Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-12-05
y to the school, than has for some

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ime been possible.
The health of the school has been
reasonably good. Few cases of Sc.
we're illness have occurred here
Those pupils who have been sick from
time TO time, have occasion to re,
member with gratitude the watchful
kindness and careful attention which
they received from our matron, Miss
Mitchell.
One pupil, Conrad Troller, died in
October last at his home in Dodge
county, of typhoid fever, which had
detained him from resuming his place
in school. He was probably, all
things considered our most promising
scholar. He was making excellent
progress in every department, and
his untiriDg industry aud conscien-
tious performance of duty, won for
HIM the respect of all, while his uni
form courtesy and kindly attention
to the wants Of others. endeared him
to the hearts of ALL He has left be-
hind him most pleasant memories of
his life here, and confident belief
that he has entered upon the immor-
tality OF the Christian.
l have waited with interest to see
what number of blind persons would
be found in the state By those who
took the United States census. Hav-
ing personally examined the returns,
am able to state that they are far
from reliable, many persons being
known by me to be blind whose
names do not appear as such upon
the papers OF the ceusus. For ex>
ample, the returns for the city of
Madison give the name of but one
blind person as resident there, while
there are really no less than six.
"Our thanks are due to S. S. Mer-
rill. general manager of the NJ. IL st.
Z. Railway, and to J. III. Howe, gen.
eraI manager of the G. & N. w. Rail-
way, for facilities afforded by them
for doing the work of the Institution
and IN fact to many per ons connect
cd with our railroads, for kindness
shown to pupils. We are also under
obligations to the State Superintend-
ent Of Public Instruction and his as
sistant, for promoting the objects of
the Institution. There is reason also
to be thankful to considerable num-
Der of persons in different parts of
the State who have in the course of
the year assisted me in my work. In
particular it is BETTING to acknowlr
edge the kind assistance afforded to
the Institution by Hon. Sat. Clark.
whose interest in its objects has for
many years been manifested by the
devotion Of time, labor and influ.
ence for its benefit, or that of indi-
vidual pupils.
To tho publishers of the papers
namedbelow, l wish to make acknowl.
dgements for their kindness in fur
nishing them gratis. Most have been
supplied regularly, and others occas-
ionally:
Weekly State Journal, Madison
Crescent, Appleton; ADVOCATE, Green
Bay State Gazette, Green Bay
Leader, Waupun Northwestern Chris
tian AdUocate, Chicago Standard,
Burlington Banner, Black River
Falls Wisconsin Chief, Fort Akin
son Republican, Neilsville Repre-.
Sentative, Fox Lake Union, Prairie
du CHEN; Commonwealth, Fond du
Lac; Recorder, GAINESVILLE; Sentinel,
Monroe Picayune, GAINESVILLE; Meth
odlSt ADVOCATE, Atlanta, Ga, Land
Leader, La Crosse The amateur,
Philadelphia.
These papers are of much value in
furnishing supply of reading to the
pupils, and particularly in givingthem
information of occurrences in the
neighborhood of their respective
homes.