, 1869-01-14
SPRINGFIELD.
Our State Institutions, E3
The Experimental, School for
Idiots and Feeb1e-minded
Children,
Third and Fourth Reports.

SRR1NeT1z1u. Jan. II.
The third and fourth rrpo.ts uf the Directors af
he Dehf AID Dumb Institution In re1st1on 10 The
|choot for lmbeetes. Which has been under thoir
6uectiopr togtthes with thc third 1ad fsuzth re-,
ezts Of lha superintendent, we're sent to Go1rer-,
LOT oResby In December. 1857, and are qatta
,.tei, giving snanc!Al ststement Of reeetpts tnA
xpcndituret for the ds.aI yeH eEdin1 November
Of 5a aId e. r. ssdnE'
Dt EcIoRs' hrFukr.
In the fourth Report Iow n1st made pohtfc, In
'ehe q Of thus character, the Trustees hold she
.oL.pwt1 language:
!, THE state nas long rceoenized her osltsa-
dcn TO extend chsrt ab atd to certatn classes Of
rcr unfortunate citizens, when euch aid could
not be rendered by loca! a1thorlt1es. Th-re
dirty IN selat'un to there classes. ev' a II no 70
turn could re hoped for ln the waY Of impsds--
1'.d-ahta motives Of polii,cai ec.uo@y ran- !
dtrat !npesauve to use public money for this
&c epe' 1na onts = the same eous.e
,essianse aetttn IN the premises of no hs,d
make higher appeal for reiief On n1 no stI.e:est
e1onndr & ehasity.. In no ether ela.s can tnc
di,ioual. OF local au'ha:i - viii sach p,ososeis
Of sueeeta. Fnrihermotc In large percent1eo
eass.s,on q ss.ss !, 1y n b .fsa ri
s, a'ssi oseap,eq e Il 'n .eat aisfF .1,:t II.
g nom i.ais, . ose. ;s:s .e.s 3'e 3se.as mott
ss.e 'nss aos eass
ot IN tbs i1m,lJ: often Is Il tae eass tests
itoubl. ,ome IDIOT eetld Is IN aimost insuppott-
anfs =, nMnidsn. r. - tept fFom attending to A.os
OF ner other children must hs keut from school
St q r.sta': ~ that tho helpless on' mar
ID relation to the adoption et ,hn. policy .e1
nastra th!a eafs"f cnsdrsn q state charge. In
sttad Of permitting thcu 10 b kept IN county
fcstutsto, lbs report ukee the ttnahlo RTo1Ad
lsss !: 10 ju.t a. ans1ps sn.!ve, md fet @ors ha-
NOV. it must ~ E. @ ovid.ns d'1 10 ii, who look At
teo MATER IN " proper l..hs. That By Easnerfak
INTO an cs,s ilet whrtu their peculiar neces-
.,,ies ean he tu!lY me'. dots not 'aaks any abe:
eart g soel.fy u tar0.. out n'r.ly srdnt.rs 10
iao,its.: xnc 4; 70 Il ao: sttenps i is.!nst tasa,
,The aim and o )cets Of ito institution arc de-
esq i, g.. l"nsssa =. school, ami
raa Ut In'encpd tn ho cuntodisl. lA chttf Sim
numNcr ot iee bic. Minded ch!lorrn, ,rven tao.o ot
u low nsadb Of tEtcl!e ecf. Of a tcachnhlo ago and
toad''"n. and piEs them 4 .pfact.csi tdueatina--
hn.s qualify shon Tor lha ota1oary dulles nf ttfe.
Aitt. eIpsra.tnR their apprcc:ai.tn of the il:
ID thr wurk of ,ns,actIon. th1 Din. tarr ruter 10
'hr !rta'ts Of shtir larnrs 10 sha tG!ox!pE terms:
! '.v,,ioss 70 tho schon. ~ tonnv ofshem oa
hoard. tAse been snFrrttrd II tho pEugrcss made.
whilst the parents AID irtmsto ft1cuds OF the
btss grateful |, s,tnonY tn tts succssa which has
,n,uutt t,or which The pnp'ls receive IN thu sssah
Tho Directors suggest tho necessity aod I'm
rottante Of el'sh ishius this ins,tsutt5n upon IN
aTatc Board .f T.ustccs. who may haye but tae
1utcrcats Of the onu lpaiitut,on to OCCUPY tho
.'me thty havs to btstow from thclr own private
Ihel expre,. feelings Of deep .aterest ta the
aemane et tno school, Ina thsir very na.urI
raIt.s!ty :or 1ne interests Of the lnsstasion Tor
With .hctr dnty TO th:s institution
Afaer alludlng to the nattes Of receiving p1p'1s
c1prcts thc dc.en Of tas1ns pupils only nom tae,
state Of l1ltnEts a. the applications are becoming
70 numerous and pressing from tho State
Eeensuy IL tee puecnse AID use Of saop;tes
aud b. adeer nc to ,oe same practice, whira we
nre satisfl. will be the case> We think. thzt NOT
1ees than twenty thoRsanu dollars per auunzA
vii! be necessary to defEay Its expenses for sho
I'VE conc nde this report with our grateful
l
beer mcrsl.nlv bestowed upon The school, az
en- ptrg lts II mates from mai1snnt disc ana
sg5sliJ blsss,n9 @ re means Which tho ekan I'd q
ans have led them to use IN the1t efforts To pro
mote The health aad eomisrt OF the interesting
| aEroR1 OF 1Hk sUrHsINTx*pEgT.
The fourth report Of The sups.tnttnd ndsnt ahosada
number Of feeble-alndcd pers~ns IN ths State,
terliEattd al 400 or mote{ thsir condition, the
aa a. q Il as
has reachcdfhc WY iAsRe n1uoa< Of two hun
@ m "s
lion
It Is stated !" there hare been stzty-nloc pupils
rraeE lntt.uct1on during he year.":
Tns 81 anss o q q lna Il 4. rei.
the report ii the f,,lio wing language: =
."Nis : noscd fset mat want q istellieenee
lesas 10 re comm.ssion t,f cline aaa abnadaas
nshtd By counult1g z ;hc annals Of ctme:
IA law years siuce. commission appointed by
ole cl II c early educatossof idtose on a tour oG
tnek ectt Of nEc haIdred younR ar'minale. Up
phs e a.,7 T
three hundred and hitccn cut Il fse hundred
vtse Of tho sower character 1t deve!oprnsnt.
but Ia Stuffed q he
Iaes Of life under the hsay1 wsixht and disability
'AAn application was msdo for the admission ol
no. 70 t1s 1nsct tntton ftot7 neiGhhoTsnR city.
bag oF ms &c ths y ae
IN nr5er ~ E,5s h171 I'm hancdt ~ mn,
ssnool. s iauaa lid IL fall fer ~ stesi,ns. Ssvina
Sssn bnis aos th tr9 nanaeq 1nn ''oes "a'
! Kef.rv. &C Il maaa to tho unsoz.unass condt
= mon schonis. IN rnlstion 70 tnair ELEVATION and
tIn.rayement-ana @ ono Of Tue d:flul.iss IN tns
4 nsiI ptss5sss s =, andsf snea circumstance
whrn rh,tarcn arc Slow tn learn. IT ia too of,s,
!, ,he catc that thay afe NOT o1ly neglected b.
- ~ t5sas; s:t tast sAeI ea.!.
ahle to seo bJ comptrtt on tue}f own difficulties
:. snt nd bscomo here1e.,ly ai.eoaxassd saeh shi1
sc s.% b, i" eonpnss. au thr,n ~ XIV @ Do nn
en Yet ~ sayia aoe sas
= arou. Ct. y hieh results in fa2id proaress."
!. 1hr "!ran'see. q pahtr ina.,.stlon. .pec'si !
In rsrns.t irrm,. ''~'' t'e1
c rte r., iii. Of efrorts Ia bseu,t uf ,he cbtIlre
#, In tha .chno atc ,ery In This tetsc
u i,f,tui, eni IN, ntr R,stsI IN tl.o fc,n,fl:
Y "Ths iuw ct ursds Q; prrls hnTr tfnrtovcti I
e !hs!s !ss ss: s.: ssa nssns'!' ofe sssay !.
tf ,wist,. ty tcnsnh ol ts,tsI t,fsfts H. of iii,
q ~ ,,.yp ts.T1 5 :ss e. y ,s; @
rh cIer,
~ lhc 'up.a.e ea,cnl In articulation In snnsr
n" Tsp n NJ ''fs ssao ss s.a "3 Wi
h. aid ahusi rsItrHcss. snh alu calling ea6t u.ssf
- 'nMlii VI ir .ehusv il aiysy. p.n+a hy devotion
~ exercises. In which all tbs cbltd.tn asu require
u" iptnpssH.
% .,; sGo: q H. I. 1,. T,ns9n
l,a chillrtY III tuagtit. stanIlnR In fBss,rn.sia
on titndc, 1he} .lhen sinx s,mpi. suuxs and suns
srrntMtahl' d hy q rianU. q cnstrhaily satstn4 u
-, ttstttie hY ktet11r time 10 rltlstc Win ii
Cd lsu' s.n,l Il si. V
y, nass ~ sesae 70
~ ~ fir ",mslI l., 4 snsntt.ims dHnssp. An,s