MRS. FRANCES A. MORTON, SUPT. REFORMATORY FOR WOMEN, SOUTH FARMINGTON, MASS.,
Spoke of the needs of elementary practice in education—that at Sherbourne Reformatory for Women, all the holidays’ recreations have been cut off for the want of education, viz.: 22nd of February, only eight of 200 women could tell why the day was observed, and only nine could tell why the 4th of July was kept. Since the death of Mrs. Johnson, one has not arisen to take her place so fully. Any rebellious woman is now put out of sight, not allowed to associate with the rest. Sewing-schools, housekeeping, &c., are for their moral elevation.