Evening journal., 1895-09-25


CLAYTON. Sept 2J Through the
kindness Of Rev. Father J. A. DeRuyter,
director Of the st. Joseph 3 League. vii
mington, JOURNAL representative was
shown over the plant now IN course OF
erection under the auspices Of the above
league at this place for the moral aud
technical training OF colored youth
The school is located ahont q
quarter OF a mile west by north OF
Clayton IN beautiful section OF country,
surrounded by splendidly cultivated
farming lands This immediate portion
Of Kent county has always been regarded
as the garden spot Of Delaware The
water shed Of the Peninsula, trsverslng
north and south but few miles distant
to the west. gives the streams a pro
nounced easterly trend, Rnd has much
to do In supplying the needed irrigation
whereby exceptional fertility Is given
to land adjacent to the slope OF the
eastern water shed. To the great peach
crop Of 1875. Clayton became the centre
Of shipping for the vast yield and has
since held her own In this respect.
Besides being the headquarters OF the
Delaware railroad It Is the terminus Of
the d. 4 Q. and Kent county railroads
No better choice could have been made,
especially as the growing town OF Clayton
10 beautiied with the residences Of nearly
all the Delaware division officials.
The farm on which the Industrial
school is located comprises about l76
acres Of tillable land, q considerable
portion being tiled drained. 10 Is not
generally known how land can be bene-
fted by buried crockery as the old
farmers persist In calling 1t to this time.
Porous drain tile, egg-shaped, and
from two TO three inches calibre, is made
from peculiar clay found at it's best IN
this vicinity. The tile from the mold
press Is kiln burned at high degree Of
temperature and retains It's porosity on
every eide, permitting water to enter
freely. 1t effectuRlly drains the land
along the entire length Of tiling. The
twenty six boys now at the school, have,
during the past Summer, drain tiled the
l70 acres until now It only awaits the
deep furrowing OF the sub-soil plow to
bring nearer the surface valuable
fertilizlng material Farming will be
ono Of the trades taught by competent
instructors snd, perhaps, estimating by
the difficulties attending the pursuit. Of
the more pretentious skilled callings, is
more than likely TO be taken up by q
majority Of the boys In preference to the
indoor trades,
The buildings for tho workshops are
Of frame, three stories In holght, l. shaped
and 156 by 80 feet. The power Is derived
from e 45 horse power boiler and engine
and In addition much auxiliary work In
the way Of pumping, etc. will bs done
by q separate hot air pump 10 the engine
room. The shops in Winter will be
heated throughout with exhaust steam
and hot water, and with the advent Of
dynamo will bs electrically lighted
throughout. The building has been
supplied with the best sanitary plumb
ing
Directly west Of the workshops rise ti q
Immense stable and granaries sur.
mounted with an open cupola above
which dances gild6d horse TO the direc
tion Of the wind. la western Maryland
one can soc the barns more elaborately
painted than the dwelling houses and the
new barn OF 50 Joseph's glorles ia a
bright dress Of yellow trimmed with q
deep red TO the roof which glstens In the
September sun like the minarots Of the
Orient Eighty head OF cattle besides
one hundred head Of hogs and as many
more Of sheep will fill up all the spare
an the wastes Of the farm viii ba
gathered In sunken drains aud utilizsd
In producing rich fertilizing material.
The COWS are Of the Holatein breed and
butter and cheese making win follow in
the wake OF the Holeteins.
In the cast Of the trade shops will be
erected in brick later on the permanent
residences Of the priests, lay brothers
and insti uctors. These buildings will be
on the general plan Of the orphanage
buildings on French street, WILMINGTON.
Quite q number OF trades requiring shaft
power win be taught Including shoe
making, printing. tailoring, Tuning.
together with carpsting, painting,
baking, etc The hum Of industry will
resound 60 the credit or these waif8 who.
In learning az skilled mechanics, have
become. by the aid Of this noble charity,
enabled 20 lift themselves from the
thraldom that oliugs TO their race.
The historians Of the late war dwell
With emphasis upon the rare devotion
with which the negroes of the South
throughout the long conflict never took
advantage of the absence OF their maste .
in the deld, or betrayed an escaping
Union prisoner seeking their humble
cabins la the forests OF the South for
shelter and food. From such timbsr as
this, good cltzsns and good mechanics
can surely be evolved In support Of
this. every morning at st. Joseph's, after
the ringing Of the Angelus bell, "Old
Glory" Is noisted on the flagstaff and
dutters to the breeze all day.
Between the orphanage on French
street and the school here at Clay
ton it is expected TO accommodate
10 the near future some 500
boys. The sisters OF So Fran
els having charge of their primary classes
at the orphauego will. as soon as they
resch the working age. send them here
where they in be taught trades until 81
years OF age. They will then be given
the option Of remaining or leaving for
other fields AZ the Clayton school e
delegation OF six Franciscan sisters take
entire charge Of the housekeeping
department
Thus 10 will be seen that the bensfciant
workings OF the League OF st Joseph
extend 60 every part Of the United
States Subscriptions OF % cents a year
and Of charitable donations are the only
means relied upon to establish two insti
tutlons for tho care Of orphaned colored
youth that viii easily reach hundred