The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-22
The Industrial School.

The little people of the city attending the
Industrial School have recently completed
puff" to which special interest at.
taches. The article IL made up of squares,
in the usual form OF the orthodox "puff."
All the "over.sewing" was the work of the
younger children, the tying" and the fin.
ishing of the edges being done by the older
ones. The workmanship is highly credit
able to the skill OF the little fingers, the
finished fabric is good to look upon and
highly suggestive Of comfort In cold win
ter night.
All this is interesting, but an air of ro-
nance Ia given to the circumstance OF the
production of q commonplace article of
household comfort by the fact that the
puff" is to be presented to Mrs Lizzie
Morse Bingham, graduate OF the school,
and recently married, Mrs. Bingham, ince
her graduation, some three years ago, has
been teacher in theIschool and is deeply in
terested in the institution to which she feels
that she is highly indebted for wholesome
and useful precept and practice. Though
living quite distance out of town Mrs.
Bingham comes nearly every week to as
sist in the work of the school.
How many people In this city are know
ing to the existence.and arefamiliar with the
work OF the Industrial School, and how
many more understand that it has needs,
very pressing ones, and assist in supply ng
them? Some years ago the Montpelier
Educational and Benevolent Association
was formed It's main object was TO pro-
vide needy children with proper raiment
to enable them to attend the public school.
The Industrial School is the child of this
association 1t is the business end of Il g
organization. 1t was formed to teach the
children themselves to assist in carry ng
out the purpose OF the association. During
her life time the School met at Mrs. Ann
Dillon's, who gave 1t shelter and fuel, and
contributed by her labors and means TO its
support and practical usefulness. Now the
meetings are held weekly, on Saturday
afternoons, in room allotted for the pur.
pose in the Union School building
The child seems lately to be shifting for
itself, and is, indeed, both patron and child
Its great need Is teachers, and the means to
carry on its philanthropic work-garments
or the material for them. for girls or boys,
or money to buy garments or materials
Some thirty to forty children attend the
school, A teacher is needed for every eight
or ten children. A number Of ladies', m ar.
| ried and unmarried, have been giving their
time and labors to this work OF practical
and unos entatious charity. Institutions OF
various kinds clamor for public money
The Industrial School seems to be depend
emit on such resources as came from heaven
to some of the prophets OF old to carry on its
good work. But so deserving an institution
should not be left to such uncertain and
mesger support as the ravens may bring
it. Open.handed and abundant contribu.
tions should flow into its treasury or store
room. Volunteers to teach ought to come
forward. Give the Industrial School lift
Mrs. q. b. b. Denny, we believe, Is ito
president, and Mrs. G. W. Guernsey its
treasurer. Extend to the School the glad
and open hand.