Then Mr. l 'Jewell nid a thoughtful paper
entitletl, "What is Female Kducatioa !"
Tins a'-o was full of matter for diseus-uon,
but the hour was too late.
Wednesday morning the question of "A
Iteform S;liool iu North Carolina' occupied
the programme. A letter was read from Mr.
J. II. Mil s, supt. of the Thontasville Orph
age, wtio was to have preseutel a paier, es-
! Tessing regret at lieing tioable to attend Oil
account of the sickness of an assistant at the
Irphanage. J!ut tlie subject wai ably Land
led by i apt. C ll. Den.son, one of the prin
cipals of the Raleigh Male Academy, and
Secretary of the State ISourd of Charities.
We nisl a school w here young law-breakera
may le sent iu order to lie reformed. It is
a crime against humanity to send a boy to
the iM-iiitcntiary, wliere he will associate
w ith bardenud malfactors, and will be edu
cated iu vi'-e, and forever lost. Aud yet in
North Carolina a violator of, the law, how
ever young the lioy or girl, or howevdr seri
ous, or trivial the offence, must be confined
in a filthy jail, locked up with striped crim
inals in the penitentiary, or turned loom
upon society. Mauy States bare reforma
tories where such young "unfortunate are
con lined a half prison, half school aud
CONTINUKU OS SECOND.
