The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-03

the same has been about half expended The new wing
has been erected aud eacose and will be ready for oc-
cupancy by the first of July. Some additional aid may
be required from the State 20 furnish it, and also for the
erection Of gas works for lighting the entire building
The report OF the Managers, detailing fully the
condition OF the institution, will b. laid before you AZ
early day.
the purpose of its establishment and Justiiyug the
confidence of the public In its official management The
whole number Of patients treated during the past year
is $780, these 4i6 in the institution the begin
ming Of the year. and 800 have been subsequently admit
the average number resident during the year h,s
been 44t while los applications for admission have
removed to make room for more recent ones show
ing total OF 100 to whom the benefits of the in
stituton could not De extended OF these 700 cases
recovered, AZ improved and ll6 unimproved-total
discharged 1885, remaining at the end Of the year 80
From the opening Of the asylum In 1913 to the present
date patients have been admitted to its benefits
of whom ,7ss have been discharged as recovered.
While the benevolent design of this institution Ii con-
ceded by ALL deem 1t bat simple justice to remark that
its excellent management is evidenced by its general
results which must commend themselves to the favora
BILE judgment of ALL Since estsbs hment each
ceedng has demonstrated its increasing usefulness
Through its fundamentally nearly two thousand Of our
fellow beings deprived of the inestimabe gift Of reason
without which all blessings lose their value have been
restored to soundness Of mind, the delights OF social
intercourse and to their several spheres of usefulness
in society IN , 1sher cases where full restora
surngs OF the unfortunate patient have been greatly
mitigated, and the anguish and anxiety Of their
existence has the institution been a dispenser
Of blessings great beyond the power Of estimation;
itsresults have not only justified the Christian phan
thropy that suggested, and the benefcent provision
which carried into practical operation noble charity
but have also conferred honor upon commonwealth
far greater than could have been through the extern
sion Of her commerce. the increase Of her wealth. the
reduction to her purposes of the material forces of
nature
But, while any of unfortunate insane remain un-
provided for it is obvious that the State has not per-
formed her whole duty towards her suffering children
IT, during the past year. the asylum at Utica has been
compelled for want Of room, to reject hundred and
fifty nine applicants for its benefits, must expect
with and increase of population corresponding in
crease of cases for which provision Is made; and
wise forethought win suggest that prompt measures be
taken to remedy serious deficiency In means of
accommodating all whose misfortunes give them claim
upon our sympathy aud help do therefore respectfully
legislature for the early enlargement of the Asylum at
Utica or the establishment OF similar institution in
other portion of the State Both projects may be
desirable; one or the other seems indispensable.
would commend to your attention the report of the
Trustees of the Idiot Asylum, which, since the adjourn
ment of the legislature has been located Syracuse
The building designed for the accommodation of this
important charity IS already enclosed ana rapidly ap
State 000 is expended the pay of the contractors
largely in arrears and applications for the al
mission of pupils pressing upon the trustees. Under
these circumstances it important that the for
the completion of the building and for extending its
benefits to all Of that unfortunate class who may apply
for them be furnished without any unnecessary delay.
therefore recommend such appropriation for these
poses may be requisite earliest practi
cal results contemplated by the State in the establish
ment of this institution.
Application will be made to the Legislature for further
aid TO the Institution for the Blind which feels the
pressure consequent the general paralysis OF BUSH
Its manufacturing department is designed to fur
the adult blind unconnected with the institution; but,
from the already alluded to, there is little
rassment the necessary result The usefulness tins
department of the institution would undoubtedly be
tended by such udicious aid should place in beyond
the fluctuations of business
The present number pupils in the institution is AL
l1b OF whom are supported by the state few by the
State of New Jersey and the remainder by friends and
relatives In addition to these, sxtynne graduates or
persons who have lost their sight in mature life are fur
nished with work from the manufactory Mt prices
lated with view to their support making total OF 2lo
who receive education or the means Of nna
ed by the State is limited by law to l2s This restriction
should be removed many Of the unfortunate class for
whom the institution provided, must be deprived of
/ its benefits
From the Institution for the Instruction Of the Deaf
anu Dumb, the reports received Of a satisfactory
character both in reference to its facilities for attaining
the purpose designed and the zeal and assduity of the
teachers in the discharge OF their delicate and
! duties.
The number of pupils under instruction is $50
thirds of benefciaries of the State the
| most of the remainder supported by their friends
the State of New Jersey and the corporation OF New
York; a few from the income Of a small fund derived
from legaces and subscriptions and set apart exclusive
ly for this purpose.
Various Industrial occupations are provided for tho
pupils in the intervals OF recreation and study among
which cabinet making shoe making, tailoring, book
binding, gardening, wood engraving, drawing &c-thus
but preparing for future usefulness aud the
OF independent support The experiment attempted two
years since to introduce the higher branches Of study
into the Institution has been attended with success,
will be evnccd by the documentswhch, in due time, viii
be submitted to you. These will also embrace accounts
ofrecepts and expenditures the sanitary condition IL
the pupils and other matters pertaining to the condition
| Of the establishment
From statement Of the Commissioners Of Emigration
appears that the arrivals of alien emgrants in
ports, for the year ending December ~ 1851 las
313 TAT; for the year ending December p 1858, 2S3,
showing for the year just closed the pre-
cedng Of 30 4l6. The present number Of inmates in
1s32tota 1885. The aggregate receipts FOR the year
were s672 1872 56 disbursements, S6oO15 o2-oalance
The state library has during The last year, resolved
numerous and valuable donations from Foreign govern
ments and various institutions in Europe. through the
presentation of laws the legislative documents and
the reports of higher courts, it nerchapges with
every State and Territory in the Union; while the dona
tions of citizens from various portions of
try, have been frequent aud liberal. Last year, tho
usual date of appropriate for the purchase of books
and for binding those received changed from the
first of January TO the first of October, the commence
ment OF our fiscal year No provision made for
in relation to existing contracts and purchases. am
assured that the supply of this deficiency for nine
months according TO the usual annual appropriation
viii be sufficient TO meet every demand. therefore
commend grant for the same
Among the subjects which win require your at
tention there Is none of more Importance than the
system Of public education OF the State. The mag
nitude of this interest has always been felt and
from the earliest period of IL existence an earnest
desire to provide the for the adequate In
structon Of all the children within its limits For.
long time the system pursued was based on the as
sumption that education mainly matter Of per-
sona interest and that the duty providing II devolye
exclusively upon parents the instruction OF the chill
dren Of those whose poverty would not permit them %
incur the of it themselves being made TO depend
upon public charity The inefciency of this policy, its
failure accomplish the object aimed at aud especially
its direct tendency TO create dstI ctons hostile to the
spirit and character of Institutions led to its aban
donment; and system based upon the principle that
the State is even more deeply and permanently inter
ested in the education OF its children than their parents
and that the expense Of providing II should be borne by
the aggregate Of the property within its limits
adopted its stead Under the existing law therefore,
the State the charge Of public education-com
hitting It's direction TO local officers and paying the cost
of IL out Of its own treasury The system is comr1ra