Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-12
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Good Will Farm.

(Bangor Commercially
We have an institution in Maine for
the rescue of needy and imperiled chill
dfen called Good Will Farm. IL Is do
ing Il Work Which in methods ana re-
suits stand second to none IL equallcu
by any. II reaches out helping hand
to children at an age when they stand
most IN need of help. 1t takes them
from environments which lead to pau
perism and crime, and places them I'M
der systematic training which leads to
honest and Industrious citizenship.
1t cares for the physical, mental and
| moral development Of the child. Its in
dustrlai training is becoming more and
| more an important feature of the work.
This year 1900 bushels of potatoes We're
| raised besides other vegetables in large
quantities. Eight acres were planted
| to corn.
The boys at Good Will do this work
Think of what it means to the State of
Maine and New England to take 10
| needy boys out of the dangerous and
ofteatlnes pernicious environment Of
our cities. and place them on q farm in
| the country, where under carefully
chosen workers they are trained to
benefits of industry, taught some useful
| trade and brought into a pure moral
atmosphere. There is nothing equal to
| it for the making of useful citizens.
Besides this Good Will Farm gives TO
| these boys manual training in wood
| working and in other departments
which is Invaluable. Added to this the
well graded school with its excellent
1 ~ nf n.I,
teal education which fits them to begin
| life well. And above all the high moral
| tone which pcrvades all departments of
| this work tends to the best develops
| ment and thought in life.
The same careful training applies to
! the girls department.. They are taught
thoroughly all branches of housework
DrcssnakinS and millinery is also
taught them and they have the same
system of finely graded school and
| moral training.
There are now at Good Will continue
ously. about 100 boys and girls. To
give these 100 children the privilege of
this home and school costs i'll round
numbers $4,000 per year, an average Of
$40 per capita This is a very low fig
ure when one considers what is done
tor them and that food, fuel. lighting
salaries of teachers. matrons and other
workers are all included.
Until within the past year this work
has been supported by voluntary gifts
Men and women have given gener-
OUSly. but it has been all too small an
amount to meet the absolutely neccS-
sary expenses. In conducting this
home a debt of about $1,000 or $l5 900
has thus been incurred.
Now it is up to the people of Maine
ard of New England to say what shall
be done. Tie management believes
that if men in general know The needs
really existing at Good Will Farm they
will rise to its support as never before.
that many new friends will be made
and its full support will be assured
For this purpose vigorous effort is
to be made this year to place these
facts before our people and to urge
upon them the need of their generous
cooperation. AS the new year opens
and man begin to plan uses for their
benevolent funds. they can make no
wiser investment of them than to be
come a regular systematic supporter Of
the work at Good Will Farm.