New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-17
Ncv-yors STATE society for idiots.

The Second Annual Report Of the Trustees
Of lis Asylum has just beca submitted 70 'ae Legsli
tre They state that there have been during tae past
year, sixteen paw pupils in the Asyllm, Of waon two
have been removed on sccount Of sickness. one nss
died o. old disease and one removed % make room
Ter State pupil TAeFe are now twelve Of th2i d.
serrtion of pupils. The full number O. state pa3!s
authorized by law arr in the Institution. VI thrty
OF them, there sre four from esch % ne First Second
Third Ftsb, Seventh AMI Ei.h,h Judicial Districts
and three from each q the Fourth md SIKH Districts
From regard 10 the feelings Of their parents aaiths
future Interests Of the pupils their names are not re-
ported but full list Of them VII De exhibited % any
member of the Legislature. on application 70 eher Ok
the Trustees or tot the Superintendent The Teachers
snd instructors in the Asylum, csasst OF H,rvcy B.
Wilbur, " n. Superintendent; Mis- Aael.ne +. CO,ey
Assistant Teschor; Mss Frances II CLARK. Assistant
Teacher Miss Eliza Lorins. Assistant Teacher. Mss
Mary Brown has the superintendent Of the children
out of school hours ono Of the female servants ssts
also in exercising The younger pupils The applicants
for admission that have been refused Tor ant OK room
have been ecual % the whole number reserved all OF
them il Il Relieved proper cases TO be seiected
The Trustees are convinced Of the propriey OF the
suggestion made in the last report, in respect 70 the
ce in which provisions should be made Tor ali the IN
6iesut otic Children IN the State 10 . obvious ths
they could not all could any considerable portion OF
them be provided for properly st one school several
where pupils may be sent fors different surroun ing
districts These schools would in time - furnished
with prsctse teachers trained aud prepared AZ the cen
ADMINISTRATION by which uniformity and econsay would
be secured Il IS obvious therefore that the sooner the
central school il permanently founded the sooner VIII
this great object OF educating tbs unhappy class De az
tanned
There are many reasons for doubling the accuracy oil
suv census or other ocsl returns o. this Glass OF per
sons Their parents are unwilling - ackn0sl'dse 20
themselves that their children i0tic. and are sal
more urwiln~ 70 procaim the fact Then condition.
unlike That Of the blind the deaf mate, olten not
likely 10 be known 70 public officers The returns o.
the number in this State directed by the act OF the lst
session are very imperfect More than onehSt tue
towns have N ade no there are none ttor the
city Of New York. and those from other cities are
known 20 De defective In thOee received at the ONCE
OF the Secretary Of state AZ the date o. this report
there are returned S9a idiots, Of whom III are under
Il wears of age and rs above that sSe. II an equal
number be added for the deficient towns, the whole
number would be $500 That q large addition
must be made 20 this total, account OF the city
OF New York and other cities, IS evident In 1873 tne
STATE census showed 1921 IN lS9, 1854; Ia $50,
100: and the L. : census u 1850 li39 since ls%)
our popuiaton has doubled sni there s every reason
- u the number of this elias hAs Kept ia relative
prcpoftou TO the whsle From the above returns as
well a. those made England, where there Is one iot
10 every C3 inhabitants, and from other sources OF
information the Trustees OF opinion that there - in
this State one idiot to every 010 inhabitants AMI that
the present number of that class Is about 2OO OF these
we are of opinion uefourth are under the age OF Ia
wears Of age which would give 100 Of that DESCRIPTION