Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-05-23
BARON hlRscA,s HUMID.
work That IL Done with the Dead Phi.
Ianthropist's Gift 60 America.

Work That IL Done with the Dead PHI
Ianthropist's Gift TO America.
The Baron de Hirsch fund in the
i United States was started in March,
1890, when the philanthropist gave
81, 100000 in ca sh to a board of trustees,
seven of whom reside in New York and
two in Philadelphia, for the purpose of
educating and Americanizing Russian
and Roumanian immigrant Jews to en-
able them TO become self-supporting.
Immediately upon arrival the chill
dren of the immigrants are taught Eng
lishin 12 large classrooms in the Educa-
tional Alliance building by graduates of
the Normal college, who prepare them
to enter the prinSsry grades of the pub
lie schools. Thee are now $50 children
in these day Glasses. A matron is in
charge of the lavatory, who sees to it
that the children are clean. There are
also ten evening English classes, COM
posed of 500 woramgmen and women,
most of whom come to the classes d.
rect from their workshops.
The fund has also established n NE.
chanical training school in the builc-
ing erected especially for the purpose
and containing all the modern machin-
cry and appliances-where are taught
carpentry, house. sign and fresco paint
| ing and working in iron, sufficient to
enable graduates to become helpers in
their respective vocations, and in most
cases good positions are obtained imme-
diately upon leaving school. The term
| is six months, and each graduate is
given the tools of his trade.
The United Hebrew charities are the
almoners of portion of the fund set
apart for immediate relief and the
transportation of immigrants to the in
terror, where places have been previous
ly found for them by the free employ
ment bureau, which also obtains situa-
tions for those who remain in the city.
An agent is located on Ellis Island for
the purpose of looking after the inter
ests of and giving instructions to immi-
grants who come under the jurisdiction
of the fund.
AS education in cleanliess is consid-
cred of primary Importance, public
1891. There are &c rain baths, besides
tubs, in separate compartments, and at
tached to each is dressing-room. The
charge is cents for adults and 5 cents
for children. From 500 to 700 baths are
given per day.
In 1891 the fund purchased 800 acres
of land in Woodbine, Cape May county,
hn
railroads, 81 miles from Philadelphia
and 25 miles from Cape May. The land
was originally covered with timber and
brush. and there have been cleared 600
acres, and divided into 6S farm plots of
80 acres each, and 2,30O town lots. Up
on each farm there have been erected
comfortable residence, barn and out
houses, and the houses in the town are
particularly inviting. There are II
miles of streets and roads.
Woodbine has four large factories,
wherein clothing, poclletbooks, baskets
and a variety of iron work and machin
cry are made. The hands employed are
mainly the young men and women resi-
dents of the place. A large electric
plant supplies the factories, hotel and
streets with an abundance of light. A
brick yard is making the best of hard
red brick. There is also n kindling-
wood factory.
Eleven stores and other private enter
prises are located at Woodbine.
The finest schoolhouse in the county
has been built by the fund, and another
one is being erected by the board of ed
ucation of the county at a cost of s., 900.
There are three English day classes, a
kindergarten and manual training
class; also an English evening school.
The teachers in charge are appointed by
the board of education.
A special building, lighthouses and
nurseries have been erected for the ag-
ricultural school, wherein students are
Deing educated with great success for
the state agricultural college, and two
are now receiving instructions there, it
being the intent to graduate competent
teachers of agriculture. \ brick syna-
gogue is in course of erection and will
seat about 400 persons. The lower part
is TO be used for Hebrew school and
for other communal purposes.
The farming population of Woodbine
is $50 and the town residents number
eco.
The agricultural bureau of informa-
ton of the fund is located at No. 37s
Grand street, this city, where immi-
grants who desire to become farmers
are advised upon the whole subject.
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