The evening times., 1895-09-14

Acting President John D. Henderson, of
the Industrial Home Schools, to-day SUBJ
mitted through Colonel John Tracy, Super
intendent of Charities, a report of the
operations OF that Institution for the past
fiscal year, from which the folio wing ex-
tracts are taken:
"Our own wards at the beginning OF the
fiscal year numbered. .62, and we had Il
OF the Board OF Guardians, niaking 76
We received during the year II others,
OF our own, 53, and of the uardians', 49,
We discharged In the same year, 48, of
our own, 81, and of the Guardians, 81,
aud we had at the close of the year 80
Inmates, OF our own wards sS, and OF the
Qua rtiians', IL.
"Of the 81 wards whom we discharged,
were placed In situations 10 earn monthly
wages One of these had been with US
SIX years, and each of the Others three
years. Six were placed In homes where
they will be properly cared for and pre-
pared to- earn living: four of these had
been with Us several yeans, and two for
only few months. Eleven were returned
10 parents or relatives.
These had been with US only a few
months. They had mostly been found
deserted and suffering, but after brief
search their parents came forward. or were
found. Three after admission, were found
I'm a state of health uniting them to be
retained and were placed else where, and
two were abscunded
at thus appears that ordinarily only
after a considerable residence and prepara-
ton have we been able to find situations
or homes for destitute and neglected chill
dreD, and that we must expect to retain
for n considerable period all that we once
receive.
GENERAL HEALTH GOOD.
I'm the health Of our inmates we have
been particularly fortunate, during the
entire term of our present superintendent.
'.The school is a branch Of the public
school system of the District, and Is
taught by a male and female teacher
OF that corps. The pupils are taught the
same branches that other public school
pupils learn. In addition the girls are
taught to cut out and make garments, and
in fact make much of the clothing for all
the children. They are also taught to
cook and to do such housework as every
woman should become competent to per-
form.
THE boys beside their lessons in school
are taught to do all the work required on
the place, which iDcludes carpentering
and farm and garden work, particularly
Horticulture.
NEEDS AND ESTIMATES.
At present we have three green-hous-
es, a rose house, a propagatiDg house, re-
quiriDg high temperature, and cool
house for such plants as vioIets and carna-
tons. Another greenhouse is needed for
ciIrysa nthemums. Such a one as desired
could be built for $500.
NJ
THE expense of this branch, including
commissions paid TO the boys during the
year, were 1896 81 salary of florist, $3.50;
total expense, $1,076.S1. The receipts
We're $s9362. The expense of heating
is not Included in the above, which would
perhaps amount TO $500 more
From the report of the treasurer it will
be seen that the revenue of the school dur
ing the last fiscal year amounted to $12,-
800 65, derived almost entirely from three
sources-the appropriation by Congress,
S., 800; the sales of products Of the work
shop gardens and greenhouses, 81, 1914
and $1,72466 paid by the board of chill
dren's guardians for the support OF certain
of their wards placed in our charge. The
expenditures during the same year amount
ed TO 81 ,SS3. 1S, which absorbed the Con
gressionaI appropriation and left a defi-
ciency which. however, was more Than Gov
cred by the other sources stated"