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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDUSTRIAL ASYLUM AND REFORMATORY FOR GIRLS [Aberdeen] | Industrial Asylum & Reformatory for Girls Industrial Asylum & Reformatory for Girls Industrial Asylum & Reformatory for Girls Industrial Asylum & Reformatory for Girls |
Rules & Annual Reports of the Institution Miss C. Meldrum (Matron) P.O. [Post Office] Directory 1864-65 Post Office Directory 1866-67. |
075 | This Institution is called "The Industrial Asylum and Reformatory for Girls," Certified under Act. 17 and 18. Victoria Caput 86. The object of the Institution is to provide, first, a middle place between the Prison and Society, for the reception and reformation of girls who have fallen into Crime, and also, Secondly, a place for the reception and training of neglected and destitute Young females, who, in the judgement of the Directors, are verging towards Crime. The Inmates are so Educated as to fit them, on leaving the Institution, to gain their livelihood by the exercise of Some honest Calling at home or in the Colonies; And it is the aim of the Institution to impart to the Inmates Knowledge and Skill, and to inspire them with those motives of Conduct which Can alone enable them afterwards to discharge their duties toward God, themselves, and Society. With this view they are taught, the truths of the Christian religion, as Contained in the Bible, from the Bible itself, with the aid of Such Catechisms and Books as the Directors may Sanction, and also, by means of attendance at Church, and the daily exercise of family worship also - Reading, writing, Arithmetic, the rules of Grammar and geography, and Singing, at the discretion of the Directors. Sewing, house-work and other useful employment. It is the duty of the Directors and Matron to aid in providing suitable employment for the inmates, when ready to leave the Institution, and also thereafter to maintain Communication with them in relation to their Subsequent history. The management of the Institution is vested in a body of twenty-six Directors - Sixteen of Whom to Consist of the Trustees acting under the Deed of Trust of William Harvey in Beedlieston of Dyce, bearing date 17th June 1844, and the remaining ten to be elected by Subscribers to the funds of the Institution at their annual meeting. A Donation of £5 shall give the Donor a right Continued |
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