New-York tribune., 1907-03-20
Il YOUNG REPUBLIC.
Girls and Boys of Hebresc Society
Conn prise 1t.

Children and flowers were the two subjects con-
sidered at the monthly conference OF the Charity
Organization Society, which took place yesterday
morning at II o'clock. DR.. Ludwig b. Bernstein
superintendent Of the Hebrew Shelterlng GUARDIAN
Societv told of the Girls Republic and Boys Re-
rubiIc into which the one thousand more chill
dren under the care Of the society have been or
ganlzed Miss A L. Fairchd, secretary Of the
National Plant Flower and Fruit Guild, described
some of the results of the work Of the guild
DIR Bernstein said tho Girls Republic and Boys
Republic we're the outgrowth Of number OF CLUBS
that were formed among the children of the asy-
lum The clubs. in the first place were an EFFORT
10 save the children from what up to that time
had seemed the inevitable deadening eHects OF
institutional or congregate life II was patheuc'
he said to se2 the eagerness with which ooth glrs
and boys seized the idea OF forming cIuoS "lleh u
was broache1 10 them
1T was chance he said, for them TO get
away for a little from institutional rouuhe' 20
belong TO themselves, to assert their own natures
eor,a of tho alumni of the asylum were appealed
10 and with their help four groups OF cluns were
Coo, r,,npinp smoothly. we began with elsht
,1ubs ., said DR. Bernstein. I'VE very shoIu! loui'u
!, ,acassarv 10 form thirty more It became @ 4e
vertable little university se'Idren were enrolled.
T,o Trst Sroup of clubs is called tne aalrS
erorp. composed of children Of the 6d Ing third
age the second is the fable group. an Tba club
is the famous men and W Woieii a66neai TO the eth
I sa 90 of the children through the !eiiae eer;es
fairv stories fables and the & stories ac-
20 fols Teanle carefully grading inc tho cbiI-
oI Ii 20 tba age and understanding OF s ae and
dren. IL the senior group Attending high school
a good deal But the PURSUITS oi '4
moi by any means all serious, ,orpe photographs
That was evident from son SOI'e es,@Ted the girls Of
II D.. t-iIh nlavng blind man S aa,,other
other was Of GpsiS ely sbren m gathered about the club @
Ieader two of them his knees. Nsleii'-S "
stSTy Ts 6f 6s tSe TS depicted committee Sf
boys from the senior clubs s!IItaih honStitntor for
grave and intent. framing the
thelT BOYS & rst DR. Bernstein said the clubs
rested upon the idea OF sef-goyernnemi', en- o i their
purpose to qualify the gnildTS6a 6 Should enter
ito make them fit for true social ers and the
meetings opened real parliamentary stElf ti ~
all this, it natural Tor the c cIIils tooTarnsd as
they were in the asylum, why they mus mus nav We
titSt,naI % Iife3 Finally il was decided TO give
the chidron chance 10 SHOW each one OF tbat 5ats T.
the way our republics were formed AZ. os teen
ooT M ,S eTmSTe atter s as the boys and as fully
the responsibilities the republics entaied IN iact,
advocate 1 Of womans sdffrage-"as far the girls
republic goes he prudently amendea ,o 5S for ON ON
GERS for their republic they proceeded to elect the
PTeiei' PPeined to o. item he said that in an officer it
was not much beauty as intelligence that was
needed they promptly rose 10 the occasion ana had
Judging from the extracts DIR. Bernstein read
was drawn up by the children themselves they
have their own definite ideas Of right and wrong.
Disrespect to visitors is. they consider one OF the
worst offences of which q member of the reDub-
lies be guilty Leaving the institution without
permission IS very bad crime, and so IS any breach
of loyalty to the asylum to the republics. The
punishment most dreaded is the loss OF the Drivi-
leges Of visiting day, with" the code puts IL,
full explanation 10 parents other relatives Of
the offender" This and all other penalties in
hleted by the republics through their very compete
presidents sherffs, etc.
DR.. Samuel d. Levy vice-president Of the He
brew Sheltering Guardian Society. spoke very for
clbly against the barrack system in institutional
lie. lie announced that the society would shortly
nave the Opportunity Of trying the cottage system.
as land for that purpose has been purchased In
tages will he begun