Evening star., 1898-10-25

| strument. ard your own terms. For lack of space
only mention a few of the many. bargains:
Pianos that sell $3.50 all sl5O SiO0 at $500
$500 at $500 Come quick and get one Of these
bargains. J. E. IUCKErT Agent.
other arrangements could be made The
Washington institution responded that it
would not only keep the two wards then
with them without compensation for as
long the board desired, but would re-
ceive others upon the same terms. The sis
terS of the Baltimore house said they would
retain the five wards then with them and
receive five others, but they stated that in
this relation to the District of Columbia
they were performing a specific public SER
vice and should have specific payment
therefor
I'm the absence of other provision by the
Congress for the care Of large girls it would
seem that the board should have the au-
thority to contract with institutions best
adapted to meet the needs of such girls.
In September last the board received a
proposition from William H. H. Hart, an
educated and progressive colored man pro-
fessor of law in the Howard University to
establish upon his farm. near Fort WASH
ineston, Nd, training school for depen-
dent boys of the class for which other pro-
vision could not be made The farm con-
sists of about 300 acres Of well-kept land,
and is favored with abundant supply of
good water. The improvements now con-
sist of one large house, capable of accom-
house, spacious barns and outhouSeS The
farm is we'll stocked with horses, cows,
hogs and poultry and modern farm ma
chinery.
After careful Inspection of the farm,
and much discussion Of ways and means,
On November 10, 1927 a contract was an
tered into with Prof. Hart for the care.
maintenance and training of male wards
between the ages of eight ard eighteen
wears. 1t agreed that the boys should
receive agricultural training. including
plowing, sowing. redping, care of farm ma
chinery, care and feeding of stock. etc, in
struction in blacksmit thing and wheel
wrghting and the rudiments cf literary
education
There We're five Femployes and twenty
boys at the farm at +hes close of the year.
''All the boys at the farm are in excellent
physical condition, With the exception of
three. Two of these'ana convalescng from
mumpS, and the third is suffering the awful
penalty of Indulgence in green fruit. The
boys showed marked physical Improvement
as the re ult of their hfalthful rural life Of
the last few MONTHS
Under the SuDerintendence of Farmer
Battle sAld his two- assistants the boys
labor in the grain fieidSand in the garden
and in the care and feeding of the stock.
They are much interested in their work
and take great Dsdef in the success of
the farm.
What of thauFuture:
And what" ask, the agents, 'is to be
come of the boys AFTER they leave the farm
school? Just as rapidly their training
fits them, the Duration OF which vii! vary
according to the Individual needs and
racities. the boys will be taken from the
farm and placed in their natural and mr.
NAL state-a home A home carefully Sc
lected and approved by the hoard and
where the ward will be regularly visited by
the supervising agent, and watched and
guided until he reaches mans estate. Let
Congress but give the means, and tnis
work of Transforming the wretched waits
of the city into Self-respecting, honorable
bfead-winners and citizens will go steadily
onward.
AT the close of the year the children II
institutions were accounted for as follows.
In the George Maulsby Memorial Home.
16: in the Industrial Home School, IA: in
the National Coiored Home, Is: at the Hart
Farm School, 2l; in the House of the Good
Shepherd for Colored Girls baltimore >; in
the House of the Good Shepherd Washing
tCn). =: in st. MarX's Industrial School
l8altimore). ]: total in institutions where
board is paid, 90.
In St. Vincents Orphan Asylum ?: in ST
JOseph's Orphan Asylum, 4: in st. AIMS
Infant Asylum, |; in the Childrens Hospi-
tai. ): total in free Institutions IL: whole
number in institutions, 1G.
General Summary.
There were $50 chill lren on hand at the
beginning of the year. Ninety-five new
wards were received during the year. MAX
ing total of 40 to be accounted for. They
are distributed follows:
IN family homes on ndenture. 121: in
family homes on trial, ~; in family homes,
apprenticed, %; in free institutions II: un-
settled 2l; total not On expense for main
tenance. POI.
In family homes where board is paid 100;
in institutions where board is paid, 80: total
on expense for maintenance, 1911: total
number at close of year, IA.
Died. IL; discharged by order of court, I;
married. 3; declared self-supporting, =:
given in adoption, l: total who have passed
from control of the board. 30.
The General Routine.
so far as the placing out and supervis-
len is concerned we have been compelled
to leave undone those things which We
ought to have done. 1t was shown in the
report of last year how al administrative
fund of but 81, 600 had caused an almost
tire suspension of the work of placing out
AS the appropriation fer the year jnst
closed was no greater. while the demands
rpon it were largely increased, only a few
absolutely necessary or especially desirable
placements could he made, and a very large
number of children previously placed out
could not be visited.
AT the beginning Of the year the number
of children in free family homes was 2oS
and the number on expense in fnstitu-
| tons and boardingf homes was 140. At
free homes was aa. and the number
on expense in Institutions and board
ing homes was 1874. With the addition
| of % new wards, the number on expense
! increased by ~, and the number not
pense by only H. This US about the same
showing as was made last year. We will
not, however, dwell aipon the past unfortu-
nate condition of this department of our
work, as Congress has given us increased
means for transportation expenses for the
current year and we will redeem our prom
ise to make every dollar of this money save
an expenditure of three dollars from the
fund for the board and care of children.
'Seventy-two visits were made to wards
outside the Dstrict4 At the close of the
year IS children then in free homes had not
been visited during the year.
The Care of Infants.