Excerpt from The Twenty-Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the House of Refuge, 1856: With an Appendix, Containing the Annual Statement of the Treasurer, the Annual Report of the Ladies' Committee, and Those of the Superintendents and Principal Teachers, &C That the past year has afforded renewed and gratify ing evidence of the eminent and increasing usefulness of the Institution entrusted to their charge. Twenty-seven years have now elapsed since this noble charity struggled into active existence. At first, not fully appreciated because imperfectly comprehended, maintained to some extent by the contributions of private liberality, and restricted in its efforts by the inadequacy of its aecom modations, its beneficence could not be either properly or widely dispensed. At present, recognized by every one as an Institution largely conducive to the public good, supported in a great measure by appropriations from the treasuries of the City and State, and possessed of all the advantages of ample space and well planned buildings, the House of Refuge extends its wholesome influence over hundreds who participate in its shelter and its care. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.