Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10
Arkansas Institution for the
 EdMcatIOM Of the Hind.

yHyHE Legislature having made provision to \ sustain this Institution, located at Arka- delphia; it is now open for the admission of Pupils from all parts of the State, and pre- pared to afford to the Blind thorough course of instruction in letters, music, and various branches of handicraft. Applications for admission should be addressed to the Superin- tendent, OrIs EATEN, giving definite and truthful answers to the following questions i: 1st. What is the name and age of the per SOD for whom application is made?
 2d. At what age did he or she become blind, and from what cause?
 3d. Is he or she of sound mind and suscepti- be of intellectual culture? 4th. Is he or she free from all infections or offensive disease?
 5th What are his or her personal habits and moral character?
 9th. What is the Post Office address of the parent or guardian of the applicant?
 No person having all offensive or infectious disease or addicted to immoral habits, will knowingly, be admitted into the Institution. The terms where there is ability to pay, are one hundred and sixty dollars per session of ten months, payable quarterly in advance. This covers board, tuition and all expenses, except clothing, physicians bills in sickness, and travelling expenses to and from the h. stitution.
 lndigent blind persons, to the number of twenty, being residents of Arkansas, will be receved boarded and instructed at the ex- pense of the State.
 Such persons are required by law to be between the ages of six and twenty-six, and to obtain from the court of the county in which they reside, certified order, stating their inability to pay for board and tuition in the Institution which order being forwarded to the Governor, he will issue an order for their admission into the Institution at the expense of the State. Both State and paying Pupils must come supplied with changes of good plain clothing, which must be renewed from time to time as may be necessary. The term commences on the first Monday of Sep tember and closes the last Friday in June Pupils may be received at any time during the session, but it is important that they should enter as near the commencement as possible.
 As only limited number of State pupils can be received, those wishing to avail themselves of the privilege, should make i'm mediate application.
 H. FLANAGIN, President.
 w. SMITH, Secretary.
 WM. A. TRIeG
 ;: l.. WITHERsPooN,
 T. E. GARRETT. {. H. B. STUART, Trustees.
 J. B. MCDANIEL,
 T. A. HEARD,
 s. STEVENSON
 Order to be Made by County Courts as to lndigency of Blind Persons, wishine to he Admitted as State Pupils:
 On this day was presented to the Court the case Of ---, Blind person, for the pur- pose of having an examination as to his Tor hef) indigency under section 2d of an act passed by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved the 18th day of Janu- ary, 1851, entitled an act 10 aid the isArkansas Institute for the Blindu And the Court after hearing the testimony adduced, and after due examination had, doth find that said I, .1-,, Is destitute of estate or means, and capable by reason of poverty, of snnportino said Blind person at said Institute. ? After the abovesorder is made in any case. the Clerk of the Court will certify saj3 6rder to the Governor, under the seal of ssid Cont March %, lS6i-3m.