The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-01-20

Dear ana DumD, at DelaVan, has durl ns
the past year been very prosperous. TIL,
health Of the inmates has been uniform
| ly good, and they have made commenda
BILE progress in their studies. The ef
! forts to teach the dumb to speak have
been rewarded with encouraging success
The number receiving instruction. during
the year was 112. Present at the Close
of the year 95. Current expenses $50,
1914 For ordinary expenses, repairs
improvements. furniture &c, for 1870, the
trustees ask for $4,000.
Comparatively few are aware of the
wonderful progress which is made il
their studies by the pupils of this school
and those at the Institute for the educa
tson of the Blind. No pains are spared
by those having them in charge to so ed
ucate these unfortunate youth as to fiji
them for the enjoyments and duties Of
life. In order that you, as the represent
atives of the people, may have a more
just appreciation of the benefits conferred
by these schools, I suggest that a number
| of pupils from each be invited tovisit the
Capitol during your session, and demon
strate their proficiency Tg 4
There is no institution maintained BY
t the state which is regarded by the people
with greater interest and warmer love
than the Soldiers Orphans Home in this
city lam happy to be able to say to YOU
that the children who are its inmates ere
the recipients Of every needed care and
attention. They are we'll fed, comfortably
clothed and are acquiring fair English
education. The buildings have been SC
repaired as to render them pleasant and
comfortable 4 look for the best results
when these children shall leave the Home
and 60 out into the world, as believe
they will discharge, in becoming man
ner, every duty which may hereafter de-
volve upon them. Some of the older
children ardently desire, to pursue their
studies further than the limits of the
course in the Home can permit This
laudable ambition ought to be gratifed.
therefore recommend that the Trustees
be authorized to support such as are best
qualified, at the State University, or at
one of the State Normal Schools, for q
limited number OF years, at limited cost
per year. 1t is quite certain that had the
fathers of these little ones lived, portion
Of them would have given their children
such educational advantages. The State
ought not to do less in this regard for
these orphans than their fathers would
have done. again call attention to the
fact that this Home has not capacity to
receive one third of the soldiers orphans
who deserve and would rejoice to be adj
mitted. While this state is doing nobly
for those under its charge, other states
are doing the same for much larger
number. Our soldiers, when they left
their homes to brave danger and meet
death in their country's service, relied
upon the promise that their children or
phaned by the casualties of war, should
never want for care and protection. 1t is
a burning shame that this promise is not
now fully and faithfully kept am not
willing to believe that there is person
in all the State so mean as to object to
the expenditure of any sum of money
necessary to its fulfillment. hartily re-
commend that another home be provided
at some suitable locality. Whole num-
Der of children in the Home during the
past year was 278. Amount expended
for its support $32, 645.22. Current ex-
penses for 1870 are estimated at $4,000.
Senators I. w. Fisher, Fl. e. Town and
Fl. H. Gray, and Assemblymen Nathan
Brick, John M. Bingham, Thos. A..
Jackson, u D. Mihills, S. A. Pease and
Theo. Rodolph were appointed members
of the visiting committee of the state for
1869, and, as required by law, they made
personal examination of the charita BILE
and penal institutions. The report of
the committe will be laid before you in
due time.
| suggest for your consideration the
policy of reducing the number of each
board of trustees having charge of our
charitable institutions to five, and that
there be appointed state board of char
tiles, which shall have the general over
sight of them all, and the jails and poor
houses in the state, and over the Reform
School, with power of investigation and
recommendation only, or with power to
act when necessary. believe, from my
knowledge of the experience of other
states, that such a change will be of
great benefit to this state.
INDUSTRIAL.
Thirty county Agricultural Societies
have reported to the Secretary of State,
in accordance with law. Their reports
show that they are successfully accom-
plishing the objects for which they were
organized The State Society is doing
all that is possible with its resources for
the benefit of the great interests it is de-
signed to promote, and is worthy of some
yearly assistance from the public treasury.
The State Horticultural Society, with
limited means, is laboring efficiently, and
awakening interest in an important and
too much neglected branch Of husbandry
Our manufactures are constantly in
creasing in Importance and variety. No
state in the West presents ampler facili-
ties for such enterprises, and it augurs
well for our future progress in this di-