Annual report . he is putting his whole heart in-to the work. Another is working in the same spirit, eagerly look-ing forward to the day when he can assist his father, a carpenter,who has not the time, if the ability, to teach his boy. One boy isnow making a sled from lumber bought with his own pennies savedfor the purpose. Another is proud of his success in making a book-case, the joints of which are fitted together in a workmanlike man-ner, a part often difficult for an experienced workman. A frameholding specimens of printing is the workmanship of yet anotherpupil. The Committee would like
Annual report . he is putting his whole heart in-to the work. Another is working in the same spirit, eagerly look-ing forward to the day when he can assist his father, a carpenter,who has not the time, if the ability, to teach his boy. One boy isnow making a sled from lumber bought with his own pennies savedfor the purpose. Another is proud of his success in making a book-case, the joints of which are fitted together in a workmanlike man-ner, a part often difficult for an experienced workman. A frameholding specimens of printing is the workmanship of yet anotherpupil. The Committee would like to add a branch for working metals,so much confidence have they in the good they are accomplishingin their department, and in the boys themselves. The expenses of the room for less than a years work are $ PRINTING DEPARTMENT First Religious Society in Roxbury, Rev. James De Normandie The success of this department must be very gratifying tothe Society having it in charge. Success here is more quickly seen. — 11 — than elsewhere in the School, and it has been remarkable from theopening of the Department by the first Superintendent—Miss Dev-ereux—in February, 1884, until now. During the past year 72 names have been on the class few of the pupils have left from disinclination and half have been Protestant children, 55 came from the publicschools, 17 came to learn the trade, 6 of the 17 have graduated andare at work, 5 more will graduate next month. At present thereare 24 in the room—8 in the Saturday morning class, all Americanswith one exception, and the Saturday afternoon class. Everyday but Saturday there is a class of 6 from 9 to 12 m., from , to 4 The office boy, a lad of fourteen, a former pupil andnow an assistant earning $3 per week, is present from to , and is trustworthy in every respect. The pupils are from ten to seventeen years old, and nearly allbelong to this room exclusively. A boy of fourt
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