The herald., 1894-04-18

The gospel is a guide for everyday
life as we'll as for the immortal.
MISS DE wo1FR's ADDRESS.
The second address OF the afternoon
was by Mos Jessie F. ds Wolfe OF Whit
tier on Our Girls at Whittier.
The question OF heredity, remarked
the speaker, should be thoroughly in
vestigated by everyone. Several illus
trations we're given, from the time Qi
Aristotle to the present. The influence
OF the luke family was given and its
effect for evil upon humanity in general.
A correct knowledgo of hereditary ten
denotes and environments Is necessary
in order to govern the girls properly.
There are 63 girls In the institution and
nine paroled out in families, doing
housework, All are doing we'll.
The daily programme Of work WAS
given by Mas de Wolfe. The girls are
taught general houaework, dining room
work, dressmaking, tailoring, mending,
laundry work, etc. Samples OF their
work were shown which would do credit
10 any school.
The idea is to make the school home
in every respect. Self control and re-
sponsibility are constantly impressed
upon the girls and every means used to
develop the better natures Of the chill.
dren. They are allowed to pass out on
the playground whenever they choose.
The younger children have their dolls
and playhouses. They spend their
evenings doing fancy work, while one
reada aloud. They are contented and
happy, and kindness to all is the pre-
dominating feature. Every girl is In
school three hours each day, and all are
doing excellent school work.
A number of the girls are assistants
in the different departments and recsive
salaries. They are conscientious and
consistent workers. giving no trouble
and doing untold good by exemplary be-
havior. The work Ia arranged 80 that
each girl has two to two and O half
hours recreation each day. All attend
church, l6 attend Sunday school and
their teacher reports that they have
helped the town children by their CON.
duct in class.
The ladies of Whittier cooperate with
the school. The idea 10 to make the
school as much of home az possible.
There are nine women teachers in the
school.
Miss de Wolfe said: "Do not retain
the idea that all tho girls are morally
depraved. Many are there for q home,
and when you come to know their spec
ial histories | am sure the mother love
you possess will 60 out in sympathy for
these unfortunate ones. Two-thirds OF
the girls were left motherlees at an early
age. Those who have mothers would in
nine cases out of 10 be better off without
them.
The greatest evil they have to con-
tend with lie their lack OF sei-control
and responsibility. Many do wrong un-
consciously and have but slight con-
ception of the principles that underlie
right and wrong. The blame the speaker
places not upon the children but upon
the moral lepsrs who have caused their
downfall. Perfect freedom ia allowed
the girls; they are in no sense in prison.
If one in twenty-five OF the girls is
saved TO life of usefulness, the work is
success; for the girls, alter a brief
stay at Whittier, 20 back to homes OF
poverty and into lures OF vice. Miss de
Wolfe closed her address by an i'm pas
stoned appeal to the women OF Southern
California, ns represented in the paria.
ment, 70 give the work az Whittier the
help without which it must fail-the
he " which will como TO them from the
sustaining influence OF sympathy and
care of the women in the communities
in " hich they will find homes.
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