Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-19
WATERFOWL. WIS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 49, 1870

number Of students in attendance during the
year. 495 At the last fall term $40 students
attended crowdipg the institution to its ut
most capacity, while many, for want of pro.
per accommodations, were compelled to turn
reluctantiy away and seek other schools
The P esident Of the Board of Regents in the
annual report saws:
sWhile the Regents have observed this growth
and prosperity with feelings of the utmost pride
and PLEASURE and have labored with singular unan.
unity to this end, they yet feel that 1t is almost en-
tirely due to the energy and wisdom of President
Chadbourne aad the jealous cooperation of the
college faculty. But beg your attention
to this fact to witt that with the o. esent buidirgs
and accommodations, the University has reached
| the limit of its usefulness
The University should be enabled to ac-
! commOdate ali the students VINO desire to
enter its classes. Thus aided, it will become
in very few years the peer in every respect
as it IS now in most, of any coll ge III the
! country. [ call your special attention to the
Regents report, not doubling that a perueal
| of 1t will convince you that do right in re-
commencing an appropriation of $50 0G0 for
the erection of female c0llege-building-
the money to be expended in 1871. Let US
lose none of the ground gained by the faith
full labOrs Of the Regents, faculty and stu
dents. The future of the institution will
continue to be onward and upward If we do
not now unwsely check its progress We
cannot afford to withhold from it the little
| that Is needed to place it's future success be-
yond doubt
Total productive University fund. ... S2O2 698 a
Total productive Agricultural College
fund. ....................... sc, ,526 40
Receipts of the University fund income 30G13 03
Disbursements University fund income 28CS6 81
Disbursements Experimental Farm fund 1858 II
Number OF acres of University land re-
naming unsold ................... . II, 788
Number of acres of Agricultural Col
lege land remaining unsold ..... 1852, ,387
The State Normal Schools at Whitewater
I1.,t4 IL
! ton. Their influence in raising the standard
Of qualification of teachers is already sensibly
felt, and will increase with the number of
their graduates. The school building in pro-
cess of erection at Oshkosh will be finished
this year. It will be beautiful structure,
| an ornament to the city and credit to the
state. The contract price Of this edifice is
| S43, $50, to which sum will be added the ex-
| pense of Out-buildings, furniture, heating
apparatus, sc. Toward the establishment
Of this school the city of Oshkosh contributed
the site and $4,000. The school will be
opened next iall The fourth school build
| ing will be commenced as soon as the c0ndi-
| ton Ofthe Normal School fund will warrant
Total productive normal shool fund. $685. 941 90
Receipts of the normal school fund in
Balance in the income fund, Sept 80, so 17,484G4
There is now held by the state for sale
| 792, ,342 acres Of land belonging to the nor
NAL school fund.
STATE PRISON.
The condition of affairs at the State Prison
for several years, has testified to the rare
ability of the late Commissioner, Hon Henry
COrdier in the performance Of his arduOus
duties. The discipline there maintained is
almost perfect, uniting kindness with firm
ness, and tending in a great measure towards
the reformation of the convicts. The bust
ness management has been prudent, such as
will, within q reasonable time, render the
prIe on nearly, if not quite, self-supp orting.
/ The Commissioner reports net profit in he
| chair and cabinet mandatory OF S23, 1881.
improvements costing s5,275 10 have been
.made. Personal property on hand valued at
! $40 264 60, ali of which is available for pay
ment OF expenses this year; but a like
| amount will, IN all probability, be IL the
possession of the Commissioner at the end
/ of this year, so that an appropriation must
| be made without much regard to this
| working capital. No estimate is given of the
| amount of money required to support the
i prison during this year and to enlarge its
| manufacturing facilities. The Visiting Com
mittee, having fully examined the subject,
will make such recommendations as seem
proper, and will also explain to you why the
prison cannot be self-suppOrting at present.
Whole number of convicts during 1868, 3l6;
whole number during 1862 278--shOwing a
October l. 1869, $50. The appropriation for
1869 was $4,000.
Statistics prove cOnclusively that the use of
Intoxicating liquors as beverage IS the most
fruitful source of crime and poverty. This
evil, which fills our pGisons, pO0r-houses and
asylumS with lis vic inns, calls for the serious
attention Of those entrusted with the law
making power. The policy Of the laws Of this
state for many years has been to give to local
authorities the power TO regulate or prohibit
| the traffic in liquors, as the sentiment Of the
| people might demand. While it is not expe-
| dent to depart from this well-established
principle, 1t is at least worthy Of your consid-
| Grafton to enquire whether the laws now in
| force are such as meet the approval of the
majority OF the people.
REFORM SCHOOL.
! The Reform School is under excellent man.
| agement. At no period in its history has it
| shown more evidence of the wisdom of it's
! founders, or reflected greater credit upon the
! benevOence OF our state. The sum of S24,-
| 982 "a was expended for it's support last year.
1 Whole number of pupils 233-number Oct.
1st, 1859, 176. The managers recommend an
appropriation Of $4,000 for current expenses
/ this year, and $40, 900 for the erection Of ne
| cessary workshops. [ Task your consideration
of the suggestions which [ quote from my
| last animal message:
'sAII those who are sent to this school are more
unfortunate than criminal, and are entitled to
sympathy; but class OF its inmates, in parcu-
lar the innocent victims Of a great injustice.
| They are very ygung, are guilty of no crime, and
are convicted solely because they are homeless and
friendess. upon charge of vagrai cy and sent to
| institution intended only or the reformation Of
| evil doers [ trust that you will provide some
means for the removal of this class of children to
| a more appropriate home, and amend the law
| to prev Mt the repetition of this wrong. The in-
| stitution is goou school for those who for any
cause, require the healthy discipline there main
tanned; but is not the proper place to send those
whose misfortune, not crlme,I is that they are home
! less orphans"
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
/ The State Hospital for the Insane is now in
most excellent condition and is Justly ranked
among the very best IN the United States.
! Three hundred and siXty-four patients are
now inmates. During the past year three
per cent Of the whole number Of patients
| died; fifty-one were discharged recovered
| and fourteen much improved. The current
expenses for the year amounted to S71, ,43O O8.
| Permanent Improvements and repairs S23,-
! 08Q So. The trustees estimate current eX-
penses this wear at $50 900, also for removal
of engine house and laundry 500 600, and for
repairs and permanent improvements $1,000
! Although the institution Is filed to its utmost
capacity, not less than five hundred insane
| persons in the state still remain without ade-
duate care and proper treatment. You
| should not hesitate an instant to provide for
the erection of another hospital at the earli-
est day possible.
Sixty-nine students have received mstruc-
| ton during the past year at the Institute for
the education Of the Blind, at Janesville.
Quoted in a manner worthy Of all praise.
! The work on the new wing has been pushed
forward rapidly. and has thus far been well
done Il will be finished this year, and Will
PROBABLY furnish ample accommodations for
all who may desire to enter this school for the
next fifteen or twenty years. The whole cost
of supporting the school was S2l, 1878. The
board estimate the current expenses for this
wear at S18, 600; for furniture $4,000; for per
manent Improvement 81, 800; for completing
FNY.S aTO1o tins
S26. .307 so.
The Institute for the education of the Deaf
and Dumb, at Delavan, has during the past
year been very prosperous. The health OF
the inmates has been uniformly good, and
they have made eommendable progress in
their studies. The efforts TO teach the dumb
to speak have been rewarded with encourag-
inc success. The number receiving instruc-
ti0n during the year was 112. Present at the
close of the year 50. Current expenses S29, )
3l914 For ordinary expenses, repairs, i'm
provements, furniture, &c, for 1870, the
trustees ash for S3S, 600.