The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-13
BOYS ONCE BAD MADE OVER,
4 CODE or HONOR ESrABLISRED
AT THE HOUSE or REFUGE.


's-s" 49, Ws.Ss bA-WnFucU aawG OF
Z sing = working sueecssfuii, on
Rsndsr's Island Minor TroubIcs Of
tbs Beys-Thetr WORK and Play.
Every Saturday afternoon there IL A
lively scene at the foot of East i2Uth street
First q small stream OF people come
tnckling down the street, stops nj IN.
edge OF the pier and slowly collects there
Then q tug slips alongside, a Ranrway
10 put up and h little pool OF people IL
drained Cd into the M which slips away
again. NO sooner IL the tug gone than
another pool collects. II Ia drained On
in it, turn and % the proceSs goes on all
the afternoon.
A. oon as the tug has taken on her pas-
sengcrs she heads across the river TO Ran
dall'r Island. where the House of Refuge
loons up rather gninly. II is possible
that there NAV even be New Workers who
don't know that the House Of Refuge is an
institution 10 which boys and girls classified
a. disorderly are sent with a view To over
coming their evident tendency To- wrong
doing and starting them on the road to 10
honest men and good women. This In H..
seventy seventh year In round numbers
therr are about zoo boys and 100 girl, In
the institution row.
Saturday afternoon Is visiting day at
the island. % a SUS reporter went over
TO see how the 100 boys seemed to he
getting along In their two-year term Of
duranoe vile. Before he ostne back he
dropped any nouon OF vile in connection
with the durance. Tn world does move
and New York should 10 proud that It's
House % Refuge II up with the procc-sion
II u not a municipal institution. II l.
under the control OF a society composed 81
I 49, .Uat,lar. ~hn ara anENinNsAi hN thu
Governor. These members elect the super
intendent. Two years ago they showed
their good judgment by choo-ing for this
once D V Sage, ex-Warden Of sin Sing
prison.
lust In time to hear a charactcr,etic lit ~
conversation. Two women and two ltttc
children were confronting him and pleading
with tears In their eycs FOR the release of a
hoy. The younger woman was the boys
mother. the older the grandmother They
seemed well-to-do.
NO Nj. sage was saying 'the boys arr
sent here for two years and they must earn
their way out by their good behavior
Your boy has been here only four months
and you ask me 20 disregard b rules and
the purpose for which he l. here and let him
go. According To your own account h" II
a bad hoy. unruly and the cause OF great
u~nhappinees 10 you
Responsible for our children dotng wrong
Even allowing YOU 10 deny responsibility
for the boy / cannot am r".ponslpl'
~. ~ W IL I l., him no nov
~ D.., - q, bts old haEt,. and
~. For his own sake 4
49,. -, him
sBut IL isn't for his sake ] wan, you 90
bet him GO, said the woman, IT'S Tor my
sakel-
Madame said Mr. Sage. you want me
Ia turn that bow out again into "A cour-H
1i hiv Nmoh :" .nI r.n'sc Cor III. 40
shsll nov 10 I" az" ~
am 10y ioII- 49,, "a. x,ma,
heslfheu Nne" ." ~ '
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ohe mste ~ H., ,h.i, hi
Parents often Nanl ne 'o ~ IT, o.,
Iteh out eN'h Nn''i ~ aan.,aI ,hiny
,ne c,iIuIch Du' o. toasnf nf,,,,
.hey hs.eh y 'ca ~ ,nNIi-h .,1tyh
mn tn.un Mo.h 'uuS NO. n,a,t.r xhai
.p pctsis, IN vac ,e'uos' - mav -
'ne cohssyuelce w -, ",,s-
.wxr"'nv 1872 a., ,h.,, liberty
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LNsr.pouy cnM ~ irrrs,ien, ~ ~
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,han ~, -. rha, hayo NJ lcarneI
h"-' oI ~, T.. ,ny.,nssi by
osoN"r -, S,,h l.ssor.
psncc' hwy nav"
IA, do they learn Ia govern themselves ,.
wv, ."iu.os =, -, otL.,.
10 a cei,a. esven' .sc.,, "a sn
wls" they u1ht " ~, ~.
70 tlmifa f~ioitha.o'!, y 81, s,T"..,,
have 70 earn 'heir nay W. ~ 80 s'"'
mother Just now mr. y 10
boys arc set, ne,s 10 ygasaiy~ =
thcy can 60 When Wv 80 ~. ~
total OF reNenty-eiShN ISL Nv ~" ~
the honor cia-- IhueI =. ~ 49,
one credit waS siNeh 10. eNely 1919
which the boy was not tHP"I'oH wy u I
conduct Ihder lha' run wo 80.
get out N elshts,h mon,n 80
a sort OF 'onhn'uVaar,n -,
10 encourage 'h"in Nhh ~
every iour consecutive wr IN, T.
report We give 'hein an eAu1 -,
that way u H. p0s-lnle loI q 10Y W '"t
his discharge IN nit"eh tnou'us ~ 49,.
To he IN IN" honor cia-s az ~ uaNN,
gone straight, a. they cal " go
consecutive weeks 10 GO s,I~sn. nnvs'
TO 60 without Icing repoIucu ha"n
boy has his seventy ,eight MARI 20 ain
leave unless he II also IN nv nunu, a. 80
II " against the rules ior me poys 70 nav
matche. or tobacco IN their p- 1Ief
IL they break that rue u cosuS ~ i".,
denerits. which means an "uu,p ~,
weeks 10 their term inc, q - 10
on, however oy going suasn' ~
months during Their resma I'm
just AbOut THIS time eptnfOpil 'ah." INV