New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
4 GOOD WORK.
The Retaining of Orphans and
Waits at Charleston, S. c.
De but q broken narratIVe.

"A Northern White Mans View of the Jenkins
Orphanage and Industrial Farm and Reformatory"
He has the following TO say Of the jenkins Orphan
age and ReformatoTy work. after a visit TO the
refornaatory at I.adson. S G. Tuesday April Il,
1868. The reformatory is seventeen miles from
Charleston says The Charleston News and Cour-
tier"
The writer recently had the pleasure of visiting
the jenkins Orph&nage, which is located at No. 20
FrankIin-st and also the Reformatory and Indus
trial Farm situated at Ladson. s. c., about one
mile from the depot. The magnitude OF this work
AND its capabilities for the advancement OF the
moral intellectual interests of the race cannot
be properly described in mere words. but must be
seen 10 be thoroughly appreciated. The writer
thinks that the solution Of the so-caned race
problem is be found only in institutions of this
class where every child is taught TO work and to
help himself and is equipped that when he goes
ont into the world he Will realize the full benefit Of
being a respectable, law-abiding citizen.
On entering the building No. 20 Franklin-st
one IS struck with the ncatness and cleanliness
which the building is IN, and as one passes from
room 70 room in the educational departments he
cannot help but think OF the wonderful amount of
patience which must be necessary to produce the
good order and decorum which are everywhere ex-
hibited by the scholars, and one goes on into the
industrial departments he is compelled TO admit
that this institution is doing a grand and noble
work. and ponder over the fact OF the almost
unlimited amount of faith which the president and
founder, the Rev. y. J. jenkins, must have had to
take courage TO inaugurate this wonderful move
inent for the uplifting OF the race The Industrial
department consists of a sewing ROOM where the
branches OF needIework and one goes on into
me LAUNDRY The graduates from which become ex-
peri iauhafesses, and the printing department. from
which is issued the weekly paper OF the orphanage
with q large 3-horsepower electric motor tvvo
large Job presses, Zig cylinder press where boys,
70 me number OF fourteen are taught all branches
CT the printing trade, book, job and newspaper
work these boys and girls do would be credtabie
10 many older and more experienced persons Next.
ment. where suOemaking and repairing in ali of its
branches IS taught 70 a number of boys under the
direction Of a skilfui and experienced foreman,
and. lastly, but by no means the least attraction
brass and string-the members Of which as must
clans are accomplished to almost incredible de-
then proceeded 10 the Southern Railroad depot
about twenty minutes walk he came in sight of the
The irst feature that strikes the eye is the high
fence around the refOrmatorY building which is
st~lIeture and one that surely must strike terror
10 the hearts the juvenile offenders against the
he courts As. one enters within the Enclosure he
sees facing gaze me I I TCL1rm4tory oalging;
p as sleeping apartments for the inmates. and also
farm, Mr. and Mrs J. J. Kinard. and our attention
called also 10 clubhouse FOR stock tools etc,
After an inspection Of the reformatory building.
Charleston the writer was given ride around the
large farm OF one hundred acres which had more
Than fifty acres under cultivation and the balance
IN woodland
There arc three hundred cords OF wood cut and
nearly piled which looked very businesslike and
irrlpressed one with the fact that the jenkins In
dusdFial Farm and Reformatory was not the place
for dEones.
~ beans irish potatoes and other vegetables. are
IN fne condition and would do credit 70 any farmer
"a me whole state The stock consisting Of cows,
mules horses. hogs etc. were all In the same eX
client condition which characteriZes every other
hing around the farm. We're also the farming
kplements and tools.
H. The writer returned from his tour OF inspec-
- r. ,>onld not help but see the grand opoor-
nifty which the Rev. j.. J. Jenkins was Offering 10
= city Of Charleston 70 have its juvenile offenders
ven the education and teaching necessary 10 make
7ern good respectable and law-abiding citizens
~ reUaove Youthful offenders from the dangerous
nrtacf with the hardened and vicious element
tbf~b Imprisonment in the sail causes The city
-nsi5 axafl itself of this opportunity. the Rev.
Ii Jenkins has the buildings and everything IN
sadness and offers to the city these opportunities
80 solely because OF his great interest in the
clare OF his race and TO establish an institution