Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-10

i-5s isSS 1900
! No.of youth enumerated ,2uf2i s6jmt s92
Aycragc dnii, atfcndonco sissN s 400 sa ~,
No. Of teachers employed S4si 1854 9oTS
amount paid teachers sf55S56 56s 1oil SIS 2,sfe CO.
N9ioi N9i OF ssnsnl houses .Sm lay,o loaS.
No.cfputir b;eb scbnolss ai ~ i0t
! Teachers in high schools la6 26J 81.
Pupils eurvled in high
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| These facts satisfactorily show that our schpo
system is rapidly demonstrating, its excellences
Inc steady increase IN me number OF children II
Attendance upon the seooois, the Improvement IL
te qnanAeauons OF teachers. the humber ant
character oi the hlSh schools OF the state, and the
great Improvement IN the architecture of the
school houses, are Indicative OF prevailing edu
cauonal interest among inc people.
90 no. ueem u necessary to recommend any
essennai moulhcauon OF The schod hw' The
s'uau 'Plroprauon whicA Tie commissioner re.
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Libraries are not merely respectable evidences
o' hte'!Rence' nor are thcy only places Of deposit
ior pubic recorus' lhey are workshops, wherein
the hlenest achieVements 0i the human mind are
PreP"reu ior or wrought out. Inc ONO state
b'o,a,y mas become m rcspectahle degree,
"o,ss'oP 10y "ri'ers oi DOCKS OF historic value,
anu u Wou'd De source Of Just PRIDE to the peo-
PIE oi me otate u ~ were so supplied with books
a' would aiiord an opportunity for nDy citizen to
execute whatever intellectual engagements his
tnstes OF ms bIsife's might require.
such appropriation as the finances of the State
permit, for the finishing of the Library Hall and
for the increase and preservation of the Library by
means of accessons and by a catalogue, are re.
spccttully recommended.
The suggestion of the Library Commissioners
respecting exchange of Ohio laws, REPORTS, and
documents, with sister States, and with govern
ments aud societies in Europe, deserve considera.
tinn. The Librarian has given particular attcn.
on to that branch of his duty and ousht not TO be
deprived of AIRY reasonable means Of promoting
such exchanges. Interchange of laws and public
documents encourages that intercourse of nations
which most emiuently contributes to thorough ac.
quaintancc with the charact terstics of their peope
This, the Federal Government literally recopnz.
ed when il authorized the free nsmission of all
public records between the States, and in that
spirit we NAV encourppe tbororch intcrrb,noc
as well with foreign nations as within the Union
Many of the most valuable ncccssons made To the
Library within the last five wears have been by
means of an international EXCHANGE
The benevolent institutions of the State con.
tnue 10 make annie returns for the patronoge
they have received. take great Measure in re-
crrinp YOU to the reports of those entrusted with
their administration, showing their operations du
ring the past year. aud their present condition.
ACCOMMODATING these Renorts' Won will bc or,tified
County Lnnatic Asylum. which promises to he one
of TIE most valuable Institutions of its kind in the
country No provsion having bcen made. by
law, for priutinp This Rcnort Transmit h; tn Tho
Senate in manuscript.
It will be seen bv rcrcronce 70 carefully prc.
pared table of Institutions for the insnnc In ,he
United States, in connection with The subject orI
of unatics, forming mart of the very
valuable Report of the Snnorint nf tho Con-
many years maintained position in advance OIL
Al, similar Institutions in the United States in tbo
of its recoycries unon tho number of
patients committed TO its caro- This fact ia M.
ributed by the SUPERINTENDENT in M ANAL decroo
In tbo polcy or,b, S,,,o Ia no,,,,;.;,,. al H., l.;
mates to be main,oipcd ot tho oynonee of tho
State, and all chronic and incurnbrc cases IN civa
,lace when necessary. TO those who are recent and
hopeful.
Whilst this is n gratifying evidence of the Nis |
lom of our State policy in rcspect 10 the admins
ratio, of our AsvIums cnr ,hc Insono Joos nnt tho
fact that the chronic and incurablc cases must
give place to those that are recent and more hone
full, suggest the duty the State To make some
suitable provision for the custodv md cnre of tho
insane7 Would not Tho erection and
maintenance of an ASYLUM with the humane spirit
of our Constitution, and the benevolent sentiment
Of the people.
beg leave 10 call yonr nnrticular attention TO
The ACCOMMODATING Report of the Trustees of the
Medical College of Ohio. Tho finances of that
institution are seriously embarrassed. and lepisIn
ton is asked for by the Trustees, to enable them
to relieve the college from its difficulties
II gives me much Measure 10 call YOUR atten
ton to the Renort of D;rectors and VorIc, oc IN,
Pcnit' ntiary. The management of the Institu
tion during the past year has been highly satisfnc
tory The law rewarding the GOOD condnct of the
conyicts, by shortening their terms of sentence
has been attended will encouraging results unon
the discinline or IN, Jnatimtion Und,r its siim,
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