The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-01-23
FINANCES.

Inc DoDucu lhueOtcuneA0 Of tho Stote 10 u,
336,675. The outstanding State warrsnts amount
to sol ,l0904. There 10 also outstanding of Ter
ritorial warrants, E,ll2.73. These three items
compose tho total indebtedness Of the State.
Ihs sinking fund in the Treasury at the epsl If
the nscsi year, for the payment Of. the bondetl
debt, amounted to $l35, ,57 "a, of which $ll9,S00
Is invested in the bonds Of the State. There was
in tho Treasury on the thirteenth Of November,
for general purposes, 957159. The total tax
levied for rcvcnne last year was $lO56,3s295. Of
which saI9, ,99l0o, was for general purposes The
payments into the Treasury during the present
month will probably furnish sufficient smont
of money to redeem the outstanding State war
rants and to meet current expenses
frugal administration Of Government is ur-
gently demanded. The great scarcity Of money
makes this demand Imperative i urge upon
you careful examination Of the laws with q
view of doing away with every unnecessary ex-
penses, and you should rigidly scrutinize all
measures requiring the expenditure Of money.
With proper economy the levy Of this year, for
general purposes, need not exceed three mills On
the dollar.
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The report of the Superintendent of Public In-
sfruction continues To be one of our most valu-
able and important public documents. The
schools Of the State are in q very foursbing con-
ditiOn and the interest of the people in the
Of education suffers no abatement. The schools
Of Kansas are as great attraction to the imlni-
him to settle here the cheapness of our land,
the fertility Of the SOIL and the saubrity Of the
climate. Our people take pleasure in placing
upon their shoulders the burden Of building good
school houses and sustaining the best schools.
1t is one tax which all Kansans pay without OBJ
lection. Tho permanent school fund Of the
State nov amounts to $759, ,O96.99 This fund is
mainly derived from the sale Of School Lands,
and IL invested in Kansas State bonds and in
School District bonds. The increase Of school
- - AAA t~.osS ~ . H.
number of children Of school age 23624; Of teach
ers, III; in The humber Of school hQusas $50; in
the valae Of SCHOOL houses ea20, SOS. The total
amount received from variouS sOnrces for the
public schools ID q, ,70l ,96O
In disposing Of our school lands, would 1t not
be well for MS to set an example fur the General
Government and make sales only to sctusl set
tlersf
STATE UNIVERSITY.
The report of the Chancellor shows that the
State University 10 In . prosperous condition.
The number Of students last year was 253. The
stitution 10 1sll 0O0 exclusive of 46Oo0 acres of
land donated by the General Government fog an
endowment fund. The amount expended on the
now building IL t13s 500. This structure 10 be-
licvcd to be the best college building which has
ever been erected in onr country. The m"ney
expended. The addition of Law and Medical
Department 10 nov in contemplation, and it 10
evident thst our university will soon take rank
with the first institutions Of learning In the
Union.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The President reports rapid increase in the
number of students, the whole number being
s47, against 293 for the previous year. Twenty
seven Counties Of the State have been rrpresen-
ted during the year. St0dents have also been
present from Colorado, lows, IlliHois, Maryland,
Missouri, Nobrasks, Ohio snd Texas- The Prcs-
dent states ~ amouK the Immediate wants of
the college, new building, the cost of which
The Treasurer Of the College reports interest
bearing securities in his hauds amounting to
tsO, 1856: cash on hand, e7,545.l9. These sums
are realized from the sale Of land donated by
Congress- and belonging to the endowment fund
Of the college.
The reports of the different officers of the in
accompanying the Report Of the Board
Of Regents, are unusually instructive aud valu-
able.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The number of students enrolled within the
year in the State Normal School At EmpOria was
100. The President reports the completion of
the new school building provided for by the ap-
Of Inst year. 1t is q cOmrnOdiOUs and
elegant structure and we'll adapted TO the wants
Of this popular institution Of learning.
The Leavenworth Normal School s also in
very prosperous condition. The number of stu
dents enrolled during the year was IS. The
Principal asks an additional appropriation for
four more teachers, one of drawing, and one of
physical science, and two assistants.
The Normal Schools tn be well managed
and are doing good service to the State in produ-
cling competent teachers for the young.
INSANE ASYLUM.
The Trustees of the Insane Asylum report 103
persons in the Asylum They say the capacity
Of the institution has been crowded to its utmost
limits, and tha. not more than one-balf of the
applicants have been admitted for want of room."
They recommend the erection Of a centre bull
ding, with two wings, which will accommodate
one hundred persous, and ask for the appropria-
tion of S1UO,OW.
From personal inspection of the Asylum,
am convinced that the present building is ent-
rely Inadequate to the wants Of the State. The
insane the most unfortunate class of society,
and it is our duty to see that they are properly
cared for, and such additions to the building rs
are necessary to secure the end should be made.
BLIND ASYLUM.
The Supcrindent reports that the past year has
been Of general prosperity to the institution.
The current expenses for the year were SO, 100,
and the Superintendent estimates that the eApen-
ses of the present year will be 81, ,490.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM
The Deaf and Dumb Asylum, at Olathe, seems
to be nm admirably conducted institution. There
have been 65 pupils enrolled during the past
year. There are IS now in attendance, being an
increase of IL during the ear. This in the sixth
year of it's establishment as State Asylum. The
Trustees in their report, strongly urge an appro-
priation for an additional building. From . per-
sonal inspection recently made, l learned the
Of the present accommodations.
PENITENTIARY.
The report of the Direct ors Of the penitentiary
shows that there sre 3S3 prisoners, and that 159
Of them had been received during the past year.
The rapid increase in the population Of the State
brings with it corresponding increase in sub
iects for the Penitentiary. The demand ia a.
ready imperative for IN increase Of the capacity
If the prison, and recommend that measures he
taken t. speedily complete the south wing All
the available f1rce Of the prison should be used
ON this work.
Co1p,siSt Aas' been made that the ial,or at
the Penifehtixry has b+en brought into competi-
tjou with the labor of the mechanics Of the State.
The report of ske Warden shows that part Of
the Penitentiary force hiS been nSagcd in the
manufacture 4 carriages, buggics and wagons,
and in makin& yspAire The Institutions pays no
taxes, and its Jf6ttal 10 furnished By the State.
Il is apparant1SlS honest mechanics aud arti-
,ans would bec1l Et2a HON the State BY sssh
competition. As . remedy for this evil other
states have provided that convict labor shall be
EMPLOYED in the production Of common articles
reouiriec little mechanical skill. This course
h.s, ~. orossed profitable and the institutions