The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-26

| 80 he left Ohio and came TO The me-
| tropolis. That was in 1909. s
i lie found tho asylum on Nashin = ton
Heights TO consist OF 4 cluster oi
great buildings in which groups OF
! hundreds of boys and girls. mostly
| immigrants from the tencments or
! slums, were consestcd under one root
| were fed at great Ia blcs ana We're put
| TO sleep In the Same dormitories AS
! opposed to this old fashioned congrc-
/ gate system Itilles had been advocat-
! Ing tho plan OF separating al sucn
| children in small, carefully shaded
| groups. each separated from the other
| Ihc hoard Of directors was OF the
/ same opinion, and undcr his direct su-
| pervlsion the asylum was moved from
| the consested city to a stately Old
| Hudson River estate OF e.I acres lying
/ up at Echo Hills near pobbs Ferry
/ Ilis "Chiidrcp'. NiuuSc"
| iiere Sl,5oo,ooO was sna:; III laying
! OF model village--,he .Ch!i,l,en's
| Village" is its ollicial name-with ,hir.
! ty-tour modern buildings, grouped
I ABOUT village green and seDal,,lcd
/ hy modern streets. lined with g;een
/ trees. lighted BY electricity aud under-
] mined With the most nloleril sewer sys-
| TENS S'N
Hilles said lie wanted these waifs ~
! the streets. especially lie little aliens
/ VINO We're se'tl:is their .'ilrst iirm
l grasp OF thines ..,nArican.,' to learn
! nov modern twentieth century COM
! munity should iced ana bcautify itself.
I; low Il should be lighted AMI drained.
l ~ natural h"ne, he said, was the
/ only proper place fo,. the normal child.
ana nc proceeded 70 bring his iittlc
charsss as close 10 hono SURROUNDINGS
as an institution coGli afford.
80 around = commanding knoll.
SHOWN as 'Konnd Top, WAS ere, ted a
| eoioaE o. picturesque cottages. whose
! green lawns eN,enicd on tho on. sid.
| TO q modern athletic uc,d. ana ,non
INC other to Ulster OF greater. struc
! turef lifted rs modern schools and In
nust:lal buildings, l.nch cottat;e MAS
siIen Recommendations for family oil
pui twenty children. who have tAsii
own sleeping accommodations ANA ~. il
separate lininG-ioom. undo. ia ono
roof rhus small groups OF depend
entS We're told Oft 10 sieep sac o,,l
play IN their OWL homes ana they were
10 aongrcsatc in larger numbers oniy
When attending church. school. The
shepS or tie events upon the athletic
cordinG to age. moral librc and length
Il o. commitment, ana from cottages
ati~nnnd tn ,o siant N dormiiores tioy
they could enjoy separate rooms no
meet the criticism that freedom Of sen.
Afatc rooms might lead to dangerous
!'ia ctices, the progressive superintcnd-
cnt said.
When they so gu, into tho world
' .ters VIII b, he no human being 10 cxer-
i::i;nbuih!ant opportunities for n,.ivacy.
,ihcy, should be aivcn n FORECASTS Of
ireedom and Independence"
somc Characteristic Remarks.
~ admitted that the old-fashionctl
Institution restaurant. where hundreds
OF children ate in the same big room
"aI more economical TO administer
Bui conversation Is almost los,
MI III those big rcfectoricS,'' he added
II md speaking Of economy in such mat
l'r ...;,s ne went wen, on 10 say:
rnblic schools: she annually nNpond:.
! 80 on the education Of each child in
IRE nsttiu;ions. She would seem to
worth 100 the common stock is wor,l,
! only 80"
] There YOU have IIillcs
lie filled his cottages with 900
Youngsters and his "chiidrcn's village"
! was at once recognized as rcpresent-
ing the most advanced development yet
| ,:rst American institution to subdivide
| III wards into such small cottage
/ groups
/ Els work had not been long finished
| wien President Roosevelt called at
/ tic White liouse. two years ago. the
! famous conference on children Yflles
| hoWll from i]pDnS Ferry TO attend
il and II pronounced cmphat icaiiy In
| favor OF tn" cottage plan as against
ting, comgresate system,
Mr.. Tafi had then been elected but
| was searching Tor Young men &c .re;,.s
executive ABILITY 20 become his lieu-T
tenants nan, so IN Washine'on hIilleS was
onth wccl, after tho inauguration ~,
| Nomg penologist became Assistant
/ Secretary of the Treasury, with direc-
tivc authority over the public health.
! life saving, revenue cutter and informal
| revenue services. besides the Office of
architect OF the Treasury which has
/ Charge OF the erection or all Federal
BUILDINGS throughout the country Soon
I President Taft commenced to sound his
| political indSment and he was sent
| upon parry i'iis:icns or ircroasins re.
| sponaibility in all of which he made
TJis Misc. chiIdrcn and salnry.
The children Of The secrctarv ISL
lis attend;n= Miss Masters ' schoo Wa AZ
" ard Charles D. J =, Who Who are 'esaert thS
Mors ,. !. IS II shinsten
Mount Pleasant, Washington. but has
q GUNNER cottage on the south shore
OF Long Island. near Quosue. Since
fredericksburg tho supcrintan1ency Of
the model village MI. lliles has been
chosen president Of Its hoard OF Giirec-
tors. and SttI holds this supreme au-
thority. lie IS also director OF tile
Playground Association or America. and
! OF the National Conference on the Edu-
cation Of Truant- and Delinquent Chill
dren. lie Is q Presbyterian. a Mason
and member Of the Loyal Legion.
His salary as Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury has been $4,000. hut az
| secretary to the President lie viii nave
the honor OF hetng the first holder Of
that office. to draw $500 a year, the
SAME as given United States Senator.
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