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AMANDA SMITH INDUSTRIAL

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AMANDA SMITH INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
Colorsd Citizens Earnestly Co-operatI
With the New omeerI
Judge Pielney and Social ssrVies
Workers.-Dedicst4on Exercises La
Dor Day.
At Judge Piekney's Court room
Thursday afternoon, August 7th, the
first general committee meeting Of the
officers Of Amanda Smith Industrial
School for girls was held and the oe-
casion marked q new era in the work Of
educating, training and generally pro-
noting the welfare Of dependent Col.
ed girls in Chicago. It was q splendid
meeting of representative men and
women who are working together with
enthusiasm to see that dependent Col.
ored girls are given an equal opportun-
ity with all other girls, to be educated
and trained in manual and domestic
arts
For years our Colored citizens have
felt the need Of such q work. Neither
State nor county have any public In
stitution for dependent girls; both de-
pend upon the schools and Institutions
founded by private charity, and these
generally refuse to accept Colored girls.
The result has been that the Colored
dependent girls have been denied the
benefits Of school advantages calculated
to educate and ft them for making
their way in the world.
Both Protestant and Catholic Insti-
tutions draw the color line agains Col
ored girls, and having no suitable place
to send our orphan and dependent girls,
it became necessary at times to send
dependent girls to the State School for
delinquent girls, when they should have
had the care and training Of dependent
girls. That is 8 most unjust condition
of public affairs which gives to q White
orphan girl, care, education and train
ing in q school and then instead Of car
ing for an orphan Colored girl either
farms her out in private homes or sends
her to prison.
Finally the Catholics organized q
Training School 20 receive Colored girls.
They would not receive Colored girls
in their schools already established but
this new school furnished q place for
Colored Catholic girls. As it was the
only Industrial School which would re-
eeiye Colored girls, both Protestant and
Catholic Colored girls were sent there
from the Juvenile Court.
Hence the public interest in this new
work. The Amanda Smith Orphan
Home at North Harvey has kept its
doors open IL years for Colored orphan
and dependent children. The splendid
work was founded and during twelve
years supported by Amanda Smith,
without county or state support. This
well known Institution splendidly sit
mated upon its own grounds and in its
own buildings appeals to all thoughtful
colOred people a. the logical place for
our dependent girls and when the Board
Of Directors applied for q Charter
which would enable It to take girls d.
rectly from the Juvenile Court Of Chi
eago, and county Courts all over the
State, the public gladly approved the
movements. Leaders in the social, civ
ie and religious life Of Chicago Colored
people, have joined in the new work
and pledge their best efforts to make
the school q success
Tie meeting Thursday showed the
strength Of this movement by the large
number Of Representative persons pres-
emit, and their eonfsrsnes with Jndes
Pieknsy and Chief Probation cmeer
Hunter was fun Of eneouragsmsnt and
gave assurance of hearty cooperation
and god win. Addresses were mads By
Jndgs Piekney and Mr.. Hunter than
By diGerent oscsrs Of the School and
Representatives e. Auxiliary organiza-
tionA Public dedication E1sreisss win
be held At the Home Buildiags IN North
Harvey On IAboF Day and frisads Of
TIE New Werk win have opportunity
to become fully asquainted win the de-
tails Of work and the plans for futurs
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