Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-05
AT OLD CENTRAL SEMINARY
Joseph Horne, Late Of L. D. S. u,
Appointed Superintendent
And Mrs. Horne Matron.
zion's Aid Society to Be Incorporated
With r. y. Taylor rs President and
Fred Nicholson, Treasurer.

WORK begins today upon the Iund
Horne for Boys. an institution estab-
lished for the purpose of educating and
affording refuge to homeless children,
especially boys who do not succeed at
school The movement for the estab-
lishment OF this home was originated
by Judge e. G. Gowans OF the Juvenile
court. and Joseph j. Cannon. three
months ago and since that time their
plans have ripened into an active So
cicty, the Zions Aid society, and a
home for the homeless is in the course
of renovation and Improvement. The
primary reason for the organization OF
the Iion's Aid society is that there ex-
lists in the Church no corporate home
to which the court can assign the
guardianship of boys who need atten-
ton. IT is move on the part of the
Church for the protection of Latter-day
Saint children who need guidance and
will not be Of the nature of reform
school.
PURPOSES OF SCHOOL.
Children are to be taught as they are
III pLuGi ScHuols al ali lle SSSPtlIldlS OIL
useful education. instruction will be
given in farming, gardening, poultry
raising, dairying and the mechanical
arts. There will be a work shop in con-
nection with the institution which will
probably be the most useful factor in
fitting the inmates for useful life in
the community. The intent is not to
In tha
periods OF time but rather the society
wishes to find permanent homes for the
children, Although the movement Is
being made by Church members, and
has the Church behind it, the class of
children to be succored need not nec.as-
sarly be I4atter-day Saints. but those
whose family has been broken by 1up-
lures, death or divorce and have no
lawful guardian to look after their
proper education,
Joseph l.. Horne, late of the l.. d. S.
University has been appointed super
intendent and Will live at the home
with his family.
CHURCH DONATES HOME.
The building chosen for the insti-
tuition has been donated to the society
by the Church which has made a large
cash donation and also ten acres of
IdTln IHnu surrounding the DlllulnR,
The old Central seminary. more re-
Gently the Granite stake academy. on
Seventeenth South street, two miles
east OF Murray is the structure in oues-
ton. Work begins today upon the adj
ditions to be built and upon the re-
noVating process. When ii is COM
pieted it win accommodate from So to
90 boys with dormitories. baths, show
al the rennfran,enfs If an ed, et,ca tionai
institution of IT'S nature The land Will
be put under intense cultivation
WILL, BE, INCORPORATED
me Itoh Aid society VIII De moor
poraled sept, 10. me purpose OF tile
society mas peei reviewed IN the re-
hearsai OF the purposes or the Lund
home lor boys. us OBJECT is 10 estap-
iish a Church corporate guaraiatl nome
10 take charse OF hoileless cnilureil the
court cannon assign 10 ltatter-aaS
SAINT 1atnlly;
AZ Il 1neellils OF tile executive CON-
mlttee yesterday forenoon IL was ue
clded 10 Deglh "ork upon the puliulns
at once ana push II 10 an early COM
plsIiofi.
me otllctrs OF tGe society are
president nehry %. Elder, VICE
president; FRED MlcKelson, treasurer
Joseph j. cannon, secretary. members
or the soclety are: EdWin Behilion, >.
M. cannon, dehly fetGrsoh ana tie