The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-06-30
SEVEN RUSSIAN WAITS ADOPTED.
Rear Admiral McCully ii Spend Sum-
mer Months at Anderson.

The seven Russian orphans brought
from Sebastopol last winter by Rear
Admiral Newton A. McCully for adop
ton have arrived in Anderson from
the admiral's home in Washington
and will spend the summer with the
officers mother. Final proceedings
necessary to the adoption and col
ferring of the surname of NcCully
apon the children ana making them
South Carolinians will BE- gone
through with in the local courts.
Accompanying the youngsters is
the Russian governess and Miss Vina
Patrick, niece of Admiral McCully,
who has been making her home in
Washington and supervising the care
and education Of the children. a
sixteen page typewriter document,
written by the naval officer and pre-
scribing regulations governin : the ac
tions of the children from tie time
they rise at o'clock until they retire
at o'clock in English for use by Miss
Patrick and one in Russian for the
information of the 3overness.
In compiling these rules OF iiv-
ing the admiral has overlooked moth
ing, describing in minutest detail
everything pertaining to the work,
play, diet instruction, habits, cloth
ing, care, bathing, etc., of the or
phans. The instructions are to be
carried out with precision as rigid
as that which prevails on the ad
mirars own ship.
That the admiral has no intention
of allowing his wards to grow up in
idleness, is indicated in this signifl-
cant sentence under the chapter per-
tanning to work.
"He who does not work has no
right to eat."
Separate routines for work days,
Sundays and holidays is prescribed as
we'll as a weekly schedule and a
monthly one. Every minute Of the
time the children are awake is pro-
vided for with periods of as short as
five minutes being allowed for PEI
forming certain duties. Included in
the book of instructions is schedule
of monthly pay for duties to be dis
charged by each of the children. In
terspersed in the detailed orders is a
copious assortment of platitudes, pro-
verbs and hints for the guidance of
the human mind and heart in its
| journey through life.
\ Despite that Admiral McCully is a
bachelor, his system of rearing fam
lily does not appear to be wholly the
oretical, for those who have seen the
children since they visited the ad-
mirals old home here last Christmas
declare they have shown improve
ment of 100 per cent. in health, de-
pertinent and along educational lines.
Instructions for riding, setting up
exercises, sponging and rubbing down
appear first On the weekday chart.
The days activities close with this
paragraph on turning in"
"Children must be in bed by the
time for turning in. Lights will be
| turned off at this time. If any diff
Guilty about getting children to turn
| in, electric bulbs will be removed and
short bits of candles served out. y
Then are prescribed duties for each
child and their "titles," which are:
Gardener and furnace man. assistant
housekeeper, assistant cook, assistant
nurse, first doormaid, second door
maid, messenger.
The schedule of monthly pay runs
from $3.50 for the first to 70
cents for the last named. They may
do as they please with the money
earned but each amount deposited by
anv of them in savings bank will be
doubled by an amount deposited by
the admiral to his or her credit. The
failure of any child to carry out his
days duties is punishable by stated
| deductions from the child's pay. Cor
poral punishment for any offense IS
strictly forbidden.
In a chapter entitled "honor' ap-
| pear these instructions:
sTell the truth" and "take nothing
that does not belong to you.'
s'Try to help others and they Will
help you;" "be patient and you will
get something you want, "good man
ners will be taught by the use Of good
manners." For the information OF
the governess whose duty it is to
teach these principles of courtesy to
the children entitled "errors in teach
ing good Manners" this: