The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-02
JEWISH PROTECTORY
PROUD OF 1913 WORK
Mortimer L. Schin Reports
Bright Prospect for
Present Year.
BOYS AND GIRLS CARED FOR
OF 652 Lads Parolcd About
IS Per Cent. Show
Improvement.

Mortimer L. echiff, president OF the
Jewish Protectory and Ala Society, mad,
an encouraging report at the seventh an.
nual meeting Of the organization yes,er.
lay afternoon. showing that the year 1914
nad been most prosperous and that tho
prospects for 1914 are bright.
While the activities OF the oreani,a.io,
rave been manifold the work has been
arseiy centred In the school at H,-
horne for boys and a similar school, or
nome. for Girls In Bronxviiis known o.
he Cedar Knobs School.
At Hawthorne during the year tsl
boys were received and on December Al
SOC Of them were stiil there One hun.
ired and slxty-four boys were committee
o the Institution for the following rea-
'ons: Ungovernable. IS: improper guar.
dianship. 4si disorderly conduct. 20; petIt
arceny. as Juvenile delinquency, 10,
burglary 2.
one hundred and Hfty-eight boys v.,.
discharged and Of these GO are WORKING
II are attending school. IL are un.n.
jloyed. . have disappeared from the k.o
II the society. ~ were returned for viola.
ion Of parole and were committed 20
jther Institutions. On this point the 70
oort says:
This makes a total Of $50 boys paroles
since the opening OF the school, Of whom
80 are doing we'll 80 are doing fairly
we'll. 81 have been rearrested and com
ntted to other institutions. the conduct
OF % has been unsatisfactory. 90 have
Observation-Disclosures unknown-as
ave had TO be returned to the school for
violation OF parole and ITO we're dropped
gom parole. Including those dropped
rom parole, who are all over ~ years o;
ige and or whom We no longer keep rec
irds there are therefore 3st BOYS out OF
is2 where we may feel justified to bellevS
We have accomplished definite results, or
about 10 per cent. to which record We
'oint with some pride"
One-afth Of DeIinaaents Jsws.
! According TO the report the records Of
| he Children's Court OF Manhattan show
| hat out OF 1921 boys who appeared In
| he court i,65s were Jewlsh--about 20 per
| cont.-of whom $40 were discharged 437
paroled. 2s5 fned. 2iI received suspended
| sentences. 107 sent to the Jewish Protcc.
| ory and IFS to other Institutions The
| Jewish Protectory has taken every che
Committed to II by the courts during IN.
asst year
| "of the 800 boys remaining with Us a.
he close OF the year" the report con.
| inues, 1882 were commitments by the
Ihiidrens Court of Manhattan and 81
~ the Brooklyn Court The aver
'ge period OF stay at Hawthorne OF
| he 1853 boys parolcd during the year wss
| 90 months days
| Progress during the year was made tr
the settlement with the estate OF the late
IN HttyAa .f ~ =
| school. as result of which this mucN
| ,eeded building is nearing completion
| The funds which have been received ar,
sufficient for finishing construction but
not for equipment Mr.. Schlf made al,
appeal to the friends Of the society for
money for this purpose. rending the
completion of the trade school vocational
| training has been continued at wthorne
| with the facilities already existing. This
| raining has included instruction In music.
'arpentry. Woodworking and metal spin
ming.
| Farnins IL Encourage.
I'VE have also employed large mum
her OF boys on the farm and dairy" tn.
| Export says. and hsve thus tried to 'ns, 4
| our wards a love for the land and en-
| courage those suited for II to seek the r
'uturc In the country rather than In the
lily. II Is a regrettsble fact that our
| ivy y wv HOt' So fu'v, ttNc W tAlIllHK
vocation. and many OF them are phys
| ally unequal to the hard work
When our trade school Ia opened W.
ope to have department Tor the stud j,
agriculture from scientinc standpoir q
md 1t Ia believed that this will incres {.
interest In farming among the elder an
more Intelligent boys"
Mr.. Sch!n devotes considerable par.
his report to the value of manual train
ng so that boys who go out from tn
school may be able to earn their Twin.
ma continue the ambition which Tn. l"-
'ttutions develop. Character building
best carried on. Mr.. SchiI has foun9
inder such auspices.
| Religious instruction has been given snl
he boys In the home have been unds.
he influence Of some OF the ablest Of
Jewish dvines. The resignation OF n
'roksch. religious instructor, has necess
ated search for q man to taks he
place
In addition to all the work at the hone
he boys have not been kept without
pleasure. There have been weekly mas
ny picture shows. club meetings, part''
the cottages and a variety OF outdoor
md indoor games and contests 70 vsr,
he daily prosrs
ut is gratifying to report" saws -
'chin. that many OF our graduate boys
''sit us frequently. One has become To-
member OF the society and sends his checs
regularly TO help In Its support"
GirIs Are Cared For.
The girls branch al Bronxviile ht.
been carried on by an auxiliary commit
tee consisting OF Mrs. sidney c, BorP
chairman; Mrs. George l. Beer Mr-
Emil Baerwsld, Mrs. Milton f. nstrln, NJ.
irving Lehman. Mrs Otto Lowenlaru.
Mrs Louis Marshall. Mrs Mort rrrr NJ
ken. Mrs Mortimer L. Schir Mrs
hur Sachs and Miss Gertrude So ..
Funds 70 carry on this work have been
kraised nv this committee The Cole
Knobs Home has accommdd atoms
seventeen girls and has a probation o. r.
Ger In the Children's Court Twenty g-'s
we're at the school during the year and
seventeen remained on l. cennbcr 81.
outside activities OF the society m.
Nude probation work. religious instruct'un
md services In penal institutions thr'Hr'
out the State, friendly visitors ans ar
employment bureau the latter is mo-"
ucc'ssful organization. The state Nuaf'
NJ Parole now paroles oil prisoners ~ p
Jewish faith into the custody ot Ih. 49,
clety instead OF releasing them mo .
care OF prospective employers.
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