Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13
GOOD WILL HOME
Annual Report of this WORTHY Na,
Institution

Annual Report of this Worthy Nat,
Institution.
The September number Of tn .
wa Record, published at Good win p..'
contains the annual report OF tho sr,,a-
visor, g. w. Hinckley. The exce,,...
work which Is being done by this 49,.
for boys and girls is generally knos-~
throughout the State, but Il capno, - -
often impressed upon the minds az No.
people. 10 this end the following extr.a..
from the superintendent report A..
printed:
Inc Good VIII Home Association po,r o,
nine homss-eigh, Of these are piaunei for g.,
lies of fifteen and nsirop; one IS pl,nns1 81.
family OF ten. In addition to these hoo,e. a.
association own dormi,ory for boys ana 49,.
In the Ryerson building. 90 called, n IA ALL,
provide accommodations for a few girls on -.
dormiiory plan. ore OF these homes the 80,
OF Edwin Bancroft Foote, OF New Yo,k 3D.
was dedicated December 81, 1874 Yon arr =.
msliar with the history Of this new home IN 80.
present time-the generous glf, Of Mr.. Poo,s
providing no, only for the building OF the boms
but fluid for lie endowment aud the suppor,
Of a family OF ten boys.
"Fhe entire number OF boys Aiiei dutlny tia
year IL i25; the numbers of girls thirty esen
large portion OF the applications recei, ed a,
our Office. In behalf OF boys. st4te, among oths,
reasons why these boy should be received =,
1ood VIII. the fact that they should be ia sons
place where they viii learn TO work IL =.
true to-day as ever tha, idlcness brews mischief.
thai activity develops; and We can have lrus
hope for the future unless the boys Of to-day
acquire habits of industry.
"o0r farm has proved productive, snd We
succeeded In raising the vegetables use,I BIZ our
families daring the year, and also the hay for
stock. But the real value OF our acres copal.t.
not 80 much Ia potatoe,. oats ard core pro
daced. In the quality OF boyheod which ia
eaiiy developed ihroagh the actIsitles on the
farm and In the gartca. Our manual training
department 10 an ilcai blesssng along the sans
llnes,
'sour educational work suffered rrvcrses IA
the course OF year. 90 the las, nlsht Of De
cember. ON the eve OF the ninth Anniversary OF
its dedication. the Charles x. Moody bulldinx
was destroyed by Gre with all OF its contents
We suffered not oaiy The loss OF fue building
IA beautiful memorial TO a noble Character
but We also lost our library of rome lye thoa.
sand three huedrcd volames and the rest Of oar
/ educational edaipmeus iScluding maps. globes,
textbooks and the lise.
"kt this mrilinx there u every reason 20 BE-
licye that the school building will be replaced
ia the near future. We viii expect Oaly good to
come from what appeared at the time to be an
unmixed calamity. few days after the are a
new library was founded by friends OF Gooi
VIII. al a special service in tue Aooiy Memorial
chapel. several handred books were con-
sFibuted that evening. aad some valuable sddi.
/ tons have since beea made. A large portion Of
the volumes, however. are In storage awaiting
I q suitable huiltipg for library Purposes. Nr.
! Andrew Carnegie haa been Informed Of the sit-
ustlon and promptly offered to alive siAg-o for
| library ballding At Good VIII on condition
I that an addItiopAl sis.00J be raised for eudow.
/ menl- At this writiog there are fair prospects
/ that Mr.. CaEneg,c's condition will be met.
I "So edacaiion IL complete. no training can be
/ satisfactory IN which ihs spiri ual iuicrcssa Of
I tic student arc igeoFed. Our chapel has bcce
| 8 centre of religions activities during the year
! Preaching @crviccslaave teen held res uiA,iy on
Sunday afternoon preceded by our Sunday
| school
| lit costs money TO feed and clo,he grow,ax
! child. Education coats Religious work also
! has iis financial problems. IL should be- borne
10 mind that all OF the expenses are CONFINED
! at Good Will think that anyone who under.
stands sill that IL being done At Good VIII Is not
Surprised that IT cost so much but Is declined 70
/ marvel that II does not cost more. Many Of
| Good WINS earnest friends acc each mouth
| list of generous contributions TO the work
Not realizing the extent Of our undertaking the
list OF cash contributions as prin'ed from tine
/ 10 time seems ample.
| "6ood WIN has warm hearted friends amosg
The generous and benevolent. Doubtless there
are many people who are persuaded Ia their
/ own minds that she IL abundantly provided for
| financially. Ire financial record OF the past
year chiefly for tho above stated reasons ! he-
| heye has not been entirely satisfactory. We
/ have received q multitude of small eontT.ha'
tion-some large gifts have come TO The
| financial situation has been relieved and heipci
| by Miss Myra y. Porter. who has iab0red eArn-
| estly aua successfully In Good wiifs behalf"