The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1871-05-18
TCoNnUNIcArED.1
The South Chrolfna Institution
FOR the EdttcatiOn OF the Deaf
and Du IN b and the Hind.

and Du lh b and the blind.
Mr.. HDiroR Certain charges of extrava-
ganco having been preferred through the Spar
tan of the ZIih dlt., against the Sdperin en-
dent OF the South Carolina Institution for the
Educa ion of the Deaf md Dumb and the Blind
located ~ Cedar Springs. in this County, tho
Undersigned at the request Of the S6perihten-
dent have carefully investigated the manage
ment. expenses and progress of tho Institution
anu Tor the information of The people Of the
County and OF The State generally, beg leave TO
report through the columns Of your interest ing
paper.
We find the total expenditures of the lnsii-
iu'ion from The re-opehing. Which WAS ordered
IN September 1859, up to November LIST, 1870,
as shown by the tweuty. second Annual Report,
to be So 88Y.6l1
VI the above amount there are the folio wing
hems' which do not nppcrain 10 tho annual
current expenses for the fiscal year from No
vcmber lst 1869 TO November 1st 1870. viz:
Amount paid 10 J. NJ. Hughston old
SALARY. lao. 9l
amount Salaries Of officers prior to
November l, 1869 900 O8
Amount paid for books, musical ihslru
me"o, &C.. ,.i.;i. .i.... ...--....-.. 206 81
Ahorht honse furnishing and i'm
Prove"en's s...-:............... 74o 81
Amount paid travelling expenses Of
delegate TO U. S Convention OF
teachers Of deaf mutes by order
or Governor 1874 90
Amount paid wages OF job. man, who
is engaged in repairs and i'm
ProVements. ................... $50 90
Iota: .;......: .:....". $2,s72 40
Leaving the amount for real current expcn-
ses of the fiscal yenr 1860 and 1870 to be So
lGT u.
Twenty-sevsn pupils werc reported as hav-
ing been reoo we'd. Upon close and accurate
calculation NC find that twenty pupils were in
actual average attendance during the entire
session. This will mako the pro rate per pu
pill 10 be not $500 W, ~ stated but onIv
S3uS co.
The average cost per pupil (calculaton.msde
on same basis) was in 1869 $4,000
In 1863 the Institution puid for corn 10
cents per bushel.
In 1870 the Institution paid for corn 81 80
per bushcl.
In 1859 paid for -four, cts per ID.
In 1870 paid Tor tiour, 6 cts per ID.
In 1859 paid for bacon ii cents per lb.
In 1870 paid for hacon 243 cents per 10.
Ihe difference in cost Ter pupil be- ween the
report Of 1859 and 1870 is fully accounted for
in the above comparison.
No family is there supported unlcss a-
Ployed in tho Institution.
There is one mute hired by tb. I,.,;,,,.
Inc Superintendent owns twI morse. vh;oL ,io
the travelling, ma:keti.,g &c Sor their sery;
cos he rcceivesaoi., ,ug-i,,. Insli,u,;on f..d,n.
.hem =. pur'"g the var, a Confederate impress.
"S Ger Crane al the same conclusion " IN Dr.
ns'cs, III: That two horses were not REQUIRED
."ore. The matter was submitted, according
10 the regulations of impressmeni, to an arbi-
tration-one arbitrator selected by the Office,
himself, onc by The Superintendent ofthe lash
tuition. These called thi, d.. Ihry decided
'".t the h"rsss wen~ needed. Tho Suprrin-
iendent must have one horse nj his own di.,o
snf The mule is constantly required . Ire. in
use on the place ploushing, hauling roaT, 10
lhis makes tho third horse, rs before remark
ed. necessity for marketing, a.. :,
We mud no horses kept there az tho e. zpcnse
OF The State for pleasure riding for the Super
in'endent ana his friends-" IIe DID on one
occasion lend tho mule TO Mr.. Charles Neasle.
10 riuc 10 North Carolina; and has, on several
occasions, allowed tho Matron, Mrs NtdrIe,
10 have horse or horses to drive to church :
In doing so. the Institution did not suffer, for
under the arrangement, il the superintendent
sues proper 10 allow his horses TO do work
over and above that Of tho Institution, il is hi /,
owu risk, md not delrImemt to the Insti,u
lion, since the properly is his own. Aside
from the exceptions above mentioned the
superintendent has no knowledge Of hnvn z
furnished pleasure rides to any one Under
the existing arrangement he might, in our
judgment, with all proprieIy do 50, if he de-
sfret. srnce the vaue of the properly is his anil
not that OF the Institution. Ihe institution
owns no spring vehicles, the Superintendent
! furnishes these free of charge
Blacksmith Bill paid NJ. Smith for
repairing and painting wagon. S4215
Fowler, Foster & Co., for repairingn
buggy which was borrowed and
broken while hunting up pupils. 1906
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