The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-29
THIRD edition.
REFORMED BOYS.

Doing-An Enjoyable Exhibition
Prizes awarded for Penmanship.
II amy doubts ever existed before In
regard to beneficial results of the Fer
Eis Industrial School all such doubts
1anst certainly have been removed at
3east frona tho minds OF those who
visited tho institution yesterday after
noon. 1t was gala day for scholars,
feaehers and managers. Everything
around the quaint old country man
biunreiiected everything that was beau-
tiful OF an early summer dressed In It's
brightest robes of green.
y is o place secluded from the busy
walks Of city life away from Its tenn
patlons. where the very atmosphere
breathed moral reform. The large
fsriA, SO poor and unproduetive at the
start five years ago, has felt the re-
vlvifying touch OF improvement and
blooms forth In new beauty and at
= Effectiveness. There are no more poor
stock and poor crops, no more sedge
grass fields and poverty stricken hills
90 be seen. Waving fields OF wheat,
blooming clover fields, rich meadow
lands covered with sleek fat stock. al
together making pastoral scene Of
striking leauty.
Nething more, however, could have
been expected from a farm under the
experienced care of such Lrince OF
farmers and good fellows as Il. Lewis
Armstrong, chairman OF the Commit
tee 0nvsarm and Buildings. Mr.. Arm
strongs own beautifully titled farm,
right across the way, with the prettiest
$ fleld OF waving wheat to be found In
Ehffstiana Hundred. attests his fitness
fig tho position be holds.
The occasion OF yesterdays gather
ing at the school was an entertain
ment to DO given by the scholars under
tho care of their efficient superlnten-
uentand teaehers. Several prizes were
10 be awarded to the best writer's, Dr.
Caleb Harlan. the venerable President
Of the Institution. had offered TO give
prize OF $40 to the boy who would
make the greatest advance in writing;
Airs. Pennypaeker offered a prize OF s5
for the second best and Dr. Harlan had
offered three OF his own literary works
10 each OF the three next best. 1t was
Known TO the boys that prizes were to
BE- given but they never knew the
amount or value OF them.
Nearly the whole school went into
competition for the prizes. A commit
tne OF ladies decided as to the merits
Of the writing, not knowing who the
writers were. The awarding of the
prizes was preceded by tile boys rem
nerlng beautiful cantata called
stSinging Flowers" A curtain was
drawn across corner of the room up
on which were painted the flowers that
tA6y sahg. Amongst the flowers was
big suntlower, tulip, little pansy,
q daisy, buttercup, u calla lilly. a
rose, and the man in the moon In the
conner of the canvas overlooked all.
A hole was cut through the centre of
each Hover and the lips and teeth OF a
singing boy could be seen through
eneh opening.
The rer-esdiitation was comicul in
tho extreme.
Charley Colwell represented tho gar
doner IN charge Of the flowers. john
Uie Eberhart the smallest tot In tho
school. made the welcome address.
Then followed the cantata.
Tho sunflower was represented by
Nilliam Miles; the lily by Edward
Higgins the daises by John Brady; the
Dnttercups by Thomas Smith; the tu.
lipe by Edward Stafford, and the pam
sizes by John Eberhart.
The rendering OF the cRntata was de-
hghtfully done and elected the warin-
est applause. Charley Culwell came
around with his garden rake and with
= piteiier OF water and watered his
flowers through the holes In the can
vas. Little ''pansie" wanted to be
frRnsplanted TO Mrs. Armstrong; front
yard.
At tho close OF tho cnntata Iindley
v Kent stepped forward and presented
The prizes. How the eyes OF John II.
Aaackey rolled around in his ebony
face as he carried off $40 for the first
paizc. Charley .Golwell carried of the
1eeond prize: Fiunk Lord the third;
Edward Higgins, the fourth; and John
Bradley the fifth.
Superintendent Haines called upon
several of the directors for speeches
but none of them seemed to be in a
talking mood prefering to let ctions
stand for words. Rev. W. II. DO hnson
however did compliment the manage.
ment upon its great success.
After tho boys sang good night, y
they were called into the dining room,
where they sat down to tables loaded
with delicacies, such us cold beef bread
md butter. milk, cake and Ice cream
dhe utmost decorum and good order
prevailed. Everything about the place
WAS clean and neat, the work OF the
boys. They do all the cooking,
washing, ironing, scrubbing, and many
0f them hive become experts with tho
needle and have turned out many sam.
pies of decorative fancy work. Be-
Bados, the boys work on the farm at
all kinds of work
The officers of the school are: H. E.
Haines. superintendent; Mrs. H. L.
Haines, matron; Frank Gould, assistant
superintendent; Mrs. Frank Gould,
teacher, and Mrs. Knox, housekeep-
or.
Among the visitors yesterday were:
Mrs Elizabeth NJ. Mendinhail, Mrs. W.
y. Pennypacker, Laura Worrell Webb,
Mhry X. Chambers, Helen Pennypack.
er, James Ralph Bailey, Edith Newlin
= Gawthrop Emily A. Middleton, Mrs.
Francis Garrett, Mrs. A. ID. Warner.
u. and Mrs. G. W. Weldln, Mr. and
Mrs. l.. @. Kent, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. II.
Watson of Newport, Mr.. and Mrs.
George 8. Capelle, j. Taylor Cause,
Mr. and Mrs. L. r Bush, Jr.. Mss S.
Oornelia Bowman, Mrs. Thomas Bel
Lab, Babett Eberhart, Lucy Umflet,
Annie L. Umiiet, L. NJ. Graham, tho
Rev. and Mrs. W. II. johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Stoeekls, Morgan e. Bel.
Gin, r. Lewis Armstrong. Dir. Calet
Harlan, George G. Lobdell, Thomas
Bird, Alfred Gawthrop, L. Stanley
Bruce and William L. Bruce.
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