this failure?
B. cause the directors are aiming
to m axe a record f,r cheapness--
Those of us who pay the taxes and
have some regard tor humanity and
the interests of society, want no
such administration.
The fair aud able report made
by the visiting committee sets forth
Ihe depIoratle state of affairs. Lot
ne say in addition, that the wonde,
9 the inmates of the Chil,lren's
Home have not, ere this, been raw
lged by q death dealing pestileuco
For many months they have been
obliged to pass a filth reeking zig
zen IN order to reach an outhouse.
And that 0Cthouse without q vault
a structure almost flush
vi,h the ground. and the resort o!
,o:h boys and girls. Thus health
md morals are alike menaced.
Under such circumstances. that
he children are alive at all. Can be
lue on to The Efficient (2) medical
afforded them by the
lircctnrs. | have tl,is to suggest TO
he directors in the line of some
hing j,r.;ctical.-and the estimates
re very low
Matrnn 5000 per week-10 cts.
] day per Child TO the number of ID
and require of her the
sewing.
School teacher $40 FER month and
tor b months.
Girl for house work, 50 rer week.
Then provision for male help
Ibout the buildings and yards.
Aud with this service, at the
ates named. the Homo would be
n only u fair way toward improve
ucnt.
1t has come to my ears that my
eal in this matter has been in the
pterest of politics. II politics in
he true sense Of the word the ser
ice of the stnte-l cOncede the
act. But for no party fOr no
nan so bllndIy pa'tizan as to seek
o purchase the favor of his party
" injustice to the suffering. No
nan should have the presumption
o ask the franchises of tbs public
he cannot. or will not. seek the
highest interests OF huma nifty.
DAVID Il MOORE.
Logan, July s. 1890.
Mr.. Il. L. McFa.ilen the young
md brilliant tragedian of Canal