The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-25
THE BP ATIST
ORPH MANAGE
splendid Institution Located
at Salem.
ITS WORK AND GROWTH
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Training S.ho u f,.t,e Mor,l Min>
tai and Physical Bang of One Hun
dred and Thirty. light Wards,
Industrial Features,
ITS WORK AND GROWTH

iSpeCial to Jlte ilrleS- DlSl'dtSH''
SALEM VA. oct. 24.-The Baptist
orphanage Of Virginia, situated almost
on the brink of q high plateau OVERLOOK
ing the town of Salem and Roanoke val
lev. In Roanoke county is one OF the
largest and most interesting charitable
institutions in the State. On July L.
1902. the John NJ. Evans cottage, the
first erected on "Orphanage Hill was
opened. and since that time the Orphan
ere has steadily increased in size and
usefulness, until now eight splendid
brick and stone buildings stand as
monuments to the noble efforts the Bap-
lists OF Virginia have made ana are
making in behalf of the motherless and
fatherless. Within those protecting walls
las children are tenderly cared for and
given opportunities to ut themselves for
useful lives Here they eat and sleep
go to school and learn the Industrial
arts-each training in the one he or she
promises to make the most success OF.
SYSTEM AND INDIVIDUALITY.
Implicit obedience to the requests OF
those in charge is noticed on every hand
A child never has to be told twice to
perform a duty, doing 1t willingly. glad
IL. the first time asked, for all of the
children love and respect their teachers
matrons and superintendent
system is one Of the watchwords at
this institution. There is place for
everything and everything Is kept In It's
place. There is a time for doing eve6'-
thing, and each particular task is done
relieiously at the time set for It's accom-
plishment. There is no confusion. no
uncertainty. Each days work is per-
formed strictly in accordance with a
system, and every day passes smoothly
and TRANQUILITY
Religious exercises are held regularly
and all Of the orphans participate In
them. The chief object Of those to whose
charge the children are entrusted is to
have them become useful. intelligent
noble Christian men and women.
'Individuality' is often one OF the main
secrets OF success, and nowhere will one
find it more emphasized than. at the Bap-
fist Orphanage. The ingenuity Of every
inmate Is tested thoroughly, and then
he or she Is put to doing (when not IN
SCHOOL, that particular work for which
most talent This talent testing" be-
gins in the kindergarten. There the little
ones cut out many shaped and vari-
colored figures and make OF them the
most Ingenious patterns. There they
learn to sew, to draw, and their power
jof observation is strengthened and
quickened.
SOME INDUSTRIES.
knitting machines, which are run b!
steam, have been put In the industrial
building, and are operated alternately
by some Of the larger boys and girls, wht
work with remarkable facility and rapid
ity, and who are fast becoming experts
Many dozens of pairs of socks are knl
every day.
In the printing Office (also in the indus
trial building), in which the Baptist Or
phanage News, with subscription list o.
1000. is printed, several boys are becom.
Ing proficient in the art Of type-settint
and press-runn.ng.
The extensive farm. consisting OF eighty
seven acres, under the care Of an expe
renced farmer, furnishes ample oppor
tunity for the development Of those who's
tastes and talents are along the line o
agricultural pursuits.
Sixteen hundred pieces of clothing ar
washed In the laundry every week. Thes
arc repaired and ironed by girls in room
arranged especially for these purposes
Economy is practiced in every depart
ment. Everything Is utilized to the hes
advantage. a striking instance of thi
is seen in the bakery, In which one hun
dred loaves Of bread are baked tho
roughly with only five cents worth Q
ccal.
THE BUILDINGS.
The pretty buildings on "Orphanag
Hill" by name are the Schmelz Cottage
tho Elicit Cottage. the Industrial BuG
Ing already mentioned; the Portsmout
Association Cottage, the lnfirmary, tn
superintendent's residence, the j. \
Evans Cottage and the main building.
The first of these, the Schmclz Cottag
was built by money given by Messr
George and Henry Schmelz, of Hampton
Va. In it are dormitories for nifty of tt
larger boys.
The Elicit cottage was erected by 81
of MIR. T. II. Elicit, of Richmond.
this are dormto les for the smaller boy
and girls and also the Kindergarten d.
partment, one of the most interesting
the institution.
The Portsmouth Association cottage hi
rot yet been entirely completed, but whc
finished will contain bed rooms ar
school rooms.
In the John NJ. Evans cottage, which
'our stories high, are school rooms, sex